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Dr. Dawn Turkovich
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Education Department
Title(s): 
Assistant Professor
Office: Carey 21A
Phone: 724-805-2714
Email: dawn.turkovich@stvincent.edu

Biography:  Dr. Dawn Turkovich is an Assistant Professor at Saint Vincent College.  She holds a doctoral degree in Curriculum and Instruction and is certified in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Secondary Math, Early Childhood Education, Middle level English and Middle level Science. Dr. Turkovich has experience in public, private, and parochial schools teaching in the various content areas reflected in her certifications.  Dr. Turkovich teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the teaching of mathematics, adult learning and educational psychology.  Additionally, she supervises field experiences and enjoys working with local school districts.

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B.A., Mathematics, St. Vincent College
M.A., Adult Education and Communications Technology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
D.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Indiana University of Pennsylvania 

Mathematics 7-12
Early Childhood Education
English 7-9
Science 7-9
Graduate:
GCED 660 Adult Learning
 
Undergraduate:
ED303  Teaching of Mathematics 7-12
ED242  Numerical and Manipulative Mathematics for Early and Special Learners
ED303  Field Experience III
MA102  Mathematics for Teachers
MA103 Geometric and Measurement Theory
MA104  Elementary Functions
PY115  Educational Psychology

Publications

Turkovich, D. (2012).  Book reviews: Balance Benders Beginning:  Logic and Algebraic Reasoning Puzzles and Balance Benders Level 1. Teaching Children Mathematics, 19(2), 126-127.
 
Turkovich, D. & Harty, K (2012).  Linking to Learn:  Preservice Teachers in a Learning Community.  Pennsylvania Educational Leadership, 31(2).
 
Fenyus, B., Fisanick, L.M., & Turkovich, D. (2004). Writing portfolios in mathematics:
Preparing middle level students for constructed response mathematics questions on the PSSA. Pennsylvania Educational Leadership, 24(1), 24-30.
 
Conference Proceedings
Pre-Service Teachers' Teacher Efficacy Beliefs and the Perceived Relationship with Their University Supervisor (January 2012) at the Clute Institute International Conference, Orlando FL.
 
Exploring Pre-Service Elementary Teachers' Efficacy Beliefs Associated With A Learning Community Created By Linked Courses. Co-authored with K. Harty (January 2012) at the Clute Institute International Conference, Orlando FL.
 
Selected Presentations
Growing Professionally through Peer Collaboration in Higher Education. (February 2013) (with K. Harty) at Association of Teacher Educators Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO
 
Problem-Solving PenPals:  Preservice Teachers and Fourth Graders. (October 2012) (with K. Harty) at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference, Dallas, TX
 
Pre-Service Teachers' Teacher Efficacy Beliefs and the Perceived Relationship with Their University Supervisor (January 2012) at the Clute Institute International Conference, Orlando FL
 
Exploring Pre-Service Elementary Teachers' Efficacy Beliefs Associated With A Learning Community Created By Linked Courses. (January 2012) (with K. Harty) at the Clute Institute International Conference, Orlando FL
 
Enhancing Mathematics Understanding Through Literacy. (November 2011) at the Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of Mathematics, State College, PA
 
Does what we say really matter? Student teachers’ sense of efficacy. (April 2011) at the National Student Teacher Supervision Conference at Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
 
Gee, I Never Thought of It Like That: Student Teacher Perceptions of Integrating Math and Reading. (April 2011). Presented with K. Harty and S. Prunty at the National Student Teacher Supervision Conference at Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
 
Making connections: Teaching to teach across disciples while partnering with a public school classroom (2011). Presented with K. Harty and P. Kanfush at the Association of Teacher Educators Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL
 
Making connections that count: A collaboration between math and reading content courses (2010). Presented with K. Harty at the National Student Teacher Supervision Conference at Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
 
Creating E-Books: Preparing Prospective Teachers to Work with Diverse Learners (2010).  Presented with K. Harty and P. Kanfush at Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Annual Convention, Boston, MA
 
Program changes to prepare preservice teachers to work with diverse learners (2008). Presented with K. Harty and P. Kanfush at Teacher Education Division of Council for Exceptional Children Conference, Dallas, TX
 
Integrating Electronic Portfolios into a Teacher Education Program (2008), Presented at the National Student Teacher Supervision Conference at Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
 
Popping portfolios: Making electronic portfolios become educational portfolios with instructional technology and design theory (2008), Presented with V. Ent at the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators, Hershey, PA
 
Preparing Preservice Elementary Students to Teach in Inclusive Settings (2007), Presented with K. Harty at Teacher Education Division of Council for Exceptional Children Conference, Milwaukee, WI
 
Math + Literature = ‘Sum’thing special in the K-6 classroom (2003), Presented with B. Kupetz at the Keystone State Reading Association Conference, Hershey, PA
 
Service
Reviewer for the NCTM journal Teaching Children Mathematics

Affiliations:
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Pennsylvania Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (PASCD)
Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of Mathematics (PCTM)
Pennsylvania Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (PAMTE)

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Saint Vincent College | 300 Fraser Purchase Road Latrobe, PA 15650-2690

CONTACT the education department

Main Office: Ground Floor Prep Hall
​(below the Library)

Phone: 724-805-2096
Assistant: joan.roach@stvincent.edu
Hours: 9am-5pm