{"id":15846,"date":"2024-10-17T09:31:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T13:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/?page_id=15846"},"modified":"2025-09-09T16:15:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T20:15:43","slug":"theory-in-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/theory-in-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Theory in Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the Feinstein College of Education, we engage in scholarship that cultivates advocacy, justice, and joy. \u201cTheory in Practice\u201d is a place where we highlight impactful research being conducted in our college. Here, you\u2019ll meet our education scholars and hear about the many ways their work can impact everyday educational practice.<\/p>\n\n\n<div><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/2026\/03\/06\/theory-in-practice-with-amy-correia\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Healy_Correia_Stoudt-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alyx Healy, Amy Correia and Jennifer Stoudt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Healy_Correia_Stoudt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Healy_Correia_Stoudt-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/2026\/03\/06\/theory-in-practice-with-amy-correia\/\">Theory in Practice with Amy Correia<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Research Healy, A., Correia, A., &amp; Stoudt, J. (2026). Teacher-led professional development: Changing perception, practice, and outcomes for long-term English learners. International Journal of Professional Development, Learners and Learning, 8(1), e2605. The Co-Authors Alyx Healy graduated from URI&#8217;s M.A. in TESOL\/BDL program in 2022; this paper showcases the research she conducted in the MA [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/2026\/02\/06\/theory-in-practice-with-nicole-king-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Nicole-King-400-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nicole King\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Nicole-King-400-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Nicole-King-400-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Nicole-King-400-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Nicole-King-400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/2026\/02\/06\/theory-in-practice-with-nicole-king-2\/\">Theory in Practice with Nicole King<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Research King, N., &amp; Yan, J. (2025). Designing for AI literacy: A modular, GenAI-integrated course for interdisciplinary graduate students in education. International Journal of Designs for Learning, 16(2), 289-305. Abstract As educators, we are witnessing and experiencing the rapid proliferation and development of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools, which are raising urgent questions about [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/2026\/01\/08\/theory-in-practice-with-sara-sweetman\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Sara-Sweetman-web-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Sara-Sweetman-web-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Sara-Sweetman-web-1-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Sara-Sweetman-web-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Sara-Sweetman-web-1.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/2026\/01\/08\/theory-in-practice-with-sara-sweetman\/\">Theory in Practice with Sara Sweetman<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">\"As a women in STEM education, this research mattered to me because it shifts the focus from \u2018fixing\u2019 girls to confronting the hostile environments and gendered attitudes that shape STEM perceptions early on, underscoring the need for mixed-gender learning experiences that foster respect and collaboration.\"<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/2025\/12\/23\/theory-in-practice-with-rachel-silva\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Rachel-Silva-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Rachel-Silva-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Rachel-Silva-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Rachel-Silva-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Rachel-Silva.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/2025\/12\/23\/theory-in-practice-with-rachel-silva\/\">Theory in Practice with Rachel Silva<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">\"It is important to examine how educators understand and use equity, inclusion, and UDL in their work in order to better understand the challenges and opportunities to building equitable and inclusive schools for all students.\"<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/2025\/09\/05\/top-steve-pryzmus\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Steve-Pryzmus-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Steve Pryzmus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Steve-Pryzmus-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Steve-Pryzmus-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Steve-Pryzmus-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/Steve-Pryzmus.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/2025\/09\/05\/top-steve-pryzmus\/\">Theory in Practice with Steve Pryzmus<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">\u201cLanguage has always been the mechanism for creating reality, first as the means to think within an individual\u2019s mind and then as a tool for convincing others to think the same way.\u201d<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/2025\/03\/03\/tip-a_moore_a-vaccaro\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/400-headshot-theory-in-practice-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Adam Moore and Annemarie Vaccaro\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/400-headshot-theory-in-practice-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/400-headshot-theory-in-practice-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/400-headshot-theory-in-practice-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/400-headshot-theory-in-practice.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/2025\/03\/03\/tip-a_moore_a-vaccaro\/\">Theory in Practice with Adam Moore and Annemarie Vaccaro<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">\"Understanding the lived experiences of disabled college students as they learn to self-advocate in inhospitable PK\u201316 educational settings provides invaluable information for educators to do better and be better at supporting students and serving as allies.\u201d<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p 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