EIU Department of Master's of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Conference Presentations

2024 IATE Conference: Justin Bledsaw

Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction - “The Use of Prodigy Math in the Classroom to Improve Math Performance”

• Faculty Mentor: Sham’ah Md-Yunus, Ph. D., Professor of Elementary Education

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2023 IATE Conference: Samantha Phillips

Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction - “An Investigation of Culturally Responsive Teaching by Middle School Teachers”

• Faculty Mentor: Sham’ah Md-Yunus, Ph. D., Professor of Elementary Education

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2022 ATE Conference: Ashlee Robinson

Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction - “Making the Most of Preservice Read Alouds”

• Faculty Mentor: Dr. Amy D Davis, Assistant Professor of Elementary Literacy

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2020 IATE Conference: Amanda Newmes

Master of Science in Education in Curriculum and Instruction - “The Effectiveness of Personalized Competency-Based Education on Student Engagement at the Secondary Level”

• Faculty Mentor: Sham’ah Md-Yunus, Ph.D., Professor of Elementary Education

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2019 IATE Conference: Cheyenne Warman-Neal

Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction - “Investigation of the Implementation of Competency-Based Education in Central Illinois”

• Faculty Mentor: Sham’ah Md-Yunus, Ph.D., Professor of Elementary Education

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2019 IATE Conference: Jenny Reid

Master of Science in Education in Curriculum and Instruction – “Growth Mindset: A Key to Motivating Students in Reading”

• Faculty Mentor: Amy Davis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Literacy and ESL, Faculty Mentor

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2019 IATE Conference: Cathleen Peno

Master of Science in Education in Curriculum and Instruction – “Examination of the Integration of Augmented Reality in Technology in Science Curriculum”

• Faculty Mentor: Sham’ah Md-Yunus, Ph.D., Professor of Elementary Education

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