Gayle Mindes, professor of education, retired on June 30, 2018. A DePaul faculty member for 25 years, Mindes served as associate dean, acting dean, and chair of the teacher education department and faculty member in the Department of Teacher Education and in the Ed.D. Program. She serves as book and journal article reviewer for the National Association for Education of Young Children. She received the University's Via Sapeintiae Award for Service.
Education
- EdD Curriculum and Instruction, Loyola University of Chicago
- MS Counseling and Behavioral Disabilities, University of Wisconsin
- BS Elementary Education, University of Kansas
Courses Taught
- T&L; 411 Assessment in Early Childhood
- T&L; 422 Classroom Assessment in the Elementary School
- A&S; 811 Assessment and Accountability
Research Interests
- Early childhood education, assessment, and social studies
Selected Publications
- Brillante, P., Chen, J., Cueves, S., Dundorf, C., Hoffman, E. B., Meier, D. R., Mindes, G,, Roy. L. R. (Eds.) (2023) Casebook in Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs. Washington, D.C.: National Association of Early Childhood Education.
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Mindes, G. & Newman, M. (2022) Social studies for young children: Preschool and primary curriculum anchor. 3rd Ed. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
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Mindes, G. (Ed.) (2020) Contemporary challenges in teaching young children: Meeting the needs of all children. New York: Routledge.
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Mindes, G. (Ed.) (2018) Teaching young children with challenging behavior. New York: Routledge.
Articles
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Banzer, D., Delgado, C., Sheridan, K.M. and Mindes, G. (Autumn, 2017) A day in the life of Armando: Growing up in Humboldt Park, Chicago, IL, USA. Childhood Explorer. http://www.childhoodexplorer.org/armando
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Mindes, G. (2015) Pushing up social studies from early childhood to the world. young children. July. (Co-editor of the Social Studies Section of this journal issue; with Derry Korlek)