2010-2011 Socrates Teacher Partners

Jewyl Clarke

Jewyll Alderson

Biology, Chemistry and Medical Chemistry

Eastlake High School

Socrates Project: Drug discovery: synthesis of wintergreen from aspirin

 

Jewyl Clarke currently teaches Medical Chemistry, General Chemistry and Biology at Eastlake High School.

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David Buse

David Buse

AP Biology

Southwest High School

Socrates Project: Swimming in the yeast cell: yeast as a model organism

 

David Buse is a life sciences teacher at Southwest High School.

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Sara Dozier

sara dozier

Biotechnology, Chemistry, Physiology

SciTech High at San Diego High School

Socrates Project: Solutions and Mixtures

 

Sara Dozier is a third year science teacher, who came to teaching after a career in scientific research.

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Janelle Javier

Janelle Javier

Biology

Lincoln High School

Socrates Project: Releasing stored solar energy within pond scum: Chemically creating biodiesel from algal lipids

Janelle Javier is a biology teacher at Lincoln High School. This position has brought many great challenges such as being able to make biology, and science in general, accessible and fun for a lower performing group of students.

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Darci Kimball

Darci Kimball

Biology and Chemistry

Castle Park High School

Socrates Project: Bioinformatics of Cancer

Darci Kimball is primarily a Biology and Chemistry teacher at Castle Park High School whose ideologies were shaped by a Midwestern upbringing and whose teaching pedagogy developed through intensive professional development offered by several different colleges and universities post-Bachelor's degree.

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Tom McElfresh

Tom McElfresh

Physics and Biology

Helix High School

Socrates Project: Student immune response to infectious balloons

Tom McElfresh is an avid SCUBA diver and camping enthusiast.

 

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Duke Raley

Duke Raley

Chemistry

Eastlake High School

Socrates Project: Developing concrete ideas in chemistry: the chemistry of concrete

Duke Raley is a chemistry teacher at Eastlake High School.

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Colleen Robinson

Colleen Robinson

Chemistry

Helix High School

Socrates Project: CSI: Chemistry scene investigation

Colleen Robinson is returning for a second year as a Socrates Teacher.

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Jesse Wade Robinson

Jesse Wade RobinsonBiology

High Tech High

Socrates Project: Mutating GFP: Studying protein structure and function

Jesse Wade Robinson is a biology teacher and Sierra Club advisor at High Tech High, an innovative charter school located in Point Loma, San Diego.

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Job Postings

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Postdoctoral Position: Researcher in Biology Education, working with STEM for undergraduates North Dakota State University; Review of applications is ongoing, and will continue until filled
Position Announcement

Two Postdoctoral Positions: Chemistry education research (gen chem level) and math content (middle school level) CU-Boulder PhET Project; Review begins December 10, position open until filled.
Chem position, Math Position

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Biochemistry education tenure track faculty position
University of Georgia, Athens; Complete applications must be received by January 13, 2012. Start Date: August 2012
Contact Erin Dolan with any questions (she is head of the Search Commitee). 

Assistant Professor: 50% time Science Education, 50% time Physics/Astronomy or Meteorology/Climate Science. 
San Jose State University, California; Application Deadline Feb 1, 2012