Areas of Expertise
University of North Florida, Appointment to Graduate Faculty; November 2011-present.
University of North Florida, Assistant Professor of Elementary Mathematics Education, Dept. of Childhood Education, Literacy, and TESOL, College of Education and Human Services; August 2010-present. MAE 3312 Math Methods for Elementary School Teachers (Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Summer 2013); EDG 3324 Methods of Conceptual Teaching (Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012; ); EDE 4943 Internship Supervision (Spring 2013).
Professor in Residence; selected to serve as Professor in Residence for a Duval County Professional Development School (PDS), Kings Trail Elementary (an ESOL Center); July 2011-present.
Faculty Association Faculty Affairs University Committee Member; voted to serve in this at-large position for 2 consecutive two-year terms; August 2011-August 2015.
Student Issues College Committee; August 2010-present.
Dept. of Childhood Education Curriculum Committee; August 2010-present.
Scott McRae Foundation Tutoring Project; created a tutoring program for students in MAE 3312 Math Methods for Elementary School Teachers; UNF students worked with 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students at Windy Hill Elementary from January 2011-April 2011.
University of Central Florida, Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Educational Studies, College of Education, EDG 6415 Principles of Instruction and Classroom Management; Summer 2009 & Fall 2009.
University of Central Florida, Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Teaching and Learning Principles, College of Education, MAE 4326 How Children Learn Mathematics; Spring 2009, Fall 2009, & Spring 2010.
Tropical Elementary School, Brevard County, FL, 5th grade teacher, A+ School, Ranked 14th in Florida in FCAT Science. Currently teaching mathematics and science in an inclusion classroom to 45 heterogeneously grouped students; July 2005-July 2010.
Gardendale Elementary Magnet School, Brevard County, FL, 4th grade teacher, A+ & Blue Ribbon School. Taught 25 heterogeneously grouped students in all subject areas in the Magnet School of Microsociety; July 1999-June 2005.
Interlachen Elementary School, Putnam County, FL, Drop-Out Prevention Teacher, 4th and 5th grades, Blue Ribbon School. Remediated 32 low performing students using an 8 station C.E.I. (Creative Education Institute) computer lab; August 1998 – June 1999.
Interlachen Elementary School, Putnam County, FL, 4th grade teacher, Blue Ribbon School. Taught 24 heterogeneously grouped students in all subject areas; June 1996-August 1998.
Education
Ed.D. Education
University of Central Florida
December 2008
Ed.S. (Specialist in Education)
University of Central Florida
August 2007
M.Ed. (Elementary Education)
University of Florida
June 1996
B.A.E. with High Honors (Elementary Education)
University of Florida
May 1995
Biography
Dr. (Keller) Boote earned her Ed. S. at the University of Central Florida Lockheed Martin Academy for Mathematics and Science and her Ed. D. in Curriculum and Instruction also from UCF.
Prior to coming to UNF, Dr. Boote taught elementary school for 14 years and higher education for 2 years. After she received her Ed. D., Dr. Boote continued her research on using think aloud protocols to investigate elementary students’ ability to interpret line graphs. From this study, a manuscript was accepted for presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual meeting. Currently, Dr. Boote is investigating the role of mathematics in science education, heuristic selection in mathematical problem solving, and virtual simulations in the elementary classroom.
Dr. Boote's work has led to recent recognitions and grants in the field. In June 2009, Dr. Boote was awarded the Space Coast Science Education Alliance (SCSEA) Exemplary Science Teacher Award. In 2010, Pearson honored her with their Most Valuable Teacher (MVT) Award at the NSTA Conference in Philadelphia. Grant awards over the last five years have totaled $6,600 and have supported the use of virtual simulation technology, literature and manipulatives during problem solving, comic books and microscopes during science instruction, and metric system materials for measurement in mathematics and science inquiry labs.
Awards
Pearson Most Valuable Teacher (MVT) Award; Seven recipients were chosen throughout the United States from K-12th grades. The award was presented at the 2010 National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) Conference in Philadelphia, PA; March 18-20, 2010.
Space Coast Science Education Alliance (SCSEA) 2009 Exemplary Science Teacher Award; Eight teacher winners in Brevard County, FL, were selected from nominations submitted by students, parents, teachers, administrators, and community members. Selection was based upon teacher essays, letters of support, and other evidence of exemplary classroom practices; June 2009.
Alpha Delta Kappa, International Honorary Sorority for Women Educators; Treasurer from 2008-2010; accepted Spring 2007.
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi; UCF Chapter 232; accepted Spring 2005.
Merit Fellowship by the Office of Graduate Studies, UCF; Spring 2004.
Affiliations
School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA); 2012-present.
National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS); 2011-present.
Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics (FCTM); 2010-present.
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA); 2010-present.
Florida Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (FAMTE); 2010-present.
Florida Association of Science Teachers (FAST); 2006-2009.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM); 2004-present.
American Educational Research Association (AERA); 2004-present.
Grants and Contracts Awarded
**Published under S. K. Keller until March 2012.
Boote, S.K. (October 2012). Improving MAE 6318: Mathematics Methods for Elementary School Teachers. UNF Academic Affairs Teaching Grant for 2013. Amount Requested: 7,500. (Not funded).
Keller, S. K., Ouyang, J., & Boote, D. N. (November 2011). Comparative Study of Elementary Mathematics Education in the US and China. UNF Foundation Board. Amount Requested: $25,000. (Not funded).
Keller, S. K. (September 2011). Modeling Outstanding Mathematics and Science Instruction in a Professional Development (PDS) and ESOL Center School. Dean’s Education Advisory Council
Faculty Initiatives Grant. Amount Requested: $3,000. (Not funded).
Keller, S. K. (November 2009). Max Axiom Scientist to the Rescue! Boeing Employees Community Fund of Florida. Amount Requested: $1029 (Funded for $600).
Keller, S. K. (November 2009). Great Gizmos! Brevard County Educational Technology Grant Program. Amount Funded: $799 (Funded).
Keller, S. K. (October 2009). Read Any Good Mathematics Lately? Brevard Schools Foundation Bright Ideas School Bucks Classroom Grant. Amount Funded: $496.96 (Funded).
Keller, S. K. (October 2008). Problem Solving from the Concrete to the Abstract. Boeing Corporation. Amount Funded: $900 (Funded).
Keller, S. K. (November 2007). Microscopy Mania. Brevard County Educational Technology Grant Program. Amount Funded: $1549.46 (Funded).
Keller, S. K. (October 2007). Fizzin’ for Alka-Seltzer. Florida Association of Science Teachers (FAST). Amount Funded: $500 (Funded).
Keller, S. K., McCluney, C., & Zeak, S. (August 2007). The Metric System Connection. Harris Corporation. Amount Funded: $1000 (Funded).
Keller, S. K., McCluney, C., & Zeak, S. (May 2006). The Metric System. Brevard Schools Foundation Classroom Grant. Amount Requested: $2500 (Not funded).
Keller, S. K. (October 2005). Brevard Schools Foundation Boeing Grant Award. Amount Funded: $750 (Funded).
Publications & Presentations
**Published and presented under S. K. Keller until March 2012.
JOURNAL ARTICLES (Refereed & Peer Reviewed)
National/International
Boote, S.K. (2012). Assessing and understanding line graph interpretations using a scoring rubric of cited factors. Journal of Science Teacher Education. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10972-012-9318-8 [9% acceptance rate—per letter from the editor]
Keller, S. K. (2011). Make 'em want to be there! Teaching Children Mathematics, 18(1), 6-10.
[25% acceptance rate, Cabell’s Directory; circulation > 30,000]
State
Keller, S. K. (2011). Reasoning and proof in the classroom: What's your angle, Pythagoras? A math adventure. Dimensions in Mathematics, 30(2), 21-25.
JOURNAL ARTICLES IN REVIEW, REVISION, & PREPARATION
Boote, S.K. (in review since February 24, 2013). Movement between the triangles: Where is the science during science line graph interpretation? [A manuscript submitted to the Journal of Research in Science Teaching.] Manuscript ID: JRST-2013-01-0036 [11-20% acceptance rate, Cabell’s Directory, ISI impact factor = 2.639]
Boote, S.K. (in review since February 15, 2013). Supporting pre-service teachers with an embedded tutoring model [A manuscript in review with Teaching Children Mathematics.] Manuscript ID: 13-02-018-3B
Boote, S.K., McCormick, L., Parris, L., & Garner, W. (in press). Modeling part-whole relationships in the classroom: Frog and Toad are Friends, lost buttons, and circle graphs [A manuscript in press with Dimensions in Mathematics.]
Boote, S.K. (in preparation). Using inquiry lab data to make meaning: A mathematics and science connection [A manuscript being prepared for submission to The Journal of College Science Teaching.] [21-30% acceptance rate, Cabell’s Directory]
Boote, S.K. (in preparation). Does place value drive your division steps? [A manuscript being prepared for submission to Teaching Children Mathematics.] [25% acceptance rate, Cabell’s Directory; circulation > 30,000]
Boote, S.K. (in preparation). The simple act of naming [A manuscript being prepared for submission to the Journal of Mathematical Behavior.] [11-20% acceptance rate; circulation > 5,000]
Boote, S.K., & Boote, D.N. (in preparation). The roles of mathematics and science knowledge during multiple levels and stages of line graph interpretation [A manuscript being prepared for submission to the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education.] [8% acceptance rate, Cabell’s Directory, ISI impact factor = 1.500]
Boote, S.K. (in preparation). Analysis of pre-service teachers’ problem solving journals [A manuscript being prepared for submission to Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies.] [IRB#10-092] [30% acceptance rate, ISI impact factor = 0.769 (Rank = 48/112]
PUBLISHED REVIEWS OF BOOKS, TESTS, & OTHER EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS
Keller, S. K. (2011). [Review of the book Disrupting tradition: Research and practice pathways
in mathematics education for Teaching Children Mathematics]. Mathematics Teaching in
the Middle School, 17(4), 252.
Keller, S. K. (2011). [Review of the book Mathematics curriculum: Issues, trends, and
future directions, seventy-second yearbook]. Teaching Children Mathematics, 17(8), 505-506.
PUBLISHED DISSERTATION
Keller, S. K. (2008). Levels of line graph question interpretation with intermediate elementary
students of varying scientific and mathematical knowledge and ability: A think aloud study (Doctoral dissertation, University of Central Florida, 2008). Available online: http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0002356.
PAPERS PRESENTED AT REFEREED NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
Boote, S.K. (2013, April). (accepted) Making our base-10 system concrete and comprehensible. [A Gallery Workshop Presentation proposal accepted for the 2013 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Annual Meeting in Denver, CO (April 17-20, 2013).]
Boote, S.K., & Boote, D.N. (2012, April). (accepted but not able to attend due to financial
constraints) Roles of mathematics and science knowledge during line-graph interpretation. [Research paper proposal accepted for the 2012 School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA) Annual Convention in Birmingham, AL (Nov. 8-10, 2012).]
Syverud, S., Reed, D., & Keller, S. K. (2012, March) . A continuum of clinical
preparation: The urban Professional Development School (PDS) model of the University of North Florida. Proposal accepted for presentation at The National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) in Las Vegas, NV; March 8-12.
Keller, S. K. (2009, April). The roles of science and mathematics knowledge during line graph
interpretation: A think aloud study. Manuscript accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Keller, S.K., & Boote, D. N. (2005, April). Teachers as good curriculum makers: An analysis of
fallacious reasoning. A paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, Montreal, PQ, Canada.
PAPERS PRESENTED AT REFEREED REGIONAL CONFERENCES
Boote, S. K. (2013, October) (accepted). Making our base-10 system concrete and
comprehensible. [A Gallery Workshop proposal accepted for the 2013 National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Regional Meeting in Las Vegas, NV
(Oct. 23-25, 2013).]
Keller, S. K. (2012, October). No more “monkey moves:" Bundling craft sticks to understand division. A 90-Minute Gallery Workshop presented at the 2012 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Regional Meeting in Dallas, TX; Oct. 10-12, 2012.
Keller, S. K. (2011). (alternate list). No more “monkey moves:" Bundling craft sticks to
understand division. [A Gallery Workshop proposal accepted as an alternated for the 2012 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference, Hartford, CT (Oct. 24-26, 2012).]
PARTICIPATION AT REFEREED NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
Keller, S. K. (2011). (Chair). STEM Teacher development and associated practice. A paper
session at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
