College of Professional Education

Study Abroad for Critical Multilingual Language Awareness Development in Teacher Candidates

Lindahl, Kristen; Hansen-Thomas, Holly; Baecher, Laura; Stewart, Mary Amanda (TESL-EJ, 2020-02)

This article describes the ways in which study abroad experiences in international settings may help language teachers develop linguistic and cultural consciousness that ideally influence pedagogical practices in their ...

Co-learning, translanguaging and English language acquisition

Stewart, Mary Amanda; Hansen-Thomas, Holly (Research Outreach, 2020)

The US has the largest number of English-speakers in the world, but it is also multilingual: according to 2018 census data, 23% of children aged 5 to 17 speak another language at home. English language acquisition for those ...

Future planning for adult children with disabilities: The impact of long-term supports and services and caregiver psychological well-being

Horton, David Wayne; 0000-0002-7939-9653 (2020-06-08)

Research shows that as of 2015, in the United States, an estimated 71% of individuals with a developmental disability or mental illness live with a family caregiver (Heller, 2017). The problem addressed in this study is ...

Computational thinking in your school library

Moore, Jennifer; Bartley, Erin; Hernandez, Veronica; Williams, Amy (Knowledge Quest, 2019)

Generation gap between students' needs and teachers' use of technology in classrooms

Lisenbee, Peggy (Journal of Literacy and Technology, 2016)

In the 21st century, technology is a pervasive presence in the classroom. Unintended consequences of a technologically rich classroom learning environment emerge due to the dichotomy between 21st-century learners’ and ...

Universal design for learning: Examining access afforded by children’s search engines

Pilgrim, Jodi; Vasinda, Sheri; Lisenbee, Peggy (Journal of Literacy and Technology, 2019)

Young children benefit from authentic opportunities to conduct online searches. Decisions related to the use of children’s search engines versus universal search engines should include considerations for the affordances ...

Data literacy: School librarians as data coaches

Moore, Jennifer; Smith, Daniella; Schultz-Jones, Barbara; Marino, John (International Association of School Librarianship, 2019-10-21)

School library educators at two university locations in North Texas collaborated on a research initiative to address the perceived need for data literacy preparation at the pre-service level. The research initiative explored ...

Mentoring Novice Teachers to Advance Inclusive Mathematics Education

Lisenbee, Peggy; Tan, Paulo (International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2019)

We facilitate a year-long teacher induction program in the United States involving earlycareer teachers in urban elementary schools as a means to advance their inclusive mathematics practices. The participants in this ...

Preparing Library Professionals for Data Literacy Leadership: Administrator Perspectives

Elkins, Aaron; Marino, John; Evans, Sarah; Moore, Jennifer; Smith, Daniella; Schultz-Jones, Barbara (Association for Library and Information Science Education, 2019)

Schools, public libraries, and other civic institutions are being called upon to improve efficiency and effectiveness with decision-making processes driven by data. The Preparing Librarians for Data Literacy Leadership ...

Integrating a Systemic Paradigm When Treating Combat Veterans with PTSD

Clayton Jones, Adam; Lucero, Rebecca (Journal of Trauma & Treatment, 2017)

Following their military service, as many as one-third of military veterans experience, PTSD from exposure to traumatic events associated with war (USA Department of Veterans $وٴaLrs (USDVA), 2016). In this commentary, ...

Men’s Experiences of Miscarriage: A Passive Phenomenological Analysis of Online Data

Chavez, Megan Story; Handley, Valerie; Lucero Jones, Rebecca; Eddy, Brandon; Poll, Von (Journal of Loss and Trauma, 2019-05-22)

Miscarriage is a pervasive health care concern for couples. The impacts of miscarriage on men have not received adequate attention in the literature. The aim of this research was to understand the lived experience of 31 ...

The role of language objectives: Strengthening math and science teachers' language awareness with emergent bilinguals in secondary classrooms

Hansen-Thomas, Holly; Langman, Juliet; Sokoloski, Tiffany Farias (Latin American Content & Language Integrated Instruction Journal, 2019)

This study focuses on the linguistic foundation of sound pedagogic practices related to non-language content areas referring especially to language objectives; it employ Tharp and Gallimore’s theory on learning: making ...

Changing models of library education to benefit rural communities

Perryman, Carol L.; Jeng, Ling Hwey (2019)

Rural libraries whose librarians have expertise in digital literacy and a deep understanding of unique communities contribute to improving quality of life for residents. However, many library education programs do not ...

Organizational citizenship behavior and school librarians

Elkins, Aaron (School Libraries Worldwide, 2015)

Research has suggested that many school librarians engage in work outside of their roles as defined by their job descriptions and professional standards. These extra-role behaviors may be explained by Organizational ...

Mind the gaps: School librarians’ job descriptions and the professional standards for school librarians in the United States

Elkins, Aaron (School Libraries Worldwide, 2018)

While previous studies have analyzed the contents of different librarians' job descriptions (Brewerton, 2011; Park, Lu, & Marion, 2009), school librarians' job descriptions have not received similar attention. The purpose ...