Courses Taught

• TED 412.60 Elementary Social Studies Methods
• TED 412.61 Elementary Social Studies Methods
• TED 400.01 Seminar: Introduction to Education

Degrees

• B.A. - UCLA
• M.A.- CSLA
• Ph.D. - UCLA

Research Projects, Grants & Interests

• Social studies for young learners
• School-to-Career initiative
• Infusing positive aging concepts into the social studies curriculum

Publications \ Presentations \ Scholarship \ Service

• Cantor, J., Desberg, P., Hembacher, D., & Mach, N. Promoting Social Science Inquiry with Database Technology. Social Education, April 2003: 67(3), 145-150.
• Coleman, R. & Hembacher, D. Writing Your Way into the Five Themes of Geography. Social Studies Review - Journal of the California Council for the Social Studies, Spring/Summer, 2003: 42(20, 8-13.
• Hembacher, D. (2002). Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English in the Social Studies Classroom. In S. Lee and J. Lalas (Eds.), Language, Literacy, and Academic Development for English Language Learners. Boston, MA: Pearson Custom Publishing.
• Hembacher, D. Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners through the Course Model Lessons. Social Studies Review - Journal of the California Council for the Social Studies, Fall/Winter 2000: 40(1), 45-50.
• Hembacher, D. & Porter, P. Integrating History and Literacy in the Elementary School Curriculum, Social Studies Review - Journal of the California Council for the Social Studies, Spring/Summer 2000: 39(2), 24-31.
• “Preparing Teachers to Integrate Technology into Multicultural Inner-City Classrooms,” National Educational Computing Association, Seattle, WA, June 2003. With Dr. Nada Mach, Dr. Peter Desberg, Dr. Jim Cantor, Dr. John Davis, and Dr. Hedy Moscovici.
• “Using Technology to Shelter Instruction (Grades 4-8),” National Association for Bilingual Education Conference, New Orleans, LA, February 2003. With Dr. Sharon Russell.
• “Teacher Education Programs Meet the Digital Age: Challenges Faced and Lessons Learned,” American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, New Orleans, LA, January 2003. With Dr. Nada Mach, Dr. Peter Desberg, Dr. Jim Cantor, and Dr. Hedy Moscovici.

• Additional Scholarship:
• Hembacher, D., Okada, D., & Richardson, T. “School to Career” and Social Studies: Making the Connection. Social Studies and the Young Learner, March/April 2004: 16(4), 20-23.
• “Pathways to Change: Preparing Teacher Education Faculty to Integrate Technology in the Age of No Child Left Behind,” American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Chicago, ILL, February 2004. With Dr. Nada Mach, Dr. Peter Desberg, Dr. Jim Cantor, Dr. John Davis, and Dr. Hedy Moscovici.
• “Integrating Positive Aging Concepts with Family History,” National Council for the Social Studies, Chicago, ILL, November, 2003. With Janice Harbin.
   
• Additional Service
• Member, Department Retention, Tenure, and Promotion (RTP) Committee, 2004
• Member, SOE Dean’s Council, 2004
• Member, All University Teacher Education Committee (AUTEC), 2004
• Member, University Leaves and Honors Committee, 2004
• Member, Center for Teaching and Learning Faculty Grant Reading Group, 2004
• Member, Liberal Studies Advisory Committee, 2004
   
• Contemporary Professional Service in P-12 Settings:
• Coordinator of the Los Angeles Region of the California Geographic Alliance, and Assistant Director of the Center for History-Social Science.  Coordinated grade level social studies/geography institutes for teachers in the local area.  February, 2004, and June, 2004.

Professional Associations

• California Association for Bilingual Education
• National Council for the Social Studies
• American Educational Research Association
• California Council for the Social Studies
• National Association for Bilingual Education
• California Geographic Alliance, Regional Coordinator

Page updated: March 25th, 2004