Alyssa Tormala is the Instructional Technology Coach and the Information
Science Department Chair at St. Mary's Academy in Portland, Oregon, where she also teaches technology classes.
-- Two new
basic science department chairs joined the faculty: James Broach became chair of Biochemistry and Microbiology in January and also serves as director of the Institute for Personalized Medicine, and Aron Lukacher became chair of Microbiology and Immunology in February.
For one activity,
science department chair Kris Thomasson used stopwatches, calculators, straws, data tables, and a staircase to deepen student comprehension about the topic.
I started writing professionally while I was still teaching and serving as
Science Department Chair in a large New York City public junior high school — nearly 40 years ago.
He taught chemistry and physics at Rockdale County High School in Conyers, Georgia before joining the faculty at Raleigh Charter High School in 2000, where he was
the science department chair and taught Chemistry, AP Chemistry, and Astronomy.
Adey (1997), in a study of the use of a new science curriculum, found that when the principal and
the science department chair shared a vision for science education, teachers» level of use of the curriculum was greater than when the principal and science department chair held differing visions.
Since that time, he has earned his teaching certificate and is currently
the science department chair for Riverside Academy teaching Biology Honors, Chemistry, and Dual Enrollment Biology.
Cindy began her teaching career as an upper school biology and chemistry teacher and
science department chair at St. Johnsbury Academy in Vermont.
Jerry O'Donnell is a National Board certified teacher and
Science Department chair at Eagles Landing Middle School in Boca Raton.