Jim McDonald, Ph.D.

  • Position: Professor
  • Campus Address: EHS 134C
  • Office Hours: Spring 2011: M 1:00-5:00pm; W 11:00am-12:00pm; & by appointment
  • Phone: 989-774-1723
  • Email: mcdon1jt@cmich.edu
  • Courses: EDU 345 W 8:00-10:50 am; EDU 345 W 12:30-3:20 pm; EDU 614 M 7:00-9:50 pm

Areas of Research

  • Service Learning as an instructional methodology
  • Student engagement in service learning
  • Students' conceptual understanding of earth science topics (erosion, volcanoes, watersheds, geologic time, interior of the earth)
  • Classroom discourse
  • Problem-based learning in elementary classrooms and methods classes

Areas of Teaching

  • Early & middle childhood science methods
  • Educational assessment & evaluation

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