Science Education at the Crossroads

2008 Proceedings

 

Previous conference proceedings and other relevant Crossroads presentations are available in our reference library. Papers accepted and formatted for the 2008 conference are listed below.

In addition to these individual pieces, a full printed copy of the Proceedings is mailed to all conference presenters in advance of the conference. It is also available for download here. The conference program (including pairings for presentations and schedule of events for the meeting) is available here.

Author & title
The Dangerous Field of Outreach Program Advisor
Kip Ault
Lewis & Clark College
The Overlooked Dimension of Drop-outs
Lloyd Barrow
University of Missouri
Agnotology, Community Attitudes, and Student Critical-Thinking Skills
Dan Bedford
Weber State University
(The Loss of) Moral Identity and (Early Childhood Science) Schooling: A Consideration
Francis Broadway
University of Akron
Conceptual Continuity and The Role of Linguistic Relativity in Science Teaching and Learning
Bryan Brown
Stanford University
Islands in the Stream: Navigating Rough Waters to Build Community in a Middle School Science Department
Michelle Brown
O. Henry Middle School, Austin, TX
Paradoxes, Paradigms, and Purpose
Malcolm Butler
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg
They're Your Kids Too: Working with Teachers New to the Challenges of ELLs
Cory Buxton
University of Georgia
Here I Am . . . Now Entertain Me!
Pamela Cantrell
Brigham Young University
If We Build It Better, Will They Come?: A Proposal for Doctoral Science Education
Heidi Carlone
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Taking Action in Science Education
Amy Cox-Peterson
California State University, Fullerton
Sincerity from Ambiguity
Sharon Dotger
Syracuse University
Learning to creatively enact, interpret, and represent science teaching
Mark Enfield
Elon University
Teacher Program Development as Aikido: One Warrior Searches for Harmony
Steven Fletcher
St. Edwards University
Re-thinking 'Integration' in Science and Mathematics Education
Larry Flick
Oregon State University
Provocation or Complicity? A Personal and Professional Narrative of Reform in Science Education
Magnia George
Emory University
Science Teachers as Technicians: The False Dichotomy of Theory and Practice
Andrew Gilbert
Kent State University
The Post-tenure Path Towards
Social Justice in Science Education

Angela Johnson
St. Mary's College of Maryland
Personal Identity and Institutional Venture
Adam Johnston
Weber State University
The Impacts of High Stakes Testing and the Politics of Teacher Education—Managing Balance or Moving On?
Jim Kisiel
California State University, Long Beach
Doctoring Doctoral Education
Julie Kittleson
University of Georgia
Nurturing a Community of Practice through Social Networking Tools
April Luehmann
University of Rochester
Building the Bridge from Research to Practice
Julie Luft
Arizona State University

Leap and the Researcher Will Appear
… or So They Tell Me

Kathy Manning
Shaker Heights Ohio City Schools

Using a STEM workforce development project for research that the science education community can hear
Juanita Jo Matkins
College of William and Mary
Where’s the Love in Teaching and Learning?
Maria Rivera Maulucci
Barnard College
I know it when I see it…the ephemeral nature of classroom inquiry science teaching
Scott McDonald
Pennsylvania State University
Urban School Reform Reconfigured: Research and Meaningful Action
Jacqueline McDonnough
Virginia Commonwealth University
Is the best we have to offer only ideas?
A Proposal for Reforming Science Teacher Preparation

Duane Merrell
Brigham Young University
Do Not Go Gentle ...
Sharon Ohlhorst
Weber State University
Examining Injustices and Remedies in an Urban School System Geared Towards High Stakes Testing
Eric Olson
State University of New York, Oswego
New Work with Working Groups
Lara Pacifici
University of Georgia
Operationalizing Elements of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
Eileen Parsons
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
The Engineers are Taking Over the Asylum: STEM Integration in K-12 Classrooms
Gill Roehrig
University of Minnesota
Am I Missing a Piece?: Examining the Puzzle of a Post-tenure Career
Donna Ross
San Diego State University
Rolling the Dice on a Game of Cards
Al Schademan
California State University, Chico
Collaborative Research on Diversity Issues Within Learning to Teach Science
John Settlage
University of Connecticut
Teaching as a Moral Endeavor: Preparing Teachers to Provide Access to Knowledge for All Children
Leigh Smith
Brigham Young University
Preserving an Opportunity
Matt Smith
Salt Lake Center for Science Education
Shades of Blue: Need for Transformative and Socially Just Science
Bhaskar Upadhyay
University of Minnesota
Collective Agency as a Means of Ensuring Equal Access and Opportunity in Science Education
Brian Williams
Georgia State University
[Re] envisioning Upper Elementary Science Teacher Education Experiences
Carla Zembal-Saul
Pennsylvania State University