Danielle E. Hartsfield

Danielle E. Hartsfield is an Associate Professor in the Department of Elementary and Special Education at the University of North Georgia in Dahlonega. She graduated from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia with a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction. Her research interests include children's literature and issues of censorship and intellectual freedom.

Publications

Supporting Students’ Intellectual Freedom in Schools: The Right to Read
Supporting Students’ Intellectual Freedom in Schools: The Right to Read
Danielle E. Sachdeva, Samantha L. Hull, Sue C. Kimmel, Westry A. Whitaker. © 2024. 303 pages.
In today's developing view of education, a disquieting trend looms—the erosion of students' right to choose what they read. This erosion, fueled by an alarming surge in...
Advocating for the Right to Read: Finding Support
Advocating for the Right to Read: Finding Support
Westry A. Whitaker, Danielle E. Sachdeva. © 2024. 17 pages.
As censorship attempts become more commonplace, knowing where to go for support is imperative when facing or anticipating a book challenge. This chapter's purpose is to offer...
A Framework for Evaluating Children's Books About Poverty
A Framework for Evaluating Children's Books About Poverty
Danielle E. Hartsfield. © 2022. 18 pages.
Enacting a class-sensitive pedagogy means disrupting negative discourses about social class and affirming the lives and experiences of children and families from poverty and the...
Handbook of Research on Teaching Diverse Youth Literature to Pre-Service Professionals
Handbook of Research on Teaching Diverse Youth Literature to Pre-Service Professionals
Danielle E. Hartsfield. © 2021. 727 pages.
Perspectives and identity are typically reinforced at a young age, giving teachers the responsibility of selecting reading material that could potentially change how the child...
Cooperative Discussions for Critical Thinking: Protocols for the Pre-Service Classroom
Cooperative Discussions for Critical Thinking: Protocols for the Pre-Service Classroom
Danielle E. Hartsfield, Nicole Maxwell, Jennie L. Jones, Danielle Hilaski. © 2021. 24 pages.
Cooperative discussions are useful for several reasons, including engaging students in course content, building their communication and social skills, and adding variety to...
Implementing Constructive Controversy in a Hybrid Children's Literature Course
Implementing Constructive Controversy in a Hybrid Children's Literature Course
Danielle E. Hartsfield, Angelica Marquez. © 2021. 22 pages.
Constructive controversy is a cooperative learning approach that invites students to research and present both sides of an issue. This approach has many positive outcomes; these...
Technology-Based Activities as Formative Assessments in the Higher Education Classroom
Technology-Based Activities as Formative Assessments in the Higher Education Classroom
Diana Tang-En Chang, Jennie L. Jones, Danielle E. Hartsfield. © 2020. 21 pages.
Instructors across a variety of contexts and levels utilize formative assessments to measure students' progress toward meeting learning outcomes. Formative assessments are...
Cooperative Discussions for Critical Thinking: Protocols for the Pre-Service Classroom
Cooperative Discussions for Critical Thinking: Protocols for the Pre-Service Classroom
Danielle E. Hartsfield, Nicole Maxwell, Jennie L. Jones, Danielle Hilaski. © 2019. 25 pages.
Cooperative discussions are useful for several reasons, including engaging students in course content, building their communication and social skills, and adding variety to...