Dr. James Binko
Secondary Education Department
Office: HH 405-E
Office Telephone: 410-704-3186
E-Mail: jbinko@towson.edu
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    Courses Taught
SCED  741  Curriculum Development in the Secondary School
EDUC  401 Foundations of Education

    Vitae
        EDUCATION
 
Ph.D.  1971 University of Maryland  Major: Curriculum and Instruction
M.Ed.  1964  University of Maryland  Major: Educational Administration and Supervision
B.S.  1959 Towson University (MD) Major: English, History

        PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 

1993-present Towson University (MD) Professor, Department of Secondary Education
1986-present National Geographic Society  Consultant, Director of Teacher Professional Development
1979-1993  Towson University (MD)  Dean, College of Education
1973-1979  Towson University (MD)  Associate Director, Center for Applied Skills in Education
1969-1973  Towson University (MD) Associate Professor of Education
1962-1969 Towson University (MD)  Instructor, Assistant Professor of Education
1959-1962 Baltimore County Public Schools (MD) Teacher, English and History

 
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL, SCHOLARLY AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Books:
Neubert, G. & J. Binko (1992). Inductive Reasoning in the Secondary School. Washington: National Education Association. Binko, J. (1988). Consulting Editor. Teaching Geography: A Model for Action. Washington,  DC: National Geography Society
Monographs:
Binko, J., Bednarz, S., Downs, M., Kenney, & Proffer, L. (1999). Guide to Performance Assessment in Geography, National Geographic Society, Washington, DC.
Binko, J., (1997, 1993, 1989). Spreading the Word About Geography. 3rd edition. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society
Binko, J. & G. Neubert (1996). Geography Across the Disciplines. Fastback #400. Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa.
Papers/Workshps Presented:
Binko, J. & Neubert, G. (1999). Longitudinal study of the effectiveness of a secondary professional development school.  International Reading Association Annual Meeting.  San Diego, CA, May 4.
Binko, J. & Neubert, G. (1999). Performance assessment of social studies and english teacher candidates trained in a professional development school. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting.
Binko, J., & Neubert, G. (1998). Show me the data. National  Professional Development School Conference. Towson, MD. October 16, 1998.
Curriculum/program Development:
National Geographic Society, Washington DC, on teacher training and staff development for teachers, helped create national network of geography "Alliances" (centers) in all 50 states (1986-1996); planned and conducted staff development and inservice components for teacher institutes in Washington, DC: summer Geography Institute,
1986-93; Instructional Leadership Institute, 1989-95; Urban Geography Institute,
1993-96, Urban Leadership Institute 1997-98, and Alliande Leadership Academy, 1999.
Member, Maryland High School Assessment, Item Review committee, 1999
Advisory Board Member, Department of Geography and Planning, southwest Texas State University, for funded distance-learning grant, "Geography Through Distance Learning." 1998
University and Professional Service:
Member, Maryland High School Assessment, Item Review Committee, 1998-present
Director, Staff Development, Leadership Academy, National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, 1999
Chair, COE Curriculum Committee, 1998-present
Member, COE Promotions and Tenure Committee, 1997-1998
Member, COE Faculty Research Committee, 1995-1997
Professional Activities:
Director, Teacher Inservice Education, National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, 1986-present.
Teacher Education consultant to the National Consortium on Interprofessional Education and Practice, Columbus, OH, 1989-present.
Inservice Education Coordinator, Urban Geography Education Institute, National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, July 1995.
Staff Development Coordinator, Instructional Leadership Institute, National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, 1989-present.
Member, Baltimore County Public Schools Values Education Commission, 1994-1995.
Member, Maryland Higher Education Commission Task Force on Teacher Education, 1992-93.
Member, NCATE Precondition Audit Committee, 1989-1995.
Professional Associations:
National Council for Geography Education
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
American Educational Research Association