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Portrait of Dr. Gail Dickinson

Dr. Gail Dickinson

  • Associate Professor at Curriculum And Instruction, College of Education

Scholarly and Creative Works

2026

  • Dickinson, G., & Soth, S. (n.d.). Divergent Paths: Principals’ Responses to Educational Reform in Cambodia.
  • Dickinson, G. (n.d.). From Policy to Practice: A Keystone Individual’s Role in Cambodian Education Reform.

2025

  • Stefanoff Hartin, E., & Dickinson, G. (2025). The influences of inquiry-based field experiences on the positioning of undergraduate pre-service elementary teachers. Retrieved from https://proceedings.science/wcqr-2025/papers/the-influences-of-inquiry-based-field-experiences-on-the-positioning-of-undergra?lang=en

2019

  • Sot, V., Sok, S., & Dickinson, G. (2019). Four decades of teacher development: Teacher preparation and teacher upgrading programs in Cambodia from 1979 to 2018. Cambodia Education Review, 3, 115–139.

2018

  • Dickinson, G. (2018). Cambodia’s Emerging Bilingual Education Programs—Success in a System in Crisis. In Bilingualism and Bilingual Education: Politics, Policies and Practices in a Globalized Society (pp. 269–290). Netherlands: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05496-0_13
  • Johannessen, B. G., Thorsos, N. J., & Dickinson, G. (2018). Politics and Policies Affecting Bilingual Teacher Preparation Practices in United States: A Tale of Two Programs. In Bilingualism and Bilingual Education: Politics, Policies and Practices in a Globalized Society (pp. 103–122). Netherlands: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05496-0_6

2016

  • Johannessen, B. G., Thorsos, N., & Dickinson, G. (2016). Current Conditions of Bilingual Teacher Preparation Programs in Public Universities in USA. Education and Society, 34(2), 27–48. https://doi.org/10.7459/es/34.2.03

2014

  • Siegel, L. M., Dickinson, G., Hooper, E. J., & Daniels, M. (n.d.). Teaching algebra and geometry concepts by modeling telescope optics. Making Connections: Mathematics Across the Disciplines. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

2012

  • Dickinson, G., & Summers, E. J. (2012). Building capacity in secondary project-based instruction. In B. Boufoy-Bastick (Ed.), Cultures of teacher education: comparative international issues of curriculum, pedagogy and attainment. Strasbourg, France: Analytics.
  • Summers, E. J., & Dickinson, G. (2012). A longitudinal investigation of project based instruction and student achievement in high school social studies. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning, 6(1), 82–103. https://doi.org/10.7771/1541-5015.1313

2011

  • Dickinson, G., & Summers, E. J. (2011). Science notebooks as a teacher training tool. International Journal of Science in Society, 2(2), 203–222.

2010

  • Dickinson, G., & Summers, E. J. (2010). (Re)Anchored video centered engagement: The transferability of preservice training to practice. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 10(1). Retrieved from http://www.citejournal.org/vol10/iss1/science/article1.cfm
  • Jackson, J. K., Dickinson, G., & Horton, D. (2010). Rocks and rhymes! A geoscience activity combining field notes and poetry. The Science Teacher, 77(1), 27–31.
  • Dickinson, G., Summers, E. J., & Jackson, J. K. (2010). Developing teacher expertise in project-based instruction (pp. 3018–3027). Retrieved from http://education-conferences.org/proceedings2010.aspx
  • Dickinson, G., Summers, E. J., & Jackson, J. K. (2010). Developing expertise in project based science: A longitudinal study of teacher development. In R. E. Yager (Ed.), Science for resolving issues/problems. Arlington, VA: NSTA Press.
  • Dickinson, G., & Summers, E. J. (2010). (Re) Anchored Video Centered Engagement: The Transferability of Preservice Training to Practice. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 10(1), 106–118.
  • Dickinson, G., & Summers, E. J. (2010). Understanding proficiency in project-based instruction: Interlinking the perceptions and experiences of preservice and in-service teachers. Mar New Techlogy High School, Mar, TX. Retrieved from http://www.bobpearlman.org/newtechfoundation/Research/MarReport_UT_SanMarcos_ejs&gd 1 .pdf

2008

  • Jackson, J. K., Allen, G., & Dickinson, G. (2008). Connections, charts and book talk groups: Support science instruction with these useful strategies. Science and Children, 46(3), 27–31.
  • Dickinson, G., & Jackson, J. K. (2008). Planning for success: How to design and implement project-based science activities. The Science Teacher, 75(8), 29–32.
  • Siegel, L., Dickinson, G., Hooper, E., & Daniels, M. (2008). Teaching algebra and geometry concepts by modeling telescope optics. Mathematics Teacher, 101(7), 490–497.
  • Dickinson, G., & Jackson, J. (2008). Planning for Success: How to design and implement project-based science activities. The Science Teacher, 75(8), 29–32.

2007

  • Dickinson, G., Jackson, J. K., & Petrosino, A. J. (2007). UTeach natural sciences: A streamlined approach to recruit, train and mentor science and mathematics teachers (pp. 130–137).

2006

  • Dickinson, G., Frankhauser, A., Hall, B., & Laster, T. (2006). ASKME On-line Biology Course. University of Texas Virtual High School.

2004

  • Bucci, T., Petrosino, A. J., Bell, R., Cherup, C., Cunningham, A., Cohen, S., … Wetzel, K. (2004). Meeting the ISTE challenge in the field: An overview of the first six distinguished achievement award winning programs. Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 21(1), 21-Nov.

2003

  • Petrosino, A. J., & Dickinson, G. (2003). Integrating technology with meaningful content and faculty research: The UTeach Natural Sciences Program. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 3(1).

1998

  • Dickinson, G., & Howard, E. (1998). Exhibiting excellence. The Science Teacher, 65(8), 36–39.
  • Dickinson, G. (1998). Review of activities for Meet the Microbes through MicrobeWorld Activities. National Association of Biology Teachers.

1997

  • Dickinson, G., & Budries, K. (1997). Connecting the biology classroom to the cyberworld: Problems and solutions. National Consortium of Specialized Secondary Schools in Mathematics, Science and Technology (NCMSSST) Journal, 3(1), 15–17.

1996

  • Dickinson, G., & White, M. R. (1996). Computer Science Applications. Austin Independent School District: Austin, TX.

1994

  • Dickinson, G. (1994). Project MentorNet (pp. 69–82).

1991

  • Halverson, W., Dickinson, G., Mendoza, P., Roberts, A., & Taylor, B. (1991). Get to the Point: A Water Quality Curriculum for Texas Middle School Students. Lower Colorado River Authority: Austin, TX.