Acclaimed Education Expert Dr. Suzanne Wilson Joins Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Board of Trustees

MOORESTOWN, N.J., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Knowles Science Teaching Foundation (KSTF), a nonprofit dedicated to recruiting, supporting and sustaining outstanding new teachers of high school science and mathematics, has announced the appointment of Dr. Suzanne Wilson as the newest trustee of its board.  A University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University (MSU), Dr. Wilson is Chair of the MSU Department of Teacher Education.  She is currently a member of the National Research Council's Board on Science Education.  She joins KSTF with extensive experience in educational policy, teacher learning and knowledge, and curriculum reform.

"We are delighted that Dr. Suzanne Wilson is joining our Board of Trustees," said C. Harry Knowles, KSTF's Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees.  "Dr. Wilson is one of the preeminent leaders in the field of teacher education.  Her depth of knowledge and experience will aid in our efforts to build a stable, sustainable core of well-trained math and science teachers, as we work to improve the quality of STEM education in the US."

"KSTF is unique in its aim of developing teacher leaders that advocate for improved educational opportunities from the classroom," commented Dr. Wilson. "I am deeply committed to education and am pleased to be involved with an organization that is engaged in such meaningful work."

Dr. Wilson was the first director of the Teacher Assessment Project, which developed prototype assessments for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. She has taught undergraduate-, graduate-, and doctoral-level classes in educational policy, teacher learning, and research methods, and directed multiple dissertations.  While at Michigan State, Dr. Wilson has collaborated with prominent education-focused organizations on several large-scale research projects, including the National Center for Research on Teacher Education, the Educational Policy and Practice Study, and the National Partnership for Excellence and Accountability in Teaching.  She is currently co-principal investigator on a research project entitled Learning Science as Inquiry with the Urban Advantage: Formal-informal Collaborations to Increase Science Literacy and Student Learning.

Dr. Wilson has been published in American Educator, American Educational Research Journal, Educational Researcher, Elementary School Journal, Journal of Teacher Education, Phi Delta Kappan, Science, and Teachers College Record.  She is the author of California Dreaming:  Reforming Mathematics Education (Yale, 2003), and editor of Lee Shulman's collection of essays, Wisdom of Practice:  Essays on Teaching, Learning, and Learning to Teach (Jossey-Bass, 2004).  Dr. Wilson holds an undergraduate degree in history and American Studies from Brown University, and an MS in statistics and a PhD in psychological studies in education from Stanford University.  

About KSTF
The Knowles Science Teaching Foundation (KSTF) was established by Janet H. and C. Harry Knowles in 1999 to increase the number of high quality high school science and mathematics teachers and ultimately, improve math and science education in the United States.  To date, there are 212 Teaching Fellows and Alumni across 38 states. The KSTF Teaching Fellowship, the Foundation's signature program, awards exceptional young men and women with a five-year early-career fellowship, empowering them to become master teachers and leaders in education.  For more information, visit www.kstf.org.

SOURCE Knowles Science Teaching Foundation