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Donna Granger

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Research Terms

Science Education Life Sciences Biology Behavioral Neuroscience Natural Sciences

Keywords

Computer Science Education Science Education Teacher Learning

Research Projects

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Title

07-2025

A Watershed Event (AWE): Empowering K-8 Youth through Place-Based Education A Watershed Event (AWE): Empowering K-8 Youth through Place-Based Education

National Academies The

08-2023

Learning Through Collaborative Design: Professional Development to Foster Productive Epistemic Discourse in Science Learning Through Collaborative Design: Professional Development to Foster Productive Epistemic Discourse in Science

National Science Foundation

09-2022

A Study of the Curriculum Design for Integration of Middle School Mathematics and Computer Science A Study of the Curriculum Design for Integration of Middle School Mathematics and Computer Science

National Science Foundation

12-2020

FSU Teach Induction Program FSU Teach Induction Program

National Math & Science Initiative

09-2014

Exploring the Effects of Teacher Research Experiences Exploring the Effects of Teacher Research Experiences

National Science Foundation

08-2014

Learning to Teach for Equity in Science and Mathematics Classrooms: The Florida State Noyce Scholarship Program Learning to Teach for Equity in Science and Mathematics Classrooms: The Florida State Noyce Scholarship Program

National Science Foundation

06-2014

National Center for Education Research National Center for Education Research

U. S. Department of Education

06-2010

FSU-Teach Fund FSU-Teach Fund

FSU Foundation

04-2007

NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (G NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (G

National Science Foundation

05-2005

Experiences of Science Graduate Students: Working in K-8 Classrooms Experiences of Science Graduate Students: Working in K-8 Classrooms

Univ of North Carolina Greensboro

Degrees

B.S, Psychology

Florida State Univ. ▪
M.S, Neuroscience

Florida State Univ. ▪
Ph.D, Neuroscience

Florida State Univ. ▪

Awards & Honors

AAAS Fellow, "For distinguished contribution, service, and leadership in advancing knowledge and classroom practices in science education"

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) ▪ 2013
Project Dissemination Award, GK-12 Project

National Science Foundation ▪ 2006
Listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers

▪ 2000
Governor's Environmental Education Award

State of Florida ▪ 1996

Publications

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"Mathematics Integrated with Computer Science through Scratch: Curricular Modules for the Middle Grades"

2024 ▪ Florida State Open Publishing eBooks

E. M. Granger; S. A. Southerland; David Whalley; Xin Yuan; Christine Andrews-Larson; Yasser Atiya; Victor Brunell; Megan Crombie; Wendi Davie; Ashley Gannon; Thomeca H. Glover; Muhammad Qadeer Haider; Serita Jackson; Matthew Mauntel; Amber McNair; Shafayat Rahman; Jenise Russell; Jessica L. Smith; Cihan Can; Mohsen Gahavi; P. Cory Cloud; Emily Newman; Cynthia Osborne; Frank Perez; Ninamarie Sapuppos; Breanna Warfel;

https://openalex.org/W4392184928
"Experience with Integrating Computer Science in Middle School Mathematics"

2022 ▪

E. M. Granger; S. A. Southerland; David Whalley; Xin Yuan; Christine Andrews-Larson; Ashley Gannon; Mohsen Gavahi;

https://openalex.org/W4284703658
"Examining features of how professional development and enactment of educative curricula influences elementary science teacher learning"

2018 ▪ Journal of Research in Science Teaching

E. M. Granger; T. H. Bevis; Y. Saka; S. A. Southerland; Fengfeng Ke;

https://openalex.org/W2896224108
"Essential Aspects of Science Teacher Professional Development"

2016 ▪ AERA Open

E. M. Granger; Y. Saka; S. A. Southerland; Fengfeng Ke; PATRICK ENDERLE; KATRINA ROSELER; ROXANNE HUGHES; Miray Tekkumru-Kisa;

https://openalex.org/W2565420193
"Environmental Change and Evolution: Which mechanism of microevolution caused the beak of the medium ground finch population on Daphne Major to increase in size between 1976 and 1978?"

2015 ▪ National Science Teachers Association eBooks

E. M. Granger; S. A. Southerland; V. Sampson; PATRICK ENDERLE; Jonathon Grooms; Ruth Bickel; Leeanne Gleim; Ashley Murphy; Melanie Hester;

https://openalex.org/W2476435463
"Examining the Influence of RETs on Science Teacher Beliefs and Practice"

2014 ▪ Science Education

E. M. Granger; Y. Saka; S. A. Southerland; PATRICK ENDERLE; MICHAEL DENTZAU; KATRINA ROSELER; ROXANNE HUGHES; BARRY GOLDEN;

https://openalex.org/W1953718247
"Measuring One Aspect of Teachers’ Affective States: Development of the Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Discontentment Scale"

2012 ▪ School Science and Mathematics

E. M. Granger; Y. Saka; S. A. Southerland; Murat Kahveci; Louis S. Nadelson; Scot Sowell;

https://openalex.org/W1751575228
"The Efficacy of Student-Centered Instruction in Supporting Science Learning"

2012 ▪ Science

E. M. Granger; T. H. Bevis; Y. Saka; S. A. Southerland; V. Sampson; R. L. Tate;

https://openalex.org/W2080867281
"Comparing the Efficacy of Reform-Based and Traditional/Verification Curricula to Support Student Learning about Space Science"

2010 ▪ Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series eBooks

E. M. Granger; T. H. Bevis; Y. Saka; S. A. Southerland;

https://openalex.org/W1530767925
"Exploring the Construct of Pedagogical Discontentment: A Tool to Understand Science Teachers’ Openness to Reform"

2010 ▪ Research in Science Education

Scott Sowell; E. M. Granger; S. A. Southerland; Margaret R. Blanchard;

https://openalex.org/W2042960832
"Is inquiry possible in light of accountability?: A quantitative comparison of the relative effectiveness of guided inquiry and verification laboratory instruction"

2010 ▪ Science Education

E. M. Granger; S. A. Southerland; V. Sampson; Margaret R. Blanchard; Jason W. Osborne; Leonard A. Annetta;

https://openalex.org/W2006462526
"No silver bullet for inquiry: Making sense of teacher change following an inquiry?based research experience for teachers"

2008 ▪ Science Education

E. M. Granger; S. A. Southerland; Margaret R. Blanchard;

https://openalex.org/W1972394066

Memberships

USEA Executive Board, Past President, Board of Directors; 2014 - 2018

National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Member; 2000 - present

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member; 1992 - present

Peer Review Positions

Proposals for Science Education Awards, National Science Foundation; 2012 - 2020

Proposals for Sea Grant National Strategic Initiative Educational Awards, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; 2001 - 2002

Proposals for Science Education Partnership Awards, National Institutes of Health; 2001 - 2001

Proposals for Science Education Partnership Awards, National Institutes of Health; 1998 - 1998

Proposals for Science Education Partnership Awards, National Institutes of Health; 1997 - 1997

Proposals for Environmental Education Grants, Environmental Protection Agency; 1996 - 1999

Proposals for Environmental Education Grants, Environmental Protection Agency; 1994 - 1994

Other Professional Activities

Teacher Professional Development Workshops designed, developed, and conducted: Great Explorations in Math and Science (Grades K-5, 6-8) Communicating Science (Grades K-5, 6-8, 9-12, undergraduate, graduate) Inquiry and the Nature of Science (Grades K-5, 6-8, 9-12, undergraduates, graduates) Lesson Study (Grades K-5, 6-8, 9-12) Science Classroom Discourse (Grades K-5, 6-8, 9-12, undergraduates) Science and Math Lesson Task Analysis (Grades K-5, 6-8, 9-12, undergraduates) Science Argumentation (Grades 6-8, 9-12, undergraduates) Focused Science Content Workshops by request (e.g., Genetics, Global Warming, etc.) (grade level as appropriate) Workshops Sites: Leon County (2001-present) Alachua County (2004-2007) Citrus County (2011-2013) Hillsborough County (2004) Okaloosa County (2009-present) Big Bend Regional (Washington, Liberty, Jackson, and Calhoun Counties) (2003) Orange County (2008) Seminole County (2007-present) Escambia County (2009-present) Bay County (2005-2006) Pinellas County (2012) St. Johns County (2014) Queensland, Australia (2006) Northern Territory, Australia (2006) San Francisco, California (2011) Austin, Texas (2012) Birmingham, Alabama (2014) New Bern, North Carolina (2014)