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 Acting Director of the Environmental Conservation Education Program in the Department of Humanities and the Social Sciences. 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. She currently teaches in the Department of Teaching and Learning and the Program for Environmental Conservation Education.


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

Publications

  • Leou, M., P.Abder, M. Riordan, U. Zoller, "Using ‘HOCS Learning’ as a pathway to promote science teachers' metacognitive development" (accepted for publication in Research in Science Education, 2005)

Courses

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

Research Interests

  • Teacher Development (pre-service and inservice)
  • Urban environmental education
  • School reform
  • Experiential Learning