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Amy Trauth-Nare
Senior Associate Director
UD Professional Development Center for Educators
Amy Trauth-Nare is a former middle and high school science teacher who has worked with K-16 pre-service and in-service teachers to improve science instruction and assessment. Among her most recent projects, Amy has co-authored curriculum an integrated STEM called Orthopaedics in Action with Dr. Jenni Buckley for middle and high school students. Her research focuses on environmental and engineering education, science teacher education, and classroom assessment. Amy’s recent research has focused on the study of effective methods for preparing teachers for environmental education and the correlation between student achievement and Green Schools initiatives. Her research on classroom assessment focuses on formative assessment and classroom discourse, especially as it relates to the ways in which teachers and students position themselves in science learning. She has also conducted numerous program evaluations and research studies on educational innovation in K-16 education, including studies of student outcomes in project-based undergraduate biology courses and the STEM education and career trajectories of girls’ who have participated in an informal biomedical engineering curriculum. Amy’s work in science education is undergirded by issues of equity, access, and opportunities for meaningful participation in science by an increasingly diverse K-12 student population in public schools.