• Inclusive practices: a study of high school general education teacher and paraeducator collaborative partnerships 

  Kuhn, Karen K. (Wichita State University, 2018-12)

  Inclusive high school general education classroom settings are comprised of students with varying needs. In order to support those needs, this study explored the collaborative partnerships among general education teachers ...

• Balancing the scales of wellness: a multidimensional analysis of high school principals' wellness 

  Sinclair, Jennifer J. (Wichita State University, 2018-12)

  The job of high school principal is demanding and time consuming. Often principals must make sacrifices or compromises with their health, time, social life, and core values in order to meet the needs of all stakeholders ...

• Updates in concussion consensus statement offer symptom-limited physical activity 

  Bomgardner, Richard K. (Taylor & Francis, 2018-07-04)

  This article discusses the Concussion in Sport Group's (CISG) new consensus statement from 2017 pertaining to symptom-limited physical activity and issues relating to return to play (RTP) and return to school (RTS) for ...

• A qualitative exploration of STEM career development of high school students in Taiwan 

  Li, Jiaqi; Mau, Wei-Cheng J.; Chen, Shr Jya; Lin, Tzuchi; Lin, Tingyu (SAGE Publications, 2019-02-20)

  Although personal inputs and contextual variables in social cognitive career theory (SCCT) are recognized as key factors that affect career interests and choices, research has given minimal attention to the role of these ...

• Early childhood education: The long-term benefits 

  Bakken, Linda; Brown, Nola; Downing, Barry (Taylor & Francis, 2017-02-03)

  This study was designed to substantiate the positive, long-term outcomes demonstrated by children from economically disadvantaged homes who received a high-quality, early education. Children who attended The Opportunity ...

• From evaluation to collaborative reflection: Teacher candidate perceptions of a digital learner-centered classroom observation form 

  Flores, Raymond; Krutka, Daniel G.; Cramer, Katherine Mason; Bergman, Daniel J. (Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE), 2014)

  In efforts to promote a more learner-centered approach to supervision, faculty members at a Midwestern US university piloted a new digital classroom observation form. Participants included middle/secondary teacher candidates ...

• Out of the closet and onto the playing field: Two decades of lesbian athletes in young adult literature 

  Cramer, Katherine Mason (National Council of Teachers of English, 2014)

  Using the Identity Formation Model, the author examines the representation of lesbian athletes in young adult literature and suggests that students benefit from reading about characters with a range of sexual and gender identities

• Searching for common ground: Two teachers discuss their support for and concerns about the inclusion of LGBTQ issues in English methods courses 

  Cramer, Katherine Mason; Harrell, Carol (Kansas Association of Teachers of English, 2012)

  The genesis of this article grew out of our shared experiences working with preservice English teachers and our differing perspectives regarding the benefits and challenges of including the study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, ...

• PEER: Project for Encouraging Excellence Review 

  Cramer, Katherine Mason; Giddens, B.; Cebulski, J.; Dabundo, L.; Diop, C.; Hagin, S. (Kennesaw State University Center for Teaching Excellence, 2009)

• A conversation in limbo: An interview with Aaron Levy 

  Cramer, Katherine Mason (Special Interest Group Network on Adolescent Literature, 2007)

• Creating a space for YAL with LGBT content in our personal reading: Creating a place for LGBT students in our classrooms 

  Cramer, Katherine Mason (National Council of Teachers of English, 2008)

  Adolescent literature is a source of both information and validation for today's teenagers. As Adrian Fogelin revealed in her 2006 ALAN address, "Opening Middle School Minds with Young Adult Literature," these texts act ...

• "More like a conversation": Cultivating reflective dialoge with a student-centered observation form 

  Flores, Raymond; Krutka, Daniel G.; Cramer, Katherine Mason; Bergman, Daniel J. (National Association for Professional Development Schools, 2013)

  Supervision of teacher candidates (TCs) in the field is often teacher-centered, anti-dialogical, and focused on the evaluation of TCs (Nolan & Francis, 1992; Coombs et al., 2013). With a teacher-centered approach to ...

• Enhancing student writing through cooperative learning in college composition classrooms 

  Cramer, Katherine Mason (Arizona English Teachers Association, 2005)

  As a former English and reading teacher at Argentine Middle School in Kansas City, Kansas, I anxiously anticipated the start of my teaching experience as a composition instructor at Arizona State University in August 2004. ...

• From preservice teacher to trusted adult: Sexual orientation and gender variance in an online YAL book club 

  Cramer, Katherine Mason (National Council of Teachers of English, 2010)

  Many of the preservice English teachers with whom I work report feeling enthusiastic but unsure about how to make their classrooms safe and inviting for students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or ...

• Cooperative learning and second language acquisition in first-year composition: Opportunities for authentic communication among English language learners 

  Cramer, Katherine Mason (National Council of Teachers of English, 2006)

  Mason discusses cooperative learning and second language acquisition in first year composition classes. In her ESL first-year composition classroom, cooperative learning takes many forms, including in-class cooperative ...

• Coming of age and coming of GAYge: An interview with emily m. danforth 

  Cramer, Katherine Mason (Special Interest Group Network on Adolescent Literature, 2013)

  When I reviewed the notes I made in my personal reading log in September 2012 after reading emily m. danforth's debut novel The Miseducation of Cameron Post, I had to smile: "Loved this book. The voice of Cameron Post will ...

• Evolving depictions of 'Coming Out' in young adult literature: A range of possibilities in twelve Lambda literary award-winners (1992-2006) 

  Cramer, Katherine Mason (Praeger, 2010)

  This chapter analyzes depictions of protagonists' coming out in 12 Lambda Literary Award Winners (1992-2006) in the young adult literature category. Depictions included coming out to others, coming out to oneself, showing ...

• Using YA literature to interrogate the heteronormative, transphobic culture of school sports 

  Cramer, Katherine Mason (National Council of Teachers of English, 2016)

  Using excerpts from young adult literature (YAL), secondary students will engage in pre-, during-, and after-reading activities to analyze sites in their school typically occupied by student athletes, coaches, and spectators ...

• The T* in LGBT*: Disrupting gender normative school culture through young adult literature 

  Cramer, Katherine Mason; Adams, Jill (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016)

  Cramer and Adams demonstrate that the field of young adult literature (YAL) offers opportunities in a variety of genres for teens and teachers alike to learn more about trans* and gender creative identities and/or to have ...

• Evaluation of lumbar motion with fabric strain sensors: a pilot study 

  Vu, Linh Q.; Amick, Ryan Zackary; Kim, K. Han; Rajulu, Sudhakar L. (Elsevier, 2019-01)

  Prolonged microgravity has been shown to have a deconditioning effect on the spine, increasing the risk of back issues at distant locations such as Mars. Therefore, studying the lumbar motion of astronauts inside a spacesuit ...

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