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Stephen T. Schroth

Stephen T. Schroth holds a PhD in Educational Psychology/Gifted Education from the University of Virginia, where he studied with Carolyn M. Callahan and Carol Ann Tomlinson. Past-Chair of the NAGC Arts Network, Dr. Schroth is an associate professor of Early Childhood Education at Towson University. The author of over 175 publications, including books, monographs, chapters, articles, and other reports, he served as a classroom teacher, gifted coordinator, and arts prototype school coordinator for a decade in the Los Angeles Unified School District. For seven years he served as director of the award-winning Knox College 4 Kids and has written curricular units for the Lyric Opera of Chicago (with J. Helfer).

Publications

Supporting Children and Youth Through Spiritual Education

Across academic circles over the last few decades, the interest and inquiry on spirituality continues to broaden. Currently, the school system in the United States and many...

Spirituality and Creativity: Meeting Learners' Spiritual and Cognitive Needs Through Creative Problem Solving

The chapter draws on some key spiritual values from the wisdom of the past that have been passed on from generation to generation across religious and secular lines. Some of...

Building STEM Skills Through Environmental Education

Environmental studies provide an ideal opportunity for children of any age to build critical and creative thinking skills while also building skills in science, technology...

Differentiated Fieldwork and Practicum Experiences: Matching Teacher Candidate Assignments to Their Skills and Needs

Teacher education programs are charged by administrators, legislative bodies, parents, and others to produce new teachers who are “classroom ready” upon graduation. Many interns...

Providing Early Childhood Education Teacher Candidates Diverse Clinical Understandings Through Professional Development School Experiences

Teacher education programs serving early childhood education teacher candidates have unique challenges and need to work to ensure that each future educator be exposed to a...

Enhancing Early Childhood Education Teacher Candidates' Experiences: How Undergraduate Research Enriches Preservice Practice

Teacher education programs face many challenges preparing teacher candidates for the early childhood education classroom. Initiating undergraduate research programs in...