Ambient Coordinator
NIEHS-MFBSC
4600 Rickenbacker Cswy
Marine Biology and Fisheries
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Miami. FL 33149
Phone: 305-361-4937
Fax: 305-361-4600
Website: www.rsmas.miami.edu/groups/niehs/ambient
Email:lpitman@rsmas.miami.edu
Biography
Education
| B.A. | (1977) | Psychology,Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA |
| MEd | (1986) | Curriculum/Instruction, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA |
| Ed. D. | (1996) | Science Education, University of Georgia, Athens GA |
Research Interests
Dr Pitman is a Miami Dade County Public School Teacher who has taught the environmental sciences for over 10 years on loan from the Miami Dade County School System to work on a number of Outreach and Education Projects at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Miami. In the past, Dr Pitman has coordinated the GLOBE environmental sciences curriculum program. Currently Dr Pitman is the Coordinator of the NIEHS-funded AMBIENT Project to develop and disseminated interdisciplinary environmental health curriculum in collaboration with the Miami Dade County Public Schools and the NIEHS funded BIOTRACK Program of the Miami Museum of Science.
Recent Publication
Pitman, L.G. An Analysis of the Science Teacher Component in the Development of a Statewide Distance Learning Project Dissertation
Pitman L.G. How does a short workshop introducing basic computer skills affect teacher's computer confidence? The Georgia Science Teacher 1995: 37 (1):7-9
Gansar L.J. Activities for selected QCC objectives in grades K-5. In Radizik-Marsh K. and Padilla M.J. (Eds), 1994.. Science Resource Giude for Elementary Grades QCC Objectives, The University of Georgia
Gansar, L.J. The South Florida environmental story. In King J.M. (Eds),
1993, it's a CD-ROM, vol. 1 A CD-ROM disk for exemplary student produced
software. Department of Instructional Technology, The Universtity of Georgia.