|
National Science Board Commission on 21st Century Education in Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Members
Mr. Timothy D. McCollum
Science Teacher, Charleston (IL) Middle School
Timothy McCollum is a middle school science teacher, who has taught at Charleston Middle
School in Charleston, Illinois for nearly 35 years. He received a B.S. degree in education and an
M.S. degree in zoology from Eastern Illinois University.
In March of 2004, Mr. McCollum received the Presidential Award of Excellence for Math and
Science Teaching for Illinois, and later served on the National Selection Committee for this award
in 2005. Along with his teaching duties at Charleston Middle School, Mr. McCollum serves as the
Illinois Teacher Advocate for the Passport to Knowledge (P2K) initiative. His responsibilities for
this role include conducting workshops, mentoring teachers, and promoting participation in the P2K
experience. He has served as a member of the curriculum design team and contributed lessons and
activities for the following P2K teacher's guides: Live From the Rainforest, Live From the Sun, Live
From the Storm, and Passport to the Solar System.
Mr. McCollum recently served on the Steering Committee for the Digital Library for Earth
System Education (DLESE) and completed a three-year collaborative project with Eastern Illinois
University and Argonne National Laboratory titled the Atmospheric Visualization Collection. This
collection is now archived in both DLESE and the National Science Digital Library (NSDL). Mr.
McCollum's newest responsibilities include being the project director for a Toyota TAPESTRY grant
titled "Frosted Flakes: The Science of Snowflakes" and serving as a Toyota TAPESTRY Ambassador.
Mr. McCollum's main interests are in the space and atmospheric sciences and date back to the
1960s and the days of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs. He has been an invited participant
in four NASA Educators' Launch Conferences at the Kennedy Space Center: the Galileo Jupiter Probe,
the Hubble Space Telescope, the maiden launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour, and the launch of the 2003
Mars Exploration Rover B – Opportunity. He has also received training at the NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center, NASA Headquarters, and at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a NASA/JPL Solar System
Educator for Illinois.
Most recently, Mr. McCollum was presented with a Jefferson Award from The American Institute
for Public Service recognizing his outstanding volunteerism and commitment to community. His
Charleston students are also currently working with Arizona State University on scientific research
of Mars, made possible by a large grant.
|
