Adam Lamee
Instructional Specialist
Department of physics
University of Central Florida
United States of America
Biography
Adam LaMee (B.S. Physics, B.S. Anthropology, FSU) came to UCF as the new Teacher-in-Residence in the fall of 2015 after teaching high school Physics and Physical Science in Tallahassee, FL since 2003. He has been a physics content expert on the Florida Department of Education’s teacher certification exams, 6-12 science course curriculum, and Common Core integration and for Newton’s Playground, research into game-based physics learning and assessment funded by the Gates Foundation and US DoD. Adam’s research includes formative assessment strategies and performance assessment alternatives to large-scale, high-stakes science tests at the Center for Advancement of Learning and Assessment, FSU, and the CMS detector collaboration at CERN’s LHC that discovered the Higgs boson. In K-12 schools, Adam mentors future and beginning teachers, coordinates Lesson Study and Teachers With Open Doors peer observation with high school faculty, and is a Quarknet Teaching and Learning Fellow.
Research Interest
Adam’s research includes formative assessment strategies and performance assessment alternatives to large-scale, high-stakes science tests at the Center for Advancement of Learning and Assessment, FSU, and the CMS detector collaboration at CERN’s LHC that discovered the Higgs boson.
Publications
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“Argumentation, Assessment, and the Theory of Evolution,†Adam LaMee and Lee Walton, National Science Teachers Association National Conference, 2014, Boston, MA.
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“Science as Argument: Writing Effective Explanations of Data,†Adam LaMee, National Science Teachers Association National Conference, 2014, Boston, MA.
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“Including Often-Missed Knowledge and Skills in Science Assessments,†Danielle Sherdan, Alan Anderson, Aaron Rouby, Adam LaMee, Penny J. Gilmer, and Albert Oosterhof, Science Scope, Vol. 38 No. 1, Sept 2014
