帕迪利亚,MichaelPadillaisaleaderinmiddleschoolscienceeducation.HehasservedasaneditorandelectedofficerfortheNationalScienceTeachersAssociation.HehasbeenprincipalinvestigatorofseveralNationalScienceFoundationandEisenhowergrantsandservedasawriteroftheNationalScienceEducationStandards.
AsleadauthorofScienceExplorer,Mikehasinspiredtheteamindevelopingaprogramthatmeetstheneedsofmiddlegradesstudents,promotesscienceinquiry,andisalignedwiththeNationalScienceEducationStandards.