High School Project

Gary Scott, Ed.D.

E-mail address abpet8@r.postjobfree.com

Education

B.A., Biology, California State University at Long Beach, 1971.

M.A., Biology, California State University at Dominquez Hills, 1986. Thesis:

Murine T-Cell Response To A Schistosoma japonica formosona Infection.

Doctor of Education, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information

Science, 1997. Dissertation: Toward an Understanding of Middle School

Students Problem-Solving Strategies: Establishing a Foundation for Teacher

Inquiry

Teaching and administrative experiences

9/70 - 6/81 High school mathematics and science and teacher for Los Angeles

Unified School District: Crenshaw High School.

9/76 - 6/81 Gymnastics coach at Crenshaw High School.

8/82 - 8/85 Research and teaching assistant in immunology for Dr. Evelyn

Childress at California State University at Dominguez Hills (CSUDH).

9/86 - 5/87 Research and teaching assistant for Dr. Robert Murphy in molecular

systematics at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada.

2/88 - 6/90 Mathematics and integrated science teacher at Muir Jr. High School.

9/90 - 2/95 Integrated science teacher at Banning High School and Green Club

Sponsor.

6/91 - 12/91 Co-instructor in Marine Biology and General Biology for Teacher

Retraining Institute at California State University at Dominguez Hills.

2/95 6/02 Coordinator for Integrated/Coordinated Science Project and Resource

Teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District s Urban Systemic Initiative

at the San Pedro Mathematics, Science, and Technology Center.

7/02 6/04 Science Specialist for Local District I, LAUSD

6/04 6/09 Secondary mathematics and science coordinator for Local District 7,

LAUSD.

6/09 present Assistant Professor of Clinical Education, Rossier School of

Education, University of Southern California.

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University of Southern California Teaching and Curricular Activities: curriculum

development courses/syllabi developed and taught. 2009 to present.

EDUC 566E Teaching Elementary Mathematics and Science From A Sociocultural

Perspective 4 unit course.

EDUC 566S Teaching Secondary Mathematics and Science From A Sociocultural

EDUC 545 Teaching Secondary Mathematics From a Sociocultural Perspective created

syllabus for this 4 unit course. 4 unit course.

EDUC 539 Teaching Secondary Science From a Sociocultural Perspective 4 unit

course.

Perspective 4 unit course.

EDUC 568 Guided Practice 6 unit course.

University of Southern California Leadership and Service Activities 2009 to present.

Faculty search committee - Recruited 3 candidates for mathematics and science who

were eventually hired. Interviewed and evaluated other candidates.

Admissions committee - Evaluated applications to MAT@USC program.

USC Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence Advisory Committee member

Scholarship committee - Evaluated applications for scholarship awards.

Governance and Operations (G&O) committee for the California Science Center School

(CSC). Served on G&O committee that provides oversight and monitoring of CSC

operations, instructional programs, etc. Rossier is a contractual partner with the school.

Faculty lead for EDUC 566E, EDUC 566S - Develop and implement weekly faculty

meetings for all three courses. Full time faculty and adjuncts attend weekly meetings.

PACT scorer evaluate secondary mathematics candidates teaching events.

University of Southern California Professional Service 2009 to present

Gompers Middle School

Created and implemented math elective curriculum for 6th, 7th, and 8th

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grade students and teachers.

Created and implemented Saturday School math curriculum for 6th, 7th,

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and 8th grade students.

City College of New York Conduct professional development sessions and class room

follow-up for Physical Science Comes Alive: Exploring Things that Go. A K-5 Physical

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Science curriculum and professional development project of the City College Schools of

Education & Engineering, funded in part by the National Science Foundation.

University of Southern California creative and Scholarly Activities

Grants and fellowships

1. 1991 Edison Company, Grunion Reproductive Strategies Project Research

Grant, $8,000 for Banning High School..

2. 1991 Educational Technology Grant, 2,550 for Banning High School.

3. 1991 Chevron Oil Co., Grunion Reproductive Strategies Project, $2,000.

4. 1991 Texaco Oil Co., Point Fermin Intertidal Invertebrate Survey, $5,000 for

Banning High School.

5. 1991 Los Angeles County Fish and Game Commission, Grunion

Reproductive Strategies Project, $1,400 for Banning High School.

6. 1992 Education Technology, $7,500 for Banning High School.

7. 1992 GTE Growth Initiative For Teachers Fellow at Banning High School

$12,000.

8. 1992 Citibank, $1,500.

9. 1992 Elementary and Secondary Educational Act Grant, Science and Arts

Technology Center at Banning High School, $75,000.

10. 1992 Molecular Biology Institute Fellow at California Institute of

Technology.

11. 1993 Los Angeles County Fish and Game Commission, Point Fermin

Intertidal Invertebrate Census at Banning High School, $1,800.

12. 1993 Eisenhower Grant, $500.

13. 1993 L.A.E.P. Small Grant for teachers, $800.

14. 1993 Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project, $2,900.

15. 1993 Eisenhower Integrated Math and Science, $12,000.00.

16. 1994 Eisenhower Integrated Math Science Articulation, $12,000.00.

17. 1995-97 Co-Principal Investigator for 3 yr., 2 million dollar, NSF Teacher

Enhancement grant: IMMEX problem-solving software.

18. 1997 UCLA School Management Program - $10,000 grant for research

project investigating problem solving performances in middle school students.

19. 1999-01 Marine Advanced Technology Education Center, National Science

Foundation, $17,000 for developing technology education modules for high

school.

20. 2000/01 Neighborhood Matching Funds from City of Los Angeles, Board of

Public Works-Operation Clean Sweep. $5,000 for Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly

Habitat Restoration Project at the San Pedro Science Center.

21. 2001/02 Neighborhood Matching Funds from City of Los Angeles, Board of

Public Works-Operation Clean Sweep. $10,000 for Palos Verdes Blue

Butterfly Habitat Restoration Project at the San Pedro Science Center.

22. 2002/03 - Neighborhood Matching Funds from City of Los Angeles, Board of

Public Works-Operation Clean Sweep. $10,000 for Palos Verdes Blue

Butterfly Habitat Restoration Project at the San Pedro Science Center.

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23. 2009 to present California Mathematics and Science Partnership. 1.8 million

over the three year period of the grant.

Secondary literacy learning, teaching, and facilitation.

1. Participant in WestEd s Strategic Literacy Initiative (SLI) eight day training,

August 2000. The SLI developed and implemented the Reading

Apprenticeship model for improving reading comprehension in secondary

disciplines.

2. Co-teacher for implementation of the Reading Apprenticeship program in

ninth grade Integrated/Coordinate Science class at Banning High School,

2000/01.

3. Facilitator for the SLI 5 day institute, September 2001 and three day follow-

up February, 2002.

4. Conducted multiple Reading Apprenticeship trainings at Fremont, King-Drew

Medical Magnet, Gompers, Edison, and Drew from 2001 through 2004.

5. Reading apprenticeship short course at the California Science Teachers

Association 2001 Conference.

6. Short course for San Mateo County Science Teachers. April 2002.

7. Invited presenter for the International Reading Association annual conference,

April 2002.

8. 2002 to present Participant in research and development for WestEd s

Strategic Literacy Initiative science subgroup.

9. Certified trainer for SLI s Reading Apprenticeship.

Cognitive Education - learning, teaching, and facilitation.

1. Completed level 1-3 of Instrumental Enrichment training

2. Completed trainer of trainers for Instrumental Enrichment- Certification

2002

3. Certified Trainer for Instrumental Enrichment, August 2005.

Secondary school teaching awards

1. 1992 M.E.S.A. science teacher of the year at Banning High.

2. 1994 Mentor teacher for Los Angeles Unified School District.

Secondary school leadership experiences

1. 2/88 - 6/90 science and mathematics department chair Muir Middle School

2. 1992 member of Banning High School Leadership council

3. 1993 Banning High School site coordinator for development of Scope,

Sequence and Coordination Project at Banning and Wilmington Junior High

School Science Departments.

4. 1992 Banning High School restructuring committee

member.

5. 1993 Teacher leader for Banning High School SB1882 staff development

committee.

Secondary school Coordinatorships

1. 1992-95 Technology coordinator for Banning High School.

2. SB 1882 Professional development coordinator for Banning High School.

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Los Angeles Unified School District level assignments

1. 1992 Developer for Integrated/Coordinated Science (years 1-3) guidelines

accepted by the University of California to meet a-f lab science requirements.

2. 1993 Urban Systemic Initiative advisor

3. 1993 Quality Education Development Project- facilitator for development of

mathematics standards in the Harbor Area.

4. 1994 Information Technology Division, Education Technology Section -

Multimedia workstation assembly, set-up, and training manual development.

5. 1995 to present - Secondary Science Resource Teacher for the Urban

Systemic Initiative awarded to the LAUSD.

6. 1998 to present Teaching in the District Intern program.

7. Spring 2001/02 LAUSD Local District K Mathematics Coach

Statewide service and consulting

1. 1994 - California State Scope, Sequence, and Coordination of Secondary

School Science - Statewide Performance Based Assessment Project

2. 1996 to 2002 - Member of advisory committee and development team for the

California Systemic Initiative Assessment Collaborative,

3. 1998 to 2002 High School Director for California Science Teachers

Association.

National service and consulting

1. Systemic Initiative Assessment Collaborative Advisory Board and

Development Team member, 1996-2002.

2. National Science Foundation review panelist for Graduate Students In K-12

Education, April 1999.

3. National Science Foundation review panelist for Collaboratives for

Excellence in Teacher Preparation program, October 1999.

4. American Association for the Advancement of Science Project 2061

Evaluation of Science Assessment Task Force, Feb April 2000.

5. Discovery Channel s Educational Advisory Board member.

6. Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) Advisory Board member for

Integrated Science curriculum development project June 2000 2006.

7. Marine Advanced Technology Center Facilitator for summer 2000 and 2001

Institutes.

8. Literacy in Secondary Science: Facilitator and classroom coach for WestEd s

Strategic Literacy Initiative (2000/01/02).

9. Ocean Literacy Project Coordinator for the National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

10. Presenter at the International Reading Association s Annual Conference,

2002.

11. Algebra Project consultant, 2008 present

12. COSEE-West advisory board member, 2008 - present

Teacher workshops and institutes developed and conducted

In the past 10 years I have developed and conducted over 150 workshops ranging

from 3 hours to 5 days in length. These workshops were based the following

topics:

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Infusing technology into the mathematics and science curriculum

Science teaching based on constructivist learning principles

Integrated/coordinated science: principles and practices

Leadership issues in the science department and school

Two-week summer institutes in the summers of 1995-01 for over 200 science

and mathematics teachers on reform issues in mathematics and science

Reading comprehension strategies for secondary mathematics and science

teachers

High school curricula developed and taught

1. Academically enriched biology (AE Biology)

2. Marine Biology and Oceanography

3. Math, English, science integrated class at Crenshaw Alternative School.

4. Integration of computer simulations and programming in marine science.

5. Desktop video and multimedia.

6. Integrated Science I, II, III.

Secondary classes taught

1. Integrated/Coordinated Science

2. Biology, Marine Biology, Marine Technology

3. Anatomy and Physiology

4. Chemistry

5. Physics

6. High School Mathematics

7. Middle school math grades 7, 8.

8. Algebra 1

9. Geometry

10. Algebra 2

11. Gymnastics.

Secondary classroom projects developed and implemented

1. Science and Arts Technology Center. The science technology center development

began in October 1992 with funds received from a $75,000.00 grant to Banning High

School written by Gary Scott. The purpose of the interdisciplinary Center is for

students and teachers to use state-of-the-art technology to explore topics in math,

science, and the arts.

2. Grunion Reproductive Strategies Project. This project, conducted by Banning High

School students, investigated grunion homing behavior at natal beaches using DNA

fingerprint analysis.

3. Point Fermin/White's Point Intertidal Invertebrate Survey. The purpose of this project

is to assess population sizes and fluctuations of selected invertebrates. The census

was conducted by Banning High students in conjunction with the Cabrillo Marine

Museum and the L.A. County Sanitation District.

4. Los Angeles Harbor Water Quality Project. This project was conducted with small

groups of Banning High School students and the Port of Los Angeles water quality

testing laboratory. Small groups of students accompanied staff on the Department s

boat which assays water quality at over 40 stations in the harbor.

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5. Integrated Science module development. Construction of "real-world" problems

students solve (e.g. murder mystery, air and water pollution problems) followed by

authentic assessment using problem solving software.

6. Computer-based assessment of students problem solving abilities. Construction of

problems and analytic software tools that can distinguish between novice and expert

problem solving strategies. These tools provide a basis for determining if students are

transiting from novice to expert strategies when solving problems.

Credentials held

1. California Administrative Certificate

2. Standard secondary in biological sciences, lifetime

3. Community college in biological science.

4. Introductory mathematics.

Membership in professional organizations

1. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

2. National Association for Research in Science Teaching

3. National Education Association

4. American Federation of Teachers

5. California Science Teachers Association

6. National Science Teachers Association

7. The American Association for the Advancement of Science

College teaching experience

1. Teaching assistant for undergraduate classes - Biology, Comparative anatomy

and physiology, Genetics, Immunology, Cell physiology, Microbiology,

Invertebrate zoology.

2. Microbiology Compton Junior College.

3. Seminar in Curriculum Development in Science and Mathematics, fall 2000

present - CSUDH Graduate Education Department.

4. Process of Curriculum Development, spring 2001 to present. CSUDH

Graduate Education Department.

5. Brain compatible learning: Sarasota University.

6. Secondary Science Methods, California State University Los Angeles Teacher

Education Department, summer quarter 20001, winter quarter 2002.

7. Process of Curriculum Development, spring 2001, 2002.

8. Secondary Science Methods, CSUDH summer 2002, spring 2004, 2006.

9. Coordinator/supervisor of student teachers for USC Fall, 2006.

10. Secondary Mathematics Methods, USC Spring 2007 to present.

11. Secondary Science Methods, USC Fall 2007 to present.

12. Elementary mathematics and science methods, USC Fall 2008 to present

Science research presentations

1. Starvation and gene expression in the prairie rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis viridis.

Presented at the annual meeting (June, 1986) of the American Society of Icthyologists

and Herpetologists.

2. Relationship between enzyme concentration and electrophoretic mobility. Presented

at the annual meeting (June, 1986) of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.

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Publications

1. Activating and Applying Inert Knowledge by Developing Students Cognitive

Functions through the Rigorous Mathematical and Scientific Thinking Approach.

Paper presented at the Conference for International Center for the Enhancement of

Learning Potential. 2005

2. Integrated Science Study, 2000. The Science Teacher, 67:6. National Science

Teachers Association.

1. Integrated/Coordinated Science Swells the Science Pipeline in the Los Angeles

Unified School District, 2000. California Classroom Science, 11:4, 10.

2. Making Connections: A Guide to Implementing Science Standards, 1999. California

Science Teachers Association.

3. Inquiry and the Nautre of Science: Resisting the Folly of a Text-Driven Approach to

Standards-Based Science Teaching, 1999. California Classroom Science, 19:5, 10.

4. Testing, Tracking, and the Standards, 1999. California Classroom Science, 19:3, 10.

5. Proposed Standards Support the Integrated Science Reform Effort, 1998. California

Classroom Science, 10:5, 9.

6. LA-SI and SS&C: Agents of Change for Secondary Science, 1997. Restructuring

Science 6:4, 3.

7. LA Systemic Initiative and SS&C Join Forces for Reform, 1996. Restructuring

Science, 5:5, 4.

8. The Effect of Tissue Dilution On The Relative Electrophoretic Mobility Of Isozymes

In The Prairie Rattlesnake, Crotalus Viridis Viridis, 1992. Scott, G., Hernandez-

Juviel, J., Morafka, D., Delgado, I., and Murphy,R. Copeia 1117-1119.

9. Genetic Variation In The Salmanderfish (Lepiodgalaxias salamandroides) And Its

Relationship To Other Salmoniform Fishes, 1990. T.M. Berra, G. Scott, G.R. Allen,

L.H. Schmitt. Isozyme Bulletin 23:103.

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