Mike Taber
Associate Professor, Chair
I have been a science educator for over twenty years. I began my career as a high school physics and biology teacher in El Paso, Texas, shortly after completing my Master of Arts in Teaching from Colorado College. I continued my teaching at the sixth grade middle-school level until 1994, when I began my doctoral work at Iowa State University.
At Iowa State, I focused on boundary layer meteorology, earning a Ph.D. in Water Resources in 1999. I did post-doctoral work under Danny Edelson at Northwestern University before accepting an appointment at the University of Northern Colorado as an Earth Science Educator. In 2006, I joined my alma mater, Colorado College, as a professor of education. My professional goal is to contribute to the understanding of how the use of scientific data can promote the learning of inquiry, particularly for pre-service teachers.
Regular Classes
ED205: Education Theory into Practice
ED300: Integrating Educational Technology
ED507: Internship in Secondary/K12 School Teaching (Director)
Education
Ph.D., Iowa State University, Water Resources
M.A.T., Colorado College, Secondary Science Teaching
B.A., Colorado College, Geology
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