Honorees

Outstanding Educator Award Dr. Hubert Dyasi Professor of Science Education, City College New York City University of New York

Hubert M. Dyasi is professor of science education at the City University of New York, where he also directs science teacher development programs serving school districts in New York City Instructional Regions. He received his Ph.D. in science education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and has been a Visiting Scholar at the University of Oxford (England) and the California Institute of Technology, a Fellow of the National Institute for Science Education, and a member of the National Research Council’s Committee on Science Education K–12.

In New York, he teaches undergraduate and graduate science education courses and supervises school-based student teachers. He also works collaboratively with the State Education Department, schools, and school districts to develop their science education programs and to implement science inquiry education in classrooms.

Dr. Dyasi’s publications include contributing authorship of books such as Designing Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics (Corwin Press, 2003); The National Science Education Standards (National Academy Press, 1996); Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning (National Academy Press, 2000); and Crossing Borders in Literacy and Science Instruction: Perspectives on Theory and Practice (International Reading Association and the National Science Teachers Association, 2004).

He serves on a number of advisory boards including the National Science Resources Center, the Merck Institute for Science Education, the San Francisco Exploratorium, First Hand Learning, and TERC. In 2004, he served on the National Research Council’s Committee on High School Science Laboratories: Role and Vision.

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