Award I Level 2, the Outstanding Science Teacher Educator of the Year Award, recognizes the individual achievements and contributions of persons spanning more than ten years in their career service. This year’s awardee for Award I Level 2 is Dr. Kathryn Scantlebury, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware.

Dr. Sonya N. Martin, Assistant Professor at Drexel University, School of Education, nominated Dr. Scantlebury for this award. Thank you for doing so, Sonya!

Dr. Kathryn Scantlebury is Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Coordinator for Secondary Science Education in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Delaware. Her involvement in science teacher education began in Perth, Western Australia, when she mentored new teachers in her classroom. For over 20 years, Dr. Scantlebury has used feminist theory and pedagogy to frame her research and teaching in science teacher education. Her research interests focus on equity issues (especially related to gender) in various aspects of science teacher education, including urban education, preservice teacher education, and teachers’ professional development. Dr. Scantlebury introduced coteaching and cogenerative dialogues into the teacher preparation program as a feminist research|pedagogy approach to science teacher education and also a tool in graduate science education courses. Dr. Scantlebury has published over 30 journal articles, 17 book chapters and is co-editing a book on women in science education. She serves on the editorial boards of Cultural Studies of Science Education and Research in Science Education.