WWF-OTS Costa Rica
2000
Christine Anne Royce
Contents
Work Information
Job Title
Academic Dean/ Science Teacher/Technology Coordinator
Key responsibilities
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In my position, I am responsible for teaching Earth and
Space Science as a junior/senior level elective. This course covers Geology with the interaction of meteorology
and oceanography in different areas and Astronomy as major topics. The format of our schedule is block
scheduling which means each class meets for 90 minutes per day over a semester
time span.
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As Academic Dean, I am responsible for overseeing the
curriculum at our school which includes updating and evaluating programs;
working with teacher development issues, and completing the master schedule for
students, faculty, and courses.
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Technology in our building is fairly new and I am
responsible for maintaining the three computer labs; the administrative
network, and working with the integration of technology into daily teaching.
Department or workgroup
Science, technology and
curriculum development.
Favorite Links
http://www.discoveryschool.com
Contact Information
Mail address
Bishop Hannan High School
330 Wyoming Avenue
Scranton, PA 18503
E-mail address
Office phone
570-346-4643
Current Projects
Project GIVE
This project is an interactive project in
education. Students researched single
events on a timeline in astronomy and were responsible for including the date
of the event, the title, a short narrative about the event, and a graphic that
represents the event. These events were
converted and placed on the web using a thumbnail sketch. Viewers can click on the thumbnail sketch
and be taken to the different events on the timeline. This project was conducted in cooperation with the Wright Center
for Science Education and can be located at http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/fellows/kevin.
I’ll
Raise You Ten: Microscopic and
Macroscopic Scaling Activities in the Classroom
The topic of scaling and powers of ten are
often a difficult one to teach to students.
I have worked with two other teachers (Margaret Holzer of Chatham High
School in Chatham, NJ; and Christyna Laubach of Lenox High School in Lenox, MA)
in presenting several workshops dealing with activities that address this
topic. Additionally, an article on this
topic has recently been selected for publication in The Science Teacher.
Biographical Information
Greetings! My name is Christine Anne Royce and I currently teach Earth and Space Science at Bishop Hannan High School in Scranton, PA. I also serve as Academic Dean and Technology Coordinator. Bishop Hannan High School is one of the catholic high schools within the Diocese of Scranton. Our school is grades 9-12 with approximately 425 students. I am entering my eleventh year of teaching and have previously taught at the elementary (2nd grade at St. Hedwig’s Elementary School in Chester, PA); middle school (7-8th grade at Central Middle School in Dover, DE); and high school at Monroe County Area Vocational Technical School in Bartonsville, PA. I am an adjunct faculty member at the University of Scranton in their Education Department.
Educational Background
My educational background includes a
B.S.Ed in Elementary Education from Cabrini College; an M.A. in Curriculum and
Instruction from Delaware State University; and an M.S. in School
Administration and Supervision from the University of Scranton. While at the University of Scranton, I
served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Education Department. I am currently a doctoral student in Science
Education at Temple University where I am ABD.
My dissertation topic will investigate the use of children’s trade books
in the teaching of science to elementary students in place of or in conjunction
with textbooks.
Activities
I am active in both NSTA and my
state association, the Pennsylvania Science Teachers Association (PSTA).
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Member of the Manuscript Review Panel for Science and
Children
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Member of the Outstanding Tradebooks in Science Committee
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Editor of The Exchange, which is the newsletter of
PSTA,
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Vice President for the association.
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Program/Printing Chair for the Annual Convention
Workshops Attended/Awards
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Presidential Award for
Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching (1997)
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Fulbright Memorial Fund
Fellowship Recipient to Japan (1999)
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NEWMAST (1997)
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Two week workshop
sponsored by NASA to promote the understanding of science, mathematics, and
technology.
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Space Science XII –
Wright Center for Science Education, Tufts University, MA (1998)
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Space Science XIII-
Wright Center for Science Education, Tufts University, MA (1998)
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Frontiers in Science
VII - Wright Center for Science Education, Tufts University, MA (1998)
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Teacher Research
Associate (TRAC) – 1993
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Department of the
Energy Program. I studied climate
modeling and intercomparison at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory in Livermore, CA
with the Project for Climate Modeling Diagnosis and Intercomparison.
Personal Interests
Writing/Publishing
Co-author on a series of three books titled Investigate and Connect that uses children’s literature to teach elementary science using inquiry based investigations.
Author of several articles on science education topics.
Volleyball
Travelling
Have traveled extensively in the United States over the past 8 years.
Countries visited: Japan in 1999 and Costa Rica in 2000.
Playing the Flute
Member of the St. Mary’s Assumption Church in Old Forge’s Fold Group.