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Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
Pages 99-102

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From page 99...
... She is a theoretical physicist who has had a long-term engagement in education issues at the local, state, and national levels. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the recipient of the Dirac medal from the International Centre for Theoretical Physics and of the Felix Klein medal from the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction.
From page 100...
... As an administrator with the Chicago Public Schools, he led the district's instructional improvement efforts in science and mathematics and became chief officer of teach ing and learning overseeing curriculum and instruction in 600+ schools. He is a current member of the National Research Council's Board on Science Education.
From page 101...
... Cary Sneider is associate research professor at Portland State University in Oregon, where he teaches research methodology in a master of science teaching program. His research interests have focused on helping students unravel misconceptions in science and on new ways to link science centers and schools, and he has directed more than 20 grant projects, mostly involving curriculum development and teacher education.
From page 102...
... She served 5 years on the National Research Council's (NRC) Teacher Advisory Council and on the NRC committee that authored the report Developing Assessments for the Next Generation Science Standards.


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