Professor, Cognition and Development, Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley
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Marcia Linn directs one of the 13 Centers for Learning and Teaching funded by the National Science Foundation: the Technology-Enhanced Learning in Science (TELS) center. Established by the National Science Foundation as a national Center for Learning and Teaching, TELS develops instructional programs that use educational technology to help middle school and high school students master complex scientific concepts. TELS includes seven universities, a nonprofit educational research and development organization, and seven school districts. All TELS instructional programs fulfill local and national standards for science education. As an integral part of our mission, we educate graduate students and offer professional development for participating teachers. The school districts provide the setting for our research, assessments, and professional development programs. The TELS teachers collaborate on research projects in their district, providing a practitioner’s perspective, participate in our annual summer retreat, and organize workshops for other science teachers in their district.

A fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Marcia Linn investigates science teaching and learning, gender equity, and design of technology-enhanced learning environments. In 1998, the Council of Scientific Society Presidents selected her for its first award in educational research. In 1994, the National Association for Research in Science Teaching presented her with its Award for Lifelong Distinguished Contributions to Science Education. She has accepted invitations to contribute as a Fulbright Professor at the Weizmann Institute in Israel; as a Visiting Fellow at University College, London; and as a Visiting Fellow at the Institute J. J. Rousseau in Geneva, Switzerland, where she worked with Jean Piaget. Her board service includes the American Association for the Advancement of Science board, the Graduate Record Examination board of the Educational Testing Service, the McDonnell Foundation Cognitive Studies in Education Practice board, and the Education and Human Resources Directorate at the National Science Foundation.

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