Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Towson University
Towson, MD 21252 USA
Office: Smith 315
Phone: 410-704-2926
Fax: 410-704-2405
email: shaines@towson.edu
Education:
Ph.D. University of Georgia
Courses Taught:
BIOL 301 - Field & Natural Science
BIOL 303 - Life Science for the Elementary Teacher
BIOL 304 - Life Science Education in the Informal or Outdoor Settings
SCIE 376 - Teaching Science in the Elementary School
SCIE 421 - Field Course in Secondary Science Teaching Methods
SCIE 393 - Student Teaching in Secondary Education: Science
Environmental Education and Service Learning in the Tropics, Costa Rica
June 2008
Research Interests:
Environmental education and using the environment as an integrating context for learning, outdoor classrooms and their uses in schools, field based and inquiry based learning.
Publications:
Improving student achievement on performance based assessments. The Science Teacher, 68 (2), 2001.
Preparing Preservice Teachers: Laying Groundwork at the University Level. The Science Teacher, 69(6), 2002.
Incorporating Service Learning Components into Biology Education. Journal of College Science Teaching, 32(7), 2003.