New Perspectives in Science Education
Michael Taber
Institution: Colorado College
Country: United States
I have been a science educator for over twenty-six years. I began my career as a high school physics and biology teacher in El Paso, Texas, shortly after completing my Master of Arts in Teaching from Colorado College. I continued my teaching at the sixth grade middle-school level until 1994, when I began my doctoral work at Iowa State University.
At Iowa State, I focused on boundary layer meteorology, earning a Ph.D. in Water Resources in 1999. I did post-doctoral work under Danny Edelson at Northwestern University before accepting an appointment at the University of Northern Colorado as an Earth Science Educator. In 2006, I joined my alma mater, Colorado College, as a professor of education. My professional goal is to contribute to the understanding of how the use of scientific data can promote the learning of inquiry, particularly for pre-service teachers.
At Iowa State, I focused on boundary layer meteorology, earning a Ph.D. in Water Resources in 1999. I did post-doctoral work under Danny Edelson at Northwestern University before accepting an appointment at the University of Northern Colorado as an Earth Science Educator. In 2006, I joined my alma mater, Colorado College, as a professor of education. My professional goal is to contribute to the understanding of how the use of scientific data can promote the learning of inquiry, particularly for pre-service teachers.
