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.
Submissions from 2016
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
The Character in the Mask: An Analysis of Mask in Art Spiegelman’s Maus, Taraneh Matloob Haghanikar
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
Meta-Sticks: Having Children Consider the Source of Knowledge Promotes Scientific Thinking, Mason Kuhn
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
Free Online Resources Not to Miss for Teaching Middle School Mathematics, Clayton M. Edwards
Marie Clay's Search for Effective Literacy Instruction: a Contribution to Reading Recovery and Small-Group Teaching, Salli Forbes and Linda J. Dorn
Emerging Qualities Of Effective Teaching: Embracing New Literacies, Mary Herring, Christina Curran, Jody Stone, Nadene Davidson, Iradge Ahrabi-Fard, and Ksenia Zhbanova
Composing Film: Multimodality And Production In Elementary Classrooms, Nicholas E. Husbye and Sarah Vander Zanden
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
Ipads And Teacher Education: Exploring A 1:1 Initiative In A Professional Development School Partnership, Daniel J. Mourlam and Sarah E. Montgomery
Teacher Learning Of Subject Matter Knowledge Through An Educative Curriculum, Jihwa Noh and Matthew Webb
African Mask-Making Workshop: Professional Development Experiences Of Diverse Participants, Audrey C. Rule, Sarah E. Montgomery, Gloria Kirkland-Holmes, Dwight C. Watson, and Yvonne Ayesiga
Building Student Understanding Of The Cause Of Day And Night: A Study Of Literacy- And Spatial Thinking-Integrated Activities Compared To A Commercial Curriculum, Audrey C. Rule and Angela Naomi Webb
Productive Taboos: Cultivating Spatialized Literacy Practices, Sarah Vander Zanden
Identification Of Gifted African American Primary Grade Students Through Leadership, Creativity, And Academic Performance In Curriculum Material Making And Peer-Teaching: A Case Study, Ksenia S. Zhbanova, Audrey C. Rule, and Mary K. Stichter
Hands-On Russian Culture Lessons, Ksenia S. Zhbanova, Audrey C. Rule, and Michelle L. Tichy
Submissions from 2014
Reclaiming Our Children's Education: Building A Fortress Of Support For Children Of African Descent, Gevonee E. Ford, Dwight C. Watson, and Lesley Ford
Beating The Odds: A Longitudinal Investigation Of Low-Income Dual-Language And Monolingual Children's English Language And Literacy Performance, Myae Han, Carol Vukelich, Martha Buell, and Sohyun Meacham
Special Editorial: Technology Leadership For Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers To Use Technology, Mary Herring, Tommye Thomas, and Pamela Redmond
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
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
Computer Technology-Integrated Projects Should Not Supplant Craft Projects In Science Education, Tabatha J. Klopp, Audrey Rule, Jean Suchsland Schneider, and Robert M. Boody
Divergent Opinions Of Proper Lyme Disease Diagnosis And Implications For Children Co-Morbid With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mason Kuhn and Robert Bransfield
Preschool Teachers' Questioning In Sociodramatic Play, Sohyun Meacham, Carol Vukelich, Myae Han, and Martha Buell
Critical Democracy Through Digital Media Production In A Third-Grade Classroom, Sarah E. Montgomery
Preservice Teachers Map Compassion: Connecting Social Studies And Literacy Through Nonfictional Animal Stories, Audrey C. Rule, Sarah E. Montgomery, and Sarah Vander Zanden
Guardians Of The Earth: Teaching Children To Care For All Living Things, Audrey C. Rule and Ksenia S. Zhbanova
Making Dioramas of Women Scientists Help Elementary Students Recognize Their Contributions, Jolene K. Teske, Phyllis Gray, Julie L. Klein, and Audrey C. Rule
Familial Reality Engendering Feminism: The Impact Of A Matriarchal Upbringing On Thinking About Teaching And Learning, Deborah L. Tidwell, Pamela T. Schwartz, and Janet T. Dunn
Effects Of Teacher Lesson Introduction On Second Graders' Creativity In A Science/Literacy Integrated Unit On Health And Nutrition, Angela Naomi Webb and Audrey C. Rule
Primary Grade Students Engage In Creative Word Play Through Traditional And Hands-On Methods, Angela Naomi Webb, Audrey C. Rule, Adrianna D. Cavanaugh, and Angel Munson
Revealing Relationships: First Graders Share Personal Literature, Timothy G. Weih
Student-Described Engagement With Text: Insights Are Discovered From Fourth Graders, Timothy G. Weih
Reflecting, Coaching And Mentoring To Enhance Teacher-Child Interactions In Head Start Classrooms, Betty Zan and Mary Donegan-Ritter
Constructivist Approaches To Moral Education In Early Childhood, Betty Zan and Carolyn Hildebrant
Construal Level Theory Applied To Sixth Graders' Creativity In Craft Constructions With Integrated Proximal Or Distal Academic Content, Ksenia S. Zhbanova and Audrey C. Rule
Submissions from 2013
Social Studies Content Reading about the American Revolution Enhanced with Graphic Novels, Kari Bosma, Audrey C. Rule, and Karla Steege Krueger
Does Same-Sex Preference Make 3-4-Year-Olds More Gullible?, Sunah Chung and Youngon Choi
Ramps And Pathways Early Physical Science Program: Preparing Educators As Science Mentors, Shelly L. Counsell, Jill M. Uhlenberg, and Betty Zan
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
Managing, J. Ana Donaldson, Sharon Smaldino, and Robert Pearson
Using Multimedia Conferencing to Connect Literacy Educators, Marilyn Drury, Rick Seeley, Salli Forbes, and Rick Traw
Different Voices, Many Journeys: Explorations Of The Transformative Nature Of The Self-Study Of Teacher Education Practices, Susan E. Elliott-Johns and Deborah L. Tidwell
Motivational Changes in Reading Recovery Children: A Pre and Post Analysis, Salli Forbes and Susan King Fullerton
Professional staffing levels and fourth-grade student research in rural schools with high-poverty levels, Karla Steege Krueger and Jean Donham
Negotiating the Way to Inquiry: Encouraging Negotiation Early in the Year Promotes Scientific Communication, Mason Kuhn and Mark McDermott
Coining Phrases for Dollars: Jay Z, Economic Literacy, and the Educational Implications of Hip-Hop’s Entrepreneurial Ethos, Shuaib J. Meacham, Michael Anthony Anderson, and Carolina Correa
Response To Intervention: Following Three Reading Recovery Children On Their Individual Paths To Becoming Literate, Evelyn A. O'Connor, Connie Briggs, and Salli Forbes
Mindtools And Problem Solving: An Introduction, J. Michael Spector, Barbara B. Lockee, Sharon E. Smaldino, and Mary C. Herring
Preface, J. Michael Spector, Barbara B. Lockee, Sharon E. Smaldino, and Mary C. Herring
Locating the Library in the Non-Library Censorship of the 1950’s: Ideological Negotiations in the Professional Record, Joan Bessman Taylor
Leading Change And Innovation In Teacher Preparation: A Blueprint For Developing TPACK Ready Teacher Candidates, Tommye Thomas, Mary Herring, Pamela Redmond, and Sharon Smaldino
Teaching Primary Grade Students Perfectionism Through Cartoons Compared to Bibliotherapy, Miranda L. Zousel, Audrey C. Rule, and Stephanie R. Logan
Teaching Primary Grade Students Perfectionism Through Cartoons Compared To Bibliotherapy, Miranda L. Zousel, Audrey Rule, and Stephanie R. Logan
Submissions from 2012
Editorial: Implementing the Teacher Education Initiative, Glen Bull, Marshall George, Melanie Shoffner, Cheryl Bolick, John Lee, Janice Anderson, David Slykhuis, Joe Garofalo, Robin Angotti, Michael McKenna, Elizabeth West, Sara Dexter, Mary Herring, Mark Hofer, and Abbie Brown
Editorial: Technology Leadership for the Teacher Education Initiative, Sara Dexter, Mary Herring, and Tommye Thomas
Comparing middle school students' learning and attitudes in face-to-face and online mathematics lessons, Clayton M. Edwards Open Access Dissertation 2014 Award
Constructing Teacher Identity Through Technology Field Practice, Ping Gao
Editorial, Ping Gao and Qiyun Wang
The Status of Statewide Subscription Databases, Karla Steege Krueger
Communicating Like a Scientist with Multimodal Writing, Mason Kuhn and Mark McDermott
Keyboarding Camp!: Identifying the Effects of 4th-Grader Characteristics on Keyboarding Proficiency, Amy Lockhart and Leigh E. Zeitz
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
Changing Perceptions Of Unpopular Animals Through Facts, Poetry, Crafts, And Puppet Plays, Audrey C. Rule and Ksenia S. Zhbanova
Producing Meaning Through Interaction: Book Groups and the Social Context of Reading, Joan Bessman Taylor
Developing Second Graders' Creativity Through Literacy-Science Integrated Lessons On Lifecycles, Angela Naomi Webb and Audrey C. Rule
Second Graders’ Recycled/Craft Item Products Demonstrate Life Cycle Content Knowledge and Creativity Skills, Angela Naomi Webb and Audrey C. Rule
Submissions from 2011
Becoming Science "Experi-Mentors": Tenets Of Quality Professional Development And How They Can Reinvent Early Science Learning Experiences, Shelly Lynn Counsell
Self Reflection And Preservice Teachers' Technological Pedagogical Knowledge: Promoting Earlier Adoption Of Student-Centred Pedagogies, Ping Gao, Tan Seng Chee, Longlong Wang, Angela Wong, and Doris Choy
Utilizing Writing for Alternative Audiences in a College Integrated Science Course, Mason Kuhn and Mark McDermott
Tactile Earth And Space Science Materials For Students With Visual Impairments: Contours, Craters, Asteroids, And Features Of Mars, Audrey C. Rule
Impact Of Adaptive Materials On Teachers And Their Students With Visual Impairments In Secondary Science And Mathematics Classes, Audrey C. Rule, Greg P. Stefanich, Robert M. Boody, and Belinda Peiffer
The Story Of Disproportionality As Told By A Collaborative Culturally Responsive Coalition, Cathy A. Thorsen, Aram deKoven, Deborah Pattee, Dwight C. Watson, and Ann Collier
Creating A Professional Learning Community Through Self-Study, Deborah L. Tidwell, Lisa Wymore, Anel Garza, Maricruz Estrada, and Howard L. Smith
Paying Attention to Procedural Texts: Critically Reading School Routines as Embodied Achievement, Sarah Vander Zanden and Karen E. Wohlwend
Navigating Discourses In Place In The World Of Webkinz, Karen E. Wohlwend, Sarah Vander Zanden, Nicholas E. Husbye, and Candace R. Kuby
A Blended Collaborative Writing Approach For Chinese L2 Primary School Students, Lung Hsiang Wong, Wenli Chen, Ching Sing Chai, Chee Kuen Chin, and Ping Gao
Submissions from 2010
Identifying Implications Of Tensions In A Series Of Collaborative Self-Study Groups, Katheryn East, Linda May Fitzgerald, and Mary P. Manke
