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Lee’s first two decades of research, starting in the early 1990s, established her as a leader in science education and equity. With funding from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education, her research grew to large-scale intervention research to promote science learning for English learners across the four largest school districts in Florida.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=Okhee|last2=Krajcik|first2=Joseph|date=2012|title=Large-scale interventions in science education for diverse student groups in varied educational settings|journal=Journal of Research in Science Teaching|language=en|volume=49|issue=3|pages=271–280|bibcode=2012JRScT..49..271L|doi=10.1002/tea.21009|issn=1098-2736|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=Okhee|last2=Maerten‐Rivera|first2=Jaime|last3=Penfield|first3=Randall D.|last4=LeRoy|first4=Kathryn|last5=Secada|first5=Walter G.|date=2008|title=Science achievement of english language learners in urban elementary schools: Results of a first-year professional development intervention|journal=Journal of Research in Science Teaching|language=en|volume=45|issue=1|pages=31–52|doi=10.1002/tea.20209|bibcode=2008JRScT..45...31L|issn=1098-2736|doi-access=free}}</ref>
Lee’s first two decades of research, starting in the early 1990s, established her as a leader in science education and equity. With funding from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education, her research grew to large-scale intervention research to promote science learning for English learners across the four largest school districts in Florida.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=Okhee|last2=Krajcik|first2=Joseph|date=2012|title=Large-scale interventions in science education for diverse student groups in varied educational settings|journal=Journal of Research in Science Teaching|language=en|volume=49|issue=3|pages=271–280|bibcode=2012JRScT..49..271L|doi=10.1002/tea.21009|issn=1098-2736|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=Okhee|last2=Maerten‐Rivera|first2=Jaime|last3=Penfield|first3=Randall D.|last4=LeRoy|first4=Kathryn|last5=Secada|first5=Walter G.|date=2008|title=Science achievement of english language learners in urban elementary schools: Results of a first-year professional development intervention|journal=Journal of Research in Science Teaching|language=en|volume=45|issue=1|pages=31–52|doi=10.1002/tea.20209|bibcode=2008JRScT..45...31L|issn=1098-2736|doi-access=free}}</ref>


Lee was named to the [[Next Generation Science Standards]] (NGSS) writing team and was leader of the NGSS Diversity and Equity Team from 2011 to 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NGSS Writing Team Member: Okhee Lee {{!}} Next Generation Science Standards|url=https://www.nextgenscience.org/ngss-writing-team-member-okhee-lee|access-date=2020-07-09|website=www.nextgenscience.org}}</ref> At the same time, she was a member of the steering committee for the Understanding Language Initiative at [[Stanford University]]. With [[Helen Quinn]] and Guadalupe Valdés, Lee produced a study on science and language for English language learners in relation to NGSS.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Language Demands and Opportunities in Relation to Next Generation Science Standards for ELLs {{!}} Understanding Language|url=https://ell.stanford.edu/publication/language-demands-and-opportunities-relation-next-generation-science-standards-ells|website=ell.stanford.edu|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref> The AERA invited Lee to discuss the significance of her 2013 study, “Science and Language for English Language Learners in Relation to Next Generation Science Standards and with Implications for Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics,” co-authored with Quinn and Valdés, in a published [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch05eSKObUM video].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=Okhee|last2=Quinn|first2=Helen|last3=Valdés|first3=Guadalupe|date=2013-05-01|title=Science and Language for English Language Learners in Relation to Next Generation Science Standards and with Implications for Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics|journal=Educational Researcher|language=en|volume=42|issue=4|pages=223–233|doi=10.3102/0013189X13480524|issn=0013-189X|s2cid=121883634}}</ref>
Lee was named to the [[Next Generation Science Standards]] (NGSS) writing team and was leader of the NGSS Diversity and Equity Team from 2011 to 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NGSS Writing Team Member: Okhee Lee {{!}} Next Generation Science Standards|url=https://www.nextgenscience.org/ngss-writing-team-member-okhee-lee|access-date=2020-07-09|website=www.nextgenscience.org}}</ref> At the same time, she was a member of the steering committee for the Understanding Language Initiative at [[Stanford University]]. With [[Helen Quinn]] and Guadalupe Valdés, Lee produced a study on science and language for English language learners in relation to NGSS.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Language Demands and Opportunities in Relation to Next Generation Science Standards for ELLs {{!}} Understanding Language|url=https://ell.stanford.edu/publication/language-demands-and-opportunities-relation-next-generation-science-standards-ells|website=ell.stanford.edu|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref> The AERA invited Lee to discuss the significance of her 2013 study, “Science and Language for English Language Learners in Relation to Next Generation Science Standards and with Implications for Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics,” co-authored with Quinn and Valdés, in a published [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch05eSKObUM video].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=Okhee|last2=Quinn|first2=Helen|last3=Valdés|first3=Guadalupe|date=2013-05-01|title=Science and Language for English Language Learners in Relation to Next Generation Science Standards and with Implications for Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics|journal=Educational Researcher|language=en|volume=42|issue=4|pages=223–233|doi=10.3102/0013189X13480524|issn=0013-189X|s2cid=121883634}}</ref> The New York State Education Department collaborated with Lee, whose work contributed to the NYS P-12 Science Learning Standards adopted in December 2016. Lee and her research team created the “Science Initiative,” a series of webinars and briefs released in 2021 that serve as instructional resources for teachers to promote implementation of the standards and equitable opportunities for English language learners and other multilingual learners.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Integrating Science and language for All Students with a Focus on English Language Learners|url=http://www.nysed.gov/bilingual-ed/news/integrating-science-and-language-all-students-focus-english-language-learners|access-date=2021-09-08|website=New York State Education Department|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Integrating Science and language for All Students|url=http://www.nysed.gov/bilingual-ed/integrating-science-and-language-all-students-focus-english-language-learners|access-date=2021-09-08|website=New York State Education Department|language=en}}</ref>


== Selected publications ==
== Selected publications ==

Revision as of 19:38, 8 September 2021

Okhee Lee
Okhee Lee, PhD, in 2019
Born
Daegu, South Korea
CitizenshipUSA
OccupationEducation scholar
Known forEquity in STEM education for K-12 students, including English learners
SpouseMichael B. Salwen (d. 2007)
WebsiteOkheeLee.com

Okhee Lee (born 1959) is an American education scholar and professor of childhood education.[1]

Career

Okhee Lee is a professor of childhood education at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Lee is involved in establishing equity in the education of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) and computational thinking for all K-12 students, including students learning English as an additional language, referred to as English learners by the U.S. Department of Education. She is an author of five books and more than 100 refereed journal articles on educational research, policy and practice.[2]

Lee is ranked since 2015 as one of the most influential educational academics in the U.S. by Ed-Scholar Public Influence Rankings published by Education Week.[3]

Lee, who holds a Ph.D. from Michigan State University, began her career at the University of Miami in Miami, Florida, where she rose to professor in the school of education. Lee endowed student scholarships in memory of her late husband at Michigan State University, University of Miami, and the Korean-American Educational Research Association.[4][5][6]

In 2011, Lee went to New York University, where she is a professor and the principal investigator of the NYU SAIL Research Lab.[7] With funding from the National Science Foundation, the SAIL team develops elementary school curriculum materials and teacher professional development resources that support science learning, language learning, and computational thinking for all students, including English learners.[8]

Research

Lee’s recent publications call for collaboration among educators, scholars, and policymakers to ensure that English language proficiency standards are used in a conceptually sound and practically feasible manner. The AERA invited Lee to discuss the significance of her 2019 study, “Aligning English Language Proficiency Standards with Content Standards: Shared Opportunity and Responsibility Across English Learner Education and Content Areas,” in a published video.[9][10][11]

At present her research:

  1. addresses diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM, including computational thinking, that is grounded in contemporary theoretical perspectives;
  2. integrates multiple education disciplines on behalf of all students, especially English learners; and
  3. connects to educational policy and practice at the national level.

Lee’s first two decades of research, starting in the early 1990s, established her as a leader in science education and equity. With funding from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education, her research grew to large-scale intervention research to promote science learning for English learners across the four largest school districts in Florida.[12][13]

Lee was named to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) writing team and was leader of the NGSS Diversity and Equity Team from 2011 to 2013.[14] At the same time, she was a member of the steering committee for the Understanding Language Initiative at Stanford University. With Helen Quinn and Guadalupe Valdés, Lee produced a study on science and language for English language learners in relation to NGSS.[15] The AERA invited Lee to discuss the significance of her 2013 study, “Science and Language for English Language Learners in Relation to Next Generation Science Standards and with Implications for Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics,” co-authored with Quinn and Valdés, in a published video.[16] The New York State Education Department collaborated with Lee, whose work contributed to the NYS P-12 Science Learning Standards adopted in December 2016. Lee and her research team created the “Science Initiative,” a series of webinars and briefs released in 2021 that serve as instructional resources for teachers to promote implementation of the standards and equitable opportunities for English language learners and other multilingual learners.[17][18]

Selected publications

  • Lee, O., & Stephens, A. (2020). English learners in STEM subjects: Contemporary views on STEM subjects and language with English learners. Educational Researcher, 49(6), 426-432.
  • Lee, O. (2019). Aligning English language proficiency standards with content standards: Shared opportunity and responsibility across English learner education and content areas. Educational Researcher, 48(8), 534-542.
  • Lee, O. (2018). English language proficiency standards aligned with content standards. Educational Researcher, 47(5), 317-327.
  • Lee, O. (2017). Common Core State Standards for ELA/literacy and Next Generation Science Standards: Convergences and discrepancies using argument as an example. Educational Researcher, 46(2), 90-102.
  • Lee, O., Quinn, H., & Valdés, G. (2013). Science and language for English language learners in relation to Next Generation Science Standards and with implications for Common Core State Standards for English language arts and mathematics. Educational Researcher, 42(4), 223-233.
  • Fradd, S. H., & Lee, O. (1999). Teachers’ roles in promoting science inquiry with students from diverse language backgrounds. Educational Researcher, 28(6), 14-20, 42.
  • Lee, O., & Fradd, S. H. (1998). Science for all, including students from non-English language backgrounds. Educational Researcher, 27(4), 12-21.

Honors

  • Exemplary Contributions to Practice-Engaged Research Award, American Educational Research Association, 2021[19]
  • Distinguished Service to Science Education Award, National Science Teaching Association, 2020[20]
  • Inaugural Distinguished Researcher Award, Korean-American Educational Researchers Association, 2019[21]
  • Division K Innovations in Research on Equity and Social Justice in Teacher Education Award, American Educational Research Association, 2019[22]
  • Distinguished Career Contribution Award from the Committee for Scholars of Color in Education, American Educational Research Association, 2003[23]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Congress, The Library of. "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  2. ^ "Okhee Lee". NYU Steinhardt. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  3. ^ Hess, Rick. "The 2020 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings". Education Week - Rick Hess Straight Up. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  4. ^ "Call for Applications: KAERA Michael B. Salwen Scholars Program (Deadline: Dec. 31, 2015)". 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  5. ^ "Okhee Lee-Salwen Learns t". Giving to Michigan State University. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  6. ^ "Momentum2: Okhee Lee-Salwen". www.momentum2.miami.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  7. ^ "People". NYU SAIL RESEARCH LAB. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  8. ^ "Projects". NYU SAIL RESEARCH LAB. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  9. ^ Lee, Okhee (2019-10-03). "Aligning English Language Proficiency Standards With Content Standards: Shared Opportunity and Responsibility Across English Learner Education and Content Areas". Educational Researcher. 48 (8): 534–542. doi:10.3102/0013189X19872497. S2CID 210564829.
  10. ^ Mitchell, Corey. "For English-Learners to Excel, More Collaboration Needed, Researcher Argues". Education Week - Learning the Language. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  11. ^ News, The PIE. "US: English learners studying STEM being "let down" says NYU professor". thepienews.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ Lee, Okhee; Krajcik, Joseph (2012). "Large-scale interventions in science education for diverse student groups in varied educational settings". Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 49 (3): 271–280. Bibcode:2012JRScT..49..271L. doi:10.1002/tea.21009. ISSN 1098-2736.
  13. ^ Lee, Okhee; Maerten‐Rivera, Jaime; Penfield, Randall D.; LeRoy, Kathryn; Secada, Walter G. (2008). "Science achievement of english language learners in urban elementary schools: Results of a first-year professional development intervention". Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 45 (1): 31–52. Bibcode:2008JRScT..45...31L. doi:10.1002/tea.20209. ISSN 1098-2736.
  14. ^ "NGSS Writing Team Member: Okhee Lee | Next Generation Science Standards". www.nextgenscience.org. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  15. ^ "Language Demands and Opportunities in Relation to Next Generation Science Standards for ELLs | Understanding Language". ell.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  16. ^ Lee, Okhee; Quinn, Helen; Valdés, Guadalupe (2013-05-01). "Science and Language for English Language Learners in Relation to Next Generation Science Standards and with Implications for Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics". Educational Researcher. 42 (4): 223–233. doi:10.3102/0013189X13480524. ISSN 0013-189X. S2CID 121883634.
  17. ^ "Integrating Science and language for All Students with a Focus on English Language Learners". New York State Education Department. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  18. ^ "Integrating Science and language for All Students". New York State Education Department. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  19. ^ "AERA Announces 2021 Award Winners in Education Research". www.aera.net. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  20. ^ "National Science Teachers Association Announces Recipients of its 2020 Teacher Awards Program". www.businesswire.com. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  21. ^ "NYU Professor Okhee Lee Named Distinguished Researcher". NYU Steinhardt. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  22. ^ "Division Awards". www.aera.net. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  23. ^ "Committee on Scholars of Color in Education Awards". www.aera.net. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
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