CET Research Fellows' Publications
This is a collection of publications derived from the University of Northern Iowa’s Center for Educational Transformation (CET) Research Fellows. More information about our funded projects can be found at the Center for Educational Transformation website.
Projects from 2019
Hip-Hop Literacy Project, Dongyub Back, Shuaib Meacham, and Lamont Muhammad
Practical Art Projects Related to Children’s Picture Books about Ecology, Jennifer L. Hageman, Natalia Martín Martín, Sarah E. Montgomery, and Audrey C. Rule
Networking Practitioner Research: Leveraging Digital Tools as Conduits for Collaborative Work, Nicholas E. Husbye, Julie Rust, Christy Wessel Powell, Sarah Vander Zanden, and Beth Buchholz
Exploring Preservice Teachers’ Still-Life Paintings of Crystals with Artist-Focused Compared to Science-Focused Introductions, Mahjabeen Hussain, Dessy Stoycheva, Audrey C. Rule, and Denise A. Tallakson
A Content Analysis of Thirty Children’s Picture Books about Ecology, Natalia Martín Martín, Jennifer L. Hageman, Sarah E. Montgomery, and Audrey C. Rule
Girls Explore Math Careers by Making 3D-Constructions of Diverse Women Mathematicians’ Lives, Audrey C. Rule, Dana Atwood Blaine, Clayton M. Edwards, and Mindy Gordon
Building Resiliency to Trauma through Mindfulness and the Arts, Denise Tallakson and Mason Kuhn
Fossil Mobiles: Exploring the Process of Art as Science Inquiry for Elementary Students through a Grounded Theory Study, Jolene K. Teske, Courtney Clausen, Harun Parpucu, Phyllis Gray, and Audrey C. Rule
Light and Shadow, Beth Van Meeteren
Ocean Underwater Scene Dioramas of First Graders with Submarine Porthole Views, Ksenia Zhbanova, Audrey C. Rule, and Denise A. Tallakson
Submissions from 2018
Shaping Supervisory Working Alliance From a Distance, Tawny Chamberlain and Carol Smith
Increasing Stem Literacy Via an Informal Learning Environment, Christa D. Jackson and Margaret J. Mohr-Schroeder
Ecosystem Shake Up: An Environmental Change Adaptation Project, Hannah E. Morgan, Dana Atwood-Blaine, and Audrey C. Rule
Arts Integration into Elementary Science: Force and Motion and Natural Disasters, Eric C. Ooms, Tabitha M. Wu, Ashley R. Kokemuller, Sarah E. Montgomery, and Audrey C. Rule
Students' Perceptions of STEM Learning After Participating in a Summer Informal Learning Experience, Thomas Roberts, Christa Jackson, Margaret J. Mohr-Schroeder, Sarah B. Bush, Cathrine Maiorca, Maureen Cavalcanti, D. Craig Schroeder, Ashley Delaney, Lydia Putnam, and Chase Cremeans
Center for Educational Transformation, Research and Development Center Annual Report, November 2018, University of Northern Iowa. Center for Educational Transformation.
First Opinion: A Response to Glenn Ringtved’s Cry, Heart, but Never Break, Sarah Vander Zanden
Editorial: Arts Integration Allows Students the Opportunity to be Original, Ksenia S. Zhbanova and Audrey C. Rule
Spotlight on Edward de Bono Thinking Skills and Twice-Exceptional Gifted Learners Applied to Mars Mysteries in NASA Photographs, Ksenia S. Zhbanova and Audrey C. Rule
Submissions from 2017
Students Explore Fossil Creatures of the Cambrian Period Burgess Shale through Model-Making, Andrea Anderson, Ksenia Zhbanova, Phyllis Gray, Jolene K. Teske, and Audrey C. Rule
Ecosystem Food Web Lift-the-Flap Pages, Dana L. Atwood-Blaine, Audrey C. Rule, and Hannah Morgan
Handbook of Research on Classroom Diversity and Inclusive Education Practice (Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design), Christina M. Curran and Amy J. Petersen
Dog in the Classroom, Jessica Fordice and Mason Kuhn
Dog in the Classroom, Jessica Fordice and Mason Kuhn
Integrating Multimodal Arguments Into High School Writing Instruction, Emily Howell, Tracy Butler, and David Reinking
Cinematherapy in Gifted Education Identity Development: Integrating the Arts Through STEM-themed Movies, Timothy C. Kangas, Michelle Cook, and Audrey C. Rule
Fifth Graders’ Creativity in Inventions with and without Creative Articulation Instruction, Darcie K. Kress and Audrey C. Rule
Reading Nonfiction Science Literature with and without Arts Integration Activities, Elizabeth McCartney, Catherine Mochal, Victoria Boyd, Audrey C. Rule, and Sarah E. Montgomery
Challenging Elementary Learners with Programmable Robots during Free Play and Direct Instruction, Kimberly S. McCoy-Parker, Lindsey N. Paull, Audrey C. Rule, and Sarah E. Montgomery
Sixth Graders Investigate Models and Designs through Teacher-Directed and Student-Centered Inquiry Lessons: Effects on Performance and Attitudes, Benjamin D. Olsen and Audrey C. Rule
3S1. Building Resilience in Students Using a Trauma-Informed Lens: Results of a Pilot Study, Carol Kose Smith, Armeda Stevenson Wojciak, and Janis Powers
CET Research Brief #2 June 2017, University of Northern Iowa. Center for Educational Transformation.
University of Northern Iowa Youth Arts Summit: Mentoring and Empowering Youth Voice Through the Arts, Angela Waseskuk, Alyssa Bruecken, Heidi Fuchtman, Shauib Meacham, Emmett Phillips, Courtney Clausen, and Wendy Miller
Middle Level Preservice Teachers Experience a Natural History Arts-Integrated Interdisciplinary Thematic Unit, Carolyn A. Weber and Audrey C. Rule
Submissions from 2016
Motion virtual manipulatives in the elementary math classroom, Cole Boudreau Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Water Play, Jane E. Cline and Brandy A. Smith
School Counselors' Experiences Working with Digital Natives: A Qualitative Study, Laura L. Gallo, Meredith Rausch, Carol Klose Smith, and Susannah Wood
Shadow Puppet Plays in Elementary Science Methods Class Help Preservice Teachers Learn about Minority Scientists, Phyllis Gray, Audrey C. Rule, Anneliese Gentzsch, and Denise Tallakson
Learning Form and Function by Dance-Dramatizing Cultural Legends to Drum Rhythms Wearing Student-Made Animal Masks, Phyllis Gray, Audrey C. Rule, Gloria Kirkland Holmes, Stephanie R. Logan, Andrea L. Alert, and Cynthia A. Mason
Creating in a Participatory Culture: Perceptions of Digital Tools Among Teachers, Emily Howell, Rebecca Kaminski, and Sarah Hunt-Barron
Fourth Graders Make Inventions using SCAMPER and Animal Adaptation Ideas, Mahjabeen Hussain and Anastasia Carignan
Reading media literature with young people, Amy Petersen Jensen
Using Creativity from Art and Engineering to Engage Students in Science, Mason Albert Kuhn, Scott Greenhalgh, and Mark McDermott
Pedagogical Voyeurism: Dialogic Critique of Documentation and Assessment of Learning, Eugene Matusov, Ana Marjanovic-Shane, and Sohyun Meacham
Editorial: Welcome to the Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions, Audrey C. Rule
Spatial Thinking Skills and STEM Connections: How Does this Issue Address Them?, Audrey C. Rule
Art-Integration through Making Dioramas of Women Mathematicians’ Lives Enhances Creativity and Motivation, Audrey C. Rule, Dana L. Atwood-Blaine, Clayton M. Edwards, and Mindy M. Gordon
Literacy and Arts-Integrated Science Lessons Engage Urban Elementary Students in Exploring Environmental Issues, Audrey C. Rule, Phyllis Gray, Caroline Elser, and Julie Leigh Klein
CET Research Brief #1 July 2016, University of Northern Iowa. Center for Educational Transformation.
Submissions from 2015
Mathematical Game Creation and Play Assists Students in Practicing Newly-Learned Challenging Concepts, Kalyn Jon Cody, Audrey C. Rule, and Benjamin R. Forsyth
STEM Learning with Young Children: Inquiry Teaching with Ramps and Pathways, Shelly Counsell, Lawrence T. Escalada, Rosemary Geiken, Melissa Sander, Jill M. Uhlenberg, Beth Van Meeteren, Sonia Yoshizawa, and Betty L. Zan
STEM Learning with Young Children: Inquiry Teaching with Ramps and Pathways, Shelly Counsel, Lawerence Escalada, Rosemary Geiken, Melissa Sander, Jill Uhlenburg, Beth Dykstra Van Meeteren, Sonia Yoshizawa, and Betty Zan
A Look at Summer Reading Programs Across Iowa, Salli Forbes, Amy Hutchison, and Kristen Missall
CREATING ARGUMENTS USING A MULTILITERACIES APPROACH: A FORMATIVE EXPERIMENT, Emily Howell
Upper Elementary Students Creatively Learn Scientific Features of Animal Skulls by Making Movable Books, Juile L. Klein, Phyllis Gray, Ksenia S. Zhbanova, and Audrey C. Rule
Do teacher judgment accuracy and teacher feedback predict student achievement in elementary and middle-school science?, Mason Albert Kuhn Open Access Dissertation 2017 Award
Activities for Challenging Gifted Learners by Increasing Complexity in the Common Core, Alyssa McKeone, Lenora Caruso, Kailyn Bettle, Ashley Chase, Bridget Bryson, Jean S. Schneider, and Audrey C. Rule
South Korean Teachers’ Perceptions of Integrating Information and Communication Technologies into Literacy Instruction, Sangho Pang, David Reinking, Amy Hutchison, and Deanna Ramey
Invention through Form and Function Analogy, Audrey C. Rule
Creating Cartoons to Promote Leadership Skills and Explore Leadership Qualities, Latisha L. Smith, C. K. Clausen, J. K. Teske, M. Ghayoorrad, P. Gray, Mason Albert Kuhn, Sukainah Subia, Dana L. Atwood-Blaine, and Audrey C. Rule
Hands-On Russian Culture Lessons, Ksenia S. Zhbanova, Audrey C. Rule, and Michelle L. Tichy
Submissions from 2014
Multimodal Arguments, Technology, and Social Issues: A Formative Experiment, Emily Howell, Tracy Butler, and David Reinking
Fifth Graders' Enjoyment, Interest, and Comprehension of Graphic Novels Compared to Heavily-Illustrated and Traditional Novels, Kimberly Ann Jennings, Audrey C. Rule, and Sarah M. Vander Zanden
Teacher-made Tactile Science Materials with Critical and Creative Thinking Activities for Learners Including those with Visual Impairments, J. Teske, P. Gray, C. K. Clausen, Latisha L. Smith, S. A. Alsubia, M. Ghayoorad, Audrey C. Rule, and J. S. Schneider
Making Dioramas of Women Scientists Help Elementary Students Recognize Their Contributions, Jolene K. Teske, Phyllis Gray, Julie L. Klein, and Audrey C. Rule
Submissions from 2013
Class, Status, Poverty, and Capital: A Guide to Social Stratification in Career Counseling, Tina M. Anctil Peterman, Brian Hutchison, and Carol Klose Smith
Social Studies Content Reading about the American Revolution Enhanced with Graphic Novels, Kari Bosma, Audrey C. Rule, and Karla Steege Krueger
"Being Grown": How Adolescent Girls with Disabilities Narrate Self-Determination and Transitions, Danielle Cowley
Analyzing the Creative Problem-Solving Process: Inventing a Product from a Given Recyclable Item, Caralee K. Doak, Stacey M. Jambura, Jason A. Knittel, and Audrey C. Rule
Using explicit teaching, modeling, and feedback to facilitate vocabulary instruction for early childhood educators, Emily A. Howell
Editor’s Introduction, Amy Petersen Jensen
Editor’s Introduction, Amy Petersen Jensen
Teaching Primary Grade Students Perfectionism Through Cartoons Compared to Bibliotherapy, Miranda L. Zousel, Audrey C. Rule, and Stephanie R. Logan
Submissions from 2012
Cartoons for Teaching Elementary Students about Bullying, Audrey C. Rule, S. R. Logan, and Frank W. Kohler
Creativity and Thinking Skills Integrated into a Science Enrichment Unit on Flooding, Audrey C. Rule, Jean Suchsland Schneider, Denise A. Tallakson, and Diane Highnam
Using a Thinking Skills System to Guide Discussions During a Working Conference on Students with Disabilities Pursuing STEM fields, Audrey C. Rule and Greg P. Stefanich
Small Mammal Jointed Models to Make, Description Cards, and a Menu of Follow-on Activities in Different Intelligence Areas, Audrey C. Rule and Sarah M. Vander Zanden
Second Graders’ Recycled/Craft Item Products Demonstrate Life Cycle Content Knowledge and Creativity Skills, Angela Naomi Webb and Audrey C. Rule
Submissions from 2011
Creative Product Problem-solving Game, Audrey C. Rule, K. Zhbanova, A. Hileman Webb, Jordan P. Evans, J. S. Schneider, Harun Parpucu, S. Logan, B. Van Meeteren, Z. Alkouri, and Blake S. Ruane
Submissions from 2009
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ UNDERSTANDINGS OF ALGEBRAIC GENERALIZATIONS, Jean E. Hallagan, Audrey C. Rule, and Lynn F. Carlson
A National Survey of Teachers on Their Perceptions, Challenges, and Uses of Information and Communication Technology, Amy Hutchison
Algebra Rules Object Boxes as an Authentic Assessment Task of Preservice Elementary Teacher Learning in a Mathematics Methods Course, Audrey C. Rule and J. E. Hallagan
Making Cereal Box Dioramas of Native American Historic Homes and Culture, Audrey C. Rule and Lois A. Lindell
Creating, Evaluating, and Improving Humorous Cartoons Related to Design Principles for Gifted Education Programs, Audrey C. Rule and J. S. Schneider
Submissions from 2008
A Menu of Activities in Different Intelligence Areas to Differentiate Instruction for Upper Elementary Students Related to the Book Because of Winn-Dixie, Caroline F. Elser and Audrey C. Rule
Teaching High School Age Students with Special Needs the Four Situations for Subtraction, K. A. D. Miller, Audrey C. Rule, and V. M. MacEntee
Three Authentic Curriculum-integration Approaches to Bird Adaptations that Incorporate Technology and Thinking Skills, Audrey C. Rule and M. T. Barrera III
Preservice Elementary Teachers' Images of Inventors, Audrey C. Rule, E. L. Bisbo, and V. Waloven
Hands-on Materials for Teaching about Global Climate Change through Graph Interpretation, Audrey C. Rule, J. E. Hallagan, and B. Shaffer
Humorous Cartoons Made by Preservice Teachers for Teaching Science Concepts to Elementary Students, Audrey C. Rule, D. A. Sallis, and J. A. Donaldson
Submissions from 2007
Preservice Elementary Teachers Increase Descriptive Science Vocabulary by Making Descriptive Adjective Object Boxes, Audrey C. Rule, S. Crisafulli, H. DeCare, T. DeLeo, K. Eastman, E. Farrell, J. Geblein, C. Gioia, A. Joyce, Kaylea M. Killian, K. Knoop, A. LaRocca, K. Meyer, J. Miller, V. Roth, J. Throo, J. Van Arsdale, and M. Walker
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Exploring intersectionality in education: The intersection of gender, race, disability, and class, Amy J. Petersen Open Access Dissertation 2008 Award
Preservice Elementary Teachers Create Mathematical Mystery Object Boxes to Review and Teach Numeration, Algebra, Geometry, and Measurement, Audrey C. Rule, E. Grueniger, D. Hingre, K. McKenna, and Rov C. Williams
Preservice Elementary Teachers Use Drawings and Make Sets of Materials to Explain Multiplication and Division by Fractions, Audrey C. Rule and J. E. Hallagan
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Emotional intelligence as a protective factor for risk behavior in adolescence, Nicole Renee Skaar Open Access Thesis
Submissions from 2003
Poetry for Teaching Elementary Mathematics Topics, Audrey C. Rule and J. Kagan
Activities for Differentiated Instruction Addressing All Levels of Bloom's Taxonomy and Eight Multiple Intelligences, Audrey C. Rule and L. H. Lord
Environmental Print Activities for Teaching Mathematics and Content Areas, Audrey C. Rule, S. McIntyre, and M. J. Ranous
