science teachers of classrooms throughout the nation, hires program faculty and organizes their professional development, manages administrative issues of the program, and develops and oversees program evaluation processes. Taylor has 12 years experience teaching high school chemistry, biology, and physical science. She has 7 years of experience teaching biology and education at the university level. Taylor coordinated an alternative teacher licensing program in which she supervised student

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... hers, managed program coursework and faculty, and developed a distance component to education coursework that has allowed teacher candidates throughout vast geographical areas to pursue their teaching licenses. Taylor holds a BS in Biology with Chemistry minor, MS in Science Education, and Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction. Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University Carolyn Plumb is the Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects in the College of Engineering at Montana State University. She works on various curriculum and instruction projects including instructional development for faculty and graduate students. She also serves as the college's assessment and evaluation expert, currently evaluating the success of various programs and projects, including the Designing Our Community program, the Providing