Vanessa Rosa, Ph.D.
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"Curiosity asks how. Vision asks why. Passion asks why not." - Vanessa Rosa, Ph.D.
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Dr. Rosa works with a diverse group of scientists, learning, collaborating online, publishing papers, and changing science education.
CURIOUS lessons are designed with a framework that connects inquiry to student cognition, inspiring curiosity and motivation to learn.
Dr. Rosa supports data-driven reforms in college science education. Unlike typical evidence-based practices, she advocates for educators to evaluate their impact on students in unique contexts.
For 16 years, I fully participated in the academy as a student, teacher, professor, researcher, and administrator of STEM education.
I kept tracing each systemic issue in our education back to one unifying problem:
Our system teaches us how to work, not how to learn.