Eduardo Guevara
2009-10, 2010-11
Department of Energy
Capitol Hill, Offices of Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA), Congressman Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), and Congressman Tim Murphy (R-PA)
Texas – Grades 9-10, Integrated Physics and Chemistry
Eduardo Guevara earned his B.S. in Biology at Universidad del Valle, his M.S. in Fisheries & Allied Cultures at Auburn University, and his Ph.D. in Educational Administration at the University of South Carolina. Guevara brings decades of teaching experience from secondary, post-secondary, community education and outreach, extension and informal education settings in the U.S., Colombia, and Mexico. For the 9 years prior to becoming an Einstein Fellow, he has worked in Texas high schools located in low socio-economic status neighborhoods in the Houston Metropolitan area.
Dr. Guevara authored a project-based learning model, the Student Centered Sheltered Instructional Approach (SSIA) Model, which improved academic achievement, classroom management, and parental involvement for at-risk students enrolled in five Texas Independent school districts. During his nine year tenure, he has also identified gaps in science education for limited English proficiency in students. Most of these students initially show self-learned helplessness, low self-esteem, and lack of motivation to learn science. Guevara has long sought methods and ideas that help these students achieve all that they can both in and out of school. Guevara presented the results of the implementation of the SSIA Model during the last three years in five Texan school districts, at the Annual NSTA Conference, held in Philadelphia in March 2010.
During his first year as Einstein Fellow at the Office of Representative Mike Honda (D-CA), Doctor Guevara’s Portfolio includes: Education (Special Education, Bilingual Learners – also known as ELL’s, Pre K-Middle, Secondary and Post-secondary Education, GI Bill), Climate Change, Veterans Affairs, Animal Rights, and protection of Human Rights and Sustainable Development in Colombia. Also, Eduardo has been instrumental in the preparation of three Bills submitted by Rep. Honda to the consideration of the 111th Congress: HR 4832 (One America, Many Voices, also known as the Bilingual Pay Bill), H. Res. 1322 (The Einstein Resolution, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Einstein Fellowship Program), and the Innovation Prize Bill (a Competitive Award Program promoting the use of computer technology in the classroom). Dr. Guevara served his second term as an Einstein Fellow in the Office of Representative Tim Murphy (R-PA), where he will continue his contributions preparing Legislation and sharing his expertise and skills to increase educational opportunities in the United States.