Elmer Harris

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Elmer Harris

Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education

Special Education, Early Childhood, and Culturally/Linguistically Diverse Education

Biography

Dr. Elmer Harris is a 22-year veteran of the US Air Force and continues to proudly serve his community by preparing the next generation of early childhood educators.

Teaching Interests

    Dr. Harris' classroom experiences include preschool, K-2 autism, 5th grade, and adult scholars. His teaching philosophy is based on building and maintaining a sense of community within learning environments and using those relationships as a foundation for learning experiences that are individualized, relevant, and highly engaging.

Education

EdD in Leadership for Educational Equity

University of Colorado

MA in Special Education

Universityof Colorado

BA in Computer Information Systems

Bellevue University

Personal Website

http://elmerharrisnow.com/

Published Works

    Harris, E., Allen, R., Shapland Rodriguez, D. (2024). Embedding Equity Social Studies Methods for Preservice Teachers Using Transformational Learning Practices. Black History Bulletin of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, 87(1), 6-11. https://doi.org/10.1353/bhb.2024.a923021. Shapland, D., Allen, R., Harris, E., Cook-LaPointe, S. (2022). Integrating Trauma Informed Teaching Practices Throughout an Early Childhood Education Program to Support Teacher Education Students. (). Information Age Publishing .