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UNI's No. 1 education program in the state has many experts on a variety of topics including education reform, school consolidation, assessment testing, teacher incentive program and much more.
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Lyn Countrymanprofessor, Office of Student Field Experiences 319-273-2614 Topics: effective teaching, global achievement gap, K-12 science teaching, STEM education |
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Nadene Davidson assistant professor, Department of Teaching 319-273-6171 Topics: 21st century skills, universal constructs, student teaching/clinical experiences, Iowa Core, education reform, reauthorization of Elementary & Secondary Education Act (formerly No Child Left Behind), student achievement, global achievement, effective teaching |
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Michele Devlinprofessor and director of the Iowa Center for Health Disparities at UNI 319-273-5806 Topics: health literacy, multicultural education, cultural competency Expertise in training and research about culturally competent healthcare and related topics affecting immigrant, refugee, minority and low-income white populations. |
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Salli Forbesassociate professor, curriculum & instruction and director, UNI Reading Recovery Center 319-273-6597 Topics: literacy, reading recovery program |
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Tim Gilsonassistant professor, educational leadership & postsecondary education 319-273-2636 Topics: school consolidation, educational law |
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Mary Herringassociate dean and associate professor, College of Education 319-273-2719 Topics: education reform, teacher accountability, student achievement, effective teachers, technology in education
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Dewitt Jonesassociate professor, educational leadership & postsecondary education 319-273-4546 Topics: student achievement gap, school law |
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Chris Kliewerprofessor, special education 319-273-7185 Topics: literacy and communication skills in young children with significant developmental disabilities, inclusive education
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Nicholas Paceassociate professor, educational leadership & postsecondary education 319-273-3564 Topics: principal preparation, minorities in school administration, school experiences of gay and lesbian students Author of "The Principal's Challenge: Learning from Gay and Lesbian Students," (2009). |
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Victoria Robinsondepartment head, educational leadership & postsecondary education 319-273-3070 Topics: effective teachers, teacher evaluation |
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Clare Struckfield experiences, Department of Teaching 319-273-6189 Topics: bullying, school counseling in the 21st Century, conflict resolution, character education, democratic learning communities, whole child education Co-authored "Be a Buddy, Not a Bully!," K-5 bully prevention curriculum linked to the American School Counselor Association Standards Delivered written and oral testimony for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Reauthorization: Meeting the Needs of the Whole Student, for the Senate Committee hearing on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), Washington, DC, 2010. |
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Jody Stonefield experiences and professor of chemistry and biochemistry 319-273-6466 Topics: effective science teaching, effective teachers, STEM education |
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Dwight Watsondean, College of Education 319-273-2717 Topics: statewide Research & Development School, multicultural education, urban education, service leadership |
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Barry Wilsoninterim head and associate professor, educational psychology & foundations 319-273-2767 Topics: assessment, standards and accountability, education reform, teacher quality Co-author with John Henning, Frank Kohler and Victoria Robinson of "Improvement of Teacher Quality," by Rowman and Littlefield, 2010. |
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Betty Zaninterim director & associate professor, Regents' Center for Early Developmental Education 319-273-2101 Topics: math and science education in early childhood programs, statewide voluntary pre-school for four-year-old children, early learning
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