Dr. John Saye
Co-Project Director
Email: sayejoh@auburn.edu

Professor, Social Science Education
Dept. of Curriculum & Teaching
Auburn University, Auburn AL

John Saye serves as the co-Project Director for the Persistent Issues in History Workshop and is primarily responsible for overseeing the development of problem-based history content, curriculum, and learning strategies.

Saye's research interests focus on the design and implementation of problem-based curriculum in history and civic education and the development of technology-supported environments to support higher-order thinking. He has authored or coauthored more than 20 publications related to his research interests and serves on the editorial boards of Theory and Research in Social Education, Computers in the Schools, and the social studies section of Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education.

Dr. Saye currently serves as program director for Secondary Social Science Education at Auburn and teaches undergraduate and graduate social science education courses.

Saye has taught at Auburn University since 1994. Prior to that time, he taught high school history and social studies for 12 years in Georgia. He received his Ed.D. in social science education from the University of Georgia in 1994.