Staff Vitae

Ken L. Turner, Jr.

 

EDUCATION:

            National Board Certified Teacher (2005)

            Master of Arts:  Teaching (1981) DePauw University, Greencastle, IN

                        Major:  Science

            Bachelor of Arts (1978) Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN

                        Major:  Biology                          Minor:  Chemistry

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Chairperson Project Connect (for Interdisciplinary Studies) (1991)

Member of the Staff Development Committee (1991-2005)

Participating author on “Composites” and “Smart Sensors” for *MWM

(*Materials World Modules based at Northwestern University)

Presented at ChemEd ’93 and ’95, NSTA Baltimore (’95), San Antonio (’95),

      Las Vegas (’98), and Boston (’99); and ACS Chicago (’95)

Presenter – Midwest Environmental Education Conference ‘02

Participated in summer research activities at Northwestern University (’93-’94)

Author “End-of-the-Year Projects and New Possibilities,” published March 1995,

                  Journal of Chemical Education

Author “Whatever Floats Your Boat,” published December 1996, and

“Career Connections,” published April 1998, “Seeing the Unseen:

The Scanning Probe Microscope and Nanoscale Measurement,”published December 2006

in The Science Teacher

POLYED Honorable Mention, American Chemical Society, 1994

Those Who Excel (Classroom Teacher) State Board of Education, 1995

Those who Excel (Teacher Teams) State Board of Education, 2000

Those Who Excel (Teacher Teams) State Board of Education, 2007

Pittcon Citation for Excellence in Science Teaching, 1996

Lead Teacher at MWM Workshop at Northwestern University, 1996, at Maryland Center, 2006

Lead Teacher at Cray Academy Workshop, Chippewa Falls, WI, 1999

Lead Teacher at Department of Defense Schools Workshop, 2000

Toyota Tapestry Award, Project Director, 1997

GTE Growth Initiatives for Teachers, 1997

Tandy Scholars Top 100 Teachers, 1997

Education-to-Careers Grant Award, 1998-2000

EPA Lake Education Assistance Program, 1999, 2000

United States Fish and Wildlife Service Partnership Award, 2000-present

Nanoscience NCLT (Northwestern University) Contributor and Field Tester, 2003-present

Lead Instructor, Materials Science, Northwestern University Center for Talent

      Development, June/July 2005, June/July 2006

Workshop Leader, “Nanotech 2006:  A Symposium for Educators,” Boston,

      November 2006