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Culture<\/h1>\n

What sorts of traditions, value-systems, beliefs, languages, and practices inform and give meaning to education?<\/h2>\n

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Presentations<\/h2>\n
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  • Staggs, M.M., Koukoulidis, N.M., & Brown, J.C. (2023, April). \u201cElla nos ense\u2019 bastante bien\u201d: Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Instruction from Two Perspectives. Paper presented at the University of Florida College of Education Research Symposium. Gainesville, FL.<\/li>\n
  • Staggs, M.M., Jung, K.G., & Brown, J.C. (2022, March). Teacher Understanding of Funds of Knowledge in the High School Biology Classroom. Paper presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). Vancouver, BC.<\/li>\n
  • Staggs, M.M., Jung, K.G., & Brown, J.C. (2022, January). Making science relevant to students: How teachers access and incorporate funds of knowledge in the high school biology classroom. Paper presented at the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE). Greenville, SC.<\/li>\n
  • Staggs, M.M. (2021, October). Connecting Biology Instruction to Students\u2019 Lives through the use of Funds of Knowledge. Paper presented at the Southeastern Association for Science Teacher Education (SASTE), Safety Harbor, FL.<\/li>\n
  • Kellogg, G. (2021, February). The meaning and importance of cultural literacy in the 21st century. Paper presented at the JoLLE@UGA Winter Conference, Atlanta, GA.<\/li>\n
  • Wright, S. (2021, April). \u201cThe Poison Tree: Conceptualizing the Spread of Scientific Racism During the Civil Rights Era.\u201d Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association, Virtual.<\/li>\n
  • Pierre, T. & Brown, J.C. (2020, March). Teacher Perceptions as Key Role in Science Education Outcomes Across All Places and Contexts. [Paper Presentation]. National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Portland, Oregon. Accepted but not Presented.<\/li>\n
  • Stepp, Z. & Brown, J. (2020). \u201cThe Impact of Induction on Aspects of Culturally Responsive Instruction. National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), 2020 Annual International Conference. Portland, OR, March 15-18, 2020. (Conference canceled)<\/li>\n
  • Stepp, Z. & Brown, J. (2020). \u201cThe Impact of Induction on Aspects of Culturally Responsive Instruction. Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE), 2020 International Conference. San Antonio, TX, January 9-11, 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Publications<\/h2>\n
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    • Provost, A. L., & Kohnen, A. M. (2020). A full spectrum of interpretation: A discourse-historical analysis of one community college\u2019s mission statement. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1-17.<\/li>\n
    • Currin, E. (2017). Solving problems like Maria: Governess guidance in The Sound of Music. Screen lessons: What I have learned from teachers on television and in the movies, eds. Mary Dalton and Laura Linder. New York, NY: Peter Lang.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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