Timothy F. Slater, University of Wyoming' College ot' Education Department of Secondary Education Excellence in Higher Education Endowed Chair of Science Education Profexxor ofSecrmdary Education Laramie. WY 82071 USA Telephone: --. Email. tslaterouwyoetlu PROFE PREPARATION 1993 MS 1991 BS 1989 BS Ed 1989 University of South Carolina . Geological Sciences Clemson University -- Physics Astronomy Kansas State University -- Physical Science Kansas State University -- Secondary Science Education Teaching Ceni/ictl/e: Earth/Space Science (Karim!) PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS max--present 2001-2008 1996-2001 1994-1996 University of Wyoming Excellence in Higher Education Endowed Chair ofSciem-e Education Pro (mm Educ-alum University of Arizona Arsociate Pro (mm dz Director LIA Science and Education Center Montana State University Research A.r.rocirrte Bro/error ofPIti'xtcx PittSburg State University Ami/ant Pm error '5 Director. Science Education Center PROFESSIONAL National Science Teachers A- 'ocialicln (elected lo Board for 20101011) Society of College Science Teachers (elected lo lite Board, 200672007) lntemational Planetarium Society (Education Comm/tee, zouezotts) American As, ociation of Physics Teachers (Natronatetrtro. Educ. Comm. Chair, 199672002) American Astronomical Society (elected the Board 200672009, 200972012) Astronomical Society of the Pacific (elected lo lite Board 200372006, 200672009) Association of Astronomy Educators (President, 19987200], 200172004) American Pli 'iCal Society (Educatmrl Board, 201372015) National Association for Research In Science Teaching ASSociation of Science Teacher Educators RECENT AWARDS AND HONORS NASA Hubble Space Teleacope Education Innovation Award: Gold Star Award. 201 1 NASA Hubble Space Teleacope Innovation Award: Top Stars Award, 2010 Project ASTRO Astronomy Educator of the Year, 2007 T.F. Slater - CV page 2 SCHOLARSHIP OVERVIEW  106 refereed publications  14 books  >300 GoogleScholar Entries @ http://tinyurl.com/oyqld7t with <1300 citations  >$30M in federally funded grants  Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Astronomy & Earth Sciences Education EXAMPLES OF BOOKS (14) 1. Investigating Astronomy: A Conceptual View of the Universe, 2014, 2nd edition. Slater, T.F & Freedman, R., W.H. Freeman Publishing and Company, New York: ISBN: 978-1-429-21063-8. A comprehensive textbook for undergraduate astronomy courses. 2. Discipline-Based Science Education Research, 2nd Ed., 2015. Slater, S.J., Slater, T.F. & Bailey, J.M., W.H. Freeman Publishing and Company, New York. ISBN 1429265868. 3. Engaging in Astronomical Inquiry. Slater, S.J., Slater, T.F. & Lyons, D.J., 2010, W.H. Freeman Publishing and Company, New York. ISBN 1429258608. 4. Bryan, E.H., Crowe, R., & Slater, T.F. (2015). Stars Over Hawai’i. Hilo, Hawai’i: Petroglyph Press. 5. Slater, S.J., Slater, T.F., Palma, C., & Kregenow, J. (in press for 2016). Introduction to Research in Astronomy and Planetary Sciences. Hilo, Hawai’i: Pono Publishing 6. Tillery, B., Slater, S.J., & Slater, T.F. (in press for 2016). Physical Science, 11th Edition. Dubuque, IA: McGraw Hill Publishing, 736 pages. EXAMPLES OF BOOK CHAPTERS (7) 1. Slater, T. F. (2014). Chapter 3: Astrobiology Education and Public Outreach. An invited Chapter in Astrobiology: An Evolutionary Approach (Edited by Vera M. Kolb), CRC Press, 978-1466584617, pp. 49-62. 2. “Revising Astronomy Class from Teacher-Centered Instruction to Student-Centered Learning,” a chapter by T.F. Slater in Teaching of Astronomy in school - interfaces between research and practice pedagogical, (Marcos Daniel Longhini, Ed.) published by FAPEMIG - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (Processo nº SHA-APQ-01879-10), 2013. 3. “Creating Worlds People Where People Want to Be: Academic Leadership in Scholarly Research Groups” a chapter by T.F. Slater, 2011, in Discussions in Leadership Theory, (Helen Barker and Michael Gibbs, Editors), published by Capital College Innovation and Leadership Institute. ISBN: 9780984579624. 4. “Complexity and Uncertainty as Drivers for a Ph.D. In Mathematics Education and Science Education” a chapter by Robert Mayes, Patricia McClurg, and T.F. Slater, 2011, Callejo Pérez, D., S.M. Fain & J.J. Slater (Eds.). Higher Education and Human Capital: Re/thinking the Doctorate in America. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. EXAMPLES OF RECENT PUBLICATIONS (106) – NAMES IN ALL CAPS INDICATE STUDENT COLLABORATORS 1. Slater, T. F., Burrows, A. C., FRENCH, D. A., SANCHEZ, R. A., & TATGE, C. B. (2014). A Proposed Astronomy Learning Progression For Remote Telescope Observation. Journal of College Teaching & Learning (TLC), 11(4), 197-206. 2. GERSHUN, D.C., Slater, T.F., & BERRYHILL, K.J. (2014). Mixed-Methods Study that Examines Nine Science Teachers’ Perceptions of Slooh Robotic Telescope for Teaching Astronomy. Latin American Journal of Astronomy Education (RELEA), 17, 7-37. T.F. Slater - CV page 3 3. Haynes, J. C., Gill, B. E., Chumbley, S. B., & Slater, T. F. (2014). A Cross-Case Comparison of the Academic Integration Human Capital Pre-service Agricultural Educators Retain Prior to Their Teaching Internship. Journal of Agricultural Education, 55(5), 191-206. 4. HEYER, I., Slater, S.J., & Slater, T.F. (2013). Establishing the empirical relationship between non-science majoring undergraduate learners’ spatial thinking skills and their conceptual astronomy knowledge. Latin American Journal of Astronomy Education RELEA, 16, 45-61. 5. Burrows, A., Borowczak, M., Slater, T.F., & Haynes, C. (2012). Teaching computer science & engineering through robotics: Science & art form. International Scientific Journal: Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 47, 6-15. 6. JENSEN, A., Janak, E., & Slater, T.F. (2012). Changing Course: Exploring Impacts of “Waiting for Superman” Video Documentary on Future Teachers’ Perspectives on the State of Education. Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 5(1), 23-32. 7. Kapp, J.L., Slater, T.F., Slater, S.J., LYONS, D.J., MANHART, K., WEHUNT, M. & Richardson, R.M. (2011). Impact of Redesigning a Large-Lecture Introductory Earth Science Course to Increase Student Achievement and Streamline Faculty Workload. Journal of College Teaching and Learning, 8(4), 23-36. 8. Slater, S.J., Slater, T.F. & LYONS, D.J. (2011) Teaching Scientific Inquiry with GalaxyZoo. The Physics Teacher, 49(2), 94-96. 9. HEYER, I., Slater, S.J. & Slater, T.F. (2011). A 3-D Model of the Orion Constellation. Mercury 40(4), 21. 10. HEYER, I., Slater, T.F., & Slater, S.J. (2011). The Solar System Ballet: A Kinesthetic Spatial Astronomy Activity. The Classroom Astronomer , 3(1), 20-24. EXAMPLES OF PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS I: INVITED AND KEYNOTE TALKS 1. Slater, T.F. (2014, October). Keynote Lecture: The Astronomy Teaching Spectrum. National Astronomy Education Symposium of Brazil, October 21, 2014, Curitiba 2. Slater, T.F. (2014, October). Keynote Lecture: What Research on Memory Says to Planetarium Designers. Great Lakes Planetarium Association Annual Conference, October 30, 2014, Muncie (www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu9MzFIwJMM) 3. Slater, T.F. (2014, April). Extending the Teaching Continuum. Central Michigan University, April 3, 2014. 4. Slater, T.F. (2014, April). Discipline-based Education Research. Penn State University, April 22, 2014. 5. Slater, T.F. & Slater, S.J. (2012). Invited Talk: Actively Scaffolding Students Engagement with Scientific Data. Invited presentation at the Australian Science Teachers Association National Conference, Canberra, July 9, 2012. 6. Slater, T.F. (2012). Invited Talk: Dramatically Improving Instruction through Systematic Astronomy Education Research. Presentation at the Astronomical Society of Australia held at the University of New South Wales, Sidney, July 1-6, 2012 7. Kimura, K., Slater, T.F., Hamilton, J. & Takata, V. (2012). Invited Talk: Evolving Perspectives on Astronomy Education and Public Outreach in Hawai'i. Invited talk 105.05 presented at the 219th American Astronomical Society winter meeting in Austin, TX, January 8-12, 2012 II: EXAMPLES OF CONTRIBUTED TALKS 1. Slater, S., & Slater, T. F. (2014, June). Leveraging Cognitive Science Underpinnings to Enhance NGSS Astronomy Concepts. In American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 224). T.F. Slater - CV page 4 2. Burrows, A.C., Slater, T.F., & Borowczak, M. (2014, January). Integrated STEM: What Does it Mean to Educators. Presentation at the International Association of Science Teacher Educators Conference, January 16, 2014, San Antonio, TX 3. ALI, T., & Slater, T.F. (2014, October). Interpretive Reflections on Learning Motivations in Bangladesh as Revealed by Poetry. Presentation to the Annual Himalayan Policy Research Conference, Madison, WI, October 16, 2014. 4. ALI, T.I. & Slater, T.F. (2013). Valuing a multi-voiced perspective on comparative urban Bangladesh physics learning experiences. Presentation at the Comparative & International Education Society conference in New Orleans, March, 2013. 5. Gershun, D., BERRYHILL, K., & Slater, T.F. (2013). Evaluation of SLOOH Space Telescope for Educational Merit. Presentation FD03 at the winter national meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, New Orleans, January, 2013. 6. Haynes, J. C., Gill, B. E., Chumbley, S. B. & Slater, T. F. (2013). Uncovering academic emphasis through agricultural education: Knowledge of pre-service teachers in STEM integration – A cross-case comparison of three agricultural education pre-service teacher education programs. 2013 AAAE Southern Region Conference, Feb. 2-5, 2013, Orlando, FL. [accepted in 2012] 7. Haynes, J. C., Gill, B. E., Chumbley, S. B. & Slater, T. F. (2013). Uncovering academic emphasis through agricultural education: Knowledge of pre-service teachers in STEM integration – A cross-case comparison of three agricultural education pre-service teacher education programs. 2013 AAAE National Research Conference, May, 21– 24, 2013, Columbus, OH. (in review). 8. Slater, T.F., Slater, S.J., LYONS, D.J., BERRYHILL, K., & Sibbernsen, K. (2012). Using Backwards Faded Scaffolding to Support Inquiry Teaching in ASTRO 101. Presentation at the American Association of Physics Teachers Conference, Ontario, CA, February, 2012. 9. Slater, S.J., HEYER, I., & Slater, T.F. (2012). Exploring the Impact of Students’ Spatial Thinking Levels and Ability to Learn Astronomy Concepts. Presentation at the American Association of Physics Teachers Conference, Ontario, CA, February, 2012. 10. LYONS, D.J., REISER, M., Slater, T.F. & Slater, S.J (2011). Get Out From Behind the Podium: Creating Your Own Lecture-Tutorial Style Activities That Work. Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference, COSMOS in the Classroom, Boulder, CO, August 2010. GRANT EXPERIENCE EXAMPLES OF PROPOSALS FUNDED 1. PhysTec at UW – Recruiting Physics Teachers, $19,841. Dale, D., Slater, T.F., & Burrows, A.C. (Funded 2014). From American Physical Society. (http://www.uwyo.edu/uw/news/2015/03/uws-dale-among-professors-selected-torecruit-physics-teachers.html) 2. LaunchPad Science for Science Fiction Writers Workshop, $20,000. Brotherton, M., Slater, S.J., & Slater, T.F. (Funded 2014). From NASA. 3. NSF ITEST: Leonard, Hamann, Jafari, & Slater (2012). Visualization Basics: UGame - ICompute. $1.2M 4. NSF Noyce Teacher Preparation Program: Burrows, Slater, Jafari, & Dale (2013). Wyoming Science and Mathematics Teacher (WSMT) Training Program. $1.1M. 5. Math Science Partnership: Slater, T.F., Dale, Haynes & Burrows. Robotics for the 21st Century (2012). May 2012 – September 2013, Awarded $207,156 in February 2012. 6. NASA SMD NNH11ZDA001N-EPOESS: Slater, T.F., STORK, D., Slater, S.J., Pomeroy, J.R., & Marshall, S. (2011). Faculty INstitutes for Earth and Space Science Education (FINESSE)- A Collaborative Effort to Improve Diversity by Enhancing Earth and Space Science Teacher Preparation, January 2012-September 2015, $675,000 Award T.F. Slater - CV page 5 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS EXAMPLES 1. Engaging Astronomy Students with Lecture Tutorials, ½ day workshop, American Association of Physics Teachers Conference, January 5, 2014, Orlando 2. Improving Science Methods Courses with NASA Data, 2-day workshop, prior to International Association for Science Teacher Education Conference, January 14-15, 2014, San Antonio 3. Fostering Student Success, 1-day workshop, Hampton University, Hampton VA for the National Association of Black Physicists, April 5, 2014 4. Fostering Student Success, 1-day workshop, University of the District of Columbia for the National Association of Black Physicists, May 3, 2014 5. College Teaching Excellence Workshop, 2-day workshop, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, May 31-June 1, 2014, Boston 6. College Teaching Excellence Workshop, 2-day workshop, Tougaloo College (Touglaoo, Mississippi), June 7-8, 2014, Mississippi 7. Workshop for New Faculty, 3-day workshop, American Center for Physics, College Park, Maryland, June 23-26, 2014 8. LaunchPad Science for Science Fiction Writers Workshop, University of Wyoming, Laramie, July 17, 2014. 9. Workshop for Physics Faculty, 3-day workshop, American Association of Physics Teachers, University of Minnesota, July 24-26, Minneapolis 10. College Teaching Excellence Workshop, 2-day workshop, San Francisco City College, October 17 & 18, 2014, San Francisco 11. Workshop for New Faculty, 3-day workshop, American Center for Physics, College Park, Maryland, November 1316, 2014 EXAMPLES OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE RECENT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE SESSIONS ORGANIZED AND CONVENED  Astronomy Teaching Summit – San Francisco, CA, August 1-3, 2016  Future Directions of Astronomy Education Research, IAU Symposium 326 – Heidelberg, Germany, October 3-7, 216  American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting – Invited Session Organizer: Rebooting Our Approach to Increasing Indigenous STEM Participation: Lessons from Hawai`i, February 15, 2014, Chicago https://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2014/webprogram/Session7346.html  American Association of Physics Teachers – Invited Session Organizer: Session GB: Mentoring Graduate Students for Careers Outside of Academia http://www.aapt.org/Conferences/wm2015/upload/final-program-12-23-14-2.pdf  American Association of Physics Teachers Regional Conference, Co-Organizer – Richmond, KY, March 13-14, 2015, http://ngpt.aaptsections.org/  American Physical Society – Invited Session Organizer: Invited Session: Moving Astronomy Education Research Results into Teaching, http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/APR15/Session/H8  UNESCO World Heritage Conference Science Organizing Committee Member: Hawaiian, Oceanic and Global Cultural Astronomy: Tangible and Intangible Heritage, Hilo, on the Big Island of Hawai‘i, August 16–20, 2015 http://www2.astronomicalheritage.net/index.php/community/news-events/cultural-astronomy-meeting-big-island T.F. Slater - CV page 6 EDITOR/REFEREE/REVIEWER Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Astronomy & Earth Sciences Education, www.JAESE.org NSF proposal reviewer NASA proposal reviewer The Physics Teacher reviewer Journal of College Science Teaching reviewer OTHER Society of College Science Teachers – Blogger (2015- present) American Physical Society – National Education Committee (2013-2015) International Planetarium Society – Committee on Education National Academy of Sciences – Board on Science Education – Discipline Based Educ. Research Committee (2010-11) American Institute of Physics – Liaison Committee on Physics Education, Chair, (2010-2011)