Professor in Teacher
Education, Temporary
Western State College
Teacher Education Program
Gunnison, CO 81231
Email: Kwieseman@western.edu or kwieseman@gmail.com
Katherine C. Wieseman, Ph.D.
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Professor in Teacher
Education, Temporary Email: Kwieseman@western.edu or kwieseman@gmail.com |
Brief biography: Dr. Wieseman has been a faculty member in teacher education at the Western State College of Colorado (WSC), a public institution with a well respected reputation in teacher preparation in the state of Colorado, and member of tertiary education in science education since 1994. She also mentors Ed.D. students in a K-12 educational leadership program for Jones International University, Denver, Colorado. As a teacher educator and science teacher educator, she emphasizes mentoring preservice teachers to be and become change agents and classroom leaders. She also promotes teacher professional development focused on inquiry learning, problem based learning, and pedagogies supporting English language learners’ academic language development. As a scholar, she has secured and administered grant projects totaling $203, 973 in the field of science education, as well as served as staff on other grant projects in the fields of technology integration and general teacher education. Her research interests have encompassed women’s experiences in leadership in science education, webcamera use in classrooms to support student learning, mentoring using interactive video conferencing technologies, electronic portfolios to demonstrate teacher qualifications and professional growth, learning agreements as a tool for empowerment, collaborative mentoring for inservice and preservice teacher learning, interdisciplinary curriculum for building holistic understanding, and teachers’ personal theories of standards-based science education reform. She has 22 publications, including referred journals, chapters in books, and books. She is currently co-editing a book with Dr. Molly H. Weinburgh entitled Women's Experiences in Leadership in K-16 Science Education Communities: Becoming and Being (anticipated publication date by summer 2009). She has presented 62 papers and workshop/panel presentations at international, national, and regional level conferences; and has delivered at least 15 invited presentations at national conferences, WSC and school districts. Her professional affiliations have been with organizations, including: National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE), Project Kaleidoscope, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, American Educational Research Association, National Science Teachers Association, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and Association of Teacher Educators. In ASTE, she has served as a conference co-chair and liaison to the ASTE Board of Directors for a Women In Science Education group. In the same organization she has been a member of Communications and Technology committees. For the last several years she has been a member of Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL), an alliance advocating for the transformation and improvement of undergraduate programs in the sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and currently focusing on leadership capacity development in STEM education.
She completed a Ph.D. in science education at the University of Georgia, working with leaders in the field such as Drs. Mike Padilla, Deborah Tippins, Tom Koballa, David Jackson, Mary Atwater, to name a few. Whilst a doctoral student, she served on NARST's International Committee and participated in a study of leadership in science education. Whilst completing her ph.D. studies she taught elementary sciences in grades kindergarten-2 part-time, cofacilitated K-12 teacher professional development programs in the sciences, and served on the evaluation team of an NSF-funded state-wide systemic initiative.
Prior to entry into tertiary education she taught middle school (grades 6-8 sciences) in the United States and in Belgium. She has also worked in the fields of nutrition education, environmental education, adult education (English as a second language), and intercultural exchange.
Sample of Recent Presentations
Sample of Service Oriented Collaborations
Current Professional Memberships
Link to Curriculum Resources Website (no longer maintained)
Teaching Reading in the Elementary School, 3-credit graduate course. University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, spring 2008
Ph.D. Science Education. University of Georgia, 1998
M. A. Educational Foundations. University of New Mexico, NM, 1992
Teacher certification program. Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO, 1983
B.S. Biology, Minor in Spanish. College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, 1979
Active Teacher Certificates: New Mexico Level 2 Nine-Year Standard, Secondary 7-12 Science, Social Studies and Modern and Classical Languages Endorsements. Colorado Professional Secondary Level General Science Endorsement, and Elementary Education Endorsement.
Professor in Teacher Education Western State College [WSC], Gunnison, CO (1998-2008) |
Courses in elementary, K-12, and secondary undergraduate teacher education programs; alternative licensure program; on-campus and on-line (Blackboard and Wimba) formats.
Guest teaching in grades K-5 classrooms in mathematics, sciences, social studies. Mentor in technology grant using interactive video-conferencing to work with student teachers. Supervision of student teachers and advising of preservice teachers. Consultant for workshops in standards-based curriculum development and assessment, and English language learning. Grant director and administration.
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Graduate faculty Jones International University, Centennial, CO (2008) |
Jones International University, Ed.D. K-12 educational leadership program, Centennial, CO (2008)
WSC Summer Teachers Institute (2005-2008)
WSC/University of Colorado-Denver Masters of Arts degree program in curriculum and instruction(2000-2002)
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| Consulting | Workshops for K-12 and adult education in technology integration and English language learning, curriculum alignment and classroom assessment, professional development for teaching sciences, environmental education (Project WILD, Project WET, Project Learning Tree). |
| Grant work: Writing, directing/coordination, and adminstration | University Mentor for the Mentoring Emphasis for Rural Intern Teachers PT3 Grant, 2003-2007. Principal Investigator/Project Director of the Collaborative Mentoring for the Enhancement of Preservice Teacher Education Grant, U.S. Department of Education Eisenhower Program for Improving Mathematics and Science Instruction in Colorado, 2001-2002. Principal Investigator/Project Director of the Building And Reflecting about InterDisciplinary Studies grants [BRAIDS I and II], U.S. Department of Education Eisenhower Program for Improving Mathematics and Science Instruction in Colorado, 1999-2001. Monbusho Summer Program Research Experience Fellowship for Young Foreign Researchers, National Science Foundation and Japanese Ministry of Education, Summer 1997. |
Teaching assistantship University of Georgia, Athens, GA (1994-1998) |
Part-time teaching in grades K-2 classrooms for 3 years. Course instruction middle level science methods courses. Consultant for science curriculum redesign and professional development for K-12 teachers. Evaluation of NSF-funded statewide systemic reform grant in mathematics and science. |
| Science teacher | Antwerp International School, Belgium (1990-1994) and Albuquerque Public Schools, NM (1983-1990)
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| Other (1979-1989) | Summer science camp instructor for Museum of Natural History, Albuquerque (1988-1989) |
Women’s Experiences in Leadership in K-16 Science Education Communities: Becoming and Being. Co-edited with M. Weinburgh (anticipated publication by summer 2009).
A standards-infused approach to curriculum: A promising interdisciplinary inquiry. In K. Appleton (Ed.), Elementary Science Teacher Education: Contemporary Issues and Practice. With H. Moscovici. (2006).
Local history and problem-based learning. Social Studies and the Young Learner 18 (1), 11-14. With D. Cadwell. (2005).
Electronic portfolios AND Preservice teachers creating electronic portfolios . In C. Howard, J. V. Boettcher, L. Justice, K. Schrenk, P. L. Rogers, G. A. Rogers (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Teaching, Technologies, and Applications, Vol. I-IV. Information Science Publishing. (2005).
Mandated standards-based electronic portfolio assessment for measuring preservice teacher quality. Journal of International Learning 10. Common Ground Publishing. With T. Wenzlaff . (2004).
Scientists like me AND Helping Students connect with science. In T. Koballa & D. Tippins (Eds.), The Promise and Dilemmas of Middle and Secondary Science Teaching: A Classroom Case Handbook, 2nd edition Merrill/Prentice Hall. (2004).
Stories from the field: Challenges of science education through interdisciplinary approaches. Journal of Science Teacher Education 14 (2), 127-143. With H. Moscovici. (2003).
Win-win for everyone involved?: Collaborative mentoring for preservice teacher education enhancement in rural communities. In P. A. Abder-Fraser, D. F. Berlin, & A. L. White (Eds.),Improving Science and Mathematics Education: Insights for a Global Community. Ohio State University Press. With L. Danos, L. Pike, & N. Gaylen. (2003).
It's Time for Adventure Buddies! Science and Children, 39 (6), 40-45. With D. Cadwell, & L. Pike. (2002).
Walking our talk as educators: Teaming as a best practice. In Yearbook X. Research on the Effects of Teacher Education on Teacher Performance. With T. Wenzlaff, A. Monroe-Baillargeon, L. Berak, N. Bacharach, & & P. Bradfield-Kreider. (2002).
SAMPLE OF RECENT PRESENTATIONS
Turning on Your Leadership Lights: A Workshop of Activities for Becoming and Being Leaders. Workshop to be presented at the the Association for Science Teacher Education [ASTE] International Conference. With M. Weinburgh, M. Van Sickle, B. Spector, P. Fraser-Abder, C. Giscombe, C. Yeotis, H. Moscovici, I. Osisioma, K. Davis, L. Pike. (2009).
The Power and Potential of Mentors and Mentoring as a Tool for Leadership Development. Facilitators of PKAL Café Scientifique Series: A conversation with George Barney Forsythe, President of Westminster College and Marlene Moore, Power Distinguished Professor of Biology at University of Portland. With J. Young, D. Orth, R. Bingham, & A. Ryter. (2008).
Leaders making a difference: A story from Western State College of Colorado. Session presented at Project Kaleidoscope General Assembly. With D. Hite, D. Orth, C. Osborne, A. Ryter, & J. Young. (2007).
Using Classroom Performance System [CPS] in K-12 classrooms. Session presented for WSC Assistive Technologies course. (2006, 2007).
Turn on that webcam! A mixed methods approach to mentoring student teachers and connecting classrooms to real-world environments. Poster presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual Meeting [NARST]. (2006).
Leadership development valuing women’s ways of knowing: Personal capacity and leadership cultures valued institutionally and in professional science teacher education. Workshop presented at the ASTE International Conference. With B. Spector, C. Yeotis, P. Gilmer, J. Koch, H. Moscovici, T. Holmund Nelson, P. Simpson, I. Osisioma. (2006).
Re-framing webcamera use in the classroom. Experiential session at ASTE International Conference. (2006).
What do hand-held transmitters and assessment have to do with each other? Workshop for WSC Center for Teaching Excellence. With Z. Pascual & H. Karnes (2004).
Setting an agenda for research on electronic portfolios: Past practices and new directions. Symposium presented at the American Educational Research Association. With H. Barrett, J. Carney, A. McCoy. (2004).
Mandated standards-based electronic portfolio assessment for measuring preservice teacher quality. Paper presented in above symposium.
Use of learning agreements in preservice secondary science teacher preparation - Joys, struggles, tensions, empowerment issues. Paper presented at the NARST Annual Meeting. (2004).
Assessment practices that put preservice teachers in the drivers’ seat. Panel discussion at ASTE International Conference. With H. Moscovici, D. Jackson, G. Varrela, T. Frerichs, J. Miller & W. Thompson. (2004).
Stories from a co-learners model of professional development. (Teachers, preservice teachers, project staff).
Teacher research: Thinking together about teaching and learning and the Teacher Researcher Day. Co-facilitator in National Science Teachers Association Annual Conference short course. Organized by D. Roberts & E. van Zee. With L. Pike. (2003).
Practitioner Research: Looking at Data. Co-facilitator in NARST Annual Meeting session. With E.Van Zee, E. Alvarez, S. Benson, D. Dickerson, M.G. Hennessey, E. Howes, D. Roberts, I. Torres, & V. Vander Vliet. (2003).
Adventure Buddies is starting! Let’s go! Workshop at National Science Teachers Association Southwestern Regional Convention. With L. Pike, R. Courtney, R. Lloyd-Jones, L. Terry. (2002).
Contemporary issues in elementary science education. Panel symposium at ASTE International Conference. With K. Appleton, V. Akerson, B. Hand, R. McGinnis, H. Moscovici & J. Koch. (2002).
SAMPLE OF SERVICE ORIENTED COLLABORATION
Association for Science Teacher Education -- Women in Science Education Coordinator and Liaison, Technology Committee, Proposal Reviewer and Strand Coordinator, Program Co-Chair and Conference Leadership Team
National Association for Research in Science Teaching -- Proposal reviewer, International Committee
Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Young Scholars Fellowship -- Reviewer
Colorado's Licensure Exam, Linguistically Diverse Education Endorsement PLACE Exam -- Content Review Committee
Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) -- F21 Faculty Member
Project Wild, Project Learning Tree, Project WET -- Environmental education curricula f acilitator
WSC –-- College level committees (Graduate Programs Council, Faculty Personnel Action, Curriculum, Academic Policies), search committees (Director of Library Services, Teacher Education, Spanish), Elementary Science Courses Group – a sciences faculty group designing integrated sciences sequence of courses for elementary educators, Teacher Education Program (Selection and Retention Committee, TEAC Accreditation Coordinator, Advisory Council, Mentoring Committee, Secondary Methods Group)
K-12 Schools in Colorado and New Mexico -- Math Games Station for Kindergarten Family Night, Adventure Buddies Program K-4, Guest Teacher for mathematics in ESL and Grade 3 classrooms, Elementary School Science Fair Judge, Grade 7 Mill Creek Youth Summit, Grade 7 National History Day judge
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Association for Science Teacher Education, National Science Teachers Association, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Spanish (advanced), French (adept not fluent), Dutch (working knowledge)
Last updated July 2008