High School POGIL Initiative
In 2008, The POGIL Project received a generous grant of over $450,000 from the Toyota U.S.A. Foundation for the High School POGIL Initiative (HSPI). Building upon the success of the POGIL Project at the undergraduate level, the HSPI was designed to carry the work of the POGIL Project into secondary schools across the county. The goal of the HSPI was to improve science education at the High School level by focusing on the following three objectives:
- To write, review, and classroom test POGIL activities for both AP and First-Year Biology and Chemistry classes
- To create a national network of High School teachers implementing POGIL activities in their classrooms
- To train High School teachers to facilitate POGIL workshops
The HSPI was led by an 7 member Editorial Board, with Laura Trout, of Lancaster Country Day School, serving as Editor-In-Chief. The Editorial Board members were:
- Paula Butler, Cincinnati Country Day School (OH)
- Leigh Foy, York Suburban High School (PA)
- Diane Krone, Northern Highlands Regional High School (NJ)
- Pat Ligon, Broughton High School (NC)
- Joanne Long, Franklin Township School District (NJ)
- Susan Richardson, Wichita High School East (KS)
- Amanda Zullo, Saranac Lake High School (NY)
The following teachers served as Partners in the HSPI:
- Mahesh Alur, Lake View High School (IL)
- Audrey Armoudlian, Cranbrook Kingswood (MI)
- Mary Bartholomew, Smoky Hill High School (CO)
- Tom Cork, The Spence School (NY)
- Sally Craven, Assumption High School (KY)
- Don Davis, Achievement Academy at Harbor City High School (MD)
- Linda Dukes, Independence High School (GA)
- Grace Ford, Kathleen Senior High School (FL)
- Melissa Hemling, Beaver Dam High School (WI)
- Carrie Jacobus, River Dell High School (NJ)
- Romina Jannotti, Hagerty High School (FL)
- Stef Katz, Linden Hall (PA)
- Michelle Lawrence, Kearney High School (MO)
- Rhoda Rush, McIntosh High school (GA)
- Christine Sands, Buffalo Seminary (NY)
- Krista Seanor, Dover High School (NJ)
- Marcia Sprang, Esperanza High School (CA)
- Tracy Suggs, Vestal High School (NY)
- Mare Sullivan, Bellevue Christian High School (WA)
- Bruce Wellman, Olathe Northwest High School (KS)
Activity subject content and the effectiveness of the professional development component of the initiative was monitored by the HSPI Advisory Board, consisting of:
- Advisory Board (Biology): Megan Hoffman, Berea College (KY)
- Advisory Board (Chemistry): Jim Spencer, Franklin and Marshall College (PA)
- Evaluation: Ellen Yezierski, Miami University (OH)
Overall project coordination was provided by The POGIL Project staff, including:
- POGIL Project Director: Rick Moog, Franklin and Marshall College (PA)
- HSPI Coordinator: Cindy Wingenroth, The POGIL Project (PA)
Additional activity review was provided by Editors-at-Large:
- Elizabeth Mancini (Biology), Cherry Hill High School East (Retired) (NJ)
- Linda Padwa (Chemistry), Stony Brook University (NY)
- James Wakefield (Chemistry). Chempractice (OR)