Education:
B.A. General Studies - UNI 1986
B.A. Elementary Education - UNI
1989
M.A.E. Educational Administration - UNI 1997
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Areas of Expertise:
- Teacher Education
- Teacher Work Sample
- Iowa History
- Webquests
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Research Interests:
- Teacher Education.
- Teacher Work Sample.
- Iowa History.
- Webquests
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Courses Taught:
- 210:152 Elementary Curriculum 2001
- 4th Grade at PLS.
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Recent Publications:
- "Sarah, Plain and Tall WebQuest"
Linked to 27 educational websites across North
America Over 25,000 hits since 2001.
- "Designing a Tour of Washington D.C."
Linked to 22 educational websites across North
America Over 8,000 hits since 2001.
- "Heritage Tour of Iowa" "A
Personal Journal - Gettysburg July 1,2,3, 1863"
"Adapting Teacher Work Sample Methodology
to a Student Field Experience". American
Educational Research Association 2003 Annual
Meeting April 24, 2003 Chicago, Il.
- "Theory in Action: Research on the role
of Field Experiences in Educational Psychology"
American Educational Research Association 2004
Annual Meeting Paper accepted for presentation
April 2004 San Diego, CA.
- "Through a Child's Eyes: History Education
for Youth Agricultural Resource Book - 2003"
Written for the Cedar Falls Historical Society,
Cedar Falls, Iowa A companion to an agricultural
trunk teachers may use in their classrooms.
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Professional
Affiliations:
- National Council for
the Social Studies.
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development.
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Honors/Awards:
- 1999 Gold Star for Outstanding Teaching.
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