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Awards
SFU Excellence in Teaching Award—1994
Selected Publications
MacKinnon, A.M. (2006). (consulting editor) BC Science 7. McGraw-Hill Ryerson.
MacKinnon, A.M. (2005). (consulting editor) BC Science 6. McGraw-Hill Ryerson.
MacKinnon, A.M. (submitted). Globalization in science education. Learning Sciences.
MacKinnon, A.M., Cummings, M., & Alexander, K. (1997). Storming through teacher education: Talk about Summerfest. In J. Loughran & T.L. Russell (Eds.), Purpose, passion and pedagogy in teacher education (pp. 210-225). London: The Falmer Press.
MacKinnon, A.M., & Scarff-Seatter, C. (1997). Constructivism: Contradictions and confusions in teacher education. In V. Richardson (Ed.), Constructivist teacher education: Building a world of new understandings (pp. 38-55). London: The Falmer Press.
MacKinnon, A.M. (1996). Learning to teach at the elbows: The Tao of teaching. Teaching and Teacher Education, 12(6), 653-664.
MacKinnon, A.M. (1995). Thinking “globally” in the sciences and mathematics. In G. Snively & A.M.
MacKinnon (Eds.), Thinking globally about mathematics and science education (pp. 1-10). Vancouver: University of British Columbia, Research and Development in Global Studies, Centre for the Study of Curriculum and Instruction.
MacKinnon, A.M. (1995). The curriculum clock: Too much “tic”—too little “talk.” Catalyst: Journal of the British Columbia Science Teachers’ Association of the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation, 38(6), 22-26.
MacKinnon, A.M., Walshe, B., Cummings, M., & Velonis, U. (1995). An inventory of pedagogical considerations for interactive television. Journal of Distance Education, 10(1), 75-94.
MacKinnon, A.M., & Grunau, H. (1994). Teacher development through reflection, community, and discourse. In P.P. Grimmett & J. Neufeld (Eds.), The struggle for authenticity: Teacher development in a changing educational context (pp. 165-192). New York: Teachers College Press.
MacKinnon, A.M., & Williams, P. (1994). Exploring Law through forensic science. In W. Cassidy & R. Yates (Eds.), Let’s talk about Law: Teaching Law in the elementary school (pp. 1-50). Simon Fraser University.
MacKinnon, A.M. (1993). Examining practice to address policy problems in teacher education. Journal of Education Policy, 8(3), 257-270.
MacKinnon, A.M. (1993). Detecting reflection-in-action among preservice elementary science teachers. In E. Whitelegg, J. Thomas, & S. Tresman (Eds.), Challenges and opportunities in science education (pp. 60). London: Paul Chapman Publishing Ltd. [Reprinted]
MacKinnon, A.M., & Erickson, G.L (1992). The roles of reflective practice and foundational disciplines in teacher education. In T.L Russell & H. Munby (Eds.), Teachers and teaching: From classroom to reflection (pp. 192-210). London: The Falmer Press.
Grimmett, P.P., & MacKinnon, A.M. (1992). Craft knowledge and the education of teachers. In G. Grant (Ed.), Review of Research in Education 18 (pp. 385-456). Washington D.C.: The American Educational Research Association.
Roberts, D.A., MacKinnon, A.M., & McCarthy, M.E. (1992). Reasons for giving reasons: An expert-expert clinical analysis of science teaching for non-academic students. Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 5(3), 227-243.
Erickson, G.L., & MacKinnon, A.M. (1991). Seeing classrooms in new ways: On becoming a science teacher. In D. Schön (Ed.), The reflective turn: Case studies in professional practice (pp. 15-36). New York: Teachers College Press.
Research and Development Projects
| 1997–98 |
Principal Investigator: Writing to learn: An analysis of children’s learning and teacher development in science education. Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanitities Research Council of Canada, Small Grant: $4,999 |
| 1994-97 |
Principal Investigator: A description and analysis of techniques involving an interactive video lab school for science teacher education.” Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Grant No. 410-94-0986: $175,000 |
| 1993–99 |
SFU—Vietnam Consortium Fellowship Program. In collaboration with International Cooperation, SFU. Funded by the Canadian International Development Agency: $1,300,000 |
Snapshots of Recent Conference Activity (21 presentations since 1994)
MacKinnon, A.M. (2007, May). Testimony to Doug Roberts and Gaalen Erickson. The Linné Symposium on Scientific Literacy. Uppsala, Sweden.
MacKinnon, A.M. (2006, April). Exploring the landscape and topography of Field Programs. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Teacher Education, Canadian Society for the Study of Education. London, Ontario.
MacKinnon, A.M. (2005, July). Global positioning in higher education. Paper presented at the International Conference on Imaginative Education. Vancouver.
MacKinnon, A.M. (2002, June). A journey of ideas about teacher education. Paper presented at the Preconference of the Canadian Association of Curriculum Studies and the Canadian Association for Teacher Education, Toronto, Ontario.
MacKinnon, A.M., & Sachs, S. (1999, August). The Vietnam Consortium Fellowship Program. Keynote address to the Conference on the Completion of the Fellowship Program on Education between Canada and Vietnamese Universities. Nhatrang, Vietnam, August 9–12.
MacKinnon, A.M., Scarff-Seatter, C., McVittie, J., & Cummings, M. (1997, June). The role of writing in learning science. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education, St. John’s, Newfoundland.
MacKinnon, A.M., & Scarff-Seatter, C. (1997, April). Constructivism: Contradictions and confusions in teacher education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.
(1996, November). An inventory of pedagogical considerations for interactive television. Presentation to the Faculty of Education, Witwatersrand University, Johanesburg, South Africa.
(1996, November). International development in science education. Presentation to the Faculty of Education, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
(1996, November). Learning to teach at the elbows: The Tao of teaching. Presentation to the Physics Department, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.
(1996, November). Current trends in research in science education. Presentation to the Physics Department, Stellenbosh University, Stellenbosh, South Africa.
Wideen, M., & MacKinnon, A.M. (1995, June ). Using qualitative data as a context for quantitative findings: A methodological study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education, Montreal.
MacKinnon, A.M., & Cummings, M. (1995, June). Professional on-site development in science education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education, Montreal.
MacKinnon, A.M., Walshe, B., Cummings, M., & Velonis, U. (1995, April). Beam me up Scotty: An inventory of pedagogy for interactive television. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Francisco.
(1995, April). A contemporary research agenda for science teacher education. Plenary session of the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Francisco. [with Vince Lunetta (Penn State), Tom Dana (Penn State), Deborah Tippins (Georgia), Leonie Rennie (Curtin) and Mary Atwater (Georgia)]
Service (partial list of activity since 1994)
Faculty:
Director, Field Programs
Member, Appointments Committee
Member, CET Advisory Committee
Coordinator: TLC (Thailand, Laos, Cambodia) MEd Program
University:
Chair, Senate Excellence in Teaching Award Committee
Chair, Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies, President’s Committee on University Planning: Working Group on Services to Students
Member, Undergraduate Awards Adjudication Committee, Graduate Awards Adjudication Committee, Excellence in Teaching Award Committee, Senate Committee on Academic Planning
Scholarly Community:
Past President, President, Vice President: Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies.
Graduate Students’ Supervision (108 completed since 1994)
108 Completed:
91 Ph.D., Ed.D., M.A., M.Sc. Theses/M.Ed. Projects
50+ M.Ed. comprehensive exams)
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