Ava Gjokaj
Ava is a student research assistant working on the Auto Feedback Effects project with Dr. Kevin Haudek.
Ava is a student research assistant working on the Auto Feedback Effects project with Dr. Kevin Haudek.
Principal Investigators: Joseph Krajcik, Barbara Schneider, Clausell Mathis, Sheneka Williams (Michigan State Unversity)
Project Partners: Alabama A&M University, Winston-Salem University, and the STEPP Center at Northwestern's Institute for Policy Research
Funder: The Office of Elementary & Secondary Education
Award Amount: $7,722,448.00
Angie is a doctoral student in the Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education program at the MSU College of Education. She is currently working with faculty in CREATE for STEM to develop a chemistry curriculum.
Melissa is currently a senior at Michigan State University, majoring in Mathematics, with a minor in Actuarial Science. In her free time, she loves to read, go for walks, take swing dancing lessons, and play with her guinea pig, Bob.
Andrea’s primary research interest is in identifying student cultural resources for understanding physics concepts and supporting them to navigate between traditional physics ways of thinking and their personal/cultural ways of thinking. This work intends to highlight students’ strengths without requiring them to assimilate to the traditional physics way of thinking. A second area of interest is supporting a learning community of instructors to decolonize physics lessons.
Wanjoo's research focuses on supporting both inservice and preservice teachers in creating science learning environments where all students can participate meaningfully and thrive by contributing their ideas, experiences, and strengths. She is particularly interested in how teachers recognize and build on the rich assets individual students bring to science learning.
Lucky is a graduate student in the Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Training (CITE) program in the MSU College of Education. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Science Education (Physics) at Nnamdi Azikwe University Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. Lucky's master's degree is in International Education and Development at the University of Sussex, England. He is a Chevening scholar.
Ehud is a postdoctoral researcher, part of the chemistry group of the EIR project. He holds a B.Sc. In Science Education (Chemistry and Environmental Studies) from the Technion - Israel's institute of Technology; and an M.Sc. and a Ph.D. In Science Teaching (Chemistry) from the Weizmann Institute of Science. He specializes in educational technology and personalization of teaching and learning. Ehud was a high school chemistry teacher for 13 years, and loves making science interesting for young minds of different backgrounds.