Kimberly G. Fluet
Kimberly G. Fluet received a Ph. D in Learning, Teaching and Social Policy with a focus on Science Teacher Education from Cornell University (2006); M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from Florida Atlantic University (1999); B.S. in Biology with concentrations in Chemistry and Philosophy from Spring Hill College (1995); Dr. Fluet taught high school biology at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. During that time she completed her M. Ed. with an emphasis on science curriculum design and conceptual understanding of science. Dr. Fluet's research interests center on differences between expert and novice science teachers' understanding of how people learn. This perspective is influenced by conceptual change learning theory and the impact of individual schemas for making sense of learning and teaching science. She is also interested in how both pre-service and in-service science teachers respond to student misconceptions of scientific knowledge.