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Steve Getty
Science Educator
sgetty@bscs.org
Steve Getty is involved with a variety of BSCS projects curriculum, research and evaluation, and professional development. As a curriculum developer, he has been a lead writer for the high school (grades 9-11) program BSCS Science: An Inquiry Approach. He has also written with several other BSCS curriculum projects, including revisions of BSCS programs and targeted curricular work with Los Angeles Public Schools and the Archdiocese of Chicago. His work in research at BSCS includes two projects investigating literacy and science notebooks (grades 4-5; middle school) in the Pikes Peak Region, and a cluster-randomized trial (CRT) of high school science in Florida (supported by the U.S. Dept. of Education). Steve is also involved in various professional development efforts at BSCS. This includes teaching with the BSCS Summer Science Institutes and collaborative work with teachers and districts around the country.
Steve has a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from Brown University and has held research positions at Harvard University, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of New Mexico. His areas of interest in research include the evolution of mountain belts (Appalachians, Alps, North American Cordillera), new methods for radiometric age dating (U-Th-Pb geochronology), and the application of isotopic tracers to Earth Systems (e.g., coral, human bones, aerosols and pollutants in lichens)
Prior to joining BSCS, Steve had a three-year teaching position as Visiting Professor of Geology at The Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado. During this time, he directed senior research projects and taught in the six-week Integrated Natural Sciences Summer Institute for M.A.T. candidates. His courses have included mixes of classroom and field courses in Colorado, New Mexico, and the Bahamas. His hobbies are bird-watching, hiking, and mountain biking.
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