Al Rudnitsky

Professor

Phone: (413) 585-3261

Office: 201 Morgan Hall

Email: arudnits@email.smith.edu

Degrees:
Ph.D. Cornell University
M. Ed. University of Massachusetts
B. S. Drexel University

Research Interests:

My research interests all revolve around teaching and learning for understanding. Most recently my work has focused on how teachers create learning communities, especially knowledge building communities, the role of imagination in teaching and learning, and how creating and using videos can serve as a way to study teaching. Math and science education at the elementary and middle school level are topics of particular interest.

Courses:
Edc 238 – Educational Psychology
Edc 554 – Cognition and Instructional Design
Edc 345 – Elementary Curriculum and Methods: Math & Science
Edc 334 – Creating and Analyzing Case Studies of Teaching

Representative Publications:

Course Design: A Guide to Curriculum Development for Teachers. 7th edition. (2006) (with George Posner), Boston: Allyn & Bacon Longman.

“Creating communities of learners: What experienced teachers do at the beginning of the school year,” (with Epstein, T., Fernald, L. & McKeever, K.) Paper presented at the 2007 New England Education Research Organization Annual Conference. Portsmouth, NH. April 2007.

“Learning about Scientific Inquiry through Engineering,” (with Harwood, J.), Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, Oregon.

“Finding Meaning in the Classroom: Successful Approaches to Engaging Students in Engineering,” (with Ellis, G. and Scordilis, G.) International Journal of Engineering Education, 21 (6), 1148 – 1158.

“Using Concept Maps to Enhance Understanding in Engineering Education,” (with Ellis, G.W. and B. Silverstein) International Journal of Engineering Education 20 (6), 1012-1021.

Introducing Students to Scientific Inquiry: How Do We Know What We Know. (with Susan Etheredge), Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2003.

Rosetta Marantz Cohen

Susan Etheredge

Sue J. M. Freeman

Janice Gatty

Sam Intrator

Alan L. Marvelli

Lucy Mule

Al Rudnitsky

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