Program Director for Disability Services
Professor
- Office: Davis Hall, 225
- E-mail: njyost@iup.edu
- Office Phone: 724-357-3948
Education
- B.S. – Pikeville College, 1970 – Elementary Education
- M.S. – Emporia State University, 1990 – Early Childhood Education
- Ph.D. – Pennsylvania State University, 1998 – Curriculum and Instruction
Teaching Areas
EDEX 103- Special Education Technology
EDEX 300 – Inclusion in Elementary Classrooms
EDEX 415 – Inclusion in Preschool Classrooms
EDUC 242 – Pre-Student Teaching I
Professional Interests
Early Childhood Education
Emergent Literacy
Education Technology
Use of Technology PreK-3
Curriculum Development
Professional Certifications
Elementary Education
Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Handicap –Birth-8 yrs
Special Education K-12
Research Interests
Social networking with young children
Technology integration into Pre-K-3 curriculum
Selected Publications
- March, 2008 “Social Networking in PreK-6: What are Webkinz, Penguin Club, and other online communities all about? Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference.
- March, 2004 “Early Childhood Teacher Web Sites: Just what are they doing?,” Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference Proceedings. Co-authored with Yi Gong)
- July, 2003 “Look what kindergarten children can do with technologies!!”, Proceedings from Young Children and Learning Technologies Study Conference.
- July, 2003 “Computers, Kids, and Crayons: A Comparative Study of Emergent Writing Behaviours”, Proceedings from Young Children and Learning Technologies Study Conference.
- March, 2003 “Portfolio Assistance center: A place dedicated to portfolio development.” Co-authored by Nancy Yost and Lloyd Onyett. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference Proceedings,
- March, 2003 “Supporting emergent readers through class made books.” Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference Proceedings.
