Dr. Katarzyna (Kasia) Pomian Bogdanov

Hi, I'm Kasia! I am currently an Assistant Professor at Florida State University.  My research examines teacher learning across contexts, with a focus on how high school science teachers navigate pedagogical shifts, dilemmas, and adaptations through curriculum co-design and enactment.  I introduced the Curricular Values Framework (CVF), a conceptual tool for surfacing and analyzing the pedagogical values teachers bring to curriculum development. My work investigates how participation in co-design supports teachers in navigating complex and competing considerations – disciplinary goals, pedagogical commitments, contextual constraints, and student needs. I am also interested in how students and educators use silliness in the classroom to create better learning environments. 

I recently completed my Ph.D. in the Learning Sciences at Northwestern University where I worked with Bruce Sherin and Brian Reiser.  I also hold an M.Ed. in Secondary Education and an M.S. in Physics from DePaul University, and dual B.A. and B.S. degrees in Spanish Language and Literature, and Physics, respectively, from Loyola University Chicago.

I am an educator at heart! I have been teaching qualitative methods courses, foundational learning science courses, and a range of physics courses as an adjunct professor.  I have been a high school physics teacher and I have taught high school physics teachers to teach AP Physics labs and use OpenSciEd curricular materials. 

I have designed many curricula including undergraduate studio-style physics courses, storyline driven curricula for high school and middle school, and co-designed graduate level methods courses.

My previous research was studying stringed instruments and how they can be used in the classroom to teach students about waves in more engaging ways. I have also worked at Argonne National Laboratory as part of the Dark Energy Survey working toward discovering more about dark energy. 

Overall I am very passionate about making education more engaging and authentic for both students and teachers.

I am also a mom to two very curious young children. One of the fur project we did was saving local butterflies!

On this site you can learn more about my education, my research, my publications and presentations, and my teaching experience and materials I have designed. 

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