Rodger Bybee

The Paul F-Brandwein Lecture Series The 2003 Paul F-Brandwein Lecture Rodger W. Bybee Executive Director BSCS 29 March 2003 National Science Teachers Association Philadelphia, Pennsylvania THE TEACHING OF SCIENCE: CONTENT, COHERENCE, AND CONGRUENCE Rodger W. Bybee To the Directors of the Paul F-Brandwein Institute, my colleagues, and especially my friend for more than 30 years, John Padalino, thank you for … Read More

Brandwein Lecture: Lynne Cherry

Children’s book author and illustrator Lynne Cherry  presented the Brandwein Lecture at the NSTA National Conference on Science Education in Philadelphia, March 20, 2010. Young Voices on Climate Change: Inspired and Empowered Youth Tackle Climate Science and Solutions It’s a great honor to speak to you today and follow in the footsteps of so many eminent Brandwein Fellows who I … Read More

David Brown

Paul F-Brandwein Institute Awards First Brandwein Medal March 31, 2007. David Brown, Fifth-grade teacher, Baldwin Intermediate School-West, Quincy, Illinois, received the first Brandwein Medal at the NSTA Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. David Brown has taught at the elementary level for 18 years. He is the cofounder of the Baldwin Green Team and Teacher Environmental Education Team. He has … Read More

Katalin Czippán

2008 Brandwein Medal Recipient Katalin Czippán Katalin Czippán, (Hungary, 1959) works as a deputy head of department in the office of Parliamentary Commissioner for Future Generations. She deals with environmental education, education for sustainability and civil partnership issues. Katalin has graduated as a teacher of mathematics and physics. She had her teaching experiences with foreign students who were accepted to … Read More

Evelyn Morholt

Evelyn Morholt 1914-1995 A former science teacher with Paul Brandwein at Forest Hills, and an old friend of both Brandweins, bequeathed her residence to the Brandweins in 1994. Her house, which is close by the Brandwein residence, currently houses a classroom facility used by students who attend the Brandwein Summer Science Camps. Over the course of her long career, Morholt … Read More

Paul F-Brandwein

 Paul F-Brandwein (1912-1994) Author, Scientist, Teacher, Humanitarian, Philosopher, Conservationist Scientist Born in 1912, Paul F-Brandwein emigrated from Austria prior to WWII. Paul’s interest in science began quite early, partially owing to the time he had spent in hospitals as a young man for childhood arthritis. Though the condition cut short a career in piano, his love for the instrument remained … Read More