National Center for Science Education

Help wanted: science education specialist Paul Oh Thu, 11/21/2024 - 11:20

Debbie French Associate Professor of Science Education and Associate Director of the Graduate Education Program Paul Oh Wed, 11/20/2024 - 15:51 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem North Carolina

Debbie French is an Associate Professor of Science Education, an Associate Director of the Graduate Education Program for the Department of Education, and the Bitove Family Faculty Fellow at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She teaches secondary and elementary science education methods courses, a course on instructional design, assessment, and technology, action research courses, and First Year Seminars on climate change. Her research interests include interdisciplinary climate change education, integrated science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, and identifying best practices for incorporating authentic scientific inquiry in science classes. She earned her undergraduate degree at Denison University, her masters degree at Miami University, and her Ph.D. at the University of Wyoming. She was an assistant professor of science education at Wilkes University before joining the faculty at Wake Forest. French is a former high school physics and engineering teacher where she incorporated authentic scientific inquiry and project-based learning throughout her classes. From 2010-2022, she served as co-Principal Investigator on three National Science Foundation grants for “The STEM Guitar Project” which funded faculty professional development institutes for K-16 STEM teachers on how to construct a guitar and how to use the guitar as an engaging vehicle to teach integrated STEM. She also provides professional development on integrating climate change concepts in core K-12 classes. She is an active member of the Association for Science Teacher Education, the National Association of Geoscience Teachers, and North Carolina Science Teachers Association.

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NCSE honored with Outstanding Service to Environmental Education award Paul Oh Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:28

NCSE's Branch calls for support for climate change educators in Pennsylvania Paul Oh Fri, 11/08/2024 - 10:47

With new state standards, Pennsylvania’s science teachers need support to teach climate change effectively Paul Oh Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:12 Link to Article https://northeasttimes.com/2024/10/15/__trashed-101__trashed/ Publication Northeast Times Type of Article Read Article Date of Article Tue, 10/15/2024 - 12:00

Michael Ruse, influential historian and philosopher of biology, dies at 84 Paul Oh Mon, 11/04/2024 - 12:53

NCSE leads successful My COAST event Paul Oh Fri, 11/01/2024 - 16:24

NABT condemns efforts to ban "controversial" topics in science Paul Oh Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:10

J. Marshall Shepherd honored for excellence in science communication Paul Oh Fri, 10/25/2024 - 11:04

Random Samples with Prosanta Chakrabarty Paul Oh Fri, 10/18/2024 - 10:51

[Review] Integrating Racial Justice into Your High-School Biology Classroom Paul Oh Fri, 10/18/2024 - 09:00

RNCSE 44:4 now online Paul Oh Fri, 10/18/2024 - 08:12

How to support climate change education in your state's schools: Advice from eight lawmakers Paul Oh Thu, 10/17/2024 - 14:55

DataWISE not Data-Foolish Paul Oh Thu, 10/17/2024 - 12:16

How Shame, Blame and the Internet Eroded Trust in Science Paul Oh Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:25 Link to Article https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-opinion-covid-pandemic-hurt-trust-science-medicine-data/ Publication Bloomberg Type of Article Read Article Date of Article Wed, 10/09/2024 - 12:00

Study coauthored by NCSE's Branch featured in Bloomberg Paul Oh Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:12

Farewell to Lin Andrews Paul Oh Mon, 10/07/2024 - 13:45

The bill to codify the California Center for Climate Change is vetoed Paul Oh Mon, 09/30/2024 - 09:33

NCSE's 2023 Annual Report now online Paul Oh Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:34

NCSE Annual Report anais Tue, 09/24/2024 - 07:45 NCSE_2023-AnnualReport.pdf

Find out how NCSE helped ensure the accurate and effective teaching of evolution and climate change science in 2023.

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