Office: CP-612 (714) 278-3808

Email: rpahl@fullerton.edu

• Ron has a Ph.D. Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction with a double minor in African Studies. Indiana University, 1978; an M.A. African History. University of California at Los Angeles, 1968; and a B.A. History. San Jose State University, 1965.
• He coordinates the Secondary Social Studies Education Program, which admits 25 new Social Studies teacher education students every semester. He also coordinates the undergraduate History Social Science Subject Matter Preparation Program at the CSUF campus. He led CSUF into being the first university in southern California to qualify for the new state subject matter program in 1994. He also teaches the year long Social Studies teacher education program on campus with Methods taught the first semester and Field Seminar being taught the second semester.
• Ron gained wide social studies teaching, curriculum development, and assessment experience before coming to CSUF. His prior experience included:
• Social Studies Chairperson & Technical Mentor Teacher. Hesperia High School/Victor Valley High School. Hesperia
• Director, Computer Education Center. New Haven, Connecticut
  Social Studies Curriculum & Assessment Specialist, Maryland State Department of Education. Baltimore, Maryland
• Administrator, teacher and prime developer of the K-12 Social Studies Programme for the Botswana Ministry of Education in Africa
  Ron's current professional work and service include the following:
• Executive Editor of the top refereed journal The Social Studies published by Heldref Publications, Washington, D.C.
• Site Director for FIRST [Fullerton International Resources for Schools and Teachers] ­ a state subject matter project bringing over $700,000 to the CSUF campus over the past six years.
• Author of over 100 scholarly articles, manuals, and editorials [list available upon request]
• Presenter at over 100 professional education workshops, conferences, and conventions
• Fresh off the press is Ron's newest work [for sale at www.amazon.com or www.scarecrowpress.com]
• Pahl, Ron H. (in publication 2000, 2003 & 2004). Breaking Away from the Textbook ­ Creative Ways to Teach World History, Vol. 1, Vol. 2 and Vol. 3. Lanham (MD): Scarecrow Press.

• Multimedia Technology

• Heldref Publications (Publisher of the refereed journal The Social Studies). Executive Editor and Contributing Editor
• Nominated and voted in as a member of the prestigious Social Science Education Consortium
• California State University, Fullerton. Summer stipend for research on student preferences in Social Studies instruction
• Harcourt Brace Javanovich College Publishers. Consultant Reviewer for new Social Studies textbooks and materials
• National Geographic Society Media. Consultant reviewer for new social studies educational products
• National School Boards Association. Award recipient for the development of innovative laser disc/computer authoring systems in education
• National Council for the Social Studies. Research reviewer for Social Education, the refereed journal of NCSS
• National Council for the Social Studies. On site interviewer of candidates for the position of NCSS Executive Secretary
• National Association of State Departments of Education. Award recipient for the best national document in state level educational communications

• Assistant Professor, California State University, Fullerton, coordinator of Secondary Social Studies Education
• Site Director of FIRST, Fullerton International Resources for Schools and Teachers
• Coordinator of History Social Science subject matter preparation program
• Professor, Social Studies Teaching Methods, Social Studies Student Teacher Seminar, Multicultural Education, Social Studies and Technology, Learning Center Seminar, Student Teacher Supervision
• Social Studies Chairperson and Mentor Teacher, Hesperia High School/Victor Valley High School, Government, Economics, World History, and Computer Teacher, District computer technology and Social Studies trainer, District Social Studies Mentor Teacher, Co-coordinator of school 6 year WASC accreditations
• Director, Computer Education Center, Custom microcomputer training program developer and coordinator, Lotus 1,2,3 spreadsheet developer and instructor
• Social Studies curriculum Specialist, Maryland State Department of Education, Curriculum Developer, (Maryland Social Studies Framework voted the best state document in the nation for the year 1983),
• Conference and workshop coordinator of over 50 highly acclaimed events, developed and evaluated state-wide testing programs
• Curriculum developer, Instructor, and Editor, California State Polytechnical University at Pomona and other institutions
• School Administrator, Teacher and Curriculum Developer, Botswana Ministry of Education, Acting Principal, (1975-1976), Vice Principal, (1971-1974), History and Economics teacher