Charles Rathbone

Associate Professor of Education Emeritus

Charles.Rathbone@uvm.edu
Charles Rathbone
Charles.Rathbone@uvm.edu
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Alma mater(s)
  • Ph.D. in Teacher Education from Syracuse University
  • M.S. in Urban Education from Syracuse University
Affiliated Department(s)

Department of Education

BIO

Dr. Rathbone's primary areas of scholarship exist at the intersection of small group process, learning theory, and curriculum development.  A reformed Piagetian, his current interests include how technology and what we know about how the brain learns impact these areas of scholarship.  He is co-author of Muiltiage Portraits: Teaching and Learning In Mixed Age Classrooms and authored the Encyclopedia Americana online entry "Elementary Education" in 1997. He retired from UVM in May 2009.

Awards and Achievements

  • The John Dewey Faculty Citizenship Award from College of Education and Social Services: Given to recognize contributions made to faculty and students as teacher, colleague, and a member of the larger community within which the University of Vermont resides (2009)
  • John Dewey Faculty Teaching Award from the College of Education and Social Services: Given to recognize excellence in teaching in a manner that honors both the student and the curriculum (2008)

Area(s) of expertise

  • Curriculum development
  • Elementary education
  • Learning theory

Bio

Dr. Rathbone's primary areas of scholarship exist at the intersection of small group process, learning theory, and curriculum development.  A reformed Piagetian, his current interests include how technology and what we know about how the brain learns impact these areas of scholarship.  He is co-author of Muiltiage Portraits: Teaching and Learning In Mixed Age Classrooms and authored the Encyclopedia Americana online entry "Elementary Education" in 1997. He retired from UVM in May 2009.

Awards and Achievements

  • The John Dewey Faculty Citizenship Award from College of Education and Social Services: Given to recognize contributions made to faculty and students as teacher, colleague, and a member of the larger community within which the University of Vermont resides (2009)
  • John Dewey Faculty Teaching Award from the College of Education and Social Services: Given to recognize excellence in teaching in a manner that honors both the student and the curriculum (2008)

Areas of Expertise

  • Curriculum development
  • Elementary education
  • Learning theory