Professional Bio

Mr. Charles Hutchison has over 15 years of experience developing informal science and engineering curriculum for school aged children. He co-authored the EDC Design It! and Explore It! afterschool curriculum series that employ simple materials to create engaging science and engineering challenges for children. He is an experienced professional developer and regularly presents inquiry science workshops and seminars to formal and informal educators. He is project director for the NSF funded project, National Partnerships for Afterschool Science [NPASS] and has considerable experience managing partnerships with informal science institutions and funding organizations. He has also studied and developed web-based curricula that allow widely dispersed middle and high school students to use to collaborate and share data about hands-on science projects. Mr Hutchison is a former Waldorf teacher and environmental activist with a strong interest in reconnecting children to the outdoors and nature

Expertise & Interest Descriptors

Afterschool, after-school, OST, STEM, science, Professional development, curriculum developer, hands-on science, science competencies, science process skills, Waldorf teacher

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