This collection represents a sample of faculty work from the School of Education. Faculty members in the School of Education at the University of Puget Sound have extensive field experience as well as an in-depth commitment to their particular disciplines in education and counseling. While they present at conferences and publish in journals, their first mission is instruction. High quality teaching is the hallmark of the university, and they are evaluated regularly on this aspect of their professional lives through their time at Puget Sound.

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Submissions from 2018

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Navigating Nature, Culture and Education in Contemporary Botanic Gardens, Dawn L. Sanders, Amy E. Ryken, and Katherine Stewart

Submissions from 2015

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Engaging Children’s Spontaneous Questions about Social Diversity, Amy E. Ryken

Submissions from 2013

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Gender Boxes: Categories, Community, and Conversation, Amy E. Ryken

Submissions from 2012

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"I am the Master of My Fate”: Professors and Teenagers Conduct Action Research on Student Motivation, Fred L. Hamel

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Because It’s a Girl Cake!: Fostering Dialogue About Gender Identity in Elementary Classrooms, Amy E. Ryken and Niko Wacker

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Improving Mathematical Problem Solving in Grades 4 Through 8, John Woodward

Submissions from 2011

Insights from JUSTEC for Preparing the Next Chapter of Teacher Education, Fred L. Hamel

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Hidden labor in the mentoring of pre-service teachers: Notes on a mentor teacher advisory council, Fred L. Hamel and Heather A. Jaasko-Fisher

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Artist Book: Are you a boy or a girl?: Conversations about gender in elementary classrooms, Amy E. Ryken

Elementary classrooms and gender: Two conversations, Amy E. Ryken

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Silence = bullying and death, Conversation = relationships and life, Amy E. Ryken

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What Matters is Mutual Investment and Evidence-Based Dialogue Designing Meaningful Contexts for Teacher Learning, Amy E. Ryken and Fred Hamel

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The Role of Motivation in Secondary Mathematics Instruction: Implications for RTI, John Woodward

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Middle School Students' Thinking about Ratios and Proportions, John Woodward, A. Jitendra, and J. Star

Submissions from 2010

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First contact: Initial responses to cultural disequilibrium in a short term teaching exchange program, Fred L. Hamel, Kensuke Chikamori, Yumiko Ono, and Jane Williams

First Contact: Initial Responses to Cultural Disequilibrium in a Short-term Teaching Exchange Program, Fred L. Hamel, K. Chikamori, Y. Ono, and K. Burris

Shifting the Literacy Paradigm: Performing Monologues with 9th Graders in an Urban High School, Fred L. Hamel; A. Lavold, A.; J. Zamira; and R. Bell

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Reframing school-university partnerships in an era of accountability, Fred L. Hamel and Amy E. Ryken

Curriculum guide: Glimmering gone exhibition by Ingalena Klenell and Beth Lipman at the Museum of Glass, Amy E. Ryken

New at the conservatory: Talk back cards, Amy E. Ryken

A model for field investigation in the science classroom, Amy E. Ryken, J. Cox, D. Sterner, M. Kurtz, P. Otto, and M. Tudor

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Rehearsing professional roles in community: Teacher identity development in a school-university partnership, Amy E. Ryken and Fred L. Hamel

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Improving mathematical problem solving in grades 4 through 8: A practice guide, John Woodward

Submissions from 2009

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Japan and U.S. teacher education students: A cultural exchange, Fred L. Hamel, C. Frankel, K. Chikamori, Y. Ono, and J. Williams

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Interpreting nature: Connecting to visitor thinking, Amy E. Ryken

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Multiple representations as sites for teacher reflection about mathematics learning, Amy E. Ryken

Submissions from 2008

Behind The Mask: Social Studies Concepts And English Language Learners, Terence A. Beck

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Behind the mask: Social studies concepts and English-language learners, Terence A. Beck

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London Conservatories, Amy E. Ryken

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Tacoma Conservatory, Amy E. Ryken

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W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory, Visitor Engagement Study, Summary of Findings,, Amy E. Ryken

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Cougars and the community, Amy E. Ryken, Laura Bowers Foreman, Margaret Tudor, and Gary Koehler

Submissions from 2007

Exploring the limits of disciplinary thinking, Amy E. Ryken

A Comparative Model Of Field Investigations: Aligning School Science Inquiry With The Practices Of Contemporary Science, Mark Windschitl, Karen Dvornich, Amy E. Ryken, Margaret Tudor, and Gary Koehler

Submissions from 2006

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Multiple choices, multiple chances: Fostering re-entry pathways for first generation college students, Amy E. Ryken

Making Reform-based Mathematics Work For Academically Low-achieving Middle School Students, John Woodward

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Meeting the curricular needs of academically low-achieving students in middle grade mathematics, John Woodward and Cyrus Brown

Submissions from 2005

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Higher Education, Schevaletta M. Alford, David Allyn, Terence A. Beck, and Todd C. Ream

Graduate Citizens? Issues Of Citizenship And Higher Education, Terence A. Beck

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Tools of deliberation: Exploring the complexity of learning to lead elementary civics discussions, Terence A. Beck

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Reframing Accountability: A Preservice Program Wrestles With Mandated Reform, Fred L. Hamel and Carol Merz

School Counselors' And School Principals' Perceptions Of The School Counselor's Role, Grace L. Kirchner and Margaret S. Setchfield

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School counselors’ and school principals’ perceptions of the school counselor’s role, Grace L. Kirchner and Margaret S. Setchfield

Sculpture Tour, Amy E. Ryken

Three self-guided tours now available, Amy E. Ryken

Submissions from 2004

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Mirror accountability: Using data to see ourselves and show ourselves to others, Fred L. Hamel, Terence A. Beck, Christine Kline, and Amy E. Ryken

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International Perspectives On Mathematics And Learning Disabilities: Introduction To The Special Issue, Marjorie Montague, John Woodward, and Diane Pedrotty Bryant

The holding power of internships: Analyzing retention in a school-to- career program, Amy E. Ryken

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Who is us? Who are them? What is your role in continuing the conversation?, Amy E. Ryken

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Mathematics Education in the United States: Past to Present, John Woodward

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Mathematics and academic diversity in Japan, John Woodward and Yumiko Ono

Submissions from 2003

Pockets Of Hope: How Students And Teachers Change The World, Terence A. Beck

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"If he murdered someone, he shouldn't get a lawyer": Engaging young children in civics deliberation, Terence A. Beck

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Teacher Understanding Of Student Understanding: Revising The Gap Between Teacher Conceptions And Students Ways With Literature, Frederick L. Hamel

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Review of: A vision for science education: Responding to the work of Peter Fensham, Amy E. Ryken

Submissions from 2002

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We talk about it, but do they get it?, John Woodward, Juliet Baxter, Jill Voorhies, and Jennifer Wong

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Meeting The Challenge Of Mathematics Reform For Students With Ld, John Woodward and Marjorie Montague

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Meeting the challenge of mathematics reform for students with learning disabilities, John Woodward and Marjorie Montague

Submissions from 2001

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Effects Of Reform-based Mathematics Instruction On Low Achievers In Five Third-grade Classrooms, Juliet A. Baxter, John Woodward, and Deborah Olson

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Validation of the fieldwork evaluation for the occupational therapist, Grace L. Kirchner, Margo B. Holm, and Ronald G. Stone

Introduction To Special Issue, John Woodward

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Effects of reform-based mathematics instruction in five third grade classrooms, John Woodward, Juliet A. Baxter, and Deborah Olson

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Enhancing student achievement on performance assessments in mathematics, John Woodward, Juliet Baxter, and Kara Monroe

Submissions from 2000

The Elements Of Learning, Terence A. Beck

Submissions from 1999

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Rules and reasons: Decimal instruction for academically low achieving students, John Woodward, Juliet Baxter, and Rochelle Robinson

Submissions from 1998

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You can’t play if you don’t know the rules: Interpretive conventions and the teaching of literature to lower-track students, Fred L. Hamel and Michael W. Smith

Submissions from 1997

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Preparing language arts teachers in a time of reform, Fred L. Hamel, Pamela L. Grossman, and Sheila W. Valencia

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The Effects of an Innovative Approach to Mathematics on Academically Low-Achieving Students in Mainstreamed Settings, John Woodward and Juliet Baxter

Submissions from 1995

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A Longitudinal-study Of Transitional And Immersion Bilingual Education-programs In One District, Russell Gersten and John Woodward

Commentary on Deborah McCutchen’s “Cognitive processes in children’s writing: Developmental and individual differences.”, Fred L. Hamel

Submissions from 1994

The Language-minority Student And Special-education - Issues, Trends, And Paradoxes, R. Gersten and John Woodward

Ninth grade integrated science curriculum units, Amy E. Ryken

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Effects of Curriculum Discourse Style on Eighth Graders' Recall and Problem Solving in Earth Science, John Woodward

The Misconceptions Of Youth: Errors And Their Mathematical Meaning, John Woodward and Lisa Howard

Submissions from 1993

Integrated Learning - Explicit Strategies And Their Role In Problem-solving Instruction For Students With Learning-disabilities, M. Hollingsworth and John Woodward

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Gender As A Moderator Variable In Predicting Success In A Master Of Arts In Teaching Program, Grace L. Kirchner

Submissions from 1991

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Teaching argument as a criteria-driven process, Fred L. Hamel and Ellen M. Anderson

Submissions from 1986

Attention, Distraction And Reaction-time At Age 7 Years And Prenatal Alcohol Exposure, Ap Streissguth, Hm Barr, Pd Sampson, Jc PARRISH-JOHNSON, Grace L. Kirchner, and Dc Martin

Submissions from 1984

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Intrauterine Alcohol And Nicotine Exposure - Attention And Reaction-time In 4-year-old Children, Ap Streissguth, Dc Martin, Hm Barr, Bm Sandman, Grace L. Kirchner, and Bl Darby

Submissions from 1980

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Vigilance paradigm for preschool children used to relate vigilance behavior to IQ and prenatal exposure to alcohol, Grace L. Kirchner, Cynthia S. Herman, Ann P. Streissguth, and Ruth E. Little

Submissions from 1976

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Differences In The Vigilance Performance Of Highly Active And Normal Second-grade Males Under Four Experimental Conditions, Grace L. Kirchner

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Differences in the vigilance performance of highly active and normal secondary-grade males under four experimental conditions, Grace L. Kirchner