Jonathan E Singer
Professor · Tenured
About
Dr. Singer is involved in several collaborative grant-funded programs, such as UMBC’s Teacher Quality programs in Chemistry and Biology programs, and the NSF funded INSPIRES project. His role in the INSPIRES grant is to adapt and study the classroom impact of a situated-model of professional development. Dr Singer also directs the NSF-funded Noyce Scholars Program at UMBC, which is designed to recruit STEM students into the field of education.
Research interests
Professional Development
Technology integration to support inquiry
Integration of Engineering in secondary science classrooms
Teaching interests
Science Education
Education
- Ph D, Curriculum and Instruction — University of Missouri (1997)
-
MA, Biology Education
— Colagate University (1992) Role of Religion in shaping public education in the US
- BA, Biochemistry — Brown University (1988)
Publications
- A High Quality Educative Curriculum in Engineering Fosters Pedagogical Growth 2019
- Professional development for the integration of engineering in high school STEM classrooms 2016
- The INSPIRES curriculum series Book 1: Integrating Engineering in HS Biology. (Designing a hemodialysis system)
Presentations
- Rightful presence in early childhood STEM: Honoring disability culture through professional development. 2026
- Design-Based Lessons Foster Equity When Integrating Engineering Into Biology Classrooms 2020
- Engineering Teacher Pedagogy: Using INSPIRES to Support Integration of Engineering Design in HS Biology Classroom 2020
- The INSPIRES Curriculum: Materials for Integrating EngineeringDesign in High School STEM Classrooms 2019
Grants and Contracts
- Determining Teachers' Baseline Practice and Alignment Prior to a Systemic Curriculum Change 2018
- UMBC-Baltimore City MTF Program