Jim Ross: Experience and Publications
The Short Story
Jim Ross has more than 40 years experience in high school science education, in both private and public school systems. Jim's teaching career began in 1976, but really got underway in 1979 at Nicholson Catholic College in Belleville, Ontario. For six years he was the Coordinator of Investigative Studies at NCC, where his portfolio included science, math, history, geography, and the social sciences.
With a few fruitful excursions, Jim was in continuous service as a teacher of high school chemistry and physics until his early retirement in 2007.
From 2001-2005, Jim taught the pedagogy courses in Chemistry, Physics and Intermediate Science at the Faculty of Education at the University of Western Ontario.
Between 2012-2015, he taught physics and chemistry at Fanshawe College.
Jim has served as president of the Ontario Association of Physics Teachers, and has been an active member of the Science Teachers' Association of Ontario.
During that time, Jim has followed the "teacher - researcher" model of curriculum development. Every one of his many innovations was based upon peer-reviewed educational research journals, plus the experience of gifted science teachers and informed collaborators. These innovations have been tested on students, and constantly refined. The result is the IntuitivScience series of Work-Texts.
Publications:
| 2013 | Table Manners for Beginners – A Civilized Introduction To The Ross Periodic Table (2nd Ed.) |
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2013 |
Table Talk for the Experienced – Further Conversations About The Ross Periodic Table (2nd Ed.) |
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2010 |
Chemistry Interactions 11 (Edvantage Press, Sidney BC) |
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2004 |
Explaining Reproduction - Grade 9 Academic Science |
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Exploring Reproduction - Grade 9 Applied Science |
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Explaining Chemical Change - Grade 9 Academic Science |
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Exploring Chemical Change - Grade 9 Applied Science |
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Exploring Electricity - Grade 9 Applied Science |
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2003 |
Explaining The Weather – Grade 10 Academic Science |
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Explaining The Solar System – Grade 9 Academic Science |
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Explaining Electricity – Grade 9 Academic Science |
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Exploring Ecosystems – Grade 9 Applied Science |
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2000 |
Grade Nine Academic Science – Lab Manual and Teachers Guide |
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Grade Nine Applied Science – Lab Manual and Teachers Guide |
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1999 |
Research, Practice and Teacher Internship J. Research Science Teaching 36(2). |
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1994 |
The Graininess of Everyday Thinking – M.Ed Thesis |
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1988 |
Grade Nine De-Streamed Science – Lab Manual and Teachers Guide |
Detailed Curriculum Vitae
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23 Years of Research, Publishing and Leadership in Science Education |
| 2009-11 |
Lead author, Chemistry Interactions 11 for Edvantage Press, Sidney, BC, Canada. |
| 2007-09 |
Co-author, ON Science 9 and ON Science 10, the Ontario academic science textbooks for McGraw-Hill-Ryerson. |
| 2000-07 |
Author, twenty-four titles Ross Lattner Educational. Table Manners and Table Talk represent an inventive approach to chemistry learning. |
| 2005-07 |
President and Executive of Ontario Association of Physics Teachers. Helped organize physics teachers’ conference at the Perimeter Institute, in Waterloo, Ontario. |
| 1989-2021 | Annual speaker and workshop leader: Science Teachers= Association of Ontario (STAO); Ontario Association of Physics Teachers (OAPT) |
| 1993-2007 |
Teacher – researcher. Developed pedagogical models of chemistry, electricity, kinematics and the scientific method, all founded upon studies of the epistemology of science and evidence within adolescent language. Designed related learning materials. |
| 1999 |
Guest Editorial in the Journal of Resarch in Science Teaching: Research, Practice and Teacher Internship JRST 36(2). |
| 1997 |
Speaker, Fourth International Conference on Misconceptions in Science, Cornell University, June 13 – 15 |
| 1987 |
Founded, with Mike Lattner, Ross Lattner Educational Consultants, a small private publishing company. |
Education |
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| 1996 |
M Ed., curriculum studies: University of Western Ontario |
| 1976 |
B Ed., Queen's University, Kingston Ontario. Chemistry and Physics |
| 1975 |
Hon B Sc, U Waterloo. Chemistry, with concentrations in organic and biochemistry; options in physics, math, and arts.1988 |
Professional Positions |
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| 2016 |
Temporary teacher of the International Baccalaureate senior chemistry, senior biology, and grade 10 science, Catholic Central High, London ON |
| 2013-16 |
Professor at Fanshawe College, London, Ontario. Pre-Health Sciences (physics and chemistry) for health care and nursing candidates. |
| 1976-P | Full time secondary school teacher of chemistry, physics, general science, mathematics, hydraulics, drafting, and co-op education, with occasional forays into history, geography, religion, social sciences and literature. And loved every minute! |