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Dr.
John R. Wagner has taught a variety of geology and earth
science courses since arriving in South Carolina in 1976.
Prior to that time he taught at the secondary level in Pennsylvania
for three years. He was elected President of the National
Association of Geoscience Teachers in 1999 and has also
served as chair of the Education Committee of the Southeastern
Section of the Geological Society of America. Dr. Wagner
is best known for his development work as co-author of the
highly acclaimed South Carolina MAPS middle school curriculum
and the NSF-sponsored SE MAPS materials that cover the entire
Southeastern USA. In 1994, he was named Environmental Educator
of the Year by the Environmental Education Association of
South Carolina. He also served on several state committees
that reviewed the state science curriculum standards. His
role in the G K-12 Project is to visit, observe, and assist
all the fellow-mentor pairs assigned to science classrooms. |
