WVUteach Team
The WVU Center for Excellence in STEM Education was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from the Eberly Foundation to support an Eberly Master Teacher Assistant, which will allow nearly 100 additional students to enter WVUteach over the span of four years, with 12 estimated to credential and enter the classroom following graduation each year.Co-Directors
Jeffrey Carver, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Science Education
609E Allen Hall
Jeffrey.Carver@mail.wvu.edu
(304) 293-3841
Course Taught:
- UTCH 420 - Project-Based Instruction
Gay Stewart, Ph.D.
Director, WVU Center for Excellence in STEM Education
Eberly Professor of STEM Education
White Hall, Room 303
gbstewart@mail.wvu.edu
(304) 293-5032
Course Taught:
- BIOL/CHEM/PHYS 376 - Research Methods
Program Coordinator
Amanda Jelsema
WVU Center for Excellence in STEM Education
amanda.jelsema@mail.wvu.edu
(304) 293-5030
Master Teachers
Vanessa Licwov-Channell
Clinical Assistant Professor
WVU Center for Excellence in STEM Education
Courses Taught:
- ARSC 120 - Step 1: Inquiry Approaches to Teaching
Nancy Spillane, Ed.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
WVU Center for Excellence in STEM Education
Courses Taught:
- ARSC 220 - Step 2: Inquiry-Based Lesson Design
Michael Tilley
Clinical InstructorWVU Center for Excellence in STEM Education
Course Taught:
- ARSC 120 – Step 1: Inquiry Approaches to Teaching
- UTCH 430 - Apprentice Teaching
Elaine Schwing
Clinical InstructorWVU Center for Excellence in STEM Education
Course Taught:
- ARSC 120 - Step 1: Inquiry Approaches to Teaching
Faculty
Keri Valentine, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Education and Human Services
Course Taught:
- UTCH 222 – Classroom Interactions in Math and Science
Matthew Campbell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Education and Human Services
Course Taught:
- UTCH 221 – Knowing and Learning in Math and Science
Marjorie Darrah, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Mathematics
Course Taught:
- MATH 318 – Perspectives in Math and Science
Renee LaRue, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics
Course Taught:
- MATH 376 – Foundations, Function, and Modeling