Curriculum Vitae: Jennifer Stone, PhD

2013

Doctor of Philosophy, Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

University of Texas at San Antonio

2008

Master of Education, School Leadrship

Trinity University

1998

Master of Arts, Teaching / Special Educatoin

Trinity University

1997

Bachelor of Arts, Humanities

Trinity University

Fall 2013 -

Wichita State University

Assistant Professor and Program Chair of Early Childhood Unified Education

Fall 2012

Trinity University

Adjunct Instructor

Fall 2010

University of Texas at San Antonio

Teaching Assistant II (Instructor of Record)

Texas Educator Certificates:

Generic Special Education (PK-12)

Elementary Self-Contained (1-6)

Elementary History (1-6)

Elementary English (1-6)

Early Childhood Education (PK-KG)

History (8-12)

Social Studies (8-12)

English as a Second Language (PK-12)

Principal (EC-12)

University of Texas at San Antonio:

Approaches to Teaching Social Studies Incorporating Language Arts and Fine Arts EC-6

Introduction to Learning and Teaching in a Culturally Diverse Society

Student Teaching Supervisor/Special Education

Math Instruction for Students with Exceptionalities

Introduction to Exceptionality

Trinity University:

Survey of Special Education EDUC 1331

Teaching Diverse Learners EDUC 5339

Wichita State University:

Introduction to Diversity: Field Experience

Introduction to Diversity: Exceptionalities

Foundations of Early Childhood Unified (graduate)

ECU: Assessment and Methods K-3 (graduate)

ECU: Assessment and Methods: Preschool

Pre-teaching Internship: ECU – Preschool

Pre-teaching Internship: ECU Infants Toddlers and Families

Teaching Internship: ECU – preschool

ECU field experience – all levels (graduate)

Families and Professional Collaboration (graduate)

Independent Study: Sociocultural Issues in Early Childhood

• Cornell, H., Sayman, D. & Stone, J. (2020, April) A Person of Great Potential: A Review of Literature of Alternate Special Education Licensure. Poster Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting [Special and Inclusive Education Research SIG]. San Francisco, CA. (Conference canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
• Cornell H. and J “Parent Mentoring: Empowering Families for positive School Partnerships” presented for Council for Exceptional Children in Portland Oregon, Feb 8, 2020. (sole presenter)
• Stone, J. “ What do parents REALLY want?” Presented at Kansas Division for Early Childhood, February (2019). Wichita, KS
• Sayman D.; Cornell, H.; Stone, J. “A Narrative Review of Alternative Certification Programs: Lessons Learned from Program Development” Presented at CEC national conference (2019).
• Stone, J.; Mc Dowell, K.; Liz “Growing your Own: Prepping Promising Paras for Positions of Record” Presented at NAEYC national conference (2019)
• Cornell, C.; Sayman, D., Stone, J. (2018) Re-imagining Special Education Alternate pathways for Licensure Kansas Association of Teacher Educators conference.
• Stone, C. & Stone, J. (2018); Veterans as a Population: Correcting Misconceptions and Increasing Awareness. Michael Tillford Conference on Diversity and Multiculturalism
• Stone, J. (2018) Recommended for Whom?  Sharing  DEC Practices with Parents and Professionals? KDEC Spring Conference
• Stone J.P. & Cornell H. (2017) “I didn’t realize…”: Transforming Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions about Disability through an Applied Learning Project. Teacher Education Division of Council for Exceptional Children national conference Savannah, GA. Nov 7-10
• Stone C. & Stone J. P. (2017) Enough with POLC: Using Education Theory to Improve Teaching of Principles of Management. Southern Management Association Annual Conference. St. Petersburg Beach, FL. October 24-28.
• Stone J.P., &Stone C. (2017) “Those Disability Kids”: Reframing perceptions of providing accommodations in the college classroom. Tillford Conference. Hayes, Ks. October 23-24
• Stone J.P. & Harrington, E. (2017) How it works in the Classroom! Integrated Services for Children with Autism. Division for Early Childhood (subdivision of the Council for Exceptional Children) national conference. Portland, Oregon.
• Bray, S. S., Stone, J., & Gaskill, R. L. (2017).  Neurodevelopmentally-informed play therapy treatment with traumatized children.  Poster session.  Association for Counselor Education and Supervision National Conference.  Chicago, Il.  October 5-8, 2017.
• Cornell, H. & Stone J.P. (2017) Facilitating Applied Learning in an Introductory Course on Exceptionalities Through a Student Choice Project. Kansas Association of Teacher Educators (ATE-K)/Kansas Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (KACTE)
• Stone, J., Lopez, J., Higgins, L., & Myers, L. Why am I here? The early childhood educator’s role in an interdisciplinary diagnostic team for children with autism spectrum disorders. Presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children national conference. Los Angeles, CA.
• Stone J. & Sayman, D. (2016) First Year General Education Teachers Perceptions of Preparedness for Working in Inclusion. Presented at the Council for Exceptional Children national Conference and Expo. St. Louis, MO.
• Stone, J. & Bray, S. (2015) Behaviors of Young children who have been exposed to trauma: How the problems play out. Presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children national conference. Orlando, FL.
• Stone, J. & Bray, S. (2015) Working with Traumatized Young Children: How the Problem Plays out. Presented at the Division for Early Childhood national conference. Atlanta, GA.
• Stone, J. (2015) UDL in the ECE classroom: What does it look like and how do we make it happen? Presented at the Council for Exceptional Children national Convention and Expo. San Diego, CA.
• Stone, J. & Carrol, J. (2015) Early Childhood Unified: Multiple Pathways and Multiple Partnerships. Presented at the Kansas Association of Teacher Educators spring conference. Manhattan, KS.
• Carrol, J. & Stone, J. (2015) For Each and Every Child A Strong Beginning. Presented at Professional Development Schools National Conference.  Atlanta, Ga.
• Yuen, T., Price Tiger, E., Gomez, A., Boecking, M., Stone, J., & Guillen, A. (2012). Children’s approaches to engineering design in robotics. In T. Amiel & B. Wilson (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2012 (pp. 2093-2097). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
• Stone, J. (2011, June). Online Reflective Journaling as a Way to Provide Support to Pre-K Inclusion Teachers. Presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children Professional Development Annual Conference. Providence, RI. Poster Presentation.
• Boyle, R., Gomez, A., and Stone, J. (2011, March). Family-School Relationships and Special Education: The Conflict Between Law, Rights, and Reality. Presented in round table format at the University of Texas at San Antonio Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Second Annual Colloquium. San Antonio, TX.

• S. Bray, J.P. Stone, R.L. Gaskill (2019) The impact of trauma on brain development: A neurodevelopmentally appropriate model for play therapists. Early Childhood Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, p. 217-238.
• Cornell, H. & Stone, J. P. (2017) Facilitating applied learning in an introductory course on exceptionalities through a student choice project. The Advocate. 23 (4).
• Bray, S.S., Stone, J. P., Gaskill, R. L. (2017) The impact of trauma on brain development: A neurodevelopmentally appropriate model for play therapists. Emerging Research in Play Therapy, Child Counseling and Consultation. 20-41.
• Stone, J. P., Rivera, C., J., Weiss, S., L. (2016). Literacy-Rich Environments for young students with significant developmental disabilities. Young Exceptional Children
• Stone, J. P., Sayman, D. M., Carrero, K., Lusk, M. E. (2016) Thoughts on Dewey’s Democracy and (Special) Education. Journal of Thought. 50 (3&4) p.3-17.
• Stone, J. & Bray, S. (2015) Trauma and Young Children: How the Problem Plays Out, in John A. Sutterby (ed.) Discussions on Sensitive issues (Advances in Early Education And Day Care, Volume 10) Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp. 177-211.
• Yuen, T., Stone, J., Davis, D., Gomez, A., Guillen, A., Price Tiger, E., Boecking, M. (2016) A model of how children construct knowledge and understanding of engineering design within robotics focused contexts. International Journal of Research Studies in Educational Technology. 5 (1) p. 3-15.
• Yuen, T., Boecking, M., Stone, J., Arreguin, A., Price, E., Gomez, A., & Guillen, A. (2014) Group tasks, activities, dynamics, and interactions in collaborative robotics projects with elementary and middle school children. Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research. 15(1) 39.

 

• Rice, Darlene, Talking Allowed: A study of conversational and social intervention during mealtime in pre-school. Expected completion, Spring 2019.
• Sevart, Naomi, Kindergarten Peer- Mediated Intervention:  Using Circle of Friends to Teach Social Skills and Promote Inclusion of Students with Special Needs.  Completed Fall 2018.
• Botkin, Jessica; Fowler, Kendra, & Perkins, Ahlee – The Cookie Bookie: A Community and Family Engagement Event Across Three Districts to Support  Literacy in Early Childhood (Spring 2018)
• Schnack Kaley – Creating An Elementary Afteschool Program for Students With Exceptionalities (Spring 2018)
• Wagoner, Teresa – Working with Community Churches to Provide Education and Support to Families in Lower Income Households: A Preschool Project (Expected Completion Spring 2018)
• Carol Scholonau – Using Augmented and Alternative Communication for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Spring 2017)
• Michael Bateman – Adaptive Playgrounds and Their Effects (Fall 2107)
• Sebastian Isaac Dowd – Twice-exceptional Learners: How to Best Meet and Support Their Specific Needs in the Classroom (completed Spring 2016)
• Janet Dobler – Integrating Instructional Technology to Enhance Reading Fluency and Comprehension for Students with Learning Difficulties (completed Spring 2016)
• Jack Ewings – How Effective is Inclusion in Supporting Special Education Students at the Middle School Level? (completed Spring 2016)
• Justin Huckriede – Transition to Postsecondary Education: Goals for Students with Exceptionalities (completed Spring 2016)
• Lauren Ishman – Interveners in Educational Settings; The Need for Deaf-Blind Communication (completed Spring 2016)
• William Brian Johnson – Intervention in Elementary Gifted Students With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Fall 2015, completed Spring 2016)
• Carol Scholonau – Using Augmented and Alternative Communication for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (completed Spring 2017)
• Michael Bateman – Adaptive Playgrounds and Their Effects (Spring 2017)
• Laura Kotsch – What are the Effects of Cochlear Implants on Student with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Disabilities within an Education Classroom? (completed Spring 2016)
• Ashley Weixelman – Attendance of Preschool Before Kindergarten (completed Spring 2016)
• Rachel Horn – Exploring Autism and Epilepsy in the Early Childhood Period of Development Spring ( completed Fall 2016)
• Nicole Taylor – Autism in the Art Room; Art Education for Middle School Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Completed Spring 2016)
• Kimberly Cole – Exploring Video Modeling Through Different Age Groups (Spring 2016)
• Danielle Retzlaff – 21^st Century Learners in a 20^th Century World: How Technology Affects Student Learning – (completed fall 2015)
• Janci Ramirez – Are Common Core State Standards Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Kindergartners? (completed Summer 2015)
• Katherine DeMott – The Effects of School-wide Positive Behavior Supports in Alternative Education Schools – Spring 2015
• Shannon Bartel – Teacher’s Perceptions of Inclusion in the General Education Classroom – Spring 2015

• Program Chair for Early Childhood Unified – Wichita State University 2013-present
• Professional Development provider – Teaching Conversations (university Level) Fall 2019-Spring 2020
• WSU Autism Interdisciplinary Diagnostic Team – ECU evaluator and program representative 2013-present
• Spread the Word to End the Word campaign at WSU in Spring 2017, 2018
• Families Together Executive Board Member 2015-Summer 2019
• Academic Affairs Committee representative 2018-present, Chair Spring semester 2019
• Advanced Programs Committee
• College Assessment Committee
• Initial Licensure and Teaching Programs Committee
• Scholarship Committee
• Exceptions Committee – ad hoc member
• Faculty Senate Ad Hoc committee on Diversity
• Kansas DEC – Executive Board Member – secretary ( 2015-2018)
• WSU representative Kansas Early Childhood Articulation Committee 2013-2014
• Elected to and served as student representative for the College of Education and Human Development on the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Graduate Council for the 2011-2012 school year.
• Nominated to and appointed to the Tuition and Fees Committee for the University of Texas at San Antonio as a graduate student representative for the College of Education and Human Development, November 2011.

Service to the Community (incomplete):

Board of Directors – Families Together Inc. 2015-Summer 2019

Board of Directors – Center City Academy – Fall 2019 - present

• Meeting with Collegiate Parent group, providing parents of children with learning differences with tools to help navigate school years 4/16/15
• Professional Development for Blessed Sacrament on Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Classroom – 4/24/15
• Professional Development for Wichita Collegiate on Working with Children with Learning Differences in the Classroom – 8/13/15, 8/11/16
• Speaker for YMCA In-service Saturday – Invited – “How to Work with Children who aren’t easy to Work with” – 9/30/17
• Professional Development Series for Wichita Business Leadership Network March, June, September

• Tilford Fellowship Recipient Spring 2019
• Wichita State University Award for Excellence in Accessibility - 2018
• Wichita State University College of Education Teaching Award – 2017
• Wichita State University College of Education Early Childhood Unified Supervisor of the year award – 2017
• Tilford fellowship recipient Spring 2016
• Wichita State University Online Faculty Fellow cohort 2015-2016
• Wichita State University College of Education Technology grant recipient Fall 2015
• Wichita State University College of Health Professions, Department Communications Sciences and Disorders “Above and Beyond” Award, 2013-2014
• Departmental fellowship (UTSA) 2010-2011, 2011-2012

1998 - 2004

Pre-K teacher/Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities/ESL

Coronado Village Elementary, Judson ISD

2004 - 2005

Co-teacher/Lab teacher high school social studies

MacArthur High School, North East ISD

2005 - 2006

English as a Second Language

MacArthur High School, North East ISD

2006 - 2010

High School History, general education and co-teach classes

MacArthur High School, North East ISD