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Accreditation Report 2002
Core Campuses: Bloomington and Indianapolis
for the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
and the Indiana Professional Standards Board

Faculty Vita

Michael Cohen, Ph.D.

Title: Professor
Office: ES 3120
Campus: Indianapolis
Year of appointment: 1968


Academic Degrees

Ph. D. Cornell University 1968 Science Education: Astronomy – Geology
MS. T. Cornell University 1964 Astronomy and Earth Sciences
M.A. Columbia University 1963 Science Education
B.S. Brooklyn College, City Univ of NY 1960 Physical Education

Professional Experience

1968-1974/-1984-Present Professor of Education, Science and Environmental Education Program Area, School of Education, Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI),Indianapolis, IN
1968-1975 Associate Professor, Science and Environmental Education Program Area, School of Education, Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI),Indianapolis, IN
1968-1976 Assistant Professor (1968 1972), Science and Environmental Education Program Area, School of Education, Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI),Indianapolis, IN
1964-1966 Teaching Assistant, Astronomy Department, Cornell University.
1960-1963 Teacher, Junior. High School #263, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Faculty Teaching

Spring 2002 E328 Science in the Elementary School
Spring 2002 M304 Field Experience: Elementary Block III (Opt 1)
Fall 2001 M201 Field Experience: Elementary Block IA
Fall 2001 P251 Educational Psychology for Elementary Teachers
Fall 2001 M300 Teaching in a Pluralistic Society
Spring 2001 E328 Science in the Elementary School
Spring 2001 M304 Field Experience: Elementary Block III (Opt 1)

Selected Publications

    Cohen, M.R. (1999). Tapping into teachers’ dedication: The tropical rain forest experience. In Driscoll, A. & Lynton E. Making outreach visible. Washington, D.C.: American Association for Higher Education

    Lucas, K.B. and Cohen, M.R. (1999) The changing seasons: Teaching for understanding. Australian Science Teacher’s Journal, 45(4), 9-17.

Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships

    Ad Hoc Committee, Memorial Resolutions, Association for the Education of Teachers of Science
    American Educational Research Association (AERA)
    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
    Hoosier Association of Science Teachers (HASTI)
    Association for the Education of Teachers in Science (AETS)
    National Association for Research in Science Teaching

Service/Outreach Projects

    Indianapolis Public Schools, elementary school science program, Indianapolis, IN

    Judged science fair at Jewish Community Center preschool, Indianapolis, IN

    Educational Advisory Board, Hook’s Drug Store Museum, Indianapolis, IN

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