April Luehmann
joined the Warner School community in 2002 as a science educator,
teaching in the science teacher preparation and doctoral programs.
She completed graduate degrees in science education and industrial
and operations engineering, and previously taught mathematics
and science to secondary school students in Illinois, Michigan,
and Indiana. She also instructed science and math teachers in
the Chicago Public Schools in a special professional development
initiative at the Illinois Institute of Technology, and served
on the Board of Trustees for Girls, Inc., a national nonprofit
youth organization dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong,
smart, and bold.
Luehmann focuses her research on the design and use of new media literacies, out-of-school learning contexts and experiences, and innovative teacher development programs to explicitly address issues of equity and social justice through the transformation of participation structures for and between secondary science teachers and all science students, especially those in traditionally disadvantaged schools.
Since coming to Rochester in 2002, she also has designed and worked with graduate students to teach science summer camps and school-year programs to develop or capitalize on girls’ interest in science.
Luehmann’s scholarly work and teaching have received recognition. Most recently, she was presented with the University of Rochester’s 2008 G. Graydon ‘58 and Jane W. Curtis Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Nontenured Member of the Faculty.
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