Member Profile

Ron Hughes

Title:: PhD Retired Faculty

Primary Discipline:: Science and Technology / Biology

Member Type:: Faculty
Last Login:: March 5, 2022
Member Since:: July 25, 2005

Other Disciplines:

Education / TeacherEd / Teaching Methods / Science

Contributions

Submitted Materials (1) submitted materials
Authored Materials (2) authored materials
Learning Exercises
Bookmark Collections
Course ePortfolios (1) Course ePortfolios
Content Builder Materials

Affiliations

Primary Affiliation:: California State University, Bakersfield (Education, 4 Year/4 Year + Grad, CA, United States)

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Members from Ron’s institution

California State University System

Materials from Ron’s discipline

Science and Technology / Biology

Members in Ron’s discipline

Science and Technology / Biology

Skills & Interests

Education / TeacherEd / Teaching Methods / Science (Advanced)
Science and Technology / Engineering / Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering (Intermediate)
Interest regarding how Science and Engineering information and processes are translated for use in K-12 and college instruction and learning.

Associations

CSU Noyce Scholars Program
Faculty 09/2007 – Current
CSUB NASA Collaborative
Faculty 06/2007 – 03/2008

Education History

PhD Curriculum and Instruction (12/1991)
Kansas State University

Teaching Experience

EDEL 421 Foundations of American Education (Current)
- CSU Bakersfield – Education Foundations
- The history and philosophy of education in America
EDEL 438 C&I Science Methods (Current)
- CSU Bakersfield – Methods
- The methodology of teaching science in a K12 multiple subject setting.
EDCI 530 Curriculum Theory and Development (Winter 2008)
- CSU Bakersfield – Curriculum and Instruction
- Graduate course in the theory and development of curriculum.

Honors & Awards

Faculty Honors Award: Grants (06/2004)
Selected by the Faculty of the School of Education, CSUB
Outstanding Teacher of the Year (10/2002)
Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. Selected by the Kern Science Educators Association

Presentations

Navigate the Digital Science-Education World and Stay on Course: MERLOT (Presentation about MERLOT), 11/02/2008
Using the Science Education Portal in MERLOT (www.merlot.org) participants will see how to setup free workspace, access, and contribute to high-quality science education resources, from lesson plans to networking communities.

Positions

Coordinator, Curriculum and Instruction MA (Regional) Program (04/2014 – Current) Extended University, CSU, Bakersfield
Instructor, Biology (04/2012 – Current) STEM Affinity Group, CSU, Bakersfield
Director/Interim Director Elementary Education (11/2006 – 12/2008) CSU Bakersfield