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Faculty Publications:

 

Bridgmon, D., Maciaszek, J., Simpkins, A., & Lintner, T.  (2005). Continents and Oceans: Promoting geography in a first grade classroom.  The Geography Teacher, 2(1), 14-16.

 

Bussey, H., Wates, R., & Lintner, T. (2005).  Somewhere in the world: The integration of language arts and geography in elementary classrooms.  The Geography Teacher, 2(2), 16-17.

 

Lintner, T. (2006). Social studies (still) on the back burner: Perceptions and practices of

K-5 social studies instruction.  The Journal of Social Studies Research, 30(1), 3-8.

 

Lintner, T.  (2005). Teaching tolerance through photographs in K-2 classrooms.  Southern Social Studies Journal, 30(2), 22-36.

 

McDougall, G., and Gentry-Ridgeway, V. (in review). The learning cycle: Reading to learn science as an active process. Science Teacher.

 

Riedell, M. (2005). An interview with children’s book author Melinda Long. Reading Matters, 7, 20-24.

 

Rish, M. (in press). Enriching play opportunities in early childhood classrooms. Playrights. Stockholm, Sweden:  International Play Association.

 

Senn G.J. (2005). Who is in charge of the education of children? In J. Hargis, An active guide to education. (pp. 164-165). Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt.

 

 

 

Faculty Presentations:

 

Tim Lintner

 

Leadership Perceptions of the Status of Social Studies in South Carolina. Presented at the Annual American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference. April 10, 2006. San Francisco, CA.

 

Geography First!: A School/University Partnership. Presented at the 52nd Annual Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE) Conference. October 21, 2005. Nashville, TN.           

 

A Demographic Analysis of the 2003 and 2004 Social Studies PACT Results.  Presented at the South Carolina Council for the Social Studies (SCCSS) Annual Conference. October 1, 2005.  Columbia, South Carolina.

 

The Status of K-5 Social Studies Instruction in South Carolina: Principals’ Perspectives.  Presented at the South Carolina Council for the Social Studies (SCCSS) Annual Conference. October 1, 2005.  Columbia, South Carolina.

 

Critical Race Theory and the Teaching of American History.  Presented at the South Carolina Council for the Social Studies (SCCSS) Annual Conference. September 30, 2005.  Columbia, South Carolina.

 

Sally McClellan

 

NAEYC Accreditation: The New Era. Presented at the Central Cluster Conference. Sumter, SC. February, 2006.

 

Closing the Achievement Gap: One Teacher at a Time. Presented at the South Carolina Early Childhood Conference. Greenville, SC. January, 2006.

 

NAEYC Accreditation: The New Era. Presented at the South Carolina Early Childhood Association Conference. Greenville, SC. January, 2006.

 

A Good Teacher for Johnny, Willie, and Hosea: A Look at Effective Teachers. Presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference. Washington, DC. December, 2005.

 

Closing the Achievement Gap: One Teacher at a Time. Presented at the South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children. Columbia, SC. October, 2005.

 

NAEYC Accreditation: The New Era. Presented at the South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children. Columbia, SC. October, 2005.

 

 

Greg McDougall

 

Resources for Content Specific Professional Development. Presented at the South Carolina Coaching Initiative. Spartanburg, SC. June, 2005.

 

Speaking the Same Language. Presented at the South Carolina Coaching Initiative. Spartanburg, SC. June, 2005.

 

 

 

 

 

Melany Rish

 

Alternatives to the Holiday Curriculum. Presented at the South Carolina Early Childhood Association. Greenville, SC. January, 2006.

 

Cocoon or Chrysalis: That is the Question. Presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Washington, DC. December, 2005.

 

Cocoon or Chrysalis: That is the Question. Presented at the South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children. Columbia, SC. October, 2005.

 

 

Gary Senn

 

Incorporating Flash Animations in the Elementary Classroom. Presented at the EdTech '05 Conference. Myrtle Beach, SC. September 30, 2005.


Integrating Technology for Student Learning and Engagement
.  Presented at the Summer Institute for Administrators of Hamilton County TN Schools. Franklin, TN. July 18, 2005. 


Latitude Deduction and Diurnal Motion Comparison for DifferentLlatitudes on Earth
.  Presented at the Carolina Association of Planetarium Educators conference. Lumberton, NC. June 25, 2005. 

 

Promoting Interactivity and Creativity in an Online Course. (with Dr. Tom Smyth). Presented at the 16th annual International Conference on College Teaching and Learning. Jacksonville, FL.  April 1, 2005.

 

 

Tom Smyth

 

Online Testing and Assessment: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful. Presented at the South Carolina EdTech Conference. September 25, 2005. Myrtle Beach, SC.

 

Blogs v Discussion Boards in Online Learning. Presented at the Illinois Online

Conference for Teaching and Learning. February 15, 2006.

 

Casting for the Masses: Using Readily Available Audio and Video Production Tools to

Create Podcasts and Videocasts in Educational Settings. Presented at the TCC

Worldwide Online Conference. April 18, 2006.

 

ADDIE Principles in Group Project Development (with Dr. Gary Senn). Presented at the

International Conference on College Teaching and Learning. Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

April, 12, 2006.