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Christina Schwarz
Associate Professor
Department of Teacher Education
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
cschwarz@msu.edu
349 Erickson
517-432-4851
Christina Schwarz is an associate professor of teacher education. Her research centers on teaching and learning science. She specifically focuses on inquiry-oriented, modeling- centered constructivist learning environments from preschool through college. Her research involves helping students and teachers develop an understanding of scientific practices such as scientific modeling and helping them learn how to productively engage in those practices. She is also conducting research with beginning teachers around noticing and responding to open up spaces for students' scientific sense-making. Other interests include teacher development, educational technology, science teaching and learning in urban schools, science curriculum development, and social/cultural practices in the classroom.
Areas of Expertise:
Curriculum and Instruction
Educational Technology
Elementary Education
Science Education
Teacher Education, Learning, and Policy