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Robert Pelton
Professor, Education
School of Education
Education
- EdD., Education, Nova Southeastern University
- M.S., Education, Curriculum and Instruction, State University of New York at Cortland
- B.A, Elementary and Early Childhood Education w/Middle School Social Studies, State University of New York at Cortland
Professional Experience
- Professor, Education, Stevenson University, MD
- Assistant Professor, Education, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
- Adjunct Professor, Special Education, Johns Hopkins University, MD
- Special Educator/Crisis Intervention Specialist, Baltimore, MD
- Middle School Social Studies Teacher, Oneonta, NY
- Early Childhood Teacher, Jowonia School, Syracuse, NY
Research
Social Emotional Learning, Action Research, Professional Development Schools, Literacy
Publications
- Pelton, R. P. (2022). Social emotional learning: What teachers can do! Paper presented at ICERI 2017: The International Conference on Education, Research and Innovation, Sevilla: Spain
- Pelton, R.P. (2018). Preparing educators to enhance students’ social emotional development. Presented at the 11th annual The International Conference on Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI), Sevilla: Spain.
- Pelton, R. (2017, November). Teacher practices that promote social emotional learning: A paradigm shift in classroom management. Paper presented at ICERI 2017: The International Conference on Education, Research and Innovation, Sevilla: Spain.
- Pelton, R. P. & Finkenberg, M. P. (2016). Improving the effectiveness of summer youth jobs programs through the integration of social emotional learning. Proceedings of the International Conference for Education, Research and Innovation. Seville, Spain. DOI: 10.21125/iceri.2016.0192
- Finkenberg, M. P. & Pelton, R. P. (2016). School Social Work in Unexpected Places: How a School Social Worker and an Educator Team-Up to Infuse Social Emotional Learning Within a Youth Landscaping Team. A workshop presented at School Social Work Association of America’s 19th National School Social Work Conference. Baltimore, MD.
- Pelton (2010). Making Classroom Inquiry Work: Techniques for Effective Action Research. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
- Pelton, R. P. (2010). Action Research; The Essential Strategies. (2010). In R. Pelton, Ed., Making classroom inquiry work: Techniques for effective action research (pp. 1–11). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
- Pelton (2010). Action Research for Teacher Candidates: Using Classroom Data to Enhance Instruction. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
- Pelton, R. P. (2010). An Introduction to Action Research. (2010). In R. Pelton, Ed., Action research for teacher candidates: Using classroom data to enhance instruction (pp. 3–25). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
- Pelton, R. (2006). From performing to performance: Can the repositioning of teacher candidates Create a measurable impact on children’s achievement while developing positive teaching dispositions? In T. Townsend and R. Bates (Ed.), Handbook of Teacher Education (pp 219-228). Netherlands: Springer.
Teaching
- Educational Psychology
- Internship Seminar
- Methods and Materials for Teaching
- Methods of Teaching Social Studies
Highlights
- Teacher of the Year, Oneonta Middle School
- Invited Speaker, International Adolescent Conference
- Invited Panelist, International Council on Education for Teaching, World Assembly, Hong Kong.
- Keynote Speaker, Maryland Center for Character Education Conference
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