Professor Showers at a Glance

Education

1981-1986 The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA

Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction.

Dissertation title: A study of the effects of two types of informational communications on the attitudes of high school students toward the use of nuclear energy for electrical production.

1978-1981 Clarion State College Clarion, PA

M.Ed., Science Education

1971-1975 The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA

B.S., Secondary Education, Biology

Certifications and other preparation

Management Development Program, Harvard University, June 17-29, 2001

· Two-week institute for administrators with departmental responsibility. Provides new ideas for critical management issues including effective leadership, human resource policies, administrators as change agents, planning initiatives, multicultural issues, fiscal matters, and growth in the workplace.

Pennsylvania Instructional II Teaching Certifications

Secondary Biology

General Science

Endorsement: Environmental Science

Program Specialist: Nuclear Science

Additional Education

Summer Bird Educator Retreat, Cornell Lab of Ornithology,Ithaca, NY, July 22-24, 2015

Concepts for teaching introductory meteorology: NSF Chautauqua course, University of Dayton, May 19-21, 2014

Science and Social Justice: NSF Chautauqua short course for college teachers.  New York, NY.  June 15-17, 2006

Just in Time Teaching. Workshop in using technology-enhanced teaching tools to improve student preparation and response. Boulder, Colorado. June 10-12, 2004.

Using technology to teach students with handicapping conditions. NSF Chautauqua short course for college teachers. Rochester, New York. May 22 - 28, 1997.

Teaching science to students with handicapping conditions.NSTA-sponsored pre-conference institute. St. Louis, Missouri. March 23 - 27, 1996.

Teaching Introductory Astronomy. NSF Chautauqua short course for college teachers. Green Bank, West Virginia. May 23 - 27, 1995.