The Professor Beaker Team

Science Resources for Primary School Grades. Leona Czwartkowski Responsibility: Educational Consultant to Professor Beaker's Learning Labs. Leona served as the Educational Consultant during the development of the educational resources.  Leona, who has now retired, had been involved in the teaching profession for 30 years. The majority of her experience as an Elementary School Teacher has been in the Primary Division. She has been an active member of numerous Committees: Community School Board of Education Teachers' Federation. Leona performed a variety of roles, and held a number of positions. Leona has also organized and presented workshops for the local School Board and Nipissing University. In addition to her teaching career, Leona has completed the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Psychology and Sociology (1980) Master of Arts in Child Development (1985) Bachelor of Education (1989) Primary Specialist (1990). She has been: an Executive Assistant and Secretary for the "Jubilee Writers' Workshop" an Editorial Assistant for the newsletter called "Jubilee Times" an Editor for "The Northern Poet" Literary Magazine a Secretary and Editor for "Word-Fires Productions Incorporated" and is currently an Educational Consultant for "Professor Beaker's Learning Labs". Leona has co-authored a big book called "All Aboard the School Bus" with several other Sudbury teachers, and has written a play, poetry, and short stories (several of which have been published). You may contact Leona Czwartkowski at: leona@amrssc.com Elizabeth Ginn Responsibility: Designs, writes, illustrates, and provides front-line client service for Professor Beaker's Learning Labs. Elizabeth is the prime writing force behind the Learning Labs,Science Units, and Simple Machines book. Elizabeth's strength is her ability to: research the curriculum expectations transform the curriculum expectations into an educational resource write the resource such that it is suitable for both the educator and students illustrate the educational resource such that it is "fun" for the students. Following the design process, Elizabeth distributes each product under development to additional educators to field test. This ensures the product meets the science and technology needs of the educators and is suitable for the students. Elizabeth has a Bachelor's of Science (Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario) and was a classroom volunteer 8 years at R.L. Beattie Elementary School, Sudbury, Ontario. You may contact Elizabeth Ginn at: pbeaker@vianet.on.ca Andy Fyon Responsibility: Owner of Professor Beaker's Learning Labs, provides the scientific and technical context for the Learning Labs and Science Units, co-author of the Learning Labs, Science Units, and Simple Machine book. Andy provides the scientific and technical context for the educational resources, building upon Elizabeth's research and ground work. Andy's educational background includes: Bachelor of Engineering (Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario) Master of Science (M.Sc. - McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario) Doctor of Science (Ph.D. - McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario). Andy has practiced as a scientist and is presently a Senior Manager at a science-based organization, not related to Professor Beaker's Learning Labs.  He maintains a web site dedicated to the identification of flowering plants in the Sudbury and other areas: ontariowildflower.com You may contact Andy Fyon at: ajfyon@vianet.on.ca Professor Beaker's Learning Labs is a "small business" based in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.  We can be contacted by mail at: Professor Beaker's Learning Labs 147 Stewart Drive, Sudbury Ontario CANADA P3E2R6 Tel: (705) 522-8489 By email at: pbeaker@vianet.on.ca

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