Jeffrey Whittaker
Part-Time Faculty
Humanities, Social & Behavioral Sciences
Course(s) Taught:
About Jeff Whittaker
Jeff Whittaker taught high school and college economics and physics for 25 years. He has given more than 100 workshop presentations on STEM/STEAM education topics at conferences including National Head Start and NAEYC. He has also published papers in the international peer-reviewed journal, The Physics Teacher. His passion for improving STEM/STEAM education led him to co-found Panelcraft with Chad Richert in 2014 where he currently serves as president in addition to teaching economics part-time at Washtenaw Community College.
Michigan State University
Undergraduate Degrees in Economics and Physical Sciences
University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University
Graduate degree in Interdisciplinary Technology with a concentration in Economics
Additional graduate work in educational leadership from Eastern.
Washtenaw Community College, Washtenaw Technical Middle College
Associate of Arts in Journalism
*Hands-On Nuclear Physics, AAPT Journal The Physics Teacher. Phys. Teach. 51, 166–168 (2013)
*Demonstrating Circular Motion with a Model Satellite/Earth System, AAPT Journal The Physics Teacher. Phys. Teach. 46, 237–239 (2008)
Educational Technology