Plummer joined the Centre faculty in 1996. She teaches classes in educational psychology, curriculum, and science and math for the elementary classroom. She also supervises the elementary-level student teachers.
She serves as faculty advisor for the LIFT program ("Learning Is Fun Together"), in which Centre's education majors prepare and facilitate an evening enrichment program for designated fourth- and fifth-grade students. She also advises the student chapter of the Kentucky Education Association at Centre College. She currently serves as the newsletter editor for the Council for Elementary Science International. Her article, "The Tree of Life," on the integration of science with children's literature was published in Science and Children.
Plummer holds a B.S. in biology from Texas Wesleyan University, an M.A. in biology and a life teaching certificate for biology, physical science, and life/earth science from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a Ph.D. in science education from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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3/2/09
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