About me
Thomas E. (Tom) Keller is a resident of Newcastle. Tom has worked in education for over three decades. He was a Senior Research Scientist at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance in Augusta, Maine, as well as director of the Reach Center project on science out-of-school learning from 2011 until 2019. He has been the Principal Investigator on several National Science Foundation grants. Tom was a Senior Program Officer with the National Academy of Sciences Board on Science Education where he co-directed development of A Framework for K-12 Science Education, which led to development of the Next Generation Science Standards. In addition, he held several positions in K-12 education in Maine, including being a high school science teacher, a director of instruction, and eighteen years as State Science Supervisor for the Maine Department of Education. During his time with the Department, he was a Co-Principal Investigator on a project that created the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance. Tom served as president of the National Council of State Science Supervisors, was a founder and the first president of the Maine Curriculum Leaders Association, and a founder and the first president of the Computer Science Teacher Association Maine chapter. Currently, he is a member of the Board of Visitors for the University of Maine at Augusta, the Maine Curriculum Leaders Association, Council of State Science Supervisors, and the Maine Science Teachers Association. Tom has an Ed.D. in science education from the University of Massachusetts and a B.S. in zoology from Texas A&M University.
