Title
Teaching Professor
Department:
TEd
Contact Information
Office: 206-F MCKB
Phone: 801-422-7570
Email: nope@teresa_leavitt@byu.edumsn.com
Brief Biography
Teresa Leavitt is an Professor in the Department of Teacher Education in the McKay School of Education at Brigham Young University. In addition to teaching course on campus, she is involved in coordinating various aspects of the BYU-Public School Partnership at the elementary level within the Alpine School District. She oversees the intern, student teaching, and practicum experiences. Prior to coming to BYU, she taught middle school in Clark County, Nevada.
Teaching Interests
Classroom Management
Field Experiences
Research Interests
Comparative issues in education, classroom management, mentoring
Selected Publications
A Qualitative Investigation of PE Teachers' Perceptions of Introductory/Warm-up Activities in K-12 PE
- Authors: Barney, David C; Leavitt, Teresa Anne
- Publication Date: 2019
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: The Physical Educator
- Publisher: Sagamore Publishing
- City: Urbana, Illinois
- Country: United States
- Volume: 76
- Issue: 1
- URL: https://249G SFH BYU
When magic becomes art: educating teachers
- Authors: Sowder, Mary; Leavitt, Teresa Anne; Smith, Thomas; Tanase, Madalina
- Publication Date: 2013
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: Studying Teacher Education
Using metaphor to assess practice: Our journey from K-12 teachers to teacher educators
- Authors: Sowder, Mary; Leavitt, Teresa Anne; Tanase, Madalina
- Publication Date: 2012
- Publication Type: Conference Proceedings
Constructivist practices in a teacher education program
- Authors: Tanase, M.; Leavitt, Teresa Anne; Sowder, M.; Smith, T.
- Publication Date: 2012
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: The Constructivist
- Volume: 21
- Issue: 1
A report on the introduction and resulting effects of novel teaching strategies in increasing creativity and independent thought
- Authors: Leavitt, Teresa Anne; Tanase, Madalina
- Publication Date: 2011
- Publication Type: Book, Chapter/ Section in Scholarly Book
- Publication Journal: Cultivating Curious and Creative Minds. The Role of Teacher Educators: Part II. Teacher Education Yearbook XIX
- Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
- City: Maryland
- Country: USA
The impact of teacher education programs on in-service teachers in China and USA
- Authors: Tanase, Madalina; Leavitt, Teresa Anne
- Publication Date: 2011
- Publication Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Publication Journal: Journal of US-China Education Review
- Publisher: David Publishing
- City: Libertyville, Illinois
- Country: USA
- Volume: 8
- Issue: 2