Shirlene Law

Human Devt. and Family Studies

Senior Lecturer

Shirlene Law

Contact Information

Office Location: Roosevelt, CB 144C
Phone: 435-722-1722
Email: shirlene.law@usu.edu
Additional Information:

Educational Background

MS, Education, University of Wisconsin-Stout, 1992
Thesis: Family Environments of Young Creatively and Intellectually Gifted Children
BS, Elementary Education, Utah State University, 1988
Other, General Education, Ricks College, 1987

Licensures & Certifications

LETRS Certification (Early Childhood), Utah State Office of Education and Lexia, 2024
Montessori Paraprofessional Certification, 2009
Early Childhood Education (Pre K-3), Utah State Board of Education, 2006
Elementary Education (1-8), 1988

Teaching Interests

Early childhood development, human development, teacher education, early childhood curriculum

Research Interests

Developmentally appropriate practices, early childhood writing development, art in early childhood, preschool curriculum development, early childhood standards, teacher training

Awards

2018 HDFS Teacher of the Year, 2018

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

2017 Outstanding Faculty Member, 2017

Utah State University Uintah Basin

2013 Utah Early Childhood Teacher of the Year, 2013

Utah Early Childhood Conference Committee and Utah Association for the Education of Young Children


Publications | Other

Newsletter

  • Law, S.C, (2016). Let's Get Writing. Utah Association for the Education of Young Children *
  • Law, S.C, (2014). Classroom Rules...For Teachers. *
  • Law, S.C, (2010). Meaningful Learning at All Ages. UAEYC Newsletter, 1.3. (2010). *

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Teaching

FCHD 3510 - Infant/Toddler Lab,
FCHD 4550 - Methods and Curriculum for Preschool Children,
FCHD 4960 - Student Teaching in Preschool,
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2023
TEAL 1001 - Professional Relationships, Fall 2023
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2023
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2023
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2023
HDFS 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Spring 2023
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2022
TEAL 1001 - Professional Relationships, Fall 2022
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2022
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2022
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2022
HDFS 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Spring 2022
, Fall 2021
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2021
TEAL 1001 - Professional Relationships, Fall 2021
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2021
HDFS 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Summer 2021
, Spring 2021
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2021
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2021
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2020
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2020
HDFS 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Summer 2020
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2020
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2020
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2019
HDFS 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories, Fall 2019
HDFS 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2019
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2019
HDFS 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Summer 2019
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2019
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2019
HDFS 3550 - Infant Lab, Spring 2019
HDFS 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories, Spring 2019
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2018
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2018
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2018
HDFS 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Summer 2018
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2018
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2018
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2018
FCHD 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories, Spring 2018
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2017
FCHD 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2017
FCHD 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2017
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2017
FCHD 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Summer 2017
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2017
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2017
FCHD 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Spring 2017
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2016
FCHD 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2016
FCHD 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2016
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2016
FCHD 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Summer 2016
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2016
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2015
FCHD 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories, Fall 2015
FCHD 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2015
FCHD 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2015
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2015
FCHD 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Summer 2015
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2015
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2015
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2014
FCHD 3550 - Infant Lab, Fall 2014
FCHD 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories, Fall 2014
FCHD 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2014
FCHD 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2014
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2014
FCHD 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum, Summer 2014
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2014
FCHD 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories, Spring 2014
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2013
FCHD 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2013
FCHD 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2013
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2013
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2013
FCHD 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories, Spring 2013
FCHD 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Spring 2013
FCHD 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Spring 2013
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2012
FCHD 3550 - Infant Lab, Fall 2012
FCHD 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories, Fall 2012
FCHD 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2012
FCHD 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2012
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Summer 2012
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2012
FCHD 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Spring 2012
FCHD 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Spring 2012
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2011
FCHD 3550 - Infant Lab, Fall 2011
FCHD 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories, Fall 2011
FCHD 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2011
FCHD 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2011
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2011
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Spring 2011
FCHD 3550 - Infant Lab, Spring 2011
FCHD 4960 - Practice Teaching in Child Development Laboratories, Spring 2011
FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, Fall 2010
FCHD 2630 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2010
FCHD 2600 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Fall 2010