Andrew Gilbert

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Phone: (703) 993-3497
Email: agilbe14 (@gmu.edu)

Dr. Gilbert has been working in education for more than 30 years in numerous school contexts across the globe. His main research interests center on inquiry-based science instruction and facilitating pre-service teachers in the development of powerful science practice at the elementary and middle school levels. This has manifested in the exploration of wonder and emotion as a means to inspire science resistant students to engage in science as both a learner and teacher. He has published his work in a range of outlets including Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Curriculum Inquiry, Journal of Science Teacher Education and Science Education. He is also the author of the book titled: Courageous Pedagogy: Enacting Critical Science Education with Information Age Publishing. 

- Wonder and emotion as a means to rekindle positive relationships with science
- Integrated STEM and sustainability
- Critical approaches to education
- Qualitative Research methodologies
- International collaboration and teaching
- University school partnerships

Gilbert, A. & Dean, S. (in press). A phenomenological study of teacher and student experience within a community of inquiry: Utilizing wonder-infused pedagogy in an elementary outdoor classroom. The School Community Journal.

Gilbert, A. & Suh, J. (2026). Pathway to sense-making, using epistemic affect, and epistemic empathy in STEM with in-service primary teachers. In T. Barkatsas, W. Goff, A. Ng (Eds.) Exploring cognitive, affective, design-thinking, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, and e-learning dimensions in contemporary education (pp. 299-320). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004751736_014

Dean, S. Lane, J., Bocko, P., Gilbert, A. & Jones, B. (2025). Slow education, Sit Spot, and holistic well-being: A narrative case study in secondary education. Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education. 21(1), e025xx. https://www.ijese.com/download/slow-education-sit-spot-and-holistic-well-being-a-narrative-case-study-in-secondary-science-17848.pdf

Gilbert, A., Suh, J. & Choudhry, F. (2025). Exploring the Development of Preservice Teachers’ Visions of Equity through Science and Mathematics Integration. International Journal of Math and Science Education, 23, 489-514. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-024-10467-1  **Selected for inclusion in the SDG 4 Quality Education Collection

Dean, S. & Gilbert, A. (2024). “Watching what they can do on their own is beautiful”: A navigation of shared agency in school-based outdoor/environmental education. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/14729679.2024.2314605

Gilbert, A. & Byers, C. (2017). Wonder as a tool to engage preservice elementary teachers in science learning and teaching. Science Education. 101(6), 907-928. Available at:  https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.21300

• College of Education and Human Development
• School of Education
• PhD in Education
• Elementary Education PK-6
• Center for Social Equity Through Science Education
• Center for International Education
• Elizabeth G. Sturtevant, PhD, Center for Literacy

• Current Trends in Science Education Research (EDCI - 811)
• Science Methods for the Elementary Classroom (ELED - 453)

• Assessment and Differentiation (EDCI 545)
• Science Methods for the Elementary Classroom (EDCI 553)
• Advanced Methods of Teaching Science in the Secondary School (EDCI 673)
• Focused Science Education Research (EDCI 813)
• Foundations of Education (EDUC 542)
• Independent Study for the Doctor of Philosophy in Education (EDUC 897)
• Advanced Internship in Education (EDUC 994)
• Doctoral Dissertation Research (EDUC 999)
• STEM in the Elementary Classroom (ELED 421)
• Practicum in Elementary Education (ELED 480)
• Foundations of Elementary Education (ELED 542)
• Science Methods for the Elementary Classroom (ELED 553)
• Internship in Elementary Education (ELED 790)