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Kari Chiasson

UND Ed. D. Teacher Education
  • Graduate Director Early Childhood Special Education and Visual Impairment, Teaching & Leadership
    • Early Childhood Special Education, Visual Impairment

Contact Info

  • Email: kari.chiasson@UND.edu
  • Office: 701.777.3236
  • Dept: 701.777.3239

Office Address

Education Building Room 218
231 Centennial Dr Stop 7189
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7189

SPED 500 Education of the Visually Impaired

SPED 505 Low Vision Assessment and Remediation

SPED 509 IEP Development

SPED 510 Early Intervention Child with Special Needs

SPED 511 Identification/Assessment Child with Special Needs

SPED 512 Methods and Materials Preschool Child with Special Needs

SPED 566 ASD Intensive Early Intervention

SPED 585 Internsip Visual Impairment

SPED 589 Internship Early Childhood Special Education

Parents of Children with Disabilties

Visual Impairment

Young Children with Disabilities

Online Education

PUBLICATIONS

 

Books/Book Chapters/Book Articles

 

Reilly, A., Campbell, D., Chiasson, K. (2012). Families and their children with disabilities. In G. Olsen & M. Fuller (Eds.). Home-school Relations (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Allyn and Bacon.

 

Chiasson, K., Reilly, A. (2008). Families and their children with disabilities. In G. Olsen & M. Fuller (Eds.). Home-school Relations (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Allyn and Bacon.

 

Refereed Journal Articles

 

Shawnda, S., Baker, M., Terras, K., Mahar, P., Chiasson, K. (2016). Desired and Experienced Levels of Connectivity to an Asynchronous, Online, Distance Degree Program. Online Learning Journal, 20(3). http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/691

 

Chiasson, K. S., Mahar, P., Terras, K., Baker, M., Schroeder, S. (2016). Desired and Experienced Levels of Connectivity to Various Components of an Asynchronous, Online, Distance Degree Program. Desired and Experienced Levels of Connectivity to Various Components of an Asynchronous, Online Distance Degree Program (vol. 2016). Chesapeake, VA: Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference.

 

Terras, K., Mahar, P., Schroeder, S., Chiasson, K., Baker, M. (2016). Graduate student perceptions and experiences with connectedness in an asynchronous, online distance degree program (pp. http://www.aera.net/Publications/Online-Paper-Repository/AERA-Online-Paper-Repository/Owner/971117). American Educational Research Association. http://www.aera.net/Publications/Online-Paper-Repository/AERA-Online-Paper-Repository/Owner/971117

 

Chiasson, K., Terras, K., Smart, K. (2015). Faculty Perceptions of Moving a Face-To-Face Course to Online Instruction. Journal of College Teaching and Learning, 12(4), 231-240.

 

Votava, K. M., Chiasson, K. (2015). Perceptions of Part C Coordinators on Family Assessment in Early Intervention. Rural Special Education Quarterly, 34(2), 17-24.

 

Grave, S., Glessner, M., Chiasson, K., Johnson, C. (2014). iPad Usage for Students with Disabilities: Perceptions of Special Education Graduate Students. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education 25th International Conference.

 

Chiasson, K., Terras, K., Smart, K. (2013). Faculty’s Transformative Process from Traditional to Online Instruction (pp. http://www.editlib.org/p/48119). Chesapeake, VA: Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference.

 

Terras, K., Chiasson, K., Sansale, A. (2012). Blending face-to-face and online instruction: Students’ perceptions (pp. http://www.editlib.org/p/39698 (pp 955-960)). Chesapeake, VA: P. Resta (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012.

 

Anderson, S., Chiasson, K. (2012). Ecological factors in social skill acquisition: High school students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders. Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship (JOSEA), 1(1), http://josea.info/archives/vol1no1/article-02-FT.pdf.

 

Terras, K., Chiasson, K., Sansale, A. (2012). Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Is Blended Instruction the Best of All? Students' Perceptions of Blending Face-to-Face and Online Instruction. Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 1(1), http://josea.info/index.php?page=vol1no1.

 

Votava, K., Chiasson, K., Johnson, C. (2011). Using an accountability tool to improve the quality of outcomes on individual family service plans. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals.

 

Mahar, P., Terras, K., Chiasson, K., Chalmers, L., Lee, T. (2010). Preservice general education teachers' knowledge of special education. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professional.

 

Chiasson, K., Offutt, S., Yearwood, J. (2008). What do I do now? Supporting early childhood teachers in working with children who exhibit challenging behaviors. The Journal for Campus Children's Centers: The Voice, 4(1), 2-5.

 

Chiasson, K., Olson, M. (2007). The section 504 process in middle school: Perspective of parents, teachers and 504 coordinators. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals (JAASEP), http://www.aasep.org.

 

Chiasson, K., Yearwood, J., Olsen, G. The best of both worlds: combining ECE and ECSE philosophies and best practices through a co-teaching model. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 27(3), 303-312.

PUBLICATIONS

 

Books/Book Chapters/Book Articles

 

Reilly, A., Campbell, D., Chiasson, K. (2012). Families and their children with disabilities. In G. Olsen & M. Fuller (Eds.). Home-school Relations (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Allyn and Bacon.

 

Chiasson, K., Reilly, A. (2008). Families and their children with disabilities. In G. Olsen & M. Fuller (Eds.). Home-school Relations (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Allyn and Bacon.

 

Refereed Journal Articles

 

Shawnda, S., Baker, M., Terras, K., Mahar, P., Chiasson, K. (2016). Desired and Experienced Levels of Connectivity to an Asynchronous, Online, Distance Degree Program. Online Learning Journal, 20(3). http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/691

 

Chiasson, K. S., Mahar, P., Terras, K., Baker, M., Schroeder, S. (2016). Desired and Experienced Levels of Connectivity to Various Components of an Asynchronous, Online, Distance Degree Program. Desired and Experienced Levels of Connectivity to Various Components of an Asynchronous, Online Distance Degree Program (vol. 2016). Chesapeake, VA: Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference.

 

Terras, K., Mahar, P., Schroeder, S., Chiasson, K., Baker, M. (2016). Graduate student perceptions and experiences with connectedness in an asynchronous, online distance degree program (pp. http://www.aera.net/Publications/Online-Paper-Repository/AERA-Online-Paper-Repository/Owner/971117). American Educational Research Association. http://www.aera.net/Publications/Online-Paper-Repository/AERA-Online-Paper-Repository/Owner/971117

 

Chiasson, K., Terras, K., Smart, K. (2015). Faculty Perceptions of Moving a Face-To-Face Course to Online Instruction. Journal of College Teaching and Learning, 12(4), 231-240.

 

Votava, K. M., Chiasson, K. (2015). Perceptions of Part C Coordinators on Family Assessment in Early Intervention. Rural Special Education Quarterly, 34(2), 17-24.

 

Grave, S., Glessner, M., Chiasson, K., Johnson, C. (2014). iPad Usage for Students with Disabilities: Perceptions of Special Education Graduate Students. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education 25th International Conference.

 

Chiasson, K., Terras, K., Smart, K. (2013). Faculty’s Transformative Process from Traditional to Online Instruction (pp. http://www.editlib.org/p/48119). Chesapeake, VA: Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference.

 

Terras, K., Chiasson, K., Sansale, A. (2012). Blending face-to-face and online instruction: Students’ perceptions (pp. http://www.editlib.org/p/39698 (pp 955-960)). Chesapeake, VA: P. Resta (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012.

 

Anderson, S., Chiasson, K. (2012). Ecological factors in social skill acquisition: High school students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders. Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship (JOSEA), 1(1), http://josea.info/archives/vol1no1/article-02-FT.pdf.

 

Terras, K., Chiasson, K., Sansale, A. (2012). Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Is Blended Instruction the Best of All? Students' Perceptions of Blending Face-to-Face and Online Instruction. Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 1(1), http://josea.info/index.php?page=vol1no1.

 

Votava, K., Chiasson, K., Johnson, C. (2011). Using an accountability tool to improve the quality of outcomes on individual family service plans. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals.

 

Mahar, P., Terras, K., Chiasson, K., Chalmers, L., Lee, T. (2010). Preservice general education teachers' knowledge of special education. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professional.

 

Chiasson, K., Offutt, S., Yearwood, J. (2008). What do I do now? Supporting early childhood teachers in working with children who exhibit challenging behaviors. The Journal for Campus Children's Centers: The Voice, 4(1), 2-5.

 

Chiasson, K., Olson, M. (2007). The section 504 process in middle school: Perspective of parents, teachers and 504 coordinators. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals (JAASEP), http://www.aasep.org.

 

Chiasson, K., Yearwood, J., Olsen, G. The best of both worlds: combining ECE and ECSE philosophies and best practices through a co-teaching model. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 27(3), 303-312.

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Books/Book Chapters/Book Articles

 

Reilly, A., Campbell, D., Chiasson, K. (2012). Families and their children with disabilities. In G. Olsen & M. Fuller (Eds.). Home-school Relations (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Allyn and Bacon.

 

Chiasson, K., Reilly, A. (2008). Families and their children with disabilities. In G. Olsen & M. Fuller (Eds.). Home-school Relations (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Allyn and Bacon.

 

Refereed Journal Articles

 

Shawnda, S., Baker, M., Terras, K., Mahar, P., Chiasson, K. (2016). Desired and Experienced Levels of Connectivity to an Asynchronous, Online, Distance Degree Program. Online Learning Journal, 20(3). http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/691

 

Chiasson, K. S., Mahar, P., Terras, K., Baker, M., Schroeder, S. (2016). Desired and Experienced Levels of Connectivity to Various Components of an Asynchronous, Online, Distance Degree Program. Desired and Experienced Levels of Connectivity to Various Components of an Asynchronous, Online Distance Degree Program (vol. 2016). Chesapeake, VA: Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference.

 

Terras, K., Mahar, P., Schroeder, S., Chiasson, K., Baker, M. (2016). Graduate student perceptions and experiences with connectedness in an asynchronous, online distance degree program (pp. http://www.aera.net/Publications/Online-Paper-Repository/AERA-Online-Paper-Repository/Owner/971117). American Educational Research Association. http://www.aera.net/Publications/Online-Paper-Repository/AERA-Online-Paper-Repository/Owner/971117

 

Chiasson, K., Terras, K., Smart, K. (2015). Faculty Perceptions of Moving a Face-To-Face Course to Online Instruction. Journal of College Teaching and Learning, 12(4), 231-240.

 

Votava, K. M., Chiasson, K. (2015). Perceptions of Part C Coordinators on Family Assessment in Early Intervention. Rural Special Education Quarterly, 34(2), 17-24.

 

Grave, S., Glessner, M., Chiasson, K., Johnson, C. (2014). iPad Usage for Students with Disabilities: Perceptions of Special Education Graduate Students. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education 25th International Conference.

 

Chiasson, K., Terras, K., Smart, K. (2013). Faculty’s Transformative Process from Traditional to Online Instruction (pp. http://www.editlib.org/p/48119). Chesapeake, VA: Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference.

 

Terras, K., Chiasson, K., Sansale, A. (2012). Blending face-to-face and online instruction: Students’ perceptions (pp. http://www.editlib.org/p/39698 (pp 955-960)). Chesapeake, VA: P. Resta (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012.

 

Anderson, S., Chiasson, K. (2012). Ecological factors in social skill acquisition: High school students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders. Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship (JOSEA), 1(1), http://josea.info/archives/vol1no1/article-02-FT.pdf.

 

Terras, K., Chiasson, K., Sansale, A. (2012). Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Is Blended Instruction the Best of All? Students' Perceptions of Blending Face-to-Face and Online Instruction. Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 1(1), http://josea.info/index.php?page=vol1no1.

 

Votava, K., Chiasson, K., Johnson, C. (2011). Using an accountability tool to improve the quality of outcomes on individual family service plans. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals.

 

Mahar, P., Terras, K., Chiasson, K., Chalmers, L., Lee, T. (2010). Preservice general education teachers' knowledge of special education. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professional.

 

Chiasson, K., Offutt, S., Yearwood, J. (2008). What do I do now? Supporting early childhood teachers in working with children who exhibit challenging behaviors. The Journal for Campus Children's Centers: The Voice, 4(1), 2-5.

 

Chiasson, K., Olson, M. (2007). The section 504 process in middle school: Perspective of parents, teachers and 504 coordinators. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals (JAASEP), http://www.aasep.org.

 

Chiasson, K., Yearwood, J., Olsen, G. The best of both worlds: combining ECE and ECSE philosophies and best practices through a co-teaching model. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 27(3), 303-312.

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Books/Book Chapters/Book Articles

 

Reilly, A., Campbell, D., Chiasson, K. (2012). Families and their children with disabilities. In G. Olsen & M. Fuller (Eds.). Home-school Relations (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Allyn and Bacon.

 

Chiasson, K., Reilly, A. (2008). Families and their children with disabilities. In G. Olsen & M. Fuller (Eds.). Home-school Relations (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Allyn and Bacon.

 

Refereed Journal Articles

 

Shawnda, S., Baker, M., Terras, K., Mahar, P., Chiasson, K. (2016). Desired and Experienced Levels of Connectivity to an Asynchronous, Online, Distance Degree Program. Online Learning Journal, 20(3). http://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/691

 

Chiasson, K. S., Mahar, P., Terras, K., Baker, M., Schroeder, S. (2016). Desired and Experienced Levels of Connectivity to Various Components of an Asynchronous, Online, Distance Degree Program. Desired and Experienced Levels of Connectivity to Various Components of an Asynchronous, Online Distance Degree Program (vol. 2016). Chesapeake, VA: Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference.

 

Terras, K., Mahar, P., Schroeder, S., Chiasson, K., Baker, M. (2016). Graduate student perceptions and experiences with connectedness in an asynchronous, online distance degree program (pp. http://www.aera.net/Publications/Online-Paper-Repository/AERA-Online-Paper-Repository/Owner/971117). American Educational Research Association. http://www.aera.net/Publications/Online-Paper-Repository/AERA-Online-Paper-Repository/Owner/971117

 

Chiasson, K., Terras, K., Smart, K. (2015). Faculty Perceptions of Moving a Face-To-Face Course to Online Instruction. Journal of College Teaching and Learning, 12(4), 231-240.

 

Votava, K. M., Chiasson, K. (2015). Perceptions of Part C Coordinators on Family Assessment in Early Intervention. Rural Special Education Quarterly, 34(2), 17-24.

 

Grave, S., Glessner, M., Chiasson, K., Johnson, C. (2014). iPad Usage for Students with Disabilities: Perceptions of Special Education Graduate Students. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education 25th International Conference.

 

Chiasson, K., Terras, K., Smart, K. (2013). Faculty’s Transformative Process from Traditional to Online Instruction (pp. http://www.editlib.org/p/48119). Chesapeake, VA: Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference.

 

Terras, K., Chiasson, K., Sansale, A. (2012). Blending face-to-face and online instruction: Students’ perceptions (pp. http://www.editlib.org/p/39698 (pp 955-960)). Chesapeake, VA: P. Resta (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012.

 

Anderson, S., Chiasson, K. (2012). Ecological factors in social skill acquisition: High school students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders. Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship (JOSEA), 1(1), http://josea.info/archives/vol1no1/article-02-FT.pdf.

 

Terras, K., Chiasson, K., Sansale, A. (2012). Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Is Blended Instruction the Best of All? Students' Perceptions of Blending Face-to-Face and Online Instruction. Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 1(1), http://josea.info/index.php?page=vol1no1.

 

Votava, K., Chiasson, K., Johnson, C. (2011). Using an accountability tool to improve the quality of outcomes on individual family service plans. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals.

 

Mahar, P., Terras, K., Chiasson, K., Chalmers, L., Lee, T. (2010). Preservice general education teachers' knowledge of special education. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professional.

 

Chiasson, K., Offutt, S., Yearwood, J. (2008). What do I do now? Supporting early childhood teachers in working with children who exhibit challenging behaviors. The Journal for Campus Children's Centers: The Voice, 4(1), 2-5.

 

Chiasson, K., Olson, M. (2007). The section 504 process in middle school: Perspective of parents, teachers and 504 coordinators. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals (JAASEP), http://www.aasep.org.

 

Chiasson, K., Yearwood, J., Olsen, G. The best of both worlds: combining ECE and ECSE philosophies and best practices through a co-teaching model. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 27(3), 303-312.

 

 

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