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Science Educator EDITOR: Brenda Wojnowski WAI Education Solutions ASSOCIATE EDITOR: David Wojnowski Jarvis Christian College Summer 2014 Vol. 23 No. 1 Members of the Board – National Science Education Leadership Association President Craig T. Gabler Regional Science Coordinator Educational Service District 113 Tyee Boulevard Tumwater, WA 98512 Phone: 360-464-7603 cgabler@esd113.k12.wa.us Retiring President Darlene Ryan Principal Glenwood Elementary School 535 Hudson Woods Pittsboro, NC 27312 Phone: 919-656-2416 DRyan@chccs.k12.nc.us President Elect Elizabeth Mulkerrin Director of Education Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo 3701 S. 10th Street Omaha, NE 68107 Phone: 402-738-2052 elizabethm@omahazoo.com Secretary Trisha Herminghaus 5621 Whispering Spruce Anchorage, AK 99516 Phone: 907-345.5512 Fax: 907-7424581 therminghaus@gmail.com Treasurer Christine Royce Professor of Education Shippensburg University PO Box 305 Newberg, PA 17240 Phone: 717-477-1681 caroyce@aol.com Professional Development Coordinator Janey Kaufmann K-12 Curriculum Coordinator 16467 North 109th Way Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Phone: 602-206-7438 Fax: 480-473-1176 jkaufmann@susd.org Safety Compliance Of cer, Parliamentarian Kenneth R. Roy Glastonbury Public Schools 330 Hubbard Street Glastonbury, CT 06033 Phone: 860-652-7200 x 2002 Fax: 860-652-7275 royk@glastonburyus.org Science Educator Journal Editor Brenda Shumate Wojnowski WAI Education Solutions 6318 Churchill Way Dallas, TX 75230 Phone: 214-288-9779 bwojnowski@gmail.com Science Educator Journal Associate Editor David Wojnowski Jarvis Christian College US 80 Hawkins, TX 75765 Phone: 214-662-7854 wojnowskidavid@gmail.com The Navigator Newsletter Editor Janis Slater Science Programs Coordinator, K20 Center University of Oklahoma 3100 Monitor Avenue, Suite 200 Norman, OK 73072 Phone: 405-325-2683 Fax: 405-325-7592 jslater@ou.edu Finance Committee Christine Royce (2011-2014) Professor of Education Shippensburg Unvirsity PO Box 305 Newberg, PA 17240 Phone: 717-477-1681 caroyce@aol.com Awards Committee Nancy Kellogg (2012-2015) 2944 Tincup Circle Boulder, CO 80305 Phone: 303-499-1174 nancy.kellogg@comcast.net Diversity Committee Vicky Massey (2014-2017) Science Coordinator 110 Oakmere Road Owing Mills, MD 21117 Phone: 410-428-5155 vickymassey@cox.net Informal Science Committee Kevin J. Niemi 2014-2017 University of Wisconsin-Madison Institute for Biology Education Phone: 608-262-5480 kjniemi@wisc.edu Nominations & Elections Committee Joyce Tugel (2013-2016) Maine Mathematics & Science Alliance, Southern NH Of ce 16 Birch Lane Barrington, NH 03825 Phone: 207-899-8661 jtugel@mmsa.org Membership Committee Paul Keidel (2013-2014) STEM Coordinator Career Academy Bismarck Public Schools/MREC 1200 College Drive Bismarck, ND 58501 Phone: 701-323-4343 paul_keidel@bismarckschools.org Region A Director 2013-2016 ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NJ, NY, PA Page Keeley Maine Mathematics & Science Alliance pkeeley@mmsa.org Region B Director 2011 - 2014 DE, MD, DC, MI, OH, IN, KY, WV, VA Michelle Hughes Science Curriculum Manager Cincinnati Public Schools Phone: 513-207-6662 quitahughes@gmail.com Region C Director 2013-2016 TN, NC, SC, AL, GA, FL, AR, MS, LA and Caribbean Keri Randolph Director of Learning Southeast Tennessee STEM Innovation Hub 100 East Tenth Street, Suite 500 Chattanooga, TN 37402 Phone: 423-598-2048 randolph.keri@gmail.com Region D Director 2012 - 2015 TX, OK, NM, AZ, UT, CO and all of Canada and Latin America Vicki Massey vmmassey@mpsaz.org Region E Director 2014-2017 NE, KS, MO, ND, SD, MN, IA, WI, IL Kirsten Smith Curriculum Specialist for Science Lincoln Public Schools 5905 O Street Lincoln, Nebraska 68510 Phone: 402-436-1802 ksmith@lps.org Region F Director 2012 - 2015 CA, NV, HI, OR, WA, AK, ID, MT, WY and all other international members Deborah Tucker deborahlt@aol.com Web Master Beth Snoke Harris 1425 Duplin Road Raleigh, NC 28739 Phone: 919-561-3612 Fax: 801-659-3351 beth@seven-oaks.net NSTA Representative Steve Rich srich@westga.edu Table of Contents The Role of Advanced High School Coursework in Increasing STEM Career Interest ...................................................................1 Philip M. Sadler, Gerhard Sonnert, Zahra Hazari, and Robert Tai Modeling Instruction: The Impact of Professional Development on Instructional Practices ........................................................................................14 Angela T. Barlow, Tasha M. Frick, Heather L. Barker, and Amy J. Phelps A Professional Learning Community Activity for Science Teachers: How to Incorporate Discourse-rich Instructional Strategies into Science Lessons ...................................................27 Elizabeth Lewis, Dale Baker, Nievita Bueno Watts, and Michael Lang Science Instructional Leadership: The Role of the Department Chair ..............................................................................................36 Jeremy S. Peacock A Longitudinal Study of a 5 th Grade Science Curriculum Based on the 5E Model ...........................................................................49 Timothy P. Scott, Carolyn Schroeder, Homer Tolson, Tse-Yang Huang, and Omah M. Williams Zambian Pre-service Chemistry Teachers’ Views on Chemistry Education Goals and Challenges for Achieving Them in Schools ...........................................................................56 Asiana Banda, Frackson Mumba, and Vivien M. Chabalengula Preservice Secondary Science Teachers’ Experiences and Ideas about Bullying in Science Classrooms .......................................65 Sara Raven and Melissa A. Jurkiewicz Manuscripts: Submit manuscripts to the Editor, Brenda Wojnowski, WAI Education Solutions, 6318 Churchill Way, Dallas, TX 75230. Refer to the information for authors elsewhere in this journal. The opinions and statements published are the responsibility of the authors, and such opinions and statements do not necessarily represent the policies of NSELA. Annual membership dues for NSELA are $55. Science Educator: ISSN 1094-3277 Copyrighted 2014 by the National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA)–Printed at The Sheridan Press, 450 Fame Avenue, Hanover, PA 17331, the journal serves as a vehicle for the exchange of information on current theory, research and teaching/ learning applications. General inquiries may be directed to: Editor, Brenda Wojnowski, WAI Education Solutions, 6318 Churchill Way, Dallas, TX 75230. e-mail: bwojnowski@gmail.com Editoral Board Linda Atkinson University of Oklahoma Pamela Buckley Fox Independent Consultant Karen Charles RTI International Paul Kelter Northern Illinois University Stacy Klein-Gardner Vanderbilt University Deidre Parish Frisco, TX ISD Celeste Pea National Science Foundation Jon Pederson University of Nebraska-Lincoln Alpasian Sahin Texas A&M University Pat Shane Independent Consultant Robert Yager University of Iowa Ellen Yezierski Miami University Ohio Ning-Feng (Peter) Zhao East Tennessee State University
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