Dr. Dennis S. Kubasko, Jr.
Associate Professor of Secondary Science Education
Co-Director - Wilmington Regional Science Olympiad
Office - 125 Friday Annex
Office Hours: M, W 11:30AM - 1:30PM; Th 3-5PM
Office Phone - (910) 962-7817
Email: kubaskod@uncw.edu
Highlights
Presentations:
- Roger Shew, Nicole Martin & Dennis Kubasko (2012). "Coastal Zone Issues: The Intersection of Science, Politics and Economics." 2012 North Carolina Science Teachers Professional Development Institute on Thursday, November 8th in Winston Salem, NC.
- Dennis Kubasko, Amy Taylor & Lindsey Baker (2012). "Coastal Zone Issues: The Intersection of Science, Politics and Economics." 2012 North Carolina Science Teachers Professional Development Institute on Thursday, November 9th in Winston Salem, NC.
Administrative: Appointed Director of Center for Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (CESTEM), September, 2011
Award Recipient: Recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, December, 2010
Teaching: Program Coordinator -
International Field Experience, San Pedro, Belize, 2009-2013
Link below for
details:
http://people.uncw.edu/kubaskod/international.html
Service: Director - 2013 Wilmington Regional
Science Olympiad. Link below for details:
http://www.uncw.edu/cestem/ncso.html
Book Chapter: Coleman, H., Dickerson, J., & Kubasko, D. (2010). Electronic Portfolios in Teacher Education : Practical Reflections and Insights from a Systemic Implementation. In J. Yamamoto, C. Penny, J. Leight, & S. Winterton (Eds.), Technology Leadership in Teacher Education: Integrated Solutions and Experiences (pp. 196-213).
Publication: Kubasko, D. S., Jones, M.G., Tretter, T., & Andre (2008). Is it live or is it memorex? Students' synchronous and asynchronous communication with scientists. International Journal of Science Education 30(4): 495-514.
Publication:
Dickerson,
J., & Kubasko, D. (2007). Digital microscopes: Enhancing collaboration
and engagement in science classrooms with information technologies.
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 7(4).
Retrieved from:
http://www.citejournal.org/vol7/iss4/science/article1.cfm
Grant: CESTEM with Onslow County Schools, Kubasko, D. S. (Principal), "Project Based Math (PBM)," Sponsored by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI), Mathematics and Science Partnership Grant, State, $140,859.00. (August 1, 2012 - September 30, 2015). Total Budget – $873,924.00
Past Conference Presentations: ASTE, Mid-Atlantic ASTE, NARST, AERA, AACTE, NC Teacher Ed Forum, NC-TLT, and NCSTA.
Presentation at the Joint North American, European and South American Symposium on Science and Technology Literacy, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Lima , Peru, May 31 - June 4, 2006. Rich Huber, Dennis S. Kubasko, Jr., and Jeremy Dickerson.
Title: Changing the Way We Teach Science: Using Internet-based Data Visualization Tools to Access and Interact with Authentic Environmental Data.
Call for papers, PowerPoint Presentation and Paper.
Dissertation: The impact of live experiments verses interactive replay of experiments on students’ science concepts and attitudes. UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
1996 Pennsylvania State University College of Education Outstanding New Graduate Award