Sara Fry is an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundational Studies in the College of Education at Boise State University. She earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wyoming. Her scholarly interests include: novice teacher induction, social studies education, and enhancing preservice teacher and K-12 student learning through educational technology. She teaches elementary social studies instructional methods, and she works as a liaison in partner schools.
Articles
Learning Global Citizenship: Students and Teachers in Belize and the U.S. Take Action Together (with Shari Griffin and Jean Kirshner), Social Studies and the Young Learner (2012)
We are a group of educators who have taken our passion for literacy and commitment...
Writing to Learn: Benefits and Limitations (with Amanda Villagomez), College Teaching (2012)
Writing to learn (WTL) is the act of making a subject or topic clear to...
From Charity to Solidarity, Phi Delta Kappan (2012)
The story of how teachers from Colorado connected with teachers and administrators at three schools...
Career Changers as First-Year Teachers in Rural Schools (with Holly Anderson), Journal of Research in Rural Education (2011)
The challenges novice teachers face as they adjust to inservice teaching are well documented. However,...
Information Literacy Follow-Through: Enhancing Pre-Service Teachers' Information Evaluation Skills Through Formative Assessment (with Sara Seely and Margie Ruppel), Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian (2011)
An investigation into pre-service teachers' information evaluation skills at a large university suggests that formative...
Contributions to Books
The Professional Handbook: Developing Professionalism and Reflective Skills While Connecting Theory and Practice Through Technology, Technology Implementation and Teacher Education: Reflective Models (2010)
"This book present viewpoints of the international authors, who are teacher educators, highlighting their best...
The Professional Handbook: Developing Professionalism and Reflective Skills While Connecting Theory and Practice Through Technology, Technology Implementation and Teacher Education: Reflective Models (2010)
Presentations
How Teachers, Classrooms, and Schools Can Go "Global" (Invited Presentation) (with Sara Seely and Margie Ruppel), Global Connections, Cultures, and Issues: Bringing the World into the Classroom Conference, Idaho Human Rights Education Center, (2009)
Interactive Instructional Strategies to Deepen Historical Understanding Through Children’s Literature (with Diane Boothe), Idaho Council for History Education Conference (2009)
Music That Engages Children in Literacy & History (with Georgia A. Newlin), Organization of American Kodály Educators Annual Conference (2009)