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Education
D.Sc.Ed.., 2003
Curtin University of
Technology, Australia
major area: science education
minor area: learning theory
Ed.S., 1997
Augusta State University
major area: educational administration
minor area: middle level education
M.A..,
(in progress)
American Public University
major area: history of the United States
M.Ed.,1994
University of South Carolina
major area: science education
minor area: cognitive psychology
B.S.,1991
University of South Carolina
major area: science education
minor area: curriculum and development
Also, holder of three other
degrees in another field.
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Academic
Positions
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Dean of Education,
Professor of Science and Technology Education
(July 1, 2006 - present) College of Education, North Greenville University (SC)
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Associate Professor of
Science and Technology Education
(2003 - 2006) College of Education, Eastern Illinois University (IL)
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Assistant Professor of
Science and Technology Education
(2001 - 2003) Division of Education, Lake Erie College (OH)
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Professional
Affiliations
Illinois Science Teachers
Association (ILSTA), Champaign, Illinois
National Science Teachers
Association (NSTA), Arlington, Virginia
Association for Supervision
and Curriculum Development (ASCD), Alexander, Virginia
Association for Childhood
Education International (ACEI), Olney, Maryland: VP of IL- ACEI; VP nomination for
International
ACEI (2006)
Phi Delta Kappa (PDK), Bloomington, Indiana
National Association of
Biology Teachers (NABT), Reston, Virginia
American Research Educational
Association (AERA), Washington, DC
National Middle School
Association (NMSA), Westerville, Ohio
National Association of
Secondary School Principals (NASSP), Reston, Virginia
Ohio Association of Teacher
Educators, Columbus, Ohio
Science Teacher's Association
of Western Australia, Inc., Perth, Western Australia
Registered Curriculum Editor-Validator,
Curriculum Design Centre, Western Australia
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Professional
Services
| Member, South Carolina
Deans of Education, South Carolina Department of
Education, Columbia, SC |
2007– present
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| Board of Examiner – NCATE/South Carolina
Department of Education |
2007– present |
| Co-Founded North Greenville University
Student Chapter of Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development |
2007– present |
| Co-Chair, University Technology
Committee, North Greenville University, SC |
2007 – 2010 |
| Member, Publication Review Panel for
Science Scope, National Science Teachers Association, Arlington, VA |
2007 – 2010 |
| Co-Chair, Educational Technology
Committee,
North Greenville University, Tigerville, SC |
2007 – 2010 |
| Co-Chair, South Carolina ASCD Student
Chapter
Committee, Columbia, SC |
2007 – 2008 |
| Reviewer, Educational Policy Analysis
Archives, AZ: Arizona State University |
2007– present |
| Science Textbook Consultant/Reviewer,
Prentice-Hall Publishers. Columbus, OH |
2007– present |
| Review Board, Journal of Teaching with
Compassion, Competence, and Commitment. Ohio: Mt. Vernon Nazarene University |
2007– present |
| Member, Microsoft Research
Panel/Microsoft Dynamics Research Study, Microsoft Corporation. One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA |
2007– present |
| Consultant/Reviewer, National Science
Teachers Association, Science Program Improvement Review (SPIR)
Reviewer, Arlington, VA |
2006– present |
| Editor, Middle Level Education,
Spectrum: Journal of the Illinois State Science Teachers Association, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL |
2004– present |
| Editorial Review Board, The American
Biology Teacher, The National Association of Biology Teachers, Reston, VA |
2005– present |
| Editorial Board, Eastern Education
Journal, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL |
2004 – 2005 |
| Advisor, Association for Childhood
Education International, Branch: 1400, Charleston, IL |
2003 – 2006 |
| Vice President, Illinois Association for
Childhood Education International, Springfield, IL |
2004 – 2006 |
Chair, Educational Technology Committee,
College of Education; Elementary & Middle Level Education, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston,
IL
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2004 – 2005
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Teacher
Certification
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Professional Class
III Certification, (164xxx): Biology Education (HQ), expires 6/30/2011 |
| Georgia |
Certification: Professional T-6, Renewable,
(309xxx):
Leadership/Educational Administration (pK-12), Biology (7-12), and
Middle Grades (4-8), expires 6/30/2010 |
| Illinois |
Administrative Certification Type 75,
(2172xxx), expires 07/01/2009 |
North Carolina
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in progress
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Western
Australia
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Science
Teaching Certification: State Department of Education of Western
Australia, since September 1, 1999 |
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Research Interests
Teaching
of science, science methods, and science education, brain-based research; learning and teaching
theories; learning environments; student learning styles/modalities;
improving student learning strategies/achievement action research;
triangulation strategies utilizing qualitative and quantitative data methods and strategies for
improving the teaching of science
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Teaching
Interests/Courses Taught in Higher Education
Principles
and Procedures in the Middle Level School (Graduate)
Science
Curriculum in the in the Elementary School (Graduate)
Interdisciplinary
Teaching in the Middle-Level School (Graduate)
Science
in the Elementary School (Graduate)
Foundations
of Education
Introduction
to Educational Technology and Electronic Portfolios
Integration of Technology into the Curriculum
Utilizing Technology in Early Childhood Education
Science
in the Elementary School
Practicum/Field
Experience
Applications
of Technology in Education
The
Preadolescent/Adolescent Learner
Middle
Grade Mathematics Methods
Middle
Grades Science Methods
Science
in Early Childhood
Mathematics
in Early Childhood
Application
of Educational Media & Technology
Interdisciplinary
Courses:
Interdisciplinary
Teaching in the Middle-Level School (Graduate)
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Dissertation and
Theses
NeSmith, R. A. (2003).
Students’
and Teachers’ Perceptions of Effective
Teaching and Learning in the Middle Level Science Classroom: The
Effects on Students’ Achievement.
Unpublished
dissertation for D.Sc.Ed. Curtin University of Technology, Perth,
Australia.
Principal Advisers: Darrell Fisher and Barry Fraser
NeSmith, R.
A. (1997). How middle
grade students perceive effective teaching and learning. Unpublished Ed.S. thesis, Augusta State
University, Augusta, Georgia. Principal Adviser:
Holly Thornton
Computers
in the secondary school.
(December 1995). Unpublished monograph; post-graduate honors project
presented to the Augusta State University graduate education
department. Principal
Adviser: Elige Hickman
Podostrium
cerataphylum: An indicator of clean streams? (1990). Unpublished monogram presented to the
University of South
Carolina,
Spartanburg
Principal Adviser: Gillian Newberry
Poison
ivy and poison oak.
(1989). Unpublished treatise presented to the University of
South Carolina,
Spartanburg
Principal Adviser: Gillian Newberry
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Awards and
Honors
Who’s Who in America, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Who’s Who in the World, 2006-2007
Who’s Who in American Education, 2006
Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals in
Education, 2005-2006
Who’s Who Among American University Students, 1994-1995
National Dean’s List, 1992-94
Who’s
Who Among American High School Students, 1976-1977
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