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2004 NSF K-12 Math, Science, and Technology Curriculum Developers Conference

Jo Ellen Roseman

Jo Ellen Roseman is Director of Project 2061 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Since joining Project 2061 staff in 1989, she has been involved in the design, testing, and dissemination of all of Project 2061's science literacy reform tools-Benchmarks for Science Literacy, which describes specific K-12 learning goals on the way to science literacy, Atlas of Science Literacy, which shows connections among K-12 learning goals, and Resources for Science Literacy, to help educators focus curriculum, instruction, and assessment and their own professional development on science literacy. She currently directs the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), which seeks to generate knowledge and build capacity for producing the next generation of curriculum materials. She also directs a large-scale research study, funded by NSF, the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Education, which examines the relationship between the quality of mathematics teaching and student learning and the role of curriculum materials and professional development in improving them. She holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Johns Hopkins University.

This project is supported by the National Science Foundation (Grant No. ESI-0352345). Any opinion, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.