Selected Publications:  *indicates students

  • Ahn, R. (under review).  Balancing the equation: Does Ph.D. equal expertise in teaching?
  • Ahn, R., I, J., White*, J., Monroy*, L., & Tronske*, N. (under review).  Student-centered pedagogy: Using Moses’ Five-Step Approach as a scaffolding framework to teach diverse learners.
  • Ahn, R., Shimojima*, Y., Mori, H., & Asanuma, S.  (under review).  Professional learning among teachers in Japan. 
  • Ahn, R., Alford, B., Mori, H., & Gimino, A. (forthcoming).  Successful school leadership in Japan:  A principal’s story in a high minority junior high school.  In C. Meyers & M. Darwin (Eds.), International Perspectives on Leading Low-Performing Schools (pp. 33-56).   Charlotte, NC:  Information Age Publishing. 
  • Newton, P., Jacobsen, D., & Ahn, R.  (2017). Teacher leadership:  Canadian and American perspectives [Editorial].  International Journal of Teacher Leadership, 8(1), 1-5.
  • Ahn, R.  (2016). Japan’s communal approach to teacher induction:  Shokuin shitsu as an indispensable nurturing ground for Japanese beginning teachers.  Teaching and Teacher Education. 59, 420-430.  doi:10.1016/j.tate.2016.07.023.
  • Ahn, R., Asanuma, S., & Mori, H. (2016, March).  Japan’s teachers earn tenure on day one.  Phi Delta Kappan. 97(6), 27-31.
  • Ahn, R., Ingham*, S., & Mendez*, T.  (2016). Socially-constructed learning activity:  Communal note-taking as a generative tool to promote active student engagement.  Transformative Dialogues, 8(3), 1-15.
  • Ahn, R., Catbagan*, P., Tamayo*, K., I*, J., Lopez*, M., & Walker, P. (2015).  Successful minority pedagogy in mathematics:  U.S. and Japanese case studies.  Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 21(1), 87-102.
  • Ahn, R. (2014, May).  How Japan supports novice teachers.  Educational Leadership, 71(8), 49-53.
  • Ahn, R., Tamayo*, K., & Catbagan*, P. (2013, November).  Good teaching goes global.  Phi Delta Kappan. 95(3), 76-77.
  • Bhavsar, V. & Ahn, R. (2013).  Lessons learned from the collaborative writing process.  The Journal of Faculty Development, 27(3), 12-15.
  • Ahn, R.  (2012). Korean students’ minority schooling experience in Japan. Intercultural Education, 23(3), 249-263.
  • Ahn, R., I*, J., & Wilson, R.  (2011). Teaching mathematics to English language learners using Moses’ Five-Step Approach.  Teaching for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics, 21-28.
  • Ahn, R. & Class*, M.  (2011). Student-centered pedagogy: Co-construction of knowledge through student-generated midterm exams.  International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 23(2), 269-281.
  • Ahn, R. & Bhavsar, V. (2011).  Extending instructional dialogue through a student learning community.  National Teaching and Learning Forum, 20(6), 7-9.

Selected Presentations:  *indicates students

  • Ahn, R. & Shimojima*, Y. (2017, December).  Japanese teachers’ professional development in the nurturing ground of shokuin shitsu. Presented at the World Educational Research Association in Hong Kong.
  • Ahn, R., Asanuma, S., & Mori, H.  (2017, September).  Professional development for beginning teachers in Japan:  Policy and practice.  Presented at the Japan-U.S. Teacher Education Consortium Conference at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii.
  • Shimojima*, Y., Ahn, R., & Asanuma, S. (2017, September). Professional development for mid-career and veteran teachers in Japan:  Policy and practice.  Presented at the Japan-U.S. Teacher Education Consortium Conference at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii.
  • Ahn, R., Cervantes*, J., Mercado*, J., Sanchez*, J., & Swain*, S.  (2017, March).  Student-centered teaching:  How to motivate diverse students to learn.  Invited presentation at Los Angeles Southwest College, Los Angeles Community College District, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Ahn, R. & Alford, B.  (2016, November).  Successful leadership in a high minority junior high school in Japan:  A case study of a principal.  Presented at the Japan-U.S. Teacher Education Consortium Conference at Ehime University, Ehime, Japan.
  • Ahn, R., Queen*, N., & Walker, P. (2016, November).  Exploring how brain science can help expand teachers’ perspectives on teaching diverse learners.  Presented at the Japan-U.S. Teacher Education Consortium Conference at Ehime University, Ehime, Japan.
  • Ahn, R. (2016, April).  Japanese beginning teachers’ professional development in the context of shokuin shitsu. Presented at the World Educational Research Association Focal Meeting in Conjunction with the AERA Annual Meeting, Washington D.C.
  • Ahn, R., Alvarez*, M., & Gould*, J. (2015, December).  Student-centered pedagogy:  Metacognition as a tool to organize thinking and learning.  Invited presentation at the Empowerment through Education speaker series at Los Angeles Southwest College, Los Angeles Community College District, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Ahn, R. (2015, June).  Buraku students’ minority schooling experience in Japan.  Presented at the International Association for Intercultural Education 2015 Annual Conference at the University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
  • Ahn, R. & Teng*, P. (2015, March).  Metacognition as a tool to organize thinking and learning.  Presented at the 18th Annual CSU Symposium on University Teaching at CSULA, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Ahn, R., Fuqua, J., Martinez*, B., & Teng*, P. (2015, March).  Using Sudoku to teach metacognitive strategies through collaborative teaching.  Presented at the CSU Symposium on University Teaching at CSULA, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Ahn, R. (2014, September).  A step-by-step guide to survive in the world of publication for young scholars.  Workshop presented to young scholars at JUSTEC at Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Ahn, R. & Bhavsar, V. (2014, April). Unpacking lesson study in a multi-disciplinary faculty learning community.  Presented at Professional & Organizational Development Conference, Dallas, Texas.
  • Ahn, R. (2013, July).  Japanese professional development of beginning teachers in the context of shokuin shitsu.  Presented at the International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching Conference at Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
  • Ahn, R.  (2013, May).  Shokuin shitsu as a nurturing ground for beginning teachers:  Preliminary analysis.  Presented at the Japan-U.S. Teacher Education Consortium Conference at University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington.
  • Ahn, R., Lopez*, E., & Lovingood*, E. (2013, February).  From student-centered pedagogy to student-centered assessment. Presented at the CSU Symposium on University Teaching at Maritime Academy, Vallejo, CA.
  • Ahn, R., Huisman*, S., & Hollyfield*, M. (2012, April).  Empowering students through a student-learning community. Presented at the California State University Symposium on University Teaching, Pomona, CA.
  • Tamayo*, K., Catbagan*, P., Lopez*, M., I*, J., Ahn, R., & Walker, P. (2012, January).  Teaching mathematics to English language learners using Robert Moses’ Five-Step Approach in a pre-service teacher learning community. Presented at the Creating Balance in an Unjust World: Conference on Math Education and Social Justice, San Francisco.
  • Ahn, R. & Walker, P. (2011, February).  Effective minority pedagogy.  Presented at the AACTE Conference in San Diego, CA.  Invited Presentation as a result of JUSTEC presentation in Tokyo, July 2010.
  • Ahn, R.  (2010, December).  International perspectives on effective pedagogy for diverse learners:  Japanese and U.S. case studies. Presented at the 2nd East Asian International Conference on Teacher Education Research in Hong Kong.
  • Ahn, R., Walker, P., Catbagan*, P., & Shimabukuro*, G.  (2010, July).  Effective minority pedagogy:  A U.S. perspective.  Presented at the Japan-U.S. Teacher Education Consortium Conference at Tamagawa University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Teragawa, A. & Ahn, R.  (2010, July).  Effective minority pedagogy:  A Japanese perspective.  Presented at the Japan-U.S. Teacher Education Consortium at Tamagawa University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Ahn, R., Class*, M., & Ruvira*, I. (2010, April).  Student-centered learning: Using the social constructivist theory to create a student-generated mid-term exam.  Presented at Provost’s Symposium at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Pomona, CA.
  • Ahn, R. (2009, July).  Finding an optimal level of scaffolding:  A lesson learned from guiding preservice teachers to teach 6th grade English Language Learners. Presented at the International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching Conference at the University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland.
  • Ahn, R., Catbagan*, P., Kchouri*, N., & Lemus*, G.  (2009, February). Transforming the habits of mind of preservice teachers:  Preservice teachers’ perspectives on learning to teach abstract math concepts to English language learners.  Presented at the Holmes Partnership Conference, Jacksonville, FL.