Dr. Gary Holliday

Gary M. Holliday Ph.D.

Assistant Director; Associate Professor Curricular & Instructional Studies
LeBron James Family Foundation School of Education (Middle Level and AYA Science)

Presentations

International

  1. Lederman, J., Holliday, G., Lederman, N., & Babcock, E. (2007, August). Changes in biology teachers’ attitudes and behavior toward informal learning sites: An urban case study. Paper presented at the international conference of the European Science Education Research Association: Malmo, Sweden.
  2. Zilker, I., Holliday, G.M., Kauertz, A., Fischer, H.E., Lederman, J.S., & Lederman, N.G. (2009, August). Are historical contexts suitable for assessing students’ competences in the field of nature of science and scientific inquiry? Paper presented at the international conference of the European Science Education Research Association: Istanbul, Turkey.
  3. Holliday, G.M. (2010, April). Working with gifted and talented students in an integrated biology classroom. Invited paper presented at the International Conference on Mathematics and Science Gifted Education and Teacher Education: Changhau, Taiwan.
  4. Lederman, J.S., Lederman, N.G., Holliday, G.M. (2011, January). Project SLICE: Science learning through inquiry, content, and engagement. Paper presented at the international conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education: Mmabatho, South Africa.
  5. Lederman, J.S., Lederman, N.G., Meyer, D.Z, Antink-Meyer, A, Bartos, S.A., & Holliday, G.M. (2011, July). The fragile nature of teachers’ views of nature of science (NOS). Paper presented at the 11th International IHPST and 6th Greek History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Joint Conference: Thessaloniki, Greece.
  6. Lederman, J.S., Lederman, N.G., Holliday, G.M. (2011, September). Project SLICE: Science learning through inquiry, content, and engagement. Paper accepted at the international conference of the European Science Education Research Association: Lyon, France.

  7. Lederman, J.S., Lederman, N.G., & Holliday, G.M. (2012, January). A systematic professional development project to build teaching capacity for more effective STEM learning. Paper presented at the international conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education: Malawi, South Africa.

  8. Holliday, G.M., Lederman, J.S., & Lederman, N.G. (2012, January). The impact of professional development in informal science contexts on teachers’ discourse. Paper presented at the international conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education: Malawi, South Africa.

  9. Lederman, J.S., Lederman, N.G., Holliday, G.M., Bartos, S., Bartels, S., & Gnanakkan, D. (2012, August 15 & 16). New technologies for classroom instruction, teacher education, research, and supervision. Invited workshop presented at the National Changhua University of Education: Changhua, Taiwan.

  10. Holliday, G.M., Lederman, J.S., & Lederman, N.G. (2013, January). Teacher satisfaction and science content learning during professional development at an informal science institution. Paper presented at the international conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education: Cape Town, South Africa.

  11. Holliday, G.M., Lederman, J.S., & Lederman, N.G. (2014, January). Addressing inquiry during professional development at an informal science institution. Paper presented at the international conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education: Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

  12. Holliday, G.M., Lederman, J.S., & Lederman, N.G. (2015, September). Addressing inquiry during professional development at an informal science institution. Poster presented at the international conference of the European Science Education Research Association: Helsinki, Finland.

  13. Lederman, N.G., Lederman, J.S., Holliday, G.M., & Bartels, S. (2016, June). The nature and teaching of scientific inquiry. Workshop presented at the 2016 conference of the Open University of Kaohsiung: Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

  14. Lederman, J.S., Lederman, N.G., Bartels, S., & Holliday, G.M. (2016, June). Elements of effective professional development. Workshop presented at the 2016 conference of the Open University of Kaohsiung: Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

  15. Lederman, J.S., Lederman, N.G., Bartels, S., & Holliday, G.M. (2019, January). Learning to administer and evaluate responses to the VASI (Views about Scientific Inquiry): A valid and reliable instrument that assesses understandings about scientific inquiry. Workshop presented at the international conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education: Durban, South Africa.
  16. Gwekwerere, Y., Holliday, G.M., Lederman, J.S., & Lederman, N.G. (2019, June). Twelfth grade students’ understandings of scientific inquiry: An international collaborative study. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education: Vancouver, British Columbia.

National

  1. Meyer, E.C., Kennally, K., Zika-Beres, E., & Holliday, G. (1995) Kids' Klub: Support, education, and visitation for siblings of high-risk infants. Paper presented at the National Conference of the Association for the Care of Children's Health: Boston, MA.
  2. Babcock, E., Willie, S., Holliday, G., & Alvelo-Santiago, M. (2007, May). Museum and university partnerships: Transforming urban public high schools in Chicago. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Museums: Chicago, IL.
  3. Tompkins, A., Lederman, J., Roelle, B., Schmidt, C., Minerva, C., & Holliday, G. (2007, November). The zula patrol - ready, set, science workshop: A model for implementing science and astronomy in pre-K to second-grade classrooms. Session presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for the Education of Young Children: Chicago, IL.
  4. Meyer, D., Avery, L.M., Antink, A., Connell, M.G., & Holliday, G.M. (2008, March). Using Excel as a qualitative data analysis tool. Session presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association: New York, NY.
  5. Holliday, G.M., Lederman, N.G., & Lederman, J.S. (2008, March). Using personal meaning mapping to assess learning at a natural history museum. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association: New York, NY.
  6. Lederman, J.S., & Holliday, G.M. (2008, March). Nature of science and scientific inquiry in informal science settings. Session presented at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association: Boston, MA.
  7. Lederman, J.S., Lederman, N.G., & Holliday, G.M. (2008, March). Teaching the nature of science to young children (CESI). Session presented at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association: Boston, MA.
  8. Holliday, G.M., Lederman, N.G., & Lederman, J.S. (2008, March). Assessing learning that occurs at informal science settings. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association: Boston, MA.
  9. Tompkins, A., Holliday, G.M., & Lederman, J.S. (2008, March). Science in the early education classroom: Formal and informal perspectives. Session presented at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association: Boston, MA.
  10. Zilker, I., Holliday, G.M., Kauertz, A., Fischer, H.E., Lederman, J.S., & Lederman, N.G. (2008, April). Developing a large scale assessment instrument measuring students’ competencies in nature of science and scientific inquiry. Paper presented at the annual international meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching: Baltimore, MD.
  11. Lederman, G.M., Lederman, J.S., Holliday, G.M., & White, K.J. (2009, April). Project SLICE: Science learning through inquiry, content, and engagement. Paper presented at the annual international meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching: Garden Grove, CA.
  12. Holliday, G.M., Lederman, N.G., & Nieswandt, M. (2009, April). Museum educators’ views about nature of science. Paper presented at the annual international meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching: Garden Grove, CA.
  13. Holliday, G.M., Lederman, N.G., & Nieswandt, M. (2009, April). Museum educators’ views about nature of science. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association: San Diego, CA.
  14. Zilker, I., Holliday, G.M., Kauertz, A., Fischer, H.E., Lederman, J.S., & Lederman, N.G. (2010, March). A competence test in the field of nature of science and nature of scientific inquiry. Paper presented at the annual international meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching: Philadelphia, PA.
  15. Holliday, G.M., & Lederman, N.G. (2010, March). A comparison of views about nature of science among informal science educators and exhibit designers. Paper presented at the annual international meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching: Philadelphia, PA.
  16. Holliday, G.M., & Lederman, J.S. (2010, March). Teaching nature of science beyond the classroom. Workshop presented at the annual national meeting of the National Science Teacher Association: Philadelphia, PA.
  17. White, K.J., Holliday, G.M, & Bartos, S. (2010, March). Limits on cell size: Tweaking labs to teach about nature of science and scientific inquiry. Workshop presented at the annual national meeting of the National Science Teacher Association: Philadelphia, PA.
  18. Holliday, G.M., Kinser, B.P., Maxwell, K., & Pappas, J. (2011, March). Synergy: Bringing biology, ecology, and technology together. Workshop presented at the annual national meeting of the National Science Teacher Association: San Francisco, CA.
  19. Antink, A.L., Holliday, G.M. (2011, March). Incorporating problem based learning and creativity in integrated science classrooms: An international perspective. Workshop presented at the annual national meeting of the National Science Teacher Association: San Francisco, CA.
  20. Holliday, G.M., Lederman, J.S., & Lederman, N.G. (2011). Content related social interactions during professional development at an informal science institution. Paper presented for the annual international meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching: Orlando, FL.
  21. Zilker, I., Holliday, G.M., Kauertz, A., Fischer, H.E., Lederman, J.S., & Lederman, N.G. (2011, April). Assessing understanding about nature of science in historical contexts. Paper presented for the annual international meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching: Orlando, FL.

  22. Lederman, J.S., Holliday, G.M., Meyer, A.A., Meyer, D.Z., Bartos, S.A., & Lederman, N. (2012, January). A new generation of teacher education roles: Incorporpating iPad and livescribe technologies to facilitate preservice and inservice teacher growth. Workshop presented at the annual international meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education: Clearwater, FL.

  23. Holliday, G.M., Lederman, J.S., & Lederman, N.G. (2012, January). The impact of professional development in informal science contexts on teachers’ content learning and discourse. Paper presented at the annual international meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education: Clearwater, FL.

  24. Holliday, G.M., Lederman, J.S., & Lederman, N.G. (2012, March). “Wow! Look at that!”: The impact of professional development in informal science contexts on teachers’ discourse. Paper presented at the annual international meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching: Indianapolis, IN.

  25. Holliday, G.M., Lederman, J.S., & Lederman, N.G. (2012, April). ASTC Session: Professional development at informal science settings: Recommendations for educators. Workshop presented at the annual national meeting of the National Science Teachers Association: Indianapolis, IN.

  26. Holliday, G.M., & Lederman, J.S. (2012, April). Expanding young children’s experiences with inquiry. Workshop presented at the annual national meeting of the National Science Teachers Association: Indianapolis, IN.

  27. Holliday, G.M., Lederman, J.S., & Lederman, N.G. (2013, March). Teacher satisfaction and science content learning during professional development at an informal science institution. Paper presented at the annual international meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching: Rio Grande, PR.

  28. Davidsson, E., Jakobsson, A, Lederman, J., & Holliday, G. (2013, March). Understanding interactions at science centers and Museums: Approaching sociocultural perspectives. Symposium presented at the annual international meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching: Rio Grande, PR.

  29. Holliday, G.M., Makki, N., Plaster, K, Ostrowski, C., & Rouse, S. (2013, April). Woodrow Wilson Fellows: Shaping teaching practice through field-based action research. Presentation presented at the annual national meeting of the National Science Teachers Association: San Antonio, TX.

  30. Rouse, S., Holliday, G.M., & Plaster, K. (2013, April). Biotechnology: Making biodiesel in the chemistry classroom. Workshop presented at the annual national meeting of the National Science Teachers Association: San Antonio, TX.

  31. Holliday, G.M., Lederman, N.G., & Lederman, J.S. (2013, April). The impact of professional development in informal science contexts on teachers’ discourse. Paper presented at the annual international meeting of the American Educational Research Association: San Francisco, CA.

  32. Holliday, G.M., Lederman, N.G., & Lederman, J.S. (2014, January). Teacher satisfaction and science content learning during professional development at an informal science institution. Paper presented at the annual international meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education: San Antonio, TX.

  33. Holliday, G.M., Lederman, J.S., & Lederman, N.G. (2014, April). Teacher satisfaction and science content learning during professional development at an informal science institution. Paper presented at the annual international meeting of the American Educational Research Association: Philadelphia, PA.

  34. Liang, X., Pachnowski, L., Plaster, K., & Holliday, G.M. (2104, April). An analysis of career changers’ need in a clinical immersed STEM teacher preparation program. Paper presented at the annual international meeting of the American Educational Research Association: Philadelphia, PA.

  35. Holliday, G.M., Makki, N., & Plaster, K. (2014, April). Woodrow Wilson fellows: Shaping teaching practice through field-based action research. Paper presented at the annual national meeting of the National Science Teachers Association: Boston, MA.

  36. Holliday, G.M., Lederman, J.S., & Lederman, N.G. (2014, January). Understanding how inquiry is addressed during professional development at an informal science institution. Paper presented at the international conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching: Pittsburgh, PA.

  37. Holliday, G.M., & Makki, N. (2104, July). How to incorporate nature of science into the middle and secondary Classroom. Workshop presented at the national convening of the Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellows: Chicago, IL

  38. Holliday, G.M., Lederman, N.G., & Lederman, J.S. (2015, January). Addressing inquiry during professional development at an informal science institution. Paper presented at the annual international meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education: Portland, OR.

  39. Holliday, G.M., & Testa, E. (2015, March). A clear argument: How to address literacy standards in the science classroom. Paper presented at the annual national meeting of the National Science Teachers Association: Chicago, IL.

  40. Anderson, S., Newton, J., York, J., York, M., Makki, N., Holliday, G.M., & Plaster, K. (2015, March). Teacher Research Day Session: Woodrow Wilson fellows: Shaping teaching practice through field-based action research. Paper presented at the annual national meeting of the National Science Teachers Association: Chicago, IL.

  41. Patrick, P., Gupta, P., Correa, J., Baram-Tsabari, A., Lewenstein, B.V., Rennie, L.J., Howitt, C., Blake, E., Lederman, J.S., & Holliday, G.M. (2015, April). Informal Science Education: Pedagogy and Epistemology. Symposium presented at the international conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching: Chicago, IL.

  42. Meyer, A., & Holliday. G. (2016, April). Pre-service Middle Grades Teachers' Understandings About Scientific Creativity: Perspectives on Teaching for Student Scientific Creativity. Paper presented for the international conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching: Baltimore, MD.

  43. Buck, G., Akerson, V., Feldman, A., Lederman, N., Lederman, 
J., Bowen, G.M., Capobianco,H.B., Davis, E., Gilles, B., Hume, A., Makki, N., Holliday, G.M., Marble, S., Subramania, K., 
Trauth-Nare, A., & Wallace, M. (2016, April). Administrative Sponsored Symposium - Allowing Our Professional Knowledge of Teacher Education to be Enhanced by Self-Study Research. Paper presented for the international conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching: Baltimore, MD.

  44. Buck, G., Akerson, V., Feldman, A., Lederman, N., Lederman, 
J., Bowen, G.M., Capobianco,H.B., Davis, E., Gilles, B., Hume, A., Makki, N., Holliday, G.M., Marble, S., Subramania, K., 
Trauth-Nare, A., & Wallace, M. (2017, January). Allowing our Professional Knowledge of Pre-Service Teacher Education to be Enhanced by Self-Study Research: Turning a Critical Eye on Our Practice. Paper presented at the annual international meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education: Des Moines, IA.

  45. Lederman, J.S., Lederman, N.G., Jimenez, J., Bartels, S.L., Tosunoglu, C., Akubo, I., Hattingh, A.M., Liu, C., McDonald, C.V., Gomez, D.S., Liu, E., Blanquet, E., Voitle, F., Holliday, G.M., El-Deghaidy, H., Lavonen, J., Leung, J., Concannon, J., Fukuda, N., Srisawasdi, N., Dogan, O.K., Brown, P., Mamlok-Naaman, R., Schwartz, R., Sharma, R., Irez, S., Liu, S-Y, Lin, S-F., Huang, X., Pan, Y., & Gwekwerere, Y. (2018, March). International collaborative investigation of high school students’ understandings of scientific inquiry – A follow up study. Symposium presented at the international conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching: Atlanta, GA.
  46. Bartels, S.L., Whitworth, B.A., Holliday, G.M., Mensah, F.M., Lederman, J.S., Crawford, B.A, & Neuman, E. (2019, April). Professional citizenship: Lifetime commitments and rewards. Symposium presented for the international conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching: Baltimore, MD.

Regional and State

  1. Meyer, E.C., Kennally, K., Zika-Beres, E., & Holliday, G. (1993) Sibling support and visitation in the neonatal intensive care unit. Poster presented at the Florida Conference on Child Health Psychology: Gainesville, FL.
  2. Holliday, G., Meyer, E.C., Kennally, K., & Zika-Beres, E. (1993) Sibling support and visitation in the neonatal intensive care unit. Paper presented at the Northern New England Regional Conference of the Association for the Care of Children's Health: Boston, MA.
  3. Holliday, G. (1995) Whole science. Session presented at the Rhode Island Teachers Applying Whole Language (TAWL) Conference: Cranston, R.I.
  4. Holliday, G.M. (2008). Assessing learning that occurs at informal science settings. Paper presented at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL.
  5. Holliday, G.M. (2009). Informal Science Institutions (ISIs) have been recognized for providing quality professional development for K-12 classroom teachers (NSTA, 1998). However, what is the current ISI professional development model and is this model adequate for the needs of K-12 classroom teachers? Paper presented at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL.
  6. Holliday, G.M. (2009). Museum educators’ views about nature of science. Paper presented at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL.
  7. Holliday, G.M. (2010). Professional development at an informal science institution: Its impact upon elementary and middle school teachers’ learning of science content and their content related social interactions (Dissertation Proposal). Paper presented at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL.

  8. Holliday, G.M. (2012, June). Expanding young children’s experiences with inquiry. Workshop presented at the annual summer institute of the University of Akron’s Center for Urban and Higher Education: Akron, OH.

  9. Plaster, K., Pachnowski, L., & Holliday, G. (2012, October). Using recording and note-taking devices to improve math instruction. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics: Columbus, OH.

  10. Kearns, J., Faye, C., Holliday, G.M., & Michaels, J. (2015, March). Focusing on field trips: Partnering with local high school teachers. Panel presentation at the annual meeting of the Ohio Museums Association: Cleveland, OH.

  11. Makki, N., Plaster, K., & Holliday, G. (2016, December). Shaping teaching practice through action research. Presentation at the regional meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Columbus. OH.

  12. Holliday, G.M., & Maguth, B. (2019, October). Teaching the Holocaust: The economics and science of hate. Paper accepted at the annual conference of the Ohio Council for the Social Studies: Dublin, OH.