Provost's Office Staff

David M. Myton, Ph.D.
Associate Provost for Assessment, Education, and Graduate Studies 
Professor of Chemistry

Education:

• Ph.D. Environmental Sciences and Resources: Chemistry, Portland State University (OR - 1991)
• M.S.T. Master of Science in Teaching, Portland State University (OR - 1991)
• B.S. Integrated Science Secondary Education, George Fox College (Newberg OR - 1980)

Areas of Specialty:

• Assessment
• Environmental Chemistry
• Chemical Education
• Teacher Education

Projects Institutional Assessment  The Assessment Committee  Targeted Assessment Projects KCP Future Faculty Fellowship The Graduate College

Resources Academy for the Assessment of Student Learning (HLC) TracDat ETS Proficiency Profile NSSE Survey of Engagement

Publications, Grant Activity

•  2010 Measurement for Science Educators - week-long teacher training
•  2009 Inquiry Methods for Science Educators - week-long teacher training held at the EUPISD
• 2007-2009 Improving Teacher Quality Grant with AMAESD in Alpena 
  
• The Best Teachers’ Test Preparation for the MTTC  REA_Research & EducationAssociation 2006. Co-author, wrote Chapter 7 on Science for Elementary Teachers
  
• 2005-2006 Improving Teacher Quality Grant – SAHES PL107-101 ESEA Title II.  LSSU partner with AMAESD and Alpena Community College. Two years:$188,964 
  
• Title III Improving Institutions, member of grant committee $1.7M over 5 yrs.  
  
• Carl Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Professional Development grant for Hazwoper Train-The-Trainer certification.  $2,114  
  
• Development and Maintenance of a Great Lakes Bald Eagle Database to Provide Support in Governmental Efforts to Protect the  Great Lakes  ” Drs. Bowerman, Zimmerman and Myton. Great Lakes Protection Fund, GLPF Proposal HE195-2327  $56,647
  
• Support for GIS/GPS curriculum implementation from Kansas State University-Salina’s NSF DUE grant# 9454618 $4400
  
• Semi-empirical Calculations of Gas-phase Basicities for Compounds containing Carbon, Nitrogen, Hydrogen and Oxygen Applied to Mass Spectrometry"  Myton, D.M. and O'Brien, R.J. Anal. Chem. 1991, 63, 7201-7205.

  Presentations

• 2009 Summer Institute for Greater Proficiency in Science Grant   June 8-11, 2009 at EUPISDfunded by DIISD 
  
• “Hydrosphere, Atmosphere & Weather” Title II Improving Teacher Quality Grant Workshop joint project with AMAESD, March, 2007