BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

HELEN M. PARKE – Director, Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education and Associate Professor, Department of Science Education

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
Greenville, North Carolina

Associate Professor - Department of Science Education
Director - Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education

EDUCATION:

B.S. in Secondary Science, Memphis State University, Memphis, TN, 1971
M.Ed. in Secondary Education, Duke University, Durham, NC, 1974
Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction, UNC - Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 1977

Specialization: Biological and Physical Science K-12, Pre-service Education, Curriculum Development, and Professional Development
Teaching Certificate: Biology/Chemistry 7-12
North Carolina Director of Curriculum Development for NSTA's Scope, Sequence and Coordination of Secondary School Science

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

Parke, H. & Coble, C. "Science Education." Education in the Global Economy: The Rhetoric of Reform, 1999.

Parke, H., Hill, S., & Stiffler, L. Middle Grades Science Series, Carolina Academic Press, 1999.

Parke, H. & Coble, C. "Teachers Designing Curriculum as Professional Development: A Model for Transformational Science Teaching." Journal of Research in Science Teaching,, 1997.

Yerrick, R, Parke, H. & Nugent, J. “Struggling to Promote Deeply Rooted Change: The ‘Filtering Effect’ of Teachers' Beliefs on Understanding Transformational Views of Teaching Science.” Science Education, In press, 1996.

Parke, H., Elliott, R. & Coble, C. The North Carolina Scope, Sequence and Coordination of Secondary School Science Manuals for Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Grade, Spring, 1996.

McColskey, W., Parke, H., Harman, P. & Elliott, R. "Emerging Roles of Evaluation in Science Education Reform." New Directions for Program Evaluation, Jossey-Bass Inc., Volume 65, Spring, 1995.

Parke, H. AGS Physical Science Videotapes with teacher manuals for challenged populations, 1994.

GRANTS AWARDED:

PI – Praxis II Support for New High School Teachers UNC-GA $53, 650, 1999 (Reoccurring)

PI - Cybercampus K-8 DOE $250,000, 1999-2003

PI - Development of on-line graduate courses for Science Education UNC GA $72,000, 1999

PI - Professional Development Liaisons Z Smith Reynolds $30,000, 1998-2000

PI - Professional Development Based on TIMSS Findings Eisenhower $20,000, 1998-1999

PI - Science in the Age of ABC’s Eisenhower $73,000, 1997-1999

CoPI - EdLab: Educational Laboratory for Applied School Research and Development, East Carolina University Grady White Boats $120,000, 1994-2000

PI - After three years in a middle school reform project: Are students scientists yet? What factors influence their continued interest in science as they transition into high school?  OERI $46,902, 1993 and $43,971, 1994

CoPI - CT-TEAM: Computational Training for Teacher Enhancement, Action, and Motivation NSF $383,233, 1993

PI - Strategies That Use Technology to Integrate Science and Mathematics Instruction in Middle Schools: A Teacher Leadership - Mentor Model Eisenhower $34,921, 1993

PI - After three years in a middle school reform project: Are students scientists yet? What factors influence their continued interest in science as they transition into high school?  OERI $46,902, 1993 and $43,971, 1994

CoPI - CT-TEAM.- Computational Training for Teacher Enhancement, Action, and Motivation NSF $3 83,233, 1993

PI - Strategies That Use Technology to Integrate Science and Mathematics Instruction in Middle Schools: A Teacher Leadership - Mentor Model Eisenhower $34,921, 1993

RECENT PRESENTATIONS:

Parke, H. (1999, October) " Development and Use of Interactive Websites K-12" Web Net World Conference 99, Hawaii.

Parke, H. (1998, November) "Secondary Science and Mathematics Teachers Communicating Using Collaborative Tools via Distance Learning Technology" Supercomputing Conference '98, Orlando, FL.

Parke, H. (1997, March) “Examining teacher-student interactions when teaching science through storytelling and problem solving in authentic contexts” NARST, Chicago, IL.

Parke, H. and Heath, D. (1997, April) “Teaching Inquiry Based Science with Special Needs Populations” NSTA, New Orleans, LA.

Parke, H. and Heath, D. (1997, October) “Real World Activity Based Science for Students with Special Learning Needs” National Middle School Association Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

THESIS DIRECTOR:

Jason Painter, “Reconceptualizing a Teaching Methods Course to Strengthen School Science Instruction", 1998
Susan Mizell, “A Model for Teacher Reflection: Impact on Science Teaching Constructs of Elementary Education Majors.” In process, 1998
Glen Gainey, " Insulin Secretion of the Adult Porcine Pancreatic Islets of Langerhans in Short Term Culture.” 1995
Janet Doughty, "How Learning Is Negotiated in Adult Biology Classes in a Computer-Assisted Environment." 1995

AWARDS:

Science Curriculum Materials accepted by the National Resources Center for inclusion in the 1998 Best Middle Grades Science Materials
Faculty Workstation Recipient, East Carolina University Faculty Microcomputer Program ($1500) 1997
Programs of Excellence Award by SERVE (South Eastern Regional Vision for Education) for the North Carolina SS&C Curriculum 1993

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

ECU Virtual University Task Force, 1999
Design of Queen Anne's Revenge Educational Web Site, 1998
Completed Harvard Management Development Program, Boston, 1998
Editorships: Co-editor of NARST Newsletter, 1997-2002
Advisory Board for Eisenhower Awards for the Mathematics Science Education Network
Consultant on UNC-Greensboro NSF Tech Tools Grant: Assisting teachers in the design of science lessons using NIH Imaging, CBL's, and MBL's and in the design of professional development opportunities for their colleagues at respective school sites, 1996
Board member of North Carolina Biotechnology Center, 1998-2000
Quality Education for Minorities Statewide Steering Committee, 1997-1999
Board member of North Carolina Association of Biomedical Research, 1998-2000

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LAST UPDATED: 03/30/2000