Lora Kosten, Ph.D.

Instructor
College of Education
Phone: 941-426-7330
Fax: 941-426-7331
Office: 5920 Pan American Blvd., North Port, FL  34287

Dr. Lora Kosten is Faculty Coordinator for USF Sarasota-Manatee at North Port and also teaches courses in elementary education methods and foundations of education. She is retired from the Central Falls, Rhode Island School District where she worked as both a teacher and a principal.

Dr. Kosten received her Ph.D. in Humanities from Salve Regina University and served on the adjunct faculty at Rhode Island College for almost ten years. Her C.A.G.S. field project for curriculum and instruction supported professional development as a means to improve attitudes and practices of teachers regarding the N.C.T.M. Standards, and her dissertation research addressed parental involvement in education through Family Science and Technology Workshops. She has a strong interest in research to improve academic achievement of children in literacy through the integration of the arts. She is honored to be on the faculty at USF.
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Education

Ph.D., Salve Regina University
C.A.G.S. Salve Regina University
M. Ed., Rhode Island College
B.S.,  Rhode Island College

Research Interests

Dr. Kosten has a strong interest in research to improve academic achievement of children in literacy through the integration of the arts

Selected Publications and Research

 

Teaching

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