Elementary education
Research involving educational practices and outcomes from kindergarten through 6th grade.
Jehanne Beaton Jehanne Beaton
- Director of Undergraduate Studies, DirecTrack to Education Coordinator
- she, her, hers
- beat0012@umn.edu
Jehanne Beaton has worked as a secondary social studies teacher in the public schools for more than twenty years, the bulk of which has been spent in diverse, urban classrooms in Minneapolis. She holds an M.F.A.
Samuel David Samuel David
- Assistant Professor
- he, him, his
- ssdavid@umn.edu
My work as both a teacher and researcher at the University of Minnesota are centrally concerned with improving instruction for minoritized multilingual students across diverse classroom contexts.
Jeff Henning-Smith Jeff Henning-Smith
- Senior Lecturer
- he, him, his
- henni143@umn.edu
Jeff Henning-Smith is a Senior Lecturer in the Elementary Education and Social Studies program areas.
Mary Hermes Mary Hermes
- Professor
- she, they
- 612-624-3082
- mhermes@umn.edu
Mary Hermes' research focuses on language revitalization and how it can connect people to the land and the planet. She explores different ways of knowing and being through feminist and indigenous lenses.
Bic Ngo Bic Ngo
- Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Rodney S. Wallace Professor for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
- 612-625-7520
- bcngo@umn.edu
My research and teaching interests focus on culturally relevant pedagogy, urban and multicultural education in general, and immigrant education in particular.
Angelica Pazurek Angelica Pazurek
- Teaching Associate Professor
- she, her, hers
- 612-625-0320
- pazur003@umn.edu
I have a very personal appreciation for the empowering potential of education and am interested in leveraging learning technologies, especially online learning affordances and mobile technologies, to improve access to education and learning…
Abigail Rombalski Abigail Rombalski
- Lecturer
- she, her, hers
- romba005@umn.edu
Abby Rombalski works to cultivate university-community partnerships and opportunities for public scholarship that work towards racial justice in education with youth at the center.
Ramon Vasquez Ramon Vasquez
- Assistant Professor
- vasquezr@umn.edu
Dr. Vasquez is an Assistant Professor of Critical Elementary Education. Before working in higher education, he served as an elementary school teacher in California.
Crystal Wise Crystal Wise
- Assistant Professor in Elementary Literacy Education
- cwise@umn.edu
Dr. Wise’s work as a kindergarten and second-grade teacher informs her research and post-secondary teaching in early literacy, culturally responsive pedagogies, and historical and contemporary literacy practices of African Americans.
Cynthia Zwicky Cynthia Zwicky
- Senior Lecturer
- zwicky@umn.edu
Cynthia Zwicky has been an educator for more than 25 years. In this time she has worked as a classroom teacher, a mentor to new teachers, and as a coordinator for various programs and initiatives, primarily with Minneapolis Public Schools.
