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Del Gillispie, Certification Officer/License Adviser
Associate Professor
117 Meier Hall/NSC 306F
219-464-5078
Del.Gillispie@valpo.eduEducation
Ph.D. - Purdue University, Lafayette, IN 2008
M.S. - Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY 1975
B.A. - Berea College, Berea, KY 1973Certifications
9-12 - Indiana; Biology; General Science; Physical Science
5-12 - Illinois; Biology, Cell Biology, Plant Science; Anatomy and Physiology, (Middle School and High School)
Areas of Specialization
Science:
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Biotechnology
- General Biology
- Microbiology
Education:
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Multiculutral education
- diversity
- service-learning
- study abroad cross-cultural experience
- pre-service teachers
- teaching and learning
- cadet teaching programs
- study circles on Race Relations
Courses Taught
ED 103: (Portage High School) Cadet - Introduction to Teaching
ED 203: Introduction to Teaching & Field Experience
ED 370: Home, School, Community Relations
ED 457: Principles and General Methods in Secondary Schools (Curriculum & Assessment)
ED 489/589: Science Methods (Curriculum Instructional Methods)
ED 490/590: Cross-Cultural Experiences in Central Ameica
ED 512: Models of Teaching for Adolescents and Young Adults
ED 690: Integrating Science and Technology in Secondary Schools
ED 690: Integrating Science and Technology in Elementary Schools
ED 695: Practicum - Portfolio Assessment
BIO 125: Biotechnology
BIO 151: Human Anatomy & Physiology I
BIO 152: Human Anatomy & Physiology II
Research Interests
International Education; Cross-cultural Studies, Study Abroad; Cadet Programs; Curriculum Theory; Curriculum Studies; Teacher Educatiojn; Biotechnology, Biology Preservice Teachers; Multi-cultural education; & Human Genome Project
Current Research
Dissertation: Cultural Diversity: Development of Preservice Teachers' Learning and Understanding of Multi-culturalism in a Teacher Education Program.
Publications
- The Big House by Gloria Ladson Billings (Book Review), Multicultural Perspectives (Official Journal of the National Association for Multicultural Education), 2007
- Improved prediction of fetal maturity in diabetic pregnancies, Am L. Obstetrics Gynecological, 142: 197 (1982), 1982
- Diagnosis of fetal pulmonary maturity of amniotic fluid analysis, Pri Care XV, 778, 1979
- Cultural Diversity: Development of Preservice Teachers Learning and Understanding of Multiculturalism in a Teacher Education Program., UMI - Pro Quest, 2008
- Pre-service Teachers: Teacher Preparation, Multi-cultural Curriculum and Culturally Relevant Teaching., Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges of Teacher Education, Vol. VI, No. 1, p. 71-91, 2009
Professional Affiliations
- National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Member - AACTE
- Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research (J.E.Q.R.)
Editorial Review Board - National Association of Multicultural Education (NAME)
Member, editorial Review Board - Indiana Association of Biology Teachers (ABT)
- Hoosier Association of Science, Technology, Industry (HASTI)