Tina L. Heafner

Tina L. Heafner, Ph.D. , is a Professor of Social Studies Education in the Department of Middle, Secondary, and K-12 Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her administrative responsibilities include coordinating the M.Ed. in Secondary Education and the Minor in Secondary Education. Tina's teaching and research focus on promoting effective practices in social studies and teacher education such as technology integration, content literacy development, and service learning. Other research interests include policy and curriculum issues in social studies, online teaching and learning, and the impact of content-based applications of emerging technologies for K-12 learners. Her articles have appeared in such publications as Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, Journal of Computing in Higher Education, Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education Journal of Social Studies Research, The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, and Theory and Research in Social Studies Education. She is the co-author of Targeted Vocabulary Strategies for Secondary Social Studies, Strategic Reading in World History, and Strategic Reading in U.S. History.

Publications

Preface
Preface
Tina L. Heafner, Richard Hartshorne. © 2019. 14 pages.
This Preface is included in the book Handbook of Research on Emerging Practices and Methods for K-12 Online and Blended Learning.
Teacher Effect Model for Impacting Student Achievement
Teacher Effect Model for Impacting Student Achievement
Tina L. Heafner. © 2019. 17 pages.
Teachers are a significant factor associated with student achievement. Research recognizes that the greatest determinate of student achievement is the teacher, yet questions...
Establishing a Mentoring Relationship Between Pre-Service and Mentor Teachers Through Windows Into Teaching and Learning
Establishing a Mentoring Relationship Between Pre-Service and Mentor Teachers Through Windows Into Teaching and Learning
Teresa Petty, Tina L. Heafner, Abiola A. Farinde, Michelle Plaisance. © 2019. 16 pages.
Windows into Teaching and Learning (WiTL) was a project designed by researchers at one southeastern U.S. University that allowed the facilitation of online clinical experiences...
Supporting Teacher Education Candidates Through the edTPA Process
Supporting Teacher Education Candidates Through the edTPA Process
Teresa Petty, Tina L. Heafner, Joan Lachance, Drew Polly. © 2019. 16 pages.
edTPA is a performance-based, content-specific assessment process designed by educators to determine whether new teachers are ready for the job. This chapter provides a thorough...
Teacher Effect Model for Impacting Student Achievement
Teacher Effect Model for Impacting Student Achievement
Tina L. Heafner. © 2017. 17 pages.
Teachers are a significant factor associated with student achievement. Research recognizes that the greatest determinate of student achievement is the teacher, yet questions...
Teacher Effect Model for Impacting Student Achievement
Teacher Effect Model for Impacting Student Achievement
Tina L. Heafner. © 2017. 17 pages.
Teachers are a significant factor associated with student achievement. Research recognizes that the greatest determinate of student achievement is the teacher, yet questions...
The Professional Development School: Fertile Ground for Service-Learning Initiatives
The Professional Development School: Fertile Ground for Service-Learning Initiatives
Tracy Rock, Tina L. Heafner. © 2016. 24 pages.
This chapter examines the differences and similarities in learning outcomes between the two espoused approaches to service-learning in teacher education: an elementary school...
Nurturing Teacher Development and Promoting Student Academic Achievement through a Reciprocal Learning Experience
Nurturing Teacher Development and Promoting Student Academic Achievement through a Reciprocal Learning Experience
Tina L. Heafner, Melba Spooner. © 2016. 21 pages.
True education occurs when teachers become learners and learners become teachers (Freire, 2000). This epistemological ideal was achieved through reciprocal learning experiences...
Supporting Teacher Education Candidates through the edTPA Process
Supporting Teacher Education Candidates through the edTPA Process
Teresa Petty, Tina L. Heafner, Joan Lachance, Drew Polly. © 2016. 16 pages.
edTPA is a performance-based, content-specific assessment process designed by educators to determine whether new teachers are ready for the job. This chapter provides a thorough...
Teacher Effect Model for Impacting Student Achievement
Teacher Effect Model for Impacting Student Achievement
Tina L. Heafner. © 2016. 17 pages.
Teachers are a significant factor associated with student achievement. Research recognizes that the greatest determinate of student achievement is the teacher, yet questions...
Supporting Teacher Education Candidates through the edTPA Process
Supporting Teacher Education Candidates through the edTPA Process
Teresa Petty, Tina L. Heafner, Joan Lachance, Drew Polly. © 2016. 15 pages.
edTPA is a performance-based, content-specific assessment process designed by educators to determine whether new teachers are ready for the job. This chapter provides a thorough...
Teacher Effect Model for Impacting Student Achievement
Teacher Effect Model for Impacting Student Achievement
Tina L. Heafner. © 2016. 17 pages.
Teachers are a significant factor associated with student achievement. Research recognizes that the greatest determinate of student achievement is the teacher, yet questions...
Exploring the Effectiveness of Online Education in K-12 Environments
Exploring the Effectiveness of Online Education in K-12 Environments
Tina L. Heafner, Richard Hartshorne, Teresa Petty. © 2015. 481 pages.
The integration of technology in classrooms is rapidly emerging as a way to provide more educational opportunities for students. As virtual learning environments become more...
High School Teachers' Gender-Oriented Perceptions of Technology Integration
High School Teachers' Gender-Oriented Perceptions of Technology Integration
Tina L. Heafner, Eric Groce, Elizabeth Bellows, Heather Coffey, Mette Evelyn Bjerre. © 2015. 44 pages.
Within social studies, researchers note limited attention has been given to examining gender differences associated with technology integration, and have called for increased...
Teacher Education Programs and Online Learning Tools: Innovations in Teacher Preparation
Teacher Education Programs and Online Learning Tools: Innovations in Teacher Preparation
Richard Hartshorne, Tina L. Heafner, Teresa Petty. © 2013. 569 pages.
While online learning has become pervasive in many fields in higher education, it has been adopted somewhat slower in teacher education. In addition, more research is needed to...
Remote Observation of Graduate Interns: A Look at the Process Four Years Later
Remote Observation of Graduate Interns: A Look at the Process Four Years Later
Teresa Petty, Tina L. Heafner, Richard Hartshorne. © 2013. 22 pages.
The Remote Observation of Graduate Interns (ROGI) is a method crafted by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte that allows graduate interns completing...
Windows into Teaching and Learning: Uncovering the Potential for Meaningful Remote Field Experiences in Distance Teacher Education
Windows into Teaching and Learning: Uncovering the Potential for Meaningful Remote Field Experiences in Distance Teacher Education
Tina L. Heafner, Michelle Plaisance. © 2013. 22 pages.
Windows into Teaching and Learning (WiTL), a project conceived and actualized by authors situated in a large urban university in the southeastern region of the United States...
Moving Beyond Four Walls: The Expanding Online Teacher Preparation Classroom
Moving Beyond Four Walls: The Expanding Online Teacher Preparation Classroom
Tina L. Heafner, Teresa Petty, Richard Hartshorne. © 2012. 31 pages.
In this qualitative research study, the authors explore the use of the Remote Observation of Graduate Interns (ROGI) as a tool for expanding online instruction for teacher...
Implementing the Remote Observation of Graduate Interns: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Implementing the Remote Observation of Graduate Interns: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Teresa Petty, Richard Hartshorne, Tina L. Heafner. © 2012. 18 pages.
In this chapter, unexpected challenges, “lessons learned,” as well as the best practices that have resulted during the implementation of a program involving the remote...
Web 2.0 Tools in Social Studies Methods
Web 2.0 Tools in Social Studies Methods
Adam M. Friedman, Tina L. Heafner. © 2010. 20 pages.
This chapter presents the theory and literature behind the integration of technology, particularly the Internet, in social studies teacher education. The authors have spent...