Amanda R. Hurlbut, Ph.D.

Contact

ahurlbut1@twu.edu
940-898-2280
SH 209

Biography

Amanda Hurlbut, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Teacher Education Department at TWU. She received her B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of North Texas, M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from Dallas Baptist University, and Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from UNT. She has served in public education for over 18 years as an elementary teacher, instructional specialist, campus administrator, and teacher/leader educator. Her primary research interests include pre-service teacher education, data practices, technology implementation in K-12 and higher education settings, and preparing future educational leaders. Her teaching specializations include foundations of education, instruction and assessment practices, education law, curriculum trends, and supervision of elementary student teachers and principal interns. 

Education

Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction, University of North Texas
M.Ed., Educational Leadership, Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, Texas
B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies with Early Childhood through 4th Grade Certification, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

Expertise

Pre-Service Teacher Education; Online and Hybrid Learning Contexts; Pre-Service Teacher Data Literacy; High-Leverage Teaching Practices; Qualitative Methodology; Supervision of Student Teachers; Education Law; Educational Leadership

Latest Articles

Educator certification programs and increasing the use of artificial intelligence
Faculty Focus (2024)
Laura Trujillo-Jenks, Amanda Hurlbut, Minkowan Goo

Illuminating Skills Through EdTech Mastery: How ISTE Certification Can Facilitate Digital Literacy Curriculum Revision for EPP
TxEP-Texas Educator Preparation Journal (2024)
Amanda Hurlbut, Karen Dunlap

Strategies for launching a new degree program
Academic Leader (2024)
Laura Trujillo-Jenks, Hurlbut Amanda, Fredrickson Rebecca

Response to intervention in reading: A literature review and critical synthesis
International Journal of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education (2023)
Amanda Hurlbut, Jemimah Young, Catherine Boggs, Jamaal Young

Embedding simulated learning opportunities for teacher candidate pedagogical development throughout a pandemic
Texas Teacher Education FORUM (2022)
Maria Peterson-Ahmad, Amanda Hurlbut

Building bridges: Strengthening new teacher induction through digital means
TxEP: Texas Educator Preparation (2020)
Amanda Hurlbut, Sarah McMahan

Where do we start?: Initiating a practice-based teacher education program
Journal of Teacher Education and Educators (2020)
Amanda Hurlbut, Daniel Krutka

Traditional vs. cyber CATS: Different breeds for different needs
Online Classroom (Magna Publications) (2019)
Amanda Hurlbut, Karen Dunlap

Finding opportunities outside the academy to enhance student learning.
Kentucky Journal of Excellence in College Teaching & Learning (2018)
Rebecca Fredrickson, Sarah McMahan, Karen Dunlap, Amanda Hurlbut

Implementing accessible course policies
The Teaching Professor (2018)
Paige Hoffmann, Amanda Hurlbut

Online vs. traditional learning in teacher education: A comparison of student progress
American Journal of Distance Education (2018)
Amanda Hurlbut

Elementary pre-service teachers' perceptions and experiences with mathematics intervention
New Waves - Educational Research and Development (2018)
Amanda Hurlbut, Jeanne Tunks

Checking for understanding
The Teaching Professor (2018)
Amanda Hurlbut

Elementary pre-service teachers' experiences with response to intervention
Teacher Education Quarterly (2016)
Amanda Hurlbut, Jeanne Tunks

Pre-Service teacher preparation in Texas: Training general educators to teach students with disabilities
Texas Teacher Education FORUM (2015)
Amanda Hurlbut

Chapters

Videos or zoom? Used a flipped classroom approach to facilitate PST online learning
in Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Integrate Technology in K-12 Classrooms: Standards and Best Practices | IGI Global (2022)
Amanda Hurlbut

Facilitating accessible course policies
in Planning and designing your college course | Magna Publications (2020)
Paige Hoffman, Amanda Hurlbut

From traditional to cyber CATS: Different breeds for different needs
in Planning and designing your college course | Magna Publications (2020)
Amanda Hurlbut, Karen Dunlap

From start to finish: A programmatic approach to digital literacy in teacher education
in Handbook of Research on Literacy and Digital Technology Integration in Teacher Education | IGI Global (2020)
Amanda Hurlbut, Sarah McMahan, Aimee Myers, Rebecca Fredrickson, Karen Dunlap

Facilitating authentic practice in teacher education through pedagogies of enactment
in Engaging teacher candidates and language learners with authentic practice | IGI Global (2019)
Amanda Hurlbut

Scaffolding digital writing and storytelling in online-only teacher education courses
in Handbook of research on learner-centered pedagogy in teacher education and professional development | IGI Global (2017)
Peggy Semingson, Amanda Hurlbut, Dana Owens, Marla Robertson

Recent Presentations

Illuminating skills through edTech mastery: How ISTE certification can facilitate meaningful curriculum revision for EPPs.
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (2024)
Round Table | Amanda Hurlbut, Karen Dunlap

Working and getting along with highly productive and successful WOMEN!
Texas Women in Higher Education (2024)
Paper | Laura Trujillo-Jenks, Rebecca Fredrickson, Karen Dunlap, Sarah McMahan, Amanda Hurlbut

It's flippin' easy! F2F, online, & in-class flipped model to maximize learning
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) (2024)
Paper | Amanda Hurlbut

Building leadership capacity through mentoring dyads.
Annual Meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) (2024)
Round Table | Fredrickson Rebecca, Karen Dunlap, Sarah McMahan, Laura Trujillo-Jenks, Amanda Hurlbut

The role of teacher self-evaluation within the existing evaluation system in shaping teacher effectiveness and student outcomes: Pilot study.
Consortium of State Organizations for Texas Teacher Education (CSOTTE) (2023)
Poster | Benjamin Voss

A reflective approach for building preservice teacher digital literacy
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) (2023)
Paper | Amanda Hurlbut, Tamra Dollar

Measuring PSTs digital competency: A collaborative, reflective approach
Annual Meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) (2023)
Round Table | Amanda Hurlbut, Tamra Dollar

The Effects of a STEM Program in a Title One School on Student Engagement and Career Interests
TWU Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium (2023)
Poster | Katelynn Massey

Creating connection and providing support: Help tables in the middle school setting.
TWU Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium (2022)
Poster | Virginia Thomas

Why do you want to become a teacher? Interviewing second career changers.
National Academic Advising Association Annual Conference (NACADA) (2021)
Paper | Bush Brandon, McMahan Sarah, Hurlbut Amanda

Leadership in higher education: Characteristics of successful and failed mentoring.
Texas Council of Professors of Educational Administration Conference (2021)
Paper | Laura Trujillo-Jenks, Rebecca Fredrickson, Brandon Bush, Sarah McMahan, Amanda Hurlbut

The flipped classroom approach: A conduit for effective online teaching
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) (2021)
Poster | Amanda Hurlbut, McMahan Sarah, Bush Brandon

Videos or zoom? Using a flipped classroom approach to facilitate PST online learning.
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (2021)
Paper | Amanda Hurlbut

Development of a standardized interview protocol for admission to a teacher education program
National Academic Advising Association Annual Conference (NACADA) (2020)
Paper | Bush Brandon, McMahan Sarah, Hurlbut Amanda

Start to finish: A programmatic approach to digital literacy for preservice teachers
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) (2020)
Poster | Amanda Hurlbut, McMahan Sarah, Bush Brandon, Dunlap Karen, Myers Aimee

Measuring digital literacy: Instrument development to assess technology usage and integration for continuous program improvement
Society for Information Technology and teacher Education Annual Meeting (2020)
Paper | Amanda Hurlbut, Brandon Bush

Using a flipped classroom approach as a conduit for online teaching
TWU Teaching and Learning Symposium (2020)
Paper | Amanda Hurlbut

Planting the seed of parent involvement to harvest the fruits of student success
TWU Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium (2019)
Poster | Eva Gutierrez

Traditional vs. cyber CATS: Different breeds for different needs
The Teaching Professor Annual Conference (2019)
Paper | Amanda Hurlbut, Karen Dunlap

The importance of using data to drive instruction
National Conference on Undergraduate Research (2019)
Poster | Katelynn Hogan, Victoria Walker

Learning through play - A center-based approach
TWU Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium (2019)
Poster | Nazlee Burney

Understanding by design framework in physical education
TWU Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium (2019)
Poster | Agueda Gomes

Enhancing teacher success following completion of an EPP: Supporting new teachers as they transition into the first year of teaching
Texas Association of Educators (TxATE) (2019)
Paper | McMahan Sarah, Rebecca Fredrickson, Karen Dunlap, Amanda Hurlbut, Gina Anderson

Moving outside the walls of the university: Enrichment for preservice teachers through experiential learning activities
Texas Association of Educators (TxATE) (2019)
Paper | Rebecca Fredrickson, Sarah McMahan, Karen Dunlap, Amanda Hurlbut, Gina Anderson

It's more than just preparation: Supporting candidates during the transition into the first year of teaching
Annual Meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) (2019)
Round Table | Sarah McMahan, Rebecca Fredrickson, Karen Dunlap, Gina Anderson, Amanda Hurlbut

Classroom assessment techniques (CATS): Different breeds for different needs
TWU Teaching and Learning Symposium (2019)
Paper | Amanda Hurlbut, Karen Dunlap

Unlocking the data puzzle
TWU Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium (2019)
Poster | Rachel Langston

Using data to drive instruction: How teacher candidates enact data literacy practices
Annual Meeting of the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum (2018)
Paper | Amanda Hurlbut

Building data literacy in a practice-based teacher education program
Annual Meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) (2018)
Round Table | Amanda Hurlbut

Creating initiatives that support beginning teachers to meet the needs of diverse learners in 21st century schools
Annual Meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) (2018)
Round Table | Sarah McMahan, Gina Anderson, Karen Dunlap, Rebecca Fredrickson, Amanda Hurlbut

Wisdom of practice: A programmatic approach to creating, developing, and implementing practice-based teacher education
American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (2018)
Paper | Amanda Hurlbut, Daniel Krutka

New teacher academies: Building digital teacher induction through blogs and social media
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (2018)
Paper | Amanda Hurlbut, Sarah McMahan, Rebecca Fredrickson, Karen Dunlap

Giving preservice teachers unique opportunities to explore and grow: Experiential learning with community partnerships
Texas Association of Educators (TxATE) (2018)
Paper | Rebecca Fredrickson, Sarah McMahan, Karen Dunlap, Amanda Hurlbut

Real time tools for seamless teaching in hybrid contexts
TWU Teaching and Learning Symposium (2018)
Paper | Amanda Hurlbut, Karen Dunlap

Boldly learning by doing: Working with diverse learners through a community reading program
Pioneer Research at the Mall in conjunction with the Texas Woman's University College of Arts and Science and the SENCER Center for Innovation Southwest (2018)
Poster | Victoria Walker, Gwendolyn Young, Allie Worthington, Karissa Higley, Megan Gerlach

Increasing instructional effectiveness in the classroom through service learning
TWU Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium (2018)
Poster | Victoria Walker, Katelynn Hogan, Karissa Higley, N. Chau, Isabella Sanchez

Experiential learning to increase instructional effectiveness for preservice teachers
National Conference on Undergraduate Research (2018)
Poster | Victoria Walker, Katelynn Hogan, Karissa Higley, N. Chau, Isabella Sanchez

Using nearpod for data talks
Texas Association of Educators (TxATE) (2018)
Paper | Karen Dunlap, Rebecca Fredrickson, Sarah McMahan, Amanda Hurlbut

Go boldly and serve: Using a community reading program to improve instruction in the K-12 classroom
Pioneer Research at the Mall in conjunction with the Texas Woman's University College of Arts and Science and the SENCER Center for Innovation Southwest (2017)
Poster | Bri Maray, Isabella Sanchez, Victoria Walker, Mallory Frazier

Online learning in pre-service teacher education: A comparison of student progress in a traditional and online development and learning theory course
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (2017)
Paper | Amanda Hurlbut

Elementary pre-service teachers' perceptions and experiences of mathematics intervention
Annual Meeting of the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum (2016)
Paper | Amanda Hurlbut

Pre-service teacher's program and field-based experiences with response to intervention
National Network for Educational Renewal (2016)
Paper | Amanda Hurlbut

Innovating with digital teacher induction to reach new teacher graduates
National Network for Educational Renewal (2016)
Paper | Peggy Semingson, Denise Collins, Holli Hungerford-Kresser, Amanda Hurlbut, Joyce Meyers

Digital teacher induction via webinars and social media
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (2016)
Paper | Peggy Semingson, Denise Collins, Holli Hungerford-Kresser, Amanda Hurlbut, Joyce Meyers

Pre-service teacher preparation in Texas: Training general educators to teach students with disabilities
American Educational Research Association (AERA) (2015)
Round Table | Amanda Hurlbut

Elementary pre-service teachers' perceptions and experiences of mathematics intervention: A pilot study of course embedded response to intervention practices
American Educational Research Association (AERA) (2015)
Round Table | Amanda Hurlbut

Professional Affiliations

• American Association of Teaching and Curriculum
• American Educational Research Association
• Association of Teacher Educators
• International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE)
• Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education
• Texas Association of Teacher Educators

Honors & Awards

• EPP Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award - Professional Practicums, TWU COPE (2023)
• Faculty Mentor - Chancellor's Student Research Scholar - Virginia Thomas, Texas Woman's University (2022)
• COPE Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award, TWU COPE (2022)
• TWU Distinction in Distance Education Award, Texas Woman's University (2021)
• Pioneer Teaching and Learning Academy Mentor, TWU Pioneer Teaching and Learning Academy (2019)
• Students for Teaching and Assignment Recognition Symposium, TWU CFE (2019)
• Pioneer Teaching and Learning Academy Scholar, TWU Pioneer Teaching and Learning Academy (2018)
• ACUE Course in Effective Teaching Practices Cohort Member, TWU (2017)
• Favorite Faculty Member, TWU (2017)