Anneliese Worster

Anneliese Mueller Worster received her doctoral degree from the University of New Hampshire.  An environmental educator at heart, her research and teaching focuses on the role of sense of place in increasing civic engagement and facilitating teacher candidates' ability to equitably empower their diverse students to be active change agents. 

Place Based Education, Sustainability, Social Justice, Eco-Justice, Universal Design for Learning.

Chair of the Childhood Education and Care Department

Coordinator of Elementary Education

Teach Theories of Thinking and Learning

Facilitate First year seminar

Co-facilitate 4+1 elementary and early childhood field seminar

Develop on line/ hybrid courses using Canvas

Advise undergraduate and graduate students

Field Supervision

State reaccreditation preparation

Serve on departmental and college wide committees

Worster, A. & Rohde, L. (2020). A Transdisciplinary Approach to Teacher Preparation: Providing Equitable Access for All Students to Learn Social Studies Content, Skills, and Processes. The Social Studies,111, (4), 205-218. https://doi.org/10.1080/00377996.2020.1736489

Worster, A. (2019). Responsive Environmental Education: Kaleidoscope of Places in the Anthropocene. In A. Cutter-Mackenzie, K. Malone, and E. Barratt-Hacking’s Springer International Handbooks of Education.Research Handbook on ChildhoodNature: Assemblages of Childhood and Nature Research. Germany: Springer International Publishing. 

Worster, A. (2016). Riding the Waves of environmental-based education. Green Teacher, 111: 38-42.

Green, C., Kalvaitis, D. & Worster, A. (2016). Recontextualizing psychosocial development in young children: A model of environmental identity development.Environmental Education Research, 22 (7),  1025-1048. 

Worster, A. and Rohde, L. (2019). Transdisciplinary pedagogy for equity: Teacher candidates’ teaching social studies to students with disabilities. AERA. Toronto, Canada.

Worster, A. and Rohde, L. (2018). Breaking out of academic silos to prepare teacher candidates to teach at the intersections of social studies standards, UDL, CRT, and civic engagement for social justice. National Council of Social Studies (NCSS) Annual conference-College University Faculty Assembly (CUFA), Chicago, IL.

Worster, A. (2017). Engaging New American children’s voices: EE research design and dilemmas. North American Association for Environmental Education. Puerto Rico (Moved on line due to Hurricane).

Worster, A. (2016). Photo elicitation and phenomenological interviewing: New American youth place attachment . North American Association for Environmental Education Research Symposium.  Madison, WI.

Worster, A. and Ziakas, T. (2015). First Graders’ Social and ecological Responsibility: Inquiry Arc and texts. National Council for Social Studies Annual National Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Worster, A. (2014). Fostering civic engagement among elementary school teacher candidates. National Council for Social Studies Annual National Conference, Boston, MA..

Worster, A. (2013). Increasing Elementary Teacher Candidates' Engagement in Civic Duty. National Council for Social Studies Annual National Conference, St. Louis, MO. (Approximately 50% acceptance rate)

Worster, A. & Ebersole, M.(2007). Contextualizing curriculum: Integrating the local cultural and ecological landscape into teaching. Fifth Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education. Honolulu, HI.

Surfing, Skiing (telemarking), Hiking, family, colleagues, friends