Maria Varelas is an American science educator. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Career
She graduated from University of Athens , University of Rochester , and University of Illinois Chicago. She teaches at University of Illinois Chicago .[ 1] [ 2] She was named Distinguished Researcher.[ 3]
She received National Science Foundation grants to train minority science teachers.[ 4] and study science learning in elementary and middle school.[ 5]
Work
Varelas, Maria; Pappas, Christine C. (2006). "Intertextuality in Read-Alouds of Integrated Science-Literacy Units in Urban Primary Classrooms: Opportunities for the Development of Thought and Language" . Cognition and Instruction . 24 (2). Taylor & Francis, Ltd.: 211–259. doi :10.1207/s1532690xci2402_2 . ISSN 0737-0008 . JSTOR 27739832 . Retrieved 2024-09-30 .
Varelas, Maria (2012-12-17). Identity Construction and Science Education Research . Rotterdam Boston: Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-94-6209-043-9 .
Varelas, Maria; Martin, Danny B.; Kane, Justine M. (2012). "Content Learning and Identity Construction: A Framework to Strengthen African American Students' Mathematics and Science Learning in Urban Elementary Schools" . Human Development . 55 (5/6). S. Karger AG: 319–339. doi :10.1159/000345324 . ISSN 0018-716X . JSTOR 26764633 . Retrieved 2024-09-30 .
Ortiz, Ibett; Varelas, Maria (2015-09-11). "Students as authors" . Academia.edu . Retrieved 2024-09-30 .
Varelas, Maria (2018). "CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Dialectical Relationships and How They Shape (In) Equitable Science Learning Spaces and Places" . Counterpoints . 442 . Peter Lang AG: 183–191. ISSN 1058-1634 . JSTOR 45212200 . Retrieved 2024-09-30 .
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