Professor Daniel R Meier
Daniel Meier is Professor of Elementary Education at San Francisco State University. He teaches in the M.A. program in Early Childhood education, the Multiple Subject Teaching Credential Program with an Early Childhood emphasis, and the Ed.D. program in Educational Leadership. He teaches courses in reading/language arts, multilingual development, narrative inquiry and memoir, educational research, and international education. Dr. Meier received his B.A. in English literature from Wesleyan University, Ed.M. in Reading and Language from Harvard University, and Ph.D. in Language and Literacy from the Graduate School of Education, University of California at Berkeley. He has written numerous articles and books on early childhood education, language and literacy education, international education, narrative inquiry, and reflective practice and teacher research. Dr. Meier works with local early childhood inquiry groups in the Bay Area as well as teaching preschool in the area of language and literacy development.
Dr Stephanie Sisk-Hilton
Stephanie Sisk-Hilton is a Professor in the Department of Elementary Education. Her teaching and research focus on the intersections of children’s science learning, cognition and development, and collaborative teacher learning. Her current research explores how young children come to understand and use challenging science concepts when they are engaged in pedagogically ambitious approaches to teaching and learning. She also investigates how teachers develop and share science teaching knowledge through collaborative professional development. Dr. Sisk-Hilton leads professional learning experiences for early childhood and elementary school teachers throughout the Bay Area with the goal of developing classroom environments where every child has rich opportunities to grow in their science knowledge and identity.
Dr. Sisk-Hilton currently coordinates the One-year Multiple Subject Teaching Credential Program as well as the MA in Elementary Education for recent credential graduates. Her departmental work focuses on building teaching and learning partnerships between the teacher education program and the elementary schools that mentor future teachers to work with diverse learners.
Dr. Sisk-Hilton received certification through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and has taught elementary and middle school in Prince George’s County, MD, Atlanta, GA, Brooklyn, NY, and Oakland, CA. She remains an active teacher of elementary school science as part of her research and professional learning.
