Sharon BendallEducation
BiographyI grew up in Memphis, TN, and lived there until I completed my B.S. Next I moved to AZ to pursue my M.S in physics. After completing my formal education, I accepted a research position with IBM at their Watson Research facility in NY. In graduate school I examined the atomic structure of semi-conductor interfaces, and at IBM I examined ceramic structures. I left IBM after two and a half years to move to San Diego where my interests shifted from traditional science to physics education. My work as a professional scientist changed my views of science education and still influences my work today. I am currently an adjunct faculty member of the SDSU Physics Department, and an active
member of the San Diego science education community. I have consulted for the San
Diego Unified School District on numerous occasions and have lead many local and national
professional development workshops for teachers. I also consult for the Department
of Defense SPAWAR facility in Point Loma. I am proud to be one of the lead authors
of the middle school curriculum InterActions in Physical Science. Interactions is a nationally implemented program adopted in many states including California and
Florida, and is the San Diego Unified adopted curriculum for eighth grade physical
science. I have been PI or co-PI on numerous NSF grants in science education, have
served as a committee member on two committees of the American Association for Physics
Teachers, have published in a variety of national science education forums, and have
served as a proposal reviewer for NSF. Among other professional endeavors, I am now
working on responsive teaching as a transformative approach to science education in
the elementary grades. Appointments1987 - present: Associate Member, CRMSE, San Diego State University Representative PublicationsBendall, S. , Goldberg, F. & Galili, I. (1993) Prospective Elementary Teachers' Prior Knowledge about Light. Journal of Research in Science Teaching 30(9), 1169-1187. Bendall, S., Goldberg, F., & Galili, I. (1993) Prospective Elementary Teachers' Prior Knowledge about Light. Journal of Research in Science Teaching 30(9), 1169-1187. Bendall, S., Goldberg, F., Heller, P., & Poel, Robert. (2006). InterActions in Physical Science Teacher’s Edition. Armonk, NY: It’s About Time, Herff Jones Education Division. Galili, I., Bendall, S., & Goldberg, F. (1993) The Effects of Prior Knowledge and Instruction on Understanding Image Formation. Journal of Research in Science Teaching 30(3), 271-301. Galili, I., Goldberg, F. & Bendall, S. (1991). Some Reflections on Plane Mirrors and Images, The Physics Teacher 29(10), p. 471-477. Goldberg, F. , Bendall. S. & others (1994). Learning about Light: a set of eight computer programs (and a separate set of computer-videodisc programs) to enhance learning of geometrical optics. Physics Learning Research Group, Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Goldberg, F. & Bendall, S. (1992). Computer-video-based Tutorials in Geometrical Optics. In Duit, R., Goldberg, F. & Niedderer, H. (Eds.). Research in Physics Learning: Theoretical Issues and Empirical Studies. Kiel, Germany: IPN. Goldberg, F. & Bendall, S. (1992). Computer-video-based Tutorials in Geometrical Optics. In Duit, R., Goldberg, F. & Niedderer, H. (Eds.). Research in Physics Learning: Theoretical Issues and Empirical Studies. Kiel, Germany: IPN. Goldberg, F., & Bendall, S. (1995). Making the Invisible Visible: A Teaching/Learning Environment that Builds on a New View of the Physics Learner. American Journal of Physics 63(11), 978-991. Goldberg, F., & Bendall, S. (1996). Computer-video-based tasks used to assess understanding and facilitate learning in geometrical optics. In Treagust, D., Fraser, B. & Duit, R. (Eds.) Improving Teaching and Learning in Science and Mathematics. Teachers College Press. Goldberg, F., Bendall, S. & Galili, I. (1991). Lenses, Pinholes, Screens and the Eye, The Physics Teacher 29(4), p. 221-224. Goldberg, F., Bendall, S., Heller, P., & Poel, Robert. (2006). InterActions in Physical Science. Armonk, NY: It’s About Time, Herff Jones Education Division. Selected Funded Projects
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