梅兰妮·菲尔兹博士.D.

临时系主任兼副教授

梅兰妮·菲尔兹博士.D., is a native Texan who has called Hunt County home for many years.

She was an average student throughout high school who did not love mathematics until she came to 商务. 事实上，她差点提前退学. 不是因为莱因哈特教授和福肯伯里教授吗, 字段表示, she would not have completed her education or earned her doctorate.

Now she is a professor and coordinator for the LeoTeach STEM program where she pays it forward by guiding students in the same way she was mentored years ago. She understands and can help her students who may struggle at times and wonder if they will complete their program. 根据菲尔兹的说法，作为A的一部分&移动商务—first as a student, and now as a professor—is the best decision she has ever made.

与梅兰妮·菲尔兹的对话

What would you tell a student who is thinking about attending A&移动商务?

A&移动商务是一个很好的地方! Two questions to consider are “What do/did you enjoy in high school?和“你想学什么??“确保A&移动商务 has the program you are looking for and that we are a good fit for you. A&移动商务有一个美丽的校园和一个参与其中的社区. 你会在人际关系中得到发展和成长, 不管你是参加姐妹会还是兄弟会, student organizations or assist one of your professors in research. Your professors get to know you and help you solve real-world problems during your time at A&移动商务.

是什么吸引了你的纪律?

I was welcomed when I began my journey at East Texas State University as a non-traditional student. This feeling of belonging is something I share with my students from the time I meet them to the time they leave A&移动商务. I enjoy taking part in the preparation of our secondary level teachers who will serve middle and high school students in school districts within a 60-mile radius. A&移动商务 is a major part of developing the best teachers who stay and work in local school districts where our kids deserve the best education possible. 我喜欢我的工作.

你最喜欢教的课程是什么?

 我有两门我最喜欢教的课程. 第一个是 SED 330 中学教育基础, where our students engage in a field experience within a local middle school. 通过这次经历, our students know where their future students have been in terms of social and academic development and are better equipped to educate them from the first day of school.

第二道菜是 SED 404/405 二次实习/实习. During this course, our students gain experience while teaching in a secondary classroom. They learn first-hand the challenges and rewards throughout the instructional day.

Tell us about a project you are currently working on or recently completed.

I have been studying the LeoTeach STEM program to determine the impact of how successful our program has been in the last seven years.

需要回答的一些问题包括:

• 他们还在战场上吗?
• 他们在哪里工作??
• 他们是否运用了所学的知识?
• 从A毕业后，他们的职业发展如何&移动商务?

Working with my graduate assistant, gathering the data is almost complete. The next step is to send out another survey, which will finish our data collection. 然后, we will analyze the gathered data to see what the program’s reach looks like based on survey respondents. I will begin observations this fall as the next phase of this project begins.

当你有时间放松时，你喜欢做什么?

Camping with my husband and our three children who are now seniors in high school. Our love of camping began when we sold our boat and bought a camper. 我们喜欢在德克萨斯湖这样的地方露营. At the campsite, we unplug and enjoy walking the trails, biking or playing games like UNO. 我们一边放松，一边在营火上烤玉米片. 我们的下一个目的地是阿肯色州的某个地方. 我们喜欢当地的活动，比如周三草坪上的音乐.

你还有什么想分享的吗?

我丈夫和我为我们三个高三学生感到骄傲. One of our daughters is going to study to become a veterinarian, hopefully, beginning at A&移动商务. Our other daughter is joining the Navy to be part of their medical division. 我们的儿子也加入了空军的武装部队.

教育背景

• Ph.D., 课程与教学, 北德克萨斯大学, 2015
• M.Ed., 二次/数学教育, 皇冠体育365赌博&M University-商务, 2011
• B.S., 跨学科研究数学4-8, 皇冠体育365赌博&M University-商务, 2007

选定的出版物

• 集团,.菲尔兹，M. (2020). Our exploratory research: 找到ing nothing reveals something important. In. 罕,C. (Ed.) 课程教学与对话北卡罗来纳州:信息时代.

• 字段,米.选B.牛顿，W. G.，锁，R， & Stanfield J.C. (2020). The transition to online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic at a regional, 农村, 大学:学习助理的经历. Proceedings paper presented at Physics 教育 研究 Virtual Conference.

• 琼斯,B. A.彼得森-艾哈迈德，M.菲尔兹，M., & 威廉姆斯,N. (2020). Training Preservice Teachers to Match Assistive 技术 to Student Needs. 特殊教育技术杂志. 1-13. http://doi.org/10.1177/0162543420918337

• 字段,米.,迪克森. K.伊斯贝尔，L., & 轻拍,我. (2019). 检查转移水平:近距离观察
  UTeach预备课程. Consortium of State Organizations for Texas Teacher 教育, 29- 33.
• 字段,米., & 的时候,我. (2019). 记住你的“为什么”去教学! 激励和鼓励初任教师的4种策略. 新教师倡导者. 26(3), 10-11.
• Williams-Mills J.奎斯特，J., & 字段,米. (2019). Mathematics teaching: Constructivist and non-constructivist beliefs of preservice teachers. ArATE电子期刊. 9(1), 64-72.

• 字段,米., & 的时候,我. ( 2018). A culturally candid response: Tale of two professors’ reflections. In. 罕,C. (Ed.) 课程教学与对话, 133 – 135. 北卡罗来纳州:信息时代.