Carol L. Klages

Carol L. Klages
Professor of Education
Phone: (361) 570-4284
Teaching Areas:Educational studies
Research Interest: Virtual learning
Education
M.S. in elementary reading and literacy, Walden University, 2007
Ph.D. in curriculum studies, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 1999
M.Ed. in English, University of Houston-Victoria, 1991
B.A. in political science, Texas Lutheran College, Seguin, Texas, 1989
Current Scholarly Projects
“Harold Berlak and the Metropolitan St. Louis Social Studies Project: Cultivating Social Studies at the Local Level,” The New Social Studies: People, Projects and Perspectives. 2010
Presentations
“Teacher Development: Written Reflective Discourse to Process Research-Based Texts,” Organization of Teacher Educators in Reading. California. May 2009
“Reading With or Reading In Social Studies Classrooms: How In-Service Teachers Utilize Reading Strategies in their Instructional Decision-Making,” AATC Conference. Arlington, Va. October 2009
“Written Discourse as a Vehicle to Promote Reflective Thinking Strategies: Building a Framework to Improve Learning and Assessment for Teacher Candidates,” Association of Teacher Educators. Dallas, Texas. February 2009