Dr. Elton Stetson
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Elton_Stetson@TAMU-Commerce.edu
972.882.7531
Education
Ed.D., The University of Oklahoma
M.Ed., Framingham State University
B.S., Southern Nazarene University
Program Area
Graduate Programs in Elementary Education
Experience
Texas A&M University-Commerce. (1990-Present
Professor and Former Dept. Head
University of Nevada Las Vegas (1986-90)
Department Chair, Curriculum & Instruction
University of Houston – Main Campus (1976-86)
Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair
University of Central Oklahoma (1974-76)
Assistant Professor of Reading
Southern Nazarene University (1966-70)
Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
Framingham School District, Framingham, Massachusetts (1966-70)
Teacher of 5th and 6th grade
Teaching
EDCI 559, Diversity & Equity in Education
EDCI 545, Problems Developing Curriculum in Elementary Schools
EDCI 597, Differentiating Instruction
EDCI 535, Leadership and Supervision in Elementary Schools
EDCI 595, Research Literature & Techniques
EDCI 538, Classroom Management
Research interests
- The correct way to teach children how to spell? I’ve conducted many studies over the past 20 years and continue to study this issue with my graduate students. It appears our current spelling curriculum is not only ineffective but a waste of time. Recent research shows there are definite research supported strategies that do work and work effectively.
- The biggest challenges facing classroom teachers today. In the past, culture and ethnicity were the major areas of study. These no longer appear the biggest issues... The great conflict today appears to be (a) our state expectations that all children achieve at grade level and (b) the extreme difference in the abilities and achievement of our children that make the state’s expectations unattainable and unrealistic
Research publications & presentations
Dr. Stetson has published many journal articles, textbooks, and book chapters. He has also presented at national and regional conferences throughout the country. A few of his more significant publications are listed here.
Stetson, R., Stetson, E., & Kelly, J. (2008). Are teachers ready for today's techie toddlers? In D.A. Willis, K. McFerrin, R. Webster, & R. Carlson (Eds.) Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Proceedings (pp. 3514-3518). Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. ISBN: 1-880094-64-9.
Stetson, R., Stetson, E., & Anderson, K. (2007). What Administrators Should Know About Differentiated Instruction? The School Administrator, 8(64), 28.
Stetson, E. G., & Williams, R. P. (2004). Learning from social studies textbooks: Why some students succeed and others fail. Article 20 in Annual Editions; Critical Reading in the Content Areas –04/05, pp. 135-142. Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin (Reprint from Journal of Reading Vol. 36, No. 1, September 1992, pp 22-30).
Stetson, E., & Stetson R., (2005). The Stetson Spelling Program (2nd Ed.). Austin, TX: Pro-Ed.
Stetson, R., & Stetson, E. (2003). “Is the Technologically Competent Teacher Needed in a High Stakes Testing Environment?” Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference of the European Teacher Education Network. London: The University of Greenwich.
Stetson, R., & Stetson, E. (2002). “Technology and Young Children: Implication for Teacher Education” Invited article in N. Hall & D. Springate, (Eds.). Occasional Papers. London: European Teacher Education Network, the University of Greenwich.
Stetson, M. R., Stetson, E. G., & Sattler J.M. (2001). Assessment of academic achievement. Chapter 17 in Sattler, J. M. (Ed.), Assessment of Children: Cognitive Applications (4th ed.). San Diego: Jerome M. Sattler, Publisher, Inc. 35pp.
Stetson, M. R., Stetson, E. G., & Sattler J.M. (2001). Assessment of receptive and expressive language. Chapter 18 in Sattler, J. M. (Ed.), Assessment of Children: Cognitive Applications (4th ed.). San Diego: Jerome M. Sattler, Publisher, Inc. 25 pp.
Stetson, E, G. & Stetson, M. R. (2001). Educational assessment in child psychology. Chapter 8 In Walker, E.C., and Roberts, M.C. Handbook of Clinical Child Psychology (3rd Ed.). New York: John Wiley and Sons. 26 pp.
Stetson, E.G., & Stetson, M.R. (2001). Research on spelling instruction. Chapter 2 in Stetson, E.G., & Stetson, M.R. (Eds.), Stetson Spelling Program: Instructor's Manual (2nd Ed.). Austin: Pro-Ed.
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