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Dr. John Williams teaches elementary and secondary STEM methods courses.
Science Methods, Instructional Technology in STEM Education
STEM Professional Development; Science Media Literacy; Emerging Technologies in STEM Education
- EDD, Curriculum & Instruction, University of South Dakota, 2022
- MA, Science Education, University of Iowa, 2011
- BA, Biology, St. Olaf College, 2009
- Minnesota Teaching License, Minnesota Department of Education
- South Dakota Teaching License, South Dakota Department of Education
- Standard Iowa Teaching License, Iowa Board of Educational Examiners
- Collaborative Research: Assessing current and future dust fluxes from the Northern Great Plains, U.S. with extreme climate variability and insights from the 1930s Dust Bowl drought , National Science Foundation, (2025 - 2028)
- Bolstering K-16 STEM Education and Community Engagement Across South Dakota – Building Capacity, Broadening Participation, Fostering Connections, and Strengthening the STEM Research Ecosystem, National Science Foundation, (2024 - Present)
- CTL Teaching and Learning Grant, Center for Teaching and Learning, (2023 - 2023)
- CTL Teaching and Learning Grant, Center for Teaching and Learning2022)
- Graduate Research and Creative Scholarship Grant, Graduate School2022)
Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.
- Williams, John. A Clear-eyed View: Do Preservice Teachers' Self-evaluations of teaching performance vary with video modality used during self-reflection activities?. In Proceedings of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2025, editors R. Jake Cohen, 1767-1772. Vol. 1 Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2025.
- Strouse, Gabrielle, Opoku, Akua, Mourlam, Daniel, Newland, Lisa, Chesnut, Steven, and Williams, John. Educators’ Enacted Beliefs About the Use of Print and Digital Media in Early and Middle Childhood Classrooms, 233. Vol. 3 Discover Education, 2024. (DOI: 10.1007/s44217-024-00329-x)
- Williams, John. Considering it from all Angles: Preservice Teachers’ Perception of 360-degree Video use in the context of Self-Reflections, 1324-1329. Vol. 2024, Iss. 1 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2024.
- Williams, John. Gaining a New Perspective: A Pilot Program to use 360-degree Video for Student Teacher Self-reflections, 1330-1335. Vol. 2024, Iss. 1 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2024.
- Williams, John, Mourlam, Daniel, and Chesnut, Steven. Becoming ambitious from afar: Understanding teacher beliefs about implementing ambitious science teaching practices through a remotely delivered professional development workshop. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 2023.
- Williams, John, Reins, Kevin, and Hoefert, Branden. Robots for Science: Analysis of Preservice Teacher Outcomes through a Robotics and Coding Integration Unit in a K-8 Science Methods Course, 2342-2348. Vol. 2023, Iss. 1 Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2023.
- Williams, John, and Mourlam, Daniel. Professional Development Gone Remote: Analysis of In-Service Teacher Beliefs about the Implementation of Ambitious Science Teaching Practices and Science Teaching Self-Efficacy through a Workshop Delivered on Zoom , 272-277. Vol. 2022, Iss. 1 Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2022.
- Excellence in Research Award, USD School of Education, 2025
- Friend of Science Award, South Dakota Science Teachers Association, 2023
- Graduate Excellence in Teaching Award, First Place Recipient, University of South Dakota, 2022
- Williams, John, A Clear-eyed View: Do Preservice Teachers’ Self-evaluations of teaching performance vary with video modality used during self-reflection. Presented at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, Orlando, FL. (March 20, 2025)
- Williams, John, Engineering Success: Designing and Implementing a Middle School Engineering-Focused Teaching Internship Program for K-8 Preservice Teachers. Presented at the North Central Association for Science Teacher Education Conference, Cedar Falls, IA. (September 28, 2024)
- Williams, John, Considering it from all Angles: Preservice Teachers’ Perception of 360-degree Video use in the context of Self-Reflections. Presented at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, Las Vegas, NV. (March 25, 2024)
- Williams, John, Gaining a New Perspective: A Pilot Program to use 360-degree Video for Student Teacher Self-reflections. Presented at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, Las Vegas, NV. (March 25, 2024)
- Williams, John, Reins, Kevin, and Hoefert, Branden, Robots for Science: Analysis of Preservice Teacher Outcomes through a Robotics and Coding Integration Unit in a K-8 Science Methods Course. Presented at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, New Orleans, LA. (March 2023)
- Williams, John, and Mourlam, Daniel, Professional Development Gone Remote: Analysis of In-Service Teacher Beliefs about the Implementation of Ambitious Science Teaching Practices and Science Teaching Self-Efficacy through a Workshop Delivered on Zoom. Presented at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, San Diego, CA. (April 11, 2022)