Faculty Profile for Dr. Shelly Forsythe

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Dr. Shelly Forsythe
Associate Professor — Curriculum And Instruction
ED 3055
phone: (512) 245-3339
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Forsythe, M. E., Jackson, J., & Contreras, L. (2018). Hiding in plain sight: How to identify and use trade books to support the 5E Instructional Model. Science and Children, 56(2), 80–87.
  • Burgess, T., Domjan, H., & Forsythe, S. (2025). Texas Experience Science Grade 1. Savvas Learning Company LLC.
  • Burgess, T., Domjan, H., & Forsythe, S. (2025). Texas Experience Science Grade K. Savvas Learning Company LLC.
  • Burgess, T., Domjan, H., & Forsythe, S. (2025). Texas Experience Science Grade 2. Savvas Learning Company LLC.
  • Burgess, T., Domjan, H., & Forsythe, S. (2025). Texas Experience Science Grade 3. Savvas Learning Company LLC.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Service, Rank of Assistant Professor, College of Education, Texas State University. 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Service, Rank of Assistant Professor, College of Education, Texas State University. 2020
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Service, Rank of Assistant Professor, College of Education, Texas State University. 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award in Teaching, Rank of Assistant Professor, College of Education, Texas State University. 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2017 ESA Education Scholar, Ecological Society of America. 2017

Selected Grants

  • Qasem, Apan Muhammad (Principal), Royal, Cindy L (Co-Principal), Hewitt, Barbara A (Co-Principal), Dolezel, Diane M (Supporting), Omana Sudhakaran, Pratheesh O (Supporting), Lollar, Jonathan Ernest (Supporting), Booth, Chad (Co-Principal), Roundtree, Aimee Kendall (Supporting), Ekin, Tahir (Supporting), Cordero, Rafael A (Supporting), Lopez, Omar S (Supporting), Ashford-Hanserd, Shetay Nicole (Co-Principal), Sriraman, Vedaraman (Co-Principal), Forsythe, Michelle Elizabeth (Co-Principal), Mendez, Francis A (Supporting). STEM-CLEAR: Creating Contextualized Learning Pathways across Academic and Cultural Boundaries, National Science Foundation, Federal, $2646529. (Submitted: August 8, 2023, Funded: June 1, 2024 - June 2029). Grant.
  • Kipp, Lindsay E. (Principal), Griffin, Luther Kent (Co-Principal), Deringer, Stephen Anthony (Co-Principal), Mettler, Joni A (Co-Principal), Forsythe, Michelle Elizabeth (Co-Principal). Enhancing mental and physical health of children and adolescents through innovative afterschool programs, College of Education Social Innovation Research Accelerator, Texas State University, $13396. (Submitted: October 2019, Funded: January 2020 - May 2022). Grant.
  • Silva, J (Principal), Forsythe, Michelle Elizabeth (Co-Principal), Maldonado, L (Co-Principal). Equity and STEM Integration: Using Wearable Technology to Enhance STEM Education., Teaching and Learning Technology Innovation Grant, Texas State University, $4357. (Funded: 2019). Grant.
  • Forsythe, Michelle Elizabeth (Principal), Jackson, J (Co-Principal). Digital Science Notebooks: Elementary Pedagogy for the 21st Century, Teaching and Learning Technology Innovation Grant, Texas State University, $6000. (Funded: 2017). Grant.
  • Carter, Kamarie B, Adi, Mohamad Nadim, Perkins, Alexandra Gonzenbach, Royal, Cindy L, Evans, Mark William, Burke, Patricia Jean, Shroff, Piyush Ravindra, Hustvedt, Gwendolyn, Rathore, Heena, Blasingame, Dale C, King, Jennifer Anne, Van Loan, Zengara A, Moon, KeriAnne Mauch, Forsythe, Michelle Elizabeth, Taylor, Adrienne, Mondal, Sejuti. CAP: Expanding AI Curriculum and Infrastructure at Texas State University to Advance Interdisciplinary Research and Grow a Diverse AI Workforce, NSF, Federal. (Funded: December 2024 - Present). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
College of Education Representative, University Scholars Scholarship Review Committee
2024-Present
Member
College of Education Research Office Advisory Committee
2024-Present
Member
Search Committee Elementary Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas State University
2024-Present
Chair
Curriculum Committee, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas State University
August 2024-Present
Co-Chair
Environmental / Ethnoscience Education Strand, Association for Science Teacher Education
2023-Present