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I have been a member of the Division of Education faculty at the University of Mary since 1989. My first position at the University of Mary was that of head men's basketball coach and Physical Education Program coordinator. In 1995 I was hired as the Student Teaching Program director, a position I held until 2003 when I was hired as the chair of the Division of Education. I teach curriculum and teaching methods courses at the undergraduate level and statistics and research methodology courses at the graduate level.
Community Interests
On Teaching . . .
"To become an effective and competent teacher requires two characteristics: passion and commitment. Our challenge as instructors in the Division of Education is to model those characteristics for our students and to help each student develop the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that will help all children learn." -- Rod Jonas
Education
Ph.D. Physical Education
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
M.S. Education
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
B.S. Physical Education
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN
Professional Memberships
- Association of Teacher Education (ATE)
- North Dakota Association of Teacher Educators (NDATE)
- North Dakota Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (NDACTE)
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
- North Dakota Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (NDASCD)
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
- The Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching & Learning (CACTL)
Presentations
- 2006-Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Orlando, FL, “Use of the 1999-2000 National Center for Education Statistics Schools and Staffing Survey Data to Assess the Effect of School Socioeconomic Status on Computer Access in America’s Public Schools”
- 2006-Institute for Educational Leadership, Bismarck, ND “Is There a Digital Divide in America’s Public Schools”
- 2006-Bismarck Public School Language Arts Workshop, Bismarck, ND “Literacy Workshop Facilitator”
- 2002-Association of Teacher Educators Summer Conference, Denver, CO “Project Launch: Is Mentoring Discipline Specific”
Publications
- Jonas, R. A. (in progress), "Correlates of Division of Education Admission Criteria and Student Teaching Performance." University of Mary, Bismarck, ND
- Jonas, R. A. (2006), "Use of the 1999-2000 National Center for Education Statistics Schools and Staffing Survey Data to Assess the Effect of School Socioeconomic Status on Computer Access in America’s Public Schools," Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Conference, Orlando, FL
- Herman, G. & Jonas, R. A. (2004), "An Analysis of North Dakota Student Teacher Performance," University of Mary, Bismarck, ND
- Jonas, R. A. (1997), "ETS PPST Validation Study," University of Mary, Bismarck, ND
- Jonas, R. A. (1993), "The Influence of Parental Psychosocial Factors on School-Age Children's Health-Relation Physical Fitness, Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
- Johnson, J. Anderson, M., & Jonas, R. (1986), "The Minnesota Experience. Coaching Certification," Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 57(6), 53-56.
Undergraduate Courses Taught
- Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
- Instructional Strategies in the Technological Classroom
Graduate Courses Taught
- Statistics
- Critique and Design of Research
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