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Appendix E: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
Pages 303-312

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From page 303...
... He also served on the board of the Triangle Coalition, the National Assessment of Educational Progress 2009 Framework Committee, and as president of the Council of State Science Supervisors from 2003–2006. He has received the Governor's Teacher Recognition Award, the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the Award of Excellence from the Governor's Science and Technology Commission, and the National Science Teachers Association's Distinguished Service to Science Education Award.
From page 304...
... He is an advisor for the NIH SEPA 2015 Emory grant titled Experiential Citizen Science Training for the Next Generation. He previously taught, including 10 years as a science and mathematics teacher at a Spanishimmersion middle school and 5 years as a high school physics teacher, both in Fayette County, Georgia.
From page 305...
... Previously, she was a public high school biology and earth science teacher. Her current research focuses on how to support secondary science teachers in improving formative assessment practices. She was principal investigator for a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate how a long-term professional development program centered on a learning progression for natural selection supported high school teachers in iteratively designing, enacting, and revising formative assessments.
From page 306...
... His awards include the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, Empire State Excellence in Teaching Award, NSTA Robert E Yager Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award, Educator Achievement Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and National Congress on Aviation and Space Education Crown Circle for Aerospace Education Leadership Award.
From page 307...
... He served as an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow and was lead curriculum developer for the Investigations in Environmental Science curriculum developed at Northwestern University. As a Chicago Public Schools administrator, he led instructional improvement efforts in science and mathematics between 2003 and 2009, ultimately becoming chief officer of teaching and learning.
From page 308...
... She has served on several editorial boards for science education research journals including associate editor of the Journal of Research in Science Teaching  and section editor for Science Education. Additionally, she served on the Board of Directors for the National Association for Research in Science
From page 309...
... As part of the Sacramento Area Science Project -- an education partnership between the University of California, Davis, and California State University, Sacramento -- she has focused on investigating model-based reasoning in a range of contexts and is particularly interested in understanding how the design of learning environments interacts with students' reasoning practices. She is a member of the American Educational Research Association, National Association for Research in Science Teaching, National Science Teachers Association, and Association for the Education of Teachers of Science.
From page 310...
... She is a member of the National Science Teachers Association and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. She did the course work for a master's degree in teaching from Hamline University, holds an Oklahoma School Principal certification, and is currently pursuing her doctoral studies in educational leadership and management at Capella University.
From page 311...
... He currently serves as the responsible staff officer for a National Science Foundation-funded project examining issues related to capacity building for K–12 engineering educators in the United States. He also directs the Chevron-funded LinkEngineering online resource that is helping guide implementation of PreK–12 engineering education in the United States.
From page 312...
... She also previously served on the faculty of Rice University and as the director of research for the Rice University School Mathematics Project, an outreach program in K–12 mathematics education.


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