Wayne Breslyn

Dr. Wayne Breslyn is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Maryland's Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership (EPL), specializing in climate change education, science teacher education, and computational thinking. He contributes to the NSF-funded MADE-CLEAR program, managing ClimateEdResearch.org, a key resource for climate change education research. His work focuses on learning progressions, teacher professional development, and integrating climate science into K-12 curricula.

Education: Ph.D. in Science Education from the University of Maryland (2009).

Research Interests: Climate Change Education, Technology in Education, Inquiry-Based Teaching, and Disciplinary Differences in Science Instruction. He explores how students conceptualize climate change, develops learning progressions for climate literacy, and investigates the role of computational thinking in science education.

Recent Publications Highlight Trends: His work emphasizes empirical learning progressions for climate concepts, sociocultural dimensions of student understanding, and teacher professional development strategies aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). He addresses pandemic impacts on science education through digital tools like YouTube and investigates equity in climate literacy.

Grants & Projects: Principal contributor to the NSF Climate Change Education Partnership (CCEP) grant supporting MADE-CLEAR. His projects often collaborate with educators to bridge research and classroom practice.

Labs/Teams: Active in the MADE-CLEAR program team, focusing on climate literacy dissemination and teacher training initiatives.