Carol Boyce Collins

Background

Collins, Carol Boyce was born on May 4, 1945 in Mount Vernon. Daughter of Richard Harvey and Eleanor M. (Brown) Boyce.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Skidmore College, 1966; Master of Arts in Teaching in Science Education, Colgate University, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction, U. South Florida, 1994.

Career

Teacher science, Cherry Valley (New York) School, 1967; teacher science, Bishop Ansley School, Trinidad, West Indies, 1968; teacher chemistry, biology, Hillsborough High School, Tampa, Florida, 1968-1969; teacher chemistry, biology, Leto High School, Tampa, 1969-1971; graduate teaching associate, U. South Florida, Tampa, 1988-1990; teacher chemistry, Jefferson High School, Tampa, 1971-1988, 90-94. Consultant elementary science, testing, gifted education, since 1976. Member Florida Advisory Council on Science Education, Tallahassee, 1982-1989.

Member of advisory board The Science Teacher, Washington, 1983-1985. Instructor Hillsborough County Summer Science Institutions, Tampa, 1987-1992.

Achievements

• Carol Boyce Collins has been listed as a noteworthy Science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Science Teachers Association (area director 1985-1987), National Association for Research.in Science Teaching, American Ednl. Research Association, Florida Association Science Teachers (board of directors 1981-1992, president 1982-1983, Outstanding Science Educator 1990), Phi Kappa Phi, Delta Kappa Pi. F C.

Connections

Married William Louis Collins Junior, August 5, 1967. 1 child, Richard William.

Father:

Richard Harvey Boyce

Mother:

Eleanor M. (Brown) Boyce

Spouse:

William Louis Collins Junior

child:

Richard William Collins