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“Teaching people to become the best teacher they can be is my specialty. Educational research is my source. People are my drive.”
Lesley de Putter is an Assistant Professor and teacher educator. Her research interests are STEM education, teacher education and continuing teacher professional development. A particular focus of her research is on engaging, context-based science learning environments. Science education in secondary level is evolving towards student-centered learning, learning through scientific inquiry, blended or flipped classrooms and mobile learning. This trend is nurtured by and grounds for educational research.
Lesley de Putter obtained her MSc degree in Chemistry from Utrecht University in 2000, followed by a PDEng degree in Process and Product Design from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in 2003. In 2003, De Putter became a physics teacher at Heerbeeck College, a high school in the Eindhoven area, a position she held until 2012. In 2007, she started her PhD research at Eindhoven School of Education (ESoE), which she completed in 2011. In 2012, De Putter became a physics teacher educator at ESoE and in 2014 she was appointed Assistant Professor. From September 2019 untill December 2022 she was manager ESA for ESOE. She currently develops and teaches chemistry courses for future teachers for Radboud University Nijmegen, next to her research.
• KTP STEM center University of Technology Sydney
• Dudocnetwerk
Organic chemistry, Master, Chemistry, Utrecht University
1 Sept 1995 → 31 Jan 2000
Award Date: 31 Jan 2000
Physics Teacher, Heerbeeck College
1 Sept 2003 → 31 Jul 2012
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
Schellings, Gonny L.M. (Recipient) & de Putter-Smits, Lesley G.A. (Recipient), 20 Mar 2019
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Tim Bouchée (Speaker), Lesley G.A. de Putter-Smits (Member), Marieke C.G. Thurlings (Member) & Birgit E.U. Pepin (Member)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
Tim Bouchée (Speaker), Lesley G.A. de Putter-Smits (Member), Marieke C.G. Thurlings (Member) & Birgit E.U. Pepin (Member)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
Lesley G.A. de Putter-Smits (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Professional
Lesley G.A. de Putter-Smits (Contributor)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
Tim Bouchée (Speaker) & Lesley de Putter - Smits (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Professional