Department of Department of Secondary Education

Faculty Scholarly Research

2008 Presentations - National/International

2008

Bryant, C., Taylor, C. & Medina-Jerez, W. (2008). The Wyoming/Bolivia Partnership: A Collaboration of Educators and Policy Makers through Project Citizen. Paper presented at International Assembly of Social Educators at the 88th Annual National Council for the Social Studies Conference, Houston, TX, November 14-16.

Hutchison, L. (2008) Examining Effective Professional Development Strategies for Implementing Change in Rural mathematics Teaching and Learning: Lessons from New Zealand. Invited presentation. US-Sino Workshop on Mathematics and Science Education: Common Priorities that Promote Collaborative Research, NSF-Sponsored program collaboratively organized by Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN and Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, P.R. China. Held in Murfreesboro, TN June 22-27, 2008.

Kean, D. & Bryant, C. (2008). Using Primary Documents: The Black 14. Presentation at the 88th Annual National Council for the Social Studies Conference, Houston, TX, November 14-16.

Medina-Jerez, W. (2008, May). Assessing Colombian Students' Perceptions of Science and Scientists. Proposal accepted for presentation at the 12th Consultation of the International Consortium of Research in Science and Mathematics Education (ICRSME). Quito, Ecuador. May 13-16, 2008.

Medina-Jerez, W., & Orihuela-Rabaza, W. (2008, May). The Effects of Project Citizen in Bolivian Students' Civic Dispositions. Proposal accepted for presentation at the 12th Consultation of the International Consortium of Research in Science and Mathematics Education (ICRSME). Quito, Ecuador. May 13-16, 2008.

Online Foreign Language Proficiency Testing in Louisiana (November 19, 2005) American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Convention

Reynolds, Carl L. (2008). Is video gaming viable entrepreneurship instruction in agricultural education? Paper presented at the 27th. National Agricultural Mechanics Seminar, Indianapolis, October 23.

Reynolds, Carl L. (2008). Student-produced multi-media projects: the assessment conundrum. Paper presented at the 20th Annual Ed-Media World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Vienna, Austria, July 1.

Rush, L., & Young, S. (December, 2008). Sustained professional development: Content area literacy and peer coaching with secondary school educators. Paper presentation at the National Reading Conference, Orlando, FL.

Slater, S.J. and Slater, T.F. (2008). A Reassessment of the Impact of Astronomy REU Programs on Female Students. Oral presentation 97.01 at the 212th meeting of the American Astronomical Society and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in St. Louis, MO, June 5, 2008. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008AAS...212.9701S

Slater, T.F. (2008). New Opportunities and Innovative Approaches to Internet-based Science Teacher Professional Development. Oral presentation at the Fall 2008 Wyoming School Improvement Conference in Cheyenne, WY, September, 2008.

Slater, T.F. and Slater, S.J. (2008). Development of the Test of Astronomy Standards (TOAST) Assessment Instrument. Oral presentation 97.06 at the 212th meeting of the American Astronomical Society and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in St. Louis, MO, June 5, 2008. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008AAS...212.9706S

Slater, T.F. and Slater, S.J. (2008). The Cognitive Impact of a Backwards Faded Scaffolding Approach in A Science Course for Pre-Service Elementary Teachers Based on Inquiry. Oral paper presented at the 2008 Geological Society of America national conference in Houston, TX, October 7, 2008. Abstract Reference Number 149526

Slater, T.F., Slater, S.J., Lyons, D.J., Manhart, K., Wehunt, M., Kapp, J. L., Richardson, R.M. (2008). Measuring the Impact of Active Learning in a Redesigned Large-enrollment Introductory Geoscience Survey Course. Oral presentation given at the American Geophysical Union Winter Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2008.

Taylor, C. & Celaya, C. (November 2008). Articulating the Wyoming K-6 Spanish (WYFLES) Curriculum. Presentation at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Conference, Orlando, FL.

Reynolds, Carl L. (2008). Video gaming in the classroom: Friend or foe? Paper presented at the 19th International Conference, Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, Las Vegas. March 5.  

Bryant, C.J. (2008) Preparing Future Educators: The Importance of Training Teachers in Effective Research Methods. Paper presented at the Society of American Archivists, August 26-31, 2008, San Francisco, CA.

2008 Presentations - State and Regional

2008

Bryant, C. J. (2008) Keynote address at Project Citizen Showcase, Casper, Wyoming, May 9, 2008.

Bryant, C., Gribb, B., & Medina-Jerez, W. (2008). Community Action: Project Citizen and Geography in Bolivia. Presentation at the NCA Fall 2008 School Improvement Conference, September 29-30, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Bryant, C., Medina-Jerez, W., & Taylor, C. (2008, March). Examining Social Issues through the Eyes of Bolivian Children: Project Citizen's Role in Empowering Bolivian Youth to Find Their Voice. Proposal accepted for presentation at the 12th annual Shepard Symposium on Social Justice. Laramie, WY.

Mayes, R. & Hutchison, L. (Fall 2008). Math Science Partnership:QR STEM. Presented with Dr. Robert Mayes. Wyoming School Improvement Conference, Cheyenne. WY. Fall 2008.

Taylor, C. (October 2006). Pursuing a Career in Modern Languages Teaching: Exploring Programs of Study in Modern Languages Secondary Education at the University of Wyoming. Presentation at the Wyoming Foreign Language Teachers' Association Conference. Casper, WY.

Taylor, C. and Celaya, C. (October 2007). The Wyoming K-6 Pilot Program. Presentation at the Wyoming Foreign Language Teachers' Association Conference. Jackson Hole, WY.

Teaching for Student Performance: Where can I find help? Presentation: Wyoming Foreign Language Teacher's Association Conference (October 21, 2005)

Thompson, R. (Summer 2008) Best Practices in Technical Education. WACTE.

2008 Publications

2008

Hutchison, L. and Ellsworth, J. (2008). Networking our way out of isolation: Mentoring in rural areas. In G. Zimmermann (Ed.), Empowering Mentor Teachers for Experienced Teachers. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Medina-Jerez, W. (2008). Between local culture and school science: The case of urban and provincial students in Eastern Colombia. Research in Science Education, 38, 189-212.

Reynolds, Carl L. (2008). Is Video Gaming Viable Entrepreneurship Instruction in Agricultural Education? Proceeedings of the 27th. National Agricultural Mechanics Seminar, Indianapolis.

Reynolds, Carl L. (2008). Student-Produced Multi-media Projects: the Assessment Conundrum. Proceedings of the 20th Annual Ed-Media World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Vienna, Austria.

Rush, L. (2008). Review of Celebrating language with adult literacy students: Lessons to engage and inspire. Convergence,41(2).

Rush, L., & Fecho, B. (2008). When figured worlds collide: Improvisation in an inquiry classroom. Teaching Education, 19(2), 123-136.

Rush, L., & Fecho, B. (2008). When figured worlds collide: Improvisation in an inquiry classroom. Teaching Education, 19(2), 123-136.

Rush, L., Blair, S., Chapman, D., Codner, A., & Pearce, B. (2008). A new look at mentoring: Proud moments and pitfalls. The Clearing House, 81(3), 128-132.

Slater, S.J., Slater, T.F., and Shaner, A. (2008). Impact of Backwards Faded Scaffolding in an Astronomy Course for Pre-service Elementary Teachers based on Inquiry. Journal of Geoscience Education, 56(5).

Slater, T. (2008) Going Where No One Has Dared Go Before: Amateur Astronomers in the K-12 Classroom. In M. Gibbs (Ed.), Amateur Astronomers in Education and Public Outreach. San Francisco, CA: Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

Slater, T.F. (2008). A Contemporary Approach to Teaching Eclipses. African Cultural Astronomy (J. Holbrook, R. Medupe, J. Urama, Eds.), Springer, pages 95-108.

Slater, T.F. (2008). Engaging Student Learning in Science Through Writing Tasks. The Physics Teacher, 46(2), 123-125.

Slater, T.F. (2008). First Steps Toward Increasing Student Engagement During Lecture. The Physics Teacher, 46(8), 554-555.

Slater, T.F. (2008). The First Big Wave of Astronomy Education Research Dissertations and Directions for Future Research. Astronomy Education Review, 7(1).

Taylor, C. (2008). Promoting Second Language Oral Proficiency in Teacher Education Programs. Lingo 9(1),10-11.

Reynolds, Carl L. (2008). Video Gaming in the Classroom: Friend or Foe? Proceedings of the 19th International Conference, Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, Las Vegas.