MSED Chair Norman Lederman Named AAAS Fellow for Distinguished Leadership in Science Education
Mathematics and Science Education Department Professor and Chair Norman Lederman was recently awarded the distinction of Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society, and publisher of the journal, Science. Election as a Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers in recognition of meritorious efforts to advance science or its applications. Lederman was elected an AAAS Fellow for his "distinguished leadership in science education and outstanding research contributions to the understanding of teachers' knowledge and classroom use of the nature of science."
Lederman joined IIT in 2001 to establish the Mathematics and Science Education Department (MSED). 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. Internationally known for his research and scholarship on the development of students' and teachers' conceptions of nature of science and scientific inquiry, 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 recently published 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 made more than 500 presentations at professional conferences and meetings around the world.
The 531 new AAAS Fellows will be announced in the AAAS News & Notes section of the journal Science on December 18, 2009. New Fellows will also be recognized on February 20, 2010, at the AAAS Annual Meeting in San Diego. The tradition of AAAS Fellows began in 1874. Currently, members can be considered for the rank of Fellow if nominated by the steering groups of the Association's 24 sections, or by any three Fellows who are current AAAS members (so long as two of the three sponsors are not affiliated with the nominee's institution), or by the AAAS chief executive officer.
Reprinted from IIT Today
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