digital literacy; social studies and civic education; teacher education

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 Education86(6), 386-391.

In progress:

Reynolds, E. & McGrew, S. (Under review). “From personal experience, it’s true!”: Students’ digital evaluations on issues they care about.

TLPL741: Curriculum, Teaching, and Assessment in Secondary Social Studies