Suzanne Flynn Adjunct Professor sflynn4@lesley.edu Bio Education Selected Presentations Selected Publications Suzanne Flynn teaches in the M.Ed. in Science in Education program. She has been a K-6 teacher for 34 years, hand a graduate school adjunct professor since 2002. As a member of the National Science Teachers Association, she was Lead Book Reviewer and Field Editor for NSTA Recommends, a database with 9000+ resources for teachers, parents, and students. Suzanne also served as the NSTA Liaison with the Children’s Book Council and works with the NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book selections. Working with The Concord Consortium, she has co-written and facilitates Innovative Technology in Science Inquiry (ITSI) courses for science teachers in Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, and Virginia through an NSF grant. This program engages students in STEM activities with modeling, computational thinking, and real-time data acquisition. After training at Lawrence Hall of Science, she is also a GEMS Associate for Great Explorations in Math and Science. Besides designing and teaching graduate science courses for JASON Academy, Suzanne trained teachers in the JASON Project. Presenting science workshops at MAST and NSELA, she has also presented for the New England Gifted and Talented Conference. Suzanne was chosen to be in the Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 2004. Education BS (Elementary Education), Creighton University MS (Curriculum, with emphasis on improvement of instruction), University of Nebraska Selected Presentations Presenter at the National Science Teachers Association National Conferences on Science Education, NSTA Recommends, Literacy, and Outstanding Science Trade Books in2014 Boston, Richmond, Orlando; 2013 Charlotte, San Antonio; 2012 Indianapolis;2011 San Francisco, Hartford; 2010 Philadelphia; 2009 Ft. Lauderdale, New Orleans; 2008 Boston; 2007 St. Louis; 2006 Anaheim; 2005 Hartford, Nashville, 2004 Atlanta. NJEA Presenter: 2004 Atlantic City, NJ; National Geographic local and national presenter National Educators’ JASON Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2003, 2004 Keynote Speaker for Delta Kappa Gamma State Fall Workshop, Auburn, Massachusetts, 2003 Presenter for Delta Kappa Gamma International Convention, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2004 Selected Publications Co-author on: CASPAR Drug and Alcohol Grade 4 Curriculum, Cambridge and Somerville Action Curriculum, 1992 Plymouth Gifted and Talented Program Curriculum, Elementary Guide, Plymouth Schools, 1986 Guidelines for Comprehensive Health Education, Grades K-2, 3-4, and 5-6, Nebraska Department of Education, 1975 and 1976 Family Life Education, K-6 Guide, Westside Community Schools, Omaha, Nebraska, 1976 Health for You and Others, K-3 Nutrition Guide, Westside Community Schools, Omaha, Nebraska, 1975 Your Body Working, K-3 Anatomy, Physiology, Physical Fitness, and Safety Guidelines, Westside Community Schools, Omaha, Nebraska, 1974