Conference Presentations
Mann, M., Jovanovic, V., Katsioloudis, P., Dickerson, D.L. (June, 2014) Fast fashion and sustainable manufacturing systems. To be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education. Indianapolis, IN.
Dickerson, D.L., Stewart, C.O., Eckhoff, A., Hathcock, S., & McConnell, B. (April, 2014). The examination of a pullout STEM program for urban upper elementary students. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. Pittsburg, PA.
McConnell, B. & Dickerson, D.L. (January, 2014). Connections between the digital and physical world: Angry Birds. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Educators. San Antonio, TX.
Dickerson, D.L., Stewart, C.O., Eckhoff, A., Hathcock, S., & McConnell, B. (January, 2014). The examination of a pullout STEM program for urban upper elementary students. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Educators. San Antonio, TX.
Dickerson, D.L., Hathcock, S., McConnell, W., & Burgin, S. (November, 2013). Teaching about STEM careers. Presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers. Hampton, VA.
Dickerson, D.L., McConnell, W., Hathcock, S., & Nelson, L. (November, 2013). Integrated STEM activity to teach design process. Presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers. Hampton, VA.
Hathcock, S., Dickerson, D.L., & McConnell, W. (November, 2013). Using inquiry questioning to scaffold creativity in a STEM activity. Presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers. Hampton, VA.
Dickerson, D. (May, 2013). STARBASE: An effective system-wide STEM program. To be presented at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association STEM Forum and Expo. St. Louis, Missouri.
Hathcock, S., & Dickerson, D. (April, 2013). Student navigation of design-based STEM activities. To be presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
McKinney, S., Grant, M., Verma, A., Ready, A., & Dickerson, D. (August, 2011). Using Wii in the mathematics classroom. Virginia Technology Education Summer Conference. Suffolk, VA.
Horne, P., Dickerson, D.L., & Bol, L. (May, 2010). High school students’ argument development in response to media. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
Riggs, R., Bol, L., Nunnery, J., & Dickerson, D.L. (May, 2010). The calibration accuracy of middle school students in math classes. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
Cook, M., Annetta, L.A., Dickerson, D.L., & Minogue, J. (2009, April). Students’ perceptions of online learning environments. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Garden Grove, CA.
Stonier, F. & Dickerson, D.L. (2009, April). Chinese socio-cultural resistance to and acceptance of model science positions. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Taylor, G., Bristow, M., Moore, L., Dickerson, D.L., Allen, P., Baskwill, J., & Tait, M. (2009, February). The persistence of multicultural texts in the age of educational accountability: Sharing stories of remembrance, resistance and renewal. Presented at the annual meeting of the AACTE, Chicago, IL.
Dickerson, D.L. (2008, July). Technology and literacy in elementary science education. From Vision to Practice: Growing SySTEMic Literacy Across Content Areas, Richmond, VA. * (Invited Speaker)
Dickerson, D.L. & Horne, P. (2007, November). ProScopes in the science classroom: Exploring the possibilities. Presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Science Teachers Association, Greensboro, NC.
Horne, P. & Dickerson, D.L. (2007, November). ProScopes in K-5: Inspire, inquire, reflect, and connect. Presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers, Williamsburg, VA.
Dickerson, D.L., Stonier, F., Hotchkiss, R., & Horne, P. (2007, November). Using the tablet pc in science class. Presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers, Williamsburg, VA.
Dickerson, D.L., Hotchkiss, R., & Horne, P. (2007, November). Introducing the ProScope to secondary science students. Presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Science Teachers, Williamsburg, VA.
Searcy, C., Landaeta, R., Adcock, A., Marken, J., and Dickerson, D. (2007, November). Technology-enhanced distance education in engineering: A research proposal. Presented at the 28th Annual American Society for Engineering Management National Conference, Chattanooga, TN. U.S.A.
Dickerson, D.L. & Overbaugh, R. (2007, January). The tablet computer and science methods courses: A case study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Educators, Clearwater, FL.
Dickerson, D., Overbaugh, R., Warham, E., Horne, P, Hotchkiss, R., & Chappell, S. (2007, January). The tablet computer and science methods courses: Explorations and possibilities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Educators, Clearwater, FL.
Dickerson, D.L., Hay, G.H., Fitzharris, L., Dawkins, K.D., Van Sickle, M. & Hofler, C.D. (2006, January). The use of narrative writing prompts in a fourth grade science lesson regarding electrical circuits. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Science Teacher Educators in Portland, OR.
Dickerson, D.L., Hay, G.H., Fitzharris, L., Dawkins, K.D, & Hofler, C.D. (2005, November). Using inquiry-based science instruction to enhance student writing. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Science Teachers Association in Greensboro, NC.