April Holton

Clinical Assistant Professor,

MLF Teachers College

april.holton@asu.edu

Mail code: 5411

Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio

Dr. Holton has a diverse background in education. She began teaching middle school science in Arizona Schools in 1994. During her 23 years in public education, she taught all core contents in middle school, fourth grade, and gifted. She has served as an instructional coach, new teacher mentor, science curriculum specialists, and technology integration specialist. In 2017, she returned to higher education to pursue a PhD. Her research centered on using student talk during science learning as a formative assessment tool. Dr. Holton is passionate about bridging the gap between research and practice. She enjoys working alongside teachers and preservice teachers to support student-centered teaching and learning.

Education

Dr. Holton completed her PhD in Learning, Literacies, and Technologies in 2021 at Arizona State University. She has a masters degree in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University, and an undergraduate degree in education from University of Nevada, Reno.

Curriculum Vitae

Publications

Morales, C., Goss, M., Holton, A., Greenwald, E., & Henderson, J. B. (2022). The Content and the Conversation. Science Scope, 45(3).

Henderson, J. B., Zillmer, N., Holton, A., Weiner, S., Greenwald, E., Goss, M., ... & McNeill, K. L. (2021). How Science Teachers DiALoG Classrooms: Towards a Practical and Responsive Formative Assessment of Oral Argumentation. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 30(6), 803-815.

Courses

2025 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
EED 411	Science in Elementary Schools

2024 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
EED 411	Science in Elementary Schools

2023 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
EED 411	Science in Elementary Schools

2023 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
TEL 310	Instructional Thought & Action

2022 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
TEL 318	Instr Thght & Actn: Assess Lrn

2022 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
EED 411	Science in Elementary Schools
EED 529	Science Methods & Assessment
SED 510	General Methods & Assessment
SED 567	Internship II
SED 567	Internship II
SED 571	Apprentice Teaching I
SED 571	Apprentice Teaching I
SED 574	Apprentice Teaching II
SED 574	Apprentice Teaching II
SED 574	Apprentice Teaching II
SED 574	Apprentice Teaching II
SED 578	Residency/Student Teaching SED
SED 578	Residency/Student Teaching SED
SED 557	Internship I
SED 557	Internship I
SED 567	Internship II
SED 578	Residency/Student Teaching SED
SED 567	Internship II
SED 578	Residency/Student Teaching SED
SED 557	Internship I
SED 557	Internship I
SED 571	Apprentice Teaching I
SED 571	Apprentice Teaching I
EED 598	Special Topics

2021 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
SED 522	Second Schl Curriculum Develop
SED 522	Second Schl Curriculum Develop
EED 598	Special Topics
SED 571	Apprentice Teaching I
SED 571	Apprentice Teaching I
SED 571	Apprentice Teaching I
SED 571	Apprentice Teaching I
SED 557	Internship I
SED 557	Internship I
SED 557	Internship I
SED 557	Internship I

Expertise Areas

Science Education

Argumentation

Curriculum Design

Educator Professional Development

Teaching and Teacher Education