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Hello. I'm Walter S. Smith, Director of the Science and Science Education Doctoral Programs and Professor of Biology at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Prior to joining the Ball State faculty in 1999, I served on the faculty at the University of Akron (1994-1999) and the University of Kansas (1972-1994). Previously I taught science at Oak Hills High School in Ohio. |
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taught elementary, middle level, and secondary science teaching methods
courses as well as worked with K-12 in-service teachers, taught graduate
courses and directed doctoral dissertations. I am particularly interested
in equity issues, especially the participation and academic success
of women and Native American students in science, and in the use of
technology to enhance science instruction.
I completed my B.S. in biology at Cornell University and M.S.Ed. in student personnel and Ph.D. in science education at Indiana University. I received the Distinguished Service to Science Education citation in 1993 and the Ohaus Award for Innovations in Science Teaching in 2003 from the National Science Teachers Association, the Outstanding Mentor Award from the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science in 2002, and in a ceremony at The White House the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring in the first year (1996) it was awarded. For more information, click on one of these topics. |
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