Faculty

Mary Leou

Clinical Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning

Phone: 212 998 5474
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Mary Leou is the Director of the Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education at NYU, and Director of the Environmental Conservation Education Program in the Department of Teaching and Learning. She has over 20 years of experience in urban environmental education. She has received numerous grants to develop school programs, teacher education initiatives, and environmental curricula. She is the former Chair of the Environmental Education Advisory Council and serves on numerous boards in the metropolitan area including Nature Network, Metro Forest Council and currently the Co-Chair of the NYS Outdoor Education Association's Environmental Literacy Committee.


Selected Presentations

  • Perceived Needs for Professional Development
    Leou, Mary and A. Rutter. "Perceived Needs for Professional Development" Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. New York, April 1996.
  • HOCS Learning in Informal Science: Using self-reflection to expose metacognitive development
    Abder, P., M.Leou, U.Zoller, M. Riordan, "HOCS Learning in Informal Science: Using self-reflection to expose metacognitive development" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Van Couver, Canada, April 2004.

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Degrees Held

  • B.A. Columbia University
  • M.Ed. Columbia University, Teachers College
  • Ed.D. Columbia University, Teachers College

Awards

  • 1986 : Rudin Fellowship, American Museum of Natural History
  • 1996 : NYS Outdoor Education & Conservation Program of the Year Award
  • 1997 : Fay & Henry L. Sobel Award for Distinguished Dissertation
  • 1998 : EPA Environmental Quality Award
  • 2007 : EPA Environmental Quality Award
  • 2011 : Environmental Leadership Award, NYS Outdoor Education Association
  • 2012 : Audubon's "Women Greening The City" Award

Selected Publications

Courses

  • Inquiries into Teaching and Learning II
  • Using New York City's Non-Formal Resources to Teach Science
  • Internship in Environmental Conservation Education
  • Environmental Education:Theory and Practice
  • Final Seminar in Environmental Conservation Education

Research Interests


  • Experiential Learning
  • Environmental EducationCurriculum
  • Non-formal education
  • Place-based education
  • School reform
  • Teacher Development (pre-service and inservice)
  • Urban environmental education