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Faculty

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Jeanne M. Stone
Lecturer
Elementary Language Arts And Mathematics
Department of Education
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Biography
Jeanne Stone completed her undergraduate studies and earned her elementary teaching credential at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She earned a Masters of Art in Education at Long Beach State University.
Mrs. Stone has over ten years of elementary teaching experience in bilingual classrooms in California. She began her career as an elementary school teacher in Arvin teaching second and third grades. She later taught grades two through five in Santa Ana. She became the elementary Language Arts Specialist in Santa Ana where she coordinated writing training for the district and implemented the reading/language arts textbook adoption.
Mrs. Stone has presented writing process workshops through the UCI Writing Project and has been involved in the UCI Young Writers Project as a teacher. She has also been a national presenter for Kagan Cooperative Learning specializing in integrating cooperative learning strategies in the language arts classroom.
Since beginning at UCI in 1994, Mrs. Stone has taught numerous methods courses and seminars in the Multiple Subject Credential Program and also served as interim coordinator in the 2001-2001 academic year. Mrs. Stone has stayed actively involved in elementary classrooms by teaching math and language arts lessons in her sons’ classrooms and by substitute teaching.
Currently, Mrs. Stone teaches both Mathematics and Language Arts methods classes in the Multiple Subject Credential program and supervises student teachers in the field. She is involved with the Teaching Event serving as PACT Trainer of Trainers. She also teaches classes in the Education minor program.
Courses Taught
ED 322 Curriculum and Methods for Elementary School Mathematics Scope, sequence, and methods of teaching mathematics at all levels of elementary school. Presented through lectures, discussions, demonstrations, and exploration of a variety of materials. Covers how to plan lessons, motivate students, diagnose difficulties, and evaluate learning in mathematics. Limited to students accepted into the Teacher Credential Program.
ED 324 Curriculum and Methods for Elementary School Language Arts Integrated with Social Studies
An integrated approach to language arts and social studies instruction at the K–6 level based on California State English/Language Arts and Social Studies Frameworks and Standards. Focus on teaching content through literature and writing and providing access for all learners. Limited to students accepted into the Teacher Credential Program.
ED 326 Curriculum and Methods for Elementary School Reading Teaching an integrated reading/language arts program in the elementary classroom. Implementing theories, principles, and methods which are research and reality-based. Creating a child-centered, language-rich program to meet needs of children in multicultural/multilingual settings. Limited to students accepted into the Teacher Credential Program.
Ed 50 Origins, Purpose, and Central Issues in K-12 Education
An introduction to the role of education in U.S. society and to central issues in K-12 education. Education is studied from four different perspectives: social, historical, philosophical, and political.
Selected Publications
Cooperative Learning and Language Arts: A Multi-structural Approach, 3rd edition, Kagan Cooperative Learning, 1994.
Cooperative Learning and Reading: An Activity Book , Kagan Cooperative Learning, March, 1995.
Cooperative Learning and Writing: An Activity Book , Kagan Cooperative Learning, March, 1995.
Co-author of "Using Structures to Promote Cooperative Learning in Writing" in Practical Ideas for Teaching Writing as a Process , 1995.
Co-author of "Social Studies and the Structural Approach to Cooperative Learning" in Cooperative Learning in Social Studies, 1992.
Co-author of "Language Arts and the Structural Approach to Cooperative Learning" and "Using Co-op Co-op in Language Arts" in Cooperative Learning in Language Arts , 1994.
Co-author of "Science: Exploring Our World Using the Structural Approach" and "Using Co-op Co-op in Science" in Cooperative Learning in Science , 1994
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