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Table 6: Core Curriculum Design Team Members

Kathy Rackley (Buist Academy, South Carolina)

Kathy Rackley is a fifth grade teacher in Charleston, South Carolina. Mrs. Rackley received her undergraduate degree from the college of Charleston and her Master's from the University of Charleston. She is a member of the Can Do Team of the Charleston County School District. She teaches hands-on science and math, and organizes district-wide Space Days.

Bruce Fisher (Fortuna Elementary School, California)

Bruce Fisher is an elementary school teacher at the Fortuna School. Mr. Fisher has 15 years of experience in teaching an inquiry-based science curriculum that stresses hands-on exploration. He has received numerous honors and awards, including the National Educator Award, California Teacher of the Year, Favorite Teacher Award, and the NEWEST Award.

Daniel Barstow (Technical Education Research Center (TERC), Massachusetts)

TERC is a nonprofit research and development company, specializing in science and math curricula and innovative uses of educational technology. Daniel Barstow is a Principal Investigator for a group of projects focusing on effective educational use of remote sensing and geographic information systems. These projects include: Visualizing Earth; the education component of GLOBE; Global Lab; Mars Education Program; and Mapping Our City.

John McGuire (Pacific Union School District, California)

John McGuire is a middle school math instructor at Pacific Union Elementary School in Arcata, California. He is also a math and science lecturer at Humboldt State University and a member of the Sarah D. Barder Learning Center Faculty for Johns Hopkins University. Mr. McGuire has been a mentor teacher in mathematics and technology as well as being honored as a Sarah D. Barder Fellow, Presidential Excellence in Teaching Mathematics nominee, California Math Council Distinguished Teacher, and 1996 California State Teacher of the Year. His professional involvement includes: past president of CMCN, Redwood Area Math Project, RRCPD, Johns Hopkins Public Policy Institute, and editor of the CMCN newsletter, Infinity.

Roger Kassebaum (Millard North High School, Nebraska)

Roger Kassebaum has an educational background in aerospace, physics, and science education. He received his Master's in science education in 1979 from the University of Northern Colorado. Since 1974, Mr. Kassebaum has taught secondary school science in Nebraska, including physics, life science, chemistry, and math. Mr. Kassebaum is a member of the National Science Teachers' Association (NSTA), the Nebraska Association of Physics Teachers, and the National Education Association. He has been a consultant for the NASA Earth Observations Program and a recipient of the 1990 U. S. West Nebraska Teacher of the Year. Mr. Kassebaum has received numerous grants for the development of innovative curricula, including the Red Planet and was director for the NSTA/NASA NEWMAST Honors Aerospace Workshop at JSC.

Paul Bixler (Gompers Secondary School, California)

Paul Bixler holds a Master of Arts degree in education from the University of California, San Diego, and teaches mathematics (from pre-algebra to calculus) at Samuel Gompers Secondary School, Center for Science, Math and Computer Technology in San Diego. Previously, he served in the United States Navy for 22 years. During that time he served a tour of duty as a mathematics instructor (calculus and differential equations) at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. For his Master's thesis, Mr. Bixler developed a senior-level robotics curriculum based on mathematics, computer design, and computer simulation.