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ORTD Directors
Directors:
Dr. Cynthia Szymanski Sunal, Director
Dr. Angela D. Benson, Co-Director, Technology Education
Dr. C.J. Daane Co-Director, Mathematics Education
Dr. Miguel Mantero, Co-Director, ESL/ELL/Bilingual Education
Dr. Kagendo Mutua, Co-Director, Special Education
Dr. Craig S. Shwery, Co-Director, Teacher Education,
Dr. Dennis W. Sunal, Co-Director, Science Education
Dr. Elizabeth K. Wilson, Co-Director, Social Studies Education
Dr. Cynthia Szymanski Sunal
Director, Office of Research on Teaching in the Disciplines
She is Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at The University of Alabama. Her research interests focus on Social Studies education, Online Learning, Interdisciplinary Connections Between Science and Social Studies, Argumentation, Undergraduate Course Reform, and International and Comparative Education. She is Executive Editor of Social Studies Research and Practice http://socstrp.org and of the Journal of Interactive Online Learning http://www.ncolr.org/jiol/, co-editor of the series, Research on Education in Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle East, and author or numerous books, chapters, and articles.
Dr. Angela D. Benson
Co-Director, Technology Education, Office of Research on Teaching in the Disciplines
She is Associate Professor of Instructional Technology in the Educational Leadership, Policy and Technology Studies at The University of Alabama. Her research focuses on distance learning, with an emphasis on online learning, and addresses issues of power, politics and equity at institutional and individual levels. Her current project investigates the influence of course management systems in US and UK higher education institutions.
Dr. C.J. Daane
Co-Director, Mathematics Education, Office of Research on Teaching in the Disciplines
She is Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at The University of Alabama. Her research interests include Mathematics Education (math content needed for K-6 teachers; state-wide math initiative assessment, mathematics in the special education classroom) and Teacher Education (clinical supervision by faculty; intern efficacy).
Dr. Miguel Mantero
Co-Director, ESL/ELL/Bilingual Education, Office of Research on Teaching in the Disciplines
He is Chairperson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Associate Professor of ESL/Bilingual Education at The University of Alabama. His research interests include Cognition and Second Language Acquisition; FL / SL Classroom Discourse Processes; Uses of Literature in Language Classrooms; Language Teacher Preparation and Development.
Dr. Kagendo Mutua
Co-Director, Special Education, Office of Research on Teaching in the Disciplines
She is Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education and Multiple Abilities at The University of Alabama. Her research interests include Severe and Profound Disabilities, and Transition.
Dr. Craig S. Shwery
Co-Director, Teacher Education, Office of Research on Teaching in the Disciplines
He is Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at The University of Alabama. Dr. Shwery's research interest focuses on Teaching and Teacher Change, Brain-based Learning and Teaching; Literacy, Action Research, Assessment, and Concept Maps.
Dr. Dennis W. Sunal
Co-Director, Science Education, Office of Research on Teaching in the Disciplines
He is Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at The University of Alabama. His research interests focus on Science Education, Physics and Physical Science Education, Undergraduate Science Reform, ELL learners and science, the Impact of Innovative Course Design and Pedagogy on Undergraduate Student Learning: The Nature of Science; Research, Design, and Best Practice in online Learning; Factors involved in the effective administration of and teaching of Constructivist Online Courses; Scientific Reasoning: Exploring Characteristics of Student's Argumentation of Science Concepts; Learning and teaching energy concepts, K-12: Misconceptions and Conceptual Reconstruction Strategies; Alternative Conceptions of Aerospace Concepts by College Students; Teacher's Thinking: Intervention Effects on Basic Skills in Classroom Planning and Teaching, and Effects of Intervention Instruction on Teacher Thought Processes in Perception and Analysis in Lesson Planning.
Dr. Elizabeth K. Wilson
Co-Director, Social Studies Education, Office of Research on Teaching in the Disciplines
She is Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Her research interests focus on Social Studies Education, Literacy, and Technology
The ORTD welcomes queries and ideas for further activities
that will increase researchers’ and practitioners’
effectiveness in quality teaching of the disciplines.
Contact: Cynthia Szymanski Sunal, Director
cvsunal@bamaed.ua.edu 205-348-0360
The Office of Research on Teaching in the Disciplines
The University of Alabama
PO Box 870232 • 205B Graves Hall • Tuscaloosa, Alabama • 35487
Cynthia Szymanski Sunal, Ph.D., Director • cvsunal@bamaed.ua.edu
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ORTD Related Activities
Publications
Ogletree, G., Sunal, D., Sunal, C. &
Woodbury, K. (July, 2007). Energy efficiency
in the 21st century. Social Studies Research
and Practice, 2(1).
Sunal, D. W., Sunal, C. S., Wright, E., &
Sundberg, C. (in press, 2008) The importance
of laboratory work and technology in science
teaching. The impact of the laboratory and
technology on learning and teaching science
K-16. In D. W. Sunal, E. Wright, and C.
Sundberg, (Eds.) Greenwich, CN.:
Information Age Publishing.
Sunal, C. S. (in press, 2008). What is a
citizen? Changing definitions. The
electronic republic? The impact of
technology on education for citizenship.
Purdue, IN: Purdue University Press.
Sunal, C. S., Sunal, D. W. & Staubs, M. O.
(2007). Why did they do it? What were the
purposes of Lewis and Clark's corps of
discovery expedition? In L. Bennett & M.
Berson, Eds.) Digital age: Technology-based
K-12 lesson plans for social studies NCSS
Bulletin #105, pp. 60-65). Washington, DC:
National Council for the Social Studies.
Sunal, C.S. & Mutua. K. (2007). The
enterprise of education in Africa, the
Caribbean, and the Middle East: Reports from
the field. Research on education in Africa,
the Caribbean, and the Middle East, Book IV.
(pp. 1-6).Charlotte, NC: Information Age
Publishing.
Sunal, C. S. & Haas, M. E. (2008). Social
studies for the elementary and middle
grades: A constructivist approach. 3nd.
edition, Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Sunal, C. S. & Haas, M. E. (2008). Companion
Website: Social studies for the elementary
and middle grades: A constructivist
approach. 3nd. edition, ISBN: 0-205-53095-8.
Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Haas, M. E. & Sunal, C. S. (2008).
Instructor's manual: Social studies for the
elementary and middle grades: A
constructivist approach. 3nd. edition,
Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Sunal, C. & Mutua, K. (2007). The enterprise
of education. (C. Sunal & K. Mutua,
Eds.)Book IV in the series Research on
Education in Africa, the Caribbean and the
Middle East. Charlotte, ND: Information Age
Publishers.
Sunal, D., Sunal, C., Mason, C., Zollman, D.
(2007). Year One Final Report, Undergraduate
Science Course Reform Serving Pre-Service
Teachers: Evaluation of a Faculty
Professional Development Model. Tuscaloosa,
AL: University of Alabama.
Presentations
Mason, C., Sunal, D., Sunal, C., Lardy, C.
(January, 2008). Reformation of
Undergraduate Science Courses. Association
of Science Teacher Educator International
Conference.
Sunal, C. & Sunal, D. (December, 2007).
Democracy Education: Elementary Teacher
Candidates' Digital Records and Perceptions.
National Council for the Social Studies,
College and University Faculty Assembly, San
Diego, CA (December, 2007).
Sunal, C., Symposium Chairperson and
Organizer, (December, 2007). Teacher
Candidates: Effects of the De-Emphasis on
Social Studies in Elementary Schools.
National Council for the Social Studies,
College and University Faculty Assembly, San
Diego, CA (December, 2007).
Sunal, C., & Sunal, D., (December, 2007).
Reports from the Field: Elementary Teacher
Candidates Describe the Teaching of Social
Studies. National Council for the Social
Studies, College and University Faculty
Assembly, San Diego, CA (December, 2007).
Day, J. & Sundberg, C. (December, 2007).
Santa's workshop - Science with a candy cane
flair. Council for elementary Science
International, National Science Teachers
Association Regional, Birmingham, Al.
(December, 2007).
Sunal, D., Sunal, C., Ogletree, G., Steele,
E., Hallman, M., & Sundberg, C. (December,
2007). Impact of College Science Courses on
Students. National Science Teachers
Association Regional, Birmingham, AL.
(December, 2007)
Sunal, D., Sunal, C., Pistorius, C.,
Ogletree, G., Sundberg, C., Woodbury, K.,
Kelley, L. (December, 2007). Keep the Lights
On!, Presented at the annual meeting of the
National Science Teachers Association
Regional, Birmingham,. AL (December, 2007).
(for this one note that teachers will
receive free CDRoms with lesson plans and
units on them)
Sunal, D., Sunal, C., Ogletree, G., Steele,
E., Hallman, M., & Sundberg, C. (December,
2007). Impact of College Science Courses on
Students. National Science Teachers
Association Regional, Birmingham, AL.
(December, 2007).
Sunal, C., Sunal, D., Hubbard, J., Kelley,
L., Troncale, J., & Staubs, M. (November,
2007). Crossing
Borders, Building Bridges: Exemplary Lesson
Plans for Teaching Social
Studies. National Council for the Social
Studies. San Diego, CA. (November, 2007).
Sunal, C., Sunal, D., Hubbard, J., Kelley,
L., Troncale, J., & Staubs, M. (November,
2007). Using the Notable Trade Books:
Lessons and Units. National Council for the
Social Studies. San Diego, CA. November,
2007).
Sunal, C., Mutua, K. & Sunal, D. (April,
2007). The Enterprise of Education in
Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East:
Reports from the field. American Educational
Research Association, Chicago, IL. April,
2007
Sunal, C., Sunal, D. & Rufai, R. (April,
2007). Teacher-Student Interaction in a
Nigerian Classroom: A Case Study. American
Educational Research Association, Chicago,
IL. April, 2007.
Sunal, D., Sunal, C. Zollman, D. & Mason, C.
(April, 2007). Determining the Impact of
Reformed Undergraduate Science Courses on
Students: Implementation of a National
Study. National Association for Research in
Science Teaching. New Orleans, LA. April,
2007.
Sunal, C., Sunal, D., Zollman, D., & Mason,
C. (March, 2007). A National Study of
Undergraduate Science Courses:
Research-based Evidence for Determining the
Impact of Reformed College Science Courses
on Students. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the National Science Teachers
Association. St. Louis, Missouri.
Journal Editorships
Journal of Interactive Online Learning
Social Studies Research and Practice
New Book Information
Technology on Learning
and Teaching Science K-16
Edited by Dennis W. Sunal, University of Alabama, Emmett L. Wright, Kansas State University, and Cheryl Sundberg, University of Alabama
A volume in Research in Science Education
Series Editors Dennis W. Sunal, University of Alabama and Emmett L. Wright, Kansas State University
The Impact of the Laboratory and Technology on K-12 Science Learning
and Teaching examines the development,
use, and influence of active laboratory
experiences and the integration of
technology in science
teaching. This examination involves the
viewpoints of policymakers, researchers, and
teachers that are
expressed through research involving
original documents, interviews, analysis and
synthesis of the literature,
case studies, narrative studies,
observations of teachers and students, and
assessment of student learning outcomes.
Volume 3 of the series, Research in Science
Education, addresses the needs of various
constituencies
including teachers, administrators, higher
education science and science education
faculty, policymakers, governmental and
professional agencies, and
the business community.
The guiding theme of this volume is the
role of practical laboratory work and the
use of technology in science learning and
teaching, K-
16. The volume investigates issues and
concerns related to this theme through
various perspectives addressing design,
research, professional
practice, and evaluation. Beginning with
definitions, the historical evolution and
policy guiding these learning experiences
are
explored from several viewpoints. Effective
design and implementation of laboratory work
and technology experiences is examined for
elementary and high school classrooms as
well as for undergraduate science
laboratories, informal settings, and science
education
courses and programs. In general, recent
research provides evidence that students do
benefit from inquirybased laboratory and
technology
experiences that are integrated with
classroom science curricula. The impact and
status
of laboratory and technology experiences is
addressed by exploring specific strategies
in a
variety of scientific fields and courses.
The chapters outline and describe in detail
researchbased
best practices for a variety of settings.
CONTENTS: Preface to the Series. Preface.
Acknowledgements. The Importance of the
Laboratory
and Technology in Science Teaching, Dennis
W. Sunal, Cynthia Szymanski Sunal, Cheryl
Sundberg,
and Emmett L. Wright. PART I: DEVELOPMENT
AND USE OF THE SCIENCE LABORATORY
EXPERIENCE. Design Principles for Effective
Laboratory Instruction, William A. Sandoval.
The Use
of Science Laboratories in Elementary
Schools, Deborah L. Hanuscin. PART II: THE
STATUS AND
IMPACT OF THE LABORATORY IN TEACHING AND
LEARNING SCIENCE. Long-Term
Laboratory Inquiry: Promoting Understanding
of Ecology, Billie Eilam. Students’
Perceptions of the
Science Laboratory Learning Environment,
Sule Ozkan, Jale Cakiroglu, & Ceren Tekkaya.
Investigating
Process-Based Writing in an Organic
Chemistry Laboratory Course, Andrea Gay. The
Effect of the
Vee Heuristic on Students’ Meaningful
Learning in Physics Laboratories, Tarek
Daoud and Saouma
BouJaoude. PART III: STATUS AND IMPACT OF
TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING AND
LEARNING SCIENCE. Integrating Technology
into a Science Classroom: An Evaluation of
Inquiry-
Based Technology Integration, Randall S.
Davies, Constance R. Sprague, and Colleen M.
New. Impact
of Technology on Informal Science Learning,
David A. Ucko and Kirsten M. Ellenbogen. The
Impact of
Technology on Science Preservice Preparation
and In-service Professional Development,
Craig A. Wilson.
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The University of Alabama
PO Box 870232 • 205B Graves Hall • Tuscaloosa, Alabama • 35487
Cynthia Szymanski Sunal, Ph.D., Director • cvsunal@bamaed.ua.edu
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