George Dawson

Professor Emeritus, Ph.D.
gdawson@fsu.edu

Professor George Dawson has recently retired from the FSU Science Education Program. He has been a member of the science education faculty for more than 30 years. After a long and successful career, he was awarded with Emeritus status upon his retirement.

He has lead several major projects nationally and internationally that utilized technology in science education during his service. Many multimedia products came out of these projects that are in use in many middle schools today. He is still involved with several multimedia science education projects that target middle school students.

George's Current Projects:

The Interactive Media Science Project, which George directs, has just completed two multiyear projects. Burning Issues II is an DVD update of our very popular Burning Issue CD originally released four years ago. Burning Issues was funded by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to educate the public about fire in ecosystems. Covered are topics ranging from building a fire wise house to how wildlife has adapted to fires. Over 60,000 copies of the first edition have been distributed to schools, fire departments and federal agencies. The new edition features larger, sharper images and additional activities. It is at the printer with distribution beginning in the next few weeks.
George's project "Fire In Wildhorse Basin" is web based and was launched this past Thursday. It pushes the limits of interactivity on this inquiry-based site which deals with using fire in wildlife management. It, along with Silent Invaders, a web site George and others completed two years ago, are available at www.fsu.edu/~imsp. Silent Invaders explores the world of invasive species, All of these projects were developed for use with middle school aged children to adults.
George's current work is with the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is involved in writing test questions on a formative evaluation project for the state of Wyoming. This will assess the state's progress in upgrading the teaching of science. This work follows a project spanning two years writing test questions for the Florida Science Teacher Examination at the University of South Florida.


				George Dawson Professor Emeritus, Ph.D. gdawson@fsu.edu Professor George Dawson has recently retired from the FSU Science Education Program. He has been a member of the science education faculty for more than 30 years. After a long and successful career, he was awarded with Emeritus status upon his retirement. He has lead several major projects nationally and internationally that utilized technology in science education during his service. Many multimedia products came out of these projects that are in use in many middle schools today. He is still involved with several multimedia science education projects that target middle school students. George's Current Projects: The Interactive Media Science Project, which George directs, has just completed two multiyear projects. Burning Issues II is an DVD update of our very popular Burning Issue CD originally released four years ago. Burning Issues was funded by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to educate the public about fire in ecosystems. Covered are topics ranging from building a fire wise house to how wildlife has adapted to fires. Over 60,000 copies of the first edition have been distributed to schools, fire departments and federal agencies. The new edition features larger, sharper images and additional activities. It is at the printer with distribution beginning in the next few weeks. George's project "Fire In Wildhorse Basin" is web based and was launched this past Thursday. It pushes the limits of interactivity on this inquiry-based site which deals with using fire in wildlife management. It, along with Silent Invaders, a web site George and others completed two years ago, are available at www.fsu.edu/~imsp. Silent Invaders explores the world of invasive species, All of these projects were developed for use with middle school aged children to adults. George's current work is with the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is involved in writing test questions on a formative evaluation project for the state of Wyoming. This will assess the state's progress in upgrading the teaching of science. This work follows a project spanning two years writing test questions for the Florida Science Teacher Examination at the University of South Florida.