Dr. Warren’s research focuses on understanding generative intersections between the everyday sense-making practices of children from historically underrepresented groups and disciplinary practices, particularly in the sciences and language arts, as a basis for creating more equitable opportunities to learn for all children.
Activities and Honors:
Beth Warren is Co-Director of the Chèche Konnen Center for Science Education Reform, TERC. She holds a doctorate in education from Harvard University. As co-director of the Chèche Konnen Center, through inquiry-based teacher professional development, she seeks to enhance educational opportunities in science and mathematics for children from diverse cultures and language communities. Warren’s research is funded by the National Science Foundation, CREDE, the National Center for Improving Student Learning and Achievement, and the Spencer Foundation.
Selected Publications:
• Rosebery, A., Warren, B. & Conant, F. (1992). Appropriating Scientific Discourse: Findings from Language Minority Classrooms. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2(1), 61-94
• Warren, B. & Ogonowski, M. (1998). From Knowledge to Knowing: An Inquiry into Teacher Learning in Science. To appear in Center for the Development of Teaching Paper Series, EDC, Newton, MA.
• Warren, B., Ogonowski, M., Puttick, G. & Conant, F. (April 1998). "How Do You Know it’s the Dirt…or the Darkness, Then?" The Problem of Constructing Darkness. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the AERA, San Diego, CA.
• Warren, B. & Rosebery, A. (1996). "This Question is Just too, too Easy!" Perspectives from the Classroom on Accountability in Science. In L. Schauble & R. Glaser (Eds.), Innovations in learning, pp. 97-125. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum Associates.
• Warren, B. & Rosebery, A. (1995). Equity in the Future Tense: Redefining Relationships Among Teachers, Students and Science in Linguistic Minority Classrooms. In W. Secada, E. Fennema & L. Adajian (Eds.), New Directions for Equity in Mathematics Education, pp. 298-328. New York: Cambridge University Press.
