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| Program Summary | | | PROGRAM: | | National Geographic Science | | | GRADE(S): | | Grades K-2 | | | SUBJECT(S): | | Science | | | SERVES: | | On-Level Students, English Learners, and Striving Readers | | | KEY FEATURE: | | Fully-integrated inquiry, content, and literacy |
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| |  | Associate Professor of Science Education, University of Virginia Dr. Randy Bell began his career as a forest researcher in the Pacific Northwest. His interest in sharing science with others led him to pursue a teaching license, and he taught science for six years in rural eastern Oregon. Currently, Dr. Bell teaches pre-service teachers, provides professional development for practicing teachers, and researches and develops curricular materials. Randy’s two primary areas of research include teaching and learning about the nature of scientific knowledge, and assessing the impact of educational technology on science teaching and learning.
Download Dr. Randy Bell’s author monograph | | | |  | Associate Professor of Science Education, University of South Florida Dr. Malcolm Butler’s teaching and research addresses multicultural issues in the classroom. He has worked to support typically underserved student populations and has interest in the areas of writing to learn in science, science content for elementary teachers, and coastal and environmental education professional development for teachers. He has written and contributed to many academic journal
articles including “The Invisible Science Educator,” presented at the 2007 National Science Foundation conference.
Download Dr. Malcolm Butler’s author monograph | | | |  | Director of Teacher Education, Illinois Institute of Technology Dr. Judith Lederman has taught science in clssrooms ranging from pre-K science to graduate level education courses and post-graduate professional development workshops. Dr. Lederman is known nationally and internationally for her work in the teaching and learning of Scientific Inquiry in both formal and informal settings. In 2008, she was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to work with a South African university, museum educators, and K-12 science teachers in teh area of Scientific Inquiry and Nature of Science. Judith served on the Board of Directors of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and as President of the Council for Elementary Science International (CESI).
Download Dr. Judith Lederman’s author monograph | | | |  | Associate Professor of Science Education, Ohio State University Dr. Kathy Trundle currently teaches master’s and doctoral level courses in science education. She studies children’s and adult’s understandings of Earth and space science concepts, and she has been very active in the development of sciencce teacher education programs. Dr. Trundle was the recipient of the 2008 Outstanding ScienceTeacher Educator of the Year presented by the Association for Science Teacher Education, an international organization.
Download Dr. Kathy Cabe Trundle’s author monograph | | | |  | Associate Professor of Teacher Education, Michigan State University Dr. Nell Duke is an educational psychologist focusing primarily on young children – pre-Kindergarten to grade 2. She is especially interested in how children in this age range learn to comprehend different kinds of text, and what teachers can do to facilitate that process. She is currently working on a project to understand how young children learn to comprehend the visual elements of informational texts.
Download Dr. Nell Duke’s author monograph | | | |  | Professor of Education, Arizona State University Dr. David Moore taught reading in Arizona public shcools before entering college teaching.he currently is in the Division of Educational Leadership and Innovation at Arizona State University where he researches and teaches courses in literacy across the content areas. He is actively involved with several professional associations. his thirty-year publication record balances research reports, professional articles, book chapters, and books. Noteworthy publications include a history of content area literacy instruction and a quantitative and qualitative review of graphic organizer research. He currently is preparing the sixth edition of Developing Readers and Writers in the Content Areas: K-12.
Download Dr. David Moore’s author monograph | |
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