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Submissions from 2016
Invited speech at Interdisciplinary STEM – India Symposium, Robert Mayes and Lisa Michelle Stueve
Preparing to be a Teacher, Regina Rahimi
Blue Bloods and Red Knots of Sapelo Island: An Investigation into Inquiry, Heather C. Scott, Missy M. Bennett, V. Albritton, J. Bryant, C. Nix, and S. Turner
Beyond the Fact Ma’am: Recommended Nonfiction across Genres and Formats, Heather C. Scott, Christine Draper, and Michelle Reidel
Submissions from 2015
Learning Through Inquiry Leads to Change in Practice, Missy M. Bennett and Heather Scott
PreK-12 – University partnerships connecting children and nature, Wendy L. Chambers and Lacey D. Huffling
Modifying Middle Grades and Secondary Methods Courses: Transition to edTPA, Gregory Chamblee and Jeffrey S. Hall
Quantitative Reasoning Learning Progressions in Environmental Science: Rasch Analysis and Student Learning, Jennifer Forrester, Robert Mayes, Kent A. Rittschof, Jennifer D. Schuttlefield Christus, and Franziska Peterson
A Comparison of Web 2.0 Assessment Tools, Jeffrey Hall, Lucy Bush, and Gregory Chamblee
Web 2.0 Assessment Tools for Mathematics Teachers, Jeffrey S. Hall and Gregory Chamblee
Critical environmental agency in field ecology program, Lacey D. Huffling
Current trends of EE research and applications for EE practice, Lacey D. Huffling
Research symposium closing panel, Lacey D. Huffling
Frogs won’t give you warts, but they can engage students!, Lacey D. Huffling, Aerin W. Benavides, and Catherine E. Matthews
Youths’ identity work: Re-thinking cultural relevance, smartness, & boundaries, Lacey D. Huffling, Heidi Carlone, Aerin W. Benavides, and Catherine E. Matthews
Using nature photography to engage students in EE, Lacey D. Huffling, Terry Tomasek, and Wendy L. Chambers
SoTL: Transformative or Not?, Delored D. Liston and Regina Rahimi
Georgia STEM Leadership Institute Participant, Robert Mayes
Quantiative Reasoning: Interdisciplinary STEM 21st Century Reasoning Modality, Robert L. Mayes
Institute for Interdisciplinary STEM Education, Robert L. Mayes and Kania Greer
21st Century STEM Reasoning, Robert L. Mayes and Shawn Jackson
Girls Leaving School: Advocating Change, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
Social Justice in the Classroom Through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
It’s not just a story, It’s Science!, Heather C. Scott
Blue Bloods and Red Knots of Sapelo Island: An Investigation into Inquiry, Heather C. Scott, Missy M. Bennett, V. Albritton, C. Dean, L. Ike, C. Jackson, E. Lozano, D. Morgan, A. Palmer, L. Stallard, and M. Troutt
Looking for Learners: The Legacy of Technological Content Knowledge (TCK), Scott W. Slough, Michael L. Connell, and Gregory Chamblee
Submissions from 2014
Research in Progress Review, Scott A. Beck
Changes in Content Knowledge of Grades 6 – 8 Mathematics Teachers Through Professional Development, Gregory Chamblee
Mathematics edTPA: Supporting Georgia Candidates, Gregory Chamblee and Jeffrey Hall
Coordinate Planes, Movement, and High School Mathematics, Gregory Chamblee and M. Harris
Digital Assessment Tools for Mathematics Education, Jeffrey Hall and Gregory Chamblee
Alternative School Principals’ and Teachers’ Perceptions of Their School Setting, Vincent Jackson and Gregory Chamblee
Student Athletes’ Perceptions of Sexual Harassment, Lynn Hunt Long, Regina Rahimi, and Delores D. Liston
Student Athletes’ Perceptions of Sexual Harassment on Campus, Lynn Hunt Long, Regina Rahimi, and Delores D. Liston
Improving Co Teaching Experiences in ELA Classrooms, Regina Rahimi and T. Franklin
Preparing MG Teachers for Inclusion: Modeling in the University, Regina Rahimi and T. Franklin
Forgotten Girls: Exploring the Experiences of Female Dropouts in the South, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
Get Out and Stay Out: Why Girls Leave School, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
Raising their Voices: Exploring the Experiences of Female Drop Outs, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
Blue Bloods and Red Knots Of Sapelo Island: Inquiry by Immersion, Heather C. Scott, Missy M. Bennett, C. Jackson, and M. Troutt
Real STEM: Scientific Research for Rural Georgia High School Students, Deborah Walker, Robert L. Mayes, and Raushanah Oglesby
Submissions from 2013
What the Raisin Box Woman doesn’t know: Migrant Farmworkers & Young Adult Novels Beyond Esperanza Rising, Scott A. Beck
School-university Partnerships: Asking Questions Together, Missy M. Bennett and Heather C. Scott
Using Local Resources to Engage Teachers and Students in Learning: Part of the Federally-funded Improving Teacher Quality Grant Program, Missy M. Bennett, Heather C. Scott, and Megan Troutt
A US DOE MSP Grades 3 – 5 Project: Teacher Mathematical Content and Pedagogical Changes, Gregory Chamblee
Using Paper and Movement to Teach Mathematics, Gregory Chamblee
An Analysis of Secondary Mathematics Teachers’ Observed Use of Interactive Whiteboards in the Classroom, Jeffrey Hall, Gregory Chamblee, and Scott W. Slough
Sexual Harassment and Bullying Experiences from Middle and High School, Delores D. Liston and Regina Rahimi
Invited Expert on QR – Responder for QR Focus, Robert L. Mayes
Writing about Sexual Harassment in Schools: Keynote Address, Regina Rahimi
Exploring the Experiences of Female High School Dropouts in Georgia, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
Using Local Resources to Engage Teachers and Students in Learning: Part of the Federally-funded Improving Teacher Quality Grant Program, Heather C. Scott
Differences in Professional Development for Elementary Teachers vs. High School Teachers, Sharon Taylor and Gregory Chamblee
Submissions from 2012
"Migrant Farmworkers should not Complain – at least they have a Job": Measuring & Challenging Attitudes about Migrants/Immigrants with Children’s Literature, Scott A. Beck and Alma D. Stevenson
Crossing Borders: Sharing A Standards-based Curriculum Throughout the Partnership, Missy M. Bennett and Heather C. Scott
School-University Partnerships: Who Benefits? How Do the Benefits Differ Between Elementary and Secondary Classrooms?, Missy M. Bennett, Heather C. Scott, and P. Parsons
Grades 3 – 5 Mathematics Common Core Implementation: A US DOE MSP Project, Gregory Chamblee
Implications of Interactive Whiteboards Research for the Mathematics Classrooms, Jeffery S. Hall, Gregory Chamblee, and Scott W. Slough
Secondary Mathematics Teachers and IWB: Pedagogical and Practice Changes, Jeffrey Hall and Gregory Chamblee
Boys will be Boys? Male Students’ Perceptions of Heterosexism and Harassment, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
Pervasive Vulnerabilities: Sexual Harassment in Schools, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
Submissions from 2011
Why Do They Do It? Hosting Pre-service Teacher Candidates During Troubling Times in Education, Missy M. Bennett
An Examination of Interactive Whiteboard Perceptions Using the Concerns-Based Adoption Model Stages of Concern and the Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow Model of Instructional Evolution, Jeffrey Hall, Gregory Chamblee, and Scott W. Slough
Developing Independent Readers in Middle School?, Regina Rahimi
Compliment or Harassment? Male Students' Perceptions of Sexual Harassment in High School, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
Compliment or Harassment? Male Students' Perceptions of Sexual Harassment in High School, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
Hegemony, Race, and Teachers' Perceptions, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
Just Playin' Males' Perspectives of Sexual Harassment in Schools, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
Serious or Not? Male Perspectives of Sexual Harrassment in Schools, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
Managing Technology and Change in U.S. Public High Schools: A Concerns-Based Adoption Model Approach, Scott W. Slough, Jeffrey S. Hall, and Gregory Chamblee
Submissions from 2010
Failing Middle School Mathematics and Science: Student, Teacher and Principal Perspectives, Gregory Chamblee
Activities and Ideas for Math 1 and 2, A. Donnell, J. Horne, and Gregory Chamblee
High School Mathematics Teachers and Interactive Whiteboards: A Longitudinal Study of 2 Users and 2 Future-Users, Year 3, Jeffrey Hall and Gregory Chamblee
Teaching From an On-Line Textbook With an On-Screen TI-83+ Graphing Calculator, Jeffrey Hall, L. Hall, and Gregory Chamblee
Voicethread Tutorials and Graphing Calculators, Jeffrey Hall, L. Hall, and Gregory Chamblee
Hip Hop and Bet vs. Mayberry and the Moral Majority: Negotiating Sexuality, Race, and Gender in Schools, Regina Rahimi
Schools Fostering Appreciation of Student Diversity, Regina Rahimi
Hostile High: Sexual Harassment on School Campuses, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
The Environment Is Still Hostile: Female Students' Perceptions of Sexual Harassment in Schools, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
The "New Hello" and Other Forms of Harassment in Schools, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
You Mean That Still Goes On? Young Women's Experiences with Sexual Harassment in High School, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
Life in a College of Education, Regina Rahimi, E. Rambo, C. Tupper, and R. Williams
Submissions from 2009
Students in Belize Study Abroad, Regina Rahimi
Success for ESOL students in the Middle Grades Classroom, Regina Rahimi
AASU and Belize: A Partnership between AASU and Elementary schools in Belize, Regina Rahimi, E. Alley, S. Askew, S. Campbell, C. Foster, and M. Williams-Adams
Cultural Responsiveness: The Impact of Study Abroad Experiences in Teacher Preparation Programs, Regina Rahimi, S. Askew, S. Campbell, and M. Williams-Adams
Race, Class, and Emerging Female Sexuality: Teacher Perceptions and Sexual Harassment in Schools, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
Workshop: Mammalian Classification With a Focus on Georgia Mammals, Heather C. Scott
Submissions from 2008
Closing Panel Discussion, Scott A. Beck
Innovative Teaching and Learning Strategies, Scott A. Beck
Innovative Teaching and Learning Strategies, Scott A. Beck
Mexican American Identities in Children’s Picture Storybooks: Thinking Critically and Diversely, Scott A. Beck
Mexican-American Immigration and Migration: A Cross-Border Dialogue, Scott A. Beck
Progressive Methods for Incorporating Communication, Culture, and Literature in the Language Classroom: Theoretical Overview, Scott A. Beck
Progressive Methods for Incorporating Communication, Culture, and Literature into the ESOL Classroom, Scott A. Beck
Literacy skills across the curriculum, J. Bergin, S. White, N. Hepting, B. Battiste, and Regina Rahimi
Georgia’s New High School Mathematics Curriculum: What Is It?, Gregory Chamblee and S. Taylor
Failing Mathematics: Documenting a Middle School’s Approach to Meeting the Challenge, Gregory Chamblee and P. Ward
Failing Science: Documenting a Middle School’s Approach to Meeting the Challenge, Gregory Chamblee and P. Ward
Teacher Perceptions of Interactive Whiteboards: A Comparison of Users and Future-Users in High School and Middle School Mathematics, Jeffrey Hall, Gregory Chamblee, and Tricia Hughes
