Curriculum and Instruction

Designing for High School Students’ Ethical Mathematics Consciousness in an Introductory Data Science Course

Doctoral Candidate Name: Jordan Register Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: July 26, 2023 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Hybrid: In person: CHHS 109; Zoom link (https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/96937007252?pwd=RU45N1YvbUhuZFp4RnRnVmUvRnM1QT09) Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Michelle Stephan Committee Members: Dr. Michelle Stephan, Dr. David Pugalee, Dr. Luke Reinke, Dr. Chandra Subramaniam, Dr. Laurie Rubel, Dr. Robert Berry […]

DESIGNING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ETHICAL MATHEMATICS CONSCIOUSNESS IN AN INTRODUCTORY DATA SCIENCE COURSE

Doctoral Candidate Name: Jordan Register Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: July 26, 2023 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Hybrid: In person: Fretwell 315; Zoom link (https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/96937007252?pwd=RU45N1YvbUhuZFp4RnRnVmUvRnM1QT09) Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Michelle Stephan Committee Members: Dr. Michelle Stephan, Dr. David Pugalee, Dr. Luke Reinke, Dr. Chandra Subramaniam, Dr. Laurie Rubel, Dr. Robert Berry […]

An Autoethnography: Culturally Responsive School Leadership through the Concientized Critical Lens of an African American Male School Administrator

Doctoral Candidate Name: Jeffrey Foster Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 3, 2023 – 3:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Gregg Wiggan Committee Members: Dr. Lyndon Abrams, Dr. Dale-Marie Wilson, Dr. Gloria Campbell-Whatley Abstract: Although significant research has been conducted on opportunity gaps between White and racially minoritized students, […]

Honoring through Countering: A Qualitative Study on How Black Male Teachers’ Racialized and Gendered Experiences Impact Their Teaching Practices

Doctoral Candidate Name: Marquis Mason Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 3, 2023 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Chance Lewis Committee Members: Dr. Jae Lim, Dr. Spencer Salas, Dr. Tehia Glass Abstract: The teaching practices of African American teachers are rooted in their personal and racialized experiences […]

An Autoethnography: Culturally Responsive School Leadership through the Concientized Critical Lens of an African American Male School Administrator

Doctoral Candidate Name: Jeffrey Foster Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 3, 2023 – 3:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Gregg Wiggan Committee Members: Dr. Lyndon Abrams, Dr. Dale-Marie Wilson, Dr. Gloria Campbell-Whatley Abstract: Although significant research has been conducted on opportunity gaps between White and racially minoritized students, […]

REDUCING THE UNDERREPRESENTATION OF BLACK MALE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN HIGHER LEVEL MATHEMATICS COURSES: PRINCIPALS’ PERSPECTIVES

Doctoral Candidate Name: Jacqueline Hayes Barone Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 5, 2023 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Chance Lewis Committee Members: Dr. Bettie Butler, Dr. Tehia Glass, Dr. Jae Hoon Lim Abstract: Students in urban schools face a number of challenges including lower enrollment numbers […]

THE POLITICIZATION OF THE 1619 PROJECT—THE NECESSITY FOR TRANSFORMATIVE CURRICULA WITHIN SOCIAL STUDIES

Doctoral Candidate Name: Antoinette Marie Linda Rochester Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 3, 2023 – 11:30 AM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/93765683810?pwd=R1QrWHlDM3lIby9oZmNuQ3NlRnEwQT09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Tina L. Heafner Committee Members: Dr. Roslyn Mickelson, Dr. Tracy Rock, Dr. Bettie Ray Butler, Dr. Kyle Cox Abstract: In August 2019, The New York Times published […]

Describing Critical Statistical Literacy Habits of Mind

Doctoral Candidate Name: Nina G Bailey Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 7, 2023 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: In person: Fretwell 315; Zoom: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/my/nbaile15?pwd=eEJ5Vi8rREZDWHRsdlV0Z1A1V0ZaZz09 Committee chair’s Name: Allison W. McCulloch Committee Members: Michelle Stephan, Luke Reinke, Victor Cifarelli, and Jennifer Lovett (MTSU) Abstract: How statistics are wielded and presented in the […]

A QUALITATIVE MULTIPLE CASE STUDY EXPLORING HOW THE EXPERIENCES OF HIGH SCHOOL MALE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM MEDIATE THEIR READING AND WRITING INSIDE THE ENGLISH CLASSROOM

Doctoral Candidate Name: Lily A. Gates Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: March 30, 2023 – 12:30 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Chance Lewis Committee Members: Dr. Meghan Barnes, Dr. Spencer Salas, Dr. Heather Coffey, Dr. Anne Cash Abstract: Historically, male students have been known to score lower than their […]

A QUALITATIVE MULTIPLE CASE STUDY EXPLORING HOW THE LIVES OF HIGH SCHOOL MALE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM IMPACT THEIR READING AND WRITING INSIDE THE ENGLISH CLASSROOM

Doctoral Candidate Name: Lily A. Gates Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: March 30, 2023 – 12:30 PM Defense Location: ZOOM Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Chance Lewis Committee Members: Dr. Meghan Barnes, Dr. Spencer Salas, Dr. Heather Coffey, Dr. Anne Cash Abstract: Historically, male students have been known to score lower than their […]