Brent Gilles, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Program Coordination, Associate Professor
678-839-6138
bgilles@westga.ed u
Education Annex - Room 126
Office Hours
Tuesdays 10am - 1pm
Dr. Gilles is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Program Coordination in the Department of Early Childhood through Secondary Education. He primarily teaches science education courses and works with graduate students transitioning into teaching through the MAT program and undergraduate elementary education majors. His research interests include scientific argumentation and examining how preservice teachers use discourse while constructing arguments. He is also interested in researching scientific practices and how they contribute to students using observations to construct scientific explanations or arguments. His current project focuses on using scientific argumentation to help preservice teachers develop the skills necessary to design globalization lessons within their classrooms that focus on climate change issues. He also has a passion for working with inservice teachers as demonstrated through his previous work. This work included partnerships with Central High School to assist teachers in developing curriculum to improve student literacy in math and science, and Carrollton City Schools to design environmental education curriculum that centers on stream science for grades k-12. Both partnerships focused on developing teachers knowledge of designing lessons using the engineering and scientific practices.
- B.S., Meteorology, Valaparaiso University, 2007
- M.Ed., Education, Valparaiso University, 2010
- Ph.D., Curriculum & Instruction (Science Education), Indiana University, 2017
- CURR-6575 (Curriculum Trends and Issues)
- ECED-4262 (Tch Content/Process:Science Ed)
- ECED-8200 (Oral Comp Exam Elemtry Ed.S.)
- ECSE-7560 (Contemp Issues in Education)
- ECSE-7566 (Adv Instr Strat for 21st Cent)
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation)
- SEED-4238L (Inst Strat for Sec Eng Edu Lab)
- SEED-4243L (Inst Strat for Sec Soc St Lab)
- SEED-4286 (Teaching Internship)
- SEED-4289 (Teaching Internship Seminar)
- SEED-6111 (Intro to the Sec. Sch. Field E)
- SEED-6200 (Comp Exam for MAT)
- SEED-6260 (Inst. Strat. in Sec. School La)
- SEED-6263 (Instr Strat for Sci Ed. in Sec)
- SEED-6285 (Tech in Math & Science Class)
- SEED-7252 (Environmental Ed for Teachers)
- SEED-7266 (Adv. Inst. Strat for 21st Cent)
- SEED-7288 (Teaching Internship)
- SEED-7289 (Teaching Internship Seminar)
- SEED-7291 (Classrm Instruct & Management)
- SEED-7291L (Classrm Instruct & Manage Lab)
- SEED-8200 (Culminating Project SEED EdS)
- SEED-8202 (Clminating Experience SEED EdS)
- UTCH-2001 (Inquiry Approaches to Teaching)
- UTCH-2002 (Inquiry Based Lesson Design)
- UTCH-3001 (Knowing & Lrn Math & Sci Educ)
- UTCH-3002 (Classroom Interactions)
- UTCH-3003 (Project Based Instruction)
Fall 2023 Sections
- SEED-4238L (Inst Strat for Sec Eng Edu Lab) Section: 91 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-4243L (Inst Strat for Sec Soc St Lab) Section: 91 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-4286 (Teaching Internship) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-6200 (Comp Exam for MAT) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-6260 (Inst. Strat. in Sec. School La) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-6263 (Instr Strat for Sci Ed. in Sec) Section: 01D external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-6285 (Tech in Math & Science Class) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-7288 (Teaching Internship) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-7289 (Teaching Internship Seminar) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-7291L (Classrm Instruct & Manage Lab) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECED-8200 (Oral Comp Exam Elemtry Ed.S.) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2023 Sections
- SEED-6111 (Intro to the Sec. Sch. Field E) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-6200 (Comp Exam for MAT) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-7252 (Environmental Ed for Teachers) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECED-8200 (Oral Comp Exam Elemtry Ed.S.) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2023 Sections
- SEED-6200 (Comp Exam for MAT) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CURR-6575 (Curriculum Trends and Issues) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-7289 (Teaching Internship Seminar) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECED-8200 (Oral Comp Exam Elemtry Ed.S.) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-8200 (Culminating Project SEED EdS) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-8202 (Clminating Experience SEED EdS) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2022 Sections
- SEED-6263 (Instr Strat for Sci Ed. in Sec) Section: 91D external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-6285 (Tech in Math & Science Class) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CURR-6575 (Curriculum Trends and Issues) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-7291L (Classrm Instruct & Manage Lab) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-8200 (Culminating Project SEED EdS) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-8202 (Clminating Experience SEED EdS) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E07 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2022 Sections
- CURR-6575 (Curriculum Trends and Issues) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-7252 (Environmental Ed for Teachers) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E05 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2022 Sections
- UTCH-2002 (Inquiry Based Lesson Design) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- UTCH-3003 (Project Based Instruction) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-6260 (Inst. Strat. in Sec. School La) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-6263 (Instr Strat for Sci Ed. in Sec) Section: 01D external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CURR-6575 (Curriculum Trends and Issues) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-7288 (Teaching Internship) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-8200 (Culminating Project SEED EdS) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-8202 (Clminating Experience SEED EdS) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E06 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2021 Sections
- UTCH-2001 (Inquiry Approaches to Teaching) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-6111 (Intro to the Sec. Sch. Field E) Section: N02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-6285 (Tech in Math & Science Class) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- CURR-6575 (Curriculum Trends and Issues) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-7291 (Classrm Instruct & Management) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-7291L (Classrm Instruct & Manage Lab) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-8200 (Culminating Project SEED EdS) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-8202 (Clminating Experience SEED EdS) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2021 Sections
- SEED-7252 (Environmental Ed for Teachers) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-7266 (Adv. Inst. Strat for 21st Cent) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2021 Sections
- ECED-4262 (Tch Content/Process:Science Ed) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ECED-4262 (Tch Content/Process:Science Ed) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-6260 (Inst. Strat. in Sec. School La) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-6263 (Instr Strat for Sci Ed. in Sec) Section: 01D external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-8200 (Culminating Project SEED EdS) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-8202 (CulminatingExperienceSEED EdS) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E07 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2020 Sections
- UTCH-3003 (Project Based Instruction) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-6263 (Instr Strat for Sci Ed. in Sec) Section: 01D external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-7291 (Classrm Instruct & Management) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-7291L (Classrm Instruct & Manage Lab) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-8200 (Culminating Project SEED EdS) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SEED-8202 (Clminating Experience SEED EdS) Section: N01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E08 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2020 Sections
- SEED-7252 (Environmental Ed for Teachers) Section: E01
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E07
Spring 2020 Sections
- UTCH-3002 (Classroom Interactions) Section: 02
- ECED-4262 (Tch Content/Process:Science Ed) Section: 01
- SEED-7289 (Teaching Internship Seminar) Section: N01
- SEED-7291 (Classrm Instruct & Management) Section: N01
- SEED-8202 (Clminating Experience SEED EdS) Section: N01
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E07
Fall 2019 Sections
- UTCH-3001 (Knowing & Lrn Math & Sci Educ) Section: 01
- UTCH-3003 (Project Based Instruction) Section: 01
- SEED-6260 (Inst. Strat. in Sec. School La) Section: N01
- SEED-6263 (Instr Strat for Sci Ed. in Sec) Section: 01D
- SEED-8200 (Culminating Project SEED EdS) Section: N01
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E08
Summer 2019 Sections
- SEED-7252 (Environmental Ed for Teachers) Section: E01
- ECSE-7560 (Contemp Issues in Education) Section: E01
- ECSE-7566 (Adv Instr Strat for 21st Cent) Section: E01
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E08
Spring 2019 Sections
- UTCH-3003 (Project Based Instruction) Section: 01
- SEED-7289 (Teaching Internship Seminar) Section: N01
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E08
Fall 2018 Sections
- UTCH-3002 (Classroom Interactions) Section: 01
- UTCH-3003 (Project Based Instruction) Section: 01
- SEED-6260 (Inst. Strat. in Sec. School La) Section: N01
- SEED-6263 (Instr Strat for Sci Ed. in Sec) Section: 01D
- EDSI-9998 (Research for Doc Dissertation) Section: E09
Summer 2018 Sections
- SEED-7252 (Environmental Ed for Teachers) Section: E01
- ECSE-7566 (Adv Instr Strat for 21st Cent) Section: E01
Spring 2018 Sections
- SEED-4289 (Teaching Internship Seminar) Section: 01
- SEED-7288 (Teaching Internship) Section: E01
- SEED-7289 (Teaching Internship Seminar) Section: N01
Fall 2017 Sections
- UTCH-3003 (Project Based Instruction) Section: 01
- SEED-4238L (Inst Strat for Sec Eng Edu Lab) Section: 01
- SEED-4243L (Inst Strat for Sec Soc St Lab) Section: 01
- SEED-6260 (Inst. Strat. in Sec. School La) Section: N01
- SEED-6263 (Instr Strat for Sci Ed. in Sec) Section: 01D
Gilles, B., & Britton, S.A. (2020). Moving Online: Creating a Relevant Learning Experience for Students in the Time of Covid-19. The Electronic Journal for Research in Science & Mathematics Education, 24(3), 19-28.
Gilles, B., & Buck, G. (2020). Preservice Teachers’ use of Discourse to Shape the Construction of Scientific Arguments. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 31(3), 291-310.
Gilles, B., Gault, R., Britton, S. (2019). Education outside the classroom: Engaging teachers in their own environment through professional development. GATEways to Teacher Education, 30(9), 1-9.
Gilles, B., & Buck, G. (2019). Considering pedagogical practices in higher education: How science methods instructors influence scientific argumentation construction. International Journal of Research in Education and Science (IJRES), 5(2), 744-757.
Gilles, B., Hawig, T., Sutton, A., & Britton, S. (2019). STEMing the flow for all. Connected Science Learning (10). http://csl.nsta.org/2019/04/steming-the-flow-for-all/
Gilles, B., & Buck, G. (2016). Exploring our theoretical and practical understandings of enthusiasm in science teaching: A self-study of elementary teacher preparation. In G. Buck & V. Akerson (Eds). Allowing our Professional Knowledge of Pre-Service Scien
Buck, G., Akerson, V.L., & Gilles, B. (2016). Garnering the experiences and understandings emerging from self-studies in science teacher education. In G. Buck & V. Akerson (Eds). Allowing our Professional Knowledge of Pre-Service Science Teacher Education