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Lisa Brown Buchanan, Associate Professor of Elementary Social Studies Watson College of Education

Department of Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle Grades, Literacy and Special Education

The University of North Carolina Wilmington

Mailing Address: Department of Early Childhood, Elementary,

Middle Level, Literacy, and Special Education

601 S. College Road Wilmington, NC 28411

Contact Information: [email protected]

910-962-2890

Twitter: @lisabbuchanan

Skype: lisabbuchanan

Website: http://lisabrownbuchanan.weebly.com/

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EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Institution Concentration Date Degree

The University of North Carolina

Greensboro

Educational Studies, Social

Studies and Equity Education

2012 Ph.D.

Elon University Special Education 2007 M.Ed.

The University of North Carolina

Greensboro

Elementary Education

English 2001

B.S.

B.A

TEACHING

Position/Rank Institution Dates

Associate Professor of Elementary Social

Studies

The University of North

Carolina Wilmington 2012-present

Course Instructor, Field Supervisor,

Teaching and Research Assistant, School of

Education

The University of North

Carolina Greensboro 2008-2012

Adjunct Instructor, School of Education Elon University 2009

Elementary Teacher Alamance-Burlington Schools 2001-2008

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SCHOLARSHIP

Published Journal Articles Blinded Review

[Journal acceptance rates are reported in brackets below]

Buchanan, L. B., Tschida, C. M., & Brown, S. N. (2016). Me on the giant map: Utilizing

National Geographic’s giant maps in the elementary classroom. Social Studies and the

Young Learner, 29(2), 21-27.

Buchanan, L. B., & Hilburn, J. (2016). Riding la Bestiá: Preservice teachers’ responses to

documentary counter-stories of U.S. immigration. Journal of Teacher Education, 67(5),

408-423. [5-7%]

Hilburn, J., & Buchanan, L.B. (2016). Teaching immigration through film. Middle Level

Learning, 57, 2-7.

Hilburn, J., Journell, W., & Buchanan, L. B. (2016). A content analysis of immigration in

traditional, new, and non-gateway state standards for U.S. History and Civics. The High

School Journal, 99, 234-251. doi: 10.1353/hsj.2016.0008 [25-30%]

Tschida, C. M., & Buchanan, L. B. (2015). Tackling controversial topics: Developing thematic

text sets for elementary social studies. Social Studies Research and Practice, 10(3), 40-

56. [11%]

Buchanan, L. B. (2015). Elementary preservice teachers' navigation of racism and whiteness

through inquiry with historical documentary film. Journal of Social Studies Research.

[15%]

Buchanan, L. B. (2016). Elementary preservice teachers' navigation of racism and whiteness

through inquiry with historical documentary film. Journal of Social Studies Research,

40(2), 137-154. [15%]

Buchanan, L. B. (2015). “We make it controversial:” Elementary preservice

teachers’ beliefs about race. Teacher Education Quarterly, 42(1), 3-26. [11-13%]

Buchanan, L. B., & Crawford, E. (2015). Preparing elementary educators to teach for

sustainability: Opportunities and challenges for teacher educators. Social Studies

Research and Practice, 10(2), 135-158. [11%]

Buchanan, L. B., & Tschida, C. M. (2015). Exploring the five themes of geography using

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technology. The Ohio Social Studies Review, 52(1), 29-39. [45%]

Buchanan, L. B. (2014). Fostering historical thinking about the U.S. Civil Rights Movement:

Using documentary film in elementary social studies education. The Social Studies. 1-10.

[46%]

Buchanan, L. B. (2014). From Freedom Riders to The Children’s March: Civil rights

documentaries as catalysts for historical empathy. Social Education, 78(2), 91-95. [20%]

Journell, W., & Buchanan, L. B. (2013). Confronting educational politics with preservice

teachers: Reactions to Waiting for Superman. Action in Teacher Education, 35(4), 252-

271. [15-20%]

Buchanan, L. B. (2013). Social studies, literature, and the Common Core: Using children’s

literature to harness conceptual social studies thinking and ELA skill development.

Oregon Journal of the Social Studies, 1, 56-63. [47%]

Journell, W., & Buchanan, L. B. (2013). Fostering political understanding using The West

Wing: Analyzing the pedagogical benefits of film in high school civics classrooms.

Journal of Social Studies Research, 37, 67-83. [10-15%]

Buchanan, L. B. (2012). Becoming an educational researcher: Exploring the earliest

experiences. Educate: The Journal of Doctoral Research in Education, 12, 11-22. [60%]

Buchanan, L. B. (2012). Creating critical conversations: Investigating the utility of the Socratic

dialogue in elementary social studies methods. Teacher Education and Practice, 25, 221-

234. [15%]

Journell, W., & Buchanan, L. B. (2012). Making politics palatable: Using television drama in

high school civics and government classes. The Social Studies, 103, 1-11. [46%]

Journell, W., & Buchanan, L. B. (2012). Rethinking “general audience”: A comparison of

students’ understanding of popular film in high school honors and general-level classes.

American Secondary Education, 41, 31-5 http://www1.ashland.edu/coe/about-

college/american-secondary-education-journal [45%]

Buchanan, L. B. (2011). Discussion in the elementary classroom: How and why some teachers

use discussion. The Georgia Social Studies Journal, 1, 19-31. [40-50%]

Buchanan, L. B., & Beeson, M. W. (2011). Using George Ella Lyon’s “Where I’m from” to

teach time, continuity, and change and individual development and identity in the

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elementary social studies methods course. The Ohio Social Studies Review, 48, 13-20.

[45%]

Accepted Publications

Journal Articles Blinded Review.

Tschida, C. M., & Buchanan, L. B. (Accepted). What makes a family? Sharing multiple

perspectives on family using an inclusive text set. Social Studies and the Young Learner.

Book Chapters.

Tschida, C.M. & Buchanan, L.B. (in press). What makes a family? In J. Balantic, A. Libresco,

& M. Battenfeld (Eds.), Notable books, notable lessons: Putting social studies back in the

K-8 curriculum. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

Tschida, C. M. & Buchanan, L. B. (in press). Elementary preservice teachers’ beliefs related to

using LGBT literature in the elementary classroom. Making Controversial Issues

Relevant for Elementary Social Studies: A Critical Reader.

Buchanan, L. B. (in press). Digital immigrant as first year faculty: How I improved my

university teaching through embracing technology. In A. Kemp (Ed.), Dignity of the

calling: Educators share the beginning of their journeys. Charlotte, NC: Information Age

Publishing.

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Co-Edited Book, Peer Reviewed.

Shear, S. B., Tschida, C. M., Bellows, E. M., Buchanan, L. B., & Saylor, E. (in press). Making

Controversial Issues Relevant for Elementary Social Studies: A Critical Reader.

Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. (A two part reader of research and practice

related to teaching controversial issues in elementary classrooms and elementary teacher

education).

Publications, Non-Refereed

Book Chapter.

Shear, S. B., Tschida, C. M., Bellows, E. M., Buchanan, L. B., & Saylor, E. (Accepted).

Introduction. Making Controversial Issues Relevant for Elementary Social Studies: A

Critical Reader. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Journal Article, Invited.

.Roseboro, D., Lewis, S., Buchanan, L. B., Higgins, H., Schlichting, K., & Brinkley, B.

(2014). Immersion in the field: The elementary block network in the Watson College of

Education. The Journal of the National Association for Professional Development

Schools, 7(2), 13-18.

Practitioner Article.

Buchanan, L. B. (2012). Exploring geography in the elementary grades through the Window

Project (Winter ed., pp. 25-27). North Carolina: Tarheel News: North Carolina Council

for the Social Studies. http://ncsocialstudies.org/files/winter-2012-tar-heel-news.pdf

Under Consideration

Journal Articles Blinded Review.

Buchanan, L. B., Moody, A., Hargrove, T., & Fox, K. (Under Review). PLCs as Teacher

Educator Professional Development: Articulating the Impact on Pedagogy and Student

Learning.

Shear, S.B., Buchanan, L.B., & Sabzalian, L. (Under Review). Teaching Indigenous sovereignty

in elementary civics education.

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Buchanan, L. B., & Tschida, C. M. (Under Review). Using Children’s Literature with

Elementary Preservice Teachers to Unpack the Persistent Avoidance of LGBT Issues.

Honors or Awards Related to Research

WCE Summer Research Initiative (2014)

Emerging Scholars Award, Association of Teacher Educators (2013)

Manuscripts in Preparation

Buchanan, L. B. A Content Analysis of Race, Immigration, and Religion in US Elementary Social

Studies Standards.

Buchanan, L. B. Kemmerer, C. Friendship, Polio, and Family Hardships: Examining Life

Stateside in WWII through Blue.

Buchanan, L. B. & Fox, K. R. Harnessing the Opportunities of Course Redesign: Facilitating

Community through the PLC Model in Elementary Teacher Education.

Research in Progress

Topic Stage

Elementary preservice teachers’ beliefs related to teaching

religion and religious diversity in the K-5 classroom

Study design

Wilmington on Fire: History labs as a method for

examining race relations and local history

Data collection and analysis

A Case for Loving: Utilizing children’s literature and film

to examine the teaching of Loving vs Virginia

Study design

A Content Analysis of the Demographics Represented in

the Fiction Picture Book Collection and Titles Selected

for Instructional Planning in the Betty Holden Stike

Education Lab

Manuscript in Preparation

Elementary interns’ perceptions and experiences; EDN

413 course design, co-authored, Dr. Kathy Fox (UNCW)

Manuscript in Preparation

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SCHOLARSHIP: PRESENTATIONS OF RESEARCH AND TEACHING

Research Presentations

Maguth, B.M., Hilburn, J., Journell, W., Buchanan, L.B., & Reynolds, R. (Under Review).

Towards the inclusion of global content knowledge frameworks? Paper presentation at

the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting: New York, New

York.

Buchanan, L. B., Tschida, C. M., Alarcon, J., Bellows, M. E., Field, S., Knapp, K., Rodriguez,

N., & Salinas, C. (Accepted). The Evolution of the Journey Box Assignment in

Elementary Social Studies Education. Symposium accepted for the College and

University Faculty Assembly Annual Meeting: San Francisco, CA.

Rodriguez, N. N., Busey, C., Buchanan, L. B., Saylor, E., & James, J. H. (Accepted). Teaching

Against Islamophobia: Teacher Educators Reflect on Religious Diversity and Anti-

Islamophobia Pedagogies During the Trump Presidency. Controversial Issues Dialogue

session accepted for the College and University Faculty Assembly Annual Meeting: San

Francisco, CA.

Bellows, M. E., Tschida, C. M., Saylor, E., Buchanan, L. B., & Shear, S. B. (Accepted). Making

controversial issues relevant to elementary social studies. Symposium session accepted

for the College and University Faculty Assembly Annual Meeting: San Francisco, CA.

Fox, K., Hargrove, T. Roney, K, Moody, A., Buchanan, L. B. & Brophy, A. (2017). PLCs as

Teacher Educator Professional Development: Organic Collaboration, Renewed

Motivation, Shared Knowledge and Inspired Teaching. Paper presentation at the

American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting: San Antonio, TX.

*Author only.

Bellows, E., Buchanan, L. B., Saylor, E., Shear, S. B., & Tschida, C. M. (2016). Comfort is no

longer an option: Confronting controversial issues in elementary social studies teacher

education. Symposium presented at the College and University Faculty Assembly Annual

Meeting: Washington, D.C.

Buchanan, L. B. & Tschida, C. M. (2016). Using children’s literature with elementary

preservice teachers to unpack the persistent avoidance of LGBT issues. Paper presented

at the College and University Faculty Assembly Annual Meeting: Washington, D.C.

Buchanan, L. B., Moody, A., Fox, K. R., Brophy, A., Hargrove, T., & Roney, K. (April 2016).

PLCs as teacher educator professional development: Articulating the impact on

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pedagogy and student learning. Paper presentation at the American Educational Research

Association Annual Meeting: Washington, DC.

Hilburn, J., Journell, W., & Buchanan, L.B. (November 2015). Immigration standards in

traditional, new, and non-gateway states. Paper presentation at the College and

University Faculty Assembly Annual Meeting: New Orleans, LA. *author only

Hilburn, J., Journell, W., & Buchanan, L. B. (April 2015). Demographics, state histories, and

representation: A content analysis of immigration in traditional, new, and non-gateway

state standards for U.S. History and Civics. Roundtable presentation at the American

Educational Research Association Annual Meeting: Chicago, IL.

Hilburn, J. & Buchanan, L. B. (April 2015). Social studies preservice teachers and

documentary counter-narratives of U.S. immigration. Paper presentation at the American

Educational Research Association Annual Meeting: Chicago, IL.

Fox, K. R., Thompson, C. M., Brophy, A., & Buchanan, L. B. (November 2014).

Evoking meaningful task management: The hand-in-hand nature of teaching, service and

scholarship. Symposium presentation at the National Association for Multicultural

Education Annual Meeting: Phoenix, AZ.

Buchanan, L. B., & Hilburn, J. (November 2014). Which way home: Documentary counter-

narratives of U.S. immigration. Paper presentation at the College and University Faculty

Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Meeting: Boston, MA.

Kemp, A., Gallavan, N., & Buchanan, L. B. (October 2014). Dignity of the calling:

Teacher educators share the beginnings of their journeys. Symposium presentation at the

Southeast Region Association of Teacher Educators Annual Meeting: Isle of Palms, SC.

Buchanan, L. B. & Crawford, E. (April 2014). Enhancing pre-service teachers’

technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK) in a social studies methods course

using web 2.0 technologies. Paper presentation at the American Educational Research

Association Annual Meeting: Philadelphia, PA.

Buchanan, L. B., & Crawford, E. (November 2013). Positioning plastic pollution in the

elementary social studies methods course. Paper presentation at the College and

University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies Annual

Meeting: St. Louis, MO.

Buchanan, L. B. (October 2013). Digital immigrant as first year faculty: Harnessing

opportunities for self-study research in teaching with technology. Paper presentation at

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the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Annual Meeting:

Raleigh, NC.

Buchanan, L. B. (August 2013). Preservice teachers, writing instruction, and authorship:

Understanding writing as a student and teacher. Paper presentation at the Association of

Teacher Educators Annual Summer Meeting: Washington, DC.

Buchanan, L. B. (August 2013). Elementary preservice teachers and literacy: Examining

teacher beliefs about literacy in the reading methods course. Paper presentation at the

Association of Teacher Educators Annual Summer Meeting: Washington, DC.

Buchanan, L. B. (May 2013). Using United States Civil Rights Movement documentaries with

elementary pre-service teachers to think historically about controversial issues. Paper

presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting: San

Francisco, CA.

Buchanan, L. B. (February 2013). I’m not racist but…Broaching race with elementary

preservice teachers. Paper presentation at the Association of Teacher Educators Annual

Meeting: Atlanta, GA.

Journell, W., & Buchanan, L. B. (November 2012). Becoming politically aware professionals:

Preservice social studies teachers encounter Waiting for Superman. Paper presentation at

the College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social

Studies Annual Meeting: Seattle, WA.

Journell, W., & Buchanan, L. B. (April 2012). Rethinking “general audience”: A

comparison of film usage between honors and general-level social studies classes. Paper

presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting:

Vancouver, BC.

Journell, W., & Buchanan, L. B. (April 2012). Using film as a catalyst for political

understanding: A case study of secondary civics classes. Paper presentation at the

American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting: Vancouver, BC.

Buchanan, L. B. (February 2011). Using filmic counter-narratives to promote social

justice education in the elementary social studies methods course. Paper presentation at

the International Society for the Social Studies Annual Meeting: Orlando, FL.

Teaching Presentations

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Buchanan, L. B., Kemmerer, C., & Kaluzny, J. (Accepted). Fourth grade book clubs: Using

historical fiction to bridge the elementary and teacher education classroom. Teaching

presentation at the School University Partnership Summit Annual Meeting: Wilmington,

NC.

Tschida, C. M., Brown, S., & Buchanan, L. B. (February 2016). What makes a family?

Strategies for building an inclusive text anthology in K-5 social studies. Teaching

presentation at the North Carolina Council for the Social Studies Annual Meeting:

Greensboro, NC.

Tschida, C. M., Brown, S. E., & Buchanan, L. B. (February 2016). Me on the giant map:

Integrating mapping and ELA skills in K-8.Teaching presentation at the North Carolina

Council for the Social Studies Annual Meeting: Greensboro, NC.

Tschida, C.M. & Buchanan, L.B. (2015). You CAN Teach That!! Teaching Difficult Topics

with Text Sets. Presentation at the annual conference of the National Council for the

Social Studies, New Orleans, LA. *author only

Tschida, C.M., Brown, S.E. & Buchanan, L.B. (2015). Transforming K-8 Geography through

Technology: Four Classroom Strategies. Presentation at the annual conference of the

National Council for the Social Studies, New Orleans, LA. *author only

Schlichting, K., Zinner, G., & Buchanan, L. B. (February 2015). Using children's literature as

anchor texts for examining social studies topics. Teaching presentation at the North

Carolina Council for the Social Studies Annual Meeting: Greensboro, NC.

Buchanan, L. B., & Tschida, C. M. (February 2015). Map that! Creating maps and fostering

map skills in K-8 geography. Teaching presentation at the North Carolina Council for the

Social Studies Annual Meeting: Greensboro, NC.

Tschida, C. M. & Buchanan, L. B. (February 2015). You can’t teach that! Tackling difficult

social topics through thematic text sets. Teaching presentation at the North Carolina

Council for the Social Studies Annual Meeting: Greensboro, NC.

Crawford, E., & Buchanan, L. B. (November 2014). Humane education in elementary

classrooms: Authentic, action-centered teaching and learning. Teaching presentation at

the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Meeting: Boston, MA.

Buchanan, L. B. & Tschida, C. M. (October 2014). Transforming how we teach elementary

geography using technology: Classroom strategies using online resources. Teaching

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presentation at the North Carolina Association of Elementary Educators Annual Meeting:

Concord, NC.

Gallavan, N. & Buchanan, L. B. (October 2014). Integrating learning using the Socratic method

to elicit students’ voices, expand their minds, and express their stories. Teaching

presentation at the Southeast Region Association of Teacher Educators Annual Meeting,

Isle of Palms, SC.

Buchanan, L. B., & Hilburn, J. (April 2014). Which way home: Examining immigration using

documentary film. Research presentation for the WCE Brown Bag Series: Wilmington,

NC.

Buchanan, L. B., Zinner, G., & Schlichting, K. A. (February 2014). Teaching global issues in

the elementary classroom. Teaching presentation at the North Carolina Council for the

Social Studies Annual Meeting: Greensboro, NC.

Schlichting, K. A., Zinner, G., & Buchanan, L. B. (February 2014). Unpacking homelessness in

NC: Local service learning in secondary social studies. Teaching presentation at the

North Carolina Council for the Social Studies Annual Meeting: Greensboro, NC.

Buchanan, L. B., & Tschida, C. M. (February 2014). Elementary geography: Five approaches

to the five themes. Teaching presentation at the Annual Meeting of the North Carolina

Council for the Social Studies Annual Meeting: Greensboro, NC.

Tschida, C. M., & Buchanan, L. B. (February 2014). History or myth? Examining the

Underground Railroad quilt narrative with children. Teaching presentation at the Annual

Meeting of the North Carolina Council for the Social Studies Annual Meeting:

Greensboro, NC.

Buchanan, L. B., & Tschida, C. M. (November 2013). Fighting for equality: Exploring civil

rights through common core. Teaching presentation at the National Council for the Social

Studies Annual Meeting: St. Louis, MO.

Buchanan, L. B. (October 2013). Culturally responsive social studies: Celebrating diversity and

mutuality using children’s literature and photographs. Teaching presentation at the North

Carolina Association of Elementary Educators Annual Meeting: Greensboro, NC.

Buchanan, L. B., & Crawford, E. (October 2013). Education for sustainability: Promises and

challenges of “greening” teacher preparation. Teaching presentation at the North

American Association for Environmental Education Annual Meeting: Baltimore, MD.

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Crawford, E., & Buchanan, L. B. (October 2013). Interdisciplinary environmental education:

Tips, strategies, and resources for elementary educators. Teaching presentation at the

North American Association for Environmental Education Annual Meeting: Baltimore,

MD.

Buchanan, L. B., & Schlichting, K. A. (June 2013). Photographs and writing: Strategies, photo

archives, and 2.0 tools for the K-5 classroom. Teaching presentation at the Coastal North

Carolina Writing Conference: Wilmington, NC.

Buchanan, L. B. (April 2013). Teaching controversial social issues using social media:

Possibilities for Edmodo in the university course. Teaching presentation at the Fifth

Annual Technology Institute for Educators at North Carolina Central University:

Durham, NC.

Buchanan, L. B. (April 2013). Polling potential and possibilities: Maximizing online polling

tools in the university classroom. Teaching presentation at the Fifth Annual Technology

Institute for Educators at North Carolina Central University: Durham, NC.

Buchanan, L. B. (February 2013). A picture’s worth a 1,000 words: Using historical

photographs to tackle informational text standards. Teaching presentation at the North

Carolina Council for the Social Studies Annual Meeting: Greensboro, NC.

Buchanan, L. B. (February 2013). I’ve got just the book! : Top picks in children’s literature for

teaching elementary social studies. Teaching presentation at the North Carolina Council

for the Social Studies Annual Meeting: Greensboro, NC.

Buchanan, L. B. (December 2012). Using documentary film and Socratic dialogues to create

authentic classroom discussions about controversial issues. Poster presentation at the

UNCW Center for Teaching Excellence Faculty Research Presentations: UNCW Fisher

Student Union.

Buchanan, L. B., & Tschida, C. M. (November 2012). The window project: Exploring global

interdependence through art. Poster presentation at the National Council for the Social

Studies Annual Meeting: Seattle, WA.

Buchanan, L. B. (February 2012). Children as historians: Teaching historical thinking

in the elementary grades. Teaching presentation at the North Carolina Council for the

Social Studies Annual Meeting: Greensboro, NC.

Buchanan, L. B. (February 2012). Pushing past picture books: Teaching social studies

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through the four domains of literacy. Teaching presentation at the North Carolina

Council for the Social Studies Annual Meeting: Greensboro, NC.

Invited Presentations

Buchanan, L. B. (2017). Breakout sessions. Roundtable facilitator at the WCE Office of

Outreach Partnership Teacher Professional Learning Days: Wilmington, NC.

Buchanan, L. B. (2017). Quick, Easy & Free Technology Tools for Flipped Teaching. Teaching

presentation at the WCE Office of Outreach Beginning Teacher Professional Learning

Days: Wilmington, NC.

Buchanan, L. B. (2016). Quick, Easy & Free Technology Tools for K-12 Instruction and

Assessment. Teaching presentation at the WCE Office of Outreach Beginning Teacher

Professional Learning Days: Wilmington, NC.

Buchanan, L. B. (2016). Using children’s literature to teach controversial topics. Teaching

presentation at the WCE Advancing Equity Seminar: Wilmington, NC.

Buchanan, L. B. (September 2014). Historical thinking and corroborating sources using

the US Civil Rights Movement. Teaching presentation for Dr. Jerry Zinner’s LIC 534

Advanced Elementary Social Studies Methods: Wilmington, NC. [this session was

presented to two sections of LIC 534]

Schlichting, K., Zinner, G., & Buchanan, L. B. (November 2013). Imbedding community

connections in the classroom: The Good Shepherd Center Wilmington. Teaching

presentation at the WCE Office of Outreach Beginning Teacher Professional Learning

Days: Wilmington, NC.

Buchanan, L. B. (November 2013). Technology tools for developing and sharing your

classroom community. Teaching presentation at the WCE Office of Outreach Beginning

Teacher Professional Learning Days: Wilmington, NC.

Buchanan, L. B. (September 2013). Historical thinking and the US Civil Rights Movement in

elementary social studies. Teaching presentation for Dr. Jerry Zinner’s LIC 534

Advanced Elementary Social Studies Methods: Wilmington, NC.

Buchanan, L. B. (September 2013). Historical thinking and the US Civil Rights Movement in

elementary social studies. Teaching presentation for Dr. Jerry Zinner’s EDN 334

Elementary Social Studies Methods: Wilmington, NC.

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Crawford, E., & Buchanan, L. B. (August 2013). Strategies for teaching with the iPad in the

university classroom. Teaching presentation for the WCE Ed Tech Unit iShare Users

Group. Presentation can be found at

http://www.uncw.edu/ed/tech/documents/iShare/iShare_082813.pdf

Hilburn, J., & Buchanan, L. B. (February 2013). Collaborative digital research projects.

Teaching presentation for the North Carolina Professors of Social Studies Education

Annual Meeting: Greensboro, NC.

Buchanan, L. B. (October 2012). Integrating social studies into elementary literacy. Teaching

presentation at the WCE Office of Outreach Professional Learning Day: Wilmington,

NC.

Buchanan, L. B. (August 2012). Introduction to historical thinking in the elementary grades.

Teaching presentation for Dr. Elizabeth Crawford EDN 334 Elementary Social Studies

Methods: Wilmington, NC.

SCHOLARSHIP: GRANTS

Summary of Grants Related to Research

Grant Title Amount Fund Source Fund Use SURCA Award for

Undergraduate

$3,950.00 Office of

Undergraduate

Research

(CSURF), ETEAL

Research Co-PI with Dr. Cara Ward

and undergraduate researcher,

Sydney G. Fox. History Labs, 1898

Race Riots, and Local History

Betty H. Stike

Education Laboratory

Research Award

$1,500.00

Betty H. Stike

Education

Laboratory,

Watson College of

Education

Lead PI with graduate assistant

completing a content analysis of the

representations and resulting gaps in

human demographics in available

Education Lab fiction picture books

Charles Cahill Award

(applied October 2016)

$2,170.55 UNCW Annual

Cahill Award

Support for conducting a new

research study of elementary

preservice teachers’ beliefs about

teaching religion and religious

diversity

WCE Department

Research Grant (2016)

$2,000.00 WCE Dean’s

Office

CUFA Retreat, AERA 2017

WCE Research Grant

(2016)

$1,963.00 WCE Dean’s

Office

Conference registration (CUFA,

NCSS, ATE), research materials

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ETEAL (2015-2016)

$3,500.00 UNCW’s ETEAL

Applied Learning

Initiative

Funds will be used Fall 2016 in

conjunction with an applied learning

project in EDN 344

WCE Research Grant

(2014)

$1,245.00 WCE Dean’s

Office

Travel to present research at AERA

WCE Department

Research Grant (2014)

$1,000.00 EEMLLS

Department

Travel to present research at NAME

WCE Research Grant

(2014)

$1,870.00 WCE Dean’s

Office

Travel to present research at AERA;

Transcription with Drs. Fox, Hilburn

Charles Cahill Award

(2013)

$1,020.00 UNCW Annual

Cahill Award

Support for data collection,

transcription, and analysis

Not Awarded

Charles H. Cahill

Award

$2,170.55 UNCW Annual

Cahill Award

Developing and launching a study of

preservice teachers’ perceptions of

religious diversity and teaching

religion in elementary classroom

Global Scholars Award

$2,000.00 UNC-CH and

UNCW

Partnership for

Global Scholars

Developing partnerships in

Vancouver, British Columbia to

compare and contrast how

controversial issues are taught in

Canadian and US elementary schools

and teacher education programs

SCHOLARSHIP: SERVICE TO PROFESSIONAL OR

SCHOLARLY ORGANIZATIONS, MEMBERSHIPS

Leadership in Professional or Scholarly Organizations

President-Elect (2017-present), North Carolina Professors of Social Studies Education

Delegate (2013-2015), House of Delegates, National Council for the Social Studies

Member (2013-present), North Carolina Geographic Alliance Steering Committee

Editorial Board Service

Social Studies and the Young Learner

Blinded Peer Reviews for Academic Journals

Theory and Research in Social Education

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Journal of Teacher Education

Teacher Education Quarterly

Social Studies Research and Practice

Contemporary Issues in Technology Social Studies Section

Social Studies and the Young Learner

Georgia Social Studies Journal

Book Chapter Reviews

The state of global education: Learning with the world and its people (NY: Routledge).

Conference Proposal Reviews

Research in Social Studies SIG, American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting

Division K, American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting

College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies Annual

Meeting

International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Annual Meeting

Service at Professional Conferences

Chair, College and University Faculty Annual Meeting, Paper Session

Chair, Social Studies Research SIG, American Educational Research Association Annual

Meeting

Chair, International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Annual Meeting

Graduate Student Mentor, CUFA Annual Conference

Membership in Professional Societies Devoted to Research

College and University Faculty of the National Council for the Social Studies

American Educational Research Association

North Carolina Professors of Social Studies Education

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TEACHING: GRANTS

Summary of Grants Related to Teaching

Grant Title Amount Fund Source Fund Use

UNCW Community

Engagement Grant (2017)

$2,400.00 Office of

Community

Engagement

UNCW

College Park Book Clubs: A School-

University Partnership in Fourth

Grade. Partner university students

with (2) fourth grade classes at

College Park Elementary School for

book clubs using historical fiction.

Friends of UNCW Grant

(2016)

$800.00

Friends of

UNCW

Create 4 geometry themed loaner

kits for EDN 325 (in collaboration

with Mrs. Guggenheimer and Drs.

Higgins and Hargrove)

North Carolina Ag in the

Classroom Going Local Grant

(2015)

$1,500.00 North Carolina

Farm Bureau

Create 3 science themed loaner kits

related to the teaching of agriculture

(in collaboration with Drs. Taylor

and Sikma). Together we applied for

and received three $500.00 grants for

the loan program.

Grant for the Enhancement of

Geographic Literacy (2013)

$2,500.00

National

Council for the

Social Studies,

Herff-

Jones/Nystrom

Create geography-themed literacy

and related resources (e.g., maps)

loaner kits

North Carolina Ag in the

Classroom Going Local Grant

(2013)

$500.00 North Carolina

Farm Bureau

Create agriculture-themed literacy

loaner kits

North Carolina Ag in the

Classroom Going Local Grant

(2013)

$500.00 North Carolina

Farm Bureau

Expand agriculture-themed literacy

loaner kits

Friends of UNCW Grant

(2013)

$600.00 Friends of

UNCW

Create historical thinking themed

loaner kits

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Not Awarded

Friends of UNCW

(2017)

$850.00 Friends of

UNCW

Seed grant for planning early

childhood informal science and arts

exploration spaces on WCE grounds.

Dr. Kathy Fox, Lead Grant Writer

Global Citizenship Grant

(2013)

$5,000.00 UNCW Office

of

International

Programs

PIA Mini-Award

(2016) $1600.00 WCE PDS

Office

Stipends for partnership teacher and

faculty, materials for projects

TEACHING: HONORS, MEMBERSHIP

Honors Related to Teaching

Applied Learning and Research Collaborative (2015-2016)

NC Farm Bureau Field and Family Magazine Article Featuring the Loan Kit Partnership (to

access the article, visit http://ncfieldfamily.org/farm/ag-in-the-classroom-helps-students-reap-

what-they-sow/)

Graduating Seniors Recognition, Reception

Freshman Convocation Leader

UNC Greensboro Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society Induction Keynote Speaker [Miss Susan

Roberts: Remembering Excellent Teachers]

School-University Partnerships

College Park Literature Project Caroline Kemmerer, Fourth Grade

Current Membership in Professional Societies Devoted to Teaching

National Council for the Social Studies

College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies

North Carolina Council for the Social Studies

North Carolina Geographic Alliance

North Carolina Association of Elementary Educators

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SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE, COMMUNITY,

AND LOCAL SCHOOLS

UNCW Service

Committee Member, University SACS Accreditation Curriculum Sub-Committee (2017-2018)

Applied Learning Research Collaborative, Panelist, Producing scholarship from applied learning

projects [invited]

Faculty Senator, 2013-2015

Fulbright Scholarship Committee Chair, 2012-2015

Fulbright Scholarship Committee Member, 2012-2016

ALRC Panelist, ALRC Summer Institute, 2016

ETEAL Working With Community Partners, Panelist, October 20, 2015

Center for Teaching Excellence Workshop Co-Presenter, Engaging Introverts in the Classroom

[invited]

UNCW Center for Teaching Excellence Book Club Facilitator, 21st Century Skills

Freshman Move-In Volunteer

Watson College of Education Service

Watson College of Education Assessment and Accredidation Committee (2017-present)

WCE Profesional Development System’s School University Partnership Summit Committee

Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society Advisor, 2012-2015

WCE Speakers Committee Member, 2013-2015

WCE Faculty Research Group, Co-chair 2013-present

WCE Diversity Committee Member, 2012 to present

WCE Teacher Education Council Chair, 2014-2015

WCE Teacher Education Council Committee Member 2015-2016

Beginning Teacher Program Mentor, 2014

WCE Film Festival Planning and Implementation, 2013 [worked alongside Dr. Carol McNulty,

WCE Associate Dean, to plan the weeklong event, select films, solicit panelists, advertise, and

attend events]

WCE Representative for the PDS Award, 2014 [National Association for Professional

Development Schools Annual Meeting: Las Vegas, NV]

WCE Partnership in Action School Selection Committee, 2012-2013 [worked with fellow

members to tour schools, view videos, assess applications, and select schools for the program]

WCE Professional Development School Program Focus Group, 2013 [facilitated by Dr. Tamara

Walser, WCE]

WCE General Recruitment, UNI Class Presenter, 2013

WCE Film Festival Panelist, American Teacher, 2013

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WCE Website Film Project, Interviewee, 2013

WCE Diversity Committee Website Committee Member, 2012-13

WCE Courtesy Committee Member, 2012-present

WCE Graduation Reception, December 2012, May 2013, December 2013, May 2014)

Reader, WCE Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 2013

Watson College of Education EEMLLS Department Service

Departmental Honors Committee Member, Katherine Bilig (2016-17)

Elementary M.Ed. Capstone Experience Reviewer (Spring/Summer 2016)

EEMLLS Student Support Initiative Committee Member (Spring/Summer 2016)

Faculty Advisor. CSURF Research Grant, AnaMarie Neville. (*Session Presented at the NC

Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference. Awarded.

Faculty Sponsor, UNCW’s Honors Fellowship, AnaMarie Neville (Summer 2016)

Focus on Teaching PLC Member, ASCD Houston (2015) and New Orleans (2016)

Departmental Honors Committee Chair, AnaMarie Neville, Battleship NC Curriculum Project

Department of Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle, Literacy, and Special Education, Member

Elementary Program, Member

Elementary Graduate Program, Member

Elementary Block Partnership Faculty [Ogden Elementary, Holly Tree Elementary, Gregory

Elementary, Pine Valley Elementary, Castle Hayne Elementary]

Center for Teaching Excellence Mentoring Camp EEMLLS Representative

Southeast Education Alliance Meeting Member, 2014 [via Dr. Ann Potts, Office of Outreach]

Recruitment; WCE Elementary Program, 2013 [General Information Session]

EEMLLS Dept., Recruiter, UNCW Dare to Soar Recruitment Day, 2013

Professional Development, K-12 Schools and Teachers

New Hanover County Farm Bureau Professional Development Workshop: K-8 Finfish (2017)

New Hanover County Farm Bureau Community Workshop: Edible Gardening (2016)

Cape Fear Center for Inquiry, Wilmington, NC (October 2015)

In collaboration with Mr. Brian Brinkley, WCE, developed and provided professional

development for CFCI faculty focused on teaching for historical thinking in K-8. Pro bono.

New Hanover County Farm Bureau Professional Development Workshop: K-8 Oysters (2015)

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Charlotte, NC (Summer 2014).

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Developed and provided professional development for the Annual Global Symposium aimed at

integrating social studies, specifically geography, into K-5 classroom instruction. Worked

closely with the NC Geographic Alliance Steering Committee to plan and implement session.

Pro bono.

Randolph County Schools, Asheboro, NC (January 2014)

Developed and provided professional development for Randolph County Schools lead classroom

teachers aimed at integrating social studies content into English Language Arts instruction.

Worked closely with the county Language Arts/Social Studies Director to plan sessions,

select/purchase themed texts for classroom use, and create model lessons for circulation among

lead teachers.

Charter Day School, Leland, NC (Summer 2012)

Created and implemented a pacing guide for K-2 teachers aligned with Common Core ELA

Standards and core social studies themes for K-2.

Community Service

Board of Directors, Cape Fear Center for Inquiry (2016-2019)

Lifelong Learning Committee Member, Cape Fear Center for Inquiry (2016-2019)

New Hanover County Farm Bureau Teacher Mini-Grant Program (2015-2016)

New Hanover County Farm Bureau Kenan Fellows Teacher Grant and Award Program (2015-

2016)

Battleship NC Partnership (2014)

Elementary Resource Kits Loan Program

The resource kit titles and contents as well as a kit request form are available for view at

http://elementaryresourcekits.weebly.com

The Good Shepherd House Service Learning, Wilmington, Dr. Katie Schlichting (EEMLLS,

UNCW), Coordinator

Youthbuilders Program, Wilmington, Dr. Janna Robertson (ITFSE, UNCW), Coordinator

Media Contributions

Buchanan, L. B., & Hilburn, J. (2016). Authors’ interview. Journal of Teacher Education Insider

Blog. http://edwp.educ.msu.edu/jte-insider/2016/buchanan-and-hilburn/

Student Nomination/Awarded NCCSS Student Teacher of the Year

http://uncw.edu/newsletters/watson-chronicle/2016/04/wce-senior-honored-as-nccss-student-

teacher-of-the-year.html

Ag in the Classroom Grants Awarded http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20160209/news/160209701?tc=ar