Thomas Tj McKenna
Designing Authentic STEM Learning at Scale | Author of Making Sense of Sensemaking | Director, Center for STEM Professional Learning at Scale | AI in Education
- Role
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Science Education at Boston University Wheelock College Of Education & Human Development
- Location
- Boston, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Thomas Tj McKenna
I design and scale learning experiences that help teachers and students make sense of…
Experience
Clinical Assistant Professor of Science Education
Boston University Wheelock College Of Education & Human Development
Jul 2018 — Present · Boston, MA, US
Serves as clinical assistant professor of science education and directs the Center for STEM Professional Learning at Scale at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Designs and leads large-scale, research-informed professional learning that supports science educators across Massachusetts and nationally. Teaches and mentors preservice and in-service teachers, develops innovative science education curriculum, and advances practice-based research to bridge policy and classroom practice. As an AI and Education Affiliate at the Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering, designs and studies how emerging AI technologies impact STEM teaching and learning. Also created NGSSPhenomena.com, a global platform that helps millions of educators implement phenomena-based science instruction.
Education
Central Connecticut State University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Biology - Animal Behavior
University of Connecticut
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Curriculum and Instruction
2015
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Master of Science (M.S.), Entomology
2013 — 2015
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