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    Dennis Cheek, Ph.D.

    105 Clementi Road, #13-06

    Republic of Singapore 129789

    Extensive senior leadership, supervisory, and R & D experience in education,

    entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and public policy at local, regional, state, national, andinternational levels. Former Vice President at two of the 50 largest private foundations inUSA. Educational administrator for 13 years in state education departments of New Yorkand Rhode Island. Faculty/staff member at ten colleges and universities. Initiator, funder,or director of large applied research, assessment, curriculum development, teacherenhancement, and telecommunications projects. Worked with executives, teachers,senior managers, scientists, and engineers at universities, corporations, governmentagencies, preK-12 schools, and nonprofit organizations. Taught elementary (primary)through doctoral students in the USA, Great Britain, Germany, and Singapore.Conducted workshops in philanthropy, education, design & technology, social studies,entrepreneurship, assessment, curriculum development, and science, technology &society (STS) studies. Advisor or consultant to national and state agencies, scientific

    and technical associations, cultural institutions, nonprofits, educational institutions,global corporations, and foundations. Author, contributor, and/or editor of over 800publications and multimedia products in science & technology, education, socialsciences, history, and religion/theology. Keynote conference speaker and mediainterviewee. Service on editorial or manuscript review boards of 15 publications,including eight research journals. Extensive business and travel in 46 nations on fivecontinents. Global network spanning nonprofit, corporate, government, andphilanthropic sectors. Wrote or led successful grant proposals, corporate requests,capital campaigns, annual giving, and major gifts totaling over $100 million dollars fornonprofit organizations and projects; co-founder of several nonprofits and service onover 35 nonprofit boards; direct experience working with or for several ultra high-networth individuals in USA, Europe, and Asia. Fellow of the American Association for the

    Advancement of Science (AAAS).

    Formal EducationPh.D., theology, University of Durham, 2007 (Department of Theology and Religion

    ranked number one in UK 2008 Research Assessment Exercise; just ahead ofOxford and Cambridge. Thesis: Theology and Technology: An Exploration oftheir Relationship with Special Reference to the Work of Albert Borgmann andIntelligent Transportation Systems)

    Ph.D., curriculum and instruction/science education, The Pennsylvania State University,1989 (revised dissertation published as Thinking Constructively about Science,

    Technology and Society Education, SUNY Press, Albany, NY, 1992)M.A., history, The University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1984 (Thesis: The

    Episcopal Register of Eudes of Rouen, 1248-1269)B.S., biology, Excelsior College, 1988B.A., history/secondary education, Towson University, 1979Gordon Research Conference on Science Visualization and Education, Bryant University

    (RI), summer 2007

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    Current PositionsVisiting Professor and Co-founder, Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship &

    Philanthropy (ACSEP), National University of Singapore Business School, February

    2011-present

    I played a key role in the reimagination and rebranding of the Centre in January 2011from its earlier two-year existence as the Centre for Social Entrepreneurship &Philanthropy when it focused on Singapore. The resultant change of name and directionwas approved by the Provost in April 2011 with attendant changes in leadership. ACSEPengages in regional, cross-national, and cross-continent research across 34 Asian nationsand special administrative regions; provides executive education; improves teaching andlearning about these two sectors; organizes NUS student experiences with socialenterprises and nonprofits; improves social impacts; advises governments and otherentities; and creates strategic alliances across and outside Asia. Our initial researchprojects include law and the Asian nonprofit sector, Asian social enterprise financemodels, nonprofit performance measurement, Asian world religions and

    charity/philanthropy, and the history of Asian charity/philanthropy. ACSEP, whilemaintaining its independence, works closely with various partners including AsiaVenture Philanthropy Network, Asian private banks, foundations, universities, FamilyBusiness Network Asia, national and international NGOs, global philanthropy researchcenters, and government agencies. My specific accomplishments to date include:

    Principal creator and sole teacher for an undergraduate BBA module, Businesswith a Social Conscience (MNO3331) and a graduate MBA module, SociallyConscious Business 24/7 (BMA5418). Both courses focus on Asian contextsand issues.

    Co-creator of a research agenda for ACSEP and leading or co-leading several

    research projects. Creator of initial set of partnership agreements and agreements for affiliate faculty

    appointments, visiting scholars, adjunct researchers, etc.

    Creator and lead facilitator of judging criteria, application materials, scoringprocedures, and judging for the Charity Councils inaugural Charity GovernanceAwards for the Republic of Singapore; the sponsoring government agency is theSingapore Ministry of Community Development, Youth, and Sports.

    Wrote entire website content and revised fundraising and Centre brochures. Interview with Professor Paul Brest, President & CEO of the William and Flora

    Hewlett Foundation, ACSEP Conversations in Philanthropy Series, Approachesto Grant-Making and Lessons for Asian Philanthropists, recorded October 2011,

    broadcast quality, 15 minutes; Interview with Nobel Peace Prize winner,Professor Muhammad Yunus, February 2012, broadcast quality, 25 minutes; athird interview is scheduled with Ir. Ciputra, founder of the Ciputra Group,Indonesia.

    Co-academic supervisor of four teams of Business School undergraduatesworking on Field Service Projects for Singapore-based National Volunteer andPhilanthropy Centre (NVPC) and ACSEP [FSP4003 for 8 credits, 200 contacthours].

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    Authorship or co-authorship of columns for Ask the Profs within The BusinessTimes (of Singapore); regular contributing author to Humaneity Magazine relatedto philanthropy and social entrepreneurship across Asia.

    Creator of a formal research partnership with the Centre for Asian Legal Studies,NUS Faculty of Law for a multiyear Law and the Asian Nonprofit Sector

    research project; co-facilitator of research and education partnership with theCenter on Philanthropy, Indiana University; current lead on emerging partnershipwith Asia Research Institute (ARI) at NUS focused on philanthropy and Asianworld religions (working with ARIs Globalization and Religion Group).

    Service on numerous panel discussions in Singapore regarding philanthropy orsocial entrepreneurship; built a public presence for ACSEP in various local andregional forums.

    Advisor to Temasek Foundation, The Silent Foundation, and the Office ofInternational Programmes, Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB).

    Founder and Principal, Global Consulting Services January 2010-present

    Provide services related to formal and informal learning, STEM education, social andfor-profit entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and nonprofit management. Current or recent

    engagements include:

    Curriculum Designer and content and evaluation oversight for Build YourBusiness, a micro and small-scale enterprise development training courseproduced by the International Youth Foundation in partnership with MicrosoftsGlobal Office in Istanbul, Manpower, and Enablis. The DVD-ROM curriculum,which includes a variety of computer animations and videoclips, is initiallytargeted to youth organizations throughout the Middle East and Africa in English,Arabic, and French. A pilot was conducted in summer 2011. Program launched inseveral African and Middle Eastern nations in fall 2011 and will gradually expand

    to other nations. Discussion is underway about customizations for global use. Principal consultant to a private Indonesian university (Universitas Ciputra) in

    Surabaya with 1,800 students started by the Indonesian billionaire entrepreneurand philanthropist, Ciputra, whose companies operate in seven SE Asiancountries. Students select from nine majors with every student also intending tobecome an entrepreneur. I have been an advisor almost from the inception of theuniversity. The university plans to grow to 18,000 students. I also advise the UCfoundation that is focused on nationwide entrepreneurship education for children,youth, and university faculty across Indonesias 6,000 inhabited islands.

    Consultant and Core Team Leader for the Partnership for Entrepreneurship &Economic Revitalization (PEER), a collaborative effort of Howard County

    Community College (MD), Davidson County Community College (NC), HenryFord Community College (MI), and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College(MS). PEER submitted an unsuccessful $24.9 million grant proposal to the U.S.Department of Labor focusing on educating low-skilled workers, improvingretention and achievement rates, developing industry-appropriate programming,helping business start-ups, and strengthening online learning. It continues to worktowards obtaining funds to further advance its efforts.

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    Founding member of the Board of Directors for the National Creativity Networkwith institutional members coming from across the United States and Canada. Wefocus on Imagination-Creativity-Innovation as it manifests itself across culture,education, and commerce sectors in geographic regions and seek to bring thesethree sectors together for regional and national collaboration that leads to greater

    impact and results. I serve as an ad hoc advisor to the International Districts ofCreativity (IDC), headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, which represents a globalcoalition of 14 regions of the world focused on similar goals and have advisedCreative Oklahoma, Inc., an IDC member, for several years.

    Lead Consultant to Innovation and Enterprise Program, Ngee Ann Polytechnic,Singapore (led to a complete revamp of a required three-course sequence for all ofNgee Anns 15,000 students).

    Ad hoc advisor to a number of innovative K-12 schools and networks of schoolsin the United States, Singapore, and the United Kingdom with a particular focuson STEM education; Advisory Board member for an innovative nonprofit(www.Startl.org) that seeks to launch for-profit or nonprofit businesses intended

    to improve education; advise several education-related for-profit and nonprofitstart-ups in India, USA, Philippines, UK, and Singapore.

    Provided strategic advice to three new foundations that launched in the past threeyears whose combined assets total more than $3.5 billion USD.

    Select Former PositionsVice President of Education, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City,

    MO (www.kauffman.org), 2005- April 2009; Senior Fellow, May 2009-May 2010

    Chief Responsibilities: Supervised a team of 17 individuals and the foundations localand national investments in K-12 youth entrepreneurship, the future of learning,education research and policy, and mathematics, science, technology, andengineering(STEM) education working from a total asset base of about $2.4 billion(before 08-09 losses). Awarded $50 million via 202 grants and agreements tononprofit, for-profit, and government entities. Provided oversight for an additional $12million in community investments in Kansas City Metropolitan (KCM) area (1.7 millioninhabitants) and foundation supervision of additional $18 million in support forKauffman Scholars, Inc., an extensive intervention program in KCM for 2,000 urban andminority youth in grades 6-12 and four years of college. Coordinated foundationspartnership efforts with foundations throughout Europe; foundation representative toBusiness-Higher Education Forum, European Foundation Centre, and Alliance forScience and Technology Research in America (ASTRA). Role change was result ofelimination of VP and other positions within foundation due to loss of over one billion in

    endowment and subsequent shrinking and refocusing offoundations goals by the Board.Selected outcomes included:

    Project to educate the nations 15,000 school boards about high quality STEMeducation, including how to handle controversial issues that come before schoolboards such as evolution, calculators and the new math, dissection in biology,and global climate change. The project partners were Project 2061 and theDialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion at the American Association for the

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    Advancement of Science and the National School Boards Association. Thetraining materials were rolled at NSBA national conferences and state affiliates. Awebsite was also created to keep school board members up to date on thesematters.

    Immersive gaming environment Hot Shot Business, on Disney website that

    reached over 23 million unique users globally (mostly tweens) who spent onaverage 43 minutes each visit learning how to run their own businesses.

    Pioneered gaming application on mobile phones to teach relevant science andtechnology skills and knowledge as it relates to sports to directly reach teenlearners (100,000+ individuals); application now used by many different parties(e.g., FIRST Robotics, JETS) to achieve educational and social learning purposes.

    Co-organized, co-led, and co-sponsored series of three regional gatherings forover 300 medium to large-size grant makers across USA to increase theirknowledge and foster new collaborative ventures to advance and improve STEMteaching and learning.

    Supported revisions and creation of new courses and various improvements inSTEM education among 15 public and parochial school districts in greater KansasCity metropolitan area via competitive, multi-year grant awards totaling over $10million; organized collaborative learning exchanges among participating districts.

    Commissioned critical evaluation of over 200 3-D immersive platforms as to theirsuitability for serious learning purposes; fostered new collaboration among threedifferent immersive worlds which led to cross-platform compatibility enablingobjects to be moved among worlds (one means to lower up-front developmentcosts for serious learning purposes).

    Expanded by over 500% Project Lead the Way pre-engineering program, US FirstRobotics, and other engaging STEM programs from small number of school sitesto cover entire Kansas City metropolitan area with a wide array of high-qualitylearning options for STEM subjects among public, private, and parochial schoolsand districts.

    Vice President for Venture Philanthropy Innovation and Managing Director,

    Templeton Venture Philanthropy Associates, John Templeton Foundation

    (www.templeton.org), 2002-2004Chief responsibilities: Developed tools, processes, and people that enabled grantees andfoundation to significantly leverage and measure the return on their investments;

    represented the John Templeton Foundation nationally and internationally; providedadvice and helped guide the Foundations actions concerning philanthropic ventures ofover $60 million per year; supplied research and information upon request directly to thelate Sir John Marks Templeton, the donor-founder. The Foundations global assets inthree foundations in three jurisdictions are nearly $6 billion. I worked directly withPrincipal Investigators and their teams who received grants of million dollars or more atCambridge ,Oxford, Stanford, Harvard, MIT, U Penn, UC Santa Barbara, ATLASEconomic Research Foundation, etc., to structure suitable benchmarks for performance

    http://www.templeton.org/http://www.templeton.org/http://www.templeton.org/http://www.templeton.org/
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    and fine-tune their approaches in light of ongoing data collection and analysis. I alsoorganized a few funded proposals, including an influential study on scientists views ofreligion conducted by Rice University which has been widely cited. My work atTempleton brought me into regular contact with Nobel Prize winners, members ofnational academies of science, engineering and medicine in many nations, and world-

    class theologians and experts in religious studies across major world religions. I stilloccasionally review proposals for the foundation.

    Senior Manager, Education and Evaluation Services, Engineering and

    Infrastructure Group, Science Applications International Corporation

    (www.saic.com), 1995-2005 (full or part-time)Chief Responsibilities: Provided advice and helped obtain and execute contracts oneducation projects related to low level radioactive waste management, informationtechnology in schools, intelligent transportation systems, digital libraries, environmentaleducation, and physics and chemistry education. Many materials produced were madeavailable nationally to schools; others were used in community forums at Superfund sites

    and similar situations at the interface of science, technology and society. SAIC duringthis period was an employee-owned Fortune 500 company with 45,000 employees in 150offices worldwide and annual revenues of over $7 billion; it is now an $11 billion publiccorporation.

    Director, Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

    (RIDE), 1993-2002 and Adjunct Associate Professor of Education, University of

    Rhode Island, 1994-2002Director, Office of Research, High School Reform & Adult Education, RIDE,2000-2002; Director, Office of Information Services & Research, RIDE, 1997-1999; Coordinator of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, RIDE,1993-1996

    Chief Responsibilities: State supervisor for nine Area Career and Technical Centersincluding administrators, programs, dispute resolution (between school districts andcenters), and physical plant oversight. In SY 2000-2001 the system encompassed 14state-owned buildings,19 senior administrators, 213 FTE teachers, 3,731 FTE pupils,$58.8 million operating budget, and $108 million construction portfolio. Simultaneouslysupervised 16 full-time and part-time staff at RIDE who promoted instructionalimprovements in high schools; supported high school NEASC accreditation visits;administered adult basic and vocational education ($3 million annually), Perkins III andTech Prep programs ($6.3 million annually); Chief Architect and supervisor for thestates annual, award-winning K-12 public education accountability reporting system,

    Information Works, for five years. Over 40 individuals annually worked together in apartnership representing RIDE, University of RI, other state agencies, and workingclosely with superintendents, school boards, and principals statewide to produceInformation Works ($1.3 million per annum). I also supervised state school buildingsconstruction projects ($43 million); fostered articulation between high schools andpostsecondary education institutions in RI and nationally; supervised K-12 science andtechnology education, supervised the two Department websites and Departmenttelephone system; maintained Department insurance policies; supported K-12 school

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    science programs statewide (NSF grant) and Technology Teacher Training Network(NSF grant).]

    Project Coordinator, National STS Network, The Pennsylvania State University (NSFTEP 8751239), August 1988 - August 1989 (coordinated leadership cadres in 38 states

    and nine regional university partners; supervised all grant funds and grant reporting andproduction and dissemination of all written materials)

    Project Coordinator, U.S. Department of Education Study (No. G008610608) "ImprovingSecondary Science through STS for Urban and Minority Learners", The PennsylvaniaState University, August 1987 - August 1988 (Collaboration among Black Studies andSTS faculties at Penn State and Lincoln University; Philadelphia, Wilmington (DE), NewYork City, and Detroit urban districts. Coordinated Delphi process to create standards formaterials and programs, supervised all subgrants and reporting requirements, ledprojects day-to-day activities for five months during medical leave of PrincipalInvestigator.)

    Selected University and Research ExperienceVisiting Professor, Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy, National

    University of Singapore Business School, 2011-present (Business with a SocialConscience within BBA program (MNO 3331), Socially Conscious Business24/7 within MBA program (BMA 5418), 2012; both courses open to studentsacross university; FSP4003 Field Service Projects, 8 credits, 200 minimum hours,co-supervised four teams of four students per team

    Senior Fellow, Wachman Center, Foreign Policy Research Institute, 2010-presentGuest Lecturer, MA in Economics Education and Entrepreneurship program, Lerner

    College of Economics and Business, University of Delaware, July 2011

    Session Leader, annual Global Village for Future Leaders of Business and Industry,Lehigh University, 2007-2012 (more than 1500 young leaders from 128 nationsand territories have participated in this six-week program either in Bethlehem, PAor locations outside the USA since its inception)

    Visiting Scholar, Center for Contemporary History and Policy, Chemical HeritageFoundation, 2009-2010 (largest repository in the world for materials related tohistory of chemistry & chemical industries)

    Guest Lecturer, executive doctoral program in work-based learning, Wharton School andGraduate School of Education joint program, University of Pennsylvania(Rethinking Corporate Training in Light of Emerging Technologies andResearch on Learning, April 2010)

    Lecturer, mid-career doctoral program in educational leadership, Graduate School ofEducation, University of Pennsylvania (EDUC 801.208: Frameworks forThinking about the Future of Learning and Education, May-June 2009)

    Commencement Speaker, Webster University, Kansas City, MO, May 2008Adjunct Professor, Graduate Programs in Education, Pennsylvania State University Great

    Valley, 2004-2005 (Science Curriculum in M.S. program)Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Rhode Island, 1997 - 2002 (Measurement in

    Education, graduate/undergraduate, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002; Introduction to

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    American Education, undergraduate, 1999; Educational Policy and SystemsTheory, doctoral course guest lecturer, 1998, 1999; Psychology of Learning,undergraduate, 2000, 2001)

    Guest Lecturer, School of Education, Nanjing Normal University, China, graduatestudents pursuing M.Ed. in deaf education, 1998

    Faculty, M.A. programs in Policy Studies and Liberal Arts Studies, Empire State College,State University of New York, 19921997 (course "Culture in a TechnologicalWorld")

    Keynote Speaker, 10th Anniversary of the Graduate School, Johnson & Wales University,1996

    Presidents Distinguished Lecturer, SUNY College of Technology, Alfred, NY, 1993Lecturer, Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, and university-wide STS

    Program, The Pennsylvania State University, 1987-89Lecturer in history and member of Faculty Speakers Bureau, University of Maryland -

    European Division, 1985-87 (survey courses in Western Civilization)

    Selected Editorial and Review TasksCo-Editor, then Editor, Journal of Technology Studies, Epsilon Pi Tau, 2003-2009Editor, The Preceptor, Newsletter of Epsilon Pi Tau, 2004-2009Founding Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Entrepreneurship & Public Policy,

    2011-present (Emerald Group Pub., Ltd.; inaugural issue January 2012)Editorial Board, Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2006-present (Wiley

    Science)Editorial Board, International Journal of Technology & Design Education, 2005-present

    (Springer Science)Manuscript Review Panel, The Science Teacher, 1999-2002, 2007-present (National

    Science Teachers Association)

    Manuscript Reviewer, The American Biology Teacher, 2009-present (NABT)Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of the American Society for Information Science &

    Technology, 2009-2010, (American Society for Information Sciences andTechnology)

    Book Reviewer, Science Books & Films, 1984present (AAAS)Editor, Science Literacy for All Students, RI K-12 State Science Framework, 1996Co-editor, Mathematics Literacy for All Students, RI K-12 Mathematics Framework,

    1996Editor or Co-Editor of Proceedings of the 4th-11th National Technological Literacy

    Conferences of the National Association of Science, Technology and Society(with numerous co-sponsoring organizations), 1989 - 1996 (all available within

    the ERIC system)Editorial Board and Book Review Editor, Journal of Technology Education, 1989 - 2001

    (sponsored by ITEA and CCTE)Consulting Editor and Founding Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Odyssey, 1991 -

    present (Cobblestone Publishing)Manuscript Review Board, Middle School Journal, 1991 - 2002 (National Middle School

    Association)Editorial Board, Speculations in Science and Technology, 1992 -1999 (Chapman & Hall)

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    Manuscript Review Board, Social Education, 19921998 (National Council for theSocial Studies)

    Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1993-1994 (NARST)Editor, STS Today, 1995 - 97 (National Association for Science, Technology & Society)

    Selected K-12 Teaching and Supervisory ExperienceTeacher, biology, physical science, and STS and Department Chair, grades 9-12,

    Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS), Bitburg High School,Bitburg, Germany, 1984-87

    DoDDS-wide Global Management Team, STS Education Project, 1984-87Teacher of biology, physical science, social studies, grades 5-11, Tabernacle Christian

    School, Baltimore, MD, 1978-81Guest lecturer in religious instruction, public and private schools throughout Great

    Britain, 1976-78

    Selected Experience in Social and For-Profit Entrepreneurship

    Advisor to Ciputra Foundation (working nationwide on youth entrepreneurship), CiputraNetwork of K-12 Schools, and Ciputra Group, Ltd. (operations in seven Asiannations), Surabaya and Jakarta, Indonesia, 2008-present

    Semi-finals Judge, Open Category, 13th Start-Up @ Singapore National Competition, 275submissions, April 2012

    Mentor, Grameen Creative Lab@NUS, National University of Singapore, 2011-presentMentor, Design Boost, National Competition run by Startl (www.startl.org), 2010

    (winners receive free technical and professional support and three month paidinternship to develop and launch their learning-related businesses)

    Advisory Board, JeepneED (www.jeepneED.org), a mobile science education experiencefor rural children in the Philippines, 2010-present

    Contributing planner to Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) launched in November2008 which involved over one million young people in over 70 nations; GEW inNovember 2010 involved an estimated 14 million young people through over40,000 activities in 103 countries; initiator of annual Global EntrepreneurshipCongress first held in 2009 in Kansas City, 2010 in Dubai, 2011 in Shanghai

    Judge, Milken-Penn/GSE Prize and Starl Prize for Business Plans in Education nationalcompetition, Graduate School of Education/Wharton School, University ofPennsylvania, Milken Family Foundation, and Startl, 2009, 2010, 2011

    Initiator of variety of grants to support entrepreneurship education among elementarythrough college-age students across United States, 2005-2009

    Selected Experience in Economic and Social DevelopmentFunder while at John Templeton Foundation of research work of Dr. James Tooley,

    University of Newcastle, UK, on private sector education in India, China, andAfrica, 2002-2004

    Advisory Board, bilingual kindergartens (Cantonese-English) in southern China, 1999-2002

    Advisory Board, Deaf Education M.Ed. Teacher Preparation Project, China, led byNanjing Normal University in cooperation with RI School of the Deaf, 1999-2002

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    Selected Advisement and Board ServiceFounding Board of Directors, National Creativity Network

    (www.nationalcreativitynetwork.org), 2010-present (serve on Fundraising andProgram Committees; NCN is linked to the international Districts of Creativity

    Network, headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, whom I also advise)Advisory Board, Startl.org, 2009-present (a nonprofit established to help launch

    innovative start-up companies focused on new media technologies that providesignificant improvements in learning; funding provided by Gates, Hewlett,MacArthur, Lumina, and Kellogg foundations)

    Ad hoc Advisor, Innovation Trust, UK [Innovation Trust manages the nations first Trustschool, Monkseaton High School in Whitby Bay, England(www.monkseaton.org.uk), which provides foreign language learning materialsto over 1,500 UK schools and research and development on improving learning toschools across UK, particularly in STEM education. It seeks to expand itsproducts and services into other nations through partnerships, distributorships,

    and technical assistance], 2009-presentBoard of Directors, Josephs People Ltd. (volunteer job assistance group for

    under/unemployed with ten chapters in five counties in southeastern PA; co-founder/co-leader of West Chester Chapter; group on Linked-In, Big Tent, &Yahoo), 2009-2011

    Advisor, U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Commerce, EducationTechnology Summit: Educational Technology as an American Export,University of Pennsylvania, May 16, 2011

    Member, Public Engagement with Science Advisory Panel, Chemical HeritageFoundation, Philadelphia, May 19-20, 2011 (included 1981 Nobel Prize winner inchemistry, Roald Hoffman)

    Advisor and Participant (limited to 30 people), inaugural meeting of US-Japan ResearchInstitute, Roundtable Discussion, Japans new government and US-Japanrelations, Washington, DC, September 22-23, 2009 [The Institute was foundedby five leading Japanese research universities: Kyoto, Keio, Tokyo, Ritsumeikan,and Waseda]

    Ad hoc STEM Education Advisor, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 2007-2010One of 32 global experts on K-12 design & technology education who participated in

    NSF-funded Delphi study of key concepts and themes for this arena (DUE-0314910), Delft University of Technology & Hofstra University, 2009

    Advisor, Greater Texas Foundation, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, KernFamily Foundation, John Templeton Foundation, Nellie Mae Foundation, Heinz

    Endowments, Murdoch Charitable Trust, Lloyd Charitable Trust, SGE Fund, etc.,2006-present

    National Thought Leader for Creative Oklahoma, Inc., State of Oklahoma, 2008-presentNational Thought Leader for NSF Advanced Technology Education (ATE) Programs,

    2008-2009Ad hoc Advisor, National Center for Earth and Space Science Education, 2008-presentBoard Member, Sloan Career Cornerstone (STEM careers), 2009-present

    http://www.nationalcreativitynetwork.org/http://www.nationalcreativitynetwork.org/http://www.nationalcreativitynetwork.org/http://www.monkseaton.org.uk/http://www.monkseaton.org.uk/http://www.monkseaton.org.uk/http://www.monkseaton.org.uk/http://www.nationalcreativitynetwork.org/
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    Library Board of Rhode Island, 1997-2002Founding Board of Directors, Transformations, Inc. [501(c)3 nonprofit organization

    engaged in mathematics, science & technology reform in 80 middle schools in 37states], 1995-2002

    Board of Directors, Times2, Inc. [what was then a 17 year-old 501 (c)3 mathematics,

    science & technology mentoring intervention program in Providence andNewport, RI for minority students; subsequently launched public K-12 STEMTimes2 Academy Charter School], 1995-2002

    1996 NAEP Science Performance Levels Description Group, National Assessment ofEducational Progress, National Assessment Governing Board, 1997

    National Task Group on Secondary/Post-Secondary Articulation, NSF-funded Science-Technology Knowledge and Skills Curriculum Project (SciTeKS), AmericanChemical Society, 1995-1997 (W. H. Freeman publisher)

    Board of Directors, RI Council on Economic Education, 1995-1997Intelligent Transportation System Education Strategies Advisory Board, U.S. Department

    of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, & Oak Ridge National

    Laboratory, 1995Reviewer, Technology for All Americans Rationale Document, Technology for AllAmericans Project (funded by NASA), 1995-1996

    Examiner, RI Quality Awards, Rhode Island Area Coalition for Excellence, 1995,1996Founding Member, Diversity Council, Engineering Academy of Southern New England,

    (NSF-funded project),1995-1997Marketing Study Team, Space Camp Canada, Ltd., Montreal, Quebec, 1993 (pre-

    construction study)Merit Review Panel, Field Test Network, National Board for Professional Teaching

    Standards, 1992Advisory Board, City Science Workshop, NSF-funded project for Elementary Science

    Teacher Enhancement within New York City, 1991-1997Advisory Board, NSF-funded Middle School Life Science Video Project "Variations,"

    Montgomery County and Fairfax County Public Schools and Educational FilmCenter, 1992-1996

    Selected Competitive Grant Experience as Investigator or Review Panel

    MemberPartner and Advisor, Center for Advanced Technology in Schools (cats.cse.ucla.edu),

    Institute for Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, 2008-present[$10+ million, five year award to coalition of UCLA (James Stigler, Greg Chung,Eva Baker), USC (Harry ONeil), U Maryland (Robert Mislevy), KauffmanFoundation, and Tabula Digita]

    Review Panel, Science of Learning Centers competition, National Science Foundation,2004

    PI, Forces of Change Exhibit proposal, Heritage Harbor Museum, Providence, U.S.Department of Education ($200K), 2002

    Co-PI, Project 2061 Strand Map Project, American Association for the Advancement ofScience, Providence, RI (pilot site to test national training model, $20K grant),2000-2001

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    Successful proposal to U.S. Department of Education, 1998 ($4.3 million over three yearsfor public charter schools)

    Co-author, successful Technology Literacy Challenge Fund award, U.S. Department ofEducation, 1997 (over $8 million)

    Successful $80K proposal, Automation Feasibility Task, NCES, U.S. Department of

    Education, 1996Review Panel, Environmental Protection Agency, National Education Grants Program,1997

    Successful proposal to American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and PetroleumEngineers (AIME), 1993-1995 ($2.4 from AIME and other engineering societies,additional funds were raised from engineering societies, corporations,foundations, U.S. Government agencies, and participating school districts over thenext six years.)

    Contributing Author, successful proposal to National Science Foundation for EducationalTechnology Teacher Enhancement Network for Rhode Island, 1995, RED-9454703 ($700K)

    Author, Successful $1 million phase-out grant for RI-SSI from National ScienceFoundation, 1994Contributing Author, successful proposal to U.S. Department of Commerce for Rhode

    Island Telecommunications Network, 1994 ($125K)Small Business Innovations Research (SBIR) Review Panel, NIH, 1994Contributing Author, successful Concord Consortium proposal to NSF to develop

    computer-mediated distance learning courses for middle school mathematics andscience teachers, 1995

    Reader, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) proposals, U.S.Department of Education, 1993

    Contributing Author, successful $384K grant from the U.S. Department of Education todevelop integrated mathematics, science and technology curriculum frameworksfor NY,1992

    Contributing Author, successful $10 million proposal to NSF for NY State SystemicInitiative in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education, 1993

    Contributing Author, successful $1.5 million proposal to NSF to develop TechnologyTeacher Training Network for New York State, 1993

    Contributing Author, successful $986K proposal to NSF to develop a set of in-servicevideos on the creation and enhancement of elementary science programs, keyed tothe New York State Elementary Science Syllabus, 1991

    Contributing Author, successful $1.24 million proposal to NSF to develop a series ofintegrated alternative assessments for Regents science courses in New York State,1991

    Selected Curriculum and Program Development ExperienceParticipant, Online Learning in the 21stCentury: Time for an Assessment, 7th Annual

    Presidents Forum, Washington, DC, October 12, 2010 Participant, Aligning State Approval and Regional Accreditation for Online

    Postsecondary Institutions: A National Strategy, 6th Annual Presidents Forum,Washington, DC, October 13, 2009

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    Science Content Consultant, Houghton Mifflin Elementary Science Program and HMIndependent Readers Science Program, 2004-2005

    Steering Committee, RI LASER project, 1998-2002 [NSF-supported K-8 science reformproject across New England conducted in collaboration with National ScienceResources Center, Smithsonian Institution and National Research Council]

    Education Committee, State of Minorities Report, Urban League of Rhode Island, 2000Co-evaluator, Perkins II and Perkins III, Rhode Island Department of Education, 1998-2002

    Lead Writer and Series Editor, eight modules and teacher guide for middle-level scienceof the New York Science, Technology and Society Education Project, 1989-1996

    Key Contributor, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Framework for Mathematics,Science, and Technology, New York State Education Department, 1994(distributed statewide)

    Contributor, Field Tester, Revision Team Leader, and Member of Global ManagementTeam, Department of Defense Dependents Schools STS Education Project (tenmodules for secondary science classes in the worldwide DoDDS system), 1985-

    87, rev. ed. 1992-93Reviewer and contributor to a number of science syllabi and Regents scienceexaminations under development within the Bureau of Science Education, NYState Education Department, 1989-93

    Consultant, Delmar, Kendall/Hunt, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Kraus InternationalPublications, State University of New York Press, McGraw-Hill, SilverBurdett/Ginn, Prentice Hall, Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich, 1989-2002

    Selected Review Services

    Assessment and Evaluation: Reviewer, Draft Standards for Educational and

    Psychological Testing of AERA, APA, and NCME, proposed third edition of thestandards (2011); Reviewer, AEA Cultural Competence in Evaluation Statements (2010);Reviewer, An Evaluation Roadmap for a More Effective Government, AEA documentsent to Peter Orszag, Director of OMB in February, 2009; Appointed Review Committee,American Evaluation Association (2004) to review Encyclopedia of Evaluation, Ed.Sandra Mathison, Sage Publications to determine whether AEA would be listed as co-sponsor of volume (published by SAGE in 2004); Standard Setting and Validation Studyfor Teacher Exams by ETS for Rhode Island, (2000); Career and Vocational SkillsTesting under Perkins III, Rhode Island Department of Education(2000);;ScienceAssessment, New Standards Reference Examination Development Project, NationalCenter for Education and the Economy(1995-1998); Standards for Educational and

    Psychological Testing, 2nd edition(1995-96); The Program Evaluation Standards: How toAssess Evaluations of Educational Programs, February, 1993, Joint Committee forEducational Evaluation (published by Sage, 1994)

    Research Methods: AERA Draft Ethics Code (2010); Cumulative Research EvidenceAssessment Device, What Works Clearinghouse,(2003); Design and ImplementationAssessment Device, What Works Clearinghouse(2002)

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    Science Education: Strand Maps and Endorser of product, Atlas of Science Literacy andAtlas of Science Literacy, Volume 2, Project 2061, AAAS(2001, 2007); EarthExplorer:The Encyclopedia of the Environment (for students in grades 5-9), AmericanAssociation for the Advancement of Science and the Earth Explorer Group(1995);Project 2061, Benchmarks for Scientific Literacy, AAAS (published by Oxford

    University Press, 1993); National Science Education Standards, especially its treatmentof technology(1992-95, official NCSS liason to the effort as well); Science, Society, andAmerica's Nuclear Waste, U.S. Department of Energy, four volumes of teachermaterials, four volumes of student materials, and ancillary computer-based materials,published in 1993, 2nd ed.(1995)

    Social Studies Education: National Standards for Civics and Government(1992-94);Guidelines for Infusing Anthropology into K-12 Curricula, American AnthropologicalAssociation(published in 1994); National Standards for the Social Studies, especially theSTS section(1992-94)

    Teacher Preparation & Certification: School Counseling Standards, National Board forProfessional Teaching Standards(2002); NCATE Standards for Teacher PreparationPrograms in Technology Education(1996); Mathematics Teacher PerformanceAssessment Handbook, INTASC(1995); NCATE Standards for Middle School TeacherPreparation Programs(1994-96); Proposed Refinement of NCATE's Standards for theAccreditation of Professional Education Units(1993); Model Standards for BeginningTeacher Licensing and Development, CCSSO(1993)

    Technology Education: Technical Review Committee, National Research Council,Technology for All Americans Project(1999); Technology for All Americans RationaleDocument, ITEA(1995-96)

    Other School Curriculum Areas: National Standards for English as a SecondLanguage(1996); National Standards for Environmental Education Materials for School-Age Learners(1995)

    Psychology (American Psychological Association):Proposed revisions to Guidelines forPsychological Evaluations in Child Protection Matters, Committee on ProfessionalPractice and Standards (2009); Proposed revisions to APA Standards for AccreditingPsychology Doctoral Programs, APA Commission on Accreditation (2009); revised draft,National Standards for High School Psychology Curricula (revision of 2005 version, finalversion released in July 2011).

    Leadership in Professional AssociationsAmerican Anthropological Association [Task Force on Teaching Anthropology in the

    Schools, 1990-94]American Association for the Advancement of Science [Elected Fellow in 2009

    (nominated by Section Q); Reviewer, Science Books & Films, 1986-present;Advisor, Project 2061 and Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DOSER),1995-present ]

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    American Educational Research Association [Founding member and former officer inSIG: Education in Science and Technology; Member, Standing TechnologyCommittee, 2000-2003]

    American Evaluation Association [Candidate for Chair-Elect of Foundation & NonprofitTIG, 2003]

    American Society for Information Science & Technology [Reviewer, Journal of theAmerican Society for Information Science & Technology, 2009-2010]Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development [Initiator and facilitator of

    ASCD Network for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education, 1990 -1997; International Polling Panel, 1992-96; National Advisory Panel, U.S.Mathematics & Science Achievement, 1991]

    Campbell Collaboration [Founding Member, International Steering Group, 2000-2006;Co-Chair, Communications and Internationalization Group, 2002-2006]

    Council for Excellence in Government [Principal; Advisor, Coalition for Evidence-BasedPolicy, 2001-2006]

    Epsilon Pi Tau [Associate Executive Director for Communications and Information,

    2003-2007; Coeditor, then Editor, Journal of Technology Studies, 2003-2009;Editor, The Preceptor, 2003-2007]International Technology Education Association [Editorial Board, Journal of Technology

    Education, 1989-2001]Kappa Delta Pi [Candidate for Vice President, 1996; Chair, Constitution and Bylaws

    Committee, 1992-96; New York East Area Representative, 1992-93; Ad hocGovernance Committee, 1993; Associate Counselor and Founder, Sigma MuChapter, University at Albany, State University of New York, 1991-92]

    National Association for Science, Technology, and Society [Served on or chairedfollowing committees: Site and Conferences; STS Assessment Committee;Planning Committees for 4th-7th Technological Literacy Conferences; ProgramCommittee; Publications Committee; IASTS candidate for President, 2005 fallelection, organizational name change to International . . . . ]

    National Association of Biology Teachers [Reviewer, The American Biology Teacher,2009-present]

    National Council for the Social Studies [Member and Vice-Chair, Science and SocietyCommittee, 1992-94; NCSS Liaison to the National Science Standards Project,1992-1995; Social Education Committee, 1993-96]

    National Middle School Association [Organizer of sessions dealing with science, socialstudies, English, and mathematics for 1990 and 1991 NMSA Conventions,Member of Manuscript Review Board, Middle School Journal, 1991-2002]

    National Science Teachers Association [Manuscript Review Panel, The Science Teacher,1999- 2002, 2007-present; Chair, Task Force on NSTA-sponsored Presentationsat Non-NSTA Meetings and Conventions, 1990-93; Task Force on Articulationwith School Administrators, 1990-92; Member, Task Force on Scope, Sequence,and Coordination of Secondary Science Project, 1989; Book reviewer, TheScience Teacher, 1987 - present; Book reviewer, Science Scope, 1990-91]

    Philosophy of Science Association [Reviewer, Philosophy of Science, 2009]Society for the History of Technology [Advisor to NSF-funded high school project on

    textiles led by Susan Smulyan at Brown University, 1991]

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    Additional Professional MembershipsAmerican Psychological AssociationAssociation for Psychological Science (founding member) Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (founding member)

    International Travel and Foreign Language FacilityBusiness and travel in 46 nations on five continents since 1972. Archaeological digexperience/graduate education in Syro-Palestinian archaeology in Israel (AmericanSchools for Oriental Research). Domiciled in Great Britain, Germany, and Republic ofSingapore for a total of seven years. Communication and scholarship facility in French,scholarship facility in medieval Latin (masters thesis in history); limited reading facilityin German and Spanish.

    Recent Professional Development2009, 2010, 2011 Networking Ed Entrepreneurs for Social Transformation (NEST)

    Summits, University of Pennsylvania (2009 and 2010 Summit Planning Groups) 2010 Corporate Governance Conference, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance,

    Lerner College of Business & Economics, University of Delaware2010 and 2011 Venture Capital in Education Summits, New York CityImagination Summit, Lincoln Center, NYC, July 2011

    Current or Prior CertificationsTeaching certificates in biology, general science, and social studies (MD, RI, permanent

    in NY)Principal (RI, permanent in NY and NJ)Superintendent of Schools ( RI; permanent in NY and NJ)

    HonorsFellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (elected 2009 for

    distinguished contributions to the instigation, funding, development,implementation, and evaluation of STEM education programs in formal andinformal settings and state/national policy making)

    2010 Inaugural Distinguished Entrepreneurial Educator 500 Visionary Award, Institutefor Educational Excellence and Entrepreneurship (3E Institute), West ChesterUniversity (PA)

    Kappa Delta Pi (international honor society in education)Phi Alpha Theta (international honor society in history) Epsilon Pi Tau (international honor society for technology professions)Distinguished Service Award, Epsilon Pi Tau, 2004First place award, Summary Reports Category; Second place award, Institutional

    Research Category, American Educational Research Association, Division HPublication Competition, 1999

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    Selected Reviewed Publications Related to Education

    Education and economic growth, to appear in The International Encyclopedia of Socialand Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition, Editor-in-Chief, James D. Wright. New York:Elsevier. Projected 30 volumes, appearing in 2015 (with Joel Santos and Nicolas

    Vaillant, Catholic University of Lille, France; draft undergoing peer review)

    Charity and philanthropy, to appear in The International Encyclopedia of Social andBehavioral Sciences, 2

    ndedition, Editor-in-Chief, James D. Wright. New York: Elsevier.

    Projected 30 volumes, appearing in 2015 (with Patrick Rooney and Michal Kramarek,Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University; draft undergoing peer review)

    Joseph A. Fernandez, Great Lives from History: Latinos, Eds. Carmen Tafolla, MarthaP. Cotera. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, three volumes, June 2012 [ISBN 978-1-58765-810-5]

    State education departments as science education policy makers, The Role of PublicPolicy in K-12 Science Education. Ed. George DeBoer. Research in Science EducationSeries, Volume 5. Eds. Dennis W.Sunal, Emmett L. Wright. Charlotte, NC: InformationAge Publishing, 2011, pp. 173-209 (with Margo Quiriconi). [ISBN 978-1-61735-225-6;978-1-61735-224-9; 978-1-61735-226-3]

    How do foundations influence science policy? The Role of Public Policy in K-12Science Education. Ed. George DeBoer. Research in Science Education Series, Volume5, Eds. Dennis W.Sunal, Emmett L. Wright. Charlotte, NC: Information AgePublishing, 2011, pp. 77-116 (with Margo Quiriconi). [ISBN 978-1-61735-225-6; 978-1-61735-224-9; 978-1-61735-226-3]

    Jerome Bruner, Great Lives from History: Jewish Americans, Ed. Rafael Medoff.Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, Vol. 1: 191-193, 2011 [ISBN 978-1-58765-741-2].

    Education, Encyclopedia of American Immigration, Ed. Carl L. Bankston III.Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, three volumes, Volume 1: 305-310, 2010. [ISBN 978-1-58765-599-9]

    Foreign exchange students, Encyclopedia of American Immigration, Ed. Carl L.Bankston III. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, three volumes, Volume 1: 390-392, 2010.[ISBN 978-1-58765-599-9]

    Learning vs. education: A new way to think about preparing the next generation,Kauffman Thoughtbook 2009. Ed. Wendy Guilles. Kansas City, MO: Ewing MarionKauffman Foundation, pp. 22-25, 2009.

    My Sports Pulse: Increasing student interest in STEM disciplines through sports themes,games, and mobile technologies. Proceedings of the 5

    thInternational Conference on

    Wireless, Mobile, and Ubiquitous Technologies in Education, Beijing, China, March 24-

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    26, 2008, Ed. IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology. Los Alimitos, CA:IEEE Computer Society and Conference Publishing Services, pp. 23-30, 2008 [ISBN 0-7695-3108-3] (with David Metcalf, Marcelo Milrad, Sara Raasch, Angela Hamilton).

    Designing an online virtual world for learning and training. Proceedings of the 5th

    International Conference on Wireless, Mobile, and Ubiquitous Technologies inEducation, Beijing, China, March 24-26, 2008, Ed. IEEE Technical Committee onLearning Technology. Los Alimitos, CA: IEEE Computer Society and ConferencePublishing Services, pp. 208-209, 2008 [ISBN 0-7695-3108-3] (with Henry Kelly).

    Improving teaching and learning: Mathematics, science, and technology in K-12schools, Kauffman Thoughtbook 2007, Kansas City, MO: Ewing Marion KauffmanFoundation, pp. 26-32, 2007.

    Educational Organizations in World Religions Encyclopedia of Religious and SpiritualDevelopment, Eds. Elizabeth M. Dowling, W. George Scarlett, Thousand Oaks, CA:

    Sage Publications, pp. 137-140, 2006. [ISBN 0-7619-2883-9]

    The Campbell Collaboration, Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention, 4(3): 277-287,2004 (with Robert Boruch, et al.).

    Technically Speaking: Why All Americans Need to Know More About Technology.Washington, DC: National Academy of Engineering, Committee on TechnologicalLiteracy, National Academy Press, 2002, 145 pp., ISBN 0-309-08262-5. (contributor)

    Musing on Science Program Evaluation in an Era of Educational Accountability, inEvaluation of Science and Technology Education at the Dawn of a New Millennium,Eds. James Altschuld, David Kumar, New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers,2002, pp. 81-104 (ISBN 0-306-46749-6).

    Information Works! Measuring Rhode Island Schools for Change 2002. Providence, RI:Rhode Island Department of Education, 2002, 912 pp. (contributor and editor)

    Information Works! Measuring Rhode Island Schools for Change 2002: Coming toConclusions. A Statewide Analysis. Providence, RI: Rhode Island Department ofEducation, 2002, 61 pp. (contributor and editor)

    Information Works! Technical Brief on the Statistical Model Used in the 2001 RhodeIsland School and District Reports (School Year 2000-2001). Providence, RI: RIDepartment of Education, 2002, 21 pp. (with Nina Kajiji, Minsuk Shim)

    2002 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook. Providence, RI: RI Kids Count, Inc., 2002, 130pp. (contributor).

    Science. A chapter in the ASCD Curriculum Handbook. Alexandria, VA: Associationfor Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2002 edition (sole author of several

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    Educational Technology Policy Survey of the Fifty States, Jane Smith Patterson, et al.,North Carolina Board of Science and Technology, Office of the Governor, State of NorthCarolina, Raleigh, December 2000, 116 pp. (wrote RI section, pp. 89-91).

    Productive, Caring and Mutually Intriguing Teacher/Student Relationships: Whats It

    Going to Take? Information Works! Measuring Rhode Island Schools for Change 2000.Providence, RI: Rhode Island Department of Education, 2000, 39 pp. (co-author withJulia Steiny and editor)

    Information Works! Measuring Rhode Island Schools for Change 2000. Providence, RI:Rhode Island Department of Education, 2000, 902 pp. (contributor and editor)

    Progressive Support and Intervention: Next Steps for Improving Rhode Islands LowPerforming Schools, Peter McWalters, et al. Providence, RI: Rhode Island Department ofElementary and Secondary Education, May 2000, 20 pp. (contributor)

    Information Works! Technical Brief on the Statistical Model Used in the 2000 RhodeIsland School and District Reports (School Year 1998-1999). Providence, RI: RIDepartment of Education, 2000, 20 pp. (with Minsuk Shim)

    2000 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook, Rhode Island Kids Count, Providence, RI,2000, 104 pp. (contributor)

    Standards for Technology Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology, William E.Dugger, et al., International Technology Education Association, Reston, VA, 2000, 248pp., ISBN 1-887101-02-0 (contributor)

    Charting Rhode Islands Course to the New Economy, Rhode Island Economic PolicyCouncil, Providence, RI, January 2000, 49 pp. (main contributor to Workforce Educationsection, pp. 39-41).

    Science: A Chapter of the ASCD Curriculum Handbook. Alexandria, VA: Associationfor Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1999, 67 pp. (ISBN 0-87120-351-0 asfreestanding document which can be inserted into Handbook or purchased and usedseparately)

    Information Works! 100% Proficiency of all Rhode Island Fourth Graders: What Will ItTake?. Providence, RI: RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, June,1999, 38 pp.(co-author with Julia Steiny and editor)

    Information Works! Measuring Rhode Island Schools for Change 1999. Providence, RI:Rhode Island Department of Education, 1999, 839 pp. (contributor and editor)

    Information Works! Technical Brief on the Statistical Model Used in the 1999 RhodeIsland Reports (School Year 1997-98), RI Department of Elementary and SecondaryEducation, Providence, RI, May 1999, 16 pp. (co-author with Minsuk Shim)

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    1999 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook, Rhode Island Kids Count, Providence, RI,1999, 88 pp. (contributor)

    A Standards-Based Guide to Improving Social Studies Programs in Rhode Island

    Schools, Eds. James Betres, Dennis Cheek, James Moore, Anne Petry. Providence, RI:Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in collaboration withRI Geography Education Alliance and RI Council for Economic Education, February1998 draft distributed statewide, 250 pp. (major contributor)

    Information Works! Measuring Rhode Island Schools for Change. RI Department ofElementary and Secondary Education, Providence, RI, March 1998, 810 pp. (contributorand editor)

    Information Works! A Statewide Analysis 1998. RI Department of Elementary andSecondary Education, Providence, RI, March 1998, 26 pp. (contributor)

    Information Works! Technical Brief. Statistical Model Used in the 1998 Rhode IslandReports, School Year 1996-97, RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,Providence, RI, May 1998, 16 pp. (co-author with Minsuk Shim)

    Intelligent transportation systems and general technological literacy for citizens in ademocratic society, in Science and Technology Education for Responsible Citizenshipand Economic Development. Proceedings of the Eighth International Organization ofScience and Technology Education (IOSTE) Symposium, August 17-24, 1996,Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, College of Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, 4volumes, 1997, Volume 2: Policy, pp. 148-152 (ISBN 1-55195-033-2).

    Wrestling with science and technology education for responsible citizenship andeconomic development: A state government perspective, in Science and TechnologyEducation for Responsible Citizenship and Economic Development. Proceedings of theEighth International Organization of Science and Technology Education (IOSTE)Symposium, August 17-24, 1996, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, College of Education,University of Alberta, Edmonton, 4 volumes, 1997, Volume 2: Policy, pp. 26-31 (ISBN1-55195-033-2).

    Anthropology in the science and social studies curriculum, in The Teaching ofAnthropology: Problems, Issues and Decisions, Eds. C. Kottak, J. White, R. Furlow, P.Rice, Mayfield Press, Mountain View, CA, 1997, pp. 308-315 (ISBN 1-55934-711-2).

    Gender and equity issues in computer-based science assessment, (with Susan Agruso),Journal of Science Education and Technology, 4(1): 75-79, 1995. (EJ 504 058).

    Applications of educational technology in science and technology education: Problemsand prospects, Speculations in Science and Technology, 18(4): 229-235, 1995.

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    Science Literacy for All Students. The Rhode Island K-12 Science Framework, RIDepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education, Providence, RI, 1995, 317 pp. (leadauthor and editor; ED 445 886).

    ASCD Curriculum Handbook, Section 5: Science, Association for Supervision and

    Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA, 1994, pp. 5.9 - 5.41 (sole author, electronicversion also available).

    Tradeoffs in models of curriculum integration, in Integrating Advanced EducationalTechnology into Technology Education, Eds., A. Gordon, M. DeVries, M. Hacker, T.Liao, Springer-Verlag Publishing, NATO Advanced Study Institute Series F, 1993, pp.27-42 (ISBN 0-387-56554-X).

    Plain talk about alternative assessment, Middle School Journal, 25(2): 6-10, 1993 (EJ474 233).

    Students and science learning: Student conceptions of the social sciences and socialinstitutions, in What Research Says to the Science Teacher, Volume 7: The Science,Technology and Society Movement, Ed. Robert Yager, National Science TeachersAssociation, Washington, DC, 1993, pp. 99104 (ISBN 0-87355-113-3).

    Thinking Constructively about Science, Technology and Society Education, StateUniversity of New York Press, Albany, 1992, 262 pp. (ISBN 0-7914-0940 hardcover/0-7914-0939-2 paper, paperback sold out; also available as a netLibrary e-book).

    Evaluating learning in STS education, Theory into Practice, 31(1): 64 - 71, 1992 (EJ445 253).

    A constructivist view of STS curriculum development, in Handbook of Science,Technology and Society, compiled by M. O. Thirunarayanan, College of Education,Arizona State University, Tempe, 1992, Volume 1: A Theoretical and ConceptualOverview of Science, Technology and Society Education, pp. 199-204.

    ASCD Curriculum Handbook, Section 5: Science, Association for Supervision andCurriculum Development, Alexandria, VA, 1992, pp. 5.9 - 5.41 (electronic version alsoavailable).

    Experiencing the culture of science and technology through adolescent investigations oflocal STS issues: A view from New York State, in The History and Philosophy ofScience in Science Education. Proceedings of the Second International Conference onHistory & Philosophy of Science and Science Teaching, May 11 - 15, 1992, Ed. SkipHills, Queens University, Kingston, ONT, 1992, Volume 1, pp. 167 - 182.

    Living responsibly with solid waste, The Conservationist, 45(4): 38 - 41, 1991.

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    Raising our Sights: Improving U.S. Mathematics and Science Achievement, Associationfor Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA, 1991, 40 pp. (ISBN 0-87120-187-9/one of six co-authors).

    Facing the curriculum question: What should we teach K-12 students about global

    change? in Earth Observations and Global Change Decision Making, 1991: A NationalPartnership, Eds. I. W. Ginsberg, J. A. Angelo, Jr., Environmental Research Institute ofMichigan, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Aeronautics andSpace, pp. 173-178 (ISBN 0-9603590-2-8).

    Teaching about global climatic change in K-12 schools, in Earth Observations &Global Change Decision Making, 1990: A National Partnership, Eds. I. W. Ginsberg, J.A. Angelo, Jr., Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, FL, 1991, pp. 307 - 311 (ISBN 0-89464-557-9).

    New York State responsibilities in recycling education: Understanding the nature of the

    educational system, in First Annual Recycling Conference Proceedings, Eds. DeborahJackson and Norman Nosenchuck, New York State Department of EnvironmentalConservation, Albany, 1990, pp. 113 - 118.

    Improving the quality of secondary science and technology instruction for urban andminority students through STS. in Precollege Education of Minorities in Science andEngineerings, Eds. Reginald P. T. Tomkins, Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute ofTechnology Press, Newark, NJ, 1989, pp. 211 - 215.

    Guidelines for STS education for urban youth, in Technological Literacy for the NewMajority - Enhancing Secondary Science Education throughScience/Technology/Society (STS) for Urban/Minority Youth, Ed. Leonard Waks, U.S.Department of Education, Washington, DC, 1989, chapter 14 (ED 310 987); reprinted assubstantialpart of an article by Leonard J. Waks, Science, technology and societyeducation for urban schools, Journal of Negro Education, 60(2): 195 - 202, 1991 andreprinted in the first newsletter of the Assembly on Science and the Humanities of theNational Council of Teachers of English, 1991.

    Explore your schools environment, The Science Teacher, 55(9): 26 - 29, 1988 (EJ 387797).

    STS high school modules from the Department of Defense Dependents Schools,Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 7 (5/6): 771 - 773, 1988.

    A Healthy Balance, Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 6(6): 541-606, 1986.

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    Additional Selected Education-related Books and Monographs

    Encyclopedia of Evaluation, Ed. Sandra Mathison. Thousand Oaks, CA: SagePublications, 2004, ISBN 0761926097 (member of American Evaluation AssociationAppointed Review Committee)

    Identifying and Implementing Educational Practices Supported by Rigorous Evidence: AUser-Friendly Guide. Washington, DC: U. S. Department of Education, Institute ofEducation Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance,2003 [NCEE 2004-3000], 19 pp. (contributor)

    Raising Our Sights: No High School Senior Left Behind. National Commission on theHigh School Senior Year. Washington, DC: Author, October 2001, 53 pp. (contributor onbehalf of Commissioner McWalters)

    Strategies for Transforming Rhode Islands High Schools. A Report from the Rhode

    Island High School Summit. Providence, RI: RI Department of Education, January 2001 ,96 pp. (principal author)

    Results: Education in Rhode Island 2001. Providence, RI: Rhode Island PublicExpenditure Council, December 2001, 51 pp. (contributor)

    What Rhode Island Teens Think of Information Technology Careers: Focus Group Study.Providence, RI: Rhode Island Economic Policy Council, June 2000, 16 pp. (contributor)

    A Recommended Approach to Providing High School Dropout and Completion Rates atthe State Level, Marianne Winglee, et al. U.S. Department of Education, OERI, National

    Center for Education Statistics, Washington, DC, Technical Report, February 2000(NCES 2000-305), 55 pp. (named technical reviewer, p. v)

    Results: Education in Rhode Island 2000. Providence, RI: Rhode Island PublicExpenditure Council, 57 pp. (contributor)

    State Indicators of Science and Mathematics Education 1999. Rolf Blank et al.Washington, DC: Council of Chief State Schools Officers, 1999 (contributor)

    State Education Accountability Reports and Indicator Reports: Status of Reports Acrossthe States 1999. Rolf Blank et al. Washington, DC: Council of Chief State Schools

    Officers, 1999 (contributor)

    Status Report: State Systemic Education Improvements, John T. MacDonald, et al.Washington, DC: Council of Chief State Schools Officers, 1999 (contributor)

    Status Report State Systemic Education Improvement, September 1998. Council of ChiefState School Officers, Washington, DC, 1998, 245 pp. (contributor of RI section, pp. 23-28)

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    Biodiversity seen through different eyes, Odyssey, October 1992, pp. 34-37

    Problem solving in science, technology and society education within a middle-levelscience curriculum, (with William Peruzzi), in Proceedings of the Seventh Annual

    Technological Literacy Conference, Alexandria, VA, February 6 - 9, 1992, Ed. DennisW. Cheek, 1992, pp. 277285 (also ED350248).

    Position paper on STS assessment and evaluation in K-12 schools. NASTS News, 5(1),7-8, 1992 (contributor).

    So you want to change the education system?, Waterways:New Yorks WaterfrontNews, 2(19): 16, October 1992 (guest editorial for entire issue devoted to environmentaleducation).

    Raising student and teacher awareness about the impact of technology on society, in

    Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Technology in Education,Toronto, ONT, May 3 - 10, 1991.

    Science education for urban minority students - current problems and potentialsolutions, in Technological Literacy for the New Majority - Enhancing SecondaryScience Education through Science/Technology/Society (STS) for Urban/MinorityYouth, Ed. Leonard Waks, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC, 1989,chapter 5 (ED 310 987).

    Review of major high school level STS curricula in light of the project guidelines forSTS education for urban and minority students, in Technological Literacy for the NewMajority - Enhancing Secondary Science Education throughScience/Technology/Society (STS) for Urban/Minority Youth, Ed. Leonard Waks, U.S.Department of Education, Washington, DC, 1989, chapter 15 (ED 310 987).

    Formulation of a one-year course outline for an STS course for urban and minoritystudents, in Technological Literacy for the New Majority - Enhancing SecondaryScience Education through Science/Technology/Society (STS) for Urban/MinorityYouth, Ed. Leonard Waks, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC, 1989,chapter 13 (ED 310 987).

    Guidelines for STS education for urban youth; Urban/minority schools backgroundreading, S-STS Reporter, 4(2): 12 - 17, 1988.

    Selecting useful STS instructional materials, S-STS Reporter, 4(1): 1-2, 1988.

    Edited Periodical Issues

    Consulting Editor, Science Olympics: Ready, Set, Win, theme issue ofOdyssey, 6(8),November 1997, 49 pp.

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    Guest Editor, Speculations in Science and Technology, 18(4), December 1995 (themeissue devoted to educational technology in science and technology education).

    Consulting Editor, Disasters: Science to the Rescue, theme issue ofOdyssey, 4(3),

    March 1995, 49 pp.

    Consulting Editor, The Edge of the Solar System, theme issue ofOdyssey, 3(8),October, 1994, 49 pp.

    Consulting Editor, Science Fiction: The Wondrous and the Real, theme issue ofOdyssey, 3(7), September, 1994, 49 pp.

    Consulting Editor, PicturingSpace, theme issue ofOdyssey, 3(5), May 1994, 49 pp.

    Consulting Editor, Frontiers in Flight, theme issue ofOdyssey, 3(4), April 1994, 49 pp.

    Consulting Editor, Women in Astronomy, theme issue ofOdyssey, 3(3), March, 1994,49 pp.

    Consulting Editor, Antartica, theme issue ofOdyssey, 3(1), January, 1994, 49 pp.

    Consulting Editor, Superstition and Science, theme issue ofOdyssey, 2(10), December,1993, 49 pp.

    Consulting Editor, The Magnificent Moon, theme issue ofOdyssey, 2(9), November,1993, 49 pp.

    Consulting Editor, Serendipty: Scientific Surprises, theme issue ofOdyssey, 2(8),October, 1993, 49 pp.

    Consulting Editor, Are We Alone? The Search for Extraterrestrial Life, theme issue ofOdyssey, 2(7), September, 1993, 49 pp.

    Consulting Editor, Astronomy Around the World, theme issue ofOdyssey, 2(6),July/August, 1993, 49 pp.

    Consulting Editor, Oceans: Exotic Frontiers, theme issue ofOdyssey, 2(4), May, 1993,49 pp.

    Consulting Editor, Getting Caught Up in Earths Atmosphere, theme issue ofOdyssey,2(3), April, 1993, 49 pp.

    Consulting Editor, Survival in Space, theme issue ofOdyssey, 2(2), March, 1993, 49pp.

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    Consulting Editor, Handshakes in Space, theme issue ofOdyssey, 1(9), November,1992, 49 pp.

    Consulting Editor, Biodiversity: Earths Living Treasure, theme issue ofOdyssey,1(8), October, 1992, 49 pp.

    Consulting Editor, To the Moon and Mars, theme issue ofOdyssey, 1(7), September,1992, 49 pp.

    Consulting Editor, Robots, theme issue ofOdyssey, 1(6), July/August, 1992, 49 pp.

    Consulting Editor, Eureka! Famous Recent Discoveries, theme issue of Odyssey, 1(4),May, 1992, 49 pp.

    Consulting Editor, Careers, theme issue ofOdyssey, 1(2), February 1992, 49 pp.

    Consulting Editor, Space Junk, theme issue ofOdyssey, 13(11), December, 1991, 49pp.

    Edited Books and Monographs

    A Standards-Based Guide for Social Studies Programs in Rhode Island Schools.Providence, RI: Rhode Island Department of Education, 2001, 400 pp. (co-editor withFaith Fogle, also ED473772)

    Co-editor, Proceedings of the Eleventh National Technological Literacy Conference,February 8-11, 1996, Arlington, VA, (with Kim Cheek, ED 418 021)

    Co-editor, Mathematics Literacy for All Students: The Rhode Island K-12 MathematicsFramework, Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,Providence, RI, 1995, 101 pp. (with Diane Schaefer, ED 445 887)

    Contributing Editor, Rhode Island Educational Technology Plan: An IntegratedCommunity Information Technology System in Support of Learning and EconomicDevelopment, Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,Providence, RI, 1995, 118 pp. (with Bill Fiske)

    Contributing Editor, Rhode Island Educational Technology Plan: Guide to LocalTechnology Planning, Rhode Island Department of Elementary and SecondaryEducation, Providence, RI, 1995, 35 pp. (with Bill Fiske)

    Contributing Editor, Rhode Island Educational Technology Plan: Guide to ProfessionalDevelopment, Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,Providence, RI, 1995, 31 pp. (with Bill Fiske)

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    Contributing Editor, Rhode Island Educational Technology Plan: Guide to CurriculumImprovement and Technology Integration, Rhode Island Department of Elementary andSecondary Education, Providence, RI, 1995, 66 pp. (with Bill Fiske)

    Co-editor, Proceedings of the Tenth National Technological Literacy Conference,

    Arlington, VA, March 2-5, 1995, 239 pp. (with Kim Cheek, ED388 558)

    Co-editor, Proceedings of the Ninth National Technological Literacy Conference,Arlington, VA, January 21-23, 1994, 311 pp. (with Kim Cheek, ED 381 429).

    NYSTEP Teacher Guide: New York Science, Technology & Society Education Project,NY State Education Department, Albany, 1996, 99 pp. (co-author)

    The Human Body: How Can I Maintain and Care for Myself? Problem-SolvingActivities in Middle-Level Science, New York Science, Technology and SocietyEducation Project, Albany, 1995, 68 pp. (lead writer and editor)

    Energy: How Does It Impact Our Lives? Problem-Solving Activities in Middle-LevelScience, New York Science, Technology and Society Education Project, NY StateEducation Department, Albany, 1994, 92 pp. (editor)

    Water: Can We Keep It Fit for Life? Problem-Solving Activities in Middle-LevelScience, New York, Science, Technology and Society Education Project, NY StateEducation Department, Albany, 1994, 86 pp. (editor)

    Epidemics: Can We Escape Them? Problem-Solving Activities in Middle-Level Science,New York Science, Technology and Society Education Project, NY State EducationDepartment, Albany, 1993, 92 pp. (lead writer and editor)

    Energy and Communications: How Can We Send and Receive Information? Problem-Solving Activities in Middle-Level Science, New York Science, Technology and SocietyEducation Project, NY State Education Department, Albany, 1993, 80 pp. (lead writerand editor)

    Earths Awesome Events: How Can We Be Better Prepared? Field-Test Module, NewYork Science, Technology and Society Education Project, NY State EducationDepartment, Albany, 1993, 86 pp. (lead writer and editor)

    Wildlife and Humanity: Can We Share the Earth? Problem-Solving Activities inMiddle-Level Science, New York Science, Technology and Society Education Project,NY State Education Department, Albany, 1993, 93 pp. (editor)

    Teacher Guide to the NYSTEP Modules. Field-Test Version, New York Science,Technology and Society Education Project, NY State Education Department, Albany,1993, 100 pp. (lead writer and editor)

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    Energy in Physical Systems: How Do They Impact Our Lives? Field-Test Module, NewYork Science, Technology and Society Education Project, NY State EducationDepartment, Albany, 1993, 86 pp. (editor)

    Using Earths Resources: What are the Tradeoffs? Problem-Solving Activities in

    Middle-Level Science, New York Science, Technology and Society Education Project,NY State Education Department, Albany, 1992, 70 pp. (lead writer and editor)

    Solid Waste: Is There a Solution? Problem-Solving Activities in Middle-Level Science,New York Science, Technology and Society Education Project, NY State EducationDepartment, Albany, 1992, 119 pp. (lead writer and editor)

    Biology and Adolescence: What Can I Learn About Me? Field-Test Module, New YorkScience, Technology and Society Education Project, NY State Education Department,Albany, 1992, 76 pp. (lead writer and editor)

    Energy and Communications: How Can We Send and Receive Information? Field-TestModule, New York Science, Technology and Society Education Project, NY StateEducation Department, Albany, 1992, 94 pp. (lead writer and editor)

    The Resource Agent and Education Representative Manual for the New York Science,Technology and Society Education Project, New York Science, Technology and SocietyEducation Project, NY State Education Department, Albany, 1992, 150 pp. (editor, co-authored with Carolyn Graham and William Peruzzi)

    Water: Why Is It Precious? Field-Test Module, New York Science, Technology andSociety Education Project, NY State Education Department, Albany, 1992, 71 pp. (leadwriter and editor)

    Wildlife: Will It Have a Future? Field-Test Module, New York Science, Technologyand Society Education Project, NY State Education Department, Albany, 1992, 84 pp.(lead writer and editor)

    Epidemics: Can We Ensure Safety? Field-Test Module, New York Science, Technologyand Society Education Project, NY State Education Department, Albany, 1992, 75 pp.(lead writer and editor)

    Caring for the Earth Underfoot. Field-Test Module, New York Science, Technology andSociety Education Project, NY State Education Department, Albany, 1991, 54 pp.(editor)

    Tradeoffs in Transportation. Field-Test Module, New York Science, Technology andSociety Education Project, NY State Education Department, Albany, 1991, 49 pp.(editor)

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    Living Responsibly with Solid Waste. Field-Test Module, New York Science,Technology and Society Education Project, NY State Education Department, Albany,1990, 77 pp. (editor)

    Editor, Proceedings of the Eighth National Technological Literacy Conference, January

    15-17, 1993, Arlington, VA, 466 pp. (ED 393 709)

    Consulting Editor, Science Curriculum Resources Handbook: A Practical Guide for K-12 Science Curriculum, Kraus International Publications, Millwood, NY, 1992, 384 pp.(ISBN 0-527-20806-X/now distributed by Corwin Press, also ED 381 340)

    Consulting Editor, Social Studies Curriculum Resources Handbook: A Practical Guidefor K-12 Social Studies Curriculum, Kraus International Publications, Millwood, NY,1992, 408 pp. (ISBN 0-527-20805-1/now distributed by Corwin Press, also ED 372 972)

    Editor, Proceedings of the Seventh National Technological Literacy Conference,

    February 6-9, 1992, Alexandria, VA, 485 pp. (ED 350 248)

    Editor, Broadening Participation in Science, Technology and Medicine: Proceedings ofthe Sixth Annual Technological Literacy Conference, Washington, DC, February 1-3,1991, 443 pp. (ED 339 671)

    Editor, Technology Literacy V: Proceedings of the Fifth National Technological LiteracyConference, February 2-4, 1990, Arlington, VA, 311 pp. (ED 325 429)

    Co-editor, Technology Literacy IV: Proceedings of the Fourth National TechnologicalLiteracy Conference, February 3-5, 1989 (with Leonard Waks, ED 315 326)

    Other Editorial Work

    Content Editor, Science Independent Readers for Houghton Mifflin Elementary ScienceSeries, Kindergarten through Grade Six, 2005-2006: A Bear Needs a Place to Climb,Clara Reiff (K); Mouses Meadow, Deborah Akers (K), Our Home is the Pond, EvaDobry (K); Living Things, Susan McCloskey (1); Sylvia Earle, First Lady of the Sea,Daria Evans (1); Desert Life, Kerry Rieth (1); Down by the Stream, Deborah Akers (2);River Otter, Kyle Koski (2); Seven Ways to Get Energy, Linda Yoshizawa (2); A HungryRed Hawk, Anne Mansk (3), Amazing Adaptations, Nadia Roberts (3); Forced Out, DariaEvans (3); Wild Adaptations, Maggie Bridger (4); Mary Anning, Fossil Hunter, AnnieTemple (4); Cave Creatures, Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith (4); Life on the Serengeti, Caren B.Stelson (5); Biomes, Barbara A. Donovan (5); Father Eusebia Francisco Kino, Changingthe Colonial Southwest, Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith (5); Why are You Here?, Bill E. Neder(6); Biodiversity Hotspots, S. Michele McFadden (6); and Acid Raid, Alfred Fletcher (6).

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    Additional Curriculum Products

    NYSCATE Pedagogical Framework. Part of the New York State Curriculum forAdvanced Technology Education: Integrated MST Design Activities for High School andCommunity College Students. Hempstead, NY: Hofstra University and New York State

    Education Department, 1999, NSF Award No. 0053269 (portions of this 34-pageframework were adapted from the earlier New York Science, Technology and SocietyEducation Project Teacher Guideby Dennis W. Cheek and Thomas OBrien)

    Consultant, Discovery Works!, K-6 science series, SilverBurdett Ginn, 40 volumes, 1996,2nd edition 1999.

    Contributor, That Magnificent Ground Water Connection. A Resource Book for Grades7-12. New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, Wilmington, MA,1998, 318 pp.

    Contributor, That Magnificent Ground Water Connection. A Resource Book for GradesK-6. New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, Wilmington, MA,1996, 115 pp.

    Consultant, 6-8 science series, Prentice Hall Exploring Life Science, Exploring PhysicalScience, Exploring Earth Science, 1995.

    Science, Society, and Americas Nuclear Waste. Unit 1: Nuclear Waste. Teacher Guide.U. S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC, 2nd edition, 1995, 181 pp. (contributor,produced by Science Applications International Corporation, SAIC, under contract toU.S. Department of Energy, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management)

    Science, Society, and Americas Nuclear Waste. Unit 1: Nuclear Waste. Student Reader.U. S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC, 2nd edition, 1995, 29 pp. (contributor)

    Science, Society, and Americas Nuclear Waste. Unit 2: Ionizing Radiation. TeacherGuide. U. S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC, 2nd edition, 1995, 167 pp.(contributor)

    Science, Society, and Americas Nuclear Waste. Unit 2: Ionizing Radiation. StudentReader. U. S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC, 2nd edition, 1995, 41 pp.(contributor)

    Science, Society, and Americas Nuclear Waste. Unit 3: The Nuclear Waste Policy Act.Teacher Guide. U. S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC, 2nd edition, 1995, 83 pp.(contributor)

    Science, Society, and Americas Nuclear Waste. Unit 3: The Nuclear Waste Policy Act.Student Reader. U. S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC, 2nd edition, 1995, 33 pp.(contributor)

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    Science, Society, and Americas Nuclear Waste. Unit 4: The Waste ManagementSystem. Student Reader. U. S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC, 1st edition,1992, 55 pp. (contributor)

    American History and National Security: Supplementary Lessons for High School

    Courses, Ed. John H. Patrick, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading, MA, 1989(field tester of these lessons and reviewer)

    Resources for STS Education, National STS Network, The Pennsylvania StateUniversity, University Park, PA, 1989, 66 pp. (compiler, ED 323 153)

    A Healthy Balance, Teacher and Student Editions, Department of Defense DependentsSchools, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1987, rev. ed. 1991, 148 pp. (lead writer)

    Transportation, Teacher and Student Editions, Department of Defense DependentsSchools, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1987, rev. ed. 1991, 148 pp. (contributor)

    Always Room for One More? Teacher and Student Editions, Department of DefenseDependents Schools, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1987, rev. ed. 1991, 131 pp. (contributor)

    Biomedical Technology, Teacher and Student Editions, Department of DefenseDependents Schools, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1987, rev. ed. 1991, 110 pp. (contributor)

    Energy, Teacher and Student Editions, Department of Defense Dependents Schools,Wiesbaden, Germany, 1987, rev. ed. 1991, 124 pp. (contributor)

    Land Use, Teacher and Student Editions, Department of Defense Dependents Schools,Wiesbaden, Germany, 1987, rev. ed. 1991, 86 pp. (contributor)

    Space for Living, Teacher and Student Editions, Department of Defense DependentsSchools, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1987, rev. ed. 1991, 98 pp. (contributor)

    Too Good to Lose, Teacher and Student Editions, Department of Defense DependentsSchools, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1987, rev. ed. 1991, 143 pp. (contributor)

    Water & Civilization, Teacher and Student Editions, Department of Defense DependentsSchools, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1987, rev. ed. 1991, 75 pp. (contributor)

    Your Money, Your Choice, Teacher and Student Editions, Department of DefenseDependents Schools, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1987, rev. ed. 1991, 110 pp. (contributor)

    Multimedia Products

    Panelist at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC, May 28, 2009,Educational Innovation and Philadelphias School of the Future

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    www.aei.org/video/101103. Discussant remarks from 06:00:58 to 06:09:49 and Q & A06:21:42 to the end.

    Education at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a series ofseven video clips onthe Kauffman website (www.kauffman.org), produced in 2008.

    Beyond Intelligent Design, Science Debates, and Culture Wars: A Teach-In onEvolution, Metanexus Institute, Philadelphia, PA, 3 volume DVD collection, 2006, $75,two lectures of mine on two separate panels, Beyond Intelligent Design: The Social andHistorical Contexts, and Teaching the History of Nature: Towards an IntegratedScience Curriculum.

    Performance Indicators in Primary Schools (PIPS), U.S. Edition, Center for Evaluationand Management in Schools, University of Durham, England, 2002 (PIPS is currentlyused in over 5,000 schools worldwide to provide data on student abilities and academicperformance)

    Accountability in Education, School Talk, Tape #372, 2000, 28 minutes (aired firsttime in October 2000 in RI and MA on three public TV stations as well as simulcast onthe Internet and via satellite, repeat broadcasts several times since initial airing,www.schooltalk.tv)

    Project RiverWatch, Hudson River Watershed Student Monitoring Project mediated viaTelecommunications Network, New York State Department of EnvironmentalManagement, 1992-93 (Advisory Board)

    Variations: A Middle School Life Science Multimedia Project, Educational Film Centerin partnership with Montgomery County Public Schools, MD, 1992-94 (Advisory Board)

    World of Motion II: The Design Experience, Multimedia learning kit for middleschools, SAE International (Project Design Advisory Group, Chrysler Center, Detroit,1993)

    Getting It Right: Three Stories about Problem Solving, Transformations: Science,Technology & Society Series, video and teacher guide, American Institute of Mining,Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, New York, 1991 (chief educational advisor andco-editor of teacher guides).

    An Ancient Ring of Gold: Mapping and Geologic Time, Transformations: Science,Technology & Society Series, video and teacher guide, American Institute of Mining,Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, New York, 1991 (chief educational advisor andco-editor of teacher guides).

    Limits: Energy Resources