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Appendix B: Biographies of Committee Members and Presenters
Appendix B: Biographies of Committee Members and Presenters
Pages 99-118
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Previously, he led the science assessment efforts at the state education agency in the District of Columbia. In that role, AlcazarRoman led the design and implementation of a new state-level large-scale assessment based on the Next Generation Science Standards.
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Barron has worked to develop teachers, curriculum, and instructional practices that engage students in learning science. In his previous role as a science content specialist in Escondido Union High School District, he led the design of new curricula, professional learning events, and instructional coaching to support Next Generation Science Standards implementation.
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She works primarily in the areas of leadership development and teacher professional learning. Bintz designs, studies, and leads programs to develop organizational leadership capacity, particularly as related to implementing the Next Generation Science Standards.
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In 2016, Burks joined the Kansas State Department of Education where she led the Department's state-wide implementation efforts around the Next Generation Science Standards advancing equityfocused innovations for pre-K–12 STEM education. Currently, she is an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of HoustonDowntown, Texas.
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As a former state department of education science specialist, she has a deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges related to systemic and systematic educational change. Work in multiple roles has allowed her to evaluate and develop instructional materials, engage educators in high-quality professional learning experiences centered on instructional shifts and 5-D assessment, and coordinate science implementation within a variety of local and state system contexts.
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She received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers at the White House in 2002. She was a member of the National Research Council consensus committee that developed the report Science Teachers' Learning and the workshop planning committee on Design, Selection, and Implementation of Instructional Materials for the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
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Garcia began her career in science education as a middle school science teacher and science department chair, in the District of Columbia, where she taught for more than eight years. In 2013, she joined the District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education, where she led the District's adoption and implementation efforts around the Next Generation Science Standards, and Common Core Mathematics, and developed the District's plan for advancing pre-K–12 STEM education.
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Currently, she is leading the development and implementation for Michigan's Next Generation Science Standards-aligned state summative science assessment. Through this process, Heck has designed professional learning for teacher/researcher teams to write item clusters for state summative use.
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is the science specialist for the State of Hawai‘i Department of Education, where her work is centered on supporting Next Generation Science Standards-aligned teaching and learning, and providing leadership in science and STEM education state initiatives. Prior to this position, she designed curriculum and developed and facilitated professional learning for teachers in marine science and physics at the University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa.
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in STEM education: engineering at University of Texas, Austin. He then worked for a short time at an education technology startup in downtown Austin before moving to Kansas City, Kansas, for his current role as the Lead Secondary Science Curriculum Instructional Coach for Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools.
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She leads the team that provides quality STEM education programming to 158,000 students annually and is co-founder of the Omaha STEM Ecosystem, a grassroots organization that brings business and education together in developing Omaha's STEM workforce. In addition to her position on the NSTA Executive Board as president elect, Mulkerrin also served on the executive board and as president of the National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA)
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Through a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine appointment, O'Donnell represents the United States on the Science Education Programme Global Council of the InterAcademy Partnership, the global network of 143 national academies. She is a member of the Council of State Science Supervisors and the International Dialogue on STEM Education, where she co-authored the position paper on STEM Education for Sustainable Development.
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is Distinguished Professor of Learning Sciences and Human Development in the School of Education and Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. He designs and studies curriculum materials, assessments, and professional learning experiences for teachers in science.
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is the elementary science curriculum instructional specialist for Caddo Parish Public Schools in Shreveport, Louisiana, and she is a member of the Caddo Teaching Academy faculty. Prior to being a science specialist, she was an elementary classroom teacher for 16 years. Pullen has received numerous awards including the Wal-Mart Local Teacher of the Year, Caddo Parish Teacher of the Year, Greater Shreveport and Bossier Chamber of Commerce's 40 Under 40 Honoree, and the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. Pullen has elevated the profession by serving on several local, state, and national committees; presenting at numerous workshops, webinars, and conferences; and serving as a member of the Board on Science Education for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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She continues to coordinate these efforts through the implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards to advance high-quality science education. She currently serves as the First Year Director on the Council of State Science Supervisors (CSSS)
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Prior to joining WestEd, Sarna served as Achieve's director of district support, overseeing strategic planning initiatives that brought district-level leaders together to implement college and career-ready STEM policies. Sarna also led Chicago Public Schools' Next Generation Science Standards implementation strategy, as the district's high school science specialist and preK–12 science manager, where she built strategies focused on professional learning and external partnerships, strengthened graduation requirements, and oversaw the development and adoption of new K–8 science instructional materials.
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worked with Kentucky students for 22 years as a middle school and high school science teacher and teacher leader. Shelton is a 2014 National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)
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has extensive experience designing and delivering professional development programs to support New Jersey school districts as they implement the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
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APPENDIX B 117 learning center. With broad interests in science and education, her research has spanned from viruses and stem cells to teacher learning and inquiry to concrete and cement.
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