Richard Moyer is a Professor of Science Education and Natural Sciences at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry and Physics Education, a MS in Curriculum and Instruction, and an Ed.D. in Science Education. He is the recipient of several awards, including the Distinguished Teaching Award twice at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and the Distinguished Faculty Award by the Michigan Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities. In addition, he was named Most Valuable Professor by the Association of Educators, a student organization at the University and was twice a nominee for the Carnegie Professor of the Year Award. Dr. Moyer has presented hundreds of workshops for teachers across the United States as well as abroad.  He is an author of several elementary and middle level science text  book series.

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Daniel, L., Hackett, J, Moyer, R., & Vasquez, J. (2005). Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Science K-6 series pupils edition, New York, McGraw-Hill School Publishing.

Daniel, L., Hackett, J, Moyer, R., & Vasquez, J. (2005). Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Science Teachers’ Annotated Edition  K-6, New York, McGraw-Hill School Publishing.

Luera, G., Moyer, R., & Everett, S. (2005) What type and level of science content knowledge of elementary education students affect their ability to construct an inquiry-based science lesson?  Journal of Elementary  Science Education 17 (1), 12-25

Burke, C., Luera, G., & Moyer, R. (2004) Preparing Preservice Elementary School Teachers to Teach Science: An Evaluation of the Development and Implementation of a Reform Program at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Michigan Journal of Teacher Education 1,  (2).

Moyer, R., Hackett,  J., & Everett, S. (2007). Teaching Inquiry Science: Learning Cycle Investigations. Columbus, Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall College Division.

• EDD 485, EDD 585 Methods of Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle Schools
• EXPS 220 Science for Elementary School Teachers
• NATSCI 231 Learning by Inquiry: Physical Sciences

Along with his colleagues in the Inquiry Institute, Professor Moyer is currrently studying how pre and inservice teachers learn science through inquiry pedagogy and how that learning transfers to the teachers' own classroom pedagogy.