Community Engagement - Research
Comprehensive Educators Research Program
Funded through the , Michelle Vaughan has partnered with A.D. Henderson and 大象传媒 High School to develop the , a multi-tiered initiative that intentionally builds the research capacity of educators, leadership, and counselors throughout the school using action research within their own practice. Publications connected to this initiative include:
- Vaughan, M., Meredith, T., Timar, A., Mariani, M., & and Calabrese, E. (2023). Building the Comprehensive Educator Research Program: Action Research as a Vehicle for Empowerment, Growth, and Professionalization in K12 schools. Educational Action Research.
- Pavek, C & Vaughan, M. (2023). Digital Reading Check-ins: Supporting independent digital reading. The Reading Teacher.
- Vaughan, M., Cavallaro, C., Baker, J., Celesti, C., Clevenger, C., Darling, H., Kasten, R., Laing, M., Marbach, R., Timar, A., & Wilder, K. (2019). Positioning teachers as researchers: Lessons in empowerment, change, and growth. Florida Educational Research Association Journal, 57(2), 133-139.
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Exceptional Educators Program
Michelle Vaughan is the co-founder of the and a professional development partner of the Gold Coast Down Syndrome organization since 2014. As a prior member of their executive and advisory board, she trains classroom teachers in curriculum inclusion practices at the start of each school year. Publications connected to this initiative include:
- Vaughan, M. & Henderson, A. (2016). Exceptional educators: A collaborative training partnership for the inclusion of students with Down Syndrome. Support for Learning, 31(1), 46-58.