Elizabeth (she/her) is a PhD Candidate in TLPL with a specialization in Teacher Education and Professional Development. She studies digital literacy and civic education with a focus on how students can better find social and political information they can trust online. A former middle school social studies teacher, Elizabeth earned her B.A. in Politics from Ursinus College and her M.S.Ed. in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania.
McGrew, S., Reynolds, E. C., & Glass, A. C. (2024). The problem with perspective: Students’ and teachers’ teasoning about credibility during discussions of online sources. Cognition and Instruction. https://doi.org/10.1080/07370008.2024.2340981
McGrew, S., Merroth, L., Zuspan, S., Buhrman, S., & Reynolds, E. (2022). Teaching Students to Evaluate Online Information Through Current Events. Social Education, 86(6), 386-391.
In progress:
Reynolds, E. & McGrew, S. (Under review) “From personal experience, it’s true!”: Students’ digital evaluations on relevant issues.
Reynolds, E. (Under review). Embedding online evaluations in social studies: A comparative case study of teachers’ goals and approaches.
McGrew, S. & Reynolds, E. (Under review). Discussing credibility and corroboration: Differences in students’ reasoning about digital sources and claims.
Clark, C.H. & Reynolds, E. (Under Contract, Anticipated Spring 2025). In AI we trust? In C. H. Clark & C. Van Kessel (eds.) AI in Social Studies Education: Tools for Thoughtful Practice with Generative Artificial Intelligence. Teachers College Press.
TLPL741: Curriculum, Teaching, and Assessment in Secondary Social Studies