Preparing the Next Generation of Science Teachers, with Flare
The Transcript T. J. McKenna’s career revolves around one simple question: how can we make science meaningful, engaging, and relevant to our everyday lives? He began that career as an animal behaviorist and entomologist. But as a grad student at the University of Nebraska, McKenna says, he realized that the audience for research papers is relatively limited and he sought ways for sharing his passion for science with a broader audience. Now a Wheelock College of Education & Human Development lecturer in science education, McKenna became a staff scientist at the Connecticut Science ...