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Jean Kirshner, Ph.D.

Jean Kirshner, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Early Childhood Education Program Coordinator

School of Teacher Education
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Contact Information

Phone
970-351-2070
Mailing Address
University of Northern Colorado
School of Teacher Education
Campus Box 107
Greeley, CO 80639

Education

Professional/Academic Experience

Early Education Childhood Department Coordinator and Assistant Professor Early of Teacher Education, College of Education and Behavior Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO (2021- present) 

First Grade Teacher, Douglas County School District, Parker, CO, 2006 – 2021.

Kindergarten Teacher, Douglas County School District, Parker, CO, 1994 – 2006.

Head Start Supervising Teacher, Child Opportunity Program, Denver, CO, 1990 – 1993.

Early Childhood Director, Saint Ignatius Grammar School, Chicago, IL, 1988 – 1990.

Research/Areas of Interest

Early Childhood, Emergent Literacy, Teacher Development, International Teacher Development

Publications/Creative Works

BOOKS

Kirshner, J. & Pettit, J. (publication date January 2025). Teaching Social Studies in the Early Childhood Classroom: Nurturing Democratic and Global Citizens. Bloomsbury, London, UK

Kirshner, J. & Kamberelis, G. (Paperback 2023). Decolonizing Transcultural Teacher Education through Participatory Action Research: Dialogue, Culture, and Identity, Routledge Publishing, New York, NY

Kirshner, J. & Kamberelis, G. (Hardback July 2022). Decolonizing Transcultural Teacher Education through Participatory Action Research: Dialogue, Culture, and Identity, Routledge Publishing, New York, NY

Kirshner, J. & Kamberelis, G. (July 2021). Decolonizing Transcultural Teacher Education through Participatory Action Research: Dialogue, Culture, and Identity, Routledge Publishing, New York, NY

JOURNALS

Vasu, K, Supian, N, Nimehchisalem, V. Kirshner, J., Ling, S.C.Y. (2024). A review of types of assessment and evaluation during the COVID-19 pandemic across the continents (General Assessment). Creative Education. 14, 1125-1139.

Kirshner, J. (2023). Disruption, transformation, resilience, and hope: The experience of a Belizean community during Covid-19 lockdown. The Qualitative Report. 28(4).

Kirshner, J. (2023). COVID carving new lenses: Transformation of global educators. Educational Research: Theory and Practice, 34(2), 1-5.

Kirshner, J. (2022).  Rivers of Change: The wisdom of the rapids within transcultural teacher education. Journal of Educational Research and Innovation. 10(1),

Kirshner, J. (2021). COVID as a crucible: The transformation of global educators. International Journal of Education Methodology. 7(4). Pp. 558-569.

Kirshner, J., Blair, D., Castillo, W. (2021).  Meeting of minds and screens:Collaborating in transnational teacher development. Discovering new educational trends: A Symposium in Belize, Central America, ed. Pamela Cook.

Honors and Awards


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