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Kenneth W. Carlson, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor, Appointed 2004 Education Ed.D.. Aurora University, 2003 M.A., Governors State University University, Environmental Science,1981 M.A., History, University of Illinois, 1969 B.A., History, University of Illinois, 1966
Professional Experience Associate Professor, Shawnee State Uinversity, 2007-present Assistant Professor, Shawnee State University, 2004-present Adjunct Professor, Aurora University, 1996-2004 Consultant, Crete School District, 1999 Adjunct Professor, Governors State University, 1993-2000 Instructor, Argonne Middle School Science Institute, 1992 Instructor, Northern Illinois University, 1988 Instructor, Joliet Junior College, 1983-85 Director, Youth Conservation Corps, Will Co. Forest Preserve Dist, 1981 Environmental Education Director, Will Co. Forest Preserve Dist. 1979 Professor of Cultural Studies, Governors State University, 1973 & 1975 Junior High Science Teacher, Laraway School, 1969-2003 Sixth Grade Science Teacher, Maplewood Elementary School, 1968-69
Search Committees Social Studies Education Faculty Search Committee Chair, 2007-8 Financial Vice-President Search Committee Chair, Shawnee State University, 2004 & 2005 Geology Department Faculty Search, 2005
Professional Activities Cyber-trek Technology Learning Community Facilitator, 2005-present Grant Participant, Online Geology Project, Illinois State Museum, 2003 Pilot Teacher, CUES program (American Geological Institute), 2002-03 Grant Participant, Space Camp, Huntsville, Alabama, 2002 Participant, GEOexplorer Program, Illinois State Museum & ISGS, 2000 Participant, Spaces Sciences in Illinois Program, Goddard Spaceflight Center & DePaul University, 2000 Participant, Near and Far Sciences, Illinois State Geological Survey, 1999 Participant, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, Teacher Leadership Program, Costa Rica, 1999 Participant, Near and Far Sciences for Illinois, (ISBE statewide education project), 1997-98 Participant, GLOBE Project (Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment) 1996-Present Participant, Hands on Universe, Adler Planetarium, 1996 Pilot Classroom, Project SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence), 1994 Grant Participant, Project SPICA (Support Program for Instructional Competency in Astronomy), Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 1990
Workshops & Presentations I Came, I Saw, iPod..and used Mobile Technologies. Lily Conference on College Teaching, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. November 15-18, 2006 [With G. Burns and K. Locke].
The iPod at the End of the Rainbow. Technology Celebration at SSU. 2006. [With K. Locke and G. Burns] I was part of a symposium on the use of mobile technologies for the Ohio Board of Regents. 2006.
Conducted a workshop on using Palm Handheld Computers, keyboards and software for ISO grant cohort. 2005. Using iPods in Education. Ashland Technology Learning Conference. 2005 [With K. Locke and G. Burns] Using iPods In Your Classroom. 2005. [With K. Locke and G. Burns] I was part of a Board of Education [Ohio] panel discussion in the use of technology in higher education. 2005
Conducted a workshop in using Palm Handheld Computers, keyboards and software for the TeachOhio Math and Science grant. 2006
Most Recent Publications Reading and Science, Science Scope, March 2005 The Swiss Army Drive. Science Scope. May 2003 Pieces of the Past. Science Scope. February 1994
Professional Organizations National Science Teachers Association National Council for the Social Studies Ohio Science Teachers Association Ohio Academy of Sciences Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Planetary Society Kappa Delta Pi Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
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