Aleigh Raffelson joined BSCS as a Marketing and Development Assistant in October 2001 and currently serves as Executive Office Coordinator. With an extensive background in strategic marketing and database design and management...
Staff
BSCS currently employs 38 highly skilled and dedicated staff with a broad range of experiences. Dr. Janet Carlson is the Executive Director of BSCS. Dr. Joseph Taylor and Pamela Van Scotter serve as Associate Directors.
On an annual basis, BSCS science educators:
- Contribute articles and professional papers to more than a dozen national publications;
- Offer 65–70 presentations and sessions at regional, state, and national science education conferences;
- Hold memberships to and affiliations with nationally recognized associations, including NSTA, NABT, AERA, NARST, ASTE, CAST, and NSDC;
- Serve on grant review panels
- Support the science education community by serving on numerous state, national, and international advisory boards and committees; and
- Share their expertise in science disciplines and areas of emphasis, including biology, Earth sciences, physics, chemistry, elementary education, multidisciplinary science, professional development, educational leadership, research, and equity in science education.
Ann Grumann joined BSCS as a Staff Accountant in May 2010. Her responsibilities are the daily accounting of BSCS financial transactions. Ann has 15 years of experience in finance and accounting primarily with Hewlett Packard...
Dr. Anne L. Westbrook joined BSCS as a Science Educator in 1999. Currently, she is the principal investigator for the Diabetes Education Curriculum K–12 (DECK–12) project, which is funded by the National Institute for Diabetes...
Dr. April Gardner joined BSCS as a Science Educator in February 2001. April is currently project lead for Project PRIME. This project is studying the impact of educative curriculum materials combined with intensive professional...
Betty Stennett joined BSCS as a Curriculum Developer for BSCS Science: An Inquiry Approach in 2004. She has been involved in writing curriculum for all three levels of this program as well as several other curriculum projects....
Brian Wenger joined BSCS in 2008 providing warehouse and facility support. In 2010, he joined the Product and Services group and now provides web support and assists in the customization and development of web applications.
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Dr. Brooke Bourdélat-Parks joined BSCS as a Science Educator in August 2007. Currently, she is working on a project to develop information for research scientists interested in being involved in science education, as well as a...
Chris Moraine joined BSCS as a Production Specialist in July 2010. In this role, he brings his background in digital media to produce quality imagery and related materials contributing to strong and effective recourses. His...
Dr. Chris Wilson joined BSCS as a Research Specialist in July 2007 and is currently a Science Educator. His ongoing research interests include the development and application of learning progressions in grades K–16 science...
Connie Hvidsten joined BSCS as a Science Educator in January 2011. She is currently a professional development leader in Science Teachers Learning from Lesson Analysis (STeLLA), a research-based professional development project...
No other curriculum program, textbook company, etc. has provided this level of support. I highly valued the site visits and insight provided by the staff. It is reassuring to know that we can email or phone BSCS staff, most of whom are classroom teachers, with our concerns and questions.
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