Kimberly Staples
Associate Professor
Elementary Education
Bluemont Hall 253
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-5556
kstaples@ksu.edu
| Education |
| Ph.D. | University of Alabama | 2002 | Curriculum and Instruction: Science Education |
| Ed.S. | University of Alabama | 1998 | Curriculum and Instruction: Biology |
| M.A.Ed. | University of Alabama | 1994 | Curriculum and Instruction: Biology |
| B.S. | Howard University | 1987 | Zoology |
| Professional Experience |
| Associate Professor, Kansas State University | 2008-present | Assistant Professor, Kansas State University | 2002-2008 | NASA/NOVA Fellow and Science Methods Instructor, University of Alabama | 1999-2002 | Biology Teacher, Arthur Harold Parker High School, Birmingham, Alabama | 1994-1999 | Computer-Based Training Instructor, AmSouth Bank Corporation, Birmingham, Alabama | 1991-1994 | Biology Supply Teacher and K-12 Supply Teacher, A.H. Parker High School, Carver High School, and Hill Elementary School, Birmingham, Alabama | 1988-1990 |
| Primary Teaching Responsibilities |
| EDEL 420 | Block A Clinical Experience | EDEL 470 | Science Methods: K-6 |
| Advising Area |
| M.S. students in Curriculum and Instruction |
| Research and Academic Interests |
| Inquiry-based science teaching and learning, undergraduate college science education, and science conceptual understanding |