: About Me

I am the Director for a new non-profit organization, Science Inquiry & Technology. Our goal is to provide resources for teachers, home schoolers, students, and anyone interested in science teaching and learning. Prior to this new path in my career I was a science education consultant. I taught science and math education at the university level. My Ph.D. is in Science Education earned from George Mason University in 2000. My Ph.D. program, experiences teaching science in middle school, along with working for the Smithsonian Institution and National Academy of Science; provide the foundation for my views and beliefs regarding how science should be taught. Hands-on, minds-on with the integration of technology as a common thread I weave in all my writings.

Education > Education (Other) Are our schools preparing our children for the future?

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The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Program established in 2002 to reform education and take us back to the basics (3Rs - reading, (w)riting, and (a)rithmetic) is little understood, even by those with kids in school. The NCLB Program established several goals designed to achieve higher-quality education for students and improve teacher quality. Although both goals are admirable, is this really what happens in classrooms today? To understand how NCLB program's goals influence teaching and learning, let's take a quick look under the hood and see the reality of these two goals. The goal of studen...

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