Search Results - "Heafner, Tina L"

An analysis of predictors of history content knowledge: Implications for policy and practice by Fitchett, Paul G., Heafner, Tina L., Lambert, Richard G.

“…How and to what extent students learn history content is a complicated process, drawing from the instructional opportunities they experience; the policy…”
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Characteristics and Working Conditions of Moonlighting Teachers: Evidence from the 2011-2012 Schools and Staffing Survey by Fitchett, Paul G, Heafner, Tina L, Harden, Susan B

“…Moonlighting, an employment practice where individuals work outside of their primary job, is popular within the public education sector. Using data from the…”
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Illuminating the Black Hole: Examining Middle Grade Social Studies Teacher Education Pathways and Student Achievement by Fitchett, Paul G., Heafner, Tina L.

“…Examining the connections among teacher characteristics, instructional decision-making, and student learning in social studies education are both complicated…”
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Exploring the Effectiveness of Online Education in K-12 Environments by Heafner, Tina L., Ed, Hartshorne, Richard, Ed, Petty, Teresa, Ed

“…The integration of technology in classrooms is rapidly emerging as a way to provide more educational opportunities for students. As virtual learning…”
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Exploring How Institutional Structures and Practices Influence English Learners' Opportunity to Learn Social Studies by Heafner, Tina L, Plaisance, Michelle

“…Background/Context: Current research addresses the marginalization of social studies and trends in teaching English learners (ELs) in monolingual schools;…”
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Assessment, Autonomy, and Elementary Social Studies Time by Fitchett, Paul G, Heafner, Tina L, Lambert, Richard

“…Background/context: In an era of accountability and standardization, elementary social studies is consistently losing its curricular foothold to…”
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Elementary ELA/Social Studies Integration: Challenges and Limitations by Heafner, Tina L.

“…Adding instructional time and holding teachers accountable for teaching social studies are touted as practical, logical steps toward reforming the age-old…”
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Situated Word Inquiry: Supporting Inquiry and Language-Rich Environments through Technology-Mediated, Contextualized Word Learning by Heafner, Tina L., Massey, Dixie

“…Studying the 2000 U.S. General Election, students read the word, "hanging chad." A dictionary definition reveals "fragments from holes made in paper cards,"…”
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Examining Elementary Social Studies Marginalization: A Multilevel Model by Fitchett, Paul G., Heafner, Tina L., Lambert, Richard G.

“…Utilizing data from the National Center for Education Statistics Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), a multilevel model (Hierarchical Linear Model) was…”
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A Retrospective View of the National Board Certification Process by Petty, Teresa M, Good, Amy J, Heafner, Tina L

“…National Board Certification (NBC) is a voluntary yet advanced teaching credential that goes beyond the typical state licensure requirement (NEA, 2015). The…”
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Situated Word Learning: Words of the Year (WsOY) and Social Studies Inquiry by Heafner, Tina L., Triplett, Nicholas, Handler, Laura, Massey, Dixie

“…Current events influence public interest and drive Internet word searches. For over a decade, linguists and dictionary publishers have analyzed big data from…”
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A National Perspective on the Effects of High-Stakes Testing and Standardization on Elementary Social Studies Marginalization by Fitchett, Paul G., Heafner, Tina L.

“…The purpose of this study was to explore the nationwide historic trend of elementary social studies marginalization compared to math, science, and language…”
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Windows into teaching and learning: professional growth of classroom teachers in an online environment by Petty, Teresa M., Heafner, Tina L., Farinde, Abiola, Plaisance, Michelle

“…The Windows into Teaching and Learning (WiTL) project was developed by researchers at one large urban institution in the southeast region of the United States…”
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Wikis and Constructivism in Secondary Social Studies: Fostering a Deeper Understanding by Heafner, Tina L., Friedman, Adam M.

“…Web 2.0 software, in particular wikis, have the potential to allow students to become active contributors to the Internet and, as a result, restructure…”
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Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A .: Promoting Historical Inquiry through Music by Heafner, Tina L., Groce, Eric, Finnell, Alicia

“…Music elicits emotions and acts as a cultural definer of class values, political beliefs, and economic life. Students are intrinsically drawn to and possess an…”
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Making Critical Connections Between Social Studies Teaching and Student Achievement Using NAEP Data Explorer by Fitchett, Paul G., Heafner, Tina L.

“…In this analysis of promising practice, we demonstrate how social studies methods instructors can incorporate data analysis of the 2010 United States History…”
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An Opportunity to Learn US History: What NAEP Data Suggest Regarding the Opportunity Gap by Heafner, Tina L., Fitchett, Paul G.

“…The purpose of this study is to determine the degree to which Opportunity to Learn (OTL), is associated with students' achievement in US History. Opportunity…”
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University supervisor perspectives of the remote observation of graduate interns by Heafner, Tina L., Petty, Teresa M., Hartshorne, Richard

“…The University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s College of Education offers a 100 % online teacher licensure program. One component of the licensure program is…”
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Instructional practices of elementary social studies teachers in North and South Carolina by Heafner, Tina L., Lipscomb, George B., Fitchett, Paul G.

“…Using data from the Survey of the Status of Social Studies (S4), this article describes the instructional decisions and practices of elementary teachers in two…”
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Evaluating Modes of Teacher Preparation: A Comparison of Face-to-Face and Remote Observations of Graduate Interns by Heafner, Tina L., Petty, Teresa M., Hartshorne, Richard

“…Although technology-mediated learning has its advantages, it does not come without operational tradeoffs. Thus, consideration of the effectiveness of new modes…”
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