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- 1. LINDA M FREDERICK 1422Parkland Road, Coopersburg, Pennsylvania 18036 610-346-6838 email: adnil@ptd.net I have a broad background in formal and informal science education, community collaboration, and conflict resolution, with a special interest in the impact of community gardening projects and informal events, such as Science Fests and Science Fun Nights. EXPERIENCE BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, Bethlehem, PA January 1984 - Present Science Teacher Life science teacher from 1984 – 1987 and 2009 – present. High school physical science teacher from 1987 – 2009, including one year as department chair Selected Accomplishments • Designer and instructor of biological and physical sciences at middle and high school levels • Initiator of student outreach team for presenting exciting demos to elementary audiences • Co-creator of community wide Science Fest • Co-creator of Science Fun Nights at the middle school • Co-founder of Allison’s Secret Garden Program at the middle school • Recipient of PP&L environmental science grants and Bethlehem Area Education Grant for the “Citizen Science” Room • Recipient of numerous NSF-granted programs for summer study at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and Lehigh University • Member of Lehigh University’s chemistry STEM team (six years) • Proud recipient of Minor Planet (24218) Linfrederick for Intel Science Talent Search finalist sponsorship AREAS OF EXPERTISE Selected Presentations • School Gardening: Bethlehem Area S.D. district wide in-service: November 2015 • Sustaining Informal Science Education: Moravian College Poster Session: May 2013 • Video Showcase Presentations: National Science Teachers Association National Conferences: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013 • RAFT as a Prewriting Strategy in a Middle School Science Classroom. National Writers Project Best Practices Conference: Penn State Lehigh Valley, 2010. Selected Community Outreach Projects • Penn State Master Gardener Projects throughout the Lehigh Valley, PA • Penn State Master Watershed Steward Projects throughout the Lehigh Valley, PA
- 2. Page 2 of2 Environmental Education • Lehigh Gap Nature Center (LGNC). Slatington, PA. Co-organizer of Habitat gardens, consultant on Act 48 coursework for teachers • Bethlehem Backyards for Wildlife. Bethlehem, PA. Team member of group responsible for Bethlehem’s National Wildlife Certification. • Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Chincoteague,, VA. Info desk and field volunteer. • Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. Kempton, PA. Living “Birds of Prey” interpretative naturalist presenter • Wildlands Conservancy Emmaus, PA. Teacher of summer and Saturday programs for elementary school children Selected Additional Course Work •College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine. Mathematical Modeling, Summer Study •University of Wisconsin at Madison, Two NSF summer programs – Fundamentals of Chemistry and Materials Science •Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA. 30 credits undergraduate, 18 credits graduate – Curriculum and Instruction •Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA. Materials Science Workshops. Two Summers. EDUCATION ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY. Yellow Springs, OH M.A. Conflict Resolution (2003) •Capstone Project: The Art and Science of Conflict Resolution, Web-based conflict resolution curriculum for secondary students •Internship (over 400 hours) at Montgomery County Mediation Center, Norristown, PA. Special emphasis on victim-offender conferencing DESALES UNIVERSITY Center Valley, PA M.Ed, Biology (1998) •Co-author of Capstone Project: Science Misconceptions Among High School Students KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY: Kutztown, PA, City, General Science Secondary Teaching Certificate (1983) • General Chemistry Tutor B.A., Anthropology (1979) • Dean’s List • Social Science Department Student Assistant REFERENCES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST