 William
Newman earned the Ph.D. in science education at Purdue University (2003);
education supervisor’s certificate from Trenton State College (now
The College of New Jersey) (1995); M.A. in teaching from Trenton State
College (1991); M.S. in chemistry from The University of Connecticut (1988);
B.S. in chemistry from Virginia Tech.
Dr. Newman has taught extensively at both the high school and university
levels. His high school teaching includes experiences in urban and suburban
settings. He has taught introductory physical science, Earth science,
chemistry, honors chemistry, A.P. chemistry, environmental science, and
statistical analysis for the sciences. In addition to teaching, he served
as science department supervisor, science curriculum chair, and school
site council chair. At the university level, he has instructed chemistry
laboratories and recitations, elementary science methods, exploring teaching
as a career, secondary science student teaching, analysis of classrooms,
and clinical supervision. Additionally, he has earned awards for excellence
in high school and university teaching.
Dr. Newman’s research interests focus on beginning teachers’ abilities
to transfer their university learning to the classrooms in which they
teach, specifically with regard to uses of discourse. He has studied
discourse in university and elementary science classrooms and is currently
studying discourse in high school science classrooms and university science
group meetings. He is also involved in a project that examines how teachers
interpret and utilize state and national science standards.
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