A 5 year middle and high school mathematics course development project, in which the courses are piloted during a 3-week summer institute
A 4-year NSF-funded project at 3 minority-serving colleges and universities focused on increasing minority participation in geoscience courses, research and programs
A 6-year after school inquiry-based science program located at community centers and science museums, serving youth ages 12-15
Research on the ways in which middle school students attending an after-school program use cameras and digital cameras to study trees and pond life

Prior work

Sabra has evaluated numerous science curriculum development projects, as well as museum-based and art programs. Prior to her work at PERG she worked in the math and science centers at TERC, a research, curriculum and technology development organization. She led a committee in the development of an on-line Evaluation Toolkit in Earth/Space sciences for higher education faculty. She has also taught art in elementary school and established and taught in a class for preschool children with severe special needs.

Education and Professional Memberships

BA in Biology from Reed College
MA in Early Childhood Education from Tufts University
Member of the American Evaluation Society
Member of the advisory board of the Merck Institute for Science Education

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