Spring 2024 Doctoral Forum Retreat

Date

Saturday, April 6, 2024

Date

Saturday, April 6, 2024

Date

Spring 2024 Doctoral Student Forum

Saturday, April 6, 2024
Time

9:30–11:30 a.m.

Time

9:30–11:30 a.m.

Time

Fall 2021 Doctoral Forum Retreat

9:30–11:30 a.m.
Location

Virtual through Teams

Location

Virtual through Teams

Location

Virtual through Teams

Featured Speakers

Associate Dean Stephen Mitchell

Stephen Mitchell has been at 5X�� since 1992. He is the Associate Dean for EHHS Administrative Affairs and Graduate Education and a Professor in Curriculum and Instruction. Steve holds a PhD from Syracuse University and a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Loughborough University in England. He has authored numerous articles and book chapters related to standards-based teaching in Physical Education, and has co-authored three textbooks, including two related to teaching games for understanding within public school physical education, with one now into its fourth edition. Steve is a past-president of the Ohio Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (OAHPERD), a role in which he fronted advocacy efforts that led to a mandatory standard based Physical Education assessment system in the state of Ohio.

Dr. Gumiko Monobe

Dr. Gumiko Monobe is an Associate Professor in the School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies at 5X��. After teaching in mostly Pre-K settings in Japan for over 8 years, Gumiko traveled to the United States to continue her education, where she received M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from The Ohio State University. She taught in varied settings, including as a University Field Experience Supervisor in the Early Childhood M.Ed. Program, an instructor for some courses, including Introduction to Children’s Literature, at The Ohio State University, and a 6th grade classroom teacher in a local Japanese Saturday School. Her research interests are focused on the population of children and their families, and teachers from diverse backgrounds, especially immigrant-ELL populations in and outside of school contexts.

Vanessa Earp

is the subject librarian for the College of Education, Health and Human Services. She started at KSU in August of 2005. Prior to working for KSU she was the Curriculum Center Librarian at Texas A&MKingsville. She has a BS in Communication from the University of Akron, MLS from Indiana University, MS in Reading from Texas A&M, and an EdS in Higher Education from Kent State. She currently enrolled in the Research, Measurement, and Statistics program (formerly Evaluation and Measurement program) here at KSU. Her area of research interest is current academic integrity among college students. She lives on a small hobby farm with her husband Paul, 2 goats (Simon & Garfunkel) and 4 German Shepherds.

Agenda

9:20–9:30 | Virtual meeting room opens
9:30–9:35 | Welcome, Introductions and Updates (Associate Dean Stephen Mitchell)
9:35–10:05 | Teaching in a Multicultural Classroom (Dr. Gumiko Monobe)
10:05–10:10 | Break
10:10–10:40 | I Got My Research Question Down. Now What?? (Associate Dean Stephen Mitchell)
10:40–10:45 | Break
10:45–11:15 | Did I Plagiarize? (Vanessa Earp)
11:15–11:25 | Q&A with Dr. Mitchell
11:25–11:30 | Wrap Up

Download the Spring 2024 Doctoral Forum Retreat Agenda (PDF)

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