Profiles in "Elementary Education" Expertise Area

  • Ekiss is a past Co-coordinator of the Arizona Geographic Alliance. Well known for her expertise in geography education, she is a winner of the Distinguished Teaching Award from the National Council for Geographic Education.
  • Barbara Kinach, Ed.D., is an associate professor of mathematics education. She teaches mathematics and mathematics methods courses and studies the role visualization plays in pre-service teacher learning of mathematics and inquiry mathematics teaching.
  • Teena Flesher is a clinical associate professor and a Division Strategist. Her background and research interests are gifted education, higher level thinking skills, and differentiation in the classroom.
  • Anne Smith has worked in the field of education for 24 years. She has experience working with students with special needs as well as culturally and linguistically diverse populations.
  • Mi Yeon Lee teaches undergraduate mathematics content courses and mathematics methods courses for pre-service teachers.
  • Lindsey Moses is a former elementary teacher of multilingual learners and is passionate about supporting literacy instruction in diverse classrooms.
  • Brown's teaching philosophy is to engage and encourage students to work collaboratively, and guide them towards a core understanding of the course work and its most fundamental principles.