Joyce Reed Email and Phone Number

I currently teach Science Research and Neuroscience.

8th grade science teacher and advisor

Science teacher and advisor. I developed a curriculum that emphasized acquiring and demonstrating the fundamental skills of science: designing experiments and collecting, analyzing and graphing data. Through a combination of student presentations, projects and extracurricular experiences, my students became familiar with many different scientists working in a variety of disciplines. As an example, students worked on a year-long project researching a scientific topic of their choice. This culminated in interviewing a scientist working in their chosen field and producing a video about the science and the scientist.

Responsible for planning and supervising a week-long annual trip with high school students to the Pine Ridge reservation. I helped students develop activities that they led, working with students at Red Cloud Indian School. An essential element of these trips was visiting important sites on the reservation and learning about the history and culture of the Lakhota people from a variety of speakers and activities. Leading these summer trips and personal visits to the Red Cloud Indian School and the Pine Ridge Reservation have led to a deep interest in Indigenous issues and education.

Taught Living Environment, 7th and 8th grade integrated science.

Identified and researched stories, wrote questions and interviewed scientists for a nationally-broadcast, daily science radio program.

Identified and researched stories, wrote questions and interviewed scientists for a nationally-broadcast, daily science radio program.

Research Technician and Lab Manager, Medical Entomology, Neurobiology and Psychology Departments: Assisted in several science labs, concluding with managing a neuroscience lab of several graduate students, a post-doctoral student and seven undergraduate students. Responsible for all daily operations of this lab, including:• Hiring, training and supervising undergraduate students• Conducting multiple research projects• Teaching various techniques and skills to students at all levels