Bill Watson

  • What I do, where I work

  • I am currently working on a doctoral degree in Science Curriculum and Instruction at the George Washington University, where I am also a Research Assistant for a large NSF-funded grant project called SCALE-uP. My work at the university is connected with the use of inquiry-based curriculum and instruction in middle schools, and my dissertation research will focus on how experiences with exhibits in informal settings prepare students to learn science in school.

Positions

  • Education Director at Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center

  • More about me

  • I’m a science center guy, having grown up almost in the shadow of the Franklin Institute. My primary (professional) focus is education in informal learning institutions, but I don’t think that can really be separated from exhibits and exhibitions. My experience with exhibits has mainly been with label writing, programming, and contributing an “education voice” to exhibition plans. And, of course, I am a regular “consumer” of exhibitions.

Case Studies

None entered

Reviews

9/11 Gallery

9/11 Gallery

by Bill Watson

Published April 20 2008

Getting By

Getting By

by Bill Watson

Published May 31 2007