JOHNW.TILLOTSONOffice: DepartmentofScienceTeaching Home: 676HuntsCornersRd. SyracuseUniversity Marathon,NY13803 101HeroyGeologyLab (607)543-1152(cell) Syracuse,NY13244-1070 (315)443-9137 (315)443-9134Fax [email protected] Ph.D. ScienceEducation,December1996 UniversityofIowa,IowaCity,Iowa Dr.RobertE.Yager,DoctoralAdvisor Comprehensiveareas:ScienceEducation,Chemistry,andStatistics Corroborativearea:EducationalResearchMethodology M.S. Chemistry,August1995 UniversityofIowa,IowaCity,Iowa B.S. SecondaryChemistryEducation,May1991 StateUniversityofNewYorkatCortland,Cortland,NewYork Professionalcertification:NewYorkStateTeacherCertificateofQualificationin
ChemistryandGeneralScience(7-12)LEADERSHIP/TEACHINGEXPERIENCESAssociateProfessorandDepartmentChair,DepartmentofScienceTeaching(CollegeofArts&Sciences),SyracuseUniversity,
July2016-present• ChairoftheDepartmentofScienceTeachingresponsibleforleadershipoffacultyandstudents,programcurriculumdevelopment,physicalspaceallocations,andcollaborationswithSTEMcolleaguesanddepartmentsacrosscampus
• RepresentativeontheArts&SciencesDean’sCouncilofDepartmentChairs• DirectoroftheCollegeScienceTeachingPh.D.Program• Teachgraduate/undergraduatecoursesinboth-12andundergraduatesciencepedagogy,sciencecurriculum,natureofscience,assessment,andintroductoryphysicalscience
• ResponsibleforbudgetmanagementandprogramoversightfortheDepartmentofScienceTeaching•ServeasdissertationadvisorforPh.D.studentsandserveondissertationcommittees
DualAssociateProfessorofScienceEducation,DepartmentofScienceTeaching(CollegeofArts&Sciences)andtheTeaching
&LeadershipProgram(SchoolofEducation),SyracuseUniversity,May2002-June2016• CoordinatoroftheSyracuseUniversityAdolescence(7-12grade)ScienceTeacherEducationProgram• CoordinatoroftheTeaching&CurriculumPh.D.ProgramandtheScienceEducationPh.D.Program• DirectorofGraduateProgramsinScienceEducation• Teachgraduate/undergraduatecoursesinsciencemethods,sciencecurriculum,natureofscience,assessment,andphysicalscience
• Past-ChairoftheSecondaryEducationProgramGroup(SEPG)•ServeasdissertationadvisorforPh.D.studentsandserveondissertationcommittees
ResearchinScienceEducationDivisionDirector/BoardofDirectors,NationalScienceTeachersAssociation(NSTA),June2014-
May2017 •Overseetheresearchinscienceeducationinitiativesforthis50,000memberprofessionalorganization• Participateinpolicydevelopmentandfiscaloversightfortheorganization• ServedastheNSTALiaisontotheNationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)• DirecttheResearchCommitteeactivitiesandcollaboratewithotherNSTADivisionDirectorsonjointinitiatives
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President,AssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE),January2012-January2013
•Providedorganizationalleadershipandledpolicydevelopmenteffortsforthis900memberorganization• ContributedtothedevelopmentoftheASTEannualbudget• ServedastheASTELiaisontotheNationalScienceTeachersAssociation(NSTA)AllianceofAffiliates• AssistedwiththecreationoftheannualASTEConferenceprogramandplenaryspeakerselection
ExecutiveDirector,NationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST),August1,2001-April30,2007
•Responsibleforannualbudgetpreparationforthe1,800memberorganization• Orchestratedannualboardmeetingsandnationalconferences• Developedandenactedpolicyinconsultationwiththeboardofdirectors• Carriedoutofficialcommunicationsfortheorganization
DualAssistantProfessorofScienceEducation,DepartmentofScienceTeachingandtheTeaching&LeadershipProgram,
SyracuseUniversity,August1996-2002•Supervisedmiddleandsecondaryscienceteachersduringseparatestudentteachingplacements•Advise30-40undergraduateandgraduatestudentseachsemester•CoordinatetheAcademyofScienceEducatorsfortheProfessionalDevelopmentSchool
ScienceMethodsInstructor,UniversityofIowa,ScienceEducationCenter,1993-1996
•TaughtSecondaryScienceMethodsIcourseastheleadinstructorinaweeklyseminarwithanaccompanyingpracticumcomponent
•AssistedwithSecondaryScienceMethodsIIasaPh.D.internFieldExperienceSupervisor,UniversityofIowa,ScienceEducationCenter,1994-1996
•Superviseduptofifteensciencemethodsstudentsduringtheirfield-basedpracticumteachinginelementary,middle,andsecondaryschoolclassrooms
AdjunctChemistryInstructor,CornellCollege,Mt.Vernon,Iowa,1993-1996
•Instructedundergraduatestudentsingeneralchemistrylaboratorycourseandtheaccompanyingpre-labdiscussion
•Assistedinrevisingchemistrylaboratorycurriculumtoreflectaninquiry-basedapproachAdjunctChemistryProfessor-DistanceLearningProgram,KirkwoodCommunityCollege,CedarRapids,Iowa,1992-1995
•Taughtintroductorychemistryinadistanceeducationsettingutilizingtwo-way,interactivevideoconferencingtechnologybroadcastingtotensitessimultaneously
•Developedscienceactivitiesandcurriculummaterialstofacilitatestudentlearninginadistanceeducationenvironmentforhighschoolandcommunitycollegechemistrystudents
AdjunctChemistryProfessor-GuidedSelf-StudyProgram,KirkwoodCommunityCollege,CedarRapids,Iowa,1992-1996
•Evaluatedworkofstudentstakingintroductorychemistrythroughcorrespondencestudy•Providedassistancetostudentsviatelephone,e-mail,writtencommunications,andin-personhelpsessions
TeachingAssistant,UniversityofIowa,DepartmentofChemistry,1991-1992and1994-1995•Instructedstudentsingeneralchemistrylabforfoursemesters• ReceivedtheUniversityofIowaOutstandingTAAwardforexcellenceinteachingundergraduates
Teacher,MarathonCentralSchool,Marathon,NewYork,1991•Hiredasapermanent,long-termsubstitutetoreplaceateacheronleave•Taughteighthgrademathematics,juniorhightechnology,andhighschoolconsumermathematics
SubstituteScienceTeacher,CortlandJunior-SeniorHighSchool,Cortland,NewYork,1991
•ServedasasubstituteteacherineachofthesciencesubjectareasatboththejuniorhighandhighschoollevelsChemistryStudentTeacher,CortlandJunior-SeniorHighSchool,Cortland,NewYork,1991
•Taughtthreesectionsofregentschemistryto11thand12thgradestudents•Taughttwosectionsofnon-regentschemistryusingtheChemComcurriculummaterials
ChemistryPracticumTeacher,MoraviaCentralSchool,Moravia,NewYork,1990
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•Observedandtaughtregentschemistrylessonsto11thand12thgradestudentsaspartofrequiredfieldpracticumassignment
ScienceTeacherIntern,MarathonCentralSchool,Marathon,NewYork,1989
•InitiatedacooperativeinternshipexperiencethroughSUNYCortlandwithahighschoolchemistryandphysicsteacher
•ObservedandtaughtbothregentschemistryandregentsphysicslessonsCOURSESTAUGHTATSYRACUSEUNIVERSITY
v SCE718CurriculumProblemsinSciencev SCE789SeminarinScienceEducationResearchv SCE413/613MethodsandCurriculuminTeachingSciencev SCE600SelectedTopics:CurrentResearchLiteratureinScienceEducationv SED415/615TeacherDevelopment-Sciencev SCE616AssessmentandData-DrivenInstructionv SCE737MethodsandMaterialsinTeachingPhysicalSciencev PHY399PracticumandSeminarinPhysicsEducationv CAS101First-YearForumv SED340/640ParticipationintheProfessionalDevelopmentSchool-Sciencev SCE614TheNatureofScienceinScienceEducationv EDU508Standard/CandidacyStudentTeaching-Sciencev SCI544TeachingCollegeSciencev SCI105Quests&Questions:PhysicalSciencePhenomenaII
VISITINGSCHOLARSHOSTED
Ø Dr.DevrimGuven,BogaziciUniversity,IstanbulTurkey,August2014-August2015Ø Dr.OzgeAydin,DumlupinarUniversity,Kutahya,Turkey.February2015-May2015
GRANTEXPERIENCEAwarded/PendingGrantProjectsNationalScienceFoundationGrant,$999,976GrantAward#1644148,October1,2016—September30,2019).“TheStrategic
UndergraduateSTEMTalentAccelerationInitiative(SUSTAIN).”PrincipalInvestigatoronthisgrantprojectalongwithCo-PIsDr.JasonWiles,DepartmentofBiology,SyracuseUniversity;Dr.KarinRuhlandt,DeanofArts&Sciences,SyracuseUniversity;andDr.KandaceSalomone,AssociateDeanofArts&Sciences,SyracuseUniversity.ThisproposalwassubmittedtotheNSFS-STEMcompetitionandprovidescholarshipsandrobustprofessionaldevelopmentprogrammingforthirtytalentedSTEMmajorswhoarelow-income,high-achievingfreshmanandsophomoresatSyracuseUniversity.TheresearchcomponentwillexplorethesocializationexperiencesofundergraduatestudentswithintheSTEMcultureaswellasexaminechangesinthepedagogicalbeliefsandpracticesofundergraduateSTEMfacultyasaresultofparticipationinintegratedprofessionaldevelopmentexperiences.
HigherEducationDevelopment(HED)Africa-U.S.HigherEducationInitiativePlanningGrant,$50,000(October1,
2009–September30,2010).“SyracuseUniversityandKenyattaUniversity-BuildingCapacityThroughQualityTeacherPreparation.”Co-PrincipalInvestigatoronthisgrantprojectalongwithDrs.JoannaMasingila(PI),andCo-PIsAgnesGathumbi,PeninaKamina,MosesOchanji,PatrickKimani,JerryMager,JoeShedd,andZalineRoy-Campbell.Thisprojectinvolvesdevelopingacollaborativeresearchagendasharedacrossthetwouniversitiesfocusedonimprovingthequalityofteachereducationprogramsatbothinstitutions.
NationalScienceFoundationGrant,$900,000(GrantAward#0934841,June1,2009–May31,2014).“TheSyracuse
UniversityNoyceScholarsProgramforScienceandMathematicsTeachers(SU-Noyce).”PrincipalInvestigatoronthisgrantprojectalongwithCo-PIsDrs.JoannaMasingila,EileenStrempel,JasonWiles,andSharonDotger,SyracuseUniversity.ThishighlycompetitiveNationalScienceFoundationgrantwillallowSyracuseUniversitytoplaceSTEMEducationgraduatesinruralandurbanschoolswherethereisacriticalshortageofhighlyqualifiedscienceandmathematicsteachersandprovidesummerinternshipsfortalentedSTEMundergraduatestoassistwithK-12scienceandmathematicsenrichmentprograms.
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NationalScienceFoundationGrant,$2,484,400(GrantAward#0455819,July1,2005-June30,2010).“InvestigatingtheMeaningfulnessofPreserviceProgramsAcrosstheContinuumofTeaching(IMPPACT)inScienceEducation.”PrincipalInvestigatoronthisgrantprojectalongwithCo-PIDr.ScottSamson,DepartmentofEarthSciences,SyracuseUniversity.ThisprojectwasfundedthroughtheNSF-TeacherProfessionalContinuum(CategoryI-Research)competition.Theresearchstudyinvolvesthreemajorresearchuniversitiesstudyingtheimpactofscienceteachereducationprogramsonscienceteachers’beliefsandclassroompracticesatvariousstagesoftheirprofessionalcareers.
NationalScienceFoundationGrant,$127,201(September2004-August2007).“IncorporationofModernNMRSpectroscopy
intotheChemistryCurriculumofaFour-yearUndergraduateInstitution.”LeadprojectevaluatoronthisgrantproposalalongwithDrs.M.Hoffman(PI),andCo-PIsM.Heitz,andM.LoganfromSUNYBrockport.ThisCCLINationalScienceFoundationgrantwasdesignedtointegrateNMRtechnologyinundergraduatechemistrycoursesatSUNYBrockport.
Goals2000Pre-ServiceGrant,$144,010(NYSEDGrant#0275-01-7008),(September1,2000-December31,2001)."Upstate
HighNeedsRuralSchoolsConsortium."PrincipalInvestigator.Thisprojectinvolvedfourteenhigh-needsruralschooldistrictsinNYS,SyracuseUniversity,CornellUniversity-RuralSchoolsProgram,andtheNYSDept.ofEducation.ProvidedstipendsforSyracuseUniversitypreservicescienceteachersanddoctoralstudentstoinvestigatethecharacteristicsofeffectivescienceeducationprograms,aswellastheimpactofthenewMSTStandards,onhigh-needsruralschooldistrictsinNewYorkState.Conductedprofessionaldevelopmentworkshopsforinservicescienceteachersfromhigh-needsruralschoolsacrossNewYorkStatetopromoteinquiry-basedscienceinstruction.Utilizedvideoconferencingtechnology(live,two-wayaudioandvideo)inboththedeliveryofprofessionaldevelopmenttrainingandtheresearchdatacollectionefforts.
PreparingTomorrow'sTeacherstoUseTechnologyGrant,$1,400,000(OERIGrant),(June1,2000-August31,2003).
“ContentinActionThroughTechnologyforTomorrow'sTeachers."ProjectCo-DirectoralongwithDr.PatTintoandCo-PrincipalInvestigatorsDr.StevenBossertandDr.JosephShedd,SyracuseUniversitySchoolofEducation.ProjectsupportedtechnologyintegrationintoourteachereducationprogramsandtopreparefutureteacherswiththenecessarytechnologyskillstobeeffectiveK-12educators.
Goals2000Pre-ServiceGrant,$163,865(NYSEDGrant#0277-00-0020),(July1,1999-August31,2000)."UpstateHighNeeds
RuralSchoolsConsortium."PrincipalInvestigator.ProjectinvolvedfiveruralschoolsinNYS,SyracuseUniversity,CornellUniversity-RuralSchoolsProgram,andtheNYSDept.ofEducation.ThegoalofthisgrantprojectwastoassistruralscienceteachersinrealigningtheirsciencecurriculatomeettheNYSMSTStandards.SyracuseUniversitypreservicescienceteachersworkedasinternsineachofthefiveruralschooldistrictsassistingwithallphasesoftheproject.Anactionresearchmodelwasusedtostudytheprocessofteacherchange.
CamilleandHenryDreyfusFoundationGrant,$46,737(December1998-June2000)."ACollaborativeLearningApproach:
UndergraduateStructureDeterminationandComputationalAnalysis."Co-PrincipalInvestigatorwithDr.KarinRuhlandt-Senge,DepartmentofChemistry,SyracuseUniversity,andDrs.R.Planalp,E.Wong,andE.Abrams,UniversityofNewHampshire.ProjectevaluatorfortheeducationalcomponentofthegrantlinkingSyracuseUniversitystudentswithpeersattheUniversityofNewHampshireincollaborativechemistryresearch.Responsibleforcreatingandconductingtheresearchplan,datacollection,dataanalysis,andreportingphasesoftheproject.Investigatedtheimpactoftheprojectonstudents'understandingofthenatureofscience.
TeacherEducationAllianceoftheIowaDistanceEducationAllianceGrant,$500(July1993–September1994)."AStudyofHowTeachingViatheIowaCommunicationsNetworkImpactsthePedagogicalPracticesandTechnologicalConcernsofScienceTeachersParticipatingintheI.D.E.A.StarSchoolsProject."Co-PrincipalInvestigatoralongwithLauraHenriques.Thisresearchprojectexploredhowusingtwo-wayvideoconferencingtechnologyasadeliverymechanismimpactedscienceteachers’beliefsandclassroompractices,aswellastheirtechnologicalself-efficacy.
GrantsProposalsNotFundedNationalScienceFoundationGrant,$799,135(notfunded).“InvestigatingtheMeaningfulnessofPreserviceProgramsAcross
theContinuumofTeaching(IMPPACT)ininNewYorkState(IMPPACT-NYS).”PrincipalInvestigatoronthisgrantproposalalongwithCo-PIDr.JasonWiles,DepartmentofBiology,SyracuseUniversity.SubmittedAugust2015.
NationalScienceFoundation,$522,652(notfunded).“GSE/RES:AssessingtheImpactofSocialization,Programmatic
Influences,andResearchExperiencesontheCareerAspirationsofSTEMDoctoralStudents(ASPIRE).
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PrincipalInvestigatoralongwithDrs.ShobhaBhatia,DepartmentofCivilEngineering,andKatharineLewis,DepartmentofBiology,atSyracuseUniversity.SubmittedFebruary2012.
NationalScienceFoundation,$597,165(notfunded).“STIMULATEIIScienceTrainingImmersiveModulesfor
UniversityLearningAroundTeacherEducation.”Co-PrincipalInvestigatoralongwithDrs.LenAnnetta(PI)andJamesMinogue(Co-PI)atNorthCarolinaStateUniversityandKentCrippen(Co-PI)atUniversityofNevada-LasVegas.SubmittedFebruary2010
HowardHughesMedicalInstitute(HHMI)-UndergraduateScienceEducationInitiative,$2,192,927(notfunded).“LaboratoryforIntegratedLearningintheSciences(LILS)Project.”Co-PrincipalInvestigatoronthisgrantproposalalongwithDrs.JamesSpencer(PI),JasonWiles(Co-PI),RoyWelch(Co-PI),MartinForstner(Co-PI),andLiviuMovileanu(Co-PI),SyracuseUniversityCollegeofArts&Sciences.SubmittedMarch2010.
NationalScienceFoundation,$848,790(notfunded),“EnhancingReadinessandImaginationinaDigitalEra(eRIDE).Co-
PrincipalInvestigatoralongwithDr.JingLei(PI).SubmittedNovember2008.NationalScienceFoundation,$25,000,000(notfunded),“CenterforForecastingChangeinSocietalThreats.”Co-Principal
InvestigatoralongwithDrs.MargaretHermann(PI),PramodVarshney(Co-PI),PhilipSchrodt(Co-PI),andGustavoRoig(Co-PI).SubmittedOctober2008.
NationalScienceFoundation,$3,000,000(notfunded),“GK-12WhyMatterMatters:BringingUnderservedPopulationstothe
MolecularSciencesinSecondarySchools.”Co-PrincipalInvestigatoralongwithDrs.JonZubieta(PI),JorgeOuteirino(Co-PI),KarinRuhlandt-Senge(Co-PI),andMarkBraiman(Co-PI).SubmittedJuly2008.
UnitedStatesDepartmentofEducation,InstituteforEducationSciences,$3,000,000,(notfunded) “EnhancedTechnologyIntegrationSupportforK-8EducatorsofMathandScience(ENTISE)” Co-PrincipalInvestigatoralongwithDr.TiffanyKoszalka(PI).SubmittedMay2007.NationalScienceFoundation,(notfunded)“PIRE:InvestigatingtheDevelopmentofCase-basedReasoninginBeginning
SecondaryMathematicsandScienceTeachersintheU.S.andKenyaThroughtheUseofMulti-MediaCaseStudies.”Co-PrincipalInvestigatoralongwithJoannaMasingila(PI),MosesOchanji,andMutindiNdunda(Co-PIs).SubmittedDecember2006.
NationalScienceFoundation,$669,385,(notfunded)“AdvancingTalentthroughActivitiesinScience(ATTRACTS):A
Community-basedApproachtoAdvancingScienceLearningfor7thand8thGraders.”Co-PrincipalInvestigatoralongwithLenaKochian(PI)andDanielLowengard,LarryLeatherman,MarthaGarcia-Murillo(Co-PIs).SubmittedJune2006.
NationalScienceFoundationGrant,$485,901(notfunded)“TrackingSuccessStrategiesofWomenEngineeringFaculty:AStudy
inPersistence.”PrincipalInvestigatorwithDr.ShobhaBhatia.SubmittedNovember2005.HowardHughesMedicalInstituteUndergraduateScienceEducationGrant,$2,000,000(notfunded).“ImprovingAccesstothe
LifeSciences.”Co-PrincipalInvestigatoralongwithDrs.JohnRussell,DonTorrence,EricSchiff,LaurelCarney,LarryWolf,andKandaceSalomone.SubmittedOctober2005.
NationalScienceFoundationGrant,$375,878(notfunded)“WastewaterTreatmentBimolecularDatabaseProject.”Co-
PrincipalInvestigatorwithDrs.ChristineKelly,CurtisLajoie,andBarbaraShelly.SubmittedOctober2002.NationalScienceFoundationGrant,$761,979(notfunded)“NewDoor:AcceleratedMathematicsandScienceTeacher
PreparationProject.”Co-PrincipalInvestigatorwithDrs.JoeShedd,andJoannaMasingila.SubmittedMay2002.NationalScienceFoundationGrant,$880,552(notfunded)“DEM-LearningThroughEnrichmentandAcademicDevelopmentin
Syracuse.”ProjectconsultantwithDrs.S.Bhatia,J.Duah-Agyeman,E.Gilligan,&L.Alvut.SubmittedMarch2002.NewYorkStateEducationDepartment,TargetedInstructionalStaffDevelopmentGrant,$286,148(notfunded)"TheSouthern
Onondaga/CortlandCountySmallSchoolsCollaborative."Co-PrincipalInvestigatorwithDr.LauraPayne-Bourcy,SyracuseUniversityOfficeofProfessionalDevelopment.SubmittedSeptember2000.
NationalScienceFoundation-ResearchonLearningEnvironmentsPlanningGrant,$1,500,000(notfunded)"Transitionto
IncreasinglyComplexScienceandMathematicsLearning."Dr.J.MichaelSpector,PrincipalInvestigator.IwastoserveastheProjectCoordinatorinchargeoftheresearchteamandK-12schoolpartnerships.SubmittedJune2000.
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RESEARCHEXPERIENCEResearchCo-Investigator,“UnderstandingtheImpactofSocioscientificIssuesonPre-serviceScienceTeacherDevelopment”
•Conductedayear-longinvestigationinpartnershipwithDr.DevrimGuven,BogaziciUniversity-Turkey,ofpre-servicescienceteacherswhoparticipatedinaseriesofprofessionaldevelopmentmodulesthatspecificallyengagedtheminlearningaboutsocioscientificcissues
•Usedrepeatedcyclesofqualitativeinterviews,multipleclassroomvideotapedlessons,andadelayedfocus-groupinterviewtoexaminehowthesepre-servicescienceteachers’beliefsaboutpedagogy,curriculumandassessmentwereinfluencedasaresultoftheireffortstodesign,teachandevaluateSSIlessonsduringtheirsecondarysciencefieldplacement
ResearchInvestigator,“TheRookies:ACaseStudyofThreeFirst-YearScienceTeachersinaHigh-NeedsRuralSchool.”
•Conductedayear-longcasestudyofthreenovicescienceteacherswhowereallcompletingtheirfirstyearofteachinginahigh-needsruralschoollocatedinasmallcommunityinthenortheastU.S.
•Usedqualitativeinterviewingtechniques,extendedclassroomvideotaping,lessonstudysessions,andstudentworksamplingtoidentifyhowtheirsenseofefficacyandprofessionalidentityevolved
PrincipalInvestigator,"InvestigatingtheMeaningfulnessofPreserviceProgramsAcrosstheContinuumofTeachinginScience
Education(IMPPACTProject)"•Amulti-university,longitudinalresearchstudyexaminingtheimpactofkeyinterventionswithinpre-servicescienceteacherseducationprogramsonscienceteachers’beliefsandclassroompracticesacrosskeystagesofthecareercontinuum
•Sampleof150teachersacrossthreemajorresearchuniversitiesrepresentingdifferentgeographicregionsoftheU.S.spreadacrossfourseparateexperiencecohorts:1)thoseenteringteachereducation;2)thoseinthecandidacystageofstudentteaching;3)inductionscienceteachersintheirfirst1-2yearsoftheircareer;and4)post-inductionteachersinyearswith5ormoreyearsofteachingexperience
PrincipalInvestigator,"ALongitudinalStudyofScienceTeacherEducationGraduates."
•Studyaimedatstudyingchangesinscienceteachers’knowledgeandskillsfromtheirpreserviceprogramintotheirfirstyearsofinserviceteaching
• Sampleof30scienceteachergraduatesfrom1997-presentfromamajornortheasternuniversitywhoareintheirfirst1-5yearsofgradesecondaryteaching
PrincipalInvestigator,SalishIIProject:InvestigatingtheImpactofaState-mandatedRegentsScienceCurriculumonTeachers'
BeliefsandPedagogicalDecision-making,SyracuseUniversity,DepartmentofScienceTeaching,1996-1998.•Designedaninvestigationinvolvingpreservicescienceeducationstudents,theircooperatingteachers,andschooladministrators
•Conductedsurveys,interviews,focusgroups,andstimulatedrecallsessionstoexploretheinfluenceoftheRegentssciencecurriculumonteachingbeliefsandbehaviors
•StudiedtheimpactoftheRegentssystemonthemannerinwhichcooperatingteachersmentorstudentteachersResearchAssociate,SalishIResearchProject,UniversityofIowa,ScienceEducationCenter,1993-1996
•Directedthedatacollection,datamanagement,anddataanalysiseffortsforaprojectinvolvingsixteennewscienceteachersandapproximately1400grade7-12students
•AssistedindraftingtheSalishresearchdesignplanandtheSalishteacherandstudentinstrumentationpackagesResearchAssistant,Scope,Sequence,&CoordinationProject,UniversityofIowa,ScienceEducationCenter,1992-1993
•Involvedwithassessmentcomponentofthisteacherenhancementprojectdevelopingauthenticassessmentstrategiesforuseinscienceclassrooms
•CarriedoutsurveyresearchregardingvariousaspectsoftheprojectthatwentintotheIowaSS&CAssessmentReport1990-1993
•AssistedincoordinatingtheSS&CSummerLeadershipConferencesheldforprojectparticipantsChemistryLaboratoryTechnician,UniversityofIowa,DepartmentofChemistry,Summer1994and1995
•Performedlaboratoryproceduresrelatedtotheisolationofpurifiedlactoperoxidaseenzymefromrawcow'smilk,andthyroidperoxidasefrompigthyroidtissue
•Utilizedtechniquesofdialysisandcolumnchromatographyduringprocedure•AnalyzeddegreeofpurificationofenzymeusingUltraviolet/Visiblespectrometry
ResearchInvestigator,PostmodernismandScienceEducationStudy,UniversityofIowa,ScienceEducationCenter,1995
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•Carriedoutaqualitativestudyexaminingthebeliefsheldbypracticingscientistsandscienceeducatorsconcerningissuesofmulticulturalism,feminism,andgenderequityastheypertaintothefieldofscience
ResearchAssistant,StarSchoolsProject,UniversityofIowa,ScienceEducationCenter,1993
•Involvedintheplanningandimplementationofasciencecurriculuminstituteforninety-nineIowateacherspreparingtoteachdistanceeducationsciencecourses
•Conductedapreandpost-instituteassessmentoftheeffectivenessoftheworkshopCo-PrincipalInvestigator,DistanceEducationResearchGrant,UniversityofIowa,ScienceEducationCenter,1993-1994
•Co-authoredagranttoreceivefundingforastudyinvolvingdistanceeducationscienceteachers•Examinedeffectsofdistanceeducationtraining,comparisonsofdistancescienceteachingtotraditionalteaching,andteachers'perceptionsoftheoverallviabilityofdistanceeducationtechnologyasameansofdeliveringscienceinstruction
ResearchInvestigator,PerceptionsofSchoolSafetyStudy,UniversityofIowa,ScienceEducationCenter,1994
•Conductedaqualitativecasestudyofthevaryingperceptionsofschoolsafetyfromtheperspectiveofstudents,parents,teachers,andadministratorswithinasingleschoolcommunity
•FinalreportofthestudyrequestedbyIowaGovernor'sofficetoinformpolicyinitiativesinIowaPUBLICATIONSBookChaptersYore,L.,Henriques,L.,Crawford,B.,Smith,L.,Zwiep,S.,Tillotson,J.W.(2008)Selectingandusinginquiryapproaches
toteachscienceinelementary,middleandsecondaryschools.InE.Abrams,S.Southerland,&P.Silva(Eds.)InquiryintheClassroom:RealitiesandOpportunities.Greenwich,CT:InformationAgePublishing.
Tillotson,J.W.,Ochanji,M.K.,&Diana,T.(2004).Reflectingonthegame:Actionresearchinscienceeducation.InJ.Weld(Ed.)
TheGameofScienceEducation.Boston,MA:Allyn&Bacon.Tillotson,J.W.,&Kluth,P.(2003).Automechanicsinthephysicslab:Scienceeducationforall.InP.Kluth,D.Straut,&D.
Biklen(Eds.).AccesstoAcademics.NewJersey:LawrenceEarlbaum.ReportsYoung,M.J.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2008,June).Negotiatingapathtotheprofessoriate:Astudyofmechanicalengineers.
ProceedingsoftheAnnualAmericanSocietyforEngineeringEducation(ASEE)Conference,Pittsburg,PA.Tillotson,J.W.,&Olmstead,S.(1998).Investigatingtheimpactofastate-mandatedsciencecurriculumonteachers'beliefsand
decision-making.InJ.B.Robinson,&R.E.Yager(Eds.)TranslatingandUsingResearchforImprovingTeacherEducationinScienceandMathematics,p.83-89.ChautauquaISTEPResearchProject,OERI,USDepartmentofEducation.
RefereedArticles
Gardner,M.,Tillotson,J.W.,Abrams,N.,McGee,G.,&Hogan,E.(inreview).Integratedknowledge-basedlaboratorytransformsfirst-yearbiologyandchemistryexperiences.JournalofCollegeScienceTeaching.
Barry,D.,&Tillotson,J.W.(reviseandresubmit).“Mentoringfutureuniversityscientists:Theroleofsocializationinthedevelopmentofaprofessionalidentity.”ElectronicJournalofScienceEducation.
Tillotson,J.W.,&Dolphin,G.R.(inreview).“Therookies:Acasestudyofthreefirst-yearscienceteachersinarural
school.”JournalofScienceTeacherEducation.Dolphin,G.R.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2015).“Uncentering”teacherbeliefs:Theexpressedepistemologiesofsecondary
scienceteachersandhowtheyrelatetoteacherpractice.InternationalJournalofEnvironmentalandScienceEducation,10(1),21-38.doi:10.12973ijese.2015.228a
Tillotson,J.W.,&Young,M.J.(2013).TheIMPPACTProject:Amodelforstudyinghowpre-serviceprogram
experiencesinfluencescienceteachers’beliefsandpractices.InternationalJournalofEducationinMathematics,ScienceandTechnology,1(3),148-162.
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Dilworth,P.,Donaldson,A.,George,M.,Knezak,D.,Searson,M.,Starkweather,K.,Strutchens,M.,Tillotson,J.,&Robinson,S.(2012).Edictorial:Preparingteachersfortomorrow’stechnologies.ContemporaryIssuesinTechnologyandTeacherEducation,12(1),1-5.
Dilworth,P.,Donaldson,A.,George,M.,Knezak,D.,Searson,M.,Starkweather,K.,Strutchens,M.,Tillotson,J.,&
Robinson,S.(2012).Aframeworkforinstructionalinnovationinthepreparationoftomorrow’steachers.”JournalofDigitialLearninginTeacherEducation,28(4),130-132.
Dotger,S.,Dotger,B.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2010).Examininghowpre-servicescienceteachersnavigatesimulated
parent-teacherconversationsonevolutionandintelligentdesign.ScienceEducation,94,552-570.Preczewski,P.J.,Mittler,A.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2009,July).PerspectivesofGermanandUSstudentsastheymake
meaningofscienceintheireverydaylives.InternationalJournalofEnvironmental&ScienceEducation,4(3),247-258.
Udermann,B.,Spratt,K.Donelson,R.,Mayer,J.,Graves,J.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2004).Canapatienteducationalbookchange
behaviorandreducepaininchroniclowbackpainpatients?Spine,4,425-435.Tillotson,J.W.(2000).Studyingthegame:Actionresearchinscienceeducation.TheClearingHouse,74(1),31-34.Simmons,P.E.,Emory,A.,Carter,T,Coker,T,Finnegan,B.,Crocket,D.,Richardson,L.,Yager,R.,Craven,J,Tillotson,J.W.,
Brunkhorst,H.,Twiest,M.,etal.(1999).Beginningteachers:Beliefsandactions.JournalofResearchinScienceTeaching,36(8),930-954.
Monhardt,R.M.,Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.(1999).Samedestination,differentjourneys:Acomparisonofmaleandfemale
viewsonbecomingandbeingascientist.InternationalJournalofScienceEducation,21(5),533-551.Colburn,A.,&Tillotson,J.W.(1998).Acasestudyforuseinsciencemethodscourses.JournalofScienceTeacherEducation,
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TechTrends,40(5),19-22.Adams,P.E.,&Tillotson,J.W.(1995).Whyresearchintheserviceofscienceteacherpreparationisneeded.Journalof
ResearchinScienceTeaching,32(5),441-443.Monhardt,B.,Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.D.(1995).Safebydefinition.TheAmericanSchoolBoardJournal,182(2),32-34.Tillotson,J.W.,&Henriques,L.(1994).Teachingscienceatadistance:Theteacher'sperspective.InM.R.Simonson,C.
Schlosser,&M.Anderson(Eds.),EncyclopediaofDistanceEducationResearchinIowa,pp.167-175.Ames,IA:IowaStateUniversity,TeacherEducationAllianceoftheIowaDistanceEducationAlliance.
Manuscriptsin-progressGuven,D.,&Tillotson,J.W.(inpreparation).Exploringpreservicescienceteachers'socio-scientificissuesbased
teachingpractices:Amulti-casestudy.ManuscriptinpreparationfortheJournalofScienceTeacherEducation.
Tillotson,J.W.,Burgess,T.,Dunk,R.,Dunston,T.,Fantacone,D.,Gardner,M.,Karam,L.,McGovern,K.,&Serna,G.(in
preparation).ExaminingundergraduateSTEMinstructors’perceptionsoftheirrolesandresponsibilitiesasteachers.ManuscriptinpreparationfortheJournalofCollegeScienceTeaching.
Tillotson,J.W.,&Aydin,O.(inpreparation).Assessingtheinfluenceofsecondaryscienceteachers’background
characteristicsandpre-serviceexperiencesonteacherdevelopment.ManuscriptinpreparationfortheInternationalJournalofEducationinMathematics,ScienceandTechnology.
Tillotson,J.W.,Barry,D.,&Young,M.J.(inpreparation).Scienceteachers’beliefsaboutreformedteachingandlearning:A
quantitativeanalysisusingtheBARSTLquestionnaire.ManuscriptinpreparationfortheJournalofScienceTeacherEducation.
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Barry,D.,Young,M.J.,&Tillotson,J.W.(inpreparation).ThevalidationoftheBARSTLquestionnaireforusewithsecondary
scienceteachers.ManuscriptinpreparationfortheJournalofScienceTeacherEducation.Tillotson,J.W.,Barry,D.,&Young,M.J.(inpreparation).They’resittingtogether,sotheymustbelearning:Secondaryscience
teachers’beliefsaboutteachingandlearning.ManuscriptinpreparationforActioninTeacherEducation.Tillotson,J.W.,Dolphin,G.R.,&Young,M.J.(inpreparation).Ataleofthreeuniversities:Howpreservicescienceteachers
experiencedifferentteachereducationprogramsduringthedevelopmentoftheirbeginningrepertoire.ManuscriptinpreparationfortheJournalofScienceTeacherEducation.
Jetty,L.,Tillotson,J.W.,&Young,M.J.(inpreparation).Visionsofgoodscienceteaching:Theinfluenceofpre-serviceprogram
experiences.ManuscriptinpreparationfortheJournalofResearchinScienceTeaching.Tillotson,J.W.,Jetty,L.,&Young,M.J.(inpreparation).Externalfactorsthatinfluencesecondaryscienceteachers’practice.”
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Tillotson,J.W.,Young,M.J.,&Yager,R.E.(inpreparation).Essentialfeaturesofexemplarypre-servicescienceteachereducationprograms.ManuscriptbeingpreparedforsubmissiontotheJournalofScienceTeacherEducation.
PublishedCurriculumMaterialsThefollowingarecurriculumreviewworkbooksinwhichIco-authoredthephysicalsciencechapterswithL.Henriques.Thesereviewbooksweredevelopedtomatchthenewlyrevisedstandardsandassessmentsforeachstateidentified.Yore,L.D.,Clough,M.C.,Craven,J.A.,Enger,S.K.,Henriques,L.,Hogan,T.,Monhardt,L.,Monhardt,R.,Ollerenshaw,J.,
Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.(2003).Blastoff!onFloridascience(Grade5).IowaCity,IA:BuckleDownPublishingCompany.
Yore,L.D.,Clough,M.C.,Craven,J.A.,Enger,S.K.,Henriques,L.,Hogan,T.,Monhardt,L.,Monhardt,R.,Ollerenshaw,J.,
Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.(2003).Blastoff!onIllinoisscience(Grade5).IowaCity,IA:BuckleDownPublishingCompany.
Yore,L.D.,Clough,M.C.,Craven,J.A.,Enger,S.K.,Henriques,L.,Hogan,T.,Monhardt,L.,Monhardt,R.,Ollerenshaw,J.,
Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.(2003).Sharpenup!onFloridascience(Grade8).IowaCity,IA:BuckleDownPublishingCompany.
Yore,L.D.,Clough,M.C.,Craven,J.A.,Enger,S.K.,Henriques,L.,Hogan,T.,Monhardt,L.,Monhardt,R.,Ollerenshaw,J.,
Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.(2003).Sharpenup!onFloridascience(Grade8).IowaCity,IA:BuckleDownPublishingCompany.
Yore,L.D.,Clough,M.C.,Craven,J.A.,Enger,S.K.,Henriques,L.,Hogan,T.,Monhardt,L.,Monhardt,R.,Ollerenshaw,J.,
Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.(2003).Buckledown!onFloridascience(Grade10).IowaCity,IA:BuckleDownPublishingCompany.
Yore,L.D.,Clough,M.C.,Craven,J.A.,Enger,S.K.,Henriques,L.,Hogan,T.,Monhardt,L.,Monhardt,R.,Ollerenshaw,J.,
Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.(2002).Blastoff!onMassachusettsscience(Grade5).IowaCity,IA:BuckleDownPublishingCompany.
Yore,L.D.,Clough,M.C.,Craven,J.A.,Enger,S.K.,Henriques,L.,Hogan,T.,Monhardt,L.,Monhardt,R.,Ollerenshaw,J.,
Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.(2002).Sharpenup!onMassachusettsscience(Grade8,2ndEd).IowaCity,IA:BuckleDownPublishingCompany.
Yore,L.D.,Clough,M.C.,Craven,J.A.,Enger,S.K.,Henriques,L.,Hogan,T.,Monhardt,L.,Monhardt,R.,Ollerenshaw,J.,
Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.(2002).Blastoff!onWisconsinscience(Grade4).IowaCity,IA:BuckleDownPublishingCompany.
Yore,L.D.,Clough,M.C.,Craven,J.A.,Enger,S.K.,Henriques,L.,Hogan,T.,Monhardt,L.,Monhardt,R.,Ollerenshaw,J.,
Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.(2002).Sharpenup!onWisconsinscience(Grade8).IowaCity,IA:BuckleDownPublishingCompany.
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Yore,L.D.,Clough,M.C.,Craven,J.A.,Enger,S.K.,Henriques,L.,Hogan,T.,Monhardt,L.,Monhardt,R.,Ollerenshaw,J.,
Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.(2002).Blastoff!onTexasscience(Grade5).IowaCity,IA:BuckleDownPublishingCompany.
Yore,L.,Clough,M,Craven,J.,Enger,S.,Henriques,L.,Hogan,T.,Monhardt,R.,Ollerenshaw,J.,Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.
(2001).Blastoff!onMichiganscience(Grade4).IowaCity,IA:BuckleDownPublishingCompany.Yore,L.,Clough,M,Craven,J.,Enger,S.,Henriques,L.,Hogan,T.,Monhardt,R.,Ollerenshaw,J.,Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.
(2001).Sharpenup!onMichiganscience(Grade11).IowaCity,IA:BuckleDownPublishingCompany.Yore,L.,Clough,M,Craven,J.,Enger,S.,Henriques,L.,Hogan,T.,Monhardt,R.,Ollerenshaw,J.,Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.
(2000).Sharpenup!onMassachusettsscience(Grades8&10).IowaCity,IA:BuckleDownPublishingCompany.Yore,L.,Clough,M,Craven,J.,Enger,S.,Henriques,L.,Hogan,T.,Monhardt,R.,Ollerenshaw,J.,Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.
(2000).Sharpenup!onTexasscience(Grade8).IowaCity,IA:BuckleDownPublishingCompany.Yore,L.,Clough,M,Craven,J.,Enger,S.,Henriques,L.,Hogan,T.,Monhardt,R.,Ollerenshaw,J.,Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.
(2000).Blastoff!onMassachusettsscience(Grade4).IowaCity,IA:BuckleDownPublishingCompany.Yore,L.,Clough,M,Craven,J.,Enger,S.,Henriques,L.,Hogan,T.,Monhardt,R.,Ollerenshaw,J.,Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.
(2000).Blastoff!onNewYorkscience(Grade4).IowaCity,IA:BuckleDownPublishingCompany.Yore,L.,Clough,M,Craven,J.,Enger,S.,Henriques,L.,Hogan,T.,Monhardt,R.,Ollerenshaw,J.,Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.
(1999).Blastoff!onTennesseescience(Grades3,4,&5).IowaCity,IA:BuckleDownPublishingCompany.Yore,L.,Clough,M,Craven,J.,Enger,S.,Henriques,L.,Hogan,T.,Monhardt,R.,Ollerenshaw,J.,Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.
(1999).Sharpenup!onTennesseescience(Grades6,7,&8).IowaCity,IA:BuckleDownPublishingCompany.Yore,L.,Clough,M,Craven,J.,Enger,S.,Henriques,L.,Hogan,T.,Monhardt,R.,Ollerenshaw,J.,Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.
(1999).Blastoff!onVirginiascience(Grades3,4,&5).IowaCity,IA:BuckleDownPublishingCompany.Yore,L.,Clough,M,Craven,J.,Enger,S.,Henriques,L.,Hogan,T.,Monhardt,R.,Ollerenshaw,J.,Tillotson,J.W.,&Veronesi,P.
(1999).Sharpenup!onVirginiascience(Grades6,7,&8).IowaCity,IA:BuckleDownPublishingCompany.Non-RefereedTillotson,J.W.(Autumn2012).RaisingtheprofileofASTEwithintheteachereducationcommunity.ASTENewsletter,46(5),1-
3.Tillotson,J.W.(Summer2012).TheJournalofScienceTeacherEducation’sroleinsupportingthemissionofASTE.ASTE
Newsletter,46(4),1-3.Tillotson,J.W.(Spring2012).ASTE’sroleinbuildingthefieldofteachereducationresearch.ASTENewsletter,46(3),1-2.Tillotson,J.W.(Winter2012).ASTEPresident’snewslettermessage.ASTENewsletter,46(2),1-2.Tillotson,J.W.(2005).Alternativeteachercertification:Newopportunities,newchallenges.PDSNewsletter,11(1),3.Tillotson,J.W.(1998).ClassroominquirybecomesthefocusoftheAcademyofScienceEducators.PDSBulletin,4(4),1-5.Tillotson,J.W.(1995).EmergingprograminformationfromtheIowanewteacher/facultyinterviews.SalishCommuniqué',
2(1),7-8.Tillotson,J.W.(1994).LinkingSS&CwiththelatesttechnologyinIowa.Scope,Sequence,&CoordinationIowaNews:Parents'
Edition,4(1),11.Tillotson,J.W.(1993).Scopeforcomprehension.IowaScope,Sequence,&CoordinationNewsletter,3(3),9.Tillotson,J.W.(1992).Themoralandethicaldimensionofscience.IowaScope,Sequence,&CoordinationNewsletter,3(2),2.
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PEER-REVIEWEDCONFERENCEPRESENTATIONSMartin-Hansen,L.,Clough,M.,Hanuscin,D.,Luft,J.,Olson,J.,&Tillotson,J.W.“BridgingPolicyandPractice-Science
TeacherEducationfortheNextGeneration.”ConferencepresentationattheNationalScienceTeachersAssociation(NSTA)Conference,Chicago,IL,March12-15,2015.
Gardner,M.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2105,November13),“ConnectingCommunicationandIntegratedScienceModels.”
ConferencepresentationattheNationalScienceTeachersAssociation(NSTA)AreaConference,Philadelphia,PA,November12-14,2015.
Gardner,M.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2015,May22).“NatureofScienceUnderstandingandIntegratedLabModels.”
ConferencepresentationattheNationalScienceTeachersAssociation(NSTA)STEMConference,Minneapolis,MN,May21-23,2015.
Tillotson,J.W.,&Layow,E.“PreparingEffectiveSTEMTeachersforHigh-NeedsSchools:AssessingtheImpactof
NoyceProfessionalDevelopmentExperiencesonBeginningTeachers’BeliefsandPractices.”PaperpresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)Conference,Portland,OR,January7-10,2015.
Tillotson,J.W.,Weld,J.,&Veronesi,P.“EffectiveProfessionalDevelopmentforBeginningSTEMTeachers:Three
NoyceProjectExemplars.”PaperpresentedattheNationalScienceTeachersAssociation(NSTA)Conference,Chicago,IL,March12-15,2015.
Tillotson,J.W.,&Hanuscin,D.“UsingResearchtoSupportYourTeaching.”PaneldiscussionpresentedattheNational
ScienceTeachersAssociation(NSTA)Conference,Chicago,IL,March12-15,2015.Martin-Hansen,L.,Clough,M.,Hanuscin,D.,Luft,J.,Olson,J.,&Tillotson,J.W.“BridgingPolicyandPractice-Science
TeacherEducationfortheNextGeneration.”PaneldiscussionpresentedattheNationalScienceTeachersAssociation(NSTA)Conference,Chicago,IL,March12-15,2015.
Tillotson,J.W.,&Slykhuis,D.“Video-basedTeachingModulesasaVehicleforPromotingEffectiveTechnology
IntegrationinSecondaryClassrooms.”PaperpresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)Conference,SanAntonio,TX,January15-18,2014.
Fletcher,S.,&Tillotson,J.W.“FosteringResearchCollaborationsbetweenLargeandSmallUniversities:A
ConversationaroundScienceTeacherDevelopment.”RoundtablesessionspresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)Conference,SanAntonio,TX,January15-18,2014.
Clough,M.,Olson,J.,Berg,C.,Roehrig,G.,Tillotson,J.W.,&Kruse,J.“DevelopingandMaintainingHighQuality
SecondaryScienceTeacherEducationPrograms:StrategiesforOvercomingInstitutionalConstraints.”WorkshoppresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)Conference,SanAntonio,TX,January15-18,2014.
Jetty,L.,Tillotson,J.W.“Reform-basedScienceTeaching:ExplainingVariationinSecondaryScienceTeachers’
Practice.”PaperpresentedattheAmericanEducationalResearchAssociation(AERA)Conference,Philadelphia,PA,April3-7,2014.
Barry,D.,&Tillotson,J.W.“AreCareerAspirationsinAlignmentwithCareerAttainmentPatternsAmongScienceand
EngineeringDoctoralRecipients?”PaperpresentedattheNationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)Conference,Pittsburgh,PA,March30-April2,2014.
Tillotson,J.W.,“TheEvolutionofScienceTeachers’BeliefsaboutEffectiveInstructionAcrossKeyStagesoftheCareer
Continuum.”PaperpresentedattheNortheast-AssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(NE-ASTE)Conference,Cornwall,NY,October25-27,2013.
Tillotson,J.W.“EssentialFeaturesofHighlyEffectiveSTEMTeacherEducationPrograms:LessonsLearnedfromthe
IMPPACTProject.”PaperpresentedattheIowaSTEMTeacherEducatorsConference,DesMoines,IA,September20,2013.
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Barry,D.S.,&Tillotson,J.W.“InfluencestoPost-graduationCareerAspirationsinSTEMDoctoralCandidates.”Paper
presentedattheNationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)Conference,RioGrande,PuertoRico,April6-9,2013.
Tillotson,J.W.,Simmons,P.,Allan,E.,Tharp,B.,Brewton,C.,Hanuscin,D.,Swami,R.,Shmaefsky,B.,&Glass,M.
“WalkingtheTalk—HowtoProceedwiththeNextGenerationScienceStandards.”PanelsessionpresentedattheNationalScienceTeachersAssociation(NSTA)Conference,SanAntonio,TX,April11-14,2013.
Jetty,L.,Tillotson,J.W.,&Young,M.J.“ThePeripheryofTeaching:InfluenceofExternalFactorsonScienceTeacher
Practice.”PosterpresentedattheNationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)Conference,RioGrande,PuertoRico,April6-9,2013.
Barry,D.S.,&Tillotson,J.W.“InfluencestoPost-graduationCareerAspirationsinSTEMDoctoralCandidates.”Paper
presentedattheAmericanEducationalResearchAssociation(AERA)Conference,SanFrancisco,CA,April27-May1,2013.
Tillotson,J.W.(2012).“BuildingtheFieldofScienceTeacherEducationResearch:HarnessingthePotentialofRegional
ResearchCollaboratives.”PaperpresentedattheNortheast-AssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(NE-ASTE)Conference,Cornwall,NY,October24-26,2012.
Jetty,L.,Barry,D.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2012).“ScienceTeacherPracticeintheClassroom:PredictingReform-basedPedagogy.”
PaperpresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)Conference,Clearwater,FL,January4-7,2012
Barry,D.,Tillotson,J.W.,&Wilmoth,J.(2012).“StudentScienceSelf-efficacy:WhatFactorsMatterinPredictingPositive
AttitudesTowardScience?”PaperpresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)ConferenceClearwater,FL,January4-7,2012
Dolphin,G.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2012).“HowtheExpressedEpistemologiesofSecondaryScienceTeachersRelatetotheir
ClassroomPractice:ImplicationsforTeacherEducation.”PaperpresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)Conference,Clearwater,FL,January4-7,2012
Tillotson,J.W.,&Nyberg,L.M.(2012).“WhatistheASTE?”PaperpresentedatNationalScienceTeachersAssociation
Conference(NSTA),Indianapolis,IN,March29-April1,2012McCormack,A.,Wojnowski,B.,Brewton,C.,Tillotson,J.W.,Shmaefsky,B.,Warfield,K.,Sadler,T.,&Swami,R.“Building
ScientificMindswiththeNSTAAllianceofAffiliates.”(2012).PanelsessionpresentedatNationalScienceTeachersAssociationConference(NSTA),Indianapolis,IN,March29-April1,2012
Tillotson,J.W.,Young,M.J.,&Yager,R.E.(2012).“ALongitudinalStudyofHowPreserviceProgramExperiencesInfluence
SecondaryScienceTeachers’BeliefsandPractices.”PaperpresentedattheAmericanEducationalResearchAssociation(AERA)Conference,Vancouver,BC,Canada,April13-17,2012.
Simmons,P.,Yager,R.E.,Tillotson,J.W.,Young,M.J.,Barry,D.,Jetty,L.,&Dolphin,G.(2012).“ARetrospectiveandProspective
ViewofTwoStudiesonScienceTeacherEducationfrom1993-2011:SalishandIMPPACT.”PaperpresentedattheNationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)Conference,Indianapolis,IN,March25-28,2012.
Barry,D.,Dolphin,G.,Jetty,L.,Young,M.J.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2011).“ScienceTeachers’BeliefsaboutReformedScience
TeachingandLearning:AQuantitativeAnalysisUsingtheBARSTLQuestionnaire.”PaperpresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)Conference,Minneapolis,MN,January19-23,2011
Young,M.J.,Tillotson,J.W.,Yager,R.E.,&Penick,J.E.(2011).“SecondaryScienceTeachers’PerceptionsonProfessional
Development:FindingsfromtheIMPPACTProject.”PaperpresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)Conference,Minneapolis,MN,January19-23,2011
Dolphin,G.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2011).“TheRookies:ACaseStudyofThreeFirst-YearScienceTeachersinaRuralSchool.”Paper
presentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)Conference,Minneapolis,MN,January19-23,2011
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Jetty,L.,Young,M.J.,Barry,D.,Dolphin,G.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2011).“VisionsofGoodTeaching:AQualitativeDescriptionofTeachers’Beliefs.”PaperpresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)Conference,Minneapolis,MN,January19-23,2011
Dolphin,G.,Jetty,L.,Barry,D.,Young,M.J.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2011).“AtaleofThreeUniversities:HowPre-serviceScience
TeachersExperienceThreeDifferentTeacherEducationProgramsandtheDevelopmentoftheirBeginningRepertoire.”PaperpresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)Conference,Minneapolis,MN,January19-23,2011
Tillotson,J.W.,&Young,M.J.(2011).“TheIMPPACTProject:ALongitudinalAnalysisofScienceTeachers’PedagogicalBeliefs.”
PaperpresentedattheAssociationforTeacherEducation(ATE)Conference,Orlando,FL,February12-16,2011Tillotson,J.W.,&Young,M.J.(2011).“LongitudinalResearchontheImpactofPre-ServiceProgramsonSecondaryScience
Teachers’BeliefsandPractices.”PaperpresentedattheNationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)Conference,Orlando,FL,April3-6,2011
Tillotson,J.W.,Young,M.J.,Yager,R.E.,&Penick,J.E.(2010).“AssessingtheInfluenceofScienceTeacherPreparation
onReform-basedBeliefsandPractices.”PaperpresentedattheSchoolScienceandMathematics(SSMA)AnnualConference,FortMyers,FL,November4-6,2010.
Tillotson,J.W.,&Young,M.J.(2010).“TheInfluenceofCriticalLearningExperiencesonScienceTeachers’Beliefsand
ClassroomPractices:FindingsfromtheIMPPACTStudy.”Paperpresentedatthe12thAnnualInternationalConferenceonEducation(ATINER),Athens,Greece,May24-27,2010.
Young,M.J.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2010).“TheImpactofCriticalLearningExperiencesonScienceTeacherDevelopment.”
PaperpresentedattheNationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)Conference,Philadelphia,PA,March21-24,2010.
Young,M.J.,Dolphin,G.R.,Harwood,E.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2010).“KeepingScienceTeachersintheClassroom:
ProfessionalDevelopmentExperiencesthatMakeaDifference.”PaperpresentedattheNationalScienceTeachersAssociation(NSTA)Conference,Philadelphia,PA,March18-21,2010.
Young,M.J.,Tillotson,J.W.,Yager,R.E.,Dolphin,G.R.,Jetty,L.,Sadeghpour-Kramer,M.,&Maher,T.(2010).
“InvestigatingtheMeaningfulnessofPreserviceProgramsAcrosstheContinuumofTeaching:TheIMPPACTofTeacherPreparationProgramsonScienceTeacherBeliefsandPractices.”ThemedpapersetpresentedatAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)Conference,Sacramento,CA,January13-17,2010.
Tillotson,J.W.,Young,M.J.,Dolphin,G.R.,&Jetty,L.(2010).“AComparativeAnalysisofPre-Service,Early-Induction,
andPost-InductionScienceTeachers’BeliefsaboutStudentLearning:FindingsfromtheIMPPACTStudy.”PaperpresentedattheInternationalConferenceonEducation(HICE),Honolulu,HI,January7-10,2010.
Tillotson,J.W.,Young,M.J.,&Yager,R.E.(2010).“TheIMPPACTProjectasaModelforConductingMixed-Methods
ResearchontheEffectivenessofTeacherEducationPrograms.”PaperpresentedattheInternationalConferenceonEducation(HICE),Honolulu,HI,January7-10,2010.
Tillotson,J.W.,&Young,M.J.(2009).“InvestigatingtheMeaningfulnessofPreserviceProgramsAcrosstheContinuum
ofTeaching:TheIMPPACTProject”.PosterpresentedattheNationalScienceFoundation(NSF)DRK-12/TPCConferenceforPrincipalInvestigators,Washington,DC,November9-10,2009.
Young,M.J.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2009).“TheRoleUniversityScienceFacultyMembersPlayintheEducationofFuture
ScienceTeachers.”PaperpresentedattheSchoolScienceandMathematics(SSMA)AnnualConference,Reno,NV,October22-24,2009.
Harwood,E.,Young,M.J.,Dolphin,G.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2009).“ParentEducationasaPredictorofStudentInterestin
Science.”PaperpresentedattheSchoolScienceandMathematics(SSMA)AnnualConference,Reno,NV,October22-24,2009.
Tillotson,J.W.,Young,M.J.,Harwood,E.,&Dolphin,G.R.(2009).“PerceivedInstructionalInfluencesReportedby
Early-inductionandPost-inductionScienceTeachersParticipatingintheIMPPACTStudy.”PaperpresentedattheSchoolScienceandMathematics(SSMA)AnnualConference,Reno,NV,October22-24,2009.
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Tillotson,J.W.,Young,M.J.,&Yager,R.E.(2009).“TheIMPPACTProjectasaModelforConductingMixed-Methods
ResearchontheEffectivenessofTeacherEducationPrograms.”PaperpresentedattheAssociationofTeacherEducators(ATE)SummerConference,Reno,NV,August2-5,2009.
Tillotson,J.W.(2009).“EstablishingaNewGoldStandard:RedefiningExcellenceinTeacherEducationforthe21st
Century.”KeynoteaddressattheInternationalConferenceonEducation,KenyattaUniversity,Nairobi,Kenya,July8-10,2009.
Tillotson,J.W.(2009).“TheIMPPACTProject:AStudyofHowPre-serviceTeacherEducationProgramExperiences
InfluenceScienceTeachers’EpistemologicalBeliefsandClassroomPractices.”PaperpresentedattheInternationalConferenceonEducation,KenyattaUniversity,Nairobi,Kenya,July8-10,2009.
Young,M.J.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2009).“PerceptionsofDepartmentalClimate:DifferencesbySex.”Posterpresentedat
the3rdAnnualConferenceonUnderstandingInterventionsThatBroadenParticipationinResearchCareers,Bethesda,MD,May2009.
Young,M.J.&Tillotson,J.W.(2009).“TheInfluenceofDepartmentalClimateonFemaleEngineeringProfessors.”PaperpresentedatNationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)AnnualConference,GardenGrove,CA,April17-21,2009.
Tillotson,J.W.,Young,M.J.,Preczewski.P.,&Jones,R.(2009).“WorkingintheTrenches:AnAnalysisofInductionand
Post-inductionScienceTeachers’InstructionalBeliefsandPracticesandtheLinkstoTheirPre-servicePreparation.”PaperpresentedatNationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)AnnualConference,GardenGrove,CA,April17-21,2009.
Preczewski.P.,Mittler,A.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2009).“UnderstandingSecondaryStudents’AcquisitionofScientific
Literacy.”PaperpresentedatNationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)AnnualConference,GardenGrove,CA,April17-21,2009.
Tillotson,J.W.,&Young,M.J.(2009).“ExaminingScienceTeachers’InstructionalPracticesRelativetotheirPreservice
ProgramExperiences:FindingsfromtheIMPPACTProject.”PaperpresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)Conference,Hartford,CT,January7-10,2009.
Sadeghpour-Kramer,M.,Dunkhase,J.,Yager,R.,Tillotson,J.W.,&Young,M.J.(2009).“NewTeacher’sPerceptionsof
SchoolCultureandItsInfluenceonTheirBeliefsandActions:ACaseStudyfromtheNSF-fundedIMPPACTProjectatSyracuseUniversity,TheUniversityofIowa,andNorthCarolinaStateUniversity.”PaperpresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)Conference,Hartford,CT,January7-10,2009.
Preczewski,P.,Young,M.J.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2009).“CorrelatingTeachers’BeliefsaboutReformedTeachingto
ActualReformedTeachingPracticeUsingBARSTLandRTOP.”PaperpresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)Conference,Hartford,CT,January7-10,2009.
Tillotson,J.W.,Young,M.J.,Yager,R.E.,&Penick,J.E.(2009).“ALongitudinalStudyoftheInfluenceofPreservice
ScienceTeacherPreparationProgramsonScienceTeacherDevelopment:FindingsfromtheIMPPACTProject.”PaperacceptedforpresentationattheEuropeanScienceEducationResearchAssociation(ESERA)Conference,Istanbul,Turkey,August31-September4,2009.(Iwasnotabletoattendtheconferenceduetoscheduleconflicts).
Tillotson,J.W.,&Young,M.J.(2008).“Pre-ServiceProgramExperiencesthatMatter:AMulti-UniversityComparison.”
PaperpresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation-Northeast(ASTE-NE)RegionalConference,Pocono,PA,October16-17,2008.
Preczewski,P.,Tillotson,J.W.,Dotger,S.,&Jones,R.(2008).“ScienceLiteracyamongPreserviceElementaryandEarly
ChildhoodEducators.”PaperpresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation-Northeast(ASTE-NE)RegionalConference,Pocono,PA,October16-17,2008.
Yager,R.E.,Tillotson,J.W.,&Young,M.J.(2008).“AModelforAnalyzingtheRoleofScienceTeacherPreparation
ProgramsinPromotingScientificLiteracy.”PaperpresentedattheAssociationforTeacherEducation(ATE)Conference,Washington,DC,August3-5,2008.
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Young,M.J.&Tillotson,J.W.(2008).“NegotiatingthePathtotheProfessoriate:AStudyofMechanicalEngineers.”
PaperpresentedattheAnnualAmericanSocietyofEngineeringEducationConference(ASEE),Pittsburg,PA,June2008.
Tillotson,J.W.,&Young,M.J.(2008).“ScienceTeachers’BeliefsRegardingtheImpactofPreserviceProgram
Experiences.”PaperpresentedatAmericanEducationResearchAssociation(AERA)Conference,NewYork,NY,March22-26,2008.
Tillotson,J.W.&Young,M.J.(2008).“TheImpactofPre-serviceProgramExperiencesonEarly-InductionandPost-
InductionScienceTeachers’EpistemologicalBeliefs.”PaperpresentedattheNationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)2008InternationalConference,Baltimore,MD,March30-April3,2008.
Bianchini,J,Crawford,B.,Davis,B.,Luft,J.,Olson,M.,Tillotson,J.W.(2008).“Beginning/NewlyQualifiedScience
Teachers:GuidingthisEmergingDomain.”SymposiumpresentedattheNationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)2008InternationalConference,Baltimore,MD,March30-April3,2008.
Preczewski,P.J.,Tillotson,J.W.,&Young,M.J.(2008).“DeterminationandCorrelationofFactorsInfluencingthe
ReformedScienceTeachingandLearningQuestionnaire.”PaperpresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)InternationalConference,St.Louis,MO,January9-13,2008.
Young,M.J.,Tillotson,J.W.,Yager,R.E.,Penick,J.E.,Holtz,K.J.,Preczewski,P.J.,Glowacki,J.,Maher,T.,Ploegstra,J.,
Sadeghpour-Kramer,M.,&Soldat,C.(2008).“InvestigatingtheMeaningfulnessofPreserviceProgramsAcrosstheContinuumofTeaching(IMPPACT)inScienceEducation:YearOneResults,Issues,andReflections.”ThemedpapersetpresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)InternationalConference,St.Louis,MO,January9-13,2008.
Tillotson,J.W.,&Holtz,K.J.,(2007).“ExploringtheLinksbetweenPre-ServiceProgramExperiencesandtheCentralTasksof
LearningtoTeach.”PaperpresentedattheNortheast-AssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(NE-ASTE)Conference,Amherst,MA,October18-19,2007.
Holtz,K.J.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2007).“LeavingtheNest:BeginningTeachersReflectingontheirNewReality.”Paperpresentedat
theNortheast-AssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(NE-ASTE)Conference,Amherst,MA,October18-19,2007.Preczewski,P.,Jones,R.L.,Tillotson,J.W.,&Dotger,S.(2007).“DeterminingFactorsofScientificLiteracyUsingStructural
EquationModeling.”PaperpresentedattheNortheast-AssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(NE-ASTE)Conference,Amherst,MA,October18-19,2007.
Tillotson,J.W.&Young,M.J.(2007).“InvestigatingtheMeaningfulnessofPreserviceProgramsAcrosstheContinuum
ofTeachinginScienceEducation(IMPPACTProject):ExploringtheLinksbetweenPreservicePrograms,PedagogicalBeliefsandClassroomPerformance.”PaperpresentedattheEuropeanScienceEducationResearchAssociation(ESERA)Conference,Malmo,Sweden,August21-25,2007.
Preczewski,P.,Mittler,A.&Tillotson,J.W.,(2007).“InvestigatingScientificLiteracyDifferencesbetweenGermanyandthe
UnitedStates.”PaperpresentedattheBuildingaScientificallyLiteratePopulationandWorkforceforthe21stCenturyConference,Uniondale,NY,March15-16,2007.
Young,M.J.&Tillotson,J.W.,(2007).“TheIMPPACTProject:InvestigatingtheRoleofPre-serviceScienceTeacherEducation
ProgramsinPromotingScientificLiteracy.”PosterpresentationattheBuildingaScientificallyLiteratePopulationandWorkforceforthe21stCenturyConference,Uniondale,NY,March15-16,2007.
Tillotson,J.W.,Young,M.J.,Yager,R.E.,Penick,J.E.,Luft,J.,&Ford,D.,(2007).“TeacherProfessionalContinuumResearch:
Cross-ProjectComparisonsofPractical,TheoreticalandMethodologicalConsiderationsinConductingLarge-ScaleTeacherEducationResearchStudies.”SpecialcolloquiumpresentationattheNationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)InternationalConference,NewOrleans,LA,April15-18,2007.
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Tillotson,J.W.,Young,M.J.,Yager.R.E.,Penick,J.E.,Sadeghpour-Kramer,M.,Maher,T.,andAnderson,R.(2007).“InvestigatingtheMeaningfulnessofPre-serviceProgramsAcrosstheContinuumofTeaching(IMPPACT)inScienceEducation:IdentifyingIssues,NegotiatingProblems,PreliminaryResultsandReflections.”ConferencesymposiumpresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)InternationalConference,Clearwater,FL,January4-6,2007.
Tillotson,J.W.&Diana,T.(2006).“RuralScienceTeachers’BeliefsabouttheImpactofScienceEducationStandards.”Paper
presentedattheNortheast-AssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(NE-ASTE)Conference,Amherst,MA,October18-19,2006
Tillotson,J.W.,&Young,M.J.(2006).“TheIMPPACTProject:ResearchingtheInfluenceofPreserviceProgramsonScience
Teachers’BeliefsandPracticesacrosstheCareerContinuum.”ConferencepaperpresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)InternationalConference,Portland,OR,January12-15,2006.
Uludag,N.,Abell,S.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2006).“UsingActionResearchinAlternativeCertificationPrograms:Findingsfrom
ResearchandPractice.”ConferencepaperpresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)InternationalConference,Portland,OR,January12-15,2006.
Tillotson,J.W.,Yager,R.E.,Penick,J.E.,Young,M.J.,Luft,J.,Czerniak,C.,Gess-Newsome,J.,&Anderson,R.(2006).“Identifying
Issues,Problems,andBarriersandSeekingSolutionstoExploringtheTeacherEducationContinuum:ExamplesfromInvestigatingtheMeaningfulnessofPreserviceProgramsAcrosstheContinuumofTeaching(IMPPACT)inScienceEducation.”SpecialcolloquiumpresentationattheNationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)InternationalConference,SanFrancisco,CA,April3-6,2006.
Tillotson,J.W.,&Young,M.J.(2006).“InvestigatingtheMeaningfulnessofPreserviceProgramsAcrosstheContinuumof
TeachinginScienceEducation:TheIMPPACTProject.”PosterpresentationpresentedattheInternationalConferenceonEducation(HICE),Honolulu,HI,January6-9,2006.
Diana,T.J.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2005).“TheInfluenceofaResearch-basedRationaleonScienceTeachers’BeliefsandPractices
AcrossKeyStagesofTeacherDevelopment.”ConferencepaperpresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)InternationalConference,ColoradoSprings,CO,January19-23,2005.
Harris,R.,Penick,J.,Tillotson,J.W.,Varrella,G,Enger,S.,Dass,M.,&Veronesi,P.(2005).“Rationalepapersinmethods
Courses:PartVTeachingwithPurpose.”ConferenceroundtablepresentedattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)InternationalConference,ColoradoSprings,CO,January19-23,2005.
Tillotson,J.W.,&Young,M.J.(2005).“TheIMPPACTProject:AStudyoftheInfluenceofPreserviceProgramsOverTime.”
ConferencepaperpresentedattheNortheast-AssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(NE-ASTE)FallConference,Amherst,MA,October27-28,2005.
Tillotson,J.W.,Diana,T.J.,Young,M.J.,&Fidler,C.(2005).“AnExaminationofPreserviceScienceTeachers’Beliefsand
PracticesConcerningReform-OrientedInstruction.”PaperpresentedattheAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(AETS)InternationalConference,ColoradoSprings,CO,January19-23,2005.
Diana,T.J.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2005).“TheInfluenceofaResearch-basedRationaleonScienceteachers’BeliefsandPractices
AcrossKeyStagesofTeacherDevelopment.”PaperpresentedattheAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(AETS)InternationalConference,ColoradoSprings,CO,January19-23,2005.
Harris,R.,Penick,J.,Tillotson,J.W.,Varrella,G,Enger,S.,Dass,M.,&Veronesi,P.(2005)“RationalepapersinmethodsCourses:
PartVTeachingwithPurpose.”ConferenceroundtablepresentedattheAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(AETS)InternationalConference,ColoradoSprings,CO,January19-23,2005.
Tillotson,J.W.,Young,M.J.,&Fidler,C.G.(2004).PreserviceScienceTeachers’BeliefsaboutEffectiveInstruction.Paper
presentedattheNortheast-AssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(NE-AETS)Conference,Syracuse,NY,October14-15,2004.
Tillotson,J.W.,Diana,T.J.,Uludag,N.,&Ochanji,M.(2004).“TheImpactofStandardsonScienceEducationProgramsinHigh-
NeedsRuralSchools.”PeerreviewedpaperpresentedattheNationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)InternationalConference,Vancouver,BC,Canada,April1-3,2004.
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Tillotson,J.W.,Diana,T.J.,Ochanji,M.K.,&Uludag,N.(2004).“TheImpactofStandardsonScienceEducationProgramsinHigh-NeedsRuralSchools.”PeerreviewedpaperpresentedattheAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(AETS)InternationalConference,Nashville,TN,January7-11,2004.
Diana,T.J.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2004).“Students’PerceptionsoftheSecondaryScienceTeacherPreparationProgramatSyracuse
University.”PeerreviewedpaperpresentedattheAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(AETS)InternationalConference,Nashville,TN,January7-11,2004.
Veronesi,P.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2004).“FromActionResearchtoaScienceSymposiumonEducation.”Peerreviewedpaper
presentedattheAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(AETS)InternationalConference,Nashville,TN,January7-11,2004.
Monhardt,R.,Veronesi,P.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2003).“InSearchofMinorityScienceTeachers.”Peerreviewedpaper/poster
presentedattheAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(AETS)InternationalConference,St.Louis,MO,January29-February2,2003.
Harris,R.,Penick,J.,Bonnstetter,R.,Dass,M.,Enger,S.,Tillotson,J.W.,Varrella,G.,Veronesi,P.,&Weld,J.(2002)."Rationale
PapersinMethodsCourses."PeerreviewedpaneldiscussionsessionheldattheAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(AETS)InternationalConference,Charlotte,NC,January10-13,2002.
Tillotson,J.W.,Diana,T.,Ochanji,M.K.,&Uludag,N.(2002)."TheImpactofReformonScienceEducationProgramsinHigh-
NeedsRuralSchools."PaperpresentedattheNortheast-AssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(NE-AETS)Conference,Syracuse,NY,October10-11,2002.
Abrams,E.,Tillotson,J.W.,Planalp,R.,Senge,K,Mueller,A.(2002).“DevelopingaCommunityofInquiry.”Paperpresentedat
theNationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)InternationalConference,NewOrleans,LA,April5-10,2002.
Tillotson,J.W.,&Uludag,N.(2001)."VideoconferencingasaVehiclefortheProfessionalDevelopmentofScienceTeachers."
PaperpresentedattheNortheast-AssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(NE-AETS)Conference,Syracuse,NY,October11-12,2001.
Tillotson,J.W.,Ochanji,M.,&Guven,D.(2001)."CharacteristicsofScienceEducationProgramsinHigh-NeedsRuralSchool
DistrictsinNYS."PaperpresentedattheNortheast-AssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(NE-AETS)Conference,Syracuse,NY,October11-12,2001.
Tillotson,J.W.,&Ochanji,M.(2001)."PromotingPreserviceTeachers'UnderstandingoftheNatureofSciencethrough
CollaborativeLearning."PaperpresentedattheAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(AETS)InternationalConference,CostaMesa,CA,January18-21,2001.
Harris,R.,Penick,J.,Bonnstetter,R.,Dass,M.,Enger,S.,Tillotson,J.W.,Varrella,G.,Veronesi,P.,&Weld,J.(2001)."Rationale
PapersinMethodsCourses."PaneldiscussionheldattheAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(AETS)InternationalConference,CostaMesa,CA,January18-21,2001.
Ochanji,M.K.,&Tillotson,J.W.(2000)."UsingaCollaborativeLearningtoImproveUndergraduateChemistryStudents'
KnowledgeoftheNatureofScience."PaperpresentedattheNortheast-AssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(NE-AETS)Conference,Syracuse,NY,October26-27,2000.
Tillotson,J.W.(2000)."PreserviceScienceTeachersasaConduitforReforminRuralSchools."Paperproposalsubmittedfor
peerreviewfortheNortheast-AssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(NE-AETS)Conference,Syracuse,NY,October26-27,2000.
Tillotson,J.W.(2000)."PreserviceScienceTeachers:AConduitforReforminRuralSchools."PaperpresentedattheNational
AssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)InternationalConference,NewOrleans,LA,April28-May1,2000.
Tillotson,J.W.(2000)."ScienceTeacherDevelopmentthroughActionResearch."PaperpresentedattheNationalScience
TeachersAssociation(NSTA)WesternAreaConference,Boise,ID,October5-7,2000.
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Simmons,P.,Yager,R.,Craven,J.,Tillotson,J.W.,Brunkhorst,H.,Gallagher,J.,Duggan-Haas,D.,McGlamery,C.(2000)."FromTheorytoPractice:HowResearchinScienceTeacherEducationChangesTeacherEducationPrograms."PaneldiscussionheldattheNationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)InternationalConference,NewOrleans,LA,April28-May1,2000.
Tillotson,J.W.(2000)."LinkingPre-serviceandIn-serviceTeacherDevelopment:ActionResearchintheRuralSchool
Environment."PaperpresentedattheAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(AETS)InternationalConference,Akron,OH,January5-9,2000.
Freedman,R.,Penick,J.,Bonnstetter,R.,Dass,M.,Enger,S.,Tillotson,J.W.,Varrella,G.,Veronesi,P.,&Weld,J.(2000).
"RationalePapersinMethodsCourses:PartII."PaneldiscussionheldattheAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(AETS)InternationalConference,Akron,OH,January5-9,2000.
Tillotson,J.W.(1999)."RuralScienceEducationReformthroughActionResearch."PaperpresentedattheNortheast
AssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(NE-AETS)FallConference,Syracuse,NYOctober14-15,1999.Tillotson,J.W.(1999)."TheImpactofaState-mandatedScienceCurriculumonTeachers'BeliefsandDecision-making."Paper
presentedattheNationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)AnnualConferenceinBoston,MA,March1999.
Stiles,J.,Tillotson,J.W.,Monhardt,R.,&Veronesi,P.(1999)."ShootingataMovingTarget:AForumonPreparingScience
Teachersforthe21stCentury."PaneldiscussionheldattheNationalScienceTeachersAssociation(NSTA)AnnualConferenceinBoston,MA,March1999.
Tice,C.,&Tillotson,J.W.(1999)."TheResultsofCurricularIntegrationofScience,Mathematics,&LanguageArts:ACase
Study."PaperpresentedattheNationalScienceTeachersAssociation(NSTA)AnnualConferenceinBoston,MA,March1999.
Tillotson,J.W.(1999)."TheImpactofaState-MandatedScienceCurriculumonTeachers'BeliefsandDecision-making."Paper
presentedattheAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(AETS)AnnualInternationalConferenceinAustin,TX,January1999.
Colburn,A.,&Tillotson,J.W.(1999)."InquiryandConstructivismforScienceMethodsStudents."Paperpresentedatthe
AssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(AETS)AnnualInternationalConferenceinAustin,TX,January1999.
Freedman,R.,Penick,J.,Dass,P.,Bonnstetter,R.,Tillotson,J.W.,Veronesi,P.,&Enger,S.(1999)."RationalePapersinMethods
Courses:ADiscussion."PaneldiscussionattheAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(AETS)AnnualInternationalConferenceinAustin,TX,January1999.
Tillotson,J.W.(1998)."PreparingConstructivistScienceTeachers:InfluentialFeaturesofaModelPreserviceProgram."Paper
presentedattheNationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)AnnualConferenceinSanDiego,CA,April1998.
Tillotson,J.W.(1998)."AnInnovativeApproachtoPreparingConstructivistScienceTeachers."PaperpresentedattheNational
ScienceTeachersAssociationAnnual(NSTA)ConferenceinLasVegas,NV,April1998.Tillotson,J.W.(1998)."TheMarriageofSTSandScienceTeacherEducation."PaperpresentedattheNationalAssociationfor
Science,Technology,&Society(NASTS)AnnualConferenceinNaperville,IL,March1998.Tillotson,J.W.(1998)."ACycleofExcellenceinScienceTeacherDevelopment."PaperpresentedattheAssociationforthe
EducationofTeachersinScience(AETS)AnnualInternationalConferenceinMinneapolis,MN,January1998.Robinson,J.B.,Tillotson,J.W.,etal.,(1998)."ImprovingScienceTeacherEducationBasedonResearchonThinkingandSALISHI
Results."PaneldiscussionattheAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(AETS)AnnualInternationalConferenceinMinneapolis,MN,January1998.
Tillotson,J.W.(1997)."ACycleofExcellenceinProfessionalTeacherDevelopment."PaperpresentedattheNortheast
AssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(NE-AETS)FallConference,Syracuse,NY,October1997.
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Veronesi,P.,&Tillotson,J.W.(1997)."MeetingtheStandards:What'saTeachertoDo?"WorkshopconductedattheNationalAssociationofScience,Technology,&Society(NASTS)AnnualConference,Worcester,MA,March1997.
Tillotson,J.W.,Veronesi,P.D.,&Monhardt,R.M.(1997)."ScienceTeacherPreparationinThesePostmodernTimes."Paper
presentedattheAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(AETS)AnnualInternationalConferenceinCincinnati,OH,January1997.
James,R.,Hamm,K.,Labuda,K.,Twiest,M.,Hossain,K.,Brunkhorst,H.K.,&Tillotson,J.W.(1997)."NewScienceTeachers'
ViewsofTheirPreparationPrograms."PaperpresentedattheAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(AETS)AnnualInternationalConferenceinCincinnati,OH,January1997.
Tillotson,J.W.(1996)."StudentAchievementinNewTeacherClassrooms."PaperpresentedattheNationalAssociationfor
ResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)AnnualConferenceinSt.Louis,MO,April1996.Tillotson,J.W.,&Penick,J.E.(1996)."ScienceTeacherPreparation:AThree-DimensionalAnalysis."Paperpresentedatthe
AssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(AETS)AnnualInternationalConferenceinSeattle,WA,January1996.
Tillotson,J.W.,&Adams,P.(1995)."TrendsfromtheSalishData."PresentationgivenattheNSFGrantProposalWriting
RetreatatPurdueUniversityinWestLafayette,IN,December1995.Tillotson,J.W.,Monhardt,B.M.,&Veronesi,P.D.(1995)."WhatScientistsSayAboutScience."PresentationgivenattheIowa
ScienceTeachersSection(ISTA)oftheIowaAcademyofScienceFallConferenceinDesMoines,IA,October1995.Tillotson,J.W.(1995)."StrategiesforSuccess:ScienceTeachinginaDistanceEducationSetting."Presentationgivenatthe
KirkwoodCommunityCollegeFallInserviceConferenceinCedarRapids,IA,August1995.Tillotson,J.W.(1995)."AnalysisofNewTeachersandtheirTeaching:TheSalishProject."PresentationgivenattheKorean
ScienceTeachersOverseasTrainingConferenceinIowaCity,IA,July1995.Tillotson,J.W.(1995)."AccessingResourcesontheInternet."PresentationgivenattheNationalDiffusionNetwork(NDN)
ChautauquaLeadershipConferenceinIowaCity,IA,June1995.Tillotson,J.W.(1995)."NewTeachers'PerceptionsofStudentLearninginScience."PaperpresentedattheNational
AssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST)AnnualConferenceinSanFrancisco,CA,April1995.Veronesi,P.D.,Tillotson,J.W.,&Monhardt,B.M.(1995)."AComparisonoftheBeliefsofMaleandFemaleScientistsConcerning
theCompatibilityofthePostmodernPerspectivewithTheirViewoftheNatureofScience."PaperpresentedatthePostmodernismandScienceEducationConferenceinIowaCity,IA,April1995.
Tillotson,J.W.,&Adams,P.(1995)."StudentLearninginClassroomsofFirstYearTeachers."PaperpresentedattheNational
ScienceTeachersAssociation(NSTA)AnnualMeetinginPhiladelphia,PA,March1995.Simmons,P.,Tillotson,J.W.,Krockover,G.,et.al.(1995)."LinkingSecondaryTeacherPreparationPrograms:TheFirstYear
SalishMathematicsandScienceTeacherCollaborativeProject."PaneldiscussionheldattheAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(AETS)AnnualInternationalConferenceinCharleston,WV,January1995.
Tillotson,J.W.,Monhardt,B.,&Veronesi,P.D.(1994)."PerceptionsofSchoolSafetyinIowa:ACaseStudy."Paperpresented
attheIowaScienceTeachersSection(ISTA)oftheIowaAcademyofScienceFallConferenceinDesMoines,IA,October1994.
Tillotson,J.W.,&Henriques,L.(1994)."TeachingScienceViatheIowaCommunicationsNetwork:TheTeacher'sPerspective."
PaperpresentedattheIowaScienceTeachersSection(ISTA)oftheIowaAcademyofScienceFallConferenceinDesMoines,IA,October1994.
Tillotson,J.W.(1994)."TheSalishProject:AModelforAssessingOutcomesofScienceTeacherPreparationProgramsBasedon
NewTeacherPerformance."PosterpresentedattheAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience,NorthCentralRegional(NC-AETS)MeetinginBettendorf,IA,October1994.
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Henriques,L.,&Tillotson,J.W.(1994)."Polymers:PlasticsandtheEnvironment."WorkshoppresentedattheNationalScienceTeachersAssociation(NSTA)AnnualMeetinginAnaheim,CA,April1994.
Tillotson,J.W.(1993)."APractitioner'sView:TeachingScienceinaDistanceEducationSetting."PresentationgivenattheStar
SchoolsScienceCurriculumInstituteinIowaCity,IA,August1993.Tillotson,J.W.(1993)."MakingEffectiveUseoftheIowaCommunicationsNetworkinSS&CClassrooms."Presentationgivenat
theIowaScope,Sequence,&CoordinationSummerLeadershipConferenceinIowaCity,IA,June1993.INVITEDLECTURES/PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPSTillotson,J.W.“ExploringtheDirectionalityoftheRelationshipBetweenTeachers’BeliefsandClassroomPractices:A
LongitudinalStudyofPre-serviceScienceTeacherDevelopmentAcrosstheCareerContinuum.”InvitedresearchlecturegivenatBogaziciUniversity,Istanbul,Turkey,December9,2015.
Tillotson,J.W.“ActionResearch:APractitioner’sApproachtoConnectingTheoryandPracticeinSTEMClassrooms.”
InvitedlecturegivenatSUNYCortlandaspartoftheNewYorkStateSTEMMasterTeacherFellowsprofessionaldevelopmentlectureseries,November23,2015.
Tillotson,J.W.“LeadinganEffectiveClassroomDiscussion?QuestionsAretheAnswer.”Invitedlectureforthe
SyracuseUniversityGraduateSchool’sCertificateofUniversityTeaching(CUT)professionaldevelopmentworkshopseries,October14,2015.
Tillotson,J.W.“AngelofDeath:Dr.JosefMengeleandhisLegacyRegardingEthicsinScience.”Keynotelectureatthe
Spector/WarrenFellowsTeachingtheHolocaustConference,Houston,TX,January9,2014.Tillotson,J.W.“BuildingtheFieldofTeacherEducationResearch:HarnessingthePotentialofASTE.”Presidential
keynoteaddressattheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)Conference,Charleston,SC,January13,2013.
Tillotson,J.W.“AFrameworkforResearchinScienceTeacherEducation:ABlueprintforAction.”Invitedlecturefor
theUniversityofMissouri-Columbia,April27,2011.
Tillotson,J.W.“BestPracticesinTeachingK-12Science.”InvitedlectureinSPE615SeminarinTeaching,SyracuseUniversity,November30,2011.
Tillotson,J.W.“FundingYourDoctoralprogram:AnticipatingandAvoidingtheCommonPitfalls.”SyracuseUniversity,Graduate
SchoolWorkshop,September30,2011.Tillotson,J.W.,&Dolphin,G.“TeachingSciencethroughInquiry:TheLearningCycleasanOrganizingFramework.”
InvitedlectureandworkshopfortheCopenhagenCentralSchoolDistrict,Copenhagen,NY,February11,2009.
Tillotson,J.W.“TheScienceofFire.”InvitedworkshopfortheBristol-MyersScienceHorizonsSummerScience
Program,Cortland,NY,July2009.Tillotson,J.W.“BestPracticesinScienceTeaching,”SyracuseUniversity,EducationalLeadershipClass,LevyMiddleSchool,
February23,2009.Tillotson,J.W.,&Dolphin,G.“PromotingEffectiveQuestioningSkillsforSecondaryScienceTeachersthroughLesson
Study.”Invitedlecture/workshopfortheCopenhagenCentralSchoolDistrict,Copenhagen,NY,April3,2009.
Tillotson,J.W.“EstablishingaNewGoldStandard:RedefiningExcellenceinTeacherEducationforthe21stCentury.”
InvitedkeynotelectureattheInternationalConferenceonEducation,KenyattaUniversity,Nairobi,Kenya,July8,2009.
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Masingila,J.,&Tillotson,J.W.“ReflectionsonSTEMEducationinNewYorkState.”EmpireStateSTEMEducationProgressiveDialogueConference,Syracuse,NYNovember2,2009.
Tillotson,J.W.“ActionResearch:AToolforTeacherLearning.”Invitedlecture/workshopfortheDrydenCentral
SchoolDistrict,Dryden,NYWorkshop,February25,2008.Tillotson,J.W.“TheScienceofFire.”InvitedworkshopfortheBristol-MyersScienceHorizonsProgram,Cortland,NY,
July2008.Tillotson,J.W.“TheIMPPACTProject:ImplicationsfortheFutureofPre-ServiceScienceTeacherEducation
Programs.”InvitedlectureattheUniversityofIowaScienceEducationCenter,IowaCity,IA,November19,2008.
Tillotson,J.W.“TimeManagement.”PreparingFutureFaculty/FutureProfessoriateProjectConference,
MinnowbrookConferenceCenter,BlueMountainLake,NY,May16,2008.
Tillotson,J.W.&Young,M.J.“InvestigatingtheMeaningfulnessofPreserviceProgramsAcrosstheContinuumofTeachinginScienceEducation(IMPPACTProject):ExploringtheLinksbetweenPreservicePrograms,PedagogicalBeliefsandClassroomPerformance.”InvitedpaperpresentedattheEuropeanScienceEducationResearchAssociation(ESERA)Conference,Malmo,Sweden,August21-25,2007.
Tillotson,J.W.“ResearchinEffectiveTeaching.”PreparingFutureFaculty/FutureProfessoriateProjectConference,
MinnowbrookConferenceCenter,BlueMountainLake,NY,May16,2007.Tillotson,J.W.“NegotiatingFacultyAppointments.”PreparingFutureFaculty/FutureProfessoriateProject
Conference,MinnowbrookConferenceCenter,BlueMountainLake,NY,May18,2007.
Tillotson,J.W.“BestPracticesinScienceTeaching,”SyracuseUniversity,EducationalLeadershipClass,CorcoranHighSchool,September24,2007.
Tillotson,J.W.“Pre-serviceEducation:PhaseIoftheTeacherProfessionalContinuum-EarlyFindingsandChallenges.”
NationalScienceFoundationTPCGrantPIConference,Reston,VA,May8,2006.Tillotson,J.W.“BestPracticesinScienceTeaching.”SyracuseUniversityEducationalLeadershipClass,JDMiddleSchool,
September25,2006.Tillotson,J.W.“TheLevelPlayingField:ANewYorkFairyTale.”InvitedkeynotelectureattheCentralNewYorkSchoolBoards
AssociationLegislativeConference,Ithaca,NY,February5,2005.Tillotson,J.W.,&Verfuss,E.“TheScienceofFire.”InvitedworkshoppresenterfortheBristolMeyersScienceHorizons
Program,Cortland,NY,June29,2005.Tillotson,J.W."Inquiry-basedScienceTeachingStrategies:ANatureofScienceFramework."Invitedworkshopconductedfor
theJefferson-LewisBOCES,Watertown,NY,August16-17,2004.Tillotson,J.W."Micro-Teaching101."InvitedworkshopconductedfortheSyracuseUniversityTeachingFellowsProgram,
Syracuse,NY,April4,2003.Tillotson,J.W."TeachingandLearningintheSciences."InvitedworkshopconductedfortheSyracuseUniversityTATraining
Program,Syracuse,NY,August2003.
Tillotson,J.W.“ActionResearchinPreserviceScienceTeacherEducation.”InvitedpresentationgivenattheScienceTeachersAssociationofNewYorkState(STANYS)Conference,Ellenville,NY,November2,2003.
Tillotson,J.W.,"EspeciallyforSecondaryScienceTeachers."InvitedworkshopconductedfortheJefferson-LewisBOCES,
Watertown,NY,November7,2003.
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Tillotson,J.W.“ActionResearch:BridgingtheGapBetweenEducationResearchandtheK-12Classroom.”InvitedworkshoppresentationconductedfortheSouthernTierTeachers’Center,Endicott,NY,May6,2002.
Tillotson,J.W.“ActionResearch:ACollaborativeJourney.”InvitedspeakerattheSouthernTierTeacherCenterNetwork
ProfessionalDevelopmentWorkshop,May6,2002.Tillotson,J.W."AMarathonEducationasaSpringboardtotheFuture."InvitedcommencementspeakerfortheMarathon
CentralSchool,Classof2001graduationceremony,June24,2001.Tillotson,J.W."DistanceLearningVideo-ConferencingintheSchoolofEducation."InvitedpresentationtotheSUSchoolof
EducationBoardofVisitors,October27,2000.Tillotson,J.W."TheGoals2000PreserviceGrantProjectanditsImpactonCincinnatusCentralSchool."Invitedpresentationto
theBoardofEducationofCincinnatusCentralSchool,February28,2000.Tillotson,J.W."NavigatingtheNewYorkStateScienceStandards:ThePromiseofActionResearch."Invitedprofessional
developmentworkshopspeaker,SacketsHarborCentralSchoolinconjunctionwithfiveotherruralschooldistricts,March28,2000.
Tillotson,J.W.“TheBigQuestion:CanYouImproveYourQuestioningSkills?”Invitedworkshoppresenter,SyracuseUniversity
HostTeacherOrientationWorkshop,CorcoranHighSchool,Syracuse,NY,August29,2000.Tillotson,J.W.“ComposingaLifeasaFacultyMember.”Invitedguestspeaker,EDU781:InstitutionsandProcessesofHigher
Educationcourse,SyracuseUniversity,November29,2000.Tillotson,J.W."ActionResearchforRuralScienceTeachers."InvitedworkshoppresenteratMarathonCentralSchool,
Marathon,NY,December2,1999.Tillotson,J.W."ComposingaLifeasaFacultyMember."InvitedpanelistintheEDU781:InstitutionsandProcessesofHigher
Educationcourse,SyracuseUniversity,December1,1999.Tillotson,J.W."TheNYSRegentsSystem:StrengthsandWeaknesses."InvitedspeakerintheMaxwellSchoolofCitizenship
FreshmanSeminarcourse,SyracuseUniversity,October29,1999.Tillotson,J.W."InterviewingforaFacultyPosition."InvitedpresenterattheSyracuseUniversityTATrainingProgram,Syracuse,
NY,October22,1999.Tillotson,J.W."ActionResearchforRuralScienceTeachers."InvitedfacilitatorfortheBelleville-HendersonCentralSchoolStaff
DevelopmentDay,Belleville,NY,October8,1999.Tillotson,J.W."ActionResearch:QuestionsandAnswers."InvitedlectureattheGraduateSeminarinScienceEducation,SUNY
CollegeatBrockport,Brockport,NY,September30,1999.Tillotson,J.W."TheBigQuestion:CanYouImproveYourQuestioningSkills?"InvitedpresenterattheSyracuseUniversityHost
TeacherOrientationWorkshop,CorcoranHighSchool,Syracuse,NY,September1,1999.Tillotson,J.W."ActionResearch."InvitedpresenterattheGoals2000PreserviceProjectSummerInstitute,Syracuse
University,August24,1999.Tillotson,J.W."Veteran'sRoundtable."InvitedpanelistattheFreshmanForumFacultyWorkshop,SyracuseUniversity,August
24,1999.Tillotson,J.W."TeachinginaLaboratory."InvitedpresenterattheSyracuseUniversityTATrainingProgram,Syracuse,NY,
August20,1999.Tillotson,J.W."HowtoPresentanEffectiveActionResearchPoster."InvitedpresenterfortheEDU207:TheStudyofTeaching
course,SyracuseUniversity,April19,1999.Tillotson,J.W."EnvironmentalStudiesProjectTrainingWorkshop."InvitedworkshopfacilitatorfortheprojectatSUNYCollege
ofEnvironmentalScienceandForestry,Syracuse,NY,April17,1999.
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Tillotson,J.W."NewFacultyOrientationWorkshop."Invitedfacilitatorforsmallgroupdiscussionsconcerningtheadjustment
processfornewfacultymembersatSyracuseUniversity,August1998.Tillotson,J.W."GuestFacultyProjectReviewer."InvitedreviewerofstudentinquiryprojectsfortheEDU207courseat
SyracuseUniversity,Fall1998.Tillotson,J.W."PhysicsandScienceEducation:WhatCanWeLearnFromEachOther?"DepartmentofPhysicsluncheonguest
foraninformaldiscussionofideasandissuesofconcerntobothdepartments,SyracuseUniversity,November1997.Tillotson,J.W."NewTeachers'PerceptionsofTheirMulti-facetedScienceTeacherPreparationProgram."Invitedlectureatthe
MathematicsEducationSeminar,SyracuseUniversity,April1997.HONORSANDAWARDS
* OutstandingCommunityServiceAward,MarathonLion’sClub,June2014* 2012ASTEPresident,ElectedbythemembershipoftheAssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE)* 2011MemberoftheYearAward,MarathonAreaVolunteerAmbulanceCorps,Inc.(MAVAC),February2012* JoanN.BurstynEndowedFundforCollaborativeResearchAward,SchoolofEducation,SyracuseUniversity,
December15,2006.* OutstandingScienceTeacherEducatoroftheYearAward,AssociationforScienceTeacherEducation(ASTE),
January14,2006.* 2006MemberoftheYearAward,MarathonFireDepartment,Marathon,NY,February2006.* ExcellenceinGraduateEducationFacultyRecognitionAward,GraduateSchool,SyracuseUniversity,April2005.* OutstandingCommunityServiceAward,InterdenominationalProtestantCampusMinistry,SyracuseUniversity,
April2004* LearningDisabilitiesAssociationofAmericaTeacherEducatorTeamAward,December2001 * NewMeredithAwardNomineeforExcellenceinTeachingandMentoring,SyracuseUniversity,December2000* 2000FirefighteroftheYearAward,HarfordVolunteerFireDepartment,December2000.* PhiDeltaKappaInductee,UniversityofIowa,Chapter005,October1993* OutstandingTeachingAssistantAward,UniversityofIowa,1992-1993* OutstandingSeniorChemistryMajor,SUNYatCortland,April1991* AlphaDeltaJuniorClassScholarship,SUNYatCortland,April1990* AmericanChemicalSociety'sAnalyticalChemistAward,SUNYatCortland,April1990* KappaDeltaPiNationalEducationHonorSocietyInductee,SUNYatCortland,May1990
SERVICEANDRELATEDEXPERIENCESBoardofDirectorsfortheTruxtonAcademyCharterSchool,Truxton,NY,August2015-present ProvideconsultingadvicerelatedtotheformationofaSTEM-focused,K-5publiccharterschoolthatusesproject-
basedlearningtoexplorescience,engineering,andagricultureeducationtopics.Chair,DepartmentofScienceTeaching,SyracuseUniversity,July1,2017-present Responsibleforoverseeingthedepartmentbudget,programdevelopment,facultymentoringandannualreviews,
facilitiesplanning,studentrecruitmentinitiatives,andpolicydevelopment.Coordinator,AdolescentScienceEducation7-12TeacherEducationProgram,SyracuseUniversity,August2003-June2016 Responsibleforadvisingundergraduateandgraduatescienceteachereducationmajors,coordinatingthesupervision
ofstudentteachersintheirvariousfieldplacements,andcompletingreportingrequirementsforNCATEdocumentation.
CAEP/NCATEProgramAreaCoordinatorforScienceEducation,SyracuseUniversity,May2003-June2016 Developcourse-embeddedassessmentsrelatedtoCAEP/NCATEproficiencies,compiledataandreportannuallyon
studentoutcomesrelatedtotheseproficiencies,andconductscoringinstitutesforparticipatinghostteachersworkingwithstudentteachersintheirclassrooms.
NewYorkStateSTEMMasterTeacherFellowSelectionPanelist,SUNYResearchFoundation,September2014-present
Responsibleforreviewingportfolios,conductinginterviews,andselectingfinalrecipientsoftheNYSGovernor’sSTEMMasterTeacherFellowhonorees.
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Mentor,FutureProfessoriateProject(FPP),DepartmentofScienceTeachingandtheTeachingandLeadershipProgram,2000-present
Mentordoctoralstudentsinterestedinpursuingacareerasafacultymemberinhighereducationthroughasemester-longteachingexperienceinoneormoreofmycourses.
Co-Advisor(alongwithDr.SharonDotger),ScienceEducationDoctoralSeminarGroup,DepartmentofScienceTeaching,August
2006-May2009 Ledaweeklyworkshopwithdoctoralstudentsrelatedtoprofessionalissuessuchasdevelopingaresearchagenda,
preparingforafacultyjobsearch,anddevelopingadissertationproposal.Chair,ScienceEducationFacultySearchCommittee,CollegeofArts&Sciences/SchoolofEducation,2008-2009 OrchestratedasuccessfulsearchforanewdualfacultymemberintheDepartmentofScienceTeachingandTeaching
&LeadershipProgram.StudentGradeAppealFacultyRepresentative,CollegeofArts&Sciences,2009-present Memberofthecommitteethatheardcasesinwhichastudentwishedtoappealthegradetheyreceivedin
aparticularcourse.FacultyMentoringCommitteeforDr.JasonWiles,CollegeofArts&Sciences,SyracuseUniversity ScienceeducationfacultyrepresentativeonateamoffacultyfromtheBiologyDepartmentassignedtomentorDr.
JasonWiles,AssistantProfessorofLifeSciencesEducation.PlanningCommitteeMember,Syracuse/CentralNYSTEMRegionalDialogueWorkshop,TheWarehouse,Syracuse
University,November2,2009 AssistedwiththeplanninganddevelopmentofworkshopsessionsgearedtowardsbringingtogetherSTEM
faculty,businessleaders,andhighereducationrepresentativesfromacrossNYStodiscusswaysofimprovingSTEMeducationintheregion.
FacultyCommencementMarshal,SyracuseUniversity,2007-present SupporttheSyracuseUniversitycommencementprogrambyservingasamarshalresponsiblefor
coordinatingthefacultyprocessional.ScienceEducationProfessionalDevelopmentConsultant,CopenhagenCentralSchoolDistrict,Copenhagen,NY,December
2008-present Conductprofessionaldevelopmentworkshopsandprovideongoingmentoringsupporttothreenovicescience
teachersinthishigh-needsruralschooldistrict.NationalAdvisoryPanel-PreserviceScienceTeacherEducation,NSF-sponsoredTeacherProfessionalContinuum(TPC)Grant,
IowaStateUniversity(BrianHand,PI),December2006-present Serveasanadvisortotheprojectaimedatimprovingscienceteachers’abilitytousewriting-to-learnstrategiesin
theirlaboratorycourses.NationalAdvisoryBoard-NSF-sponsoredSTIMULATECCLIGrant,NorthCarolinaStateUniversity,(LenAnnetta,PI),May2008-
present Serveasanadvisoronthisprojectaimedatusinginteractive,3-Dgaminginterfacestoassistpre-servicescience
teachersinlearninghowtorespondtodynamicclassroomsituationsusingavirtualenvironment.NationalAdvisoryBoard-NSF-sponsoredCCLIgrant,Miami(OH)University(ElizabethSchussler,PI),May2008-present Serveasanadvisoronthisprojectaimedatimplementinginquiry-basedsciencelaboratorymodulesinthe
introductorybiologycoursesattheUniversityofMiami(OH).ProjectEvaluator,ArthurViningDavisFoundationGrant,UniversityofIowa(BrianHand,PI),January2009-present Responsibleforgatheringevaluationdatafromparticipantsinthisprofessionaldevelopmentprojectforsecondary
scienceteachersgearedtowardhelpingthemlearnstrategiesforusingmulti-modalrepresentationsofscienceknowledgeintheirinstruction.
NationalScienceFoundationGrantProposalPanelReviewer-RobertNoyceMathandScienceTeacherScholarship
Competition,Washington,DC,May18-21,2008 ReviewedapproximatelyfourteenNSFgrantproposalsaspartofthepanelreviewprocessusingtheNSFintellectual
meritandbroaderimpactscriteria.
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Chair,CommitteeonCurriculumandHigherDegrees,SchoolofEducation,SyracuseUniversity,August2006-May2009 ResponsibleforleadingthecommitteethatreviewsallcurriculumproposalsfortheSchoolofEducationand
requestsfordegreeprogrammodifications.Dean’sCouncilAt-LargeRepresentative,SchoolofEducation,SyracuseUniversity,August2005-May2007 Electedbythefacultytoserveastheat-largerepresentativeontheEducationDean’sCouncil.StudentStandardsCommittee,CollegeofArts&Sciences,SyracuseUniversity,August2005-present ServeonthecommitteewhichhearscasesregardingpossibleacademicintegrityviolationswithintheCollege.ScienceEducationFacultySearchCommitteeChair,DepartmentofScienceTeaching/Teaching&LeadershipProgram,
SyracuseUniversity,August2008-April2009 ServedonthesearchcommitteetohireadualscienceeducationfacultymemberintheDepartmentofScience
TeachingandTeaching&LeadershipProgram.LittleLeagueBaseballCoach,CrownCityLittleLeague,Cortland,NY,2008-present Coached11-12yearoldsinthefundamentalsofbaseballandsportsmanship.VolunteerEMSStaff,NewYorkStateEmpireGames-SeniorDivision,Cortland,NY,June2003-2009 VolunteerasanEMTstaffingvariousathleticeventsforseniorcitizensparticipatingintheEmpireSeniorGames.Representative,CortlandCountyEmergencyCommunicationsAdvisoryBoard,Cortland,NY,2004-2014 ProvidetechnicaladvicetotheCortlandCountyLegislatureregardingtheemergencycommunicationsneedsofthe
EMSagenciesintheregion.Ph.DProgramRevisionCommittee,SchoolofEducation,SyracuseUniversity,August2006-2008 ServeonthecommitteechargedwithredesigningtherequirementsforthePh.D.degreeinEducation.SyracuseUniversityBookstoreAdvisoryBoard,SyracuseUniversity,August2005-present AppointedbytheDeanofEducationtoserveasamemberoftheAdvisoryBoard.LifeScienceEducatorFacultySearchCommitteeMember,BiologyDepartment,SyracuseUniversity,August2006-May2007 ServedonthesearchcommitteetohireaLifeSciencesEducationfacultymemberintheBiologyDepartment.NationalScienceFoundationPanelReviewerforTPCGrants,Arlington,VA,November2-4,2005.
InvitedtoserveasapanelreviewerfortheNSFTeacherProfessionalContinuumgrantproposalsduringthe2005competition.
ScienceEducationConsultant,IntegratingDisabilityHistoryinSpecialandInclusiveEducationGrantProject,InclusiveEducation
Program,SyracuseUniversity,August2001-August2004 WilldevelopsciencecurriculummaterialsthatintegrateanonlineDisabilityHistoryMuseumforusewithstudents
ingrades5-12.Director,Northeast-AssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(NE-AETS),1998-1999 ElectedtoheadtheregionandserveastheliaisonwiththenationalAETSorganization.BoardofDirectors,AssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience(AETS),1998-1999 ServeasaregionalrepresentativeparticipatinginthegovernanceoftheAETSorganizationanddeterminingthe
annualconferenceplanningagenda.Chairman,SecondaryEducationProgramGroup(SEPG),SyracuseUniversity,2003-2004 Chairedthesecondaryeducationfacultygroupresponsibleforoversightofallsecondaryteachereducation
programsoncampus.ScienceEducationConsultant,PhysicsFrontiersCenterNSFGrantProposal,DepartmentofPhysics,SyracuseUniversity,June-
August2001
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Providedfeedbackandideasforthedevelopmentofamulti-milliondollargrantproposaltocreateaphysicsresearchcenteratSUandprovideoutreachtoK-12schools.
Chair,AdHocCommitteeonPreparingScienceTeacherEducators,AssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience,2002-
2004 Appointedtochairthiscommitteewiththechargeofdraftingasetofrecommendationsdefiningtheexperiences
requiredfortheeffectivepreparationofscienceteachereducators.CommunicationsCommittee,AssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience,2002-2004 AppointedtothiscommitteechargedwithprovidingguidancetotheBoardregardingAETSprintpublicationsand
electroniccommunications.PolicyAdvisoryBoard,LivingSchoolBook,SyracuseUniversity,2002-2003 AppointedtoserveonthisBoardchargedwithsettingpolicyfortheSchoolofEducationwithregardtoprojects
involvingtheintegrationofeducationaltechnology.ExternalTenureReviewEvaluator,UniversityofMontana,Fall2001 InvitedtoserveasanexternalreviewerforthetenureevaluationofanAssistantProfessorofScienceEducation.CurriculumDevelopmentConsultant,LivingSchoolBookProject,SyracuseUniversity,August13-15,2001 Facilitatedateamofcurriculumwritersinpreparinginquiry-basedsciencecurriculummaterialsthatintegratea
watersheddatabasedevelopedbytheLSBProject.MSTBookProposalReviewer,Houghton-MifflinPublishers,July2001 ReviewedanelementarysciencemethodstextbookaimedatpromotingMSTconnections.PromotionandTenureCommittee,SchoolofEducation,SyracuseUniversity,August2000-May2001 Electedtoaone-yeartermtoevaluatefivepromotionandtenurecandidates.TechnologyCommittee,SchoolofEducation,SyracuseUniversity,August2000-present InvolvedindevelopingacoordinationpolicyfortechnologyprojectswithintheSchoolofEducation.ProposalReviewCo-Coordinator-Strand4Aand5,NationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching Co-CoordinatedthepeerreviewofNARSTconferenceproposalsforthePreserviceTeacherEducationandthe
Curriculum,EvaluationandAssessmentstrandsfortheInternationalNARSTConference.ProfessionalDevelopmentConsultant,CollaborativeforExcellenceinTeacherPreparationinPennsylvaniaGrantProject,
IndianaUniversityofPennsylvania,August21-25,2000 FacilitatedsmallgroupsessionswithfacultyfromfourteencollegesanduniversitiesinPAonhowtousevideotape
analysisrubricstoevaluatetheirteachingpractices.GrantWriter,TiogaCountyAgriculturalSociety,January2000-2002 Developedandsubmittedanumberofgrantproposalstovariousfoundationsandfundingagenciestosupporta
capitalprojectattheTiogaCounty(NY)Fairgrounds.EvaluationConsultant,SimScienceProject,DepartmentofPhysics,SyracuseUniversity,August2000-present ConductinganevaluationofaphysicssimulationwebsitedevelopedbythePhysicsDepartment.FreshmanForumLeader,CollegeofArts&Sciences,SyracuseUniversity,1997-present Servedasaforumleaderforapproximatelyfifteenincomingfreshmanstudentseachfall.FreshmanAdvisor,CollegeofArts&Sciences,SyracuseUniversity,2000-2001 Servedasavolunteerfreshmanadvisorforsixteenincomingstudentsduringthe2000-2001academicyear.SchoolSafetyCommittee,MarathonCentralSchool,September2000-June2001 Aidedinthedevelopmentofanemergencysafetyandevacuationplanfortheschooldistrict.ProjectEvaluator,WaterboxCurriculumValidationStudy,L'Agence/SorioCorporationinassociationwithSyracuseUniversity,
November1999-April2000. LeadprojectevaluatorofthefieldanalysisofawaterqualitycurriculuminNYS.
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Consultant,EnvironmentalStudiesProject,SUNYCollegeofEnvironmentalScienceandForestry,March1999-August1999. Createdatemplateforrevisingaseriesofhighschoolenvironmentalsciencemodules.Ad-HocCommitteeonRegionalAETSUnits,AssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScience,1999. Examinedthechangingstructureoftheregionalunitswithintheparentorganization.President,MarathonCentralSchoolBoard,MarathonCentralSchoolDistrict,Marathon,NY,1998-2005 Electedtoservetwoconsecutivetermsonthelocalschoolboardtooverseethefinancialvitalityandeducational
missionofthedistrict.Consultant,GOALS2000ProfessionalDevelopmentGrant,1998-1999 PerformconsultationtotworuralschooldistrictsinJeffersonCounty,NYonthetechniquesofactionresearchfor
teachers.EducationalInitiativesCommittee,MarathonCentralSchoolDistrict,1999-2005 Planninggroupforfutureacademicprojectswithintheschooldistrict.President,MarathonCommunityScholarshipFoundation,Marathon,NY,2002-2008 Committeechargedwithestablishinganot-for-profitscholarshipfoundationtosupportacademicandscholarly
awardsforstudentswithintheMarathonCentralSchoolDistrict.School-to-WorkCommittee,MarathonCentralSchoolDistrict,Marathon,NY1998-1999 Serveaspartofacommunity-basedcommitteeorganizedtoestablishastrongschool-to-workprogramwitharea
businessesforhighschoolstudents.TenureCommitteeonTeaching,SyracuseUniversity,1998 ConductedteachingevaluationsandassistedinthewritingofatenurecommitteereportonDr.LonBeery.FacultySearchCommitteeMember,SyracuseUniversity,1998-1999,2005-2006 Memberofthecommitteeforasearchattemptingtohiretwospecialeducationfacultymembersandonescience
educationfacultymemberintheSchoolofEducation.FacultyAdvisor,AssociationofScienceEducators(ASE)StudentOrganization,1998-1999 Actasthefacultysponsor/advisorfortheASEclubthatconsistedofscienceteachingmajors.Clubconducts
communityoutreachscienceprogramsforareastudents.FacultyAdvisor,SyracuseUniversity-NationalScienceTeachersAssociation(SU-NSTA)StudentChapter,2003-present Actasthefacultysponsor/advisorforthenewlycreatedstudentchapterofthisnationalscienceteacher
professionalorganization.NewGenerationofResearchersCommittee,NationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching,1996-1999 Nominatedtoserveonthiscommitteededicatedtoexpandingtheresearchpracticesandperspectivesofnew
scienceeducatorsintheNARSTorganization.ResearchApprenticeshipCommittee,SchoolofEducation,SyracuseUniversity,1997-present Evaluatedresearchapprenticeshipreportsdraftedbydoctoralcandidatesinpreparationfortheirdissertation
researchprojects.Coordinator,AcademyofScienceEducators,SyracuseUniversityProfessionalDevelopmentSchool,1996-2009 Establishedaseriesofprofessionaldevelopmentactivitiesinscienceeducationforareascienceteachers,
preservicescienceeducationstudents,andscienceeducationfacultymembers.FacultyRepresentative,SecondaryCoordinatingCouncil,SyracuseUniversityProfessionalDevelopmentSchool,1996-2000 ActedasscienceeducationfacultycontactpersonwithregardtoplanningandstructuringPDSeventsrelevantto
allsecondarysubjectareas.AwardsandScholarshipCommittee,SchoolofEducation,SyracuseUniversity,1996-1997 Reviewedandratedgraduatestudentscholarshipapplicationsforapproximatelyseventy-fivecandidates.
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ConferencePlanningCommittee,NortheastAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScienceFallConference,Syracuse,New
York,1997-present Editedproposalabstracts,promotedtheconferenceviaInternetlistservs,andactedasasessionmoderatorforthis
regionalconference.DepartmentofScienceTeachingRepresentative,SchoolofEducationDualStudentConvocation,SyracuseUniversity,Fall1997-
present PresentedkeyprograminformationtoincomingfreshmanscienceeducationstudentsenrolledinthedualArts&
SciencesandEducationprogram.FacultyParticipant,SchoolofEducationPhoneCampaign,SyracuseUniversity,November1997-2000 ContactedapproximatelytwentyfreshmanapplicantstotheSchoolofEducationviatelephone.Sharedprogram
information,answeredspecificquestionsabouttheUniversity,andofferedtoschedulecampusvisits.ProposalReviewer,NationalAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScienceAnnualConference,Summer1997-present Reviewedapproximatelytwenty-fivepaperproposalsintheteachereducationstrand.ProposalReviewer,NationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeaching(NARST),1998-present ReviewedconferencepaperproposalsinthescienceteachereducationstrandfortheNARSTAnnualConferences.HigherEducationLiaison,ScienceTeachersAssociationofNewYorkStateCentralRegion,1997-2004 ActedasahighereducationcontactpersonforCentralRegionSTANYSBoard.Responsibleforrecruitingpreservice
scienceteachereducationstudentmembers.PublicationsCommitteeChair,NationalAssociationforScience,Technology,&Society,1997-2000 ResponsibleforselectingcommitteemembersrepresentingeachofthediverseareasofNASTS,reviewingand
revisingtheSTSTodaynewsletterpublication,investigatingfurtherpublicationopportunitiesfortheorganization,andreportingactivitiestoNASTSBoard.
Chairman,NominatingCommittee,HarfordVolunteerFireDepartment,Harford,NY1997-2000 Developedaslateofcandidatesfortheannualfiredepartmentelectionoflineofficers.DeputyFireChief,HarfordVolunteerFireCompany,1998-2000. Second-in-commandofathirtymemberdepartmentthatprovidesfireandEMScoveragetothecommunityLieutenant/EmergencyMedicalTechnician(EMT-D),MarathonAreaVolunteerAmbulanceCorps,Inc.(MAVAC),April2000-
present ProvidebasiclifesupportcoverageforanEMSagencyservingaresponseareaofapproximately85squaremiles.
Serveasanofficeroftheemergencysquadresponsibleforvariousadministrativedutiesandon-scenecommand.Chairman,WaysandMeansCommittee,HarfordVolunteerFireCompany,1997-2000 Plannedaseriesoffundraisingeventstogeneratecapitaltobeusedforfireequipmentpurchases.GrantWriter,MarathonFireandAmbulance,2001-present Receivedover$400,000fromfiveseparategrantsfundedbytheFederalEmergencyManagementAgency(FEMA)
andtheNewYorkStateLegislaturetopurchaseanewbrushfirefightingvehicleandassociatedbrushfirefightingequipment,12-leadECGdefibrillationunits,thermalimagingequipment,portableradios,aradiorepeatersystemandnewturnoutgear.
GrantWriter,HarfordVolunteerFireCompany,1997-2000 Receiveda$20,000legislativegrantfromSenatorJamesSeward'sofficeanda$1,000grantfromCornell
University'sOfficeofCommunityDevelopmenttopurchaseanewfireandEMSrescuevehicleforthefiredistrict.Also,secureda$10,234grantfromtheFederalEmergencyManagementAgency(FEMA)topurchasetrainingmaterialsandsclassroompresentationequipment.
UnitedWayTeamLeader,SyracuseUniversityCampusCampaign,1997-2003 OrganizedUnitedWayfacultydonationprogramfortwocampussectors.Supervisedassistantswhohelpedcarry
outassociatedfundraisingeventssuchascampus-widebakesale.AttendedtrainingsessionsconductedbyUnitedWayadministratorstobetterfacilitatethecampaignefforts.
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TextbookReviewer,HarperCollinsPublishing,1996 Hassard,J.(1992).Mindsonscience:Middleandsecondaryschoolmethods.Reviewedtextbookandoffered
feedbackonproposedrevisions.ProjectEvaluationConsultant,Bristol-MyersSquibbScienceHorizonsProject,October1996-December1996 Providedtechnicalassistanceconcerningtheevaluationofasummerscienceprogramdesignedtoboostmiddle
schoolstudents'interestinscienceasacareeroption.WorkshopAssistant,SyracuseUniversity'sChemistryDayattheMuseumofScienceandTechnology,November1996 Facilitatedahands-onworkshopdesignedforK-6studentstoteachthemaboutpropertiesofmatter.ConferencePlanningCommittee,NorthCentralAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScienceFallConference,IowaCity,
Iowa,October1996 Coordinatedfacilitiesarrangements,AVequipmentavailability,andsocialeventsassociatedwiththeconference.GrantWritingWorkshopGroupLeader,NSFGrantProposalWritingRetreat,PurdueUniversity,December1995
Invitedtoserveasagroupleaderinchargeofthedevelopmentofthepreserviceandbeginningteacherexperiences,supportsystems,andprofessionaldevelopmentcomponentsofaNSFgrantproposal.Involvedcoordinatingeffortswithothergroupleaders,25workshopparticipants,andNSFgrant-writingconsultantsatPurdue.
Panelist,InternalReviewBoardEvaluation,UniversityofIowa,November1995
SelectedtobeinterviewedbyaninternalreviewboardcommitteeconductinganevaluationoftheScienceEducationCenteratIowa.InterviewdealtwiththeprofessionalpreparationthatgraduatestudentsinScienceEducationreceived.
DepartmentalSelf-StudyAssistant,ScienceEducationCenter,UniversityofIowa,April1995ChosenbythefacultycommitteetoconductafocusgroupinterviewwithrepresentativegraduatestudentsfromtheScienceEducationCenterconcerningtheirevaluationofthescienceeducationprogramatIowa.Interviewswerevideotapedandincorporatedintoanoveralldepartmentself-studyreport.
InterimProjectCoordinator,SalishResearchProject,UniversityofIowa,Fall1993
Heldpositionfromthetimeinitialfundingwasreceiveduntilafull-timeProjectCoordinatorwashired.EstablishedcontactwithnineotherSalishsites,aswellaspersonnelatNationalCenterforImprovingScienceEducation,theCouncilofScientificSocietyPresidents,andtheU.S.DepartmentofEducation.OrchestratedSalishLeadershipConferenceheldinElPaso,Texas,January1994.
AlternateRepresentative,GraduateStudentsinScienceEducation,UniversityofIowa,1994-1995
ServedasadepartmentalternateontheGraduateStudentSenateattheUniversityofIowa.PrivateChemistryTutor,IowaCity,Iowa,1993
ActedaspaidtutorforhighschoolstudentpreparingtotakeSATStandardizedAchievementExaminchemistry.FieldTripChaperone,IowaCityAreaScienceCenter,Inc.,1993
Coordinatedascience-orientedfieldtripforthirtyjuniorhighstudentsincludinganaturehikeandexplorationofnaturallimestonecaves.
President,SUNYCortlandChemistryClub,1990-1991
ProvidedleadershipduringclubactivitiesandpresentedbudgetrequeststoStudentActivitiesBoard.HighSchoolGEDTutor,Harford,NewYork,1990
Tutoredanadultstudenttosuccessfulachievementofhighschoolequivalencydiploma.EDITORIALBOARDS
Ø ManuscriptreviewerfortheJournalofScienceTeacherEducation,2012-presentØ ManuscriptreviewerfortheJournalofResearchinScienceTeaching,1998-present
Curriculum Vita John W. Tillotson, Ph.D.
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Ø ManuscriptreviewerfortheInternationalJournalofScience&MathematicsEducation,2003-presentØ ManuscriptreviewerforSchoolScience&Mathematics,2004-presentØ EditorialBoardfortheJournalofElementaryScienceEducation,1998-2010
RESEARCHINTERESTS
PreserviceScienceTeacherEducationScienceTeachers’BeliefsRuralScienceEducationUndergraduateSTEMEducation
PROFESSIONALMEMBERSHIPSAmericanEducationResearchAssociationAmericanAssociationofColleges&UniversitiesAmericanSocietyforEngineeringEducationAssociationforSupervision&CurriculumDevelopmentAssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScienceAssociationforTeacherEducationNationalAssociationforResearchinScienceTeachingNationalAssociationforScience,Technology,&SocietyNationalScienceTeachersAssociationNortheast-AssociationfortheEducationofTeachersinScienceSchoolScienceandMathematicsAssociationScienceTeachersAssociationofNewYorkStateAmericanAssociationofChemistryTeachers