Accomplishments: Department of Teaching and Learning

Howard R.D. Gordon (Teaching and Learning) gave a presentation on "Collecting Industry and Occupation Data for Cancer Professionals and Health Educators" at the Indiana Association for Career and  Technical Education State Conference.
Chad Scott (Teaching and Learning) participated on a panel discussion at the Third Annual Las Vegas Arts and Culture Summit, on August 21 at the Historic Fifth Street School, Downtown Las Vegas.  The panel was called, "SO, YOU WANT TO BE A TEACHING ARTIST?" and was moderated by Cory Goble, senior cultural specialist for the City of Las…
Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), Peter D. Wiens (Teaching and Learning) and Kenneth Varner (Education; Academic Programs and Initiatives), published the article "Co-Designing Teacher Leadership Course Content: The Experiences of Teachers, Instructional Coaches, and Administrators," in the Journal of…
John Ojeogwu (Teaching and Learning) published as lead author for "Preparing Pre-Service Teachers in Engineering Design Integrated Science Teaching: A Systematic Review" in Journal of Science Education and Technology.
Kari Kokka (Teaching and Learning) published "Contextually and Culturally Relevant Affective Pedagogical Goals: A Response to Herrick, Lawson, and Matewos" in Science Education.
Howard R. D. Gordon (Teaching and Learning) gave a presentation on the "Importance of Collecting Industry and Occupation Data" at the University of Mount Olive School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences 2025 Summer Workshop Series.
Ph.D. student Dilara Kara Zorluoglu (Teaching and Learning) published an article titled, “What, Why, How?… Cognitive and Motivational Question Patterns of 7th Graders in Science Communication Meetings,” with her former research team in the International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. 
Howard R. D. Gordon (Teaching and Learning) recently was invited to Utah State University as keynote speaker for the Department of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences. His presentation, "Maximizing Response Rates in Surveys," was attended by doctoral students in career and technical…
Howard R. D. Gordon (Teaching and Learning Emeritus) gave a presentation on "Integrating Agriculture and Family and Consumers Sciences Programs through STEM: Suggestions for Career and Technical Education Educators" at the 2025 Agriculture and STEM Workshop at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
Marla Goins (Teaching and Learning), a researcher who studies intersectional educational experiences and practices, recently published an article co-authored with Maria Aline Soares, a teacher-activist based in Brazil. The article is titled, "'A Window Can Also Be a Mirror': Cultivating Two-Way Mirrors for Solidarity." It is published in Bookbird…
Asma Awan, Timothy Grigsby, and  Christopher Johansen, (all Social and Behavioral Health), Chia-Liang Dai (Teaching and Learning), and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health and Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine) presented a poster titled, "Explaining the Correlates of the Multi-Theory Model (MTM) of Health Behavior Change in Visual…
Cameron Coleman (Teaching and Learning) was asked to serve as a Founding Board Member for Citizens of the World Charter Schools - Las Vegas.