Dr. Shannon Davidson

Assistant Professor, Elementary Science


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Shannon Davidson

EDUCATION

Ph.D.Science Education – Curriculum & InstructionFlorida State University
M.Ed.Early Childhood EducationUniversity of Florida
B.A.Special EducationUniversity of Florida

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Science Teaching & Learning

Relationships Among Cognition, Emotion, and Identity in Science

Scientist/Engineer and K-12 Teacher Partnerships

Critical Scholarship in K-12 Science Teacher Education


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CURRENT RESEARCH AND GRANT PROJECTS

  • Developing Lasting Teacher-Researcher Science Partnerships through RET Programs
  • Science Teacher as Listener: Understanding, Valuing, and Leveraging the Brilliance of Student Ideas
  • Infusing Tenets of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy into Elementary Science Teaching
  • Rural Water Education Partnership for Place-Based STEM Learning Out-of-School Programs.

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HIGHLIGHTED PUBLICATIONS

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BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Shannon G. Davidson is an Assistant Professor of Science Education at the University of Alabama. Her researchĀ is focused on supporting K-12 pre-service and in-service teachers to develop and enact equitable science instruction in ways that honor and cultivate students’ sense of self and belonging in science and other related disciplines. Specifically, her work centers on developing teachers’ asset-based orientations with respect to students’ epistemic efforts and capabilities as sense-makers through opportunities classroom-based learning opportunities and through professional development partnerships with scientists and STEM professionals. Dr. Davidson is also interested in the dynamics between cognition, emotion, and identity, and the ways in which these constructs intertwine to support science learning and epistemic pursuits. Her research interests are informed by her more than ten years in elementary and secondary classrooms as a science, mathematics, and special education teacher. Dr. Davidson earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction with a specialization in science education at Florida State University, where she also held a postdoctoral scholar position for three years.