Job Title:
Associate Professor of Science Education, Executive Director of Teacher Preparation Programs
Unit:
School of Education
Contact Info:
2227 Education and Arts Building
574-520-4366
thebert@iu.edu
Community Engagement Involvement:
Community-Engaged Teaching, Community-Based Research, Outreach
Focus Area(s):
Education and Learning
Community Partners:
St. Joseph County Soil and Water Conservation District
Prairie Winds Nature Farm
St. Joseph County Parks
Motivations and Impact:
“To me,it is about making connections –viable, authentic, and useful connections to enhance my own teaching abilities, as well as introducing this mindset to my students (future teachers themselves). It would be my hope that as the students make connections inthe community and see the benefits of working collaboratively together, this mindset will transform their future classrooms into spaces relishing the richness of place right around their schools.”