Tina Stanford

Educational Researcher

Tina M. Stanford, an educational researcher at SRI in the Center for Learning and Technology, is currently working on projects in implementing visualizing tools in the chemistry classroom (ChemSense and ChemViz) and the development of an instrument to assess students ICT skills to be used internationally (SITES M3).

Her background is as a veteran high school science teacher. She has also served as a consultant for UC Berkeley on the SEPUP middle school science project. She served on the design team for the Golden State Exam in Science as well as conducted teacher training on assessment throughout the state of California. She represented the state of California on a national team (CCSSO-SCASS) of science assessment developers. She received her M.S. in Education from California State University at Hayward with an emphasis in Leadership. She has undergraduate degrees with majors in psychology and comprehensive science.

Education

M.A., Education, California State University, Hayward, 1994
B.S., Comprehensive Science, Troy State University, 1986
B.A., Psychology, San Jose State University, 1973
Administrative Credential, Education, California State University, Hayward, 1990
Teaching Credentials in Physical and Life Sciences, supplement in Psychology, current

Professional Experience

Educational Researcher, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (2002-present)
High School Science Teacher, Acalanes Union High School District, Lafayette, CA (1991-2002)
Principal, Summer Enrichment Program, AUHSD, CA (1994-1997)
Night Principal and Counselor, Acalanes Adult School, CA (1995-1997)
Portfolio Project, Golden State Exam in Science, CA (1994-1996)
California Golden State Exam Development Team, CA (1994-1997)
Represented CA state high school in CCSS0-SCASS, CA (1995-1996)
Consultant, University of California, Berkeley, CA (1995-1996)
Science Teacher, Richmond Unified School District, CA (1986-1991)
Graduate Teaching Fellow for Biology and Microbiology, Troy State University, AL (1984-1986)
Graduate Teaching Fellow, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (1984-1985)

Research Areas at CTL

Assessment
Teacher Learning

Current Projects at CTL

Past Projects at CTL

ChemSense ended 2005
Coordinated, Innovative Designs for International Information Communication Technology Assessment in Science Mathematics and Education (ICT) ended 2003
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Educational Technology Interventions (EETI) ended 2007
MAESTRo: A study of teachers’ problem solving processes and collegial collaboration and learning through practice ended 2009
Math and Science Partnership Assessment Resource Management Systems (MSP-ARMS) ended 2003
NanoSense (Leader) ended 2008
Preparing for Cybercollaboration between Scientists and Software Developers ended 2007
Validities of Standards-Based Science Inquiry Assessments: Design and Implementation Studies ended 2004

Publications

Swan, K., Vahey, P. Kratcoski, A., van ‘t Hooft, M., Rafanan, K., and Stanford, T. (2009). Challenges to Cross-Disciplinary Curricula: Data Literacy and Divergent Disciplinary Perspectives. Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, April 2009, San Diego, CA
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Schank, P., Wise, A., Stanford, T., & Rosenquist, A. (2006, April). Teaching nanoscience to high school students: A tale of the NanoSense project. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
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Wise, A., Schank, P., Stanford, T., & Rosenquist, A. (2006, April). The many challenges of designing and teaching nanoscience. Roundtable discussion at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
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Stanford, T., Rosenquist, A., & Schank, P. (2002, September). Using ChemSense to gather evidence of student learning. Center for Innovative Learning Technologies 2002 Assessment and Visualization Workshop, Sept 27-29, New Orleans, LA.
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