Research and publications
Our
faculty and staff are known for their research endeavors and project innovation. Here you can find a list of publications
authored or collaborated on by our current faculty.
Nena Bloom
Bloom, N., Austin, B., Kirkley, J. & Grinnell, S. (November 2011). A New Method to Measure Elementary Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Science. Presentation at the annual conference of the American Evaluation Association (AEA), Anaheim, CA.
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Austin, B., Bloom, N., Grinnell, S. & Kirkley, J. (April 2011). Elementary Teachers' Beliefs about Lesson Sequencing. Presentation at the annual conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Orlando, FL.
Schwartz,
E., Naaktgeboren, C., Bloom, N. & Watwood, M. (2008) Development and
implementation of a new water quality curriculum in an Environmental
Microbiology course at Northern Arizona University. Proceedings of the American Society for
Microbiology national meeting, Boston, MA.
Bloom, N.E. and C. Stout. 2005. Using digitized primary source materials in
the classroom: A Colorado case study. First Monday. Vol 10. No. 6.
(http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue10_6/bloom/index.html)
Sharon Cardenas
Cardenas, S. & Southall, J. (October 2011). NAUTeach: WANTED – Partnerships with Schools and Mentor Teachers. Presentation at the Arizona Science Teachers Association Annual Conference, Mesa, AZ.
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Baldwin, M., Cardenas, S., Garcia, G., & Rentfro, R. L. (2002). Evaluating standards-based biology instructional materials: A tool for Texas teachers. The Texas Science Teacher, 31, (2) 24-27.
Cardenas, S. & Wolf, D. Apprentice Teaching Seminar via Web Conferencing for Near and Far Student Teachers. Presentation at the annual UTeach Conference, University of Texas, Austin.
Jennifer Claesgens
Claesgens, J., Fredrickson, and Rubino-Hare, L. (May 2011). ArcGIS in the Project Based Instruction Course. Presentation at the annual UTeach Conference, University of Texas, Austin.
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Claesgens, J. & Nunes, N. (May 2011). Model Inquiry Chemistry Lessons. Presentation at the annual UTeach Conference, University of Texas, Austin.
Claesgens, J., Fredrickson, K., Rubino-Hare, L. (March 2011). Professional Development Programs Employing Geospatial Technologies and Problem Based Instruction to Promote Scientific Inquiry. Presented at the NSTA Research and Dissemination Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Claesgens, J., Carlson, M., & Stacy, A. (2011). Measuring the Development of Quantitative Reasoning. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting of the Gordon Research Conference on Chemistry Education Research and Practice, Davidson College, Davidson, NC.
Joelle Clark
Clark, J. (September 2011). Integrating Native American Ways of Knowing with Informal Science Education. Poster presentation at the European Science Education Research Association Conference, Lyon, France.
Kristi Fredrickson
Fredrickson, K., Rubino-Hare, L., Sample, J. & Manone, M. (November 2011). Using ArcGIS and Project-Based Learning in the Secondary Classroom. Presentation at the Esri Southwest User Conference, Mesa, AZ.
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Fredrickson, K., Bloom, N., Rubino-Hare, L., Claesgens, J., Sample, J. & Henderson-Dahms, C. (July 2011). GIS Teacher Professional Development: Does Delivery Format Make a Difference? Presentation at the annual ESRI Education User Conference, San Diego, CA.
Lori Hare
Rubino-Hare, L., Fredrickson, K. & Bloom, N. (July 2011). Claims and Evidence: Teaching Teachers to Assess Learning Using ArcGIS. Presentation at the annual ESRI Education User Conference, San Diego, CA.
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Rubino-Hare, L., Claesgens, J., Cardenas, S. (March 2011). Go NAUTeach – Geospatial outreach for NAUTeach. Poster presentation at the HP Catalyst Summit, New Delhi, India.
Rubino-Hare, L. and Fredrickson, K. (March, 2011). Harnessing the Power of Data: Using GIS and Problem Based Instruction to Promote STEM. Presentation at the Microcomputers in Education Conference, Tempe, AZ.
Rubino-Hare, L., Fredrickson, K., Bloom, N., Henderson-Dahms, C., Claesgens, J., Sample, J. C., & Manone, M. (December 2011). A Holistic Approach to Secondary Earth Science Teacher Professional Development: the Triad of Project-based Instruction, Earth Science Content, and GIS Technology. Poster presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Kenric Kesler
Kesler, K. & Anderson, N. (October 2011). Cootie Genetics: An Interactive Way to Teach Middle School Genetics. Presentation at the Arizona Science Teachers Association Annual Conference, Mesa, AZ.
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Kesler, K., Paquette, A., Ueckert, C. & Vlieg, J. (March 2011). Lessons Learned: Meeting the Challenges of a GK-12 Program. Presentation at the GK-12 Annual Meeting, Washington D.C.
Jane Kirkley
Austin, B.A., Bloom, N.E., Grinnell, S.G., and Kirkley, J.K.(2011). Elementary teachers beliefs about lesson sequencing. A Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, April 3-6, 2011, Orlando, FL.
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Haden,
C.M., Kirkley, J.K.(2010). Applying Guskey’s model for evaluating professional
development to a mathematics and science partnership program: successes and
challenges in collecting data across schools and grade levels. A paper
presented at the annual conference of American Evaluation Association
Conference, November 11, 2010, San Antonio, TX
Janet McShane
Ratliff, Michael I. & Janet M. McShane (2009). Fibonacci-Like Sequences of Apollonian Circle Packings, Congressus Numerantium, 194, pp. 199-206.
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J. McShane, J. Maynard, M. Lanzetta, C. Ismay, & S. Brown (2008). Mathematics Skills Assessment and Training in Freshman Engineering Courses. Proc. 115th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.
Ratliff, M.I. & J.M. McShane (2008). It’s a Holiday!!. Teaching Statistics, 30(1), 17-22.
Hernon, C. & J. McShane (2005). Bridging the Potential Divide between Theory and Practice. AMTE Connections, Volume 15, Issue 1, 9-10.
McShane, J.M. & M.I. Ratliff (2003). Dice Distributions Using Combinatorics, Recursion and Generating Functions. The College Mathematics Journal, Volume 34, Number 5, p. 370-376.
Ratliff, M.I., J.M. McShane, & A. Martinez-Cruz (2003). Technology Illustrations of Four Solutions to the Problem of Apollonius. Mathematics and Computer Education, Spring 2003, 193-205.
McShane, J.M. (2001). Dice Throwing Distributions - An Application of the Inclusion-Exclusion Principle. Conferencia Internacional Sobre Uso de Tecnologa en la Ense~nanza de las Matematicas, January 2001.
Jackie Menasco
Menasco, J. & Clark, J. (2000). GEMS Units
Accept the Challenges of the Information Age. GEMS Network News.
Berkeley, CA. The Regents of the University of California. Volume XIII, Number
2.
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Ebert-May,
D. & Menasco, J. (1998). A SLICE of Life Project: Biology 100 Laboratory
Guide (10th ed.). NSF-funded ([Division of Undergraduate Education]
DUE-9254280).
Bogert, R., Clark, J., Lindner, B., Menasco, J., Clark, H., and Harrison, T.
(1997). NAU Symposium on Systemic Reform in Science and Mathematics Education.
Phoenix, AZ. Arizona Board of Regents. (http://www.abor.asu.edu/4_special_programs/eisenhow/NAUSymposium_rpt.html)
David Thompson
Thompson, D. & Sapio, C. (October 2011). Inspiring Students of All Ages Through FIRST Robotics. Presentation at the Arizona Science Teachers Association Annual Conference, Mesa, AZ.
Deborah Wolf
Wolf, Deborah A. (Summer 2008). Research Protocol to Human Subjects Committee/Institutional Review Board (IRB) at NAU. Project number 08.1258.