Randolph College Summer Research Program Main Site

Sheldon Summer Research projects:

• 2007: worked to finish the two projects from 2006, but no official SRP

• Jessica Maidment and Sunnie Joshi (2006, with Peggy Schimmoeller, Education)

  • Collaborative Institute in the Sciences: A Classroom-focused Professional Development Opportunity (Sponsored by VA DOE)

• Katrina Wiechmann and Wai Sze Cheung (2006, with Hank Yochum SBC)

  •  Optical Spectroscopy of Defects in Yttrium Orthovanadate (YVO4) Crystals

• Kidest Tita (2005)

  • Can Science Teaching be More Effective Using Active Learning Techniques in the K-8 Classroom? (Sponsored by VA DOE)

• Jennifer Lundy and Carly Torisky (2004)

  • The New Science Teacher: Educational Resources for the Science Educator

• Weiqin Bao, Gemma Griffin and Aliyah Gifford (2003, with Peggy Schimmoeller, Education)

  • Strengthening K-8 Science Teaching Through the Science Pages: Web-based Initiatives for Science Educators

• Lourdes Cuellar and Tracey Wellington (2002, with Peggy Schimmoeller, Education)

  • How interactive online science modules influence the development of scientific concepts and pedagogical knowledge of prospective K-8 educators

• Tracy Thorn (2002)

  • Luminescence Spectroscopy of Optical Crystals Using a Home-Built Dye Laser

• Holly Groover (2001)

  • Computerizing the Introductory Physics Laboratory to Improve Student Learning (Sponsored by NSF)

• Karell Thompson and Katherine Flansburg (2001, with Peggy Schimmoeller, Education)

  • Science Teaching: Using computer simulation modules to facilitate the development of science and pedagogical knowledge among perspective pre-service teachers

• Stephanie Sydorko and Jessica Maddox (2000)

  • Computerizing the Introductory Physics Laboratory to Improve Student Learning (Sponsored by NSF)