Renee M. R. Moran

Renee M. R. Moran is an associate professor of Reading Education and program coordinator of Elementary Education at East Tennessee State University. She completed her Ph.D. in Teacher Education with a focus on Literacy Studies at the University of Tennessee. Renee worked for nearly a decade as a K-5 teacher in the public schools of North Carolina and California. Her research interests include the integration of science and literacy and how policy impacts the decision making of classroom teachers.

Publications

Digital and Virtual Book Clubs: Breaking the Boundaries of Restrictive Literacy Practices
Digital and Virtual Book Clubs: Breaking the Boundaries of Restrictive Literacy Practices
Renee R. M. Moran, Natalia A. Ward, Monica T. Billen, Lashay Wood, Shuling Yang. © 2023. 16 pages.
This chapter reaffirms books clubs as a sound pedagogical strategy and considers how digital and virtual book clubs may allow us to meet this globalized moment in which...
Using Fan Fiction to Bridge Students' Understanding of Science
Using Fan Fiction to Bridge Students' Understanding of Science
LaShay Jennings, Renee M. Moran, Blake Pierce. © 2022. 20 pages.
The purpose of this chapter was to present current literature focused on integrating science and literacy and describe the teaching of a science unit of study that incorporated...
Using Fan Fiction to Bridge Students' Understanding of Science
Using Fan Fiction to Bridge Students' Understanding of Science
LaShay Jennings, Renee M. Moran, Blake Pierce. © 2021. 20 pages.
The purpose of this chapter was to present current literature focused on integrating science and literacy and describe the teaching of a science unit of study that incorporated...
StoryVisualizer by LEGO Education: Using Digital Storytelling to Integrate STEM and Literacy
StoryVisualizer by LEGO Education: Using Digital Storytelling to Integrate STEM and Literacy
Monica T. Billen, Natalia A. Ward, Jason D. DeHart, Renee R. Moran, Shuling Yang. © 2021. 21 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide teachers with an example of how the modern students' life (Legos and graphic novels) can be used creatively to engage children in...
Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for the Future: Computational Thinking as a Scaffold for Critical Thinking
Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for the Future: Computational Thinking as a Scaffold for Critical Thinking
Renee Moran, Laura Roberston, Chihche Tai, Karin J. Keith, Jamie Price, Lori T. Meier, Huili Hong. © 2020. 13 pages.
In this chapter, we explore how our team of professors at East Tennessee State University integrated computational thinking into elementary education courses for pre-service...
Handbook of Research on Science Literacy Integration in Classroom Environments
Handbook of Research on Science Literacy Integration in Classroom Environments
Chih-Che Tai, Renee M. R. Moran, Laura Robertson, Karin Keith, Huili Hong. © 2019. 383 pages.
Secondary schools are continually faced with the task of preparing students for a world that is more connected, advanced, and globalized than ever before. In order to adequately...
Discourse of Integrating Science and Literacy
Discourse of Integrating Science and Literacy
Huili Hong, Renee M. R. Moran, LaShay Jennings, Laura Robertson, Stacey Fisher. © 2019. 15 pages.
The authors start this chapter with a reconceptualization of science literacy and proceed to discuss why science literacy matters and why discourse in various forms matters to...
Teacher Perspectives on Science and Literacy Integration
Teacher Perspectives on Science and Literacy Integration
Laura Robertson, Renee M. R. Moran. © 2019. 15 pages.
In this chapter, the authors discuss teachers' perspectives on science and literacy integration in secondary classrooms. Beginning with teacher belief, the authors posit that...
One University's Pathway to a Change in Practice
One University's Pathway to a Change in Practice
Renee Moran, Karen Keith, Huili Hong. © 2019. 15 pages.
This chapter focuses on the process of implementing problem based assessment at the college/university level in teacher education. Past research points to an overemphasis on...
Coaching as a Grass Roots Effort for Building Leadership Capacity
Coaching as a Grass Roots Effort for Building Leadership Capacity
Karin J. Keith, LaShay Jennings, Renee Moran. © 2017. 17 pages.
Literacy coaches fulfill many roles that enrich the lives of teachers and students. In order for coaches to successfully build leadership capacity, teachers must know the purpose...
One University's Pathway to a Change in Practice
One University's Pathway to a Change in Practice
Renee Moran, Karen Keith, Huili Hong. © 2016. 15 pages.
This chapter focuses on the process of implementing problem based assessment at the college/university level in teacher education. Past research points to an overemphasis on...