Mark Akubo
Mark Akubo
Director, Secondary Science Education & MS STEM Education Programs
Office: 402C Dupont Science Learning Lab
Interdisciplinary Sciences Learning Lab
221 Academy St, Newark, DE
Biography
B. Sc. (Ed) Physics, University of Abuja, Nigeria, M.Sc. and Ph.D, Florida State University, Post-doc., Cornell University
Research
My research examines small group discourses in undergraduate physics courses and instructional labs designed as non-traditional pedagogies. I employ qualitative methodologies to analyze discourses in order to gain insight into (in)equity centering around positioning, small group, gender, and other dynamics. I also engage in fine-grain analysis of the discourses in small groups to characterize student agency in knowledge-building (epistemic agency), their framing of disciplinary discourses. At the K-12 level, I analyze science teacher practice of intersectional identity responsive teaching.
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Forward-Thinking Science Teaching
January 24, 2025 | Written by Megan M.F. EverhartAs the director of secondary science education, Mark Akubo draws on his life experiences to connect with future middle and high school teachers — and he inspires them to do the same with their own students.
