Dr. Amy Green
Amy E. Green
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership
College of Education University of Maryland, College Park
Dr. Amy E. Green is a two-time alumnus of the University of Maryland with a B.S. in Elementary Education and a Ph.D. in Science Education. With over twenty years of experience in formal, nonformal, and higher education, her work is grounded in innovations in science and STEM education for the 21st century. This includes prioritizing culturally responsive and inclusive climate science, sustainability, and environmental literacy in student and teacher education.
Dr. Green is also deeply dedicated to culturally responsive pedagogies and anti-bias education practices, seamlessly integrating these principles into both their teaching and research. She actively explores the impact of incorporating non-traditional epistemologies into science, STEM, and sustainability education. This exploration encompasses the study of Indigenous perspectives within ecological sciences and an examination of the impact of epistemological pluralism on teachers' professional practice.
She has recently been appointed to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary in the Research and Science seat. Her work with the Mallows Bay Sanctuary fosters collaborations with the Piscataway Conoy Confederacy and Sub-Tribes and the Piscataway Indian Nation of Maryland, as the site forms part of the traditional homeland and cultural landscape of these tribes.
In the past three years, Dr. Green and her collaborators have successfully received four grant awards totaling roughly $900,600 to advance science and sustainability education for teachers and students. Funding units include the Teaching and Learning Transformation Center at the University of Maryland, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and, most recently, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The NOAA project forms a new partnership team of scholars from the University of Maryland (UMD) and Ohio University (OU), Accokeek Foundation leadership, Piscataway Conoy tribal members, curriculum specialists, environmental literacy experts, school district leaders, classroom teachers, and nonformal educators. The goal of this project is to integrate Indigenous Knowledge and Perspectives into Western-based science education to broaden our understanding of science and scientific inquiry through the inclusion of diverse scientific perspectives.
Dr. Green currently serves as the Director of the Center for Science and Technology in Education (CSTE) where she coordinates and oversees innovations and partnerships to advance teacher education in science, technology, and STEM. This includes coordinating the M.Ed. in STEM Teacher Leadership program, which was established in 2015 to support in-service elementary and middle school teachers to advance STEM leadership in school communities.
