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| Ph.D. - University of Iowa
(1987) |
| Associate Clinical Professor - Science Education |
| Graduate Program Director - UMBC Department of Education |
| Director Center for Excellence in
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Education (CESTEME) |
| Office: ACIV Building, Office
433 |
| Phone: 410-455-2869 |
| Email: blunck@umbc.edu |
| Electronic Dossier Address: http://userpages.umbc.edu/~blunck/pdf/ |
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Research Interest Areas:
Teacher professional development/leadership (pre-service
& in-service/domestic & international venues) - School/university
partnerships - Elementary and middle school science
curriculum and instruction - Science/Technology/Society
(STS) teaching and assessment strategies - Cognitive
and social constructivist teaching - Culturally relevant
teaching practices - NCATE standards/evaluation -
Elementary and middle school administration/supervision.
Dr. Blunck's research and professional efforts have
been focused on promoting excellence in science teaching
by working with emerging and practicing teachers.
Her primary area of research is centered on the professional
development of science teachers. Believing that the
professional development continuum spans the time
a teacher enters a preparation program until the day
the teacher leaves the profession, Dr. Blunck strives
to create professional development experiences that
are ongoing, teacher centered, and standards-based.
Dr. Blunck created the National Diffusion Network
nationally recognized and disseminated, Iowa Chautauqua
Program (1987-1995); the UCEA award winning, international
Egyptian Teacher Leader Program (1996-2001); the UMBC
Master of Arts in Education program for practicing
teacher leaders in Maryland (2002-2008); and NSF/UMBC/BCPS
STEM Master of Arts in Education Pre-service Program
(2004-2008). Dr. Blunck is the founding director of
the UMBC Center of Excellence in STEM Education and
is most currently researching K-12 STEM Academy building
processes and K-12 STEM teacher development.
In her role as Associate Clinical Professor Dr. Susan
M. Blunck currently is:
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Teaching and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students enrolled
in EDUC 421/623 Teaching Science in the Elementary School
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Serving as Graduate Program Director for Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT),
Master of Arts in Education (MAE), Instructional Systems Development (ISD)
programs which enroll the largest number of students at UMBC - Dr. Blunck
was co-creator of the MAT and MAE degree programs
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Serving as Co-PI of the UMBC/Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) STEM Project.
This project supports both MAT and MAE STEM students intending to teaching at K-12 levels.
The project is a National Science Foundation Mathematics/Science Partnership
funded for $11 million
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Directing the Center for Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Education (STEM) established under the UMBC/BCPS STEM Project
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Mentoring Ph.D. students in Language, Literacy, and Culture Program
Recent Dissertations:
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Teresa Irish - in progress - STEM Academy Measurement Tool: Documenting the Processes
Involved in Creating STEM K-12 Academies
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Jorge Vasconcelos-Santillán - Fall 2007 - Chair - Development of a
Web-Based Surveying Instrument to Identify Problem-Solving Abilities
Related to Effective Instruction in Computer Programming
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Sheila Allen - Fall 2007 - Committee Member - Joining Communities of Practice:
Career Changer Teacher Identity Transitions
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