Present | Associate Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ Department of Curriculum and Instruction | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2018 - 2023 | Integrating STEM and LIteracy with Computation in Elementary Education (i-SLICEE) |
US Department of Education | |
Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
Colleague(s): Tai, C., Moran, R., Keith, K., & Jones, T. | |
$665,887 | |
2020 | Evaluating the Impact of an Integrated STEM Collaboration on Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers in Early Childhood and Elementary Education |
Research Development Center Major Grant of East Tennessee State University | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$12,000 | |
2018 | Integrating STEM and Literacy in Early Childhood and Elementary Education to Promote Learning and Improve Pre-Service Teacher Preparation |
East Tennessee State University | |
Dean’s Clemmer College of Education Grant | |
Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
Colleague(s): Lange, A., Nivens, R., Geiken, R., Lamb, D., Howe, N., Barnett, K., & Doran, E. | |
$2,532 | |
2017 - 2018 | Science Literacy in Education through Project-Based Learning |
Tennessee Department of Education | |
Math Science Partnership Grant Program | |
Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
Colleague(s): Steve Starnes, Chih-Che Tai, Karin Keith, R. Bailey, S. Seaton, Renee Moran, Huili Hong | |
$460,000 | |
2017 | Reaching for Excellence in STEM and Literacy through Project-based Learning |
Tennessee Higher Education Commission | |
Improving Teacher Quality Grant Program | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
Colleague(s): T. Jones, Karin Keith | |
$74,997 | |
2016 - 2017 | Exploring Innovation and Integration by Middle and High School Science and English Language Arts Teachers |
East Tennessee State University | |
Research Development Center Major Grant | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
Colleague(s): Renee Moran, Huili Hong | |
$9,951 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2019 - Present | Chair (Best STEM Book Panel), National Science Teacher Association | 2017 - Present | Reviewer (Best STEM Book Panel), National Science Teacher Association | Present | Member, Association of Science Teacher Educators | Present | Reviewer, International Journal of Science Education | Present | Reviewer, Journal of Research in Science Teaching | Present | Member, National Association of Research in Science Teaching | Present | Member, National Science Teachers Association | Present | Reviewer, Science and Children | Present | Member, Tennessee Science Teacher Association |
Honors and Awards
- 2004 - Featured Employee for Outstanding Service, ETSU
- 2006 - University School Teacher of the Year, ETSU Clemmer College of Education
- 2009 - Distinguished Secondary Science Teacher Award, Tennessee Academy of Science
- 2010 - Ecuador Partnership Proclamation, State of Tennessee Senate
- 2010 - University School Innovative Faculty Award, ETSU Clemmer College of Education
- 2014 - Outstanding Alumna Award, Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- 2018 - Clemmer College of Education Research Award with Chih-che Tai, Karin Keith & Renee M. Rice Moran
Courses
- SCED 5630 - Integrated STEM Curriculum Development
- SCED 3320 - Integrated STEM for Elementary Educators
- CUAI 5957 - Special Topics: Integrating Science Learning with Literacy using Informational and Fictional Texts in Middle School Science
- SCED 5957 - Special Topics: Project-based Learning in Elementary Science
- SCED 5600 - STEM Theory and Pedagogy
- SCED 5454 - Residency I: Middle Grades Science
- SCED 4321 - Exploring and Discovery in Science
- SCED 4321 - Residency I: Science
- SCED 4020 - Wildlife Conservation
- SCED 3310 - S.T.E.M. Content for the Elementary School Teacher
August 2010 | PhD, Science Education, North Carolina State University | |
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August 2001 | MS, Elementary Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville | |
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May 2000 | BS, Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville | |
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Contact Information
P.O. Box 70684
Johnson City, TN 37614
Office: 509F Warf-Pickel Hall
Phone: 423-439-7678
Fax: 423-439-8362
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