MSED Chair Norman Lederman Appointed Distinguished Professor
Norman Lederman, professor and chair, Mathematics and Science Education, has been awarded the title of distinguished professor for exceptional achievement in his field, Provost Alan Cramb recently announced. The title of distinguished professor is the highest award for faculty members at IIT, awarded to full time professors who have achieved preeminence in their fields of expertise, based on their scholarly work and the excellence of their teaching.
Lederman joined IIT in 2001 as chair of the newly founded Mathematics and Science Education Department. Since then, MSED has become a force locally, nationally and internationally for discipline-based mathematics and science education, with an emphasis on how scientific inquiry can improve science teaching and learning.
Lederman's work has launched IIT to national prominence in the field of math and science education and has made the university a favored partner with schools in Chicago and with entities such as the Museum of Science and Industry.
Lederman is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the American Education Research Association (AERA), and his work has been recognized with an honorary doctorate from the University of Stockholm and frequent invitations to speak at international meetings and to consult with educators in other countries.
Lederman has studied pre-service and in-service teachers' knowledge structures of subject matter and pedagogy, pedagogical content knowledge, and teachers' concerns and beliefs. The author or editor of 10 books, including an elementary science teaching methods textbook, Lederman is the editor of the Handbook for Research on Science Education. He has written 15 book chapters and published more than 200 articles in professional refereed journals. In addition, Lederman has given more than 500 presentations at professional conferences and meetings around the world.
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Announcements
- Spring 2012
- IIT’s Math and Science Education Leadership Cohort begins July 2012. The Leadership Cohort offers teachers a one-year Master’s in Science Education or Master’s in Mathematics Education degree. A minimum of three years experience teaching grades 6-12 mathematics or science is preferred. Applications should be submitted to Dr. Norman Lederman, Chair, Math and Science Education, no later than April 30, 2012. Apply early for immediate consideration, space is limited.
- Spring 2012 Math Endorsement Master's Program
- Illinois Institute of Technology’s Department of Mathematics and Science Education has developed an endorsement program for elementary school and middle school teachers who want to teach middle grades mathematics in the State of Illinois.
- IIT-MSI Quality Science Teaching Partnership
- The Museum of Science and Industry and Illinois Institute of Technology’s Mathematics and Science Education Department have partnered to create a Science Endorsement Masters Program.
- Spring 2012
- Dr. Norman Lederman hosts a monthly lecture series for all MSED Ph.D. students. Meet faculty and fellow students for math and science education industry updates and lectures 6:45 - 8:45pm. February 28, 2012 is the next scheduled lecture.