Lastinger Center Publications and Presentations
The following repository of articles, technical reports and presentations provides our visitors a ready source of information concerning what the Lastinger Center for Learning has discovered through research, inquiry and engaged scholarship.
Publications
Adams, A. & Dana, N. (Eds.) (2005). Actualizing Job Embedded/Teacher Professional Development and Teacher Inquiry in High Poverty/High Need Schools in the State of Florida: A Report on the Impact of Year One of the Lastinger Center Teacher Fellows Project. Gainesville, FL: Lastinger Center Clearinghouse.
Adams, A. (2004, Fall). Transforming high poverty elementary schools into high performing schools: The Florida Teacher Fellows Program. Florida Association for Staff Development Newsletter, 14 (1), 4-7.
Bondy, E., Mayne, D., Langley, L., & Williamson, P. (Summer, 2005). From F to A in 180 days. Educational Leadership on line, 62, 1-5. (www.ascd.org)
Bondy, E., Ross, D.D., Gallingane, C., & Hambacher, E. (under review at Urban Education). Creating environments of success and resilience: Culturally responsive classroom management and more.
Cochie, M. (2004, Fall). Making the Grade: UF’s Lastinger Center for Learning partners with underachieving elementary schools to improve students’ education. UF Today, 18-19.
Kays, J. (Ed.) (2005). Education doctoral student helps failing school turn around. Explore: Research at the University of Florida, Spring, 43.
Lansford, L. (2005). Help for high-poverty schools: Wachovia grant boosts UF-led school network. Education Times, Summer, 12-13.
Marks, D. (2005) Culture and classroom management: Grounded theory from a high-poverty predominately African American elementary school. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation. Gainesville , FL : University of Florida .
Williamson, P., Bondy, E., Langley , L., & Mayne, D. (2005) Meeting the challenge of high-stakes testing and maintaining child-centered pedagogy. Childhood Education, 81(4), 190-195.
National Conference Presentations
Adams, A., Amatea, E., Bondy, E., Clark, M.A., Dana, N., Emihovich, C., Oliver, B., Pemberton, D., Ross, D., and Vandiver, F. (2005). Putting engagement into scholarship: Blurring the boundaries across teaching, research, and service. Invited session at the National Outreach Scholarship Conference, Athens , GA.
Adams, A., Dana, N., Bondy, E., Ross, D., Bermudez, P., Clark, M.A., Dow, J, Lane, H., Yendol-Hoppey, D., Baker, J., Crawford, Y., Jacobs, J., Marks, D., Tilford, K., & Wright, T. (2005). Teacher inquiry in action: High poverty elementary schools using inquiry to improve student achievement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.
Bondy, E., Langley , Mayne, D., & Williamson, P. (September, 2005) Going From F to A: How One School Did It. Annual meeting of the Florida Council on Elementary Education, Orlando , FL.
Bondy, E., Williamson, P., Langley , L., Mayne, D., & Forman, R. (September, 2005) Preparing low-income students of color for FCAT success: How exemplary teachers do it. Annual meeting of the Florida Council on Elementary Education, Orlando , FL.
Ross, D. D. & Marks, D (2005). Learning to teach in a high poverty, minority elementary school: Lessons from novice teachers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.
Adams, A., Pemberton, D., Dana, N., Bermudez, P., Bondy, E., Clark, M.A., Dow, J, Lane, H., Ross, D., Yendol-Hoppey, D., Jacobs, J., Marks, D., Tilford, K., & Wright, T. (2005). Florida Flagship Schools: Thriving learning communities in high poverty elementary schools. Paper presented at the Holmes Partnership annual conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Ross, D., Adams, A., Bermudez, P., Bondy, E., Clark, M.A., Lane, H., & Yendol-Hoppey, D. (2005). School-University collaboration in high poverty elementary schools: Dilemmas of external facilitation. Paper presented at the Holmes Partnership annual conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Bondy, E. (2005). From F to A in a High Poverty School: Factors of School Success. Paper presented at the Holmes Partnership annual conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Dana, N., Adams, A., Bondy, E., Clark, M.A., Lane, H., Ross, D., & Yendol-Hoppey, D. (2005). Teacher inquiry: A primary and powerful vehicle for improving conditions for teachers and students in high need/high poverty schools. Thematic session presented at the Association for Teacher Educators annual conference, Chicago, IL.
Adams, A., Dow, J., & Pemberton, D. (2004). Professional development in high poverty elementary schools: Teachers at the helm. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego , CA.
Bondy, E., Langley, L., Mayne, D., Williamson, P., and Forman, R. (2004). How teachers help students of color succeed on high-stakes tests: Exemplary teaching at an urban elementary school. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego , CA.
Bondy, E., Mayne, D., and Langley, L. (2004). From F to A in 180 days: Factors affecting student achievement in a low performing elementary school. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego , CA.
Bondy, E., Merriex, G., McNealy, L., Langley, L., Mayne, D., Williamson, P., & Forman, R. (2004). Effective strategies for low income minority students: A year-long study in an elementary professional development school. Paper presented at the Holmes Partnership annual conference, San Diego , CA.
Clark , M.A. & Brooks, M. (2004). Factors in educational success of minority educators. Paper presented at the Holmes Partnership annual conference, San Diego , CA.
Pemberton, D., Adams, A., Ross, D., & Dow, J. (2004). The Teaching Fellows Project: An example of teacher driven professional development in high poverty elementary schools. Paper presented at the Holmes Partnership annual conference, San Diego , CA.
Pemberton, D., Adams, A., Dow, J., & McNealy, L. (2004). The Florida Principals Fellows Project: Connecting leaders and sharing solutions in high poverty elementary schools. Paper presented at the Holmes Partnership annual conference, San Diego , CA.
Ross, D.D. (2004) No excuses: A Philosophy and a Framework. Presented at the Southern Association of Teacher Educators, Orlando, FL.
Teacher Inquiry Presentations
Edwards, M. & Davis, S. (2005). Bridging guided comprehension with the four blocks. First Annual Teaching, Inquiry, and Innovation Showcase (Williams Elementary), Gainesville, FL.
Nelson-Smith, D. (2005). Helping cooperative groups to cooperate. First Annual Teaching, Inquiry, and Innovation Showcase (Duval Elementary), Gainesville, FL.
Roberg, M. (2005). Building confidence in beginning readers: Finding ways to challenge kindergartners on the verge of reading. First Annual Teaching, Inquiry, and Innovation Showcase (Duval Elementary), Gainesville, FL.
Whiddon, T. (2005). Learning in the palm of your hand. First Annual Teaching, Inquiry, and Innovation Showcase (Rawlings Elementary), Gainesville, FL.
Bergen, D. (2005). Perspective on procedures: The importance and challenge of teaching classroom procedures. First Annual Teaching, Inquiry, and Innovation Showcase (Duval Elementary), Gainesville, FL.
Smith, C. (2005). “Call on me!” Decreasing verbal outbursts during reading instruction. First Annual Teaching, Inquiry, and Innovation Showcase (Duval Elementary), Gainesville, FL.
Goode, E., Shumbera, K., Bertrand, S., Yordi, L., Johnson, E., Ritz, L., Rutledge, S., Dindial, M. Once upon a literacy ball. First Annual Teaching, Inquiry, and Innovation Showcase (Rawlings Elementary), Gainesville, FL.
Technical Reports
Dow, J., Pemberton, D., Huggins, J. (2002). Trials and Triumphs: Teaching in Florida 's high poverty elementary schools. Lastinger Center Report 02-01.
Dow, J. (2002). The Florida Teaching Fellows Program: A vision of professional development. Lastinger Center Report 02-02.
Professional Development Modules
Creating Positive Classroom Environments
EBD Working Group (2003). Gainesville, FL: Lastinger Center Clearinghouse.
Literacy in the Classroom
Marks, D.B. (2004). Gainesville, FL: Lastinger Center Clearinghouse.
