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Donald Metz
Dr. Don Metz was a Professor (retired) in the Faculty of Education at the University of Winnipeg. Don currently maintains Senior Scholar status at the UW and continues to pursue a variety of activi...lihat lebih banyakDr. Don Metz was a Professor (retired) in the Faculty of Education at the University of Winnipeg. Don currently maintains Senior Scholar status at the UW and continues to pursue a variety of activities to support science and mathematics education. Currently, he is a section co-editor for the International Handbook of Physics Education Research (IHPER) project sponsored by the American Institute of Physics and the American Association of Physics Teachers. Don holds a BSc in Physics, and a MEd and PhD in Science Education. He taught physics, mathematics and general science at the high school level for twenty years before completing his PhD and moving into the Faculty of Education at the University of Winnipeg. Don was extensively involved with curriculum development in Manitoba as the principal writer of the Manitoba Physics program and as author of several teaching resources including IN MOTION and TEACHING ELECTROSTATICS. Don was also very active in the professional development of in-service teachers for many years. He has presented at numerous conferences as an invited speaker and published papers in a wide variety of education journals including the Teacher Education Journal, Science Education, Science & Education, The Physics Teacher, The Mathematics Teacher and the Canadian Journal of Environmental Education. His interests included student generated questions and academic engagement in science, contextual teaching, the use of historical narratives and the interrupted story form, sustainability, and international practicum for pre-service teachers. Don coordinated the Post-Baccalaureate program in Education for Sustainability and special programs for student teachers at the Inner City Science Center located in Niji Mahkwa School in Winnipeg, and at the Colegio Ambientalista in Pedrogoso, Costa Rica. Don also mentored the student group Tomorrow's Educators Building Learning Opportunities (TEBLO) who raised over $27 000 and built a school in Nicaragua in 2013. Now retired Don enjoys an active life with his family in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada.lihat lebih sedikit