Dr. Kristina Falbe
Associate Professor
Teaching and Learning
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DEG Degarmo Hall
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Biography
Dr. Kristina Falbe is an Associate Professor of Middle Level Education in the School of Teaching and Learning. She currently teaches courses related to young adolescent development and middle level education. Her research interests include academic achievement in model middle schools, self-study in middle grades teacher education, and alternative field experiences. Dr. Falbe formerly taught middle school in Conyers, GA.
Current Courses
599.011Dissertation Research
394.002Special Education in Middle Level Schools
599.006Dissertation Research
104.003Introduction To Education In The United States
394.001Special Education in Middle Level Schools
Teaching Interests & Areas
Young Adolescent Development, Middle Grades Education, Special Education in the Middle School, Clinical Experiences in the Middle School
Research Interests & Areas
Dr.Falbe's research is very intentionally focused on practices and structures of middle schools., her work spans academic achievement and the middle school philosophy, school organization and the middle school philosophy, and teacher education and the middle school philosophy.
PhD Curriculum and Instruction
Mercer University
Atlanta, Ga
Ed.S Curriculum and Instruction
Georgia College and State University
Milledgeville, GA
M.Ed Reading, Language and Literacy concentrating in English Language Learning
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
BS Middle Grades Education
Georgia College and State University (John H. Lounsbury School of Education)
Milledgeville, GA
University of Illinois Service Initiative Award
Illinois State
2022
College of Education Service Award
Illinois State College of Education
2021
Registered Student Organization Advisor of the Year
Dean of Students
2020
Nominated: Registered Student Organization Advisor of the Year
Dean of Students
2019
Book, Chapter
Falbe, K. N. (2021). Quotes of note. In S. B. Mertens, & M. M. Caskey (Eds.), As he saw it: Contributions, memories, and reflections of John H. Lounsbury. Information Age Publishing.
Ellerbrock, C., Falbe, K., & Franz, D. Middle grades schools and structures. Literature Reviews in Support of the Middle Level Education Research Agenda (2018): 203.
Nagle, J. F., Lemley, S. M., Swanson, K. W., Schaefer, M. B., Falbe, K. N., Netcoh, S., & Smith, K. W. (2018). The state of curriculum in the middle grades. In S. B. Mertens & M. M. Caskey (Eds.), Literature reviews in support of the Middle Level Education Research Agenda. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Journal Article
Falbe, K., & Smith, K. Middle grades IRL: A collective self-study of practices and problems of practice in the context of middle grades teacher education. Middle School Journal 53.3 (2022): 15-21.
Mertens, S. B., & Falbe, K. N. (2021). Illinois Horizon Schools: Initial research findings from the Illinois Schools to Watch Program. Research in Middle Level Education Online, 44(6), 1–15. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19404476.2021.1921678
Smith, K., & Falbe, K. In a Spirit of Curiosity, Concern, Collaboration, and Humility: Considering the Work of Middle Grades Education in the Context of a Pandemic.. Middle Grades Review 6.2 (2020): n2.
Ellerbrock, C., Main, K., Falbe, K.N., Franz, D. P. (2018). An examination of middle school organizational structures in the United States and Australia. Education Sciences, 8(4), 1-18. Retrieved from https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/8/4/168
Kleine, L.M, Falbe, K. N., Previts, J. L. (2018). A call for self-study in middle level teacher education. Middle Grades Review 4(2), 1-6. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/mgreview/vol4/iss2/2
Presentations
Illinois Horizon Schools: Ongoing research from the Illinois’ Schools to Watch Program. American Educational Research Association. American Educational Research Association. (2021)
Illinois Schools to Watch: Principal perceptions of becoming an Illinois Horizon Schools to Watch. Association for Middle Level Education. (2021)
Academic Achievement and Middle School: A Five-Year Longitudinal Study of Schools to Watch in Four States. Association for Middle Level Education. (2020)
Academic Achievement and Middle School: A Five-Year Longitudinal Study of Schools to Watch in Four States. American Educational Research Association. American Educational Research Association. (2020)
Illinois Horizon Schools: Ongoing research from the Illinois’ Schools to Watch Program. Association for Middle Level Education. Association for Middle Level Education. (2020)
Middle Grades IRL: A Self-Study Considering Practices of Middle Grades Teacher Preparation against Realities of Practice in the 2020’s Middle Grades School Setting. Association for Middle Level Education. (2020)
Middle School : Do Best Practices Impact High Stakes Test Scores. Association for Middle Level Education. (2020)
Beginning in the middle: A Self-Study of practice and reflective pedagogy during first years of middle grades education professorship. Association for Middle Level Education. (2019)
I have a student teacher…now what?. Association for Middle Level Education. (2019)
Identifying professional dispositions of middle-level teacher educators: A self-study. American Educational Research Association. American Educational Research Association. (2019)