David A. Falvo

David Falvo has recently served as a Full-Time Core Faculty Member in the Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership at Walden University. Prior to that appointment he served as an Associate Professor of Instructional Technology at Delaware State University. He has over 30 years of professional experience in education and now serves as a Contributing Faculty Member for Walden University, while working on an assortment of community and environmental projects at his home-town location in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. Dr. Falvo earned his doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction and Instructional Technology at West Virginia University. Since then, he has a record of published research, quality teaching, and service. Dr. Falvo served as key personnel on an NSF grant studying the use of animations for teaching chemistry, and on numerous research projects about educational technologies. His research interests include online learning systems (designs and tools), interface usability, collaborative learning, and teacher professional development. In addition to his thirty years of working in the field of education, he has experience working with teachers and students in K-12 science education settings as well as over thirteen years of experience teaching undergraduate and graduate students.

Publications

An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Climate Change Issue and Implications for Teaching STEM Through Inquiry
Michael J. Urban, Elaine Marker, David A. Falvo. © 2018. 23 pages.
The importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, and teaching through an inquiry approach, are critical facets in education today. The...
Improving K-12 STEM Education Outcomes through Technological Integration
Michael J. Urban, David A. Falvo. © 2016. 498 pages.
The application of technology in classroom settings has equipped educators with innovative tools and techniques for effective teaching practice. Integrating digital technologies...
An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Climate Change Issue and Implications for Teaching STEM through Inquiry
Michael J. Urban, Elaine Marker, David A. Falvo. © 2012. 28 pages.
The importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, and teaching through an inquiry approach, are critical facets in education today. The...