PhD, Educational Leadership: Leadership, Culture, and Curriculum, 2016, Miami University
MEd, Educational Leadership, 2012, Evangel University
BA, Elementary Education, 2008, Evangel University
Teaching
ELE 410 Teaching and Learning in the Elementary Classroom
ELE 510 The Reflective Practitioner
ELE 710 Elementary School Curriculum
ELE 711 Contemporary Issues in Elementary Curriculum
ELE 720 Advanced Theory and Practice in Student Assessment and Evaluation
ELE 722 Differentiated Instruction for Early Childhood, Elementary and Middle School Classrooms
Professional experience
Selected Publications
Howard, A., Bolyard, C., & Finley, S. L. (2024). Deficit to asset thinking: An exploration of incorporating community cultural wealth on preservice teachers’ mindsets.Journal of Teaching and Learning, 18(2). https://jtl.uwindsor.ca/index.php/jtl/article/view/8806
Bolyard, C., Howard, A., & Finley, S. L. (2024). Applying relational pedagogy in teacher education: Using the case method to analyze controversial issues. Journal ofEducational Controversy, 16(1). https://cedar.wwu.edu/jec/vol16/iss1/6
Bolyard, C., Baker, A. M., & Rudnick, D. L. (2022). Dilemmas in asynchronous multicultural teacher education from a relational pedagogy perspective.In Huffman, S., Cunningham, D., Shavers, M., & Adamson, R. (Eds.), Opening pathways for marginalized individuals in higher education (pp. 123-146). IGI Global.