Dr. Fran Hamilton Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction Contact 301 Sparkman DriveRoberts HallRoom 301Huntsville, AL 35899 Campus Map 256.824.2973frances.hamilton@uah.edu Biography Curriculum Vitae Education Ed.D., Assessment, Learning, and School Improvement, Middle Tennessee State University, 2016 Ed.S., Curriculum and Instruction, Middle Tennessee State University, 2013 M.A., Administration and Supervision, Tennessee State University, 2008 B.S., Education, Athens State University, 1999 402 Elementary K-8 DOE 8/31/2022 (Tennessee) 497 PreK-4 DOE 8/31/2022 (Tennessee) Highly Qualified in Middle School Science (Tennessee) ILL-B Beginning Administrator DOE 8/31/2020 (Tennessee) Honors & Awards National Association of GeoScience Teachers, Tennessee Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Tennessee Science Teachers Association Teacher of the Year Grades 5-8 Blanche School Teacher of the Year Lincoln County Middle School Teacher of the Year Lincoln County Distinguished Classroom Educator (all grades) Oceans Alive (took 3 students to sea-one of 8 teachers selected in the nation) Sea Scholar (one of 13 chosen nation-wide to go to sea) One of 25 selected to travel to Biloxi, Mississippi for water studies Provider of the Quarter (for preschool program in Augsburg, Germany) Who's Who Among America's Teachers Affiliations Tennessee Educators of Aquatic and Marine Science (TEAMS) Tennessee Earth Science Teachers (TEST) Tennessee Science Teachers Association (TSTA) National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Tennessee Academy of Science (TAS) Geological Society of America (GSA) Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Alabama Science Teachers Association (ASTA) Expertise Integration of Science with English Language Arts in primary grades Science literacy across grade levels Mentoring teachers through cognitive coaching Recent Publications Hamilton, F. A. (under review) From the Voices of Kindergarten Teachers: Factors That Impact Decisions about When and How to Teach Science. Science Education. Hamilton, F. A., Hile, K. (under review).From the Voices of Educators: Using Outdoor Spaces for Informal and Formal Excursions in Early Childhood. Young Children. Hamilton, F.A., Hile, K., Skelley, D., Roller, S., & Lampley, S. (accepted). Exploring Students’ Perceptions of Collaboration and Critical Thinking Skills Following an Escape Room Experience. The Journal of Campus Activities Practice & Scholarship. Hamilton, F.A. (accepted) Creating Integrated Science and Language Arts Centers, The Reading Paradigm Hamilton, F. & Royle, P. (2009). Teaching Evolution, 84(1-2), 13-35. Abstract retrieved from Abstracts in Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science. Crews, L., Gibson, M. & Hamilton, F. (2007). Infusion of Integrated Earth and Planetary Science Activities Into Middle School Curricula: A Selection of the Best Practices From the IMEGS Program (accession no. 119288). Vinson, B.M. (2004). Mathematics in the Preschool and Primary Grades. Colorado Springs, CO: Innovative Learning Concepts, Inc. Contributed Chapter 9 Measurement.
