Biographical Sketch: Beth E. Simmons - February 2004
Affiliations:
Palmer Long-Term Ecological Research Program (LTER)
Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (IOD/SIO)
University of California at San Diego (UCSD)
Rancho Bernardo High School, Poway Unified School District (PUSD)
Professional Preparation:
Stonehill College, Biology, BS 1990
University of California at San Diego, Arts in Teaching and Learning, MS 2001
Appointments:
Palmer LTER Education Curriculum Developer/Instructional Designer, 2003 – ongoing
Science Teacher, Rancho Bernardo High School, 1997 – 2003
Researcher UCSD/CCMB, 2000 – present
Researcher Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, 2002
Aquarist, Kent Seafarms, 1997
Manager, Dan’l Webster Aquafarm, Massachusetts, 1996 – 1997
Researcher, Nantucket Research Education Foundation, 1994 – 1996
Science Teacher, The Riverview School, Massachusetts, 1991 – 1996
Science Teacher, Eagle Hill School, Massachusetts, 1990 - 1991
Professional Interests and Expertise:
Teaching; Innovative Curriculum Design
Ecological/Educational Outreach
Interdisciplinary (integrated) Oceanography
Facilitating interchange among scientists, students and the general public
Synergistic Activities:
BSimmons and KBaker, Geological Society of America submission, Using Data to Teach
Earth Process, Seattle, WA. , November 1st- 3rd , 2003.
BSimmons and KBaker, Scripps Institution of Oceanography/UCSD Open House, October
25th, 2003.
BSimmons and KBaker, DRawls, Palmer LTER Education, All Scientists Meeting, September
18th– 21st, 2003, ASM, Seattle, WA.
MYasuda and BSimmons, Curriculum Consultant Wylands’ Clean Water for the 21 st Century
Project, Birch Aquarium, San Diego, CA. 2001 – 02.
Collaborations & Other Affiliation:
Southwest Fisheries Science Center, (NOAA)
University of California, Center for Marine Biotech/Biomedicine (CCMB), (2000 – ongoing)
The Preuss School, UCSD (2004 – ongoing)
Selected Professional Activities:
Research:
Palmer LTER Research Team, 2003 - ongoing
Education:
Craft of Teaching on the Web, Rancho Bernardo High School, 1999
Peer Technical Tutor, Rancho Bernardo High School, 2000 – 01
Understanding-by-Design Training/Workshop, Rancho Bernardo High School, 2002 - 03
Significant Recent References on this topic:
BSimmons, Lesson for Understanding-by-Design Workshop: Boning up on Research,
Rancho Bernardo High School, San Diego, CA. May, 2003.
BSimmons, KBaker, Drawls, Palmer LTER Outreach: Education-By-Design, LTER All
Scientsts Meeting 2003, Embarking on a Decade of Synthesis, Seattle, Poster, 18-21
September 2003.
BSimmons, Kbaker, Drawls, Education-By-Design. Geological Society of America, Poster,
Seattle, 2 November, 2003.
BSimmons, Kbaker, Cutting Edge Digital Repository, Science Education Resource Center
(SERC), Geological Society of America, Seattle, 2 November, 2003
BSimmons, 2001. Discovering a Framework for Scientific Literacy: An Exploration of the Case
Method, Teachers Education Program, University of California, San Diego.
Collaborators/Coeditors:
KSBaker (UCSD/SIO); DRawls (UCSD/SIO);PLevin(UCSD/TEP)