Curriculum & Instruction Faculty Publications
This list of faculty publications does not represent a complete body of scholarship for the faculty members from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. This collection contains only open access publications or publications that have been granted specific permission to be posted to UNI ScholarWorks, UNI's institutional repository. For a complete listing of a faculty member's publications see their profile in the SelectedWorks Profile Gallery. The SelectedWorks Faculty Profile has a more complete list of publications and includes links to publications deposited in UNI ScholarWorks and links out to publications on publisher's websites.
Books from 2023
Methods of Teaching Early Literacy, Nandita Gurjar, Sohyun Meacham, and Constance Beecher
Children’s names and naming practices: wrestling with racism in Asian American families, Jinhee Kim, Sophia Han, Su Jeong Wee, and Sohyun Meacham
Engagement in the preschool classroom: Brief measures for use with children from ethno-racially diverse and low-income backgrounds, Christine M. McWayne, Wendy Ochoa, Julie Segovia, Betty Zan, Daryl Greenfield, and Jayanthi Mistry
Being (Asian) American children: children’s exploration of racial/cultural identity and racism, Su Jeong Wee, Sohyun Meacham, and Jinhee Kim
Submissions from 2022
Reflections on Project Work in Early Childhood Teacher Education, Mary Donegan-Ritter, Betty Zan, and Allison Pattee
The importance of an inquiry model in teaching and learning, Jean Donham
Stepping-Up Technology Implementation—How Does it Happen?, Anya S. Evmenova, Kelley S. Regan, Michelle Schladant, Tracey E. Hall, Jay Buzhardt, Karen A. Erickson, Jun Ai, Christina Sudduth, and Terry Jackson
Connecting Elementary Students Through Grid Pals to Develop Literacy Skills, Nandita Gurjar
Predicting and explaining pre-service teachers’ social networking technology adoption, Nandita Gurjar and Stephen Sivo
I, Jill Alexander, American Girl Revolutionary, Taraneh M. Haghanikar
Discerning users of information: A qualitative analysis of student inquiry, Karla Steege Krueger and Joan Bessman Taylor
Assessing Children’s Drawings in Response to COVID-19, Taraneh Matloob Haghanikar and S. Rebecca Leigh
Head start teachers act their way into new ways of thinking: Science and engineering practices in preschool classrooms, Christine M. McWayne, Betty Zan, Wendy Ochoa, Daryl Greenfield, and Jayanthi Mistry
“I woke up to science”: Teacher narratives of growth in a culturally sustaining preschool STEM program, Jayanthi Mistry, Julie Segovia, Lok Wah Li, Christine McWayne, Betsy Zan, and Daryl Greenfield
@Home collective(ly): Opening doors and doing books with literacy-cast, Christy Wessel‐Powell, Beth A. Buchholz, Jason DeHart, Elizabeth M. Frye, Devery Ward, Sarah Vander Zanden, and Elizabeth Campbell
Submissions from 2021
Bridging the informal and formal learning spaces with WhatsApp, Tutaleni I. Asino, Nandita Gurjar, and Perien Boer
An Investigation of Protagonists in Storybook Apps for Children, Todd S. Cherner and Nandita Gurjar
Listening to Head Start teachers: Teacher beliefs, practices, and needs for educating dual language learners, Ji Young Choi, Dahyung Ryu, Craig K. Van Pay, Sohyun Meacham, and Constance C. Beecher
The Italian Makerspace, Nandita Gurjar
What Is Missing In Our Teacher Education Practices: A Collaborative Self-Study Of Teacher Educators With Children During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Jinhee Kim, Su Jeong Wee, and Sohyun Meacham
Disabilities Portrayed in Picturebooks with the Américas Book Award, Sohyun Meacham
ReZoomⓒing Our Academic Home Using Suda (수다), Sohyun Meacham, Jinhee Kim, Su Jeong Wee, and Koeun Kim
Supporting Young Children’s Spatial Understanding: Examining Toddlers’ Experiences with Contents and Containers, Jill M. Uhlenberg and Rosemary Geiken
Teacher well-being: Voices in the field, Abby Weiland
Submissions from 2020
Leveraging Social Networks for Authentic Learning in Distance Learning Teacher Education, Nandita Gurjar
Representations of play in caldecott medal and honor books during 1938-1949 and 2001-2014, Taraneh Matloob Haghanikar and Linda M. Pavonetti
The Hidden Elephant Is Oppression: Shaming, Mobbing, and Institutional Betrayals within the Academy—Finding Strength in Collaborative Self-Study, David I. Hernández-Saca, Jennifer Martin, and Sohyun Meacham
Stepping away from my comfort zone, Irenea Walker
Attitude analysis of child-constructed scenes depicting human interactions with unpopular nonhuman animals, Ksenia S. Zhbanova, Jeffrey L. Leffler, and Audrey C. Rule
Submissions from 2019
Creative self-efficacy of children aged 9-14 in a science center using a situated Mobile game, Dana Atwood-Blaine, Audrey C. Rule, and Jordan Walker
Strategic professional development for busy teachers: Profile of a high-impact instructional design, Sarah Bryans-Bongey and Craig Rosen
TPACK Leadership Diagnostic Tool: Adoption and Implementation by Teacher Education Leaders, Jon M. Clausen, Elizabeth S. Finsness, Arlene C. Borthwick, Kevin J. Graziano, Jeffery P. Carpenter, and Mary Herring
Black Fifth Graders Make Dioramas of Traditional African Cultures to Explore Racial Identity, Cultural Universals, and Spatial Thinking, Phyllis Gray, Audrey C. Rule, and Mindy Gordon
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
Idea-dying in critical ontological pedagogical dialogue, Ana Marjanovic-Shane, Sohyun Meacham, Hye Jung Choi, Samanta Lopez, and Eugene Matusov
A Content Analysis of Thirty Children’s Picture Books about Ecology, Natalia Martín Martín, Jennifer L. Hageman, Sarah E. Montgomery, and Audrey C. Rule
Hip-Hop Early Literacy in K–1 Classrooms, Shuaib James Meacham, Sohyun Meacham, Misty Thompson, and Hattie Graves
Teachers' interactions with a young child with: Comparing ipad and non-ipad use, Sohyun Meacham and Saeed Almalki
Breaking Free from the Needs Paradigm: A Collaborative Analysis of Inclusion, Edda Óskarsdóttir, Hafdís Guðjónsdóttir, and Deborah Tidwell
International students’ alienation in a US higher education institution, Marine Pepanyan, Sohyun Meacham, and Stephanie Logan
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
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
Self-selecting books in a children’s fiction collection arranged by genre, Joan Bessman Taylor, Andrea Hora, and Karla Steege Krueger
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
An investigation of whether fantasy books, compared to same topic nonfiction, promote second graders' creativity, Angela Naomi Webb, Ksenia S. Zhbanova, and Audrey C. Rule
The emergence of elementary citizenship education: Insights from Iowa’s rural schools, 1910–1935, Carolyn A. Weber and Sarah E. Montgomery
Ocean Underwater Scene Dioramas of First Graders with Submarine Porthole Views, Ksenia Zhbanova, Audrey C. Rule, and Denise A. Tallakson
Submissions from 2018
Using Practice-Based Coaching to Increase Use of Language Facilitation Strategies in Early Head Start and Community Partners, Mary Donegan-Ritter and Beth Van Meeteren
Coaching in Practice-Based Literacy Education Courses, Nicholas E. Husbye, Christy Wessel Powell, Sarah Vander Zanden, and Tiffany Karalis
Teachers' interactions with a young child with: Comparing iPad and non-iPad use, Sohyun Meacham and Saeed Almalki
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
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
Mobile Gaming and Student Interactions in a Science Center: the Future of Gaming in Science Education, Dana Atwood-Blaine and Douglas Huffman
Kindergarten Scores, Storytelling, Executive Function, and Motivation Improved through Literacy-Rich Guided Play, Dena M. Cavanaugh, Kimberly J. Clemence, Mikaila M. Teale, Audrey C. Rule, and Sarah E. Montgomery
STEM for ALL Children: Preschool Teachers Supporting Engagement of Children With Special Needs in Physical Science Learning Centers, Mary Donegan-Ritter
Impact of a Less Restrictive Circulation Policy in an Elementary Library, Kristen Reinhardt Downes, Karla Steege Krueger, and Joan Bessman Taylor
Middle school students' mathematics knowledge retention: Online or face-to-face environments, Clayton M. Edwards, Audrey C. Rule, and Robert M. Boody
A TPACK Diagnostic Tool for Teacher Education Leaders, Kevin J. Graziano, Mary C. Herring, Jeffrey P. Carpenter, Sharon Smaldino, and Elizabeth S. Finsness
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
Utilizing Nonfiction Texts to Enhance Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary in Primary Grades, Karen E. Kuhn, Casey M. Rausch, Tiffany G. McCarty, Sarah E. Montgomery, 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
Breakbeat breakthroughs: Hip-hop problem solving within the context of community engagement nihilism and the need for “space”, Shuaib Meacham
Preschoolers’ Author-Illustrator Study of Donald Crews, Sohyun Meacham, Shuaib Meacham, Gloria Kirkland-Holmes, and Myae Han
Banners for Books: “Mighty-Hearted” Kindergartners Take Action through Arts-Based Service Learning, Sarah E. Montgomery, Wendy Miller, Page Foss, Denise Tallakson, and Maria Howard
The model of domain learning: A good science-based theory, Ralph E. Reynolds and Dessy S. Stoycheva
Exploring Writing Circles as Innovative, Collaborative Writing Structures with Teacher Candidates, Sherron Killingsworth Roberts, Norine Blanch, and Nandita Gurjar
Creativity of third graders’ leadership cartoons: Comparison of mood-enhanced to neutral conditions, Jolene Teske, Courtney K. Clausen, Phyllis Gray, Latisha L. Smith, Sukainah Al Subia, Maryam Rod Szabo, Mason Kuhn, Mindy Gordon, and Audrey C. Rule
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
Third Graders Explore Sound Concepts through Online Research Compared to Making Musical Instruments, Kyrie D. Borsay and Page Foss
Rubrics as a Tool in Writing Instruction: Effects on the Opinion Essays of First and Second Graders, Kendall L. Bradford, Amanda C. Newland, Audrey C. Rule, and Sarah E. Montgomery
Designing an Earthquake-Proof Art Museum: An Arts-and Engineering-Integrated Science Lesson, Anastasia Carignan and Mahjabeen Hussain
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
Reading Promotion Events Recommended for Elementary Students, Nicole N. Guldager, Karla Steege Krueger, and Joan Bessman Taylor
Handbook of technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) for educators: Second edition, Mary C. Herring, Matthew J. Koehler, and Punya Mishra
TPACK development in higher education, Mary C. Herring, Sohyun Meacham, and Daniel Mourlam
Sharon and mary’s voices: Sisterhood-the journey, Mary C. Herring and Sharon E. Smaldino
Second Reaction: A Good Deed Is Never a Waste, Stephanie R. Logan
Pedagogical Voyeurism: Dialogic Critique of Documentation and Assessment of Learning, Eugene Matusov, Ana Marjanovic-Shane, and Sohyun Meacham
Peer relationships and internally persuasive discourse, Sohyun Meacham
Teachers’ Responsiveness to Preschoolers’ Utterances in Sociodramatic Play, Sohyun Meacham, Carol Vukelich, Myae Han, and Martha Buell
Education in transition: Trends in Central and Eastern Europe, Kurtis S. Meredith and Jeannie L. Steele
Exploring the intel teach elements in teacher education: Integration and technological, pedagogical, content knowledge development, Daniel Mourlam and Mary Herring
Preschoolers Explore Greenhouses by Visiting a Greenhouse, Making a Model, and Growing Plants, Leann M. Perkins and Dessy Stoycheva
Editorial: Welcome to the Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions, Audrey C. Rule
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
Prairie restoration project: Alternatives for identifying gifted students, Katie E. Salisbury, Audrey C. Rule, and Sarah M. Vander Zanden
Zebras and Jaguars, Oh My! Integrating Science and Engineering Standards with Art during Prekindergarten Block Time, Brandy A. Smith and Jane E. Cline
A cello, a plane, and a garden: Reclaiming the context of play with young children to promote literacy, Sarah Vander Zanden, Sohyun Meacham, Jane Frost, and Jennifer Strange
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
Games with rules, Rheta Devries
