Katz and the Hatz

Paula Schoeff

University of Cincinnati

Paula.Schoeff@uc.edu

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Education:

Ed.D. Curriculum and Instruction          Aug. 2010 – Sept. 2013 (in progress)
Teaching and Learning of School Subjects:

• Science Education
• University of Cincinnati
  Cincinnati, Ohio
• Primary Research Interest
  • Inquiry-based teaching
  • Impact of STEM Education in a K12 environment

Elementary Education B.S. Program, Indiana          Aug. 1994 –June 1997

• Middle School endorsements in:  science, math, social studies, language arts and technology
• Taylor University
  Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Graduated summa cum laude GPA 4.0

Professional Experience:

University of Cincinnati           2009-present

• Local liaison for Ohio STEM Learning Network

University of Toledo          2007 – 2009

• Program director for INSPiRE grant
• Editor for Let’s Explore curriculum series

Indiana-Purdue University, Fort Wayne          2005 – 2007

• Math department support staff
• Editor’s assistant for College Mathematics Journal

New Haven Middle School           2000-2004

• Math & Science teacher 7^th-8^th grade

Fort Wayne Community Schools          1997-2000

• District substitute teacher

Anthony Wayne Services           1996-2002

• Trainer / Summer Camp coordinator

Professional Leadership:

School District Level

• Ruby Payne site team, (2002-2004)
• 8^th grade team representative for school mission and focus committee (2001-2004)
• Co-chair for school-wide United Way Day of Caring (2003)
• Science club facilitator (2002-2004)
• Led two teams in the IPFW, national completion for “Future City” (2001-2003)
• Co-organizer for afterschool program (2003-2004)

State Level

• Presented at the regional HASTI conference in Indianapolis (2001 and 2002)
• Associate Director for the Ohio STEM Learning Network
• Organized four regional STEM conferences

Recent Professional Development:

• iEARN, virtual platform (June, 2010). Cincinnati, OH
• Hamilton County Educational Services Center
•  AAAS, Training on using the Atlas for Science Literacy concept maps (May, 2010).  Washington, DC, AAAS main branch office.
•  National Science Teachers Association, national conferences (2008, 2009, 2010)
•  National Association for Research in Science Teaching, national conference (2009)

Professional Organization Membership:

• American Educational Research Association
• National Association for Research in Science Teaching
• Association of Supervisors of Curriculum Development
• National Science Teachers Association