Augusto Macalalag, Jr.
PROJECT AFFILIATION:
- PISA2: Partnership to Improve Student Achievement in Physical Sciences
- Roles: Co-PI
- Access: Project Admin
- ED MSP Program
- Roles: Project Researcher, Project Professional Developer, Project Staff
PROFESSIONAL ROLES
- Higher Ed: Science, Higher Ed: Education, Higher Ed: Engineering, Researcher
BIO
Augusto Macalalag Jr., Asst. Director of STEM Education Research at the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, is responsible for conducting teacher workshops, program development, research, and publications as part of the National Science Foundation's Mathematics and Science Partnerships Program. His research interests include improving K-12 science and engineering education through teacher preservice and inservice programs. He has a B.S. in Chemistry, M.A. in Education from St. Peter's College, and Post-Masters in Educational Leadership from The College of New Jersey. He is currently working on his Ed.D. in Science Education from Rutgers University . Before joining CIESE, he taught different levels of high school Physics and Chemistry for seven years..
EXPERTISE
Teacher education in K-12 science and engineering
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Macalalag, A.Z., Lowes, S., Tirthali, D., McKay., M., & McGrath, E. (2010). Teacher Professional Development in Grades 3-5: Fostering Teachers' and Students' Content Knowledge in Science and Engineering. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Louisville, KY, June 2010.Macalalag, A.Z., & Duncan, R. (2010). Changes in Teachers' Ability to Design Inquiry-Based Lessons During a Two-Year Preparation Program. Paper Presented at the International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Chicago, IL, June, 2010.
Macalalag, A.Z., Lowes, S., Guo, K., Tirthali, D., McKay., M., & McGrath, E. (2010). Advancing Science and Engineering in Elementary Schools: Fostering Teachers' Knowledge and Scientific Inquiry. National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, March 2010.
Macalalag, A., Lowes, S., Guo, K., McKay, M., McGrath, E. (2009). Promoting Scientific Inquiry Through Innovative Science And Engineering Curricula In Grades 3-5. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Austin, TX, June 2009.
Macalalag. Jr, A., Brockway, D., McKay, M., McGrath, E. (2008). Partnership to Improve Student Achievement in Engineering and Science Education: Lessons Learned in Year One. Paper presented at the regional conference of the American Society for Engineering Education Mid-Atlantic Section, Hoboken, NJ, October 2008.
Duncan, R., Piegaro, M., Pilitsis, V., & Macalalag, A., (2008). Development of preservice teachers knowledge and practices of inquiry teaching. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, New York, N.Y, March 2008.
