Steven Bernhisel - Associate Professor, Elementary and Secondary Education Coordinator

Potter 332
503-883-2674
steveb@linfield.edu

Education: BS, Brigham Young University; MEd, PhD, Utah State University.

Academic Interests: Preservice teacher training, science education, misconceptions relating to biology, educational technology

Publications:

• National Science Teachers Association Convention, New Orleans, LA, Nov. 2011,
  “Using Electricity in the Elementary Science Classroom.”


• National Science Teachers Association Convention, Baltimore, MD, Nov. 2010,
  "Electrify your Elementary Science Lessons”


• National Science Teachers Association Convention, St. Louis, MO, March 2007,
  "Science Inquiry for Preservice Elementary Teachers”


• National Science Teachers Association Convention, Denver, CO, Nov. 2007,
  "Using Technology to Enhance Elementary Science Instruction.”


• National Science Teachers Association Convention, Anaheim, CA, April 2006,
  "Using Water to Teach Elementary Science Concepts.”


• National Science Teachers Association Convention, Chicago, IL, Nov. 2005,
  "Misconceptions of the Concept of Energy.”


• EDUCAUSE Convention, Denver, CO. October 2004.  “One Institution's Assessment” Faculty vs. Student Expectations of Information Literacy Knowledge and Skills.”


• Oregon Science Teachers Association Convention, Salem, OR, October 2004,
  "Science Inquiry Outside of the Classroom”


• National Science Teachers Association Convention, Atlanta, GA, April 2004,
  “Extending Investigative Science Beyond the Elementary Classroom.”


• Valentine, B. & Bernhisel, S. (2008) Teens and Their Technologies in High School and College: Implications for Teaching and Learning, Journal of Academic Librarianship. 34(6), 502-512


• Bernhisel, S., J. Caspers,  (2007) What Do Freshmen Really Know about Research? Assess Before You Teach, Research Strategies 20, 458-468


• Bernhisel, S.  (2004) An Assessment of Sixth Grade Students’ Conceptions of Energy. The Oregon Science Teacher, 46(1), 11-21

A Little About Me

Hometown:  Fort Bragg, California

Hobbies: I love to run (completed 12 marathons), travel, hike, cook

Favorite People: My wife Donna (Ph.D. Oregon State University) and my four kids - Sam, Drew, Reed and Claire..... and of course, my charming Linfield students!

Favorite Books: To Kill a Mockingbird, A Short History of Nearly Everything, The Professor and the Madman, Mrs Katz and Tush