Dr. Dean Franks
Assistant Professor
Bio
Dr. A. Dean Franks is an Assistant Professor in SoE at Â鶹´«Ã½. They received their PhD (2017) in Curriculum and Instruction from TAMU, MA (2008) in English from SFASU, and BA (2004) in English from UCA. Their areas of specialization are Social-emotional development through STEAM activities and play, STEAM motivation, and LGTBQ+ educational experiences in STEAM education.
- Literacy and Reading (PHD) - Texas A & M University-College Station (2017)
- MA - Stephen F Austin State University (2008)
- BA - University of Central Arkansas (2004)
- Motivated for STEM: Developing an understanding of highly motivated students’ self-image in STEM education, Science Educator, 2019
- Developing a community of academic writers: Using social media to support academic motivation, productivity, and accountability, The Journal of Literacy and Technology, 2019
- Transacting With Characters: Teaching Children Perspective Taking With Authentic Literature, JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, 2018,
- Both Theory and Practice: Science Literacy Instruction and Theories of Reading, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION, 2016,
- Minding the Gap, Teaching at Work, 2015,
- Beyond the Story Map: Inferential Comprehension via Character Perspective, READING TEACHER, 2015,