Faculty Vita

Rebecca Reiff, M.S.

Academic Degrees

Certification/Licenses

Professional Experience

Faculty Teaching

Selected Publications

Reiff, R. (2001). MacGyver’s equipment. Connect: Teachers’ Innovations in K-8 Science, Math, and Technology, 14(5), 8-9.

Reiff, R., & Hanuscin, D. (2002). The iron (Fe) scientist. Science Scope 25, 40-41.

Reiff, R. (June, 2001). A day in the life of a biology student teacher. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting on Ethnographic and Qualitative Research. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 293 181) Submitted

Reiff, R. (November, 2001). If inquiry is so great, why isn’t everyone doing it? Submitted to the Journal of Science Teacher Education.

Harwood, B., Reiff, R., &. Phillipson, T. (In progress). Scientists’ conceptions of scientific inquiry.

Harwood, B., Reiff, R., &. Phillipson, T. (In progress). Using metaphors to teach scientific inquiry.

Reiff, R., & Harwood, B. (In progress). The inquiry cycle: A method of doing science.

Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships

Hoosier Association of Science Teachers, Inc. (HASTI)

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)

Association for the Education of Teachers in Science (AETS)

Pi Lambda Theta (International Honor Society)

Conference Presentations

Reiff, R. (June, 2001). A day in the life of a student teacher. Paper presented at the Qualitative and Ethnographic Research Conference. University of Albany. Albany, New York.

Reiff, R. (January, 2002). If inquiry is so great, why isn’t everyone doing it? Paper presented at the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science (AETS). Charlotte, North Carolina.

Harwood, B., Reiff, R., & Phillipson, T. (January, 2002). Scientists’ conceptions of scientific inquiry. Paper presented at the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science (AETS). Charlotte, North Carolina.

Harwood, B., & Reiff, R. (January, 2002). Fixing your car: The use of metaphors when describing scientific inquiry. Paper presented at the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science (AETS). Charlotte, North Carolina.

Reiff, R., & Harwood, B. (January, 2002). The inquiry cycle: A method of doing science. Paper presented at the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science (AETS). Charlotte, North Carolina.

Reiff, R. (February, 2002). Sounds like science. Workshop presented at the Hoosier Association of Science Teachers, Inc. (HASTI). Indianapolis, Indiana.

Hanuscin, D., & Reiff, R. (February, 2002). Autobiographies of pre-service teachers. Workshop presented at the Hoosier Association of Science Teachers, Inc. (HASTI). Indianapolis, Indiana.

Harwood, B., Reiff, R., & Phillipson, T. (April, 2002). From the frontline: Scientists’ conceptions of scientific inquiry. Multiple papers set. Papers presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). New Orleans, Louisiana.

Research Areas

Scientific Inquiry.

Service/Outreach Projects

Assistant Administrator, Sandy Creek Nature Center Athens, Georgia • Guided camp counselors in the development of nature activities and events for one hundred children at Sandy Creek Nature Day Camp.

Museum Teacher, Dayton Museum of Natural History Dayton, Ohio • Facilitated 8-10 year-old children in the involvement of discovery science, fossils identification, animal and plant adaptations, and rainbow creations.

Honors/Awards

January, 1997 - Martin Luther King’s "I Have a Dream" Visionary Award Bannekar Community Center, Bloomington, Indiana Organized “a day on not a day off” celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday. Received recognition as a state wide Americorps member in MLK's nonviolence vision.

May, 1995 - Women's Granny Award Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana Received award for demonstrating outstanding leadership in community service.

October, 1994 - Indiana Campus Compact Grant Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana Received $2,000 grant to teach elementary school children about child abuse prevention.