Opportunities
Work Study Positions Available: No
Grant Funded Positions Available: No
Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No
Volunteer Research Positions Available: No
Biography
Sandy Maxwell's career has been rooted as an elementary teacher with his start at West Chester State College. His supervisor when he was student teaching was Ruby Jones whose name graces our WCU building. As a classroom teacher, he spent thirty years teaching third through fifth grades and four years teaching gifted students, including one year teaching gifted science classes for ten elementary schools. As an elementary teacher he has worked to integrate learning, promoting critical thinking and inquiry while helping students to make connections across disciplines. Through his constructivist approach to learning, he has specialized in designing unique science opportunities for PK-4 learners. He co-founded the Outdoor Experience environmental program which has been used as a model for a number of schools. Sandy Maxwell has been involved with a number of science initiatives involving nonprofit organizations in southeast Pennsylvania. The past twenty years Sandy Maxwell has been an adjunct faculty instructor teaching science methods courses and supporting student teachers. He was recognized by the College of Education as Outstanding Educator of Southeastern Pennsylvania in 1995. He continues to help PK-4 teachers to develop essential skills and understanding of the elementary classroom by utilizing science as a catalyst for the emotional engine for learning. Sandy is also a freelance watercolorist and illustrator.
