Susan Rauchwerk
Professional Title: Associate Professor
Areas of Academic Focus and Expertise:
Critical exploration method developed by Dr. Eleanor Duckworth; scientific research; ecology; teacher professional development;
Area of Work and Concentration at Lesley: Elementary education; science; teaching and learning; curriculum and assessment
Representative List of Recent Courses Taught:
Elementary Science Methods; Ecology of Teaching; Classroom and School Inquiry; Leadership in Action; Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction; Action Research and Seminar; Dimensions of Teaching and Learning; Science and Ethics of Gardening
Education: Ed.D., Harvard University; M.Ed., Harvard University; B.S., Rutgers--the State University of New Jersey
Representative List of Recent Publications / Exhibitions:
- Rauchwerk, Susan. (1998). A Study of Live Native Wildlife Exhibits and Programs at Drumlin Farm, Massachusetts Audubon Society Wildlife Exhibit Task Force, Lincoln, MA: Massachusetts Audubon Society.
- Rauchwerk, Susan. (2000). Finding Your Way. New England Journal of Environmental Education. 13(1):35-41.
- Rauchwerk, Susan. (2003). Incubating Knowledge, A Narrative Account of Eight Teachers Studying Chickens, Qualifying paper, Cambridge. MA: Harvard Graduate School of Education.
- Rauchwerk, Susan and A. Goldowsky. (2005). Educational Outcomes of an Earthwatch Expedition, Earthwatch Institute Magazine.
- Rauchwerk, Susan and C. Manning. (2006). Educator Fellowship Evaluation. Earthwatch Institute. Annual Report.
Presentations
- Community of Scholars Teacher Research: Critical
Explorations in Science, Cambridge, MA, 2009 and 2010
- Evidence of Student Learning: Cambridge, MA, 2009
Ethnography in Education
- Engaging Possibilities: Professional development
through ethnographic video documentation of learning, Philadelphia, PA,
2009
- Coalition for Essential Schools Critical
Exploration in Learning and Teaching, Greenfield, MA, 2008
- National Science Teachers Association Integrating
Field Research into the Curriculum, Boston, MA, 2008
- Field Research and Curriculum, Philadelphia PA,
2003
- Using Live Animals in Teaching, Boston, MA, 1998
- Presenting Education Through Agriculture (PEAS) Conference
Coordinator, 1996-1998
- Chickens as a Learning Tool, Greenfield, MA, 2001
- Massachusetts Audubon Society Schools Conference
Building Curriculum through Team Evaluation, Norfolk, MA, 2000
- Harvard Graduate School of Education Student
Research Conference Hands-On Participatory Science, Cambridge MA, 2002
- Teacher Talk, Cambridge, MA, 1996
- Massachusetts Association of Science Supervisors
Messing About With Eggs, Fitchburg, MA, 1997-1998
Susan Rauchwerk serves as the Interstate and NBPTS Faculty Liaison for the Elementary Education program, and as the Faculty Coordinator for the Urban Teacher Center, a clinically based program uniquely designed to train teachers to address the needs of students in urban schools. Dr. Rauchwerk received her undergraduate ecology degree and teaching certificate in from Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey. She completed her Master's and Doctoral degrees in Teaching and Learning from Harvard University, studying under Eleanor Duckworth. She has a strong background in science, education, administration, and teacher professional development through her twenty years with the Massachusetts Audubon Society at Trailside Museum and as the Education Manager for Drumlin Farm. As the Director of Education for Earthwatch Institute, Dr. Rauchwerk conducted scientific research around the globe, and developed grants and learning opportunities for teachers and students to work alongside scientists.
Susan serves as a board member for Critical Explorers, an organization committed to developing curriculum materials that can engage all students in deep, meaningful learning experiences. Her teaching-research method involves all students in hands-on explorations that invite learners to become critical thinkers and reflective practitioners.
srauchwe@lesley.edu