Connecticut Sea Grant
University of Connecticut
1080 Shennecossett Road
Groton, CT 06340-6048
Phone: (860) 405-9248
Fax: (860) 405-9109
Diana Payne Education Coordinator Connecticut Sea Grant
COSEE Role:
External Advisory Committee member
Primary COSEE Affiliation:Ocean Systems
Other affiliations:
Interaction with COSEE Network:
Attends External Advisory Committe meetings
Background with Respect to Ocean Sciences Education:
Ph.D. University of Connecticut; Education Coordinator for Connecticut Sea Grant and an Assistant Professor in Residence at UConn's Neag School of Education (research interests include authentic experiences in science for teachers and students and program evaluation / assessment); Chair of the Sea Grant Education Network and serves on the Board of Directors of both the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) and the SouthEastern New England Marine Educators association; Vice Chair of the NMEA Ocean Literacy Committee; Member of the Governing Council of the New England Ocean Sciences Education Collaborative
Selected Publications:
Payne, D. L. (Ed.) (2009). Long Island Sound Curricular Resource Guide. Groton, CT: Connecticut Sea Grant. CT-SG-09-01. 148 pages.
Babb, I. G., & Payne, D. L. (2009). Teacher research experiences: Evaluating the effectiveness of oceanographic discovery as professional development opportunity. Association for Science Teacher Education annual conference, Hartford, CT, January 10.
Payne, D. L. (2008). Changes in science teacher beliefs about science and science teaching after participation in a Teacher Research Experience. Association for Science Teacher Education annual conference, St. Louis, MO, January 10.
Day-Miller, E., & Payne, D. (2008). Ocean Exploration Professional Development Institute Evaluation.
Payne, D. L. (2007). Teacher research experiences, epistemology, and student attitudes toward science. Doctoral dissertation, University of Connecticut. 177 pages.
Payne, D. L. (2006). A Teacher Research Experience: Immersion into the world of practicing scientists. American Geophysical Union annual conference, San Francisco, CA. December 11.
Payne, D. L. (2006). Development and validation of the Science Teacher Beliefs About Science (STBAS) instrument. Connecticut Journal of Science Education, 44(1), 22-30.
Payne, D. (2006). Under pressure: A study of issues in oceanography. The Science Teacher, 73(6), 30-35.
Payne, D. L., Reed, R., & Babb, I. (2006). An analysis of a Teacher Research Experience as professional development for inservice teachers. Association for Science Teacher Education annual conference, Portland, OR, January 14.
Reed, R.E.S., Payne, D.L., & Babb, I.G. (2005). Advancing collaboration: Analysis of the effectiveness of research and education partnerships at sea using real-time technology and professional development. MTS/IEEE One Ocean conference, Washington DC, September 21.
