
Assistant Professor, Social Studies Education
Post Baccalaureate Program Coordinator
Peer Reviewed Publications
Professional Publications
PUBLICATIONS
Tozer, B. C. (2018). Teachers’ perceptions and intended use of social media communication technologies as a pedagogical tool in teacher lectures. In L. Liu & D. Gibson (Eds.), Research Highlights in Technology and Teacher Education 2018. Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
International Presentations
Tozer, B. C. (2015). The benefits of being small. The Instrumentalist, 69(9), 18-22, 44-45.
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Tozer, B. C. (2013). Fostering success. Fostering Families Today, 13, 32-33.
PRESENTATIONS
Tozer, B. C. (2019, March). Understanding High School Teachers’ Perceived Discouragements to use Social Media Communication Technologies as a Pedagogical Tool to Improve Future Technology Integration Initiatives. Brief paper session presented at the meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
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Tozer, B. C. (2019, March). Developing a Survey Instrument to Measure Current Teachers’ Perceptions and Use of Social Media Communication Technologies in Teacher Lectures, In-class Activities, and Out-of-class Activities. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
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Tozer, B. C. (2018, March). Teacher’s perceptions and intended use of social media communication technologies as a pedagogical tool in teacher lectures. Paper session presented at the meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, Washington, DC.
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Tozer, B. C. (2017, March). Secondary teachers’ understanding of and reactions to a failed one- to-one iPad initiative. Roundtable session presented at the meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, Austin, TX.
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Machado, C., Wen, H., Tozer, B. C., Schiera, R. Calderon, M. Jiang, Y., & Ibrahim, A. (2017, March). Are parents, teachers and principals ready and able to create technology rich 21st century learning environments? Suggestions from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Symposium session presented at the meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teachers Education International Conference, Austin, TX.
National Presentations
Tozer, B. C. (2016, March). Music IQ or music I will: Understanding the influence of music aptitude on beginning and middle school level band participation. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Music Research and Teacher Education National Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Regional Presentations
Tozer, B. C. (2018, May). Development of a survey instrument to understand public school administrators’ teacher quality needs. Roundtable session at the meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH.
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Tozer, B. C. (2017, April). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Educator Sexual Misconduct: An Examination of Certification Area and Sexual Misconduct. Paper session presented at the meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH.
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Tozer, B. C. (2016, April). Understanding the relationship between the use of criminal background clearances and the incidence of educator misconduct in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Roundtable session presented at the meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH.
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Tozer, B. C. & Schiera, R. (2015, May). Gifted education identification methods and educational practices for PreK, kindergarten, and early elementary students. Roundtable session presented at the meeting of the New England Educational Organization, Portsmouth, NH.
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State/Local Presentations
Machado, C., Morret, T., Tozer, B. C., & Emic, L. (2017, January). Creating and using digital spaces to enhance faculty and students’ scholarly productivity. Workshop presentation at the meeting of the Indiana University College Technology Day, Indiana, PA.
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Tozer, B. C. (2016, August). Building a rigorous and student-centered curriculum: Step-by-step. Workshop presentation at the meeting of the North Carolina Public Charter School Association, Asheville, NC.
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Tozer, B. C. (2015, July). Meeting them where they are: Acceleration, retention, and students in- between. Workshop presentation at the meeting of the North Carolina Public Charter School Association, Durham, NC.
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Tozer, B. C. (2015, March). Is music aptitude a predictor of students’ persistence in a beginning and middle school band program? Poster session presented at the meeting of the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, Hershey, PA.
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Tozer, B. C. (2014, August). Four C’s of successful teaching. Workshop presentation at the meeting of the North Carolina Public Charter School Association, Wilmington, NC.
Invited Presentations and Workshops
Tozer, B. C. (2017, June). Implementing First Principles into subject area. 2 hour summer workshop for teachers presented at IUP’s GenCyber Camp, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
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Tozer, B. C. (2017, June). Separating the domains of factual and fake news. 2 hour summer workshop for middle school students presented at IUP’s GenCyber Camp, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
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Tozer, B. C. & Gentile, J. (2017, June). Putting GenCyber principles into practice. 2 hour summer workshop for teachers presented at IUP’s GenCyber Camp, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
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Tozer, B. C. (2017, June). Separating the domains of factual and fake news. 2 hour summer workshop for high school students presented at IUP’s GenCyber Camp, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
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Tozer, B. C. (2017, June). Summarizing First Principles’ relation to subject area. 2 hour summer workshop for teachers presented at IUP’s GenCyber Camp, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
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Tozer, B. C. & Gentile, J. (2017, June). Networked society. 2 hour summer workshop for middle school students, high school students, and teachers presented at IUP’s GenCyber Camp, Indiana, University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
