Presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing Action Research and the inquiry part of a Professional Development School (PDS) model that all UNT elementary education, pre-service teacher/student interns complete with mentor teachers during student teaching.

Poster presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas. This poster discusses research on animal assisted therapy in relation to mentally, physically, and sexually abused children.

Presentation for the 2009 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing connections between mathematics research and practices used in classrooms.

Presentation for the 2006 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the effects of technology on achievement in mathematics in middle school.

Presentation for the 2009 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing the effects of using manipulatives in middle school mathematics tutoring.

This paper discusses research on incorporating Response to Intervention (RTI) and the mastery model into tutoring sessions.

This paper discusses research on the effects of tutoring with concrete manipulatives and real life concepts.

This paper is an auto-ethnography of a pre-service teacher during the first semester of Professional Development School, documenting a change in confidence.

This paper discusses an analysis of action research projects completed in the UNT/Denton Independent School District (ISD). Action research is the inquiry part of a Professional Development School (PDS) model that all UNT elementary education, pre-service teacher/student interns complete with mentor teachers during student teaching.

This paper discusses research on becoming a teacher of mathematics to elementary students. This is an auto-ethnography of a pre-service teacher during the first semester of Professional Development School, documenting the journey as a learner and teacher of mathematics for this pre-service teacher.

This paper explores the experience of 30 university students in their final year of the teacher education program.

Article examining teacher preparation programs ability to help preservice teachers connect educational theory with teaching practice. This article systematically reflects on written responses, recorded in a private weblog over the course of a 15-week intermediate reading methods course.

Data management plan for the grant, "Capacity Building: Creating and Sustaining a Pathway for Engineering Majors to Become STEM Teachers." The project aims to serve a national need for building pathways for engineering students to become grade 6-12 STEM teachers in high-need schools. The project will develop a framework for recruitment, retention, and reshaping of graduate teacher certification specifically for engineering students to become STEM teachers. The effort is a collaboration between the College of Engineering and the College of Education at the University of North Texas, a Hispanic Serving Institution.

Article on a study examining the translation of multicultural learning activities in a college classroom into critical pedagogy in the public school classrooms.

This article is a reflective-reflexive examination of provisions of trustworthiness in critical narrative research.

This paper discusses a project to improve professional development techniques that will improve how K-12 educators teach writing skills.

Article discussing a collaborative project to examine literature and research on the Amish culture.

Poster presented as part of the 2013 University Forum on Teaching & Learning. This poster discusses the international perspectives curriculum project. The project described in this poster was developed as part of the "Globalizing your Curriculum" Transformational Instructional Innovation (TII) Fellowship sponsored by the Center for Learning Enhancement, Assessment, and redesign (CLEAR) and UNT - International.

This presentation is part of the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on No Child Left Behind. In this presentation, the author discusses the law's impact on curricula and student learning, particularly in mathematics.

This article conducts an exploratory study of innovation in Texas' teacher preparation marketplace by drawing on theories of organizational innovation, specifically, dimensions of innovation related to organizational structure, processes, and outcomes. The analysis suggests programs should critically unpack what it means to be innovative in a dynamic and competitive teacher preparation marketplace.

Introduction to the special section on education featured in the 2012 edition of The Eagle Feather.

Paper discusses an experiment testing the effectiveness of incorporating Response to Intervention (RTI) and the Mastery Model into math tutoring sessions with third grade students.

Paper describes a study designed to determine if the Morning Meeting technique promoted positive communication abilities in a second grade classroom in which many students exhibited inadequate social communication skills.

Paper discusses study designed to determine if using the Imagination Station computer software, or I-station, as a reading intervention employed during direct instruction Special Education sessions would improve the overall reading skills of these students.