Scholarly Work - Education
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Sensing for Science: Exploring the World of Arduino and Sensors In the Classroom
(Montana State University, 2023-07)This guide is for 5-12 science teachers. It introduces the use of Arduino and sensors in the classrooms. There are six levels containing steps, a list of materials, graphics, and code. The guide concludes with a Total ... -
Mitigating Rural Adolescent Trauma: Remote Delivery of a Trauma-Informed Yoga Intervention During COVID-19
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022-12)Given the prevalence of childhood trauma in rural Montana, this project is intended to help mitigate stressors that may contribute to poor behavioral and mental health in high school-aged children, which may be exacerbated ... -
“Following the Breath”: A Trauma-Informed Intervention for Educator Wellness in Rural Montana
(MDPI AG, 2022-12)Given the prevalence of mental health issues for both educators and adolescents in rural Montana, this project is designed to help mitigate the impact of stressors by providing coping strategies linked to improvements in ... -
Building Primary Preservice Teachers’ Identity as Engineering Educators
(MDPI AG, 2022-09)The purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate how two primary preservice teachers built their engineering education identities during a clinical field experience that emphasized engineering education. More ... -
Sense of Accomplishment: A Global Experience in Student Affairs and Services
(Taylor & Francis, 2022-06)This empirical article presents student affairs and services practitioners’ perceptions regarding the sense of accomplishment they feel in their job. Results show helping students, collaborating among colleagues, contributing ... -
The Long‑Term Role of Undergraduate Experiences: Predicting Intellectual and Civic Outcomes
(Springer Nature, 2022-07)Scholars and the public alike have questioned the benefits of obtaining an undergraduate education. Although research has extensively examined short-term outcomes associated with college experiences, relatively few studies ... -
“Step Outside”: A portrait of an exemplary rural K‐8 science educator
(Wiley, 2022-08)This study uses portraiture methodology to co-construct and share the story of a nationally recognized rural K-8 science teacher with more than 30 years of teaching experience. Our analysis and synthesis revealed one central ... -
Continuing the Debate: A Response to the Literacy Research Association’s Dyslexia Research Report
(Australian International Academic Centre, 2022-08)The Literacy Research Association (LRA) is known for releasing research reports on essential topics in the field of literacy. An Examination of Dyslexia Research and Instruction, with Policy Implications is a recent LRA ... -
Trauma-Informed Yoga: Investigating an Intervention for Mitigating Adverse Childhood Experiences in Rural Contexts
(Informa UK Limited, 2022-07)In a state ravaged by suicide and a mental health crisis, this study sought to mitigate impacts of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and depressive and anxiety symptomology in high school students in a rural Montana ... -
Strength in Numbers: The Promise of Community-Based Participatory Research in Rural Education
(East Carolina University, 2022-06)Montana is a state that is ravaged by a suicide epidemic and mental health crisis, particularly among its youth. In an area in which harsh climates, geographic challenges, and distance to rural healthcare providers are ... -
Montana STEM Summit 2022 Report: Accessing STEM Learning Across the Big Sky
(2022-10)On April 28, 2022, representatives from education, industry, non-profits and other institutions gathered virtually to discuss how to better collaborate to advance STEM learning in the state (STEM stands for science, ... -
Poverty and Middle Level Achievement in a Common Core State: What are we Missing?
(College of Education and Social Services at UVM ScholarWorks, 2021-12)The purpose of this study was to determine whether a significant difference exists in academic achievement between all students and economically disadvantaged students when compared by socioeconomic levels in the North ... -
Putting Research Into “Action”: The Impact of Brain Energizers on Off-task Behaviors and Academic Achievement
(New Prairie Press, 2021-04)There are many factors influencing the learning environment in public school settings. As such, the recognition of developing a multidimensional approach incorporating a variety of “tools” for a teacher’s toolbox can prove ... -
Don’t Be Too Political: Depoliticization, Sexual Orientation, and Undergraduate STEM Major Persistence
(Informa UK Limited, 2021-11)Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) students persist in STEM majors at a lower rate than their heterosexual peers. This study posits that heteronormativity, as an instance of depoliticization in STEM affecting LGBQ ... -
Helping new teachers stay and thrive in rural schools
(SAGE Publications, 2021-12)Among the many challenges facing rural administrators, recruiting and retaining teachers is often at the top of the list. Given the time and energy invested to successfully attract, recruit, and hire a new teacher, there ... -
From Producing to Reducing Trauma: A Call for “Trauma-Informed” Research(ers) to Interrogate How Schools Harm Students
(American Educational Research Association, 2021-11)Although “trauma-informed education” has gained momentum across the United States in recent years, a question remains neglected by the research community: How can education research inform understandings of “trauma-informed” ... -
“I’d Say I Have a Bit of Work to Do”: Exploring Elementary Social Studies Pre-Service Teacher Criticality through PhotoVoice
(Iowa State University, 2021-04)Elementary pre-service teacher education offers important insights in terms of how teachers understand and develop criticality surrounding self-reflexivity, interaction with social studies content, and pedagogy. This study ... -
From Producing to Reducing Trauma: A Call for “Trauma-Informed” Research(ers) to Interrogate How Schools Harm Students
(American Educational Research Association, 2021-05)Although “trauma-informed education” has gained momentum across the United States in recent years, a question remains neglected by the research community: How can education research inform understandings of “trauma-informed” ... -
Brave New World: Transformational Teaching for a Web-Based Multicultural Education Course in the Age of COVID-19
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2022-01)Multicultural education has become embedded in higher education as the student population has become more diverse. This chapter examines how to apply brave space and transformational teaching in a web-based multicultural ... -
Chinese international doctoral students’ cross-cultural socialization: Leveraging strengths and multiple identities
(Informing Science Institute, 2022-02)Aim/Purpose The purpose of this study is to use narrative inquiry to discover and understand how Chinese students leverage their strengths and multiple identities in socializing to American higher education and their ...
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