Rebecca (Becky) Lovering Powell

 

Associate Professor,

School of Education                                                                                                                                                                 Voice: 863.680.3777

Florida Southern College                                                                                                                                         Email: rpowell@flsouthern.edu

111 Lake Hollingsworth Drive                                                                                                                                                  Fax:    863.680.4102

Lakeland, FL  33801

 

EDUCATION                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

     Ph.D.                    2018, University of South Florida

                                  Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Literacy Studies

                                  "We're Not Going to Talk About That:" A Qualitative Case Study of Three Elementary Teachers' Experiences Integrating

                                  Literacy and Social Studies. 

                                  https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8417&context=etd

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     M.A.                      2007, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 

                                  Reading Education, K-12                                               

                                              

     B.S.                      1995, University of South Florida, Lakeland, FL                             

                                  Elementary Education, 1-6

                                              

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

     Elementary Education, 1-6, State of Florida

     Reading Education, K-12, State of Florida

     ESOL, State of Florida

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

 

     Literacy Teacher Education

     Children's Literature

     Integrated Curriculum

     Policy

 

CURRENT ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT

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     Associate Professor, Florida Southern College                                                                                                          May, 2020-present

 

     Assistant Professor, Florida Southern College                                                                                                           August, 2014 - May, 2020

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     Fall Semester: 

         Undergraduate: Children's Literature, Teaching Langauge Arts II, Clinical Experiences in Literacy; Foundations of Education I, Final 

         Internship Supervisor                             

        Graduate: Master's Program-Transformational Classroom Management;

                          Doctoral Program- Serving on Doctoral Committees

     Spring Semester: 

        Undergraduate: Children's Literature, Teaching Langauge Arts II, Clinical Experiences in Literacy; Final Internship Supervisor                              Graduate: Master's Program-Transformational Classroom Management; Serving on Doctoral Committees 

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     Summer, 2019: Doctoral Program-Community Collaborations; Serving on Doctoral Committees

                              Study Abroad at Ravensbruck Concentration Camp and Berlin, Germany

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     Summer, 2018:  Summer Abroad Study of Children's Literature and Culture in Paris, France.

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     Summer, 2016: Summer Abroad Study of Children's Literature in England and Ireland, Teaching Workshop-Differentiating Instruction         

     

 

PREVIOUS ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

 

     Graduate Assistant, University of South Florida                                                                                                       August, 2013 - June, 2014

     Urban Teacher Residency Partnership Program

 

     Partnership Resource Teacher, University of South Florida/HillsboroughCounty Schools                                  September, 2011 - July 2013

     Teach coursework in the Childhood Education and Literacy Studies Department; supervise Level I, II, and III

     interns in the Urban Teacher Residency Partnership Program (UTRPP); conduct research with USF faculty

 

     Reading Coordinator, Florida Literacy and Reading Excellence Center (FLaRE), University of Central Florida                                       2009

     Provided professional development statewide on reading intervention, k-5 and 6-12; provided professional development

     statewide on Florida  Assessment for Instruction in Reading, K-12; coordinated with districts and coaches to increase

     student achievement    by modeling in classrooms, facilitated book studies; facilitated  Leadership Team meetings, and

     mentored literacy coaches; assisted with data analysis

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EXPERIENCE

 

     Reading Coordinator, Bureau of School Improvement, Florida Department of Education                                                              2009 - 2011

     Conducted classroom observations with administrators and district personnel to provide on-going feedback, support and coaching

     to teachers;  developed and provided professional development;  provided on-going support to school and district leadership on

     implementation of best practices in literacy instruction; facilitated the school improvement planning process with administrators and

     school based personnel; developed cross-curricular action plans to support school improvement

 

 PUBLIC SCHOOL EXPERIENCE

 

     Reading Coach, Tenoroc Senior High School, Polk County Schools                                                                                                          2010

 

     Reading Coach, and Classroom Teacher, Kathleen Elementary School, Polk County Schools, Lakeland, FL                                2000-2009

     -Developed and provided school and district professional development; created school guided reading room; served on School Advisory      

     Council and Leadership Team; served on Instructional Television Team; Classroom Teacher

 

     Classroom Teacher, Wendell Watson Elementary School, Polk County Schools, Lakeland, FL                                                    1995 - 2000

 

EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE 

     Co-Editor, Florida Literacy Journal, a peer reviewed publication of the Florida Literacy Association                                Jan., 2019-present            http://flareads.org/fl-journal/

                                                       

     Assistant Editor, Literacy Practice and Research Journal, formerly known as Journal of Reading Education                  June, 2014 – present 

     

GRANT PARTICIPATION

 

     Graduate Research Assistant (2014). Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Berson. Spencer Foundation Grant.  Young Children as Apprentice

          Citizens: A Comparative Case Study Analysis of the Role of Literacy in Empowering Civic Engagement in Ghana and the United States.

     

     Teacher-to-Teacher Grant (2004). Polk Education Foundation: Connecting to Content through Literature. 

 

     Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics (2005). Mathematics and Literature. 

 

ARTICLES

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     Rakes, L., Powell, R.L., Anderson, S., Blevins, B. (November, 2018) Using videos to strengthen mentor teaching. Stories from the Field. 

       https://napds.org/category/stories-from-the-field/

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     Powell, R. L., Burns, R. W., Ward, J., Persbacker, S., Kondash, A., Norton, L., Mercer, S., & Feth, J.  (Summer, 2014).  

          Supporting pre-service teachers' understanding of a culturally diverse student population. PDS Partners.

 

     Franco, Y., Fernandez, J., Gelfuso, A., Hagge, J., Powell, R., Ward, J., Dennis, D., Parker, A., & Yendol-Hoppey, D. (2013).  Exploring the

          Signature Pedagogy of Preservice Teacher Learning in Partnership-based Teacher Education.  PDS Partners.

 

BOOK CHAPTERS

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     Berson, I.R., Berson, M.J., Dennis, D.V., & Powell, R.  (2017).  Leveraging literacy: Research on teaching visual and

     informational texts in the social studies.In M.M. Manfra & C.M. Bolick (Eds.), The Wiley Handbook of social studies research, pp. 414-439.        Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.

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     Anderson, A.W. & Powell, R. L. (2016). The world is flat, Stanley: Globalization, ethnocentricity, and absurdity. In J. Miskec & A.  

     Wannamaker (Eds.), The Early Reader in Children’s Literature and Culture, (pp. 173-184). New York: Routledge.

 

     Powell, R.L., Papke, A., & Schneider, J. (2015). It All Started with One Book.  In J. Richards & K. Zenkov (Eds.). Social Justice, the

     Common Core, and Closing the Instructional Gap: Empowering Diverse Learners and Their Teachers, (pp. 73-86). Information Age

     Publishing.

 

     Krause, M., Frier, A., & Powell, R.L.,  (2014). A Mexican Party in the Sky: The Glitches and Hitches of Using Video to Share  

     Disciplinary Knowledge. In J.J. Schneider (Ed.). Casework in K-6 writing instruction: Connecting composing strategies, digital literacies,

     and disciplinary content to the Common Core. New York, Ny: Peter Lang.

 

Invited publication

 Anderson, A., & Powell, R.L. Constructing Identity, Power, and Relationships: Verbal and Visual Humor in the Flat Stanley Books in Studies in American Humor, the journal published by the American Humor Studies Association. The invitation came from Lawrence Howe, editor of the journal, after the 2019 SAMLA conference.​ 

 

ARTICLES, (In preparation)

 

     Powell, R., Papke, A., and Peek, L. Photographing change: Service learning and multi-literacies(paper presented at Journal of Language

          and Literacy Education conference, 2014, February).

 

     Powell, R.L. and Anderson, A. W. Humor in Children's Literature

 

     Powell, R. Integrating Children’s Literature and Social Studies Instruction.

 

     Powell, R. Effective Reading Instruction: From Theory to Implementation.

 

     Powell, R. African American Girls and Identity: Through the Window of African American Children’s Picture Books.

 

 

PRESENTATIONS  

* Indicates collaboration with students.

In education, the first author is the lead author.

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2020

    *Powell, R.L., Rakes, L., Routt, V., Stone, A., & Allison Naigliri. Making Space for Coaching with Cooperating Teachers. National

       Association of Professional Development Schools. Accepted to present, February, 2020. New Jersey.

 

    Powell, R.L., & Rakes, L. The Power of Collaboration: Strengthening Teaching Through Video Analysis of Mentor Coaching. American 

   Educational Research Association. Accepted to present. April, 2020. California.

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2019

    Frier, A., & Powell, R.L., & Margarella, E. Illuminating the Teacher’s Voice: Integrated Literacy and Social Studies in a Fifth Grade 

    Classroom. Presented at the annual meeting of the Literacy Research Association. Tampa, FL.

 

    Powell, R.L.  (December 2019). Illuminating the Teacher’s Voice: Integrated Literacy and Social Studies in a Fifth Grade Classroom.

    Presented at the annual meeting of the Literacy Research Association. Tampa, FL.

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     Anderson, A.W., & Powell, R.L. (2019). Constructing Identity, Power,and Relationships: Verbal and Visual Humor in

    the Flat Stanley Books. Presented at the South Atlantic Modern Language Association Conference, Atlanta, GA. 

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    Powell, R.L. (April, 2019) Integrating literacy and social studies: A fifth grade teacher’s experiences. Presented at the annual meeting of the

    American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada.

 

   Rakes, L. LaFrance, J., LaFrance, D., Powell, R. L.., Giordano, V. (April, 2019) An examination of video self-reflection for developing pre-

   service teachers’ reflective thinking. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada.

 

   Powell, R. L., LaFrance, D., Rakes, L., Nelson, B., Moats, T. (Feb., 2019). Presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of

   Professional Development Schools, Atlanta, GA.

 

   LaFrance, D., Powell, R.L., Rakes, L., Nelson, B., Moats, T. (Feb., 2019) Presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of

   Professional Development Schools, Atlanta, GA.

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2018

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     Powell, R.L., & Goodmon-Riley, L. (2018).  Visual thinking strategies: Research on transforming classrooms through the use of

     images.Annual meeting of the International Dyslexia Association.  Connecticut.   

     Powell, R.L. (2018.  A refreshing look at the urban landscape:  Beauty in the urban landscape in children's picture books. Annual meeting

     of the Children's Literature Association, San Antonio, TX. 

     Powell, R.L. (2018).  Censorship, curriculum maps, and cute activities: A kindergarten teacher's experiences integrating literacy and civics.      Annual meeting of The International Society for the Social Studies.  Orlando, FL

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2017

     Powell, R.L. (December, 2017).  American Reading Forum.  Sanibel Island, FL

     Powell, R.L., Rakes, L., Fisher, C., and Watson, L. (March, 2017).  Cooperating teacher: Instructional Coach. Annual meeting of the 

     National Association of Professional Development Schools, Washington, D.C.

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     Powell,  R.L., Rakes, L., Fisher, C., & Watson, L.  (March, 2017).  Learning to teach through in the moment coaching. Annual meeting of the      National Association of Professional Development Schools, Washington, D.C.

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     Powell, R.L., & Rakes, L.  (February, 2017). Simultaneous roles: Classroom teacher and teacher educator-finding the balance."  Annual          meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators, Orlando, FL.

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2016

     Powell, R.L.  (December, 2016).  Transforming language arts instruction: At the art gallery with pre-service teachers. Annual meeting of the

     Literacy Research Association, Nashville, TN.

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     Powell, R.L., & Phillips, M. (October, 2016).  Integrating language arts with an art gallery experience. Annual meeting of the Florida Reading      Association, Orlando, FL.

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     Powell, R.L., Rakes, L., Brady, S., Skaggs, S., Daniels, J., & Depart, C. (March, 2016). Coming Together to Build a Transformative

     Partnership. Annual meeting of the National Association of Professional Development Schools, Washington, D.C.

 

     Powell, R.L., Rakes, L. Brady, S., & Skaggs, S. (March, 2016). Identity Crisis: Bridging the Gap Between Classroom Teacher and Teacher    

     Educator. Annual meeting of the National Association of Professional Development Schools, Washington, D.C.

 

     Rakes, L., Powell, R.L., Daniels, J., & Depart, C. (March, 2016). The view from the other side: Developing teacher identities in pre-service

     teacher education. Annual meeting of the National Association of Professional Development Schools, Washington, D.C.

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     Powell, R.L., & Rakes, L. (Feb., 2016). Learning from mistakes in supervision. Accepted for presentation at the annual

     meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators, Chicago, IL. 

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2015

 

     Powell, R.L., & Dennis, D. (accepted, Dec., 2015). Literacy Content Coaching in Preservice Teacher Education. Accepted for presentation

     at the annual meeting of the Literacy Research Association, Carlsbad, CA. 

 

     Powell, R.L., Hilliard, K., Knox, T., and Salamone, J. (accepted, Nov., 2015). Drawing: Not Just a Detour to Learning, but an Avenue to

     Strengthen Student Writing. Accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the National Association for the Education of Young   

      Children, Orlando, FL.
 

     Rakes, L., Kelley, K., & Powell, R.L. (2015). Collaborative Research: Life-Sized Lessons in a School for Students with Reading Difficulties.        Presented at the Annual meeting of the National Association of Professional Development Schools, Atlanta, GA.

 

2014

 

     Powell, R.L., & Papke, A. (2014). Perceptions of a multi-literacy service learning event: Dialogic literacy in a second grade classroom.  

       Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Literacy Research Association, Marco Island, FL. 

 

     Persohn, L., & Powell, R. (2014). Social justice, the arts, and children's literature. Simple ways to start complex conversations. Presented

       at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Literacy Education Research. 

 

     Bennett, S.M., Alley, K., Powell, R., & Wofford, J. (2014). Bridging the gap between content-area literacy and disciplinary literacy. A

          workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Reading Association, New Orleans, LA.

 

     Schneider, J., Frier, A., Kozdras, D., Krause, M., Powell, R., Welsh, J. (2014). Building and Presenting Disciplinary Knowledge through

          Informational “Texts”: Using iPads to Create Multimodal Research Projects with K-6 Students. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the

          International Reading Association, New Orleans, LA.

 

     Burns, R., Powell, R., Davis, J., Arndt, K., & Dennis, D. (2014) Content-Focused Coaching: Conceptualizing Structures, Roles, and

          Supervisory Practices For Supporting Preservice Teacher Education In The Content Areas. Presented at the annual meeting of the

          National Association for Professional Development Schools at the PDS National Conference in Las Vegas, NV.

 

     Burns, R. W., Powell, R. L., Safara, K., & Kondash, A. (2014). Prioritizing depth in the field experience: Examining looping with pre-service

          teachers. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Professional Development Schools at the PDS National

          Conference in Las Vegas, NV.

 

     Powell, R., Papke, A., Schneider, J., & Peek, L.  (2014, February). Photographing change: Service learning and multi-literacies. Presented

          at the annual meeting of the Journal of Language and Literacy Education at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA.

 

     Powell, R., Frier, A., Schneider, J., & Hagge, J. (2014, February). Children's literature, social justice, and arts-based responses:

          Conversations that matter. Presented at the annual meeting of the Journal of Language and Literacy Education at the University of

          Georgia in Athens, GA.

 

     Powell, R., Jacobs, J., Arndt, K., Casciola, V., Mallory, M., Pennington, S., & Ward, J. (2014, February). Learning to connect theory to

          practice: The next generation of teacher educators. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators in St.

          Louis, MO.

 

     Richards, J. Keynote Speaker, and Osvath, C., Papke, A., Persohn, L.,  Powell, R., & Succor, C.  ( 2014, January).  Transdisciplinarity and

          Social Justice Pedagogy: Empowering Diverse Learners and their Teachers. Florida Secondary Reading Educators Conference,

          Clearwater, FL.

 

2013

 

     Burns, R., Dennis, D., Davis, J., vanIgen, S., Gelfuso, A., Powell, R., Baker, W., Mercer, S., & Wulff, T. (2013, October). Content-focused

          coaching: Conceptualizing structures, roles, and supervisory practices for supporting preservice teacher education in content areas.

          Presentation at The Council of Professors of Instructional Supervision, State College, PA.

 

     Jacobs, J., Burns, R.W., Yendol-Hoppey, D., Arndt, K., Casciola, V., Powell, R., Rakes, L., Ward, J., Pennington, S., & Gonzalez, M. (2013,

          October).  What do we know about preservice teacher supervision since the release of the NCATE PDS Standards and Blue Ribbon

          Report: A review of the literature.  Paper presentation at The Council of Professors of Instructional Supervision, State College, PA.

 

     Arndt, K., Casciola, V., Mallory, M., Pennington, S., Powell, R., Ward, J., Jacobs, J., Yendol-Hoppey, D., Hooser, A., Krell, D., Richner, M.,

          Ridgewell, N., and Dana, N.F. (2013, October).  Preparing the next generation of supervisors and professors of instructional supervision:

          An inquiry approach. Presentation at the Council of Professors of Instructional Supervision. State College, PA.

 

     Powell, R. (2013, October). Bridging the Divide: Connecting Theory and Practice in Literacy Instruction. Paper presentation at the 2013

          Annual meeting of the Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE), Sarasota, FL.

 

     Powell, R., Jacobs, J., Arndt, K., Casciola, V., Mallory, M., Pennington, S., & Ward, J. (2013, October). Improving Teacher Effectiveness

          through Inquiry. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE), Sarasota,

          FL.

 

     Powell, R., Feth, J. & Malinka, S. ( 2013, September). Tell Me A Story:  Integrating Children’s Literature and Social Studies. Paper

          presentation at the 2013 Florida Reading Association Conference, Orlando, FL.

 

     Dennis, D. V. & Powell, R. L. (2013, September). Focused on Integration: How Revising Literacy Coursework Better Prepares Educators.

          Presented at the annual meeting of the Florida Reading Association in Orlando, FL.

 

     Anderson, A. & Powell, R.L. (2013, June). The World is Flat, Stanley: Globalization and Absurdity in an Early-Reader Chapter Book.

          Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Children’s Literature Association in Biloxi, Mississippi.

 

     Powell, R. L. (2013, April). Effective Literacy Instruction: From Theory to Implementation. Presented at the University of South Florida, 1st

          Annual Inquiry Conference in Tampa, FL.

 

     Powell, R. L., Ward, J., Persbacker, S., Kondash, A., Norton, L., Burns, R. W., & Mercer, S. (2013, February). “These kids”: Supporting

          preservice teachers’ understanding of a culturally diverse student population through an inquiry-oriented assignment. Presented at the

          annual meeting of the National Association for Professional Development Schools in New Orleans, LA.

 

     Ward, J., Powell, R. L., Mercer, S., Persbacker, S., Kondash, A., Norton, L., Burns, R. W. (2013, February). The evolution of mentor-

          preservice teacher matching within a PDS. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Professional Development

          Schools in New Orleans, LA.

 

     David Byrd, Renee Clift, Ann Coffman, Nancy Fichtman Dana, Yi Huang, Patrick Jenlink, Patrice LeBlanc, Ryan Flessner, Noran Moffett,

          Theresa Robinson, Hank Rubin, Pat Tate, Stephen White, Diane Yendol-Hoppey, Katie Arndt, Vanessa Casciola, Kathryn Comerford,

          Yvonne Franco, Angela Hooser, Jennifer Jacobs, Desi Krell,  Rebecca Powell, Mark Richner, Mary Kay Rodgers, Natalie Ridgewell,

          Krista Ruggles, Jason Schipper, Darbianne Shannon,  Jennifer Ward, Rachel Wolkenhauer. (2013, February). Special report:

          Understanding best practices in clinical education through inquiry. ATE Commission on Clinical Practice Special Session, Association of

          Teacher Educators Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

 

     Schneider, J., Frier, A., Powell, R., & Krause, M. (2013, February). Speed Dating: Using iPads Across the Disciplines. Presented at the

          annual meeting of the Journal of Language and Literacy Education at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA.

 

     Branson, S., & Powell, R. (2013, February). Developing 21st Century Teacher Candidates. Presented at the annual meeting of the

          Association of Teacher Educators in Atlanta, GA.

 

2012

 

     Powell, R., & Fernandez, J. (2012). Building Bridges of Collaboration. Presented at the National Association of Professional Development

          Schools, Las Vegas, NV.

 

     Dennis, D., Fernandez, J., Franco, Y., Gelfuso, A., Hagge, J., Parker, A., Powell, R., & Wilkins, P. (2012). Transformative Partnerships.

          Presented at the National Association of Professional Development Schools, Las Vegas, NV.

 

     Franco, Y., Fernandez, J., Gelfuso, A., Hagge, J., Powell, R., Ward, J., Dennis, D., Parker, A., & Yendol-Hoppey, D. (2012).  Exploring the

          Signature Pedagogy of PDS Preservice Teacher Learning. Presented at the National Association of Professional Development Schools,

          Las Vegas, NV.

 

     Powell, R.L. & Ward, J. (2012, April). Connecting through collaboration. Presented at the 2012 Regional Conference of the Florida

          Association of Teacher Educators, Gainesville, FL.

 

     Presented at Florida Reading Association Conference: 2006, 2010

 

UNIVERSITY TEACHING

 

Instruction

EDU 3343, Teaching Children's Literature, Fall, 2014; Spring, 2015; Summer, 2015; Fall, 2015

EDU 3347, Teaching Language Arts II, Fall, 2014; Spring, 2015; Fall, 2015

EDU 3370, Differentiating Instruction in Reading; Spring, 2015

EDU 1107, Foundations of Education I, online, Fall, 2014; Fall, 2015

 

LAE 4314, Teaching Writing in the Elementary School, K-6, Fall, 2013

The purpose of this course is for students to understand children’s writing development and to design and implement instructional strategies for teaching composition in an integrated Language Arts curriculum.

 

RED 4511, Linking Literacy Assessment to Instruction, Summer, 2013, Spring, 2013

In this course, students examine and administer multiple literacy assessments to develop instructional recommendations for a student.

 

RED 4310, Reading and Learning to Read, Spring, 2013

In this course, students become familiar with the current research on effective literacy classroom practices, learn strategies to motivate students to read, teach phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

 

LAE 4414, Teaching Literature in the Elementary School, Fall, 2012

This course involves the selection, evaluation, and use of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for instructional, informational, and recreational purposes in childhood education.

 

EDE 4301, Classroom Management, School Safety, Ethics, Law and Elementary Methods, Fall, 2012

This course examines the legal issues affecting classroom/school management, school safety, professional ethics and elementary school methods for a diverse elementary classroom setting, including ESOL students and other exceptionalities.

 

Supervision

 

EDE 4943, Supervisor of Level II Interns, Fall, 2013 and Spring, 2014

This course provides students with a full year, five-day per week in-school experience and Seminar to address topics connected to elementary teaching, including inquiry and diversity.

 

EDE 4942, Supervisor of Level II Interns , Spring, 2013

This course provides students with a five-day per week in-school experience and Seminar to address topics connected to elementary teaching, including inquiry and diversity.

 

EDE 4941, Supervisor of Level I Interns, Fall, 2012                                             

This course provides students with a five-day a week in-school experience and a once a week seminar to address topics connected to elementary teaching, including inquiry into contexts and individual learners.

 

SERVICE

 

To the college:

2018

Serve on the following college-wide committees: Travel Committee; Curriculum Committee, and the QEP Committee.

Serve on the following school of education committees:  Strategic Planning Committee;  Research Committee; Hollis Scholars Committee: Reading Endorsement Committee

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To the profession:

Vice president of the Polk County Reading Council

Liason to the Florida Literacy Association

Reviewer for AERA, LRA, and NAPDS

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2015

-FSC

-USF

-currently serving as vice-president of the Children's/Young Adult Literacy Graduate Student Organization for the 2015-2016 academic year.

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2014

Facilitated, with the Dean of the School of Education, Academic Open House, Florida Southern College. (2014, September).

 

Facilitated roundtable session at USF 2nd Annual Inquiry Conference.(2014, April).

 

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

 

2013

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, 8 and 9, 2012.

 

To the department

2015

 

 

2014

Facilitated Urban Teacher Residency Partnership Program Before School Planning meeting

 

Advisory board member and host for the Children's Literature Collection of Know How (CLICK) Conference held March 7,2014

 

Participant in monthly Urban Teacher Residency Partnership Program meetings

 

Invited speaker to the Supervision I course

 

2013

Children's Literature Collection of Know How (CLICK) Conference-served as hostess to author Linda Shute; assisted with promotion of conference, set up and clean up

 

Mentor for new Partnership Resource Teachers.

 

Participant in RED 4310 Course Revision meeting.

 

Faculty Search-attended faculty search presentations and provided tours of partnership schools

 

To the profession

 

2015

-Peer Reviewer:

American  Educational Research Association conference proposals, August, 2015.

Literacy Research Association conference proposals, May, 2015.

 

2014

Chair, Literacy Research Association, Session title: Academic reading and writing among English language learners in college, December, 2014.

 

Reviewer, Literacy Research Association conference proposals, April, 2014.

 

Participated in a research study with Dr. Jennifer Jacobs, Spring, 2014.

 

Culturally Responsive Teaching Group participant, 2013 - Spring, 2014.

 

Assistant Editor, Literacy Practice and Research, formerly Journal of Reading Education, Spring, 2014-present.

 

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

 

To the community

2015

-Participated in Kathleen Elementary School video production on the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, (Click here to see the video)

-Guest reader at Kathleen Elementary School, Lakeland, FL

Youth Girls Sunday School Teacher, Kathleen Baptist Church, Lakeland, FL, 2014-present

2014

Youth Girls Sunday School Teacher, Kathleen Baptist Church, Lakeland, FL, 2014-present

2013

Volunteered at Rochelle School of the Arts, Lakeland, FL, Fall, 2013.

 

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

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Awards:

2014 National Association for Professional Development Schools Exemplary Professional Development School Achievement Award to the University of South Florida/Hillsborough County Public Schools Elementary Education Partnership Program

 

2014 Association of Teacher Education Distinguished Program in Teacher Education for the University of South Florida/Hillsborough County Public Schools Elementary Education Partnership Program

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Association of Teacher Educators

Children’s Literature Association

International Literacy Association

Florida Literacy Association

Literacy Research Association

National Association of Professional Development Schools

National Council on Social Studies

National Council of Teachers of English

ChYA Literature Graduate Student Association, former member