Mitch O’Toole has long been involved in the preparation of resources for science teachers who have become conscious of the language component of their expectations of students at various levels of education. He is employed by the School of Education at the University of Newcastle, Australia, where he formerly acted as Deputy Head of School (Teaching & Learning) and convened the science education teacher preparation programs. Mitch currently supervises a wide range of Research Higher Degree projects. His major research interests are in the impact of language style on science teaching, the interaction between student and teacher understandings of the history and nature of science; the environment; and of information and communication technology. He has published many articles in both national and international journals as well as textbooks and research-based teacher resource books for teacher preparation and teaching.
