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Big XII Faculty Fellowship Program
Anthony Petrosino-Assistant Professor, College of Education
Dr.
Petrosino
worked with the following faculty of the School
of Education, University of Colorado at Boulder while visiting as a
Big XII Faculty Fellow.
Ron
Anderson
Ronald Anderson is professor of education with a focus on science
education. His research centers on policy issues in science education
and science education reform. In addition to science education,
his teaching interests include educational reform.
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Hilda
Borko
Hilda Borko is professor of education and chair of the educational
psychology program area. Dr. Borko's research explores teacher cognition
and the process of learning to teach, with an emphasis on changes
in novice and experienced teachers' knowledge and beliefs about
teaching, learning, and assessment; classroom practices; and professional
identities as they participate in reform-based teacher education
and professional development programs.
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Mitch
Nathan
Dr. Mitchell Nathan is associate professor of education and a specialist
in adult and child cognition, mathematical reasoning and development,
teacher cognition, and design of technology-based learning environments.
His publications include "Teachers and Researchers Beliefs about
the Development of Algebraic Reasoning" (with K. Koedinger) and
"The Impact of Theories of Learning on Learning Environment Design."
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Valerie
Otero
Valerie Otero is assistant professor of science education. Dr. Otero's
research explores the dynamic nature of the learning environment
and how it influences (and is influenced by) the evolution of students'
ideas. She also studies prospective and practicing teachers' conceptions
of students' prior knowledge, and teachers' conceptions of the use
of students' prior knowledge for teaching and learning. Her teaching
interests are in the areas of elementary science methods, the nature
of science, and physics for prospective elementary teachers.
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Lorrie
A. Shepard
Lorrie Shepard is professor of education and chair of the Research
and Evaluation Methodology program area. Dr. Shepard is currently
dean of the School of Education. Her research focuses on psychometrics
and the use and misuse of tests in educational settings. Technical
topics include validity theory, standard setting, and statistical
models for detecting test bias. Her studies evaluating test use
include identification of learning disabilities, readiness screening
for kindergarten, grade retention, teacher testing, effects of high-stakes
testing, and classroom assessment.
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