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Christopher Emdin
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About Christopher Emdin
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Christopher Emdin is a faculty member in the Science education program at Teachers College, Columbia University. He completed his doctoral study in Urban Education at The Graduate Center (City University of New York) with a specialization in Science, Mathematics and Technology. He earned his Masters degree in Natural Sciences from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his Bachelors of Science Degree in Physical Anthropology, Biology and Chemistry from Lehman College.
Dr. Emdin has taught middle school Mathematics and Physical Science, High school Physics and Chemistry, and Science education courses on the undergraduate and graduate levels. His current research involves utilizing socio-cultural lenses to investigate multiple issues in urban science classrooms and developing new theoretical frameworks for improving urban science education.
Dr. Emdin is the recent winner of both the Outstanding Dissertation Award and Emerging Leader Award from Phi Delta Kappa. He is also the winner of the 2008 Association for Science Teacher Education Award for Best paper for Innovation in Teaching Science Teachers.
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Topics by Christopher Emdin
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Unrestricted Free Agency: When Lebron James Overshadows Oscar Grant Monday, July 12, 2010 - 07:01 |
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by up-and-up 07/10/2010 - 23:32 |
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Chris Brown’s Michael Jackson Tribute: Truth and Forgiveness in Black America. Monday, June 28, 2010 - 20:22 |
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by Mehdi 06/29/2010 - 07:15 |
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From the frying pan into the Fryer (Pun Intended): Thoughts on paying students of color to learn. Monday, June 7, 2010 - 16:41 |
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by plthom3 04/25/2010 - 08:22 |
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB MARLEY: URBAN SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR THE HIP-HOP GENERATION Monday, February 8, 2010 - 12:49 |
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by Ty Ashaolu 03/11/2010 - 22:14 |
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The words of Senator Reid and their relation to the disaster in Haiti Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 18:50 |
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by Elford 01/20/2010 - 19:41 |
Replies by Christopher Emdin
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Just want to say that I love the exchange that is happening here. I am thankful that my work has triggered it.
I have often had to defend some of my work against the use of rap text as... -
Thanks for the love family... Looking forward to meeting with you McGill folks in Montreal next month
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8infinity, Payola in hip-hop is definitely a problem. It plays too much of a role in the "force-feeding" I mentioned in my initial post.... sometimes, I just have to turn the radio...
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Paul,
Just wanted to thank you for your passionate writing about Haiti in your recent blog posts. You make several thought provoking points... Carry on brother !!!!!
I'm really looking forward to this one. Congrats bro