Educational Highlights

  • Associate Professor of Science and Technology Education at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
  • 2009 UT Regent's Outstanding Teaching Award
  • 2009 University of Texas at El Paso College of Education Excellence in Service Award
  • 2008 Fulbright Scholar - Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile
  • 2008 University of Texas at El Paso College of Education Excellence in Scholarship Award
  • 2007 University of Texas at El Paso College of Education Excellence in Teaching Award

Educational Degrees

  • Ph. D. degree in Multicultural Teacher and Childhood Education
    • University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 4.0 GPA
  • MA degree in Education
    • University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
  • BA degree in Spanish
    • University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX
  • BS degree in Zoology
    • Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
  • BA degree in History
    • Cum Laude, Duke University, Durham, NC

Relevant Skills and Experience

Instructional Skills

  • Taught undergraduate and graduate courses in teacher education as assistant professor at UTEP
  • Helped to create a graduate program of study for the Master Science Teacher Program at UTEP
  • Fostered partnerships with governmental agencies, educational institutions and industry
  • Designed, implemented, executed, and evaluated education programs for students and teachers

Communication Skills

  • Presented to over 50 national and state conferences, seminars and workshops
  • Demonstrated abilities to teach, present and publish in Spanish
  • Demonstrated skills in program and project reports, grant proposals and published writings
  • Conducted multiple group facilitation and negotiation sessions

Technology Skills

  • Highly experienced computer technology abilities including telecommunications and web (HTML), word processing, spreadsheets, systems modeling, databases, and presentations
  • Evaluated programs and tracked funding using statistics and databases
  • Instructed with software tools and modeled the integration of technology on Windows, Macintosh and UNIX platforms

Team Environment Skills

  • Managed and supervised employees, participants and programs
  • Successfully collaborated with all levels personnel, including management in K-12, university and governmental settings
  • Advanced efforts in the design, development and implementation of science education programs
  • Demonstrated experience working independently and in a team environment

Who is Dr. Skateboard?

Dr. Skateboard is Bill Robertson, Ph.D., an educator for more than 20 years and has taught at the middle school, high school, and university levels. His academic areas of expertise are in science education, curriculum development, and technology integration for K–12.  

Dr. Bill Robertson is no ordinary guy and his identity as Dr. Skateboard comes from his expertise in the fields of education and skateboarding. Always one to combine education with athletic achievement, Bill has received a Ph.D. in Multicultural Teacher and Childhood Education. He also has accumulated undergraduate degrees in History, Spanish and Zoology, as well as a Master's degree in Education.  

Bill has been a high school and middle school teacher too. He is an accomplished professional announcer, performer, presenter and teacher. A skateboarder for over 35 years, Bill has entertained 1000's of spectators at schools, special events and festivals throughout the United States.

 

Action Science: Relevant Teaching and Active Learning - Book Out Now!

Also available is Dr. Skateboard's Action Science which incorporates a four part video series and an accompanying curriculum guide of twenty classroom activities that focus on concepts in physical science that integrate action sports, including skateboarding and bicycle motocross (BMX).

Action Science: Relevant Teaching and Active Learning is now available from Corwin Publishing. It targets Middle School science teachers looking to teach physical science content through the methodology of constructivism. It also contains links to great BMX and skateboarding photos, videos accessed by QR codes and 8 activities to do in the classroom, in addition to the framework for teaching and learning. It is also available for sale through Amazon.com, Corwin.com and eBooks.com.

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Blast Beyond! Children's TV show with Dr. Skateboard

Blast Beyond! makes learning fun for everyone, it is a great format for linking education and entertainment or what we call edutainment. The unique setting, the engaging host, the live band and the crew (some of which are puppets) make for a show that has impact on students learning. Combine that with educational experts from across El Paso, and you have a recipe for student success as well as an enjoyable learning experience.

Enjoy these episodes with Dr. Skateboard and more are available on Dr. Skateboard's YouTube Channel.

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