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• Doctor of Education:  University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina (1989)
  Major: Curriculum and Instruction.
  Cognates: Science and Elementary Education.

• Studies in Earth Science and Computers University of South Carolina,
  Spartanburg, South Carolina.

• M.A.: Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina (1978)

• 18 hours credit in Media Art Appalachian University, Boone, North Carolina.

• B.A.: Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina. (1965)
  Major: English

• English Quest/Skills for Adolescence

• Elementary Education K - 8 Project Wild

• Elementary Principal Effective Schools Training (EST)

• Assessing Performance in Teaching (APT) Tactics for Thinking

• Program for Effective Teaching (PET) Project Aquatic

• Middle School Language Arts HIV/AIDS Instructor (American Red Cross)

• Great Expectations in Math & Science (GEMS)

• Project WET

• 2001: Present Academic Coordinator. Rahall Transportation Institute’s K – 12 Outreach Program—“Imagination On Wheels” a Lego Robotics program.

• 2000: Present Project Director. “Science on Wheels”: A Toyota Foundation grant to Marshall for
  $285,350 for enhancing science education in the local public schools.

• 1999: Present Professor of Teacher Education-Science Education. Huntington Campus, Marshall University.

• 1997: Present: Associate Professor of Science Education, School of Education and Professional Studies. Marshall University Graduate College.

• 1995-1996: Program Director, Elementary and Secondary Education, School of Education and Professional Studies, West Virginia Graduate College

• 1994-1997: Assistant Professor, Science Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, West Virginia Graduate College

• 1993-1994: Assistant Professor - Elementary Education, Anderson College, Anderson, SC.

• 1989-1993: School District of Pickens County - Director of Curriculum Services.

• 1991–1993: Doctoral Advisor for Allen Adkins and Penny Turner. University of South Carolina.  Both were graduated.

• 1988-1989: School District of Pickens County - Coordinator of Science K - 12.

• 1980-1988: Dawkins Middle School, Spartanburg County School District Six, Instructor of 8th grade Earth Science (1984-1988), instructor of 6th grade English, Reading, Science, and Social Studies (1980-1984).

• 1972-1980: Fairforest Junior High School, Spartanburg County District Six. Remedial Reading teacher.

• 1966-1972: Spartanburg County School District Three, Clifton Elementary School (4 years) and Cannon Elementary School (2 years).

• 1992 - 1994: National Consultant for TECH PREP, authentic assessment.

• 1991 - 1994: Adjunct Professor, Lander College. Elementary Life Science--graduate level course.

• 1989 - 1994: Adjunct Professor, Clemson University. Science Education--graduate level courses.

• 1989 - 1994: Adjunct Professor: Furman University. Higher Order Thinking Skills--graduate level courses.

• 1986 - 1994: Adjunct Professor: University of South Carolina. Science Education, Curriculum, and
  TECH PREP--graduate level courses.
   

• Carter, Bill & Sottile, Jr., James M. (2000). Self-Efficacy and Hands-On Science. A contributed paper delivered at the Annual State Conference of the West Virginia Science Teachers Association. Morgantown, WV. November, 2000.

• Sottile,Jr., James M.; Carter, Bill; Watson, George; and Froehlich, Larry. (2001) The Student Development of Pre-Service K-8 Teachers in Science and Self-Efficacy. A paper presented at the Eastern Educational Research Association in February, 2001. Hilton Head, SC.

• Carter, Bill; Sottile,Jr., James M.; Watson, George and Carter, Jennifer.. (2001). Science Achievement and Self-Efficacy Among Middle School Age Children as Related to Student Development. A paper presented to Eastern Educational Research Association in February, 2001. Hilton Head, SC.

• Sottile, Jr., James M. & Carter, Bill. (2001). Increasing Science Achievement and Student Development as Related to Practicing Teacher's Self-Efficacy. A paper preented to Eastern Educational Research Association in February, 2001. Hilton Head, SC.

• Carter, Bill. (1991) Authentic Assessment: or Can you Fatten a Pig by Weighing It? Invited paper presented at Annual Conference of North West Regional Educational Laboratory, Portland, Oregon. November, 1991.

• Carter, Bill. (1990) Tech Prep and the Block System. Invited paper. University of Alabama and Tusculoosa Area Schools Consortium. July, 1990. Unpublished monograph for use in CI 448 Integrated Math and Science Methods. Fall, 2000. 235 pages.

• Carter, Bill. BSAP Science Exercises, March, 1987. An unpublished monograph for use in the elementary schools of South Carolina, Georgia, and the Sudan.
  Science Studies. Volume I. Astronomy and Earth, September, 1990.
  Basic Science Exercises, revised version of BSAP Science Exercises, 1993.
  More Science Exercises, 1993.
  Editor, Tech Prep for Administrators. 1993. ACAP Consortium. Sumter, SC.
  

• ARTS in Education. "ABC's for Peace." $20,000. Funded.

• AIDS Education. $5,000. Funded.

• Higher Education. "Science for the '90's." $96,000. Co- Project Director. Funded.

• JFF. Jobs for the Future. Apprenticeship Grant co- authored. Funded at $20,000.

• DEMSEA, Science Teachers as Resources. $12,830.00. Funded. 1994.

• DEMSEA, Super Summer Science, $8,340.00. Funded, 1994.

• Corporation for Public Broadcasting, April, 1997, $5,000. To develop Technology for Rural Areas.

• DEMSEA, Physics With Toys. For Wood County Teachers.$19.000. Funded. 1997. 25 participants.
  DEMSEA, Physics With Toys. For Welch/McDowell County. $19,700. Funded. 37 participants. 1998.

• Renewal of Toyota/Marshall "Science on Wheels". $95.000.

• Serves 7 Counties. Funded. 2000-2001.

• Eisenhower Professional Development Program. “Physics with Toys.” $19,347. Serves Cabell County teachers. Funded for Summer, 2001.

• Eisenhower Professional Development Program. “Integrated Math and Science Methods.” $18,765. For MacDowell County, WV. Funded for Summer, 2001.

• “Brighter Kids with Brighter Futures.” Improving Teacher Quality Grant. For Robotics training in Lincoln County. $51,000. Funded. Summer, 2003.

• Northeast Washington Unified School District 17, Spokane, Washington. Served as TECH PREP consultant for the formation of NEWTEC (Northeast Washington Technical Education Consortium) and as grant writer consultant for state-level grant.

• State University of New York-Farmingdale and Stonybrook, Long Island, New York. Served as TECH PREP consultant for the SUNY systems and for the 19 school districts on Long Island, New York. Areas for consultant: Implementing TECH PREP, Career Awareness, Enhanced Academics, Articulation, Changing the stigma of the BOCES.

• Spartanburg School District Five, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Served as consultant to enhance mathematics curriculum from theory to application for TECH PREP.

• North Idaho, Coeur D’Alene, Idaho. Served as consultant for Northern Idaho and eight school districts to implement TECH PREP.

• Porter County, Indiana. December 6, 1992. Keynote Speaker for Inter-County Consortium. Topic: "Career Positioning." Invited Speaker, Topic: "Alternative/Authentic Assessment."

• Indianapolis, Indiana. November 18, 1992. Invited Speaker. State Teacher's Meeting. Topics: "Authentic Assessment" and "Career Positioning."

• Seattle, Washington. October 31, 1992. Keynote Speaker. Washington Association of Occupational Teachers. Topic: "Implementing TECH PREP.

• Portland, Oregon. November 2, 1992. Northwest Regional Education Laboratory (NWREL). Invited Speaker. Topic: "Work Now and in the Future.
  

• Cherokee County Schools, Gaffney, SC. February 25-28, 1992. Served as System-wide Chairman for 10 year SACS review.

• Georgia Science Teachers Association, Atlanta GA. February 7, 1992. Presented in-service on integration of Higher Order Thinking Skills and the Science Process Skills.
  National TECH PREP Conference. Dallas Texas. March 9-11, 1992. Presented 4 sessions on the strategies and techniques used to implement TECH PREP at the inaugural National Conference of TECH PREP.

• P.A.C.E. Consortium Staff Development Day.  Presented in service on Authentic Assessment.
  Valparaiso, Indiana.  Assisted with the training for and implementation of TECH PREP for upper Indiana Consortium.  June 22 - 24, 1992.

• Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Provided one week of intense training in Applied Academics, Guidance, and Problem Solving. July 19-24, 1992. 3 graduate hours from University of Alabama.

• Long Island, New York.Keynote Speaker: "Strategies and Techniques for TECH PREP Guidance Counselors." June 10, 1992.

• Sumter, South CarolinaContract with USC-Sumter to serve as Professor for "TECH PREP for Administrators." Spring, 1993.

• Bonner's Ferry, Idaho.Keynote Speaker: Applied Academics and Authentic Assessment. October, 1993.

• Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.Keynote Speaker: Preparing Students for the Future. Northern Idaho Unified Chamber of Commerce.October, 1993.

• Sand Point, Idaho.Keynote Speaker: Authentic Assessment. October, 1993.

• Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.Keynote Speaker: Applied Academics in the Preparation for the Workplace of the Future.

• Cedar Grove Elementary - Anderson District I. Science Process Skills - Faculty Development Inservice.

• Staunton Elementary, Charleston, WV.  Taught Second grade science weekly to D. Hudnall's class of twenty-eight students for first Semester of 1994-1995.

• Wirt County, West Virginia.  Presented inservice: Hands-On Science. Wirt County elementary teachers. February, 1995.

• Roane County, West Virginia.  Judged Science Fair, Presented Demonstration teaching to 2nd, 5th, and 6th grades. April, 1995.

• Kanawha County, Clendenin Middle School.  Worked with 7th grade teachers on management, planning, and curriculum alignment.  Fall semester, 1994. Four days of demonstration teaching, observation and consultation.

• Putnam County, WV.  Invited speaker: School to Work Transitions Committee. Topic: Tech Prep and School Reform.  Spring, 1995.

• Demonstration Teaching:  Clay County High School: Chemistry II, Topic: Polymers. March, 1995.

• Lincoln County, Duvall High: Algebra II, Topic: Problem Solving. March 1995.

• Roane County, Spencer Middle: English: Topic: Creative Thinking. April, 1995.

• Roane County, Spencer Middle: Algebra I: Topic: Following Directions, Creativity. April, 1995.

• Logan County, Holden Elementary: Kindergarten: Topic: Dinosaurs. April, 1995.

• Project CATS--Coordinated and Thematic Science. WV Systemic Initiative for Science.

• An NSF grant. Chosen as one of 35 science teachers in West Virginia to form a Cadre of educators to deliver instruction to the secondary teachers in WV.  Monthly training sessions of 3 to 14 days to develop Mentor teachers for all counties in WV.

• SHEEO-State Higher Education Executive Officers. Chosen as one of eleven (11) to represent WV at the National Forum on School To Work Transitions. Denver, Colo. May, 1995. Serve as oversight committee for Chancellor Manning.

• Cooperative Doctoral Program in C & I. Serve as committee member for establishing new cooperative doctoral program with Marshall, WVU and WVGC. This committee will serve as the selection committee when the program begins in January, 1996.

• Development of an alternative certification program for WVGC. Non education baccalaureate majors
  may pursue a certificate to teach by completing this program. Development of a Teacher Education
  handbook, a master syllabus for Directed Teaching, and compiling the courses needed to ensure success for participants have been part of the responsibility. Invited speaker. RESA V. August, 1995. Speaker on TECH PREP and curriculum reform. Huntington, WV.

• WVSTA-West Virginia Science Teachers Association. Presented four sessions at Snowshoe in October, 1995. Topics: (1) Alternative Assessment, (2) Edible Earth Layers, (3) Animal Babies, (4) Authentic Assessment.

• Elk Center--Kanawha County Schools. Invited to be on advisory committee to establish a science center at the school and to establish an outdoor classroom. L. Allen, Principal. October, 1995.

• Hico, WV. Presented full day inservice to Secondary Science teachers in Fayette County.
  Topics: Hands-On--Inquiry and Creativity. August, 1995.

• SACS--Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Site visit to Anderson School District One, Powdersville, SC. March, 1995. Ten year accrediation visit.

• Thematic Units Presentation for Science Teachers.  June,1996. West Liberty State College.

• June, 1996. RESA 5, Parkersburg.  July, 1996. WVU, Morgantown, WV.

• WVSTA. State Science Teachers Convention. Lakeview, WV. November, 1996. Presented four sessions. (1) Authentic Assessment in the Science Classroom, (2) Portfolio Assessment, (3) Physics with Toys, and (4) Animal Babies.

• Meadows Elementary, Huntington, WV. Taught science in Ms. Bias’ First Grade on bi-weekly rotation to 24 first grade students. 1996-1997.

• Keynote Speaker. Mason County, WV. August, 1996. 

• Opening Schools session. Topic: “Teachers as the Oil for the Lamp of Knowledge.”

• “Authentic Assessment.”
  Lincoln County teachers. August, 1996.
  Wyoming County teachers, August, 1996.
  Cabell County teachers, November, 1996.
  Wayne County teachers, November, 1996.
  Raleigh County teachers, November, 1996.
  Mercer County teachers, May, 1997.
  “Geology for Teachers.”
  RESA V, July, 1996.
  Kanawha County teachers. August, 1996.
  Raleigh County teachers, September, 1996.
  Cabell County teachers, November, 1996.
  Nicholas County teachers, November, 1996.
  Wood County teachers, March, 1997.
  

• 1994: Ed 516 Human Development, ED 545 Analysis of Instruction, ED 573 Chemistry for Elem. Teachers, Ed 516 Human Development, ED 516 Human Development

• 1995: ED 540 Instructional Theory, ED 554 Teaching Science in Elementary School, ED 590 Super Summer Science, ED 590 Science Teachers as Leaders, ED 572 Environmental Education, ED 519 Adolescent Development, ED 590 Astronomy, ED 503 Educational Evaluation

• 1996: ED 570 Investigating Natures Ways In Appalachia, ED 516 Human Development, ED 545 Analysis of Instruction, ED 571 Developing Thematic Units, ED 516 Human Development, ED 590 Special Topics in Education, ED 571 Developing Thematic Units, ED 571 Developing Thematic Units, ED 571 Developing Thematic Units, ED 501 Educational Research

• 1997: ED 554 Teaching Science in the Elementary School, ED 570 Investigating Nature's Ways In Appalachia, ED 575 Integrated Science, ED 575 Integrated Science, ED 590 Special Topics: Physics With Toys, ED 571 Developing Thematic Units, ED 516 Human Development, ED 516 Human Development

• 1998: ED 503 Educational Evaluation, ED 516 Human Development, ED 516 Human Development,
  ED 501 Educational Research, ED 575 Integrated Science, ED 590 Special Topics: Physics with Toys, ED 516 Human Development, ED 590 Astronomy for the Secondary Teacher (with labs) , ED 590 Physics With Toys, ED 590 Flora and Fauna, ED 554 Science for the Elementary Teacher

• 1999: EDF 615 History of American Education, EDF 612 Educational Evaluation, CISE 571 Developing Thematic Units, CISE576 Integrated Science for Middle Grades, CISE 580 Flora and Fauna, CISE 575 Integrated Science, CISE 571 Developing Thematic Units, EDF 621 Research and Writing., CISE 571 Developing Thematic Units, CISE 580 Physics with Toys, CI 448 Integrated Science and Math, CI 448 Integrated Science and Math, CI 448 Integrated Science And Math,

  EDF 615 History of American Education

• 2000:  CI 448 Integrated Math and Science (Four sections), CI 448 Integrated Math and Science,
  EDF 621 Research and Writing