Dr. Joel Donna (Curriculum and Instruction) has been named a 2012 Bush Fellow by the Bush Foundation. The 2012 class is part of the second cohort of the foundation’s redesigned program. Bush Fellowships are awarded to individuals in order to increase their capacity for and improve their practice of leadership while working with others to solve tough problems in their communities.
Donna’s research focus is on professional development for new science teachers through online learning. During his tenure as a Bush Fellow, Donna intends to “bring together science teachers, educational researchers and other stakeholders in the region to share, refine and make available online the collective instructional wisdom of our science education community to support science teachers and improve science learning for all students.”
To learn more about the Bush Fellowship program please visit their website.