Jeffrey W.  Crews (Click here to email Jeff)

Project Co-Director, Science Goes Spatial: Geotechnologies in the Classroom
Integrating technology into science education - geospatial education

Contact Information
University of Montana
School of Education
32 Campus Drive
Missoula, MT 59812
E-mail: jeff@spatialsci.com
Telephone: 406-243-2291
Fax: 406-243-4028

Education
Doctoral Fellow, Curriculum and Instruction, The University of Montana - Present
M.Ed., Technology in Education, Lesley College, 1998
B.A., Secondary Education - Broadfield Science/Biology, University of Montana, 1987

Major research interests
• Development of geospatial data sets for K-12 education
• Integration of technology into science instruction
• Creation of culturally responsive geospatial datasets

Current Research Projects

	Development of curricula to enhance spatial literacy Creation of a national model for improving the teaching and learning of science in grades 5-12 using geotechnology tools and concepts.
	Data analysis and geotechnologies Using current geotechnology applications to help foster the analysis of data in the science classroom

Selected publications

Blank, L., Crews, J. & Beed, D. (2005). Science goes spatial: Geotechnology in the
elementary classroom. Eisenhower National Clearinghouse Focus, 13 (1):
http://www.enc.org/features/focus/archive/ideas4science/document.shtm?input=FOC-003699-index#IDAHSYZC

Blank, L., Plautz, M., & Crews, J. (2004). Making an impact: Shattercones. Science
Scope, 28 (3): 40-42.