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Formal
Education
B. S.
(Biology/Psychology). 1967,
Wabash College,
Crawfordsville, IN
M. S.
(Biology/Education). 1973,
Purdue University,
Lafayette, IN
Continuing
Educational Activities
M. S. plus 53 hours,
with 18 hours in Computer Science
Astrobiology Summer
Science Experience for Teacher (ASSET)
supported by
SETI Institute
at the NASA Ames Research Center - summer
2004
Field Ecology
Freshwater Invertebrate Study in the Rockies
supported by a
Lilly Creativity Grant
- summer 2002
Graduate Study in
Freshwater Ecology at
Lakeside Lab on Lake
Okoboji - summer 2001
Field Ecology Study in
Costa Rica - summer of 2000
Judith River Dinosaur
Dig in Malta, Montana - summer of
1999
Dinosaur Dig with
Dr. Robert Bakker
in Rock River, Wyoming - 6 days in 1998
Teaching Experience
Lafayette School
Corporation, Biology, 1989-present
Western School
Corporation, Biology and General Science,
1978-1989
North Judson-San
Pierre School Corporation, Biology,
1967-1977
Professional Activities
Lead 7 two week NSF
sponsored workshops, Satellite
Evolution and Nature
of Science Institute, 1993 - 1996
(including two at the Field Museum in
Chicago)
I have presented 25
times in the last five years at state and
national conferences. The topics included
"Qualitative Literacy: See the Data
Picture", "Using Crime Scene Data to Teach
The Nature of Science", "Teaching Hominid
Evolution with a Data Base", and
"Integrating Math, Science, and English for
the At-Risk"
Membership in
scientific and/or educational organizations
- National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT),
National Science Teachers' Association (NSTA),
Hoosier Science Teachers' Association (HASTI),
Charter Member of Indiana Association of
Biology Teachers (IABT), Illinois
Association of Science Teachers
Publications
Contributing author to
Darwin and the Bible:
the Cultural Confrontation
published by Allyn Bacon/Prentice Hall,
2009.
Writer for
Biology a Community
Context, also released as Biocom,
McGraw-Hill,1997
Contributing author to
lab book
Biology on a
Shoestring published by the
National Association of Biology Teachers,
1995
Randak, S., (1992).
"Japanese Education: A System Worth
Copying?", The Hoosier Science Teacher, 45,
80-84
Randak, S., (1990).
"Historic Role-playing", American Biology
Teacher, 52, 439-442
Randak, S., (1990).
"Using a Data Base to Teach Hominid
Evolution", American Biology Teacher, 52,
241-244
Awards and Honors
2003 Honorary
Doctorate of Science from
Wabash College,
2002 NABT's first Evolution Education Award
sponsored by
Foundation of the
Future, 2002
Lilly Endowment Inc.
Creativity Fellow, 1994
Access Excellence/
Genentech Awardee, 1993
Presidental Award
for Excellance in Science Teaching, 1992 GTE
GIFT Awardee, 1991
Tandy Technology
Scholars Program for Outstanding
Science Teachers,
NABT 1990 Outstanding
Biology Teaching Award, 1989 and
2003 Lilly Inc. Creativity Fellow
Other Roles as a
Teacher
Educational consultant
to Purdue University, Wabash College, Miami
University, Clemson University, San Jose
University, Higashi Junior High, Ota, Japan,
and numerous Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio
High Schools
Sponsored numerous
student participants in the International
Science Fair, Westinghouse Talent Search,
Indiana Academy of Science Talent Search and
Indiana Junior Academy of Science
Competition
Wabash College
Educators Think Tank, 1998
Member of National
Visiting Committee for NSF funded project -MASTEP,
1997-2001 |
