Faculty Profile

Brian Fortney

Title
Senior Lecturer
Department
Teach North Texas
College
College of Science

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, The University of Texas at Austin, 2009. 
Major: Science Education
Dissertation Title: The Impact of Japanese Lesson Study on Pre-Service Teacher Belief Structures About Teaching and Learning Science
MA, The University of Iowa, 1994. 
Major: Teaching
Degree Specialization: Science Education
BS, The University of Iowa, 1992. 
Major: Chemistry





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
EDCI 3500.001, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Spring 2024 Syllabus


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    EDCI 3500.001, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 3500.001, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 3500.001, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 3500.001, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 3500.002, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 3500.001, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 3500.002, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 3500.001, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    TNTX 1200.003, Secondary Teacher Education Preparation 2 : Inquiry Based Lesson Design, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    TNTX 4910.001, Special Problems, Spring 2021 Syllabus
                    

                    EDCI 3500.001, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 3500.002, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 3500.001, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    EDCI 3500.002, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    EDCI 3500.001, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 3500.002, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    TNTX 4910.001, Special Problems, Spring 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    EDCI 3500.002, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 4000.001, Classroom Interactions, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 3500.002, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 4000.001, Classroom Interactions, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 3500.002, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 3500.002, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    TNTX 1200.001, Secondary Teacher Education Preparation 2 : Inquiry Based Lesson Design, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EDCI 3500.002, Knowing and Learning in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    TNTX 1200.001, Secondary Teacher Education Preparation 2 : Inquiry Based Lesson Design, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Book Chapter
Atwood, E., Fortney, B. S., Mansfield, K. C., Welton, A. D., Lee, P. L. (2016). A Tale of Two Professors: Navigating Work Life Balance in a Dual Academic Career Household. Identity, Intersectionalities, Mentoring, and Work-Life (Im)Balance: Educators (Re)Negotiate the Personal, Professional, and Political. 10.  North Carolina: Information Age Publishing. 
Upadhyay, B., Fortney, B. S., Fleming, M., Casey, J. N., Upton, R. E. (2008). Strengthening retention of science knowledge in elementary students by incorporating students’ experiences in everyday inquiry oriented science instructions. Educational Curricula Development and Evaluation. 161-182.  New York: Nova Science Publishers. 
Conference Proceeding
Fortney, B. S. (2015). Physical Sciences: Connections within and between Communities.. Proceedings of the Science Education at the Crossroads Conference. 
Fortney, B. S., Settlage, J., Johnston, A.  (2014). Re-contextualizing Self: Educational Researcher, Teacher Educator, Assistant Professor. 28-29. Proceedings of the Science Education at the Crossroads Conference. www.sciedxroads.org/proceedings2014.html
Fortney, B. S., Setledge, J., Johson, A. H. (2011). Expanding Beliefs about Diversity Through Experience. Crossroads. 56. www.sciedxroads.org/proceedings2011.html
Fortney, B. S., Setledge, J., Johson, A. H. (2011). Expanding Beliefs about Diversity Through Experience. Proceedings of the Science Education at the Crossroads Conference. 38-39. URL here
Journal Article
Fortney, B. S., Morrison, D., Rodriguez, A. J., Upadhyay, B. R. (2019). Equity in science teacher education: toward an expanded definition. Cultural Studies of Science Education. Equity in Science Teacher Education: Toward an Expanded Definition. 14(2), 259-263.  Springer Netherlands: Cultural Studies of Science Education/Springer. 
Fortney, B. S., Atwood, E. D. (2019). Teaching with Understanding while Teaching For Understanding. Cultural Studies of Science Education. 14(2), 465-484.  Arlington, VA: Cultural Studies of Science Education/Springer. 
Fortney, B. S. (2014). Are instructors of online science methods courses liable for nonfeasance?. Teachers College Record. www.tcrecord.org ID Number: 17577
Albrecht, N., Fortney, B. S., Mueller, M. P., Milne, C., Tobin, K.  (2011). Thinking identity differently: Dynamics of identity in self and institutional boundary. Cultural Studies of Science Education. 6(1), 181-186.  Springer:. 
Luft, J., Fletcher, S., Fortney, B. S. (2005). Early recruitment of science teachers: Promising or problematic strategy. Other. 14(1), 41-48. 
Fortney, B. S., Mutel, R.  (1994). Determining the ephemerides of short period eclipsing binaries: V566 Ophiuchi. Other. (56), 6-13. http://cdsads.u-strasbg.fr/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1994IAPPP..56....6F&data_type=PDF_HIGH&whole_paper=YES&type=PRINTER&filetype=.pdf
Ph.D. Thesis
Fortney, B. S. (2009). The Impact of Japanese Lesson Study on Preservice Teacher Belief Structures about Teaching and Learning Science. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
Awarded Grants



  
  
  	  
          
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Grant - Teaching   
Petros, A. (Principal), Naresh, N. (Co-Principal), Fortney, B. S. (Co-Principal), Neogi, P. (Co-Principal), Kinyanjui, S. (Co-Principal), "Faculty-Initiated Redesign of STEM Teaching for all Students (FIRSTS) - Team Mentoring Grant," Sponsored by University of North Texas, Local, $5000 Funded. (August 15, 2021 – May 2022).
Fortney, B. S., Thompson, R., Terry, N., "(Resubmit) TNT AR SimLab Team Mentoring Grant: Developing Advanced Techniques in Teaching with Augmented Reality," Sponsored by The University of North Texas/Faculty Development, University of North Texas, $3000 Funded. (August 10, 2021 – May 1, 2022).
Fortney, B. S., Thompson, R., Terry, N., "TNT AR SimLab Team Mentoring Grant: Developing Advanced Techniques in Teaching with Augmented Reality," Sponsored by The University of North Texas/Faculty Development, University of North Texas, $3000 Funded. (December 18, 2020 – May 1, 2021).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    
			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
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			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
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