TECHNICAL TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS:
National Radio Astronomy Observatory - WVU Institute: Investigating the Universe, 1992
GrowLab Curriculum and Professional Development, 1993
WV Department of Education, Safety Training, 1993
National Project Wet, Regional Curriculum Development, 1996
National Education Energy Development training, 1997

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Owned and operated wholesale/retail bakery, selling variety of bread and pastries. Originator of the YumBun. 1977-1980. Pittsfield, MA. - - Curriculum Coordinator, Health Sciences Technology Academy (HSTA), Morgantown, WV, 1997-present. Assist teachers and students in the HSTA program to enrich their science curriculum in classrooms and after-school science clubs.
- Coordinator of Interactions with Energy Project Workshop, Morgantown, WV, Summer-1997. Developed a workshop for teachers in WV to use inquiry and research-based investigations at the elementary level which are aligned with the National Standards and the WV State Framwork.
- Research Associate, West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV, 1996-1997. Project facilitator for the Interactions with Energy Project. Designing and teaching a pilot 9th grade science curriculum which incorporates energy themes into an integrated and thematic science curriculum.
- After School Science Instructor, Perry Elementary, Mt. Morris, PA, 1996-present. Science instructor for an after-school science club focusing on inquiry and hands-on activities for 3rd through 5th graders.
- Research Assistant, WVU, 1992-1996. Facilitating on-going research in
science education, while completing required course work for teacher certifications in science.
- Coordinator of GrowLab Professional Development Workshops, Marion County, WV, 1995-1997.
Develop workshops for teachers to use inquiry-oriented, plant-based instruction.
- Teacher's Assistant, Morgantown High School, WV, 1994-1995. Co-taught a chemistry course using
student research and chemical applications in the Morgantown community. Funded by a TAPESTRY
grant from the National Science Teacher's Association.
- Laboratory Assistant, West Virginia Univ. Morgantown, WV, 1989-1990. Maintained cultures of a fungal pathogen of Chestnut, Cryphonectria parasitica, and assisted in various field and lab studies.
- Graduate Research Assistant, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 1986-1988. Designed various molecular cloning techniques for RNA and DNA manipulation of the fungal plant pathogen Collectotrichum laginerium.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

West Virginia Science Teachers Association
National Science Teachers Association
American Biology Teachers Association
National Coalition of Education Activists

PUBLICATIONS:

Bardwell, G., J. Harding, and P. Obenauf. 1993. The Good, the Bad, and the Fungi. Science Scope, 17 (4), 12-16.
Bardwell, G., Hyde, J., Lewis, J., Morton-McSwain, C, Simoyi, P. & J. Rye. 2001. Teens take a healthy interest in their communities. ENC Focus, 8 (1), 40-42.
Bardwell, G. and C. Mathis. 2000. From Living Plants to Power Plants. Science Scope. 23 (7), 50-51.
Dooley, E., G. Bardwell, and C. Bethea. 2000. Mentors in Medicine. The Science Teacher, 67 (3), 36-39.
Rye, J., Bardwell, G., & Hu, J. (1999). Connecting science, health, and technology through authentic investigations. Science Educator, 8, 19-24

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