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EXPERIENCE
40 Years in Science Education  
COORDINATOR, MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES - MIDDLE GRADES SCIENCE: At The George Washington University, Washington DC, Dr. Wright teaches in the Graduate School of Education and Human Development. He has taught TRED 247 (Teaching Science in Secondary Schools), and currently teaches TRED 206 (Teaching and Learning I) and TRED 220 (Special Topics: Assessing Student Understanding in Middle Grades Science). He supervises teacher interns in mathematics and science education, and he coordinates a grant-funded program that involves the DC Public Schools, the University, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
CURRICULUM DEVELOPER: Dr. Wright is founder and director of the Event-Based Science Project. This NSF funded, science curriculum project, was hailed by NSF director Walter Massey as “...a prototype for the nation.” 
EDUCATION CONSULTANT/ADVISOR: Dr. Wright provides consulting and advisory services on science education, science curriculum, science assessment, and science and mathematics teacher recruitment.
STATE SCIENCE SUPERVISOR: From 1986 through 1989, Dr. Wright served as a science supervisor for the Maryland State Department of Education.  
AUTHOR and SPEAKER: Dr. Wright has published 10 peer-reviewed articles, 2 chapters, and 38 modules (50-60 page books) on science and education topics. He has also given over 400 presentations at national, state, and local meetings, and appeared on nationwide TV broadcasts.
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER: Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools. Dr. Wright retired from MCPS after 32 years.  While there he taught the following science content: earth science, chemistry, physics, and biology.
GRANTS, AWARDS, and RECOGNITION: Dr. Wright has written proposals and obtained grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Awards totaling $2.25 million supported his curriculum development work in Event-Based Science^®.

In 1997, the Maryland Association of Science Teachers presented to Dr. Wright its 1997 Outstanding Science Supervisor award. In 2001, the U.S. Department of Education selected Event-Based Science^® for special recognition as a promising science program.

EDUCATION
B.S. Science Education, University of Maryland, College Park, 1967.
Ed.D. Science Education, University of Maryland, College Park, 1987.

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