ADMINISTRATIVE
Press Releases and Media Documents
Project SEARCH Introduction - a one-page, brief description of Project SEARCH
Project SEARCH Club Brochure - a brochure for anyone interested in learning more about SEARCH Club activities (3Mb)
Publications
Dickerson, D., Hathcock, S., Stonier, F., & Levin, D. (2012). The great build-a-buoy challenge. Science and Children, 50(4), 62-66.
Gunter, A.T. & Dickerson, D. (2011). Activity: Dress like a penguin. Current: The Journal of Marine Education, 27(2), 35-38.
Horne, P. (2010). Urban elementary students' views of environmental scientists, environmental caretakers, and environmentally responsible behaviors. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.
Horne, P. (2009, December). Urban elementary students’ perceptions of environmental scientists, environmental caretakers, and environmentally responsible behaviors. Dissertation Prospectus Defense: Old Dominion University. PDF Summary
Presentations
Hathcock, S., & Dickerson, D. (April, 2013). Student navigation of design-based STEM activities. To be presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
Dickerson, D., Hathcock, S., & Nelson, L. (Novermber, 2012). Project SEARCH real-time data. Presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers. Williamsburg, VA.
Dickerson, D., Hathcock, S., Hofmann, E., Stewart, C., McKinney, S., Katsioloudis, P., & Nelson, L. (April, 2012). Urban fifth grade students’ ideas about the local environment, environmental stewardship, and science-related careers. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Vancouver, British Columbia.
Dickerson, D. & Hathcock, S. (March, 2012). Urban elementary students' ideas about the environment, activism, and jobs. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. Indianapolis, Indiana.
Hathcock, S., Dickerson, D., Sandie, D., Gunter, A., & Deans, S. (November, 2011). Impacts of peer teaching in environmental education. Presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers. Roanoke, VA.
Dickerson, D., Hathcock, S., Gunter, A., Deans, S., & Sandie, D. (November, 2011). The great build-a-buoy challenge. Presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers. Roanoke, VA.
Dickerson, D. & Hathcock, S. (October, 2011). Project SEARCH – Buoys, non-traditional STEM fields, and policy-ready citizen science. Presented at the annual meeting of the North American Association of Environmental Educators. Raleigh, NC.
Dickerson, D. & Hathcock, S. (October, 2011).The great build-a-buoy challenge. Presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Marine Education Association. Williamsburg, VA.
Dickerson, D., Horne, P., Hathcock, S., Hofmann, E., & Nelson, L. (April, 2011). Combining environmental education and integrated STEM instruction: A model and case study. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Orlando, FL.
Horne, P., Dickerson, D., Bol, L., & Butler, L. (January, 2011). Urban elementary students’ views of environmental scientists, environmental caretakers, and environmentally responsible behaviors. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Educators, Minneapolis, MN.
Dickerson, D., Hofmann, E., Horne, P., Hathcock, S., & Nelson, L. (January, 2011). Project SEARCH - Bringing STEM and Environmental Education Together. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Educators, Minneapolis, MN.
Dickerson, D. & Hathcock, S. (December, 2010). The application of BOBs in Project SEARCH. To be presented at the BOB III Conference, Jacksonville, FL. *(Invited Speaker)
Sandie, D., Deans, S., Gunter, A., Neefe, R., Dickerson, D., Horne, P., and Hathcock, S. (November, 2010). Project SEARCH – Probeware and water quality in the Bay. Presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers, Hampton, VA.
Gunter, A., Sandie, D., Deans, S., Neefe, R., Dickerson, D., Horne, P., and Hathcock, S. (November, 2010). Project SEARCH – Probeware and weather in the classroom. Presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers, Hampton, VA.
Deans, S., Gunter, A., Sandie, D., Neefe, R., Dickerson, D., Horne, P., and Hathcock, S. (November, 2010). Project SEARCH – Digital microscopy in the classroom. Presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers, Hampton, VA.
Horne, P., Dickerson, D., Bol, L., and Butler, L. (November, 2010). Project SEARCH - Urban elementary students’ views of environmental roles and actions. Presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers, Hampton, VA.
Dickerson, D., Horne, P., Hathcock, S., Sandie, D., Deans, S., Gunter, A. and Neefe, R. (November, 2010). Project SEARCH - True STEM Integration through Buoys. Presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers, Hampton, VA.
Dickerson, D., Horne, P., Hathcock, S. Gunter, A., Sandie, D., Deans, S., Neefe, R., Babcock, A., Eastlake, M., Lass, S., Thomson, C., and Unger, S. (November, 2010). Project SEARCH - Literacy and STEM Integration. Presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers, Hampton, VA.
Katsioloudis, P. & Dickerson, D. (May, 2010). Integrative STEM education: History, implementation, research. Invited presentation by the Ministry of Education, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Dickerson, D.L. (2010, February). Science Education Advancing Research of the Chesapeake Bay and its Habitats (SEARCH): A description of a NOAA B-WET project. Presented as part of the Commonwealth Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography 2010 Spring Seminar Series, Norfolk, VA.
Dickerson, D.L., Hofmann, E., McKinney, S., Klinck, J., Nelson, L., & Horne, P. (2009, July). SEARCH - Science education advancing research of the Chesapeake Bay and its habitats. Presented at the National NOAA B-WET Conference, Silver Spring, MD.