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| Mary Jane Ford
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Curriculum and Instruction |
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| Department:
Curriculum and Instruction |
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Professor |
| Degrees Held:
EdD Elementary Education University of Southern Mississippi 1984
MSE Elementary Education University of Arkansas 1975
BSE Elementary Education Arkansas A & M College 1970
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| Office:
MDD 301 |
| Phone:
(337) 482-5733 |
| Role:
Department Head |
| Email:
mjford@louisiana.edu |
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| Areas of Teaching |
EDCI 100 - Orientation for Teacher Education
EDCI 349 - PK-6 Mathematics Methods I
EDCI 350 - Elementary School Mathematics
EDCI 523 - Elementary Mathematics Methods
EDCI 524 - Elementary Social Studies Methods
IRED 320 -- Technology in the Classroom
IRED 420(G) - Computer Literacy for Educators
IRED 421(G) - Methods and Materials for Computer Education
IRED 500 -- Applications for Educators
IRED 535 - Logo for Educators
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| Research Interests |
Robotics in the Classroom
Use of iMovie in Instruction in Mathematics and Social Studies
Mathematics content knowledge of preservice elementary teachers
Use of Logo and MicroWorlds in developing thinking skills
Integration of technology into elementary mathematics instruction
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| Professional Organizations (National, State, Local) |
President, Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators, 1997-1998
Board Member, Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators, 1986-1999
Phi Kappa Phi, 1990
Kappa Delta Pi, 1983
Phi Delta Kappa, 1983
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| Selected Publications (Type and Year) |
Dack, G. H., & Ford, M. J. (2003). It's a matter of time: Technology visits the readers theatre. In C. Crawford, N. Davis, J. Price, R. Weber, D.A. Willis (Eds.), Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference Annual: Volume 4 (pp.2622-2627). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Ford, M. J, & Dack, G. H.. (2003). Living history in our backyard: Technology and place-based learning in pre-service teacher education. In C. Crawford, N. Davis, J. Price, R. Weber, D.A. Willis (Eds.), Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference Annual: Volume 4 (pp.3116-3122). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Ford, M. J., Dobyns, S. M., & Dack, G. H. (2002). Social studies, lesson development, and genealogy. Computers in the Social Studies Journal [Online], 10 (2). Reprinted with permission from SITE 2002 – Information Technology and Teacher Education Annual (CD-ROM edition), 2002, Association for Advancement of Computing in Education, Charlottesville, VA.
Dobyns, S., Poe, V., & Ford, M. J. (1998). Literature and the Internet: Powerful tools for the study of cultures. IMPACT, 7 (2), 1-5.
Ford, M. J., Dobyns, S., & Poe, V. (1997). Using the internet and children`s literature to understand cultures. Computers in the Social Studies Journal, 5 (5). Reprinted with permission from Technology and Teacher Education Annual, 1997, Association for Advancement of Computing in Education, Charlottesville, VA.
Ford, M. J., Poe, V., and Cox, J. (1993). Attending behaviors of ADHD children in math and reading using various types of software. Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 4 (2),183-196.
Ford, M. J., and Poe, V. (1992). Microcomputer keyboarding skills: Dvorak vs. qwerty. Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 3 (1), 73-83.
Ford, M. J., and McKinney, C. W. (1986). The effects of recycling and response sensitivity on students` acquisition of social studies concepts. Theory and Research in Social Education, 14(1), 21-33.
McKinney, C. W., Larkins, A. G., Ford, M. J., and Davis, J. C., III. (1983). The effectiveness of three methods of teaching social studies concepts to fourth-grade students: An aptitude-treatment interaction study. American Educational Research Journal, 20, 663-670.
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| Selected Presentations (Type and Year) |
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| Grants |
Ford, M. J., Janes, C., Price, L., and Clement, R. (1994). Beyond computation: An interactive approach to the teaching of mathematics K-3. Louisiana Systemic Initiative Program, Inservice Projects and Systemic Sites for 1995-1996, $151,700, funded.
Ford, M. J., Janes, C., and Price, L. (1993). Beyond computation: An interactive approach to the teaching of mathematics K-3. Louisiana Systemic Initiative Program, Inservice Projects and Systemic Sites for 1994-1995, $152,978, funded.
Clark, B., Ford, M. J., and Jones, P. (1992). USL middle school mathematics project. Louisiana Systemic Initiative Program, Inservice Projects and Systemic Sites for 1993-1994, $166,675, funded.
Clark, B., Ford, M. J., and Jones, P. (1992). USL middle school mathematics project. Louisiana Systemic Initiative Program, Inservice Projects and Systemic Sites, $173,583, funded.
Ford, M. J., Whelan, C. S., and Duncan, B. M. (1989). Enhancement of the College of Education`s curriculum: Instructional technology in the classroom. Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund Enhancement Component, $209,500, funded.
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| School/Community Outreach |
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| Committee Memberships (Department, College, University) |
College
Member, Selective Admission Committee
Member, Administrative Council
Member, Graduate Appeals Committee
Member, Graduate Advisory Committee
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| Awards |
USL Distinguished Professor, 1992
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