Dr. Allison Antink Meyer

Associate Director - Teaching and Learning Undergraduate Programs

Teaching and Learning

Office

DEG Degarmo Hall

aameyer@ilstu.eduemail

About
Education
Research

Current Courses

599.006Dissertation Research

500.003Independent Study

398.094Professional Practice: School/Community Involvement

398.095Professional Practice: School/Community Involvement

401.091Advanced Chemistry Demonstrations: Thermochemical Energy In The Chemistry Curriculum

599.004Dissertation Research

287.002Independent Study

287.003Independent Study

398.001Professional Practice: School/Community Involvement

533.001Scholarship in the Academy

Teaching Interests & Areas

K-12 Science Education
Secondary Education
K-12 Engineering Education

Research Interests & Areas

Nature of Engineering, Nature of Science, Scientific Creativity

PhD Science Education

Illinois Institute of Technology

MA Secondary Science Education

DePaul University

BS Chemistry

DePaul University

Conference Proceeding

Aldeman, M.R., Williams, J., Antink-Meyer, A., Jo, J.H., Zamudio, M.L. (2023). An After-school STEM Program with a Novel Equitable and Inclusive Structure. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2023 Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 25-28, 2023.

Antink-Meyer, A., Aldeman, M.R., Jo, J.H., Williams, J., Zamudio, M.L. (2023). Stakeholder Views in Building a Sustainable Engineering Learning Ecosystem: Afterschool Green Energy, Robotics, and Automation. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2023 Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 25-28, 2023.

Antink-Meyer, A., \& Brown, R.A.. Development of the Views about Nature of Engineering Knowledge Questionnaire. ASEE PEER (2020)

Journal Article

Meyer, A., & Arias, A. Teachers’ incorporation of epistemic practices in K-8 engineering and their views about the nature of engineering knowledge. Science \& Education 31.2 (2022): 357--382.

Antink-Meyer, A. & Aldeman, M. (2021) Middle grades teachers’ content knowledge for renewable energy instruction design. Research in Science & Technological Education, 39:4, 421-440. https://doi.org/10.1080/02635143.2020.1767048

Meyer, A., & Parker, M. The influence of a pre-methods course on preservice elementary teachers’ self-perceptions and abilities for engineering instruction. Journal of Science Teacher Education 32.6 (2021): 705-25.

Antink-Meyer, A., & Aldeman, M. Middle grades teachers’ content knowledge for renewable energy instruction design. Research in Science \& Technological Education (2020): 1--20.

Antink-Meyer, A., & Arias, A. Teaching K-8 Teachers About Integrating Science and Engineering: An Engineering Learning Cycle Model and Acoustics Example.. Journal of College Science Teaching 49.5 (2020)

Material Regarding New Courses/Curricula

*Hershey, G.G., *Anderson, G.L., *Svedman, S., *Miller, G., *Lakin, S.L., Williams, J., Jo, J.H., Antink-Meyer, A., Aldeman, M.R. (2023). Creating a Foundational STEM + Sustainability Curriculum for High Schools in Chicago (Resource Exchange). American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2023 Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 25-28, 2023.

Technical Report

Wagh, A., Meyer, A., Maloney, M., & Thomson, G. Investigations in ceramicrete stabilization of hanford tank wastes. Argonne National Lab., IL; Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, Golden~… (2003)

Presentations

Antink-Meyer, A., Ruhe Marsh, L., Durako, S., Harms, S., & Offutt, N. (2024, June). State early childhood content test: Challenges and preparation. Presentation at the NAEYC Professional Learning Institute in New Orleans, LA.

Aldeman, M.R. (presenter), Williams, J., Antink-Meyer, A., Jo, J.H., Zamudio, M.L. (2023). An After-school STEM Program with a Novel Equitable and Inclusive Structure (poster presentation). American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2023 Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 25-28, 2023.

Aldeman, M., Meyer, A.A., Jo, J., Williams, J., Zamudio, M. (2022). SUPERCHARGE: STEM-based University Pathway Encouraging Relationships with Chicago High schools in Automation, Robotics and Green Energy. NSF ITEST Annual PI Meeting, Nov. 1-3, 2022.

Design and Implementation of AI Learning Cycles for AI Education in K-12. AAAI 2019 FALL SYMPOSIUM SERIES. the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. (2019)

Grants & Contracts

SUPERCHARGE: STEM-based University Pathway Encouraging Relationships with Chicago High schools in Automation, Robotics and Green Energy. National Science Foundation (NSF). Federal. (2022)