Publications & Presentations

Presentations

Local Presentations

  • Grow Community Through Service Learning and Leadership. Katy Farber & Peter Stratman. Presented at Vermont Fest, November 2018.
  • Conversations About Micro-Credentialing. Susan Hennessey & Tim O’Leary. Presented at Vermont Fest, November 2018.
  • Ideas Into Action Through School-Driven Change. Penny Bishop, John, Downes, Scott Thompson, and Life LeGeros. Presented at Rowland Conference at UVM, October 2018.
  • Projects for Hope: Global Loals Inspired, Local Community Supported PBL for 8th Grade. Katy Farber & Morgan Moore. Presented at Dynamic Landscapes, May 2018.
  • Design Thinking and STEAM in the Early Grades (K-5): A Year Long Journey. Katy Farber, Cathy Newton, & Rebecca Whitney. Presented at Dynamic Landscapes, May 2018.
  • The Cougar Co-op. Audrey Homan & Life LeGeros. Video endnote. Presented at Cultivating Pathways to Sustainability, May 2018.
  • Leveraging the National School Library Standards to Personalize Learning. Jeanie Phillips & Rebecca Soffman. Presented at Dynamic Landscapes, May 2017.
  • Student Leadership with Brainado! Jennifer Hempey & Life LeGeros. Presented at Dynamic Landscapes, May 2017.
  • Students as Partners in Change. Life LeGeros & Allison Schlageter. Presented at Dynamic Landscapes, May 2017.
  • PBL, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Learner Centered Education. Ben Curtis & Katy Farber. Presented at Dynamic Landscapes, May 2017.
  • Student Agency in the Classroom. Susan Hennessey. Presented at Dynamic Landscapes, May 2017.
  • Virtual Reality Can Teach Empathy. Charlie Herzog & Rachel Mark. Presented at Dynamic Landscapes, May 2017.
  • Find Your Superpower: Specializing in the Library. Presented at Dynamic Landscapes, May 2017.
  • Project-based learning as a path to personalized and flexible pathways. Scott Thompson, Diana Rich, & Sam Nelson. Presented at Vermont Fest, November 2017.
  • Digital Badging & Micro-credentialing VT Style. Susan Hennessey, Ric Reardon, Peter Drescher, & Matt Henchen. Presented at Vermont Fest, November 2017.
  • The Digital Learning Dance: SIS, LMS, Act 77, Grading and Stakeholders. Susan Hennessey, Jonah Ibson, Maura Kelley, & Chris Bologna. Presented at Vermont Fest, November 2017.
  • Making History: Using Social Media to Connect with Our Community. Joe Rivers (Brattleboro). Presented at Vermont Fest, November 2017.
  • Directing Self-Direction: Helping Our Students Cultivate Self-Direction. Adam Rosenburg (Rutland). Presented at Vermont Fest, November 2017.
  • Extending and Deepening PBL: Service Learning. Katy Farber. Presented at Vermont Fest, November 2017.
  • Finding & Using Open Education Resources. Erica Zimmer (Rutland). Presented at Vermont Fest, November 2017.
  • Personalization: Thinking Small & Going Big. John Craig (Hazen). Presented at Vermont Fest, November 2017.
  • Augmented Reality in the Classroom: Deeper Meaning through Technology. Mark W. Olofson. AMLE 2014 Annual Conference for Middle Level Education. Nashville, TN (November 2014).
  • DCF Book Club Quest. Holly Kruse, Shannon Walters and Audrey Homan. VermontFest. Killington VT (November 2014).
  • How do you do? Endnote presentation, Dynamic Landscapes. John M. Downes, Meredith Swallow, Mark W. Olofson, Susan Hennessey, Audrey Homan. (May 2014).
  • Project-Based Learning with ARIS — Engaging Students by Pairing Authentic Game Creation with Real World Learning. Susan Hennessey, Audrey Homan, Mark W. Olofson, Laura Botte, Valerie Lodish. Presented at Dynamic Landscapes. (May 2014).
  • Virtual Pictures at an Exhibition: Augmented Reality in the Classroom. Audrey Homan & Mark W. Olofson. VermontFest. Killington VT. (November 2013).
  • Scout Badges Meet the Digital Age: Alternative Credentialing with Badgestack. Audrey Homan & Lisa Therrien. VermontFest. Killington VT (November 2013).
  • Introduction to Aurasma. Susan Hennessey & Audrey Homan. Invited talk, presented for the CESS iPad Users Group. (October 2013).
  • Social reading. Susan Hennessey, Audrey Homan, Alden Ducharme, Maura Kelly. Dorothy Canfield Fisher Awards Conference, VT Department of Libraries. Lake Morey VT. (May 2013).
  • DCF Book Run: a Mobile iOS Game of Reading Comprehension. Audrey Homan. University of Vermont College of Education and Social Services Scholarship Symposium. Burlington VT (May 2013)
  • Alternative Credentialing via Badges. Susan Hennessey. University of Vermont College of Education and Social Services Scholarship Symposium. Burlington VT (May 2013).
  • ARIS in Wonderland: How we’re building mobile place-based games with students. Audrey Homan & Susan Hennessey. VermontFest, Killington VT. (November 2012).
  • Beyond Google – Capture and Curate Current Content/Conversations with Paper.li, Scoop.it, Diigo, and Twitter. Susan Hennessey. Presented at Dynamic Landscapes 2012.
  • Cool Stuff To Do in Google Apps (That Your Students Will Really Enjoy). Susan Hennessey & Jeffrey Jarrad (Union Elementary School). Presented at the Vermont Association of Social Studies Teachers annual conference, 2012.
  • Using social media with UVM websites. Audrey Homan. Invited talk, CESS Communications Committee, UVM. April 2012.
  • Bookmapping. Susan Hennessey. Presented at the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Awards, 2012. Originally presented as a Tech Tips session in November 2011.
  • Reading Level: finding texts along a lexile range. Susan Hennessey. Webinar, November 2011.
  • Technology in the Math Classroom: Beyond the Online Textbook. Meredith Swallow. Tech Tips. October 2011.

National & International Presentations

  • Bishop, P. Optimizing Teaching and Learning in the Middle Grades. Remaking Middle School Summit. Curry School of Education and Youth Nex Center, University of Virginia. (2019).
  • Bishop, P., Downes, J., Farber, K., Hennessey, S., Demink-Carthew, J., Stokes, T., Mark, R. (2018). Pathways to Personalization: Teacher Roles. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference. New York, NY. (April 2018).
  • Tinker, A., Demink-Carthew, J., Smith, C., Tinker, B., (2018). Engaging in Reform-Oriented Collaborative Inquiry to Advance Proficiency-Based Learning in Teacher Education. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference. New York, NY. (April 2018).
  • Demink-Carthew, J., Smith, C., Tinker, A., Tinker, B., (2018). The impact of proficiency-based learning on the assessment literacy of preservice teachers. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference. New York, NY. (April 2018).
  • Legeros, L., Netcoh, S., Downes, J., Bishop, P., (2018). Genius Hour as an Anchor Experience for Implementing Personalized Learning in a VT MS. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference. New York, NY. (April 2018).
  • Olofson, M., Downes, J., Bishop, P., & Smith, C., (2018). Can PD Move the Needle on Personalized Pedagogical Practices? Evidence from the Middle Grades. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference. New York, NY. (April 2018).
  • Bishop, P. Redefining Rigor in the Middle Grades. Invited Session at the Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA. (November 2017).
  • Bishop, P. Redefining Rigor in the Middle Grades. Invited Session at the Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA. (November 2017).
  • Bishop, P. Advocating for Middle Level Teacher Preparation: Panel Presentation.Teacher Education Symposium of the Association for Middle Level Education. Austin, TX (October, 2016).
  • Hennessey, S., LaClair, P., Lisai, L. (2018). Schools Reimagined: Students as Change Agents. Deeper Learning Conference. San Diego, CA. (March 2018).
  • Bishop, P., Caskey M.M., Chodak, D., Smith, M., Pope, M., (2016). Advocating for middle-level teacher preparation. Panel presentation. Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference. Austin TX. (October 2016).
  • Bishop, P., Andrews, G., Caskey, M.M., Mertens, S.B., Virtue, D.C. (2016). Yes, You Can! Conducting Research in Your Own School. Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference. Austin TX. (October 2016).
  • Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group (2016). The Middle Level Research Education SIG Presents a New Agenda for Middle Level Education Research. Speed Learning Session. Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference. Austin TX. (October 2016).
  • Bishop, P., Hubbard, D., Virtue, D.C. (2016). Let us help you publish your scholarship, research and creative activity. Speed Learning Session. Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference. Austin TX. (October 2016).
  • Olofson, M.W., Bishop, P., Downes, J., Hennessey, S., LeGeros, L., Mark, R., Netcoh, S., Smith, C., Thompson, S. (2016). Personalized and ubiquitous learning: opportunities and challenges in the research in the emergent phenomena of the middle grades. Middle Level Education Roundtable. Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference. Austin TX. (October 2016).
  • Hennessey, S., LeGeros, L., Mark, R., Thompson, S., Netcoh, S., Olofson, M.W., Downes, J., Bishop, P. (2016). Student goal-setting within a personalized learning context: a multiple case study. Middle Level Education Roundtable. Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference. Austin TX. (October 2016).
  • Bishop, P., DeMink-Carthew, J. (2016). Passion is not enough: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to be Diplomats for Change. Teacher Education Symposium of the Association for Middle Level Education. Austin TX. (October 2016).
  • Bishop, P., Downes, J., Hennessey, S., Thompson, S. (2016). The power of teacher-directed professional development. Teacher Education Symposium of the Association for Middle Level Education. Austin TX. (October 2016).
  • Bishop, P., Caskey M.M., Chodak, D., Smith, M., Pope, M., (2016). Advocating for middle-level teacher preparation. Panel presentation. Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference. Austin TX. (October 2016).
  • Bishop, P., Andrews, G., Caskey, M.M., Mertens, S.B., Virtue, D.C. (2016). Yes, You Can! Conducting Research in Your Own School. Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference. Austin TX. (October 2016).
  • Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group (2016). The Middle Level Research Education SIG Presents a New Agenda for Middle Level Education Research. Speed Learning Session. Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference. Austin TX. (October 2016).
  • Bishop, P., Hubbard, D., Virtue, D.C. (2016). Let us help you publish your scholarship, research and creative activity. Speed Learning Session. Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference. Austin TX. (October 2016).
  • Olofson, M.W., Bishop, P., Downes, J., Hennessey, S., LeGeros, L., Mark, R., Netcoh, S., Smith, C., Thompson, S. (2016). Personalized and ubiquitous learning: opportunities and challenges in the research in the emergent phenomena of the middle grades. Middle Level Education Roundtable. Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference. Austin TX. (October 2016).
  • Hennessey, S., LeGeros, L., Mark, R., Thompson, S., Netcoh, S., Olofson, M.W., Downes, J., Bishop, P. (2016). Student goal-setting within a personalized learning context: a multiple case study. Middle Level Education Roundtable. Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference. Austin TX. (October 2016).
  • Bishop, P., DeMink-Carthew, J. (2016). Passion is not enough: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to be Diplomats for Change . Teacher Education Symposium of the Association for Middle Level Education. Austin TX. (October 2016).
  • Bishop, P., Downes, J., Hennessey, S., Thompson, S. (2016). The power of teacher-directed professional development. Teacher Education Symposium of the Association for Middle Level Education. Austin TX. (October 2016).
  • Olofson, M.W. (April 2016). Shifting teachers toward student-centered practices: struggles and successes with technology-rich professional development. Paper presented as part of research roundtable at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, D.C.
  • Smith, C., Olofson, M.W., Swallow, M.J., Downes, J.M., Bishop, P.A., Hennessey, S. (April 2016). The impact of technology-rich teacher professional development in the middle grades. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, D.C.
  • Smith, C., King, B., Gonzalez, G., Garon, T., Barr, K., Craft, J,. Scrivani, S. (April 2016). Characterizing how students learn through collaborative activity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, D.C.
  • Netcoh, S., Bishop, P.A. (April 2016). Giving up the reins: the changing roles and responsibilities of teachers in personalized learning classrooms. Paper presented as part of research roundtable at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington D.C.
  • Olofson, M.W., Swallow, M.J., Neumann, M.D. (April 2015). TPACKing: A constructivist framing of the TPACK framework. Paper presented as part of research roundtable at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Swallow, M.J., Olofson, M.W. (April 2015). Contextual understandings in the TPACK framework. Paper presented as part of research roundtable at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Smith, C., King, B., Gonzalez, D., & Paul, N. (April, 2015). The role of action in the development of angle concepts. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Smith, C. (April, 2015). Prompting connections between a fraction game and school mathematics. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Martin, T., & Smith, C. (April, 2015). Learning fractions by splitting: Using learning analytics to illuminate the development of mathematical understanding. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
  • King, B., Smith, C., Paul, N., & Gonzalez, D. (April, 2015). Promoting spatial language in mathematics through a body-based task. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Assessment: Authentic and Technology Rich. Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference. Nashville, TN (November 2014).
  • Olofson, M. (November 2014). Augmented Reality in the Classroom: Deeper Meaning through Technology. AMLE 2014 Annual Conference for Middle Level Education. Nashville, TN.
  • Olofson, M.W., Swallow, M.J., Petrick Smith, C., Hennessey, S., Downes, J.M., & Bishop, P.A. (November 2014). A methodological approach in evaluating digital-age instruction in middle grades classrooms. In Research Roundtable: Connecting Theory with Practice. AMLE 2014 Annual Conference for Middle Level Education, Nashville, TN.
  • Neumann, M., & Smith, C. (October, 2014). Preservice teachers’ understanding of computer science principles. Paper presented at the Research on Women and Education Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
  • Smith, C., King, B., Hoyte, J., Garon, T., & Natkin, L. (April, 2014). Embodying mathematics from a new angle. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
  • King, B., Smith, C., Hoyte, J., Garon, T., & Natkin, L. (April, 2014). Learning mathematics through embodiment: The role of spatial reasoning and gender. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Smith, C., & Natkin, L. (April, 2014). Behavior and affect in a game-based environment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Velasquez, X., Martin, T., Velasquez, N., Smith, C., Berland, M., Benton, T., & Janisiewicz, P. (April, 2014). Engaging young women in computer science through a novel programming experience. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Middle Grades Students as Teacher Educators. Paper presentation at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. (April 2014).
  • A Praxis of Participatory Action Research: Creating 21st Century Learning Opportunities for Young Adolescents. Paper presentation at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. (April 2013).
  • Smith, C. (April, 2013). Embodied learning, mathematics, and athletic experience. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
  • Baker, S., Smith, C., Martin, T., Aghababyan, A., Popovic, Z., Andersen, E., Liu, Y. (April, 2013). Learning fractions through splitting in an online game. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
  • Smith, C. & Natkin, L. (April, 2013). The effects of game play and collaboration on student engagement. Presented at the New England Educational Research Organization Conference, Portsmouth, NH.
  • Downes, J. M., & Bishop, P. A. (2012). Engaging Digital Natives: Learning from Young Adolescents’ Technology Lives. Paper presentation at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, CA. (April 2012).
  • Middle School Teachers Listen to Students as Part of Professional Development: A Symposium. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (April 2011).
  • Downes, J. M. (2011). A theoretical and research base for student participation in middle grades teacher learning. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
  • Downes, J. M., & Bishop, P. A. (2011). The intersection of technology integration and the middle school concept. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
  • Downes, J. M., & Bonnett, Seth. (2011). Stories of promise and hope: The benefits of laptops for students from poverty. Presentation at the National Middle School Association Annual Conference, Louiseville, KY.
  • Beyond Technology Integration: Meaning, Significance, and Engagement in the Middle Grades. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Denver, CO: Roundtable (April, 2010).
  • Downes, J. M. (2010). Examining teacher’s strategies, purposes and dispositions for consulting with students on teacher change projects. Paper presented at the National Middle School Association Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.
  • Downes, J. M. (2010). Changing middle school practice by consulting students: A path from formal professional development to classroom implementation. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
  • Nagle, J., Downes, J. M., & Bishop, P. A.. (2009). The middle grades collaborative: Inviting student voice into teacher professional development. Presentation at the National Middle School Association Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
  • Downes, J. M., & Toolin, R. (2009). Partnering with students in middle grades teacher professional development. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
  • Downes, J. M., & Bishop, P. A. “Not Just a Poster on the Wall:” Weaving Together Technology and Middle Grades Philosophy. National Middle School Association Annual Conference. Indianapolis, IN. (November 2009).
  • Downes, J. M., & Bishop, P. A. (2009). (Re)engaging middle school learners through technology integration. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
  • Downes, J. M. (2009) Partnering with Students: Cultivating Student Aspirations through Responsive Middle Grades Practice. Presentation at the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships – GEAR UP Annual Conference. San Francisco, CA.
  • Downes, J. M. (2008). Seeing is Believing: The Power of Student Voice and Expertise in Middle Grades Professional Development. National Middle School Association Annual Conference. Denver, CO (November 2008).
  • Downes, J. M. (2007). Taking the I-leap: Using technology and authentic audiences to motivate students. Presentation at the National Middle School Association Annual Conference, Houston, TX.
  • Downes, J. M. (2007). Engaging young adolescents by connecting with the world: Technology, integrative learning and teacher change. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
  • Creating an Effective Middle Grades Agenda. Invited Keynote Presentation at Maximizing the Middle: A Thought Leaders Symposium. United Way Worldwide. Alexandria, VA. (December 3, 2014).
  • It Takes a Village (to Teach Kids to Code). Vermont Code Camp. Burlington, VT. (September 20, 2014).
  • Do Make Create. Invited Endnote presentation at Dynamic Landscapes. Burlington VT. (May 2014).
  • Tech Tools for 21st Century Teaching Teams. East Asian Regional Council of Schools. Bangkok, Thailand. (March 27-29, 2014).
  • Tech-Rich Family Involvement in the Middle Grades. East Asian Regional Council of Schools. Bangkok, Thailand. (March 27-29, 2014).
  • Middle Schoolers and Digital Citizenship. East Asian Regional Council of Schools. Bangkok, Thailand. (March 27-29, 2014).
  • Middle School Assessment: Authentic and Technology Rich! East Asian Regional Council of Schools. Bangkok, Thailand. (March 27-29, 2014).
  • What Research Says about 1:1 in the Middle Grades. Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference. Minneapolis, MN. (November 2013).
  • Belonging and Competence in the Middle Grades. Keynote Speaker. Community Forum:  Middle School Matters. United Way of Greater Atlanta. (November 2013).
  • Advancing the Long View of Middle Grades Education: Leading through Research. National Symposium on Middle Level Teacher Education. (November 2013).
  • What Research Says about Technology in the Middle Grades: Learning from 1:1 Programs. Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference. Minneapolis, MN. (November 2013).
  • Advancing the Middle Grades. Webinar. United Way Worldwide. (February 20, 2013).
  • What Constitutes “Person-Environment Fit” in the 21st Century? Panel Presentation. Youth Nex Annual Conference. Curry School, University of Virginia. (October, 2012).
  • Educating Early Adolescents in the 21st Century. Keynote Presentation. Annual Meeting of the New Zealand Association for Intermediate and Middle Schooling. Taupo, New Zealand (June, 2010).

Publications

(P = Peer Reviewed; I = Invited)

  • Reyes, C., & Bishop, P. (2019, in press). What visualizing strategic reading means for young adolescents. Journal of Visual Literacy, 38(4). (P)
  • Bishop, P., & Downes, J.M. (2019). Optimizing teacher and learning in the middle grades. Remaking Middle School working paper series. Curry School of Education and Youth-Nex Center, University of Virginia. (I)
  • Olofson, M., & Bishop, P. (2018). Crossing MGLS with the Middle Grades Research Agenda: A Guide for Researchers.Middle Grades Review 4(2), 1-24. (P)
  • Bishop, P., Downes, J., Netcoh, S., DeMink-Carthew, J., Farber, K., LeGeros, L., & Stokes, T. (2018). Middle grades teachers’ dispositions in a personalized learning context. In P. Howell (Ed.), Preparing Middle Level Educators for 21st Century Schools: Enduring Beliefs, Changing Times, Evolving Practices. Volume X in The handbook of research in middle level education. American Educational Research Association’s Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
  • Olofson, M. Downes, J., Smith, C., LeGeros, L., & Bishop, P. (2018). An Instrument to Measure Teacher Practices to Support Personalized Learning in the Middle Grades. RMLE Online, 41(7). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19404476.2018.1493858. (P)
  • Farber, K. (2017). Learning by doing: Service learning as a means of personal growth in the middle grades. Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 22 (1), 1-9. (P)
  • Demink-Carthew, J., Olofson, M., LeGeros, L., Netsoh, S., & Hennessey, S. (2017). An analysis of approaches to goal setting in middle grades personalized learning environments. RMLE Online, 40(10), 1-11. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19404476.2017.1392689. (P)
  • DeMink-Carthew, J., & Bishop, P. (2017). Passion is not enough: Preparing middle level preservice teachers to be advocates for change. Middle School Journal, 48(2), 14-23. (P)
  • Netcoh, S., Olofson, M., Downes J., & Bishop, P. (2017). Professional learning with action research in innovative middle schools. Middle School Journal, 48(3), 25-33.
  • Bishop, P., Downes, J., & Nagle, J. (2017). How personal learning Is working in Vermont. Educational Leadership, 74(6). Online only.
    Netcoh, S. (2017). Balancing freedom and limitations: A case study of choice provision in a personalized learning class. Teaching and Teacher Education, 66, 383-392.
  • DeMink-Carthew, J. (2017). Reform‐Oriented Collaborative Inquiry as a Pedagogy for Student Teaching in Middle School. MGRJ, 11(1), 13-27.
  • Olofson, M. W., Swallow, M. J. C., Neumann, M. (2016). TPACKing: A constructivist framing of TPACK to analyze teachers’ construction of knowledge. Computers & Education, 95, 188-201.
  • Downes, J., Bishop, P., Swallow, M., Olofson, M.W., & Hennessey, S. (2015). Collaborative action research for middle grades improvement. Educational Action Research, 24(2), 194-215.
  • Downes, J.M. & Bishop, P.A. (2015). The intersection between 1:1 laptop implementation and the characteristics of effective middle level schools. Research in Middle Level Education Online 38(7), 1-16. (P)
  • Smith, C., Berland, M., & Martin, T. (2015). Playing robot: Exploring how students alternate perspectives in IPRO. In V. Lee (Ed.), Learning technologies and the body: Integration and implementation in formal and informal learning environments (pp. 132-148). New York, NY: Routledge. (I)
  • Swallow, M. (2015). The year-two decline: Exploring the incremental experiences of a 1:1 Technology Initiative. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 47(2), 122–137. (P)
  • Becker, R., & Bishop, P. (in press). Think bigger about science: Using Twitter for learning in the middle grades. Middle School Journal. (P)
  • Smith, C., & Kenlan, K. (in press). Project-based statistics supported by inventing activities. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. (P)
  • Smith, C., King, B., & González, D. The STEAM behind the scenes. Teaching Children Mathematics. 22 (1) 46-49.
  • Hennessey, S., Olofson, M.W., Swallow, M.J., & Downes, J.M. (2015). Evolving pedagogy and practice: The 1:1 mathematics classroom through a TPACK lens. In M. Niess & H. Gillow-Wiles (Eds.), Handbook of research on teacher education in the digital age. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. (P)
  • Smith, C., King, B., & Hoyte, J. (2014). Learning angles through movement: Critical actions for learning in an embodied activity. Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 36, 95-108. (P)
  • Smith, C., & Neumann, M. (2014). You just gotta scratch! Enhancing students’ mathematics learning. Teaching Children Mathematics, 21(3), 185-188. (P)
  • Downes, J., & Bishop, P. (2014). Building stronger teams through technology. AMLE Magazine, 1(5), 44-45. (I)
  • Bishop, P., & Downes, J. (2014). 21st century parent involvement. AMLE Magazine, 1(6), 42-44. (I)
  • Bishop, P., & Downes, J. (2013). Authentic assessment with technology. AMLE Magazine, 1(1), 44-45. (I)
  • Bishop, P., & Downes, J. (2013) Technology and learning in the middle grades. In P.G. Andrews (Ed.). Research to guide practice in middle grades education. 267-302. Westerville, OH: Association for Middle Level Education. (I)
  • Downes, J. M. (2013). From teacher-exclusive planning to teacher-student planning: The promise of partnering in a connected world. In R. P. Lipka & K. Roney (Eds.), Middle grades curriculum: Voices and visions of the self-enhancing school. Greenwich, CT: Information Age. (I)
  • Berland, M., Martin, T., Benton, T., Smith, C., & Davis, D. (2013). Using learning analytics to understand the learning pathways of novice programmers. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 22(4), 564-599. (P)
  • Martin, T., Berland, M., Benton, T., & Smith, C. (2013). Learning programming with IPRO: The effects of a mobile, social programming environment. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 24(3), 301-328. (P)
  • Smith, C., King, B., Hoyte, J. & Natkin, L. (2013). Developing angle concepts in a motion-controlled mathematics learning environment. In M. Martinez & A. Castro Superfine (Eds.), Proceedings of the Thirty-fifth Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (p. 1209). Chicago, IL: University of Illinois at Chicago. (P)
  • Smith, C., & Natkin, L. (2013). Collaboration, behavior, and affect in a game-based learning environment. In M. Martinez & A. Castro Superfine (Eds.), Proceedings of the Thirty-fifth Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (p. 571). Chicago, IL: University of Illinois at Chicago. (P)
  • Smith, C. (2013). Technology enhanced mathematics learning environments. In N. Rummel, M. Kapur, M. Nathan, & S. Puntambekar (Eds.), To See the World and a Grain of Sand: Learning across Levels of Space, Time, and Scale: CSCL 2013 Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2, pp. 505-506). Madison, WI: International Society of the Learning Sciences. (P)
  • Downes, J., & Bishop, P. (2012). Responsive technologies for young adolescents. In F. Miller (Ed.). Transforming learning environments: Strategies to shape the global generation. Emerald Publishing, pp. 153-169. (I)
  • Downes, J., & Bishop, P. (2012). Engaging digital natives: Learning from young adolescents’ technology lives. Middle School Journal, 43(5), 6-15. (P)
  • Downes, J. M., Nagle, James, & Bishop, P. A. (2010). Integrating student consultation into teacher professional development: The Middle Grades Collaborative. Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 15(1), 36-44. (I)