Dr Sarah Anderson

  • Senior Lecturer in Education (Professional Learning & Leadership)

Biography

Sarah has a PhD in Teacher Education with a cognate in Educational Leadership from the University of North Dakota, USA in addition to a master’s degree in special education and an undergraduate degree in teaching secondary level social sciences. Sarah is a Fulbright Scholar to Norway (2011-2012) whose project regarding American Studies provided teachers with professional development as well as opportunities for pupils to learn about the US while practicing English language skills. Her concurrent research involved appraising the effectiveness of Norwegian teachers using established evaluation frameworks. She continues to work with the Fulbright Commission serving on the national committee for English Language Teaching Assistantships for Western Europe. From 2012-2020 Sarah worked at Mayville State University in the role of associate professor and accreditation coordinator. As a teacher educator, she has instructed graduate and undergraduate pedagogical courses, taught courses in special education, advised capstone portfolios, and supervised clinical experiences. Her research interests include teacher appraisal for continual improvement, progress monitoring for response to intervention, high-impact practices, and effective instructional strategies. Her current research projects include case studies appraising teacher impact on P-12 student learning and exploring predictive validity of selectivity factors in teacher training. Sarah was active in her state working to influence legislation and administrative rules regarding teacher licensing. Before accepting a full-time position in higher education, Sarah was a high school special education teacher who worked with students with emotional disorders, learning disabilities and other health impairments and taught English.

Research interests

  • teacher evaluation for continual improvement
  • progress monitoring and response to intervention
  • high-impact practices/effective instructional strategies
  • accreditation and quality assurance mechanisms 
  • comparative education in teacher education

Publications

Selected publications

All publications

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Number of items: 46.

2024

Anderson, S. and Nesterova, Y. (2024) Using arts-based methods to engage with youth and other vulnerable populations. Open Lectures in Educational Research Methods, Glasgow, UK, 20 Mar 2024.

Anderson, S. and Conroy, J. (2024) The Role of Professional Judgement in Teacher Evaluation in an Era of De-Professionalization. Comparative and International Education Society Conference (CIES 2024), Miami, Florida, USA, 10-14 Mar 2024.

Anderson, S. and Jain, P. (2024) Reliability and Consistency in Judging New Teacher Practices – Why Does it Matter? American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Annual Conference, Denver, CO, USA, 16-19 February 2024.

Gangone, L., McMahon, M. , Anderson, S. , Ledger, S. and Jain, P. (2024) Growing Our Work in Internationalization - Invited International Presentation. American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) Annual Conference, Denver, CO, USA, 16-19 February 2024.

Anderson, S. and McMahon, M. (2024) An Anti-Racist Framework for Teacher Education Programmes: Six Areas for Action. American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Annual Conference, Denver, CO, USA, 16-19 February 2024.

Gangone, L. M., Anderson, S. and McMahon, M. (2024) Lunch with Lynn – Internationalization. AACTE Webinars, Virtual, 30 Jan 2024.

Anderson, S. , Grave, S. and Terras, K. (2024) The student voice: recommendations for supporting the success of graduate students with disabilities in online courses. American Journal of Distance Education, 38(1), pp. 3-23. (doi: 10.1080/08923647.2022.2142027)

2023

Falvey, J. and Anderson, S. K. (2023) Meeting the needs of learners with type 1 diabetes in UK primary schools: A systematic literature review of comparative practices. Research, Advocacy, and Practice for Complex and Chronic Conditions, 2(41),

Anderson, S. K. (2023) Navigating the Reform Agenda: A Few Considerations for Government’s Role. [Website]

Anderson, S. (2023) Teacher Education in Scotland: Policy, Quality, Standards, and the Judgement of Competency. Education Council of the Netherlands, Virtual, 17 Nov 2023.

Anderson, S. , Ozsezer Kurnuc, S. and Jain, P. (2023) Judgement of teaching effectiveness and the nature of judgement: A systematic literature review. British Journal of Educational Studies, (Accepted for Publication)

Anderson, S. (2023) Experiences in sustainability education: an American Fulbright Scholar's journey from Norway to Scotland. Fulbright Chronicles, (Accepted for Publication)

Anderson, S. and McMahon, M. (2023) A partnered approach to quality assurance in educator preparation. In: Monaco, M., Thomas Horne, E. and Tanguay, C. (eds.) Working Together for Success: A Guide to Effective Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration. Information Age Publishing. (In Press)

Anderson, S. , Jain, P. and Ozsezer Kurnuc, S. (2023) Professional Judgement and Standard Frameworks: Exploring Duplexity in Assessment of Teachers' Practices. Society for Education Studies 2023 Colloquium, Oxford, UK, 7-8 Sept 2023.

Anderson, S. , Mclaren, E. , Muhammad, K. and Smith, C. (2023) Connecting with Scottish Research in Didactics. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2023), Glasgow, UK, 22-25 August 2023.

Anderson, S. (2023) Why Does Consistency in Assessing Teacher Education Students’ Practices Matter? Scottish Educational Research Association Annual Conference (SERA 2023), Musselburgh, UK, 22-24 Nov 2023.

Anderson, S. and Tonner, P. (2023) A post-critical pedagogy for sustainability: engaging the head, heart, and hands. Open Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2(3), pp. 163-172. (doi: 10.56230/osotl.54)

Anderson, S. , Gair, C. and Gibson, C. (2023) 2 Countries, 4 Nations, 50 States: Reflecting on Cross-Atlantic Parallels in Regional Politics, Culture, and Identity between the USA and the UK. Fulbright End-Cap Event: Reflecting on Cross-Atlantic Parallels in Regional Politics, Culture, and Identity between the USA and the UK, Glasgow, UK, 21-23 June 2023.

Anderson, S. , Boath, L. and McMahon, M. (2023) Scotland's Strategy for High-quality Educator Preparation Strand I: Addressing the Evolving Needs of Education. American Association of College for Teacher Education 75th Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 24-26 Feb 2023.

Farrar, J. , Eichorn, J., Britton, A., Anderson, S. K. and McKinney, S. (2023) Developing Politically Literate Young Citizens in Scottish Education: Barriers and Opportunities. Project Report. University of Glasgow, UK.

2022

Anderson, S. and Nesterova, Y. (2022) Visions of Peace: How Youth in Scotland Define Peace and What They See as Their Role in Sustaining Peace Locally. CIES 2023 Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA, 18-22 Feb 2023.

Anderson, S. (2022) Rethinking Initial Teacher Education: The Partnership Model. Leading Initial Teacher Education, University of Glasgow, 3 October 2022.

Anderson, S. , Dunkley, R. and Tonner, P. (2022) Callipolis! – Philosophy, Education, and the City. Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival 2022, Glasgow, Scotland, 12-18 Sep 2022.

Madler, A. M., Anderson, S. K. , LeMire, S. D. and Smith, K. (2022) Perceptions of teacher preparation for classroom diversity. Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 34(1), pp. 42-68.

2021

Perry, M. , Rodolico, G. , Thompson, K. , MacEachern, K. , Anderson, S. and Huser, C. (2021) A conversation on sustainability in teaching practice. [Website]

Hagen, B. D., Anderson, S. K. , Martin, L. M. and Snyder, P. R. (2021) Aviation High School Facilitator Guide: Teach Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Through an Exciting Introduction to the Aviation Industry. Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.: Newcastle, Washington. ISBN 9781619549371

Hagen, B. D., Anderson, S. K. , Martin, L. M. and Snyder, P. R. (2021) Aviation High School Student Notebook: Learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Through an Exciting Introduction to the Aviation Industry. Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.: Newcastle, Washington. ISBN 9781619549326

Anderson, S. K. , Hagen, B. D., Smith, K. D., Whitsel, C. and Duffield, S. (2021) Multiple measures of student learning: a case study examination of completer impact. Action in Teacher Education, 43(2), pp. 195-213. (doi: 10.1080/01626620.2020.1842820)

2020

Terras, K., Anderson, S. and Grave, S. (2020) Comparing disability accommodations in online courses: a cross-classification. Journal of Educators Online, 17(2),

2019

Smith, K., Wageman, J. J., Anderson, S. K. , Duffield, S. and Nyachwaya, J. (2019) The relationship of academic indicators and professional disposition to teaching skills: A secondary data analysis. Administrative Issues Journal: Connecting Education, Practice, and Research, 8(1), pp. 106-118. (doi: 10.5929/2019.1.14.8)

Anderson, S. , Hagen, B. D., Whitsel, C. M., Dulski-Bucholz, A. L., Smith, K. D. and Willeson, A. M. (2019) Leveraging case study research: A mechanism for measuring teaching effectiveness. Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 31(1), pp. 37-66.

2018

Anderson, S. , Duffield, S., Ferro, K. and Defeo, D. (2018) Using NExT Survey Data to Inform Policy, Practice, and Cross-Institutional Collaboration. 71st Annual American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) National Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, 22-24 Feb 2019. (Unpublished)

Anderson, S. and Smith, K. D. (2018) Whole-heartedness, backed by data, supports continuous improvement at Mayville State University. [Website]

Anderson, S. , Duffield, S. and Olson, A. (2018) Examining the Reliability and Validity of Teacher Candidate Evaluation Instruments. Examining the Reliability and Validity of Teacher Candidate Evaluation Instruments, 13 February 2019. (Unpublished)

Anderson, S. et al. (2018) Preparing Effective Teachers: Multiple Approaches to Ensure Teaching Quality and Impact. Project Report. NExT, Minneapolis, MN.

2017

Anderson, S. and Hagen, B. (2017) Completer Impact: Leveraging Case Study Research to Address the Challenges of Standard 4. 2018 Spring CAEP National Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, March 13-16, 2018. (Unpublished)

Anderson, S. , Duffield, S. and Olson, A. (2017) The Student Teacher Observation Tool: Supporting Candidate Growth & Program Improvement. the 70th Annual American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, March 1-3, 2018. (Unpublished)

Anderson, S. (2017) AACTE Chapter develops statewide student teacher observation tool. [Website]

2016

Anderson, S. , Duffield, S. and Olson, A. (2016) A Statewide Student Teacher Evaluation Tool. 2017 Spring CAEP National Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 22-24 March 2017. (Unpublished)

2015

Anderson, S. (2015) Digital Teaching and Learning: Technology-Empowered Pedagogy in American Education. Annual Conference of the American Studies Association of Norway (ASANOR), Stavanger, Norway, October 23-25, 2015. (Unpublished)

Anderson, S. K. and Terras, K. L. (2015) Teacher perspectives of challenges within the Norwegian Educational system. International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 14(3), pp. 1-16.

2014

Anderson, S. , Basha, S. and Jez, R.J. (2014) DISES Showcase-Becoming International: Benefits of Reaching Out Around the World. 2015 Council for Exceptional Children National Convention and Expo, San Diego, California, USA, 8-11 April 2015. (Unpublished)

2013

Anderson, S. , Terras, K. and Dagfinrud, M. (2013) Appraising teacher quality in Norwegian schools. International Journal of Business, Humanities and Technology, 3(8), pp. 16-42.

2012

Anderson, S. K. and Chiasson, K. (2012) Ecological factors in social skill acquisition: High school students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders. Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 1(1), pp. 1-24.

2011

Anderson, S. K. (2011) Teaching the emotionally disturbed: Solutions in programming. 2011 Conference of the American Studies Association of Norway (ASANOR) and the British Politics Society, Norway (BPS): Contemporary Challenges in the US and the UK, Drammen, Norway, 27 October 2011. (Unpublished)

2008

Anderson, S. K. (2008) Sosniak & Hersch Gabelko’s every child’s right: Academic talent development by choice, not chance. Teaching and Learning, 22(3), pp. 164-165. [Book Review]

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Number of items: 46.

Articles

Anderson, S. , Grave, S. and Terras, K. (2024) The student voice: recommendations for supporting the success of graduate students with disabilities in online courses. American Journal of Distance Education, 38(1), pp. 3-23. (doi: 10.1080/08923647.2022.2142027)

Falvey, J. and Anderson, S. K. (2023) Meeting the needs of learners with type 1 diabetes in UK primary schools: A systematic literature review of comparative practices. Research, Advocacy, and Practice for Complex and Chronic Conditions, 2(41),

Anderson, S. , Ozsezer Kurnuc, S. and Jain, P. (2023) Judgement of teaching effectiveness and the nature of judgement: A systematic literature review. British Journal of Educational Studies, (Accepted for Publication)

Anderson, S. (2023) Experiences in sustainability education: an American Fulbright Scholar's journey from Norway to Scotland. Fulbright Chronicles, (Accepted for Publication)

Anderson, S. and Tonner, P. (2023) A post-critical pedagogy for sustainability: engaging the head, heart, and hands. Open Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2(3), pp. 163-172. (doi: 10.56230/osotl.54)

Madler, A. M., Anderson, S. K. , LeMire, S. D. and Smith, K. (2022) Perceptions of teacher preparation for classroom diversity. Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 34(1), pp. 42-68.

Anderson, S. K. , Hagen, B. D., Smith, K. D., Whitsel, C. and Duffield, S. (2021) Multiple measures of student learning: a case study examination of completer impact. Action in Teacher Education, 43(2), pp. 195-213. (doi: 10.1080/01626620.2020.1842820)

Terras, K., Anderson, S. and Grave, S. (2020) Comparing disability accommodations in online courses: a cross-classification. Journal of Educators Online, 17(2),

Smith, K., Wageman, J. J., Anderson, S. K. , Duffield, S. and Nyachwaya, J. (2019) The relationship of academic indicators and professional disposition to teaching skills: A secondary data analysis. Administrative Issues Journal: Connecting Education, Practice, and Research, 8(1), pp. 106-118. (doi: 10.5929/2019.1.14.8)

Anderson, S. , Hagen, B. D., Whitsel, C. M., Dulski-Bucholz, A. L., Smith, K. D. and Willeson, A. M. (2019) Leveraging case study research: A mechanism for measuring teaching effectiveness. Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 31(1), pp. 37-66.

Anderson, S. K. and Terras, K. L. (2015) Teacher perspectives of challenges within the Norwegian Educational system. International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 14(3), pp. 1-16.

Anderson, S. , Terras, K. and Dagfinrud, M. (2013) Appraising teacher quality in Norwegian schools. International Journal of Business, Humanities and Technology, 3(8), pp. 16-42.

Anderson, S. K. and Chiasson, K. (2012) Ecological factors in social skill acquisition: High school students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders. Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 1(1), pp. 1-24.

Books

Hagen, B. D., Anderson, S. K. , Martin, L. M. and Snyder, P. R. (2021) Aviation High School Facilitator Guide: Teach Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Through an Exciting Introduction to the Aviation Industry. Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.: Newcastle, Washington. ISBN 9781619549371

Hagen, B. D., Anderson, S. K. , Martin, L. M. and Snyder, P. R. (2021) Aviation High School Student Notebook: Learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Through an Exciting Introduction to the Aviation Industry. Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.: Newcastle, Washington. ISBN 9781619549326

Book Sections

Anderson, S. and McMahon, M. (2023) A partnered approach to quality assurance in educator preparation. In: Monaco, M., Thomas Horne, E. and Tanguay, C. (eds.) Working Together for Success: A Guide to Effective Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration. Information Age Publishing. (In Press)

Book Reviews

Anderson, S. K. (2008) Sosniak & Hersch Gabelko’s every child’s right: Academic talent development by choice, not chance. Teaching and Learning, 22(3), pp. 164-165. [Book Review]

Research Reports or Papers

Farrar, J. , Eichorn, J., Britton, A., Anderson, S. K. and McKinney, S. (2023) Developing Politically Literate Young Citizens in Scottish Education: Barriers and Opportunities. Project Report. University of Glasgow, UK.

Anderson, S. et al. (2018) Preparing Effective Teachers: Multiple Approaches to Ensure Teaching Quality and Impact. Project Report. NExT, Minneapolis, MN.

Conference or Workshop Item

Anderson, S. and Nesterova, Y. (2024) Using arts-based methods to engage with youth and other vulnerable populations. Open Lectures in Educational Research Methods, Glasgow, UK, 20 Mar 2024.

Anderson, S. and Conroy, J. (2024) The Role of Professional Judgement in Teacher Evaluation in an Era of De-Professionalization. Comparative and International Education Society Conference (CIES 2024), Miami, Florida, USA, 10-14 Mar 2024.

Anderson, S. and Jain, P. (2024) Reliability and Consistency in Judging New Teacher Practices – Why Does it Matter? American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Annual Conference, Denver, CO, USA, 16-19 February 2024.

Gangone, L., McMahon, M. , Anderson, S. , Ledger, S. and Jain, P. (2024) Growing Our Work in Internationalization - Invited International Presentation. American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) Annual Conference, Denver, CO, USA, 16-19 February 2024.

Anderson, S. and McMahon, M. (2024) An Anti-Racist Framework for Teacher Education Programmes: Six Areas for Action. American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Annual Conference, Denver, CO, USA, 16-19 February 2024.

Gangone, L. M., Anderson, S. and McMahon, M. (2024) Lunch with Lynn – Internationalization. AACTE Webinars, Virtual, 30 Jan 2024.

Anderson, S. (2023) Teacher Education in Scotland: Policy, Quality, Standards, and the Judgement of Competency. Education Council of the Netherlands, Virtual, 17 Nov 2023.

Anderson, S. , Jain, P. and Ozsezer Kurnuc, S. (2023) Professional Judgement and Standard Frameworks: Exploring Duplexity in Assessment of Teachers' Practices. Society for Education Studies 2023 Colloquium, Oxford, UK, 7-8 Sept 2023.

Anderson, S. , Mclaren, E. , Muhammad, K. and Smith, C. (2023) Connecting with Scottish Research in Didactics. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2023), Glasgow, UK, 22-25 August 2023.

Anderson, S. (2023) Why Does Consistency in Assessing Teacher Education Students’ Practices Matter? Scottish Educational Research Association Annual Conference (SERA 2023), Musselburgh, UK, 22-24 Nov 2023.

Anderson, S. , Gair, C. and Gibson, C. (2023) 2 Countries, 4 Nations, 50 States: Reflecting on Cross-Atlantic Parallels in Regional Politics, Culture, and Identity between the USA and the UK. Fulbright End-Cap Event: Reflecting on Cross-Atlantic Parallels in Regional Politics, Culture, and Identity between the USA and the UK, Glasgow, UK, 21-23 June 2023.

Anderson, S. , Boath, L. and McMahon, M. (2023) Scotland's Strategy for High-quality Educator Preparation Strand I: Addressing the Evolving Needs of Education. American Association of College for Teacher Education 75th Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 24-26 Feb 2023.

Anderson, S. and Nesterova, Y. (2022) Visions of Peace: How Youth in Scotland Define Peace and What They See as Their Role in Sustaining Peace Locally. CIES 2023 Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA, 18-22 Feb 2023.

Anderson, S. (2022) Rethinking Initial Teacher Education: The Partnership Model. Leading Initial Teacher Education, University of Glasgow, 3 October 2022.

Anderson, S. , Dunkley, R. and Tonner, P. (2022) Callipolis! – Philosophy, Education, and the City. Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival 2022, Glasgow, Scotland, 12-18 Sep 2022.

Anderson, S. , Duffield, S., Ferro, K. and Defeo, D. (2018) Using NExT Survey Data to Inform Policy, Practice, and Cross-Institutional Collaboration. 71st Annual American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) National Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, 22-24 Feb 2019. (Unpublished)

Anderson, S. , Duffield, S. and Olson, A. (2018) Examining the Reliability and Validity of Teacher Candidate Evaluation Instruments. Examining the Reliability and Validity of Teacher Candidate Evaluation Instruments, 13 February 2019. (Unpublished)

Anderson, S. and Hagen, B. (2017) Completer Impact: Leveraging Case Study Research to Address the Challenges of Standard 4. 2018 Spring CAEP National Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, March 13-16, 2018. (Unpublished)

Anderson, S. , Duffield, S. and Olson, A. (2017) The Student Teacher Observation Tool: Supporting Candidate Growth & Program Improvement. the 70th Annual American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, March 1-3, 2018. (Unpublished)

Anderson, S. , Duffield, S. and Olson, A. (2016) A Statewide Student Teacher Evaluation Tool. 2017 Spring CAEP National Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 22-24 March 2017. (Unpublished)

Anderson, S. (2015) Digital Teaching and Learning: Technology-Empowered Pedagogy in American Education. Annual Conference of the American Studies Association of Norway (ASANOR), Stavanger, Norway, October 23-25, 2015. (Unpublished)

Anderson, S. , Basha, S. and Jez, R.J. (2014) DISES Showcase-Becoming International: Benefits of Reaching Out Around the World. 2015 Council for Exceptional Children National Convention and Expo, San Diego, California, USA, 8-11 April 2015. (Unpublished)

Anderson, S. K. (2011) Teaching the emotionally disturbed: Solutions in programming. 2011 Conference of the American Studies Association of Norway (ASANOR) and the British Politics Society, Norway (BPS): Contemporary Challenges in the US and the UK, Drammen, Norway, 27 October 2011. (Unpublished)

Website

Anderson, S. K. (2023) Navigating the Reform Agenda: A Few Considerations for Government’s Role. [Website]

Perry, M. , Rodolico, G. , Thompson, K. , MacEachern, K. , Anderson, S. and Huser, C. (2021) A conversation on sustainability in teaching practice. [Website]

Anderson, S. and Smith, K. D. (2018) Whole-heartedness, backed by data, supports continuous improvement at Mayville State University. [Website]

Anderson, S. (2017) AACTE Chapter develops statewide student teacher observation tool. [Website]

This list was generated on Fri Apr 19 15:44:09 2024 BST.

Grants

Glasgow Knowledge Exchange Flexible Funds (£29,385): Practitioner Enquiry: A Deep Understanding of School Improvement. Funded June 2023 with Co-I's Thomas Cowhitt, Lauren Boath, and Nicola Jones.

ESRC Festival of Social Science small grant with PI Yulia Nesterova (£1,000): Visions of Peace - Arts-based Workshop for Youth and Community Members. Funded July 2022.

Society for Educational Studies National Award 2022 (£175,000): Reliability and consistency in judging new teacher practices – why does it matter?

Glasgow Knowledge Exchange Small Grant (£1,678): Podcasting the Past - Teaching History in Scotland. Funded April 2022.

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Outreach Lecturing Fund - Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) of the Institute of International Education (IIE).

  • Dr. Madhu Kushwaha ($1,700): Funded, November 2019.
  • Dr. Enikő Bús ($2,500): Funded, November 2018.
  • Dr. Chihn D. Nguyen-Vietnam ($2,500): Funded, November 2017.
  • Dr. Taina M. Wewer-Finland ($2,465): Funded, February, 2017.

Supervision

 Fulbright Distinguished Teacher Ruth-Terry Walden (2023)

Masters Supervision - Past

  • Considerations and practices for effective care and management of learners with type 1 diabetes in UK primary schools
  • The impact of adverse childhood experiences and childhood trauma on the student, the teacher, and classmates
  • Teaching strategies and educational policy for learners with ADHD in the UK
  • Diagnosis and inclusion of girls with ADHD/ADD
  • Primary teachers experiences of implementing Whole school Nurture approaches across a mainstream setting to support children’s wellbeing      
  • Inclusive Assessment: A study of formal assessment in senior phase in Scottish music education
  • Confident, Supported and Informed: Examining Teachers’ Experiences of Inclusive Education in the Scottish Mainstream Secondary Classroom
  • Research and best practice of inclusive education to meet the needs of neurodiverse students in the IB Diploma Programm

Teaching

Current Teaching

  • PGDE Curriculum, Pedagogies & Practice - Secondary Modern Studies (Course Lead)
  • MEduc Year 3 - Heritage, Citizenship & Sustainability 

Past Teaching

  • PGDE Curriculum, Pedagogies & Practice - Primary Social Studies
  • MEduc Year 2 - Education and Society (Course Lead)
  • MEduc Year 2 - Curriciulum Enquiriers: Social Studies
  • MEduc Year 3 - Curriciulum Enquiriers: Social Studies
  • MEduc Year 4 - Education in Practice: Social Studies
  • PGT MEd Inclusive Education - Learner and Curriculum (Course Lead)
  • PGT Introduction to Educational and Social Research
  • SPED 382: Intellectual Disabilities
  • SPED 383: Intellectual Disabilities Practicum
  • SPED 386: Learning Disabilities-Online and traditional
  • SPED 387: Learning Disabilities Practicum
  • SPED 388: Autism Spectrum Disorders-Online & traditional
  • SPED 389: Foundations of Special Education-Online & traditional
  • SPED 395: Transition
  • SPED 396: Special Education Law
  • SPED 400b: Special Education Student Teaching Supervision
  • SPED 495: Service Learning in Special Education
  • SPED 497: Special Education Internship
  • EDUC 298: Pre-Professional Field Experience
  • EDUC 398: Secondary Education Field Experience
  • EDUC 400: Secondary Education Student Teaching Supervision
  • EDUC 422: Learning Theory and Evaluation-Online and traditional
  • EDUC 480: General Methods for Secondary Educators-Online and traditional
  • EDUC 480L: General Methods Field Experience
  • EDUC 495: Service Learning
  • EDUC 497: Internship in Education
  • EDUC 580: Instructional Strategies for the Classroom Teacher-Online
  • EDUC 800: Continuing Education Special Topics
  • UNIV 300: Global Seminar-Norway
  • Teaching & Learning 553: Collaborative Relationships-traditional & online
  • Special Education 506: Introduction to Emotional Disturbance
  • Special Education 555: Advanced Methods: Emotional Disturbance
  • Teaching & Learning 584: Independent Projects

Professional activities & recognition

Prizes, awards & distinctions

  • 2018: Tenure (Mayville State University)
  • 2014: Teacher of the Year Award (Mayville State University)
  • 2011-2012: Fulbright Scholar Award (Fulbright Foundation)
  • 2007: Emerging Leader Award (North Dakota Education Association)

Grant committees & research advisory boards

  • 2017 - 2018: North Dakota State University, Institutional Review Board for Human Subjects Research

Editorial boards

  • 2013: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
  • 2015: Journal of International Special Needs Education
  • 2017: International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives
  • 2018: Journal of Teacher Education
  • 2020: The American Journal of Distance Education
  • 2021: Educational Review
  • 2023: Open Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Professional & learned societies

  • 2014: Member, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
  • 2009: Member, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
  • 2012: Alumni Member, Fulbright Community
  • 2012: Member, USA State Alumni
  • 2006 - 2018: Member, Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
  • 2022: Member, Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
  • 2022: Member, British Educational Research Association (BERA)
  • 2023: Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (RSA)
  • 2023: Member, Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA)
  • 2022: Member, Society for Educational Studies (SES)

Selected international presentations

  • 2019: REL Central at Marzano Research (Virtual Webinar)
  • 2015: American Studies Association of Norway (ASANOR) Annual Conference (Stavanger, Norway)
  • 2015: DISES Showcase-Council for Exceptional Children National Convention & Expo (San Diego, California)
  • 2013: Council for Exceptional Children National Convention & Expo (San Antonio, Texas)
  • 2012: Fulbright Report to the US Ambassador to Norway & Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs (Oslo, Norway)
  • 2011: Conference of the American Studies Association of Norway (ASANOR) and the British Politics Society, Norway (BPS) (Drammen, Norway)

Supplementary

  • I also serve as a national accreditation reviewer for the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and the Teaching Council of Ireland.

Additional information

BERA SIG Convenor for Teacher Education & Development - Scotland

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