JACQUE ENSIGN Education

Under name Jacque Williamson. "Easing Children into Writing." In Schooling at Home: Parents, Kids, and Learning, edited by Anne Pedersen and Peggy O'Mara, Santa Fe: John Muir Publications, 1990.

Under name Jacque Williamson. "Observing Up Close;" "Meeting the World;" "Loving Books." In Writing from Home: A Portfolio of Homeschooled Student Writing, by Susan Richman, Kittanning, PA: Homeschoolers, 1990: 31, 76-77, 98-100.

Under name Jacque Williamson. "One Day in School." In Young Children: NaturalLearners, edited by John Holt and Donna Richoux, Boston: Holt Associates, 1984.

Jacque Ensign, "Conceptualization of Qualitative Comparative Studies: Studying Elementary Math Education and Out-of-School Life Experiences," Southeastern Association of Educational Studies Proceeding, September 1997.

Jacque Ensign, Defying the Stereotypes of Special Education: Homeschool Students.  in special issue, "Home Education in Context, Practice, and Theory."Peabody Journal of Education , Vol. 75, No.1 & 2,  2000.

Jacque Ensign, "Parents, Portfolios, and Personal Math," Teaching Children Mathematics, February 1998, 346-351.

Jacque Ensign (invited author), "Homeschooling Gifted Students: An Introductory Guide for Parents," ERIC Digest E543, December 1997.

Jacque Ensign, "Ritualizing Sacredness in Math, Profaneness in Language Arts and Social Studies," The Urban Review. Vol.29, No. 4, 253-261.

"A Conversation between John Dewey and Rudolf Steiner: A Comparison of Waldorf and Progressive Education." Educational Theory 46:2 (Spring 1996).

"Failure to Change Roles in a Classroom: Egalitarianism or Hierarchy in Conflict."

Taboo: A Journal in Culture and Education (Spring 1996).

"Changing Roles in a Classroom: An Attempt that Didn't Work." Resources in Education (July 1995).

"Results of Virginia Testing of Homeschoolers." In H. B. Richman, J. Snyder, and W. Girten, "Math: What Works at Home." The Home School Researcher 7:4 (1993).

"Assessing Children's Progress: Standardized Testing is Not the Only Way;" "Finding Joy in Math;" "Rethinking the GED." Home Educators Association of Virginia, January 1991, January 1992, & January 1993.

"Evaluations: An Alternative to Testing." Home School Brief (legal educational issues) (November 1992).

Under name Jacque Williamson. 16 articles, Pennsylvania Homeschoolers, 1986-1992.

Under name Jacque Williamson. "Using Math Olympiad Problems for Middle Schoolers." Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary Schools Newsletter 7:8 (April 1991).

Under name Jacque Williamson. 7 articles, Growing Without Schooling, No. 31, 38, 39, 77, 80 & 82 (1982-1991).

Under name Jacque Williamson. "Learning to Read at 39." Mothering Magazine 57 (Fall 1990).

Under name Jacque Williamson, with Susannah Sheffer & Nathan Williamson. "Writing in Groups." Growing Without Schooling 77 (1990).

Under name Jacque Williamson. "Our Lives Are Richer: A Tribute to John Holt."

Growing Without Schooling, Tenth Anniversary Issue 58 (1987).

Under name Jacque Williamson. "Using Learning Logs for Independent Reading." West Virginia Writing Project News (Spring 1987).

Under name Jacque Williamson. "Easing Children into Writing." Mothering Magazine 37 (Fall 1985).

Under name Jacque Williamson. "Community Learning Opportunities." Alternatives in Education (Spring 1981).

Jacque Ensign, co-editor of "Ritual in Education" special issue of Urban Review, Vol.29, No.4. (November/December 1992).

Jacque Ensign.  Review of Performance-Based Student Assessment: Challenges and Possibilities, by Joan Boykoff Baron and Dennie Palmer Wolf, ed.,  In Educational Studies: A Journal in the Foundations of Education, Winter 1997.

Jacque Ensign.  Review of Pedagogy of the City, by Paulo Freire, translated by Donaldo Macedo, In Educational Studies: A Journal in the Foundations of Education, Spring 1998.

Subsequent Educations and Professions of Black and White Students from Two  Segregated Schoolsî American Educational Research Association, New Orleans,  LA. April 2000.

Including Culturally Relevant Math in an Urban School, American Educational Studies Association, Detroit, MI. November 1999.

A Challenge for Ed Studies: Prospective Teachers Views of Working with Non-Traditional Families, American Educational Studies Association, Detroit, MI. November 1999.

Panelist on Committee on Academic Standards and Accreditation, The Status of Social Foundations: Grassroots Organizing at the State Level, American Educational Studies Association, Detroit, MI. November 1999.

Invited speaker: Homeschooling and Its Implications, Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. October 1998.

Weaving Experiential Education into a Preservice Special Education Course, American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. April 1999.

Promoting Community in an Internet-Based Course, American Educational Studies Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 1998.

Respondent,  The Power of Parent & Teacher Ideas in Reform Efforts, American Educational Studies Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 1998.

"Defying the Stereotypes of Special Education: Home school Students," San Diego, CA. April 1998.

"Case Analysis Testing on the Web," on panel "Web-Based Testing" 12^th Annual Academic Computing Conference, Willimantic, CT. April 1998.

"Using Student-Searched Articles as Assigned Readings," American Educational Studies Association, San Antonio, TX. October 1997.

SCSU Faculty Development Grant, Workshop: Action Research Strategies Jacque Ensign, Norris Haynes. Spring 2000.

Connecticut State University Research Grant, Linking Students Out-of-School    Experiences to Classroom Math Jacque Ensign. 1999-2000.

SCSU Curriculum Related Activities Grant, Development of Internet Study and Research Materials for Two Education Courses 1999.

Faculty Development Grant, Web-Based Testing Alternatives at Southern Connecticut State University - A Panel Presentation Ellen Beatty, Mary Brown, Jacque Ensign, Lisa Lancor, Robert Workman. 1999.

Research Release Time. 1997, 1999, 2000

"Linking Students Out-of-School Experiences to Classroom Mathematics" on-going research in New Haven Public Schools.