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Dr. Edward Cohen
Assistant Director, CMSCE

Dr. Edward Cohen is the Assistant Director at CMSCE. He has 18 years of experience in innovative pedagogy in K-16 education. His experience has been in designing, implementing, and leading data-driven curriculum as a teacher, professor, Middle School Vice Principal/Supervisor of Instruction, District K-12 Science Supervisor, and District STEAM Specialist across multiple districts. Eddie started his career as a middle school science teacher where he became interested in pedagogy for makerspaces and teaching climate change. During a Fulbright scholarship in Japan following the 2011 Tsunami, the link between climate change and the need for engineered solutions to environmental problems became extremely apparent. Eddie has designed and presented an original climate change curriculum from his missions aboard the US premier research drill ship, the JOIDES Resolution, at the National Science Teachers Association, the National Academy of Research in Science Teaching, and the American Geological Union. He was the Eastern United States Outstanding Earth Science Teacher winner for NAGT. The award is given for "exceptional contributions to the stimulation of interest in the Earth Sciences at the pre-college level." Dr. Cohen is certified in elementary education, middle school science, k-12 Earth Science, Supervision, Principalship, and Superintendency. He has presented and consulted internationally in pedagogy specifically on the Nature of Science, technology education, and climate change. His current research and professional development support combine these three passions with design thinking and makerspace education pedagogy.

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Education: 

  • Doctorate of Education - Curriculum and Instruction, Rutgers University, 2013
  • Masters of Education - School and District Leadership, Thomas Edison State College, 2016
  • Honors Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education, University of Delaware, 2005

Expertise:

PBL Learning and Design Thinking; Climate Change Education; Technology Implementation; Teacher Professional Development; Maker and Engineering Education; STEM Leadership and Administration K-12;  STEM learning; Out-of-school Time Programming, Informal Learning Environments, and Higher Ed STEM administration.

Licensing and Certifications:

Elementary (K-5), Middle School Science (6-8), Earth Science (K-12), Supervisor, Principal, Chief School Administrator

Professional Affiliations

ASCD, NJPSA, NSTA, GSA, NESTA, NSELA

Recent Peer-Reviewed Articles and Publications

2023: Cohen, E.& Kocioclek, B.(2023). How to systematically implement PBL and Design Thinking K-12 for Science Supervisors. Presentation presented at National Science Education Leadership Association Science Education Leadership Summit 2023. 22 March, Atlanta, GA.

2019: Cohen, E.(2019). How has Sci-I helped students/teachers engage with polar science and/or real world data?: An Administrator's Perspective. Presentation presented at Polar Ice Summit. 16 March, San Francisco, CA.

2013: Cohen, E.&Zimmerman, T.(2013). How students learn climate change using computer simulations. Poster presented at National Association of Research Science Teaching. 6-9 April Rio Grande, PR.

Cohen, E. (2013). Employing inquiry-based computer simulations and embedded scientist videos to teach challenging climate change and nature of science concepts. Paper presented at American Geological Union. 3-7 December, San Francisco, CA.

Abstract ED33C-0780.

Cohen, E. (2013). Curriculum development of an inquiry lesson for grades 6-12 using real time core data from the JOIDES Resolution for analysis by students for the Cretaceous-Paleogene(K-Pg). Paper presented at American Geological Union. 3-7 December, San Francisco, CA. Abstract ED53D-0658.

2012: Cohen, E. & Zimmerman, T. Teaching the Greenhouse Effect with Inquiry-based Computer Simulations: A WISE Case Study. Cases on inquiry thru instructional technology in math and science. IGI (2012) p. 551-580.

https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/teaching-greenhouse-effect-inquiry-based/62220

Cohen, E & Quan, T. Create Powerful Broader Impact Tools and K-16 Inquiry Lessons aligned to the Next Generation Standards for this generation of science students by building a partnership between scientists and Educational Coordinators. Paper presented at American Geological Union. 3-7 December, San Francisco, CA. Cohen, E & Quan, T. Development and Implementation of an inquiry lesson for grades 6-12 explicitly teaching the Nature and Process of Science, from ship to shore, for core data of the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg). Poster presented at American Geological Union. 3-7 December, San Francisco, CA.

Cohen, E. & Collins, J. (2012). How forams can be used as an authentic inquiry task for evidence to support claims of climate change from the drillship JOIDES Resolution in grades 6-12. Paper and workshop presented at National Science Teachers Association. 29-30 March Indianapolis, IN.

Cohen, E. (2012). How to implement the no-cost NSF-funded WISE (Web-based Inquiry Science Environment) climate change curriculum and greenhouse effect simulation that is based on action research featuring an extreme testing assessment. NSTA. Paper presented at National Science Teachers Association. 29-30 March Indianapolis, IN.

2011: Cohen, E. & Zimmerman, T. (2011). How students learn climate change using computer simulations. Poster presented at National Association of Research Science Teaching. 3-6 April Orlando, FL.

Cohen, E. & Peart, L. (2011). How to use video conferencing from the JOIDES Resolution to support NOS and Safety. Poster presented at American Geological Union. 4-9 December, San Francisco, CA.

2010: Sautter, L .; Burk, M.; Renyck, H.; Pereira, H.; Hammons, C.; Berenguer, J & Cohen, E. (2010),School of Rock Educators’ Investigations of Climate Change using the ‘Pachyderma Proxy’, Esos Trans. AGU, 91 (26), Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED34A-04