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Brett Tozer

Department Chair, H.K. and Eva James College of Education

brett.tozer@franklin.edu

Education

2017
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, Pennsylvania)
Doctor of Education, Curriculum & Instruction
2014
California University of Pennsylvania (California, Pennsylvania)
Master of Education, Educational Leadership
2005
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, Pennsylvania)
Bachelor of Science in Education, Education

Work Experience

2026 - Present
Franklin University, Department Chair, H.K. and Eva James College of Education
2020 - 2026
Franklin University, Department Chair, School of Education
2017 - 2019
Franklin University, Assistant Professor, Social Studies Education & Post Baccalaureate Program Coordinator
2016 - 2017
University of Pennsylvania, Tutor
2014 - 2017
Berlin Brothersvalley School District, High School Social Studies Teacher, Berlin, Pennsylvania
2014 - 2017
Berlin Brothersvalley High School, K-12 Teaching Experience

Publications & Presentations

Tozer, B., Ebersole, L., & Hyatt, N. (2022, Oct. 01). Teaching Series: Continuous Assessment. K-12 teachers and leaders presented to Riyadh Schools, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Wall, D., Tozer, B., & Hyatt, N. (2022, Aug. 01). Teaching Series 5E Instructional Model. K-12 teachers and leaders presented to Riyadh Schools, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tozer, B. (2022, Apr. 01). The Development of the Social Media Communications in Public Education Questionnaire: A Tool to Understand Teachers’ Readiness for Adoption. the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, San Diego, CA.
Tozer, B. (2022). Understanding High School Teachers’ Perceived Discouragements to Use Social Media Communication Technologies as a Pedagogical Tool to Improve Future Technology Integration Initiatives. Journal of Online Learning Research. Journal of Online Learning Research.
Tozer, B., Bennett, C., & Hyatt, N. (2021, Dec. 01). Leadership Series: Managing the School. K-12 principals and school leaders presented to Riyadh Schools, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tozer, B., Bennett, C., & Hyatt, N. (2021, Nov. 01). Leadership Series: Leading the School. K-12 principals and school leaders presented to Riyadh Schools, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tozer, B., Bennett, C., & Hyatt, N. (2021, Oct. 01). Leadership Series: Cognitive Coaching. K-12 principals and school leaders presented to Riyadh Schools, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tozer, B., Hyatt, N., & Wall, C. (2021, Mar. 01). Assessment, Feedback, and Questioning. K-12 teachers and leaders presented to Riyadh Schools, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tozer, B., Wall, D., & Wanstreet, C. (2021, Jan. 01). Building a community of care. K-12 teachers and leaders presented to Riyadh Schools, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tozer, B., Gardner, J., & Hyatt, N. (2020, Aug. 12). Design, create, and curate content. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tozer, B. (2020, Mar. 12). The Development of a Scale to Measure Attitudes Towards the Use of Social Media Communication Technologies as a Pedagogical Tool. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, New Orleans, LA.
Tozer, B. (2019, Mar. 31). Developing a Survey Instrument to Measure Current Teacher's Perceptions and Use of Social Media Communication Technologies in Teacher Lectures, In-class Activities, and Out-of-class Activities. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Las Vegas, NV.
Tozer, B. (2019, Mar. 31). Understanding High School Teachers Perceived Discouragements to use Social Media Communication Technologies as a Pedagogical Tool to Improve Future Technology Integration Initiatives. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Las Vegas, NV.
Tozer, B. (2018, Mar. 31). Teacher's perceptions and intended use of social media communication technologies as a pedagogical tool in teacher lectures. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, Washington, DC.
Tozer, B. (2018). Teachers Perceptions and Intended Use of Social Media Communication Technologies as a Pedagogical Tool in Teacher Lectures. Research Highlights in Technology and Teacher Education 2018 (pp. 109-114). AACE.
Tozer, B. (2017, Mar. 31). Secondary teacher's understanding of and reactions to a failed one-to-one iPad initiative. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference.
Tozer, B. (2017). Networked society.
Tozer, B. (2017). Separating the domains of factual and fake news.
Tozer, B. (2015). The benefits of being small. The Instrumentalist. The Instrumentalist.
Tozer, B. Summarizing First Principles' relation to subject area.
Tozer, B. Creating and using digital spaces to enhance faculty and students' scholarly productivity.
Tozer, B., Bennett, P., & Hyatt, N. Leadership Series: Managing the School. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tozer, B. Is music aptitude a predictor of students' persistence in a beginning and middle school band program?.
Tozer, B., Bennett, P., & Hyatt, N. Leadership Series: Leading the School. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tozer, B., Bennett, P., & Hyatt, N. Leadership Series: Cognitive Coaching. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tozer, B. Meeting them where they are: Acceleration, retention, and students in between.
Tozer, B., Gardner, J., & Wall, D. Differentiation. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tozer, B. Building a rigorous and student-centered curriculum: Step-by-step.
Tozer, B. Gifted education identification methods and educational practices for PreK, kindergarten, and early elementary students.
Tozer, B., Raehll, M., & Wall, D. Facilitate deep student processing and learning. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tozer, B. Implementing First Principles into subject area.
Tozer, B. Four C's of successful teaching.
Tozer, B., Wall, D., & Wanstreet, C. Building a community of care. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tozer, B., Hyatt, N., & Wall, D. Social Emotional Learning. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tozer, B., Gardner, J., Hyatt, N., & Wall, D. School leadership workshop. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tozer, B. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Educator Sexual Misconduct: An Examination of Certification Area and Sexual Misconduct.
Tozer, B. Music IQ or music I will: Understanding the influence of music aptitude on beginning and middle school level band participation.
Tozer, B. Understanding the relationship between the use of criminal background clearances and the incidence of educator misconduct in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Tozer, B., Raehll, M., & Wall, D. Assessing student learning for continuous improvement. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tozer, B., Hyatt, N., & Wall, D. Assessment, Feedback, and Questioning. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tozer, B. CURR 960 Comprehensive Evaluation of Educational Program. Department of Professional Studies in Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
Tozer, B. CURR 940 Technology in the Curriculum. Department of Professional Studies in Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
Tozer, B. MEDU 765 Curriculum and Instruction. Department of Professional Studies in Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
Tozer, B. MEDU 764 Educational Change and Technology. Department of Professional Studies in Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
Tozer, B. LTCY 702 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas. Department of Professional Studies in Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
Wall, D., Tozer, B., & Hyatt, N. Social Emotional Learning. K-12 teachers and leaders presented to Riyadh Schools, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Tozer, B. Teachers’ perceptions and intended use of social media communication technologies as a pedagogical tool in teacher lectures. Research Highlights in Technology and Teacher Education 2018. Research Highlights in Technology and Teacher Education 2018.
Tozer, B. Fostering success. Fostering Families Today. Fostering Families Today.

Professional Service

2021
Committee Member
Institutional Review Board, Franklin University
2020
Co-Chair
Technology Policy and Practice Special Interest Group, Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference
(New Orleans, LA)
2020
Founding Chair
Technology Policy and Practice Special Interest Group, Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference
(New Orleans, LA)
2018
Club Advisor
Order of the Lance, Urbana University a branch campus of Franklin University
(Urbana, Ohio) End Date: 2020
2018
University Senate Service
Faculty Senate
(Columbus, Ohio)
2018
Session Chair
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference
(Washington, District Of Columbia) End Date: 2018
2018
Committee Chair
Intervention Specialist Search Committee, College of Education, Urbana University a branch campus of Franklin University
(Urbana, Ohio) End Date: 2019
2018
Mentor for New Faculty
Urbana University a branch campus of Franklin University
(Urbana, Ohio) End Date: 2019
2018
Officer, Other Officer
Faculty Senate Officer
2017
Committee Member
College of Education Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
(Urbana, Ohio)
2017
Reviewer/Paper Reader
New England Education Research Organization
(Portsmouth, New Hampshire)
2017
Reviewer/Paper Reader
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference
(Washington, District Of Columbia)
2016
Committee Member
Senate Research Committee
(Indiana, Pennsylvania) End Date: 2017
2016
Guest Speaker
Graduate Student Assembly
(Indiana, Pennsylvania) End Date: 2017
2016
Officer, Treasurer
Graduate Student Assembly
(Indiana, Pennsylvania) End Date: 2017
2016
University Senate Service
University Senate
(Indiana, Pennsylvania) End Date: 2017
2016
Session Chair
New England Education Research Organization
(Portsmouth, New Hampshire) End Date: 2016
2014
Committee Member
Berlin Brothersvalley Education Association Negotiations Committee
(Berlin, Pennsylvania) End Date: 2015
2013
Member
Pennsylvania Music Educators Association
(Berlin, Pennsylvania) End Date: 2014
2013
Workshop Organizer
Somerset County Band Association
(Berlin, Pennsylvania) End Date: 2014
2012
Member
Berlin Brethren Church
(Berlin, Pennsylvania) End Date: 2012
2012
Musical Anthem Performer
Trinity UCC
(Berlin, Pennsylvania) End Date: 2012
2009
Workshop Organizer
Somerset County Band Association
(Somerset) End Date: 2010
2008
Guest Speaker
Somerset Alliance Church
(Somerset, Pennsylvania) End Date: 2014
2008
Officer, Treasurer
Somerset County Ban Association
(Somerset, Pennsylvania) End Date: 2016
2007
Committee Member
Eagle Scout Committee, Boy Scouts of America
(Berlin, Pennsylvania) End Date: 2011
2007
Officer, Other Officer
Somerset County Band Association
(Somerset, Pennsylvania) End Date: 2016
2007
Workshop Organizer
Pennsylvania Music Educators Association
(Berlin, Pennsylvania) End Date: 2008