Maria B. Peterson-Ahmad

Maria B. Peterson-AhmadMaria Peterson-Ahmad is an Associate Professor of Special Education at Texas Woman's University. She is passionate about preparing high quality teachers. Her research interests include educational technology and teacher preparation and effectiveness, particularly how to prepare general education teachers to effectively work with students with disabilities in an inclusive classroom through effective teaching strategies. She is a member of and holds leadership positions in several professional teaching organizations including the Council for Learning Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children, and the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

Publications

Using Assistive Technology to Promote High Leverage Practices: Connecting the Dots for Pre-Service Teachers
Using Assistive Technology to Promote High Leverage Practices: Connecting the Dots for Pre-Service Teachers
Belinda Rudinger, Beth A. Jones, Maria B. Peterson-Ahmad, Tim Allen. © 2023. 23 pages.
This chapter will focus on providing strategies that can be supported within educator preparation programs (EPPs) that can enhance the capacity of pre-service teachers to...
Preface
Preface
Maria B. Peterson-Ahmad, Vicki L. Luther. © 2022. 5 pages.
This Preface is included in the book Collaborative Approaches to Recruiting, Preparing, and Retaining Teachers for the Field.
The Need for Multidimensional and Longitudinal Teacher Training
The Need for Multidimensional and Longitudinal Teacher Training
Vicki L. Luther, Maria B. Peterson-Ahmad. © 2022. 28 pages.
This chapter focuses on the need for multidimensional and longitudinal teacher preparation that begins in the educator preparation program (EPP) and continues into and throughout...
Social-Emotional Learning, Awareness, and Strategies for Teachers: Collaborative Approaches
Social-Emotional Learning, Awareness, and Strategies for Teachers: Collaborative Approaches
Schuyler Beecher, Kristina A. Peterson, Maria B. Peterson-Ahmad, Vicki L. Luther. © 2022. 20 pages.
It is no secret that education systems across the country are experiencing a dramatic teacher shortage and that burnout and turnover rates for educational professionals is at an...