Ron Gray
Year Hired
2009
Specialty:
Science Education
Past Teaching Experiences:
Before coming to OSU I was a middle school science teacher in Salem, Oregon. I started my doctoral work in 2006 and will be finishing in Fall 2009. In K-12 I have taught high school Biology, middle school Integrated Science and ELL science. At the graduate level, I have taught courses in technology, the nature of science, problem-based learning, classroom management, science methods, and ELL methodology. I also co-taught an environmental education course in Namibia for U.S. teachers.
Courses Taught
SED 509 Practicum in Teaching Science/Math
SED 510 Professional Internship
SED 576 Science Pedagogy
SED 513 The Nature of Science in Science Education
SED 512 Technology in Math and Science Education
SED 509 Problem-Based Learning Practicum
Research Interests:
Nature of science, history of science, evolution education, teaching scientific controversies, classroom discourse, epistemologies in the classroom, teacher knowledge and beliefs
Degrees:
Ph.D. in Science Education (pending) at OSU
M.A.T. in Secondary Science Education (2001) at Willamette University
B.A. in Biology (1998) at Willamette University
Publications:
Gray, R.E. and Kang, N.H. (in review). The development of preservice secondary science teachers' conceptions of the nature of science.
Gray, R.E. (2004). Invasive plant species and your community, Community-based natural resource activities for biology (pp. 63-68). Salem, Oregon: Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources.
Gray, R.E. (2004). Cheetahs: A predator's role in the ecosystem - Teacher's Resource Guide, Namibia: Capital Press.
Gray, R.E.; Munks, M.W.; Haynes, R.R.; Olsen, G.D. (2001). Mu opioid receptor efficacy and potency of morphine-6-glucuronide in neonatal guinea pig brainstem membranes: Comparison with transfected CHO cells. Brain Res. Bul., Vol. 54 (5), pp. 499-505.
Office:
Weniger 251
Phone:
(541) 737-9286
Email:
Ron.Gray@science.oregonstate.edu