Teacher Education Faculty Listing
Primary Program Faculty
Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Research Interests
Cultural foundations of cognition
Media theory and criticism
Lifespan development theory
STEM education
Assistant Provost for Faculty Development Professor, Mathematics Education Director of Teacher Education, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Allied Faculty
Emeritus Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences Research Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Research Interests
STEM Learning and Teaching
Teacher Professional Development
Earth Science Education
Director, Center for Science and Environmental Outreach Director, Family Engineering Program Staff, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Areas of Expertise
Great Lakes education and stewardship
Environmental education
K-5 engineering and STEM outreach
K-12 science education
K-12 teacher professional learning
Co-facilitator of biannual Lake Superior Youth Symposium students in grades 8-12
Producer and disseminater of 85+ Great Lakes floor maps and Lake Superior floor maps
Coordinator of 9 Water Festivals for Gr. 4-12 students in the western Upper Peninsula
Coordinator of 15 Western Upper Peninsula STEM Festivals for Gr. 4-8 students (2004-2019)
Amanda Gonczi
Assistant Research Scientist, Great Lakes Research Center Instructor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences Director of Research and Evaluation, Michigan Science Teaching and Assessment Reform
Areas of Expertise
Design and implementation of professional development for K-12 and undergraduate STEM teachers
K-12 STEM education research
Program evaluation
Amanda's CV
Research Interests
Instructional practices that support environmental literacy and stewardship
Integration of computing into STEM education
Teachers beliefs about reforms-based science instruction including nature of science, inquiry, engineering, Next Generation Science Standards, and technology integration
Professional development elements (remote and face-to-face) that support instructional change, teacher leadership and reforms-based science instruction
Using levels of inquiry to support teachers' understanding and integration of mathematical and scientific inquiry in k-12 education
Teachers' understandings regarding key concepts in science including respiration and photosynthesis
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering Sciences Affiliated Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Specialties
Geoscience
Teacher Education
Evaluation and Assessment
Professor and Chair, Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology Affiliated Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences Director, Research and Innovation in STEAM Education Institute (RISE)
Research Interests
Problem-based learning methods applied in the areas of CAD/CAM
Static and dynamic model simulation
Product and manufacturing work cell verification
Teaching Interests
Parametric Modeling
Statics and Strength of Materials
Product Design and Development
CAE and FEA Methods
Computer-aided Manufacturing
Senior Design
Professor of Physics Director and John and Phyllis Seaman Endowed Curator, A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum Affiliated Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Teaching Interests
Nanotechnology Education
Assessment in STEM education
Research Interests
Theoretical condensed matter physics
Theory and modeling of single-electron transport devices
Modeling and simulation of properties of interfaces and interface materials
Atomistic computational physics of surface phases and surface dynamics
Crystal growth
Mineralogy of natural graphite
Michael R. Meyer
Director - William G. Jackson Center for Teaching and Learning
Specialties
Directs and coordinates center activities with those of other campus units Holds pedagogical consultations with faculty and staff from all departments Promotes new faculty development tools, training, and opportunities Coordinates initiatives to support teaching and learning, such as the university testing center Holds joint appointment as physics senior lecturer
Carla Strome
Adjunct Instructor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
