Education
Dual PhD Educational Psychology and
Cognitive Science
University of Colorado at Boulder
MS Ed Educational Psychology
University of Kansas
BS Human Services and Family Studies
- Early Childhood Education
Kansas State University
Research
Interests
Imaginative and creative
development in childhood
Visual art pedagogy
in early childhood
Museums and informal learning
environments for
children
Recent
Publications
Eckhoff. A. (Forthcoming –on line
first). Ethical considerations of children’s digital image-making and
image-audiancing in early childhood environments. To appear in: Early Child Development and Care. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2015.1013539
Eckhoff,
A. (accepted). Using
on-site and virtual museum visits to build supportive arts experiences. To appear in: Young Children.
Eckhoff, A. (2014). Museum spaces as a provocation for learning.
In Kuh, L (Ed.), Thinking Critically
about Environments for Young Children: Bridging Theory and Practice (pp.
145-161). Teachers College Press, New York, NY.
Hathcock, S. J[i][i]., Dickerson, D. L., Eckhoff, A., &
Katsioloudis, P. (2014). Scaffolding for creative product possibilities in a
design-based STEM activity. Research in Science Education, 1-22.
Dickerson, D. L.,
Eckhoff, A., Stewart, C. O., Chappell, S., & Hathcock, S. (2014).
The examination of a pullout STEM program for urban upper elementary students. Research
in Science Education, 44(3), 483-506.
Eckhoff, A. (2013). Conversational
pedagogy: Exploring interactions between a teaching artist and young learners
during visual arts experiences. Early
Childhood Education Journal, 41(5), 365-372).
Linder, S. M., Eckhoff, A., Igo, L. B., & Stegelin,
D. (2013). Identifying influential facilitators of mathematics professional
development: a survey analysis of elementary school teachers. International
Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 11(6), 1415-1435.
Grants
Eckhoff, A.,
Baker, P., Glasgow, J., & Sunday, K. (2014). Early Childhood Symposium. Sponsored by PNC.
$10,000.00.
Eckhoff, A.
& Baker, P. (2013). Virginia Early Childhood Policy Center. Sponsored by
The Perry Fund for the Study of Critical Issues. $226,000.00
Glasgow, J.
(2013). ODU CCAMPIS. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.
$284,372.00
- Role: Program Evaluator (100%)
Glasgow. J. & Eckhoff, A.
(2012). Play and Learn Together: Parents, Infants and Toddlers. Sponsored
by Hampton Roads Community Foundation. $14,958.00
- Role: Co-Principal Investigator (50%)
Eckhoff. A (2012). Collaborative
Support and Learning: An Early Childhood Teacher Learning Community.
Sponsored by National Education Association (NEA). $5,000.00
- Role: Principal Investigator
(100%)
Eckhoff, A. (2012). Teachers and
Docents Learning in the Museum. Sponsored by Old Dominion University Research
Foundation. $7,000.00
- Role: Principal Investigator (100%)
Courses
TLED 690: The Child and the Family
SPED 700/800: Social/Emotional
Aspects of Child Development
TLCI 802: Historical
and Contemporary Perspectives on Education
FOUN
864: Case Study, Grounded Theory and
Phenomenological Research Methods and Design
FOUN
881: Dissertation Seminar
Professional
Activities
Past- President (2014-2016)
- Early Childhood Art Educators Issues Group of the National Art Education
Association
Co-Director - Virginia Early
Childhood Policy Center (VECPC) at Old Dominion University
[i][i] I
have underlined the names of student co-authors.