Assistant Professor of Education
Education Department Chair and Program Director
My
research interest includes best practices in teaching science and math,
particularly relating to asking questions and facilitating problem solving and
critical thinking. I am interested in the teacher practice mechanisms of
facilitating enhanced problem solving and critical thinking, including but not
limited to opportunities to develop students’ metacognitive skillfulness.
Courses Taught
Undergraduate courses:
Human Growth and Development, Technology in Education, Teaching
Mathematics in the Early Childhood Classroom, Science Methods and
Materials in the ECE Classroom, Classroom Management
Graduate courses: Advanced Pedagogy & Content for Early Childhood Mathematics, Advanced Pedagogy & Content in Early Childhood Science