Education
Postdoctoral study in History and Philosophy of Science (15 semester credits) and in Physics (3 semester credits);
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; 1994.
Ph.D. with a major in Teacher Education/Secondary Physics and Mathematics (50 semester credits) and a minor in Statistics (14 semester credits);
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; 1983-1985. M.S. with a major in Curriculum and Instruction (55 semester credits); University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI; 1969-1971. B.S. (with honors) with a major in Applied Mathematics and Physics (32 semester credits and 167 quarter credits); University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI; 1968-1969. Montana State University, Bozeman, MT; 1965-1968. Employment Department of Secondary Education/Foundations of Education, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA; full professor 1994 to present, associate professor 1989-1994, assistant professor 1986-1989. Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; lecturer 1985-1986. Department of Continuing Education, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; instructor 1985. Division of Science and Mathematics, Minot State University, Minot, ND; instructor 1975-1983. Glenburn Public School District No. 26, Glenburn, ND; teacher 1975-1976. Webster, Foster & Weston Engineers, Minot, ND; engineer 1972-1974. Messmer High School and Divine Saviour/Holy Angels High School, Milwaukee, WI; teacher 1971-1972. National Science Foundation Grants Co-Principal Investigator and Western Coordinator and Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Team Leader: Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation in Pennsylvania (CETP-PA), Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education; Harrisburg, PA; 2000 to present. Advisory Committee Member: Learn to Work, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, and Peavey Electronics Corporation, Meridian, MS; 1998-1999.Development Group Member and Assessment Subcommittee Member and Dissemination Workshop Leader (42 days): A National Model to Improve the Physical Science Instruction of Preservice Elementary Teachers (PSI-PET), American Institute of Physics Education Division and American Association of Physics Teachers, College Park, MD; 1991 to present. Assessment Committee Member: Challenge 2000: The Systemic Initiative for Montana Mathematics and Science (SIMMS), Montana Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Helena, MT; 1992-1996. Title II Grants Education for Economic Security Act and Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act External Evaluator: Southeastern Pennsylvania Operation Physics Program (SEPOP), Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA; 1991-1993. Director and Teaching Professor: Equity Issues in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education: Keeping Women and Minorities Involved; 1994. Resources, Activities, and Strategies for Optimizing the Learning of Female Students in Science; 1993-1996. Operation Physics with a Solomon Four-Group Evaluation; 1990-1991. Operation Physics for Keystone Schools; 1990. Resources, Activities, and Strategies for Optimizing the Learning of Female Students; 1989-1990. Operation Physics; 1989-1990. Resources, Activities, and Strategies for Optimizing the Learning of Female Students; 1988. Computer-Based Resources and Activities; 1987-1988. Slippery Rock University College of Health and Human Services Research Grant Co-Investigator: The Prevalence of Chlamydia Trachomatis Among Undergraduate Students at Slippery Rock University; 1999 - 2002. Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Grant Faculty Professional Development Council (Individual Career Enhancement) Student at the University of Pittsburgh during sabbatical leave: Career Enhancement in the Content, History, and Philosophy of Physics Focused upon the Role of Females; 1994. Recent Consultant Work for Teacher In-Service Education Greenville Area School District, Greenville, PA; one half day, 1997. Lawrence Township School District, Lawrence Township, NJ; two half days, 1996. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; 5 days, 1995. Systemic Initiative in Math and Science Education (SIMSE), Albuquerque, NM; 5 days, 1995. Richmond Mathematics and Science Center, Richmond; VA; 3 days, 1993. Willamette University, Salem, OR; 10 days, 1992-1993. Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ; 17 days, 1991-1992. Laurel Highlands School District, Uniontown, PA; 8 days, 1991-1994. Trinity Area School District, Washington, PA; 26 days, 1990-1995. St. Luke Lutheran School, Cabot, PA; 1990. Prescott School District, Prescott, WI; 2 days, 1986-2000. Turtle Mountain Community School, Belcourt, ND, 1985. Most Significant Recent Publications “Directed Field Experience: An Essential Part of the Preparation of Physics Teachers” in Proceedings of the VII Inter-American Conference on Physics Education. Porto Alegre, Brazil: Institute of Physics of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 2000. "Powerful Ideas in Physical Science: Implementation" in Laura Maria Buteler, Zulma Gangoso, Alberto Gattoni, Victor Hugo Hamity, Pedro Walter Lamberti, Alberto Pascual Maiztegui, Eds. Physics Education: Looking to the Future, Proceedings of the VIInter-American Conference on Physics Education (pp. 321-330). Cordoba, Argentina: Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, 1998. "Learning Through Project Work" in Jeffry V. Mallow, Ed. Physics Teaching inScandinavia (pp. 28-34). College Park, MD. American Association of Physics Teachers Committee on International Education, 1997."Cooperative Learning, Constructivism, Conceptual Change, Women's Ways of Knowing, and Female-Friendly Science: Are These Constructs Incongruent with Each Other?" in Lisbeth Ekstrom and Peder Claesson, Eds. 16th Nordic LMFK Congress Proceedings (pp. 68-82). Linkoping, Sweden: University of Linkoping, 1997."Fellows of the Royal Society of London During Its First Forty Years: What Prospective Teachers May Learn From a Discrepancy between Public Rhetoric and Actual Practice" in Fred Finley, Douglas Allchin, David Rhees, and Steve Fifield, Eds. Proceedings of the Third International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Conference, Vol. I (pp. 453-462) Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, 1995. Powerful Ideas in Physical Science: A Model Course (joint authorship with Dominique P. Casavant, Robert Beck Clark, Dewey I. Dykstra, Dorothy L. Gabel, Fred M. Goldberg, Sandra H. Harpole, John W. Layman, Van E. Neie, Robert H. Poel, Wayne Sukow, and Leon Ukens). College Park, MD: American Association of Physics Teachers, 1995. "Helping Teachers Maximize the Learning of Female Students" in Sharon Haggerty and Ann Holmes, Eds. Transforming Science and Technology: Our Future Depends on It, Contributions to the Seventh International Gender and Science and Technology Conference, Vol. II (pp. 631-640). Waterloo, Ontario: The University of Waterloo, 1993. "Women in Science: 5000 Years of Obstacles and Achievements" SHiPS Teachers' Network News: A Newsletter for the Sociology, History and Philosophy of Science in Science Teaching., 4(2), pp. 2-3; January 1994; 4(3), pp. 2-3, April 1994; 5(1), pp. 4-6, September 1994. Appraisal: Science Books for Young People Boston University School of Education and the New England Roundtable of Children's Literature; reviews of 32 books, 1989-1994. "Misconceptions about Motion: A Software Review" Exchange, Pennsylvania Science Teachers Association, pp. 11-13, Summer 1988. Science is Constructed by Scientists: A Book Review" Exchange, Pennsylvanina Science Teachers Association, pp. 11-13, Winter 1988. Sourcebook V: Physical Science Activities for Elementary and Middle School (pp. 54-55, 57-66, 121-122, 134, 156-157, 163-164, 195-196, 200-202) Council for Elementary Science International. Columbus, OH: SMEAC Information Center, The Ohio State University, 1987. "Misconception about Water Pressure" in Joseph Novak, Ed. Proceedings of the Second International Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in Science and Mathematics, Vol. II (pp. 143-148). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1987. Most Significant Recent Presentations American Association of Physics teachers, 7; 1993 - 2002. Western Pennsylvania Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, 3; 1992 - 2001. National Science Teachers Association, 9; 1986 - 1993. National Association for Science, Technology, and Society, 2; 1991 - 1992. University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, 3; 1990 - 1992. Operation Physics Leaders, 2; 1990 - 1991. Most Significant Recent Professional Activities Inquiry as a Teaching Learning Tool: An Invitational Conference for Mathematics & Science Educators, New York. Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation, Invited Speaker, 1998. Pennsylvania Eisenhower conference on Equity Issues in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, Planning Committee Member and Plenary Speaker, 1994. National Science foundation, Teacher Enhancement Program, Peer Review Panelist, Fall 1990, Spring and Fall 1993. American Institute of Physics, Operation Physics Leader, 1989 to present, Revision Committee for two books, Chair, 1991. National Forum on Children's Science Books, Advisory Board and Executive Committee Member, 1989-1992. Committee for the Formal Evaluation of the Slippery Rock University President, Chair, 1989-1990 and 1992-1993. Thesis Committees for 19 master's degree students, 1986 - 1997, major professor for one of these, 1987-1988. Community Service Potpourri Bell Choir, Butler, PA, ringer Musician's Concert Band, Slippery Rock, PA, flute player Harrisville Community Band, Harrisville, PA, flute and piccolo player Victim Outreach Intervention Center (VOICE), Butler, PA; Speaker's Bureau member. Trinity Lutheran Church, Butler, PA; liturgist, lector, McCandless Bell Choir Director.
Employment
Department of Secondary Education/Foundations of Education, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA; full professor 1994 to present, associate professor 1989-1994, assistant professor 1986-1989. Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; lecturer 1985-1986. Department of Continuing Education, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; instructor 1985. Division of Science and Mathematics, Minot State University, Minot, ND; instructor 1975-1983. Glenburn Public School District No. 26, Glenburn, ND; teacher 1975-1976. Webster, Foster & Weston Engineers, Minot, ND; engineer 1972-1974. Messmer High School and Divine Saviour/Holy Angels High School, Milwaukee, WI; teacher 1971-1972. National Science Foundation Grants Co-Principal Investigator and Western Coordinator and Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Team Leader: Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation in Pennsylvania (CETP-PA), Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education; Harrisburg, PA; 2000 to present. Advisory Committee Member: Learn to Work, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, and Peavey Electronics Corporation, Meridian, MS; 1998-1999.Development Group Member and Assessment Subcommittee Member and Dissemination Workshop Leader (42 days): A National Model to Improve the Physical Science Instruction of Preservice Elementary Teachers (PSI-PET), American Institute of Physics Education Division and American Association of Physics Teachers, College Park, MD; 1991 to present. Assessment Committee Member: Challenge 2000: The Systemic Initiative for Montana Mathematics and Science (SIMMS), Montana Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Helena, MT; 1992-1996. Title II Grants Education for Economic Security Act and Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act External Evaluator: Southeastern Pennsylvania Operation Physics Program (SEPOP), Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA; 1991-1993. Director and Teaching Professor: Equity Issues in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education: Keeping Women and Minorities Involved; 1994. Resources, Activities, and Strategies for Optimizing the Learning of Female Students in Science; 1993-1996. Operation Physics with a Solomon Four-Group Evaluation; 1990-1991. Operation Physics for Keystone Schools; 1990. Resources, Activities, and Strategies for Optimizing the Learning of Female Students; 1989-1990. Operation Physics; 1989-1990. Resources, Activities, and Strategies for Optimizing the Learning of Female Students; 1988. Computer-Based Resources and Activities; 1987-1988. Slippery Rock University College of Health and Human Services Research Grant Co-Investigator: The Prevalence of Chlamydia Trachomatis Among Undergraduate Students at Slippery Rock University; 1999 - 2002. Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Grant Faculty Professional Development Council (Individual Career Enhancement) Student at the University of Pittsburgh during sabbatical leave: Career Enhancement in the Content, History, and Philosophy of Physics Focused upon the Role of Females; 1994. Recent Consultant Work for Teacher In-Service Education Greenville Area School District, Greenville, PA; one half day, 1997. Lawrence Township School District, Lawrence Township, NJ; two half days, 1996. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; 5 days, 1995. Systemic Initiative in Math and Science Education (SIMSE), Albuquerque, NM; 5 days, 1995. Richmond Mathematics and Science Center, Richmond; VA; 3 days, 1993. Willamette University, Salem, OR; 10 days, 1992-1993. Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ; 17 days, 1991-1992. Laurel Highlands School District, Uniontown, PA; 8 days, 1991-1994. Trinity Area School District, Washington, PA; 26 days, 1990-1995. St. Luke Lutheran School, Cabot, PA; 1990. Prescott School District, Prescott, WI; 2 days, 1986-2000. Turtle Mountain Community School, Belcourt, ND, 1985. Most Significant Recent Publications “Directed Field Experience: An Essential Part of the Preparation of Physics Teachers” in
National Science Foundation Grants
Co-Principal Investigator and Western Coordinator and Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Team Leader:
Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation in Pennsylvania (CETP-PA), Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education; Harrisburg, PA; 2000 to present.
Advisory Committee Member: Learn to Work, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, and Peavey Electronics Corporation, Meridian, MS; 1998-1999.Development Group Member and Assessment Subcommittee Member and Dissemination Workshop Leader (42 days): A National Model to Improve the Physical Science Instruction of Preservice Elementary Teachers (PSI-PET), American Institute of Physics Education Division and American Association of Physics Teachers, College Park, MD; 1991 to present. Assessment Committee Member: Challenge 2000: The Systemic Initiative for Montana Mathematics and Science (SIMMS), Montana Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Helena, MT; 1992-1996. Title II Grants Education for Economic Security Act and Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act External Evaluator: Southeastern Pennsylvania Operation Physics Program (SEPOP), Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA; 1991-1993. Director and Teaching Professor: Equity Issues in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education: Keeping Women and Minorities Involved; 1994. Resources, Activities, and Strategies for Optimizing the Learning of Female Students in Science; 1993-1996. Operation Physics with a Solomon Four-Group Evaluation; 1990-1991. Operation Physics for Keystone Schools; 1990. Resources, Activities, and Strategies for Optimizing the Learning of Female Students; 1989-1990. Operation Physics; 1989-1990. Resources, Activities, and Strategies for Optimizing the Learning of Female Students; 1988. Computer-Based Resources and Activities; 1987-1988. Slippery Rock University College of Health and Human Services Research Grant Co-Investigator: The Prevalence of Chlamydia Trachomatis Among Undergraduate Students at Slippery Rock University; 1999 - 2002. Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Grant Faculty Professional Development Council (Individual Career Enhancement) Student at the University of Pittsburgh during sabbatical leave: Career Enhancement in the Content, History, and Philosophy of Physics Focused upon the Role of Females; 1994. Recent Consultant Work for Teacher In-Service Education Greenville Area School District, Greenville, PA; one half day, 1997. Lawrence Township School District, Lawrence Township, NJ; two half days, 1996. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; 5 days, 1995. Systemic Initiative in Math and Science Education (SIMSE), Albuquerque, NM; 5 days, 1995. Richmond Mathematics and Science Center, Richmond; VA; 3 days, 1993. Willamette University, Salem, OR; 10 days, 1992-1993. Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ; 17 days, 1991-1992. Laurel Highlands School District, Uniontown, PA; 8 days, 1991-1994. Trinity Area School District, Washington, PA; 26 days, 1990-1995. St. Luke Lutheran School, Cabot, PA; 1990. Prescott School District, Prescott, WI; 2 days, 1986-2000. Turtle Mountain Community School, Belcourt, ND, 1985. Most Significant Recent Publications “Directed Field Experience: An Essential Part of the Preparation of Physics Teachers” in
Development Group Member and Assessment Subcommittee Member and Dissemination Workshop Leader (42 days): A National Model to Improve the Physical Science Instruction of Preservice Elementary Teachers (PSI-PET), American Institute of Physics Education Division and American Association of Physics Teachers, College Park, MD; 1991 to present. Assessment Committee Member: Challenge 2000: The Systemic Initiative for Montana Mathematics and Science (SIMMS), Montana Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Helena, MT; 1992-1996. Title II Grants Education for Economic Security Act and Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act External Evaluator: Southeastern Pennsylvania Operation Physics Program (SEPOP), Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA; 1991-1993. Director and Teaching Professor: Equity Issues in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education: Keeping Women and Minorities Involved; 1994. Resources, Activities, and Strategies for Optimizing the Learning of Female Students in Science; 1993-1996. Operation Physics with a Solomon Four-Group Evaluation; 1990-1991. Operation Physics for Keystone Schools; 1990. Resources, Activities, and Strategies for Optimizing the Learning of Female Students; 1989-1990. Operation Physics; 1989-1990. Resources, Activities, and Strategies for Optimizing the Learning of Female Students; 1988. Computer-Based Resources and Activities; 1987-1988. Slippery Rock University College of Health and Human Services Research Grant Co-Investigator: The Prevalence of Chlamydia Trachomatis Among Undergraduate Students at Slippery Rock University; 1999 - 2002.
Assessment Committee Member:
Title II Grants Education for Economic Security Act and Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act
External Evaluator: Southeastern Pennsylvania Operation Physics Program (SEPOP), Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA; 1991-1993. Director and Teaching Professor: Equity Issues in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education: Keeping Women and Minorities Involved; 1994. Resources, Activities, and Strategies for Optimizing the Learning of Female Students in Science; 1993-1996. Operation Physics with a Solomon Four-Group Evaluation; 1990-1991. Operation Physics for Keystone Schools; 1990. Resources, Activities, and Strategies for Optimizing the Learning of Female Students; 1989-1990. Operation Physics; 1989-1990. Resources, Activities, and Strategies for Optimizing the Learning of Female Students; 1988. Computer-Based Resources and Activities; 1987-1988.
Slippery Rock University College of Health and Human Services Research Grant
Co-Investigator:
The Prevalence of Chlamydia Trachomatis Among Undergraduate Students at Slippery Rock
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Grant
Faculty Professional Development Council (Individual Career Enhancement)
Student at the University of Pittsburgh during sabbatical leave: Career Enhancement in the Content, History, and Philosophy of Physics Focused upon the Role of Females; 1994. Recent Consultant Work for Teacher In-Service Education Greenville Area School District, Greenville, PA; one half day, 1997. Lawrence Township School District, Lawrence Township, NJ; two half days, 1996. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; 5 days, 1995. Systemic Initiative in Math and Science Education (SIMSE), Albuquerque, NM; 5 days, 1995. Richmond Mathematics and Science Center, Richmond; VA; 3 days, 1993. Willamette University, Salem, OR; 10 days, 1992-1993. Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ; 17 days, 1991-1992. Laurel Highlands School District, Uniontown, PA; 8 days, 1991-1994. Trinity Area School District, Washington, PA; 26 days, 1990-1995. St. Luke Lutheran School, Cabot, PA; 1990. Prescott School District, Prescott, WI; 2 days, 1986-2000. Turtle Mountain Community School, Belcourt, ND, 1985. Most Significant Recent Publications “Directed Field Experience: An Essential Part of the Preparation of Physics Teachers” in
Recent Consultant Work for Teacher In-Service Education
Greenville Area School District, Greenville, PA; one half day, 1997. Lawrence Township School District, Lawrence Township, NJ; two half days, 1996. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; 5 days, 1995. Systemic Initiative in Math and Science Education (SIMSE), Albuquerque, NM; 5 days, 1995. Richmond Mathematics and Science Center, Richmond; VA; 3 days, 1993. Willamette University, Salem, OR; 10 days, 1992-1993. Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ; 17 days, 1991-1992. Laurel Highlands School District, Uniontown, PA; 8 days, 1991-1994. Trinity Area School District, Washington, PA; 26 days, 1990-1995. St. Luke Lutheran School, Cabot, PA; 1990. Prescott School District, Prescott, WI; 2 days, 1986-2000. Turtle Mountain Community School, Belcourt, ND, 1985.
Most Significant Recent Publications
“Directed Field Experience: An Essential Part of the Preparation of Physics Teachers” in
"Powerful Ideas in Physical Science: Implementation" in Laura Maria Buteler, Zulma Gangoso, Alberto Gattoni, Victor Hugo Hamity, Pedro Walter Lamberti, Alberto Pascual Maiztegui, Eds. Physics Education: Looking to the Future,
"Learning Through Project Work" in Jeffry V. Mallow, Ed. Physics Teaching inScandinavia (pp. 28-34). College Park, MD. American Association of Physics Teachers Committee on International Education, 1997."Cooperative Learning, Constructivism, Conceptual Change, Women's Ways of Knowing, and Female-Friendly Science: Are These Constructs Incongruent with Each Other?" in Lisbeth Ekstrom and Peder Claesson, Eds. 16th Nordic LMFK Congress Proceedings (pp. 68-82). Linkoping, Sweden: University of Linkoping, 1997."Fellows of the Royal Society of London During Its First Forty Years: What Prospective Teachers May Learn From a Discrepancy between Public Rhetoric and Actual Practice" in Fred Finley, Douglas Allchin, David Rhees, and Steve Fifield, Eds. Proceedings of the Third International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Conference, Vol. I (pp. 453-462) Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, 1995. Powerful Ideas in Physical Science: A Model Course (joint authorship with Dominique P. Casavant, Robert Beck Clark, Dewey I. Dykstra, Dorothy L. Gabel, Fred M. Goldberg, Sandra H. Harpole, John W. Layman, Van E. Neie, Robert H. Poel, Wayne Sukow, and Leon Ukens). College Park, MD: American Association of Physics Teachers, 1995. "Helping Teachers Maximize the Learning of Female Students" in Sharon Haggerty and Ann Holmes, Eds. Transforming Science and Technology: Our Future Depends on It, Contributions to the Seventh International Gender and Science and Technology Conference, Vol. II (pp. 631-640). Waterloo, Ontario: The University of Waterloo, 1993. "Women in Science: 5000 Years of Obstacles and Achievements" SHiPS Teachers' Network News: A Newsletter for the Sociology, History and Philosophy of Science in Science Teaching., 4(2), pp. 2-3; January 1994; 4(3), pp. 2-3, April 1994; 5(1), pp. 4-6, September 1994. Appraisal: Science Books for Young People Boston University School of Education and the New England Roundtable of Children's Literature; reviews of 32 books, 1989-1994. "Misconceptions about Motion: A Software Review" Exchange, Pennsylvania Science Teachers Association, pp. 11-13, Summer 1988. Science is Constructed by Scientists: A Book Review" Exchange, Pennsylvanina Science Teachers Association, pp. 11-13, Winter 1988. Sourcebook V: Physical Science Activities for Elementary and Middle School (pp. 54-55, 57-66, 121-122, 134, 156-157, 163-164, 195-196, 200-202) Council for Elementary Science International. Columbus, OH: SMEAC Information Center, The Ohio State University, 1987. "Misconception about Water Pressure" in Joseph Novak, Ed. Proceedings of the Second International Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in Science and Mathematics, Vol. II (pp. 143-148). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1987. Most Significant Recent Presentations American Association of Physics teachers,
"Cooperative Learning, Constructivism, Conceptual Change, Women's Ways of Knowing, and Female-Friendly Science: Are These Constructs Incongruent with Each Other?" in Lisbeth Ekstrom and Peder Claesson, Eds. 16th Nordic LMFK Congress Proceedings (pp. 68-82). Linkoping, Sweden: University of Linkoping, 1997."Fellows of the Royal Society of London During Its First Forty Years: What Prospective Teachers May Learn From a Discrepancy between Public Rhetoric and Actual Practice" in Fred Finley, Douglas Allchin, David Rhees, and Steve Fifield, Eds. Proceedings of the Third International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Conference, Vol. I (pp. 453-462) Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, 1995. Powerful Ideas in Physical Science: A Model Course (joint authorship with Dominique P. Casavant, Robert Beck Clark, Dewey I. Dykstra, Dorothy L. Gabel, Fred M. Goldberg, Sandra H. Harpole, John W. Layman, Van E. Neie, Robert H. Poel, Wayne Sukow, and Leon Ukens). College Park, MD: American Association of Physics Teachers, 1995. "Helping Teachers Maximize the Learning of Female Students" in Sharon Haggerty and Ann Holmes, Eds. Transforming Science and Technology: Our Future Depends on It, Contributions to the Seventh International Gender and Science and Technology Conference, Vol. II (pp. 631-640). Waterloo, Ontario: The University of Waterloo, 1993. "Women in Science: 5000 Years of Obstacles and Achievements" SHiPS Teachers' Network News: A Newsletter for the Sociology, History and Philosophy of Science in Science Teaching., 4(2), pp. 2-3; January 1994; 4(3), pp. 2-3, April 1994; 5(1), pp. 4-6, September 1994. Appraisal: Science Books for Young People Boston University School of Education and the New England Roundtable of Children's Literature; reviews of 32 books, 1989-1994. "Misconceptions about Motion: A Software Review" Exchange, Pennsylvania Science Teachers Association, pp. 11-13, Summer 1988. Science is Constructed by Scientists: A Book Review" Exchange, Pennsylvanina Science Teachers Association, pp. 11-13, Winter 1988. Sourcebook V: Physical Science Activities for Elementary and Middle School (pp. 54-55, 57-66, 121-122, 134, 156-157, 163-164, 195-196, 200-202) Council for Elementary Science International. Columbus, OH: SMEAC Information Center, The Ohio State University, 1987. "Misconception about Water Pressure" in Joseph Novak, Ed. Proceedings of the Second International Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in Science and Mathematics, Vol. II (pp. 143-148). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1987. Most Significant Recent Presentations American Association of Physics teachers,
"Fellows of the Royal Society of London During Its First Forty Years: What Prospective Teachers May Learn From a Discrepancy between Public Rhetoric and Actual Practice" in Fred Finley, Douglas Allchin, David Rhees, and Steve Fifield, Eds. Proceedings of the Third International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Conference, Vol. I (pp. 453-462) Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, 1995.
Powerful Ideas in Physical Science: A Model Course (joint authorship with Dominique P. Casavant, Robert Beck Clark, Dewey I. Dykstra, Dorothy L. Gabel, Fred M. Goldberg, Sandra H. Harpole, John W. Layman, Van E. Neie, Robert H. Poel, Wayne Sukow, and Leon Ukens). College Park, MD: American Association of Physics Teachers, 1995. "Helping Teachers Maximize the Learning of Female Students" in Sharon Haggerty and Ann Holmes, Eds. Transforming Science and Technology: Our Future Depends on It, Contributions to the Seventh International Gender and Science and Technology Conference, Vol. II (pp. 631-640). Waterloo, Ontario: The University of Waterloo, 1993. "Women in Science: 5000 Years of Obstacles and Achievements" SHiPS Teachers' Network News: A Newsletter for the Sociology, History and Philosophy of Science in Science Teaching., 4(2), pp. 2-3; January 1994; 4(3), pp. 2-3, April 1994; 5(1), pp. 4-6, September 1994. Appraisal: Science Books for Young People Boston University School of Education and the New England Roundtable of Children's Literature; reviews of 32 books, 1989-1994. "Misconceptions about Motion: A Software Review" Exchange, Pennsylvania Science Teachers Association, pp. 11-13, Summer 1988. Science is Constructed by Scientists: A Book Review" Exchange, Pennsylvanina Science Teachers Association, pp. 11-13, Winter 1988. Sourcebook V: Physical Science Activities for Elementary and Middle School (pp. 54-55, 57-66, 121-122, 134, 156-157, 163-164, 195-196, 200-202) Council for Elementary Science International. Columbus, OH: SMEAC Information Center, The Ohio State University, 1987. "Misconception about Water Pressure" in Joseph Novak, Ed. Proceedings of the Second International Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in Science and Mathematics, Vol. II (pp. 143-148). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1987. Most Significant Recent Presentations American Association of Physics teachers,
Science is Constructed by Scientists: A Book Review" Exchange, Pennsylvanina Science Teachers Association, pp. 11-13, Winter 1988. Sourcebook V: Physical Science Activities for Elementary and Middle School (pp. 54-55, 57-66, 121-122, 134, 156-157, 163-164, 195-196, 200-202) Council for Elementary Science International. Columbus, OH: SMEAC Information Center, The Ohio State University, 1987. "Misconception about Water Pressure" in Joseph Novak, Ed. Proceedings of the Second International Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in Science and Mathematics, Vol. II (pp. 143-148). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1987.
Most Significant Recent Presentations
American Association of Physics teachers,
Most Significant Recent Professional Activities
Inquiry as a Teaching Learning Tool: An Invitational Conference for Mathematics & Science
Community Service
Potpourri Bell Choir, Butler, PA, ringer Musician's Concert Band, Slippery Rock, PA, flute player Harrisville Community Band, Harrisville, PA, flute and piccolo player Victim Outreach Intervention Center (VOICE), Butler, PA; Speaker's Bureau member. Trinity Lutheran Church, Butler, PA; liturgist, lector, McCandless Bell Choir Director.