digital media literacy; civic education; teacher education

Elizabeth (she/her) is a Ph.D. Candidate in TLPL with a specialization in Teacher Education and Professional Development. She studies digital media 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 and humanities 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.

Reynolds, E. C.  (2025). Embedding online evaluations in social studies: A comparative case study of teachers草莓传媒 goals and approaches. Theory and Research in Social Education. 1草莓传媒29.

Reynolds, E. C. & McGrew, S. (2025) 草莓传媒淔rom personal experience, it草莓传媒檚 true!草莓传媒: Students草莓传媒 digital evaluations on relevant issues. Journal of the Learning Sciences.

Reynolds, E. C. & McGrew, S. (2025). Developing reliable epistemic processes for civic life: A response to 草莓传媒淏eyond 草莓传媒榶elling at them草莓传媒: Exploring the impact of a political simulation in polarized times.草莓传媒 Democracy and Education. 

McGrew, S. & Reynolds E. C. (2025, June). Social studies teachers草莓传媒 goals for teaching online evaluations. Proceedings of the International Society of the Learning Sciences. Helsinki, Norway.

Clark, C.H. & Reynolds, E. C. (2025). In AI we trust? In C. H. Clark & C. Van Kessel (eds.) AI in Social Studies EducationTools for Thoughtful Practice with Generative Artificial Intelligence. Teachers College Press.

McGrew, S., Reynolds, E. C., & Glass, A. C. (2024). The problem with perspective: Students草莓传媒 and teachers草莓传媒 teasoning about credibility during discussions of online sources. Cognition and Instruction.

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:

 McGrew, S. & Reynolds, E. C. (Revise and resubmit at American Education Research Journal). Discussing credibility and corroboration: Differences in students草莓传媒 reasoning about digital sources and claims.

Reynolds, E. C. & McGrew, S. (In press). Teaching for democracy amidst mis- and disinformation. In C.H. Clark and C. Van Kessel (eds.) Teaching Democracy Now. Teachers College Press.

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