Michael J. Padilla -
Director of the Eugene T. Moore School of Education, Associate Dean of Educational Collaborations
Michael J. Padilla became Director of the Eugene T. Moore School of Education and Associate Dean of Educational Collaborations in June 2007. He is former Director for Educator Partnerships at the College of Education and former Associate Dean and Chair of the Department of Science Education at the University of Georgia.
Dr. Padilla has taught science in middle and secondary schools and has served as one of the writers of the 1996 U.S. National Science Education Standards. He’s served as principal investigator on three NSF and numerous US Department of Education grants for a total of over $32 million in funding. In recent years he has focused on the issue of English Language Learners through the Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education which he directed at UGA. Dr. Padilla was recognized there as the Aderhold Distinguished Professor in the College of Education and received UGA’s Walter B. Hill Award for Distinguished Achievement in Public Service and the NSTA Distinguished Service Award in 2003. He was elected as president-elect of the National Science Teachers Association, the world’s largest science teaching organization, in spring 2004.
“Mike has a dynamic vision for the Eugene T. Moore School of Education and supports the College of Health, Education and Human Development’s guiding principles as well as Clemson University’s strategic plan. He will take the School to a new level focusing on math and science technology, graduate education, and critical research recognizing the multiple stakeholders and partners in the educational process.”
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Dr. Larry Allen, Dean of the College of Health, Education, and Human Development.
