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Carol Tempel is the Science Coordinator for Charleston
County School District (1988-present). As a teacher with 11
years of experience, she taught high school biology and
middle and elementary school science. Responsibilities as
the science coordinator include support to schools,
professional development of teachers/administrators,
strategic planning for science reform, curriculum
development and alignment with assessment, adoption of
instructional materials, administration of Eisenhower
program, and development of partnerships and grants with
community scientists and institutions. As coordinator of the
Can Do Project, she works closely with the Medical
University of South Carolina, NASA, and SC Space Grant
Consortium to implement teacher enhancement activities in
earth-space science (National Geographic, 1994),
experimental flights aboard the Kuiper Airborne Observatory
to investigate Comet Shoemaker Levy 9, and a Kodak
Technology Grant. She received awards for SC Network of
Business Partners for Education; Charleston Trident Chamber
of Commerce, Leadership award for School/Business
Partnerships; NASA Group Achievement Award; Post and
Courier, High Profile; and Citizen of the Year, National
Association of Social Workers. She is active professionally
in NSTA, AETS, NSELA, and ASCD and just completed work on
her doctoral degree in educational leadership. Her
dissertation was, Action Research: A Professional
Development Strategy to Change Teachers' Attitudes,
Behaviors, and Practices as They Plan and Implement Science
Instruction for All Students.
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