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1. 1. AAAS - Project 2061 - George DeBoer

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   Published on: 5/24/2008   Last Visited: 5/24/2008

   George DeBoerAAAS - Project 2061 - George DeBoer
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   George DeBoer, Deputy Director
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   George E. DeBoer is deputy director for Project 2061 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.He works with the director to oversee all of the project's programs and activities in the areas of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
   
   DeBoer joined Project 2061 from the Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Science of the National Science Foundation, where he served as program director.He holds an appointment as Professor of Educational Studies at Colgate University.In his long career at Colgate University he has held a number of positions, including director of the Graduate Summer Session, director of the Master of Arts in Teaching Program, chair of the Education Department, and acting director of the Division of Social Sciences.Prior to becoming a university professor, DeBoer taught chemistry, biology, and earth science at Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, Illinois, and chemistry, biochemistry, and microbiology at the Evanston Hospital School of Nursing, Northwestern University Medical School.
   
   DeBoer is the author of A History of Ideas in Science Education: Implications for Practice (Columbia University Teachers College Press, 1991) as well as numerous articles, book chapters, and reviews.He has made presentations at national and international conferences, including the International Conference on the History and Philosophy of Science and Science Teaching, the National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual Meeting, the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, and the New York State Science Supervisors Association Annual Conference.His primary research interests are clarifying the goals of the science curriculum, analyzing the history of science education, and analyzing the many meanings of scientific literacy.
   
   DeBoer holds a Ph.D. in science education from Northwestern University, an M.A.T. in biochemistry and science education from the University of Iowa, and a B.A. in biology and chemistry from Hope College.He is a member of the American Educational Research Association, the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, and the National Science Teachers Association.

2. 2. AAAS - Project 2061 - Linking Middle and Early High School Science and Mathematics Assessment Items to Local, State, and National Content Standards

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   George E. DeBoer is deputy director of Project 2061 and will serve as PI on the project.He holds a Ph.D. in science education from Northwestern University and joined Project 2061 from the Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Science of the National Science Foundation.He is associate director and co-PI for the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, and co-PI on Project 2061's IERI mathematics project and the Project 2061 assessment project.He has been a professor of education at Colgate University since 1974 where he taught courses in the teaching of science and mathematics and in applied research methodology in the social sciences.At Colgate Dr. DeBoer held a number of administrative positions including chair of the Department of Education, acting director of the Division of Social Sciences, and director of the Master of Arts in Teaching Program.His primary research interests lie in clarifying the goals of the science curriculum, analyzing the history of science education, and analyzing the many meanings of scientific literacy.He has written extensively on these topics.

3. 3. CCMS / Faculty

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   Published on: 2/13/2008   Last Visited: 2/13/2008

   George E. DeBoer | James J. Gallagher | Edward L. Smith | Christina Schwarz | David Fortus | Daniel C. Edelson | Brian J. Reiser | Bruce L. Sherin | Joseph Krajcik | Elizabeth Davis | Charles W. Anderson | Louis M. Gomez | James P. Spillane | David E. Kanter | Uri Wilensky | Brian Coppola | Barry Fishman | Jay Lemke | Elizabeth Moje | LeeAnn Sutherland | Meredith Bruozas | Lou-Ellen Finn
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   George E. DeBoer, deputy director of Project 2061, joined the staff from the Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Science Education of the National Science Foundation. He has also been a professor of education at Colgate University since 1991. Dr. DeBoer's primary research interests lie in clarifying the goals of the science curriculum, analyzing the history of science education, and analyzing the many meanings of scientific literacy. He has written extensively on these topics and holds a Ph.D. in science education from Northwestern University.