EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY

LINDA JORDAN
Associate Professor of Education
Elementary Education

Email: jordan@hope.edu

B.A., Central Michigan University, 1978
M.A., Western Michigan University, 1990
Ph.D., Candidate at Michigan State University

TYPICAL TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES

Educ. 310/311 – Elementary Curriculum and Methods
Educ. 312 – Classroom Management
Educ. 220/221 – Educational Psychology

PUBLICATIONS

Jordan L. & L. Wessman (2004). Brain Considerate Learning (Chapter 10) in Mezeske, R.J. & B.A. Mezeske, (eds.). Finding our way: Teacher education reform in the liberal arts setting. New York: Peter Lang.

Jordan, L. (2002, 2003) Writing Curriculum (Chapter 1) Study Trips (Chapter 2) in Kovalik, S. & K. Olsen (eds.). Exceeding Expectations, Books for Educators, Seattle, WA

GRANTS

2004, $100,000 Learn Port Grant, State of Michigan to develop web-based courses. Michigan Virtual University with Leslie Wessman

2003, $100,000+ Zeeland Public School Palm Project with Zeeland Public Schools, 2 student researchers, and Leslie Wessman

PRESENTATIONS

2002, National ASCD Conference, Boston, Massachusetts

1996, Service Learning in the Classroom (In-Service Learning Flagship), Michigan State University

“The Hope College VideoTape Exam for Educational Psychology” students & Leslie Wessman

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS

Neuroscience
Teacher Cognition

PERSONAL

My area of expertise is in Neuroscience Research and translating that research into practice in the classroom. At Hope I teach or have taught: Educational Psychology, Curriculum and Methods, and Classroom Management.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development (ASCD)
International Reading Association (IRA)
NSSE