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Joseph Zawicki

Associate Professor Science And Math Complex 276
Phone: +17168783800
Email: zawickjl@buffalostate.edu

EDUCATION

  • B.S. Biology, Gerontology Certificate, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY
  • M.S.Ed. Science Education, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
  • Ph.D. Science Education, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

AWARDS & HONORS

  • Citizen of the Year, Erie Niagara County Chapter of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers, 2020
  • Student Affairs Campus Partner of the Year, 2020
  • Buffalo State Service-Learning Fellow, 2012
  • President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advising, 2011
  • Recognized for Contributions to Science Education, Science Teachers Association of New York State, 2006

COURSES OFFERED

  • SED 311:Problem Solving in Physical Science
  • SED 650: Research in Science Education
  • SED 677: Initial Middle School Science Teaching Experience
  • SED 678: Initial High School Science Teaching Experience

TEACHING & RESEARCH INTERESTS & EXPERTISE

  • Formative and Summative Assessment
  • History of Science Education
  • Inquiry and Modeling
  • Technology 
  • 3D Instruction in Science Education

CURRENT COLLABORATIVE SERVICE & INVOLVEMENT

  • President  (2017-2025). WNY STEM Hub. Buffalo, Western New York Counties.
  • President, Secretary (2017-2025). New York State STEM Education Collaborative. NY. 
  • Subject Area Representative, Physics and Colleges (2021-Date). Science Teachers Association of New York State (STANYS). NY. 
  • New York State Science Education Consortium (2001 – Date). STANYS. NY.
  • Region 10 Director, Board Secretary (2022-Date). International Association of Torch Clubs. NY, PA, & Ontario, CA.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Liu, X., Zawicki, J. L., & Arnold, J. (2006). Using data to reform science instruction. In J. Gess-Newsome (Ed.), Reforming secondary science instruction, 77-89. National Science Teachers Association: NSTA Press.
  • Lange, C., Zawicki, J., Anderson, D., & Falconer, K. (2015). UNDERSTANDING THE VISUAL DATA OF EARTH’S ELLIPSE AND AXIS TILT. Application of Visual Data in K-16 Science Classrooms, 241 -262.
  • Vagidov, N. Z., & Mitin, V., & Petrou, A. C., & Zawicki, J. L. (2013, June), Synergy of Educational Tools in Teaching of a New Lecture/Lab Course on Electromagnetic Fields and Waves Paper presented at 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2—22510
  • Lange, C., Zawicki, J. (2012). Wegener: Las Piezas Perdidas (Wegener: The Missing Pieces). Ensenanza de las ciencias de la tierra (Earth Sciences Teaching), the journal of the AEPECT (Spanish Association for the Earth Sciences Teaching), 88-95. This monograph commemorates the first centennial of continental drift (1912-2012).
  • Zawicki, J., Falconer, K. (2007). Inscription: A key to student learning in science. The Science Teacher Bulletin, 71(1), 10-16.