Chloe Bolyard

Associate Professor

School-Teaching Learn and Develop Sci

Role: Faculty

Campus: Springfield

PhD, Educational Leadership: Leadership, Culture, and Curriculum, 2016, Miami University
MEd, Educational Leadership, 2012, Evangel University
BA, Elementary Education, 2008, Evangel University

ELE 410 Teaching and Learning in the Elementary Classroom
ELE 510 The Reflective Practitioner
ELE 710 Elementary School Curriculum
ELE 711 Contemporary Issues in Elementary Curriculum
ELE 720 Advanced Theory and Practice in Student Assessment and Evaluation
ELE 722 Differentiated Instruction for Early Childhood, Elementary and Middle School Classrooms

Howard, A., Bolyard, C., & Finley, S. L. (2024). Deficit to asset thinking: An exploration of incorporating community cultural wealth on preservice teachers’ mindsets. Journal of Teaching and Learning, 18(2). https://jtl.uwindsor.ca/index.php/jtl/article/view/8806
Bolyard, C., Howard, A., & Finley, S. L. (2024). Applying relational pedagogy in teacher education: Using the case method to analyze controversial issues. Journal of Educational Controversy, 16(1). https://cedar.wwu.edu/jec/vol16/iss1/6
Bolyard, C., Baker, A. M., & Rudnick, D. L. (2022). Dilemmas in asynchronous multicultural teacher education from a relational pedagogy perspective. In Huffman, S., Cunningham, D., Shavers, M., & Adamson, R. (Eds.), Opening pathways for marginalized individuals in higher education (pp. 123-146). IGI Global.
Bolyard, C., & Baker, A. M. (2021). “Diversity placements”: Supporting the development of socially just teachers or reinforcing negative stereotypes? Critical Questions in Education, 12(3), 189-216.
Livers, S., Zhang, S., Davis, T., Bolyard, C., Daley, S., & Sydnor, J. (2021). Examining teacher preparation programs’ influence on elementary teacher candidates’ sense of preparedness. Teacher Education Quarterly, 48(3), 29-52.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Award (Nominee), Missouri Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (MACTE), 2024
Outstanding Graduate Mentor (Nominee), The Graduate College, Missouri State University, 2024
Teaching Excellence Award, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, Missouri State University, 2024
Faculty Mentor, Maroon & White Honors Banquet for Student-Athletes, Missouri State University, 2022
Faculty Mentor, Maroon & White Honors Banquet for Student-Athletes, Missouri State University, 2019
Master Online Course Recognition Award (MOCRA): Best in Interaction, Missouri State University, 2019
Master Online Course Recognition Award (MOCRA): Best in Assessment and Feedback, Missouri State University, 2019
Outstanding Graduate Mentor (nomination), Missouri State University, 2019
Diversity Scholar, Missouri State University, 2018
Certified Distance Educator, Missouri State University, 2017
Outstanding Dissertation (nomination), American Education Research Association (AERA) Division B (Curriculum), 2017
Dissertation Scholar, Miami University, 2015-2016
Outstanding Student Paper Award, Ohio Valley Philosophy of Education Conference, 2014

Ungrading
KTRS Radio St. Louis
10/12/2023
On-air, 17-minute interview

Ungrading: Shifting The Classroom Focus Back to Learning
MSU University Communications
06/04/2021
Dr. Chloe Bolyard shares about her experience using ungrading in her classroom.

Letting Students Grade Themselves, MSU Professor Looks to Humanize Learning
KSMU Radio
06/14/2021
Dr. Chloe Bolyard is trying to humanize education with a new technique she says is helping students learn better.