SERVICE

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Co-Editor of the Florida Literacy Journal,  the peer reviewed journal of the Florida Literacy Association. 

Information about the journal is here: http://flareads.org/publications/

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Serving on the board of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers

 

Member of the National Association of Professional Development Schools Policy Committee

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To the college

 

2014

Facilitated, with the Dean of the School of Education, Academic Open House, September 27, 2014.

 

Attended the Association of Teacher Educator's Award Presentation, February 17, 2014.

 

Attended the National Association of Professional Development School's Award Presentations, 2014.

 

Facilitated teacher professional development in writing at Hillsborough County partnership schools.

 

Facilitated a roundtable session at the USF 2nd Annual Inquiry Conference, 4.28.14.

 

2013

Served as an instructor leader at the Urban Teacher Residency Partnership Program Summer Workshop with partnership school classroom teachers and pre-service teachers.

 

Developed initial visual for the Childhood Education and Literacy Studies department "4 I’s" in collaboration with Dr. Kathleen Alley and Dr. Audra Parker.

 

Assisted with Faculty Search Committee, hosting math interviewees for meals and tours of partnership schools.

 

Prepared and submitted group proposals for Supervision II colleagues to ATE and SRATE.

 

CELS Elementary Education Meeting Participant.

 

Participated in the COEDU Open House event on Monday, October 22, 2012.

 

Participated in course revision meeting for RED 4310/RED 4511.

 

Participated on task force to develop Teacher Leadership Certificate.

 

Hosted a booth titled “Linking Literature” at the March 3, 2011 Children’s Festival.

 

Member of the Final Internship Evaluation Committee with Dr. Kris Hogarty and others, Spring, 2012.

 

Attended the Graduate Assistant orientation on August 7 - 9, 2012.

 

To the department

 

2014

CLICK Conference, Planning Committee, and Author Host. 3.11.14

 

Culturally Responsive Teaching Group participant, on-going.

 

Mentored instructors of courses previously taught with meetings and sharing of resources.

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Invited speaker to the Supervised Teaching course.

 

Facilitated teacher professional development in writing at Hillsborough County partnership schools.

 

2013

CLICK Conference-served as hostess to author Linda Shute; assisted with promotion of conference, set up and clean up.

 

Mentor for doctoral students and partnership resource teachers.(Click here to view a copy of documentation).

 

Invited pre-service teachers to present with me at the Florida Reading Association conference.

 

Led initiative for group proposals to ATE and SRATE. (Click here for copy of email from Dr. Jacobs).

 

Attended Elementary Pathways meetings.

 

Participant in RED 4310 Course Revision meeting.

 

To the profession

 

2014

Journal of Reading Education, Assistant Editor, June, 2014

 

LRA Proposal Reviewer, April, 2014

 

2013

Participated in a research study with Dr. Nancy Dana, Spring, 2013.

 

Research participant, Dr. Jenifer Jacobs, Spring, 2014

 

To the community

 

2014

  Participated in Rochelle School of the Arts Celebrate Literacy Week Event, January, 16, 2014 by reading aloud to a 5th

                 grade classroom. 01.16.2014

 

Fall, 2012 Assisted with set up and hosted a booth at the Mort Elementary School Family Reading Night.