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Sharon Cardenas
Northern Arizona University
Center for Science Teaching and Learning
Instructor, Science Education
Sharon.Cardenas@nau.edu
Office: (928) 523-7430
Fax: (928)523-7953
PO Box 5697
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
- 2003 – present
Northern Arizona University
Instructor, Science Education,
Center for Science Teaching and Learning
- Provide leadership and assist in the development, design and delivery of a collaborative, web-based, graduate and post-graduate certification program in math/science education.
- 2001 – 2003
Brownsville I.S.D., TX
Secondary Science Curriculum Specialist
- Provide leadership in the area of Secondary Science, prescribing techniques and procedures to assure that the Science Curriculum shall be in compliance with the requirements of state and local policies and guidelines.
- 1999 – 2001
Region One Education Service Center, Edinburg,TX
Senior Education Specialist, GEAR UP Project
- Provide leadership, training and technical assistance to school district personnel in program design and initiatives, school restructuring, intervention, and outreach for post-secondary education and parental involvement.
- 1993 - 1999
Oliveira Middle School Brownsville I.S.D., TX
Secondary Science Teacher
- Department Chair 1997 to 1999
- Taught 6th and 8th grade heterogeneously grouped classes
- SBDM Chair 1996 - 1998
- 1998–2001
Texas Education Agency Austin, Ft. Worth, Midland, Round Rock
Demonstration School Teacher (contracted services)
- Sixth and Eighth grade teaching teams
- 1999
TEA/Carnegie Curriculum Writing Project Austin
Curriculum Writer (contracted services)
- Nine-week interdisciplinary Science unit written for TEA web site
- Theme, generalizations, depth & complexity included in unit
- 1987 – 1991
National Park Service Navajo Nat'l Monument, AZ
Park Service Ranger
- Conducted extended tours to Historic Anasazi Indian Sites located in remote backcountry canyons
- Provided demonstrations and presentations to park visitors
- Supported Park Service Professional Personnel in data collection/analysis
- 1981 - 1985
Langford Elementary School Austin I.S.D., TX
Elementary Teacher
- Taught 6th grade and 1st grade Bilingual and G/T classes
- Organized camping trips for students at LBJ Historical Park Living History Program
Education
- 1995 - 1999
University of Texas Brownsville
- Master of Science Interdisciplinary Studies
- Major in Biology
- 4.0 grade average
- 1976 – 1980
University of Texas Austin
- Bachelor of Science in Education with Honors
- Elementary Education Major / Spanish Minor
- Texas Teaching Certificate
Intrests
- Water Monitoring
- Weaving
- Gardening
- Aquatic insects
- Computers
Recent Presentations
- “Promoting High-End Learning through the use of Science TEKS”
- “Scholarliness”
- “Interdisciplinary Secondary Science with Depth and Complexity”
- “TEXTEAMS II: Properties, Patterns, & Models”
- “Science Instructional Strategies and the TAKS”
- “Distance Learning: Get On the High Way to Learning”
- “ESL Strategies for Secondary Science Teachers”
- “Introduction to Inquiry”
- “Effective Questioning Strategies for Science Teachers”
- “How to Implement a Successful Middle School Advisory Program”
Publications
- Baldwin, M.E., Cardenas, S.F., Garcia, G., Rentfro, R.L. “Evaluating Standards-based Biology Instructional Materials: A Tool for Texas Teachers”. The Texas Science Teacher, October 2002,
Volume 31, Number 2.
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