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Submissions from 2019
Learning Through Play: Board Games as Assistive Technology in the Classroom, Kathryn L. Haughney, Harley B. Kitching, Stephanie M. Devine, and Cynthia C. Massey
Cultivating Culturally Relevant/Responsive/Sustaining Curriculum and Pedagogy through Intercultural Learning and Teaching, Ming Fang He and Beverly A. King Miller
Scaffolding Science Process Skills in an After-school Program to Build Self-efficacy and Scientific Literacy, Beverly A. King Miller
The Cost of Service: Medical Professionals of African Descent Entering Racialized Systems That Challenge Their Competence and Intelligence, Beverly A. King Miller
University Professor, University Pre-Service Teacher and Practicing Teacher: An Integrative Collaboration to Bring STEM and Literacy to English Language Learners, Beverly A. King Miller
Ventaja (Advantage) STEM Programs: Bringing STEM to Underrepresented Second Language Learners, Beverly A. King Miller
Supporting Literacy Through Science Fairs the ‘4P’ Way, Beverly A. King Miller and Katie Brkich
Diasporans Negotiating Insider/Outsider Positionality in International Development Work, Chelda Smith Kondo
Do As We Do, Not As You See: The Challenges of Finding Successful Co-teaching Contexts, Courtney A. Toledo
A Comparison of the Preservice, Beginning, and Experienced Teachers' Perspectives on Parental Involvement and Their Effort to Involve Parents As Volunteers in the School Building in Elementary Schools, Aslihan Unal and Zafer Unal
An Examination of K-12 Teachers' Assessment Beliefs and Practices in Relation to Years of Teaching Experience, Aslihan Unal and Zafer Unal
Comparing Beginning and Experienced Teachers' Beliefs and Practices on Classroom Assessment, Aslihan Unal and Zafer Unal
Examining the K-12 Teachers' Professional Development Needs Assessment, Aslihan Unal and Zafer Unal
Middle School Teachers' Experiences in Using Flipped Classroom Models, Aslihan Unal and Zafer Unal
Using Flipped Classrooms in Middle Schools, Aslihan Unal and Zafer Unal
Assessing the Professional Development Needs of K- 12 Teachers, Zafer Unal and Aslihan Unal
Ensuring the Diversity of Student-teacher Placement, Zafer Unal and Aslihan Unal
Inservice Teachers’ Beliefs About Classroom Assessment and Their Selection of Classroom Assessment Strategies, Zafer Unal, Aslihan Unal, and Michael R. Sampson
Preservice and Inservice Teachers’ Beliefs About Parental Involvement and Their Selection of Parental Involvement Strategies, Zafer Unal, Aslihan Unal, and Michael R. Sampson
Universal design: Inclusive postsecondary education for students with intellectual disabilities, K. Ryan Wennerlind, Stephanie M. Devine, and Matthew Love
Submissions from 2018
Recruiting Service-Learning Faculty Fellows When Money is Not an Option, Urkovia Andrews and Karin Fisher
Online Discussion of Diversity Cases: Patterns in Student Responses, Yasar Bodur, Zafer Unal, and Aslihan Unal
Providing access to employee handbooks: Using EBPs to build text comprehension, Stephanie M. Devine, Joshua N. Baker, K. Ryan Wennerlind, and Mona Nasir-Tucktuck
Practical application of UDL in the inclusive classroom, Stephanie M. Devine and Mona Nasir-Tucktuck
Providing Text Comprehension Supports for Young Adults with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities in Employment Settings, Stephanie M. Devine and K. Ryan Wennerlind
Engaging Students with Autism Through Extracurricular STEM Activities, Karin Fisher
Special Education at Georgia Southern, Karin Fisher
Endrew F. parent toolkit, Karin Fisher, Tanya Cooper, Angela Norris, and Jennifer Johnson
Student Perception of Special Education Field Placements, Karin Fisher, Tanya Cooper, Angela Norris, and Jennifer Johnson
Introduction to Universal Design for Learning and assistive technology, Karin Fisher, Stephanie M. Devine, and Kathryn L. Haughney
Endrew F.: Guidance for Parents, Karin Fisher and B. Ransom
Clinical supervision for special education, Karin Fisher and Barbara Serianni
Endrew F. Teacher Toolkit, Karin Fisher, C. Willis, and J. Brinkley
A Preliminary Framework: High-Quality Feedback for Higher Education, Kathryn L. Haughney
Measuring the Concurrent Ef ects of One Listening Comprehension Intervention on the Comprehension and Communication of Students with ASD and ID, Kathryn L. Haughney
Mentoring Research on Higher Education Teacher Candidate Teaching and Learning, Kathryn L. Haughney
So that’s what Teachers do at Pre-planning: A Pilot of a True Full Year Internship in a Classroom, Catherine Howerter, Heather Huling, April Newkirk, Courtney A. Toledo, and Kathleen M. Crawford
The Implementation of an Elementary and Special Education Dual Certification Program, Catherine Howerter, Courtney Toledo, and Lisa Davis
Building Self-efficacy in Grade 6 Students Through the 4 P’s of the Science Fair Project, Beverly A. King Miller
Friendly Resistance: Narratives from Preservice Teachers of Color Navigating Diversity Courses, Chelda Smith Kondo and Christian A. Bracho
Seats at the Table: Tensions of being Haitian American Consultants to International Development Work in Haiti, Chelda Smith Kondo and Charlene Desir
An Examination of K-12 Teachers' Assessment Beliefs And Practices in Relation to Years of Teaching Experience, Aslihan Unal and Zafer Unal
Middle School Teachers' Views on the Flipped Classroom, Aslihan Unal and Zafer Unal
Tracking Preservice Teachers' Placement Diversity Data for Program Improvement and Decision Making, Aslihan Unal and Zafer Unal
Using Technology to Support Common Core-based Close Reading Strategy: Preservice Teachers' Experiences With the Use of the New Online Platform, Aslihan Unal, Zafer Unal, and Yasar Bodur
An Online Experiment Using Case Studies and Scenarios to Teach Preservice Teachers About the Code of Ethics, Zafer Unal, Aslihan Unal, and Yasar Bodur
Using Case-based Instruction Strategies in Preparing Preservice Teachers for Classroom Management Research, Zafer Unal, Aslihan Unal, and Yasar Bodur
Submissions from 2017
Different Forms of Online Case Study Discussions and Their Impact on Multicultural Attitudes and Efficacy, Yasar Bodur, Zafer Unal, and Aslihan Unal
How Small Special Education Programs Are Training Pre-Service Candidates to Use High-Leverage Practices, Karin Fisher
The Importance of STEM Extracurricular Activities for Students with Disabilities, Karin Fisher
The Importance of STEM Extracurricular Activities for Students with Disabilities, Karin Fisher
Parent panel, Karin Fisher and T. Cooper
Implementing Social/Emotional/Behavioral High Leverage Practices in a Behavior Management Course, Karin Fisher and Tanya Cooper
Engaging Students with Disabilities Through Robotics, Karin Fisher and S. Fisher
Pop Culture Praxis, Julie C. Garlen
Pop Culture Praxis: Cultural Production as Critical Pedagogy, Julie C. Garlen
Revisiting Transformative Education in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Julie C. Garlen
What You Do to Children Matters: Memory, Crisis and the Myth of Childhood Innocence, Julie C. Garlen
Mothers in Academia: A Discussion of Balancing Family & SPED Careers, M. Lohmann, S. Bueno, R. Owiny, R. Keeley, and Karin Fisher
Collaborative Teaching to Enhance and Innovate Teaching & Learning, Chelda Smith Kondo
Everyday activism, Chelda Smith Kondo
Front Streeting: A Dishonorable Instructional Practice in Academia, Chelda Smith Kondo
Friendly Resistance: A Case Study of Preservice Teachers of Color Traversing Multicultural Education Courses in Teacher Education Programs, Chelda Smith Kondo and Christian A. Bracho
The Impact of Years of Experience on the Assessment Approaches of Elementary School Teachers, Aslihan Unal
Application of Scenario-based Instruction in Classroom Management, Aslihan Unal and Zafer Unal
Inservice Teachers' Beliefs and Practices on Assessment, Aslihan Unal and Zafer Unal
Using Online Case Studies to Prepare Preservice Teachers Working With Parents: What Would You Do in This Situation?, Aslihan Unal and Zafer Unal
Flipped Classroom Strategy: A Study of Student Performance, Perceptions, and Teacher Satisfaction, Aslihan Unal, Zafer Unal, and Yasar Bodur
Case-based Instruction Strategies in Classroom Management, Zafer Unal and Aslihan Unal
Investigating and Comparing the Effectiveness of Three Different Case-Based Instruction Strategies in Classroom Management, Zafer Unal and Aslihan Unal
Linking Theory to Practice: Using Online Cases to Prepare Preservice Teachers to Work With Parents, Zafer Unal and Aslihan Unal
Tracking Internship Placement Diversity With School Diversity Index, Zafer Unal and Aslihan Unal
An Online Experiment Using Case Studies and Scenarios to Teach Preservice Teachers About the Code of Ethics, Zafer Unal, Aslihan Unal, and Yasar Bodur
Submissions from 2016
Collaborating with Parents and Families Panel: Learning to Effectively Communicate, Karin Fisher
Increasing Teamwork & Social Skills Through Extracurricular Activities, Karin Fisher
Navigating the Special Education System as a Parent, Karin Fisher
STEM and Special Needs, Karin Fisher
The Relationship Between Extracurricular STEM Activities and Performance on the Florida Science Assessment, Karin Fisher
Colonalities of Power in Early Childhood Education, Julie C. Garlen
No Humans Involved: Colonialities of Power in Early Childhood Education, Julie C. Garlen
Pop Culture Pedagogies, Julie C. Garlen
Peter Pan Parenting: Disney and the Magical Imperative, Julie C. Garlen and Jennifer A. Sandlin
Equity in the global context: How school administrators can create and implement equitable policies, Chelda Smith Kondo
Gate Crashing with Baldwin in Teacher Education, Chelda Smith Kondo
“Problematizing “Post-Racial America” with Preservice Teachers & James Baldwin”, Chelda Smith Kondo
Teacher activism and global change, Chelda Smith Kondo
Preparing Diverse Teachers for Diverse Classrooms, Chelda Smith Kondo and A. Wells
Overcoming Challenges of Common Core Implementation Using an Online Tool, Aslihan Unal
Case Studies to Deepen Understanding and Enhance Parental Involvement Skills in Pre-service Teacher Training Programs, Aslihan Unal, Zafer Unal, and Yasar Bodur
Teaching Assessment With Technology-based Case Studies and Scenario, Aslihan Unal, Zafer Unal, and Yasar Bodur
Introducing and Integrating Common Core State Standards Into Preservice Teacher Training Programs, Zafer Unal, Yasar Bodur, and Aslihan Unal
Introducing and Integrating Parental Involvement Case Studies Into Pre-service Teacher Training Programs, Zafer Unal, Yasar Bodur, and Aslihan Unal
Investigating and Comparing the Impact of Two Strategies (Lesson Design With MS Word and Online Tool) Used for Improving Inservice Teachers' Knowledge, Skills, and Practices on Common Core State Standards (CCSS), Zafer Unal, Aslihan Unal, and Yasar Bodur
Submissions from 2015
Using Online Case Studies to Contextualize Diversity Issues: Analysis of Student Responses to Case Studies, Yasar Bodur, Zafer Unal, and Aslihan Unal
Early Childhood Disciplinary Practices and the School-to-Prison Pipeline, Julie C. Garlen
Love is a Song that Never Ends: Disney’s Discourses of Desire, Julie C. Garlen
Disney, Institutionalized Whiteness, and the Difficult Knowledge of Being, Julie C. Garlen and J. A. Sandlin
Disney and Disavowal: Escaping from Tomorrow, Julie C. Garlen and Jennifer A. Sandlin
