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Department of Secondary Education
Social Science Education
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Professor
(813) 974-7917
(813) 974-3837 Fax
berson@usf.edu
Office: 308D
Mailing Address:
College of Education
Department of Secondary Education
University of South Florida
4202 East Fowler Ave., EDU 105
Tampa, FL 33620-5650
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Bachelor's: University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Master's: The University of Toledo
Doctorate: The University of Toledo
Dr. Michael J. Berson is a Professor of Social Science Education at the University of South Florida and a Senior Fellow in The Florida Joint Center for Citizenship. Within the USF College of Education, he serves as director of the iteach program and coordinator of the Holocaust Education initiative. Dr. Berson instructs courses in Social Science Methodology, receiving international recognition for integrating emerging technologies into instruction and modeling dynamic and fluid pedagogy. He has received the USF Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award and was twice chosen as the USF nominee for the United States Professor of the Year Program sponsored by CASE and The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. He also was honored with the National Council for the Social Studies President's Award for outstanding contribution to the field and was selected for the Florida Council for the Social Studies International Relations Award for his research in global child advocacy. Dr. Berson has served as an advisor on the integration of technology into education to numerous companies and organizations. He was elected Chair of the College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies and Vice President of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education. Dr. Berson has extensively published books, chapters, and journal articles and presented his research worldwide. He was named the Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award Winner in the Learned Article category. He has been the principal investigator, co-principal investigator, or primary partner on funded grants totaling over $6 million. Dr. Berson conducts research in the areas of global child advocacy and technology in social studies education.
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