The face behind the business
My name is Kayla, and I have a passion for all things middle school! I have a Ph.D. in STEM Education with a focus in science education. I do have teaching experience in science, as I mentioned before, but I also have some other experience that has help me to build a knowledge base to create rigorous, relevant, and engaging resources as well as the ability to help many teachers out with a variety of things.
I’ve had experience as a university supervisor for student teachers, been a cooperating teacher myself, and have researched and published literature on teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge. In addition, I have served as a STEM Coordinator in a middle school.
Saying all of that…my heart totally lies in middle school students and helping middle school teachers teach these wonderful students. I’m currently a content creator, curriculum designer, and a mentor for middle school science teachers!
Kayla
Publications
- Norville, K. & Park, S. (2021). The Impact of the Cooperating Teacher on Master of Arts in Teaching Preservice Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Journal of Science Teacher Education, DOI: 10.1080/1046560X.2020.1850614
- Peterson, M., Delgado, C., Tang, K.S., Bordas, C., & Norville, K. (2021). A taxonomy of cognitive image functions for science curriculum materials: identifying and creating ‘performative’ visual displays. International Journal of Science Education, DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2020.1868609
- Norville, K. (2018). Collaboration Between Scientists and Teachers Using Twitter. Journal of Interdisciplinary Teacher Leadership, 2(1), 91-95.
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