Division K - Teaching and Teacher Education / Division K - Section 5: Preservice Teacher Education Coursework: Curriculum and Teaching to Improve Teacher Knowledge, Understanding, and Pedagogical Practices

Lea Ann Christenson, Towson University

Beyond Pinterest: Teacher Candidates' Consideration of the Role of Classroom Literacy Environments - Jackie Sydnor, Ball State Unviersity; Tammi R. Davis, Missouri State University; Sharon Daley, Indiana University - Bloomington; Linda Coggin, King University

Integrating Children's Literature in Elementary Math Methods: Fostering Understandings and Connections - Dittika Gupta, Midwestern State University; Daphney Leann Curry, Midwestern State University

Preservice Teachers' Growth in Understanding the Contribution of Visual Craft to the Development of Picture Book Narratives - Rebecca Stortz, The University of Texas - San Antonio; Miriam Martinez, The University of Texas - San Antonio; Janis Marie Harmon, The University of Texas - San Antonio; Raquel Cataldo, The University of Texas - San Antonio

Teaching in the Visual World: Preservice Elementary Teachers' Use of Visual Materials in Social Studies - Kristy Brugar, University of Oklahoma

Deborah Loewenberg Ball, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor