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Jodi Legnon

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Dr Jodi Legnon

legnon@nsuok.edu

  • Associate Professor
    Curriculum Instruction BA

Office Location

  • Broken Arrow
    Broken Arrow Education 159
    (918) 449-6538

Bio

Jodi Legnon, Ph.D., has taught several education courses at Northeastern State University in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction since 2007. She currently teaches courses in the Early Childhood Program at NSU. Dr. Legnon earned her bachelors and masters degrees from NSU in Early Childhood and her Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma in Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum. She has taught at a public school, a technology center, professional development courses, and university courses. She also served as a University Coordinator at OU. Her research focus is on preparing pre-service teachers to effectively include children with autism spectrum disorder in the general education classroom, as well as developmentally appropriate practices in early childhood classrooms, which includes developmental stages of children's development.

Education:

  • PhD, Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum, University of Oklahoma, 2015
  • MEd, Early Childhood Education, Northeastern State University, 2007
  • BS, Early Childhood Education, Northeastern State University, 2000
pre-service teachers internships
preparing pre-service teachers for effective inclusion
autism spectrum disorder
Teacher Education
Early Childhood Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Early Childhood Stages of Development
Teaching adults developmentally appropriate strategies to be effective classroom teachers is my passion. I enjoy guiding teacher candidates through their education and empowering them to have an understanding of how children learn and develop.

Intellectual Content:

  • An International Internship to Develop Undergraduate Teacher Candidates (Journal Article, Academic Journal), Discovery, Published, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2022
  • The ABCs of Teaching Empathy (Journal Article, Professional Journal), Teaching & Learning, Published, February, 2023
  • The ABCs of Teaching Empathy (Journal Article, Academic Journal), Application, Published, February, 2023

Presentations:

  • Classroom Management for Terrific Twos, Including Autism Spectrum Disorder - International Infant-Toddler Conference - Broken Arrow, OK - April 2019
  • Effective Inclusion - Family and Children's Services and Community Action Project - Tulsa, OK - December 2017
  • Blackboard Collaborate: Strategies for Success - Northeastern State University Community and Collaboration Day - Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow Campus - August 2016
  • Theory to Practice in Teaching - Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association - Claremore, Oklahoma - October 2015
  • Bridging the Gap: Factors Influencing Inclusion as it Specifically Relates to Autism - Fort Gibson Public Schools Professional Day - Fort Gibson High School - October 2023
  • Autism - International Infant & Toddler Conference - Double Tree Hotel, Tulsa Oklahoma - April 2011
  • Classroom Pets as a Catalyst for Enhancing Executive Function Skills - Early Childhood Leadership Institute - - November 2014
  • Enhancing Social, Emotional, and Executive Function Skills - Infant/Toddler International Conference - - April 2015

Courses Taught:

  • EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY - EDUC 3113 - Fall 2020
  • EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY - EDUC 3113 - Spring 2020
  • CLIN TEACHING & PRE-INTERN I - EDUC 3313 - Fall 2019
  • CLIN TEACHING & PRE-INTERN I - EDUC 3313 - Spring 2019
  • SEC TEACHING METHODS & PRACT - EDUC 4353 - Fall 2018
  • SEC TEACHING METHODS & PRACT - EDUC 4353 - Spring 2018