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Senta A. Raizen has been involved in science education for over three decades, starting with her position as an NSF program officer dealing with curriculum improvement during the 1960s. As director of the National Center for Improving Science Education, she has led or participated in many projects aimed at science education reform for 2000 and beyond. Heading a study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, she was responsible for a series of reports dealing with curriculum, teaching, and assessment reform in science education at the secondary and elementary school levels. She has led several major evaluation efforts, including evaluation of federally sponsored programs that provide professional development for science and mathematics teachers.
Ms. Raizen has authored or edited a number of books and many articles in science and technology education. Recent books she has coauthored include: Comprehensive Teacher Induction: Systems for Early CareerLearning; Designing Successful Professional Meetings and Conferences in Education; Enhancing Program Quality in Science and Mathematics; A Splintered Vision: An Investigation of U.S. Science and Mathematics Education for the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS); Bold Ventures, a three-volume series of case studies of mathematics and science innovations in the U.S.; The Future of Science in Elementary Schools: Educating Prospective Teachers; and Technology Education in the Classroom: Understanding the Designed World. Ms. Raizen has served in an advisory capacity to several national and international education studies, including the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), the TIMSS-R Science Video Study, and OECD's Program of International Student Assessment (PISA). Ms. Raizen holds college and advanced degrees in chemistry and started her career as an industrial chemist; she also is certified as a chemistry high school teacher. She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the American Educational Research Association.
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