Two faculty publish books

Two faculty members from the College of Education recently published books.

Beyond the Classroom Walls: Developing Mindful Home, School, and Community Partnerships by Tom Starmack (at left) and Michael Patte (right), professors of Teaching and Learning, pushes students to look beyond the walls of the classroom to explore all avenues of educating students, including families, community and other school resources. The book features recent scholarly articles to support the concepts of each chapter. Included are notes to instructors for the means of creating authentic and engaging assignments and means of delivering instruction.

Starmack also wrote and edited Organizational Behavior: A New Three Dimensional Leadership Paradigm, which explores various types of leadership and major concepts critical to leading in the 21st century. The book has a PK-16 target audience for students or professionals seeking to learn more and be engaged in learning about effective leadership in our complex world. The impact on pre-service and in-service teachers is the depth with which students engage with content and apply concepts in their current setting through job-embedded assignments. Mindy Andino, assistant professor of Teaching and Learning, wrote case studies that are included in the book.

Professor Feather has national impact through textbooks

Dr. Ralph Feather has been writing middle and high school science textbooks longer than most of our students have been alive. He recently published one more -- a three-textbook series in Texas for middle school science, iScience for Texas, Grades 6, 7, & 8, copyright 2015, with McGraw-Hill Education.

Dr. Feather, professor of science education, education foundations, and educational research in the Department of Teaching and Learning, published his first textbook in 1988. Since then, he has authored more than 60 titles for Merrill Pub. Co., Glencoe Pub. Co., and McGraw-Hill Education.

He also published a six-textbook nationwide series for middle school, iScience Grades 6, 7, & 8, iScience Life Science, iScience Earth and Space Science, and iScience Physical Science, copyright 2012, with McGraw-Hill Education. In addition, Dr. Feather published a high school text, Physical Science with Earth Science, copyright 2012 and a three-textbook series, Florida iScience, Grades 6, 7, & 8, copyright 2012, all with McGraw-Hill Education.

Think of how many students Dr. Feather has helped to educate – not only on Bloomsburg’s campus but also in school systems across the country. This is just one example of the vast reach of our College of Education.

— Elizabeth Mauch, Dean