Areas of Specialization:
Dr. Maynes has focused on the study of curriculum concepts especially related to the development and implementation phases of instruction, direct instruction and indirect instruction/inquiry, strategies for teaching complex thinking skills, and teacher hiring practices and approaches.
Research Interests:
Dr. Maynes is interested in research related to teacher education and professional growth. This includes aspects of teacher education that influence strategy efficacy, service learning, professional reflection, and the internalization of key curriculum concepts, as well as the characteristics of teachers sought by potential employers through the teacher hiring practices that are either implicit or explicit in educational contexts.
Current & Future Research:
Research relates to the broad area of teacher education and professional growth. Current research is being conducted to investigate: the use of direct instruct instruction in classrooms; the value of service learning and other alternative practica to teachers’ perceptions of differentiation; the use and value of curriculum conceptual models to teachers’ understanding of lesson planning, delivery, and assessment; and the shift in professional perspective from focusing on one’s teaching toward focusing on one’s students’ learning. As well, other research focuses on teacher hiring practices and how potential employers decide on which teachers to hire and how new teachers prepare themselves for the variety of hiring practices that are used in various educational jurisdictions.
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