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Dr. John Pecore researches innovative ways to engage students in science.

They include using inquiry projects and cases to stimulate studentsā€™ interest in learning science. Pecore also has examined teachersā€™ facilitation of science inquiry pedagogy.

His work has been published in books, book chapters and refereed journal articles. Pecore co-edited a book, ā€œInterplay of Creativity and Giftedness in Scienceā€ and was section editor for the ā€œInternational Handbook of Progressive Education.ā€

His scholarly interest includes situating learning in contextualized experiences with an emphasis in project-based learning and instruction; he has written about progressive education, science self-efficacy, teaching practices, and science standards. Pecoreā€™s work has appeared in The Journal of Mathematics and Science, Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning, Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, International Journal of Progressive Education and The Science Teacher, among others.

Pecore has been awarded several science education-related grants, including one from the National Science Foundation. He provides teacher workshops, summer camps and community outreach both regionally and nationally.

Pecore, a former environmental scientist, taught science courses in middle and high school before he earned a Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning from Georgia State University. He has a M.Ed. in Science Education from Georgia State and a B.S. in Physics and Chemistry from Old Dominion University.