EDUCATION

Degree Awarded Major Institution

Ph.D. 1997 Teacher Education and University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Development/Middle Grades

Education and Multicultural

Education

M.S. 1984 Curriculum and Instruction/ University of Memphis

Instructional Design and (Formerly Memphis State University)

Technology

B.A. 1976 Intermediate Education (4-9) University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Concentration: English

CERTIFICATION

State of North Carolina “D” Licensure: Curriculum and Supervision Specialist; “M” Licensure: Middle Grades Language Arts, Intermediate Grades 4-6; Middle Grades Mathematics; “A” Licensure: Middle Grades Mathematics (2001-2006)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Date Position Location

Fall 2001-Present Assistant Professor University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Coordinator of the Secondary Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Education Program

Fall 1999-Spring 2001 Visiting Assistant Professor University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

1998-1999 Director of Teacher Education Bennett College

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

1994-1999 Assistant Professor Bennett College

Coordinator of Middle Grades Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Education/Practicum Coordinator

Fall 1998 Lecturer (Part-time) University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Summer 1998 Co-Director/Instructor-Freshwomen’s Bennett College

Academic Enrichment Program (FAEP) Freshwoman Advising Program

Summer 1997 Instructor-Freshwomen’s Summer Bennett College

Institute Freshwomen Advising Program

1990-1993 Instructor/Coordinator of Middle Bennett College

Grades Program/Coordinator, Department of Elementary, Middle Grades

Pre-Professional Practicum and Special Education

1989-1996 Instructor (9^th-10^th Grades) Bennett College/North Carolina A&T State

Intensive Summer Science Program University

1989-1993 Instructor (4^th-8^th Grades) Bennett College/North Carolina A&T State

Saturday Academy Enrichment Program University

1983-1985 Language Arts/Social Studies Teacher Collierville Middle School

(6^th-8^th Grades) Shelby County Public Schools

Memphis, Tennessee

Fall 1981 Substitute Teacher Detroit Public Schools

Detroit, Michigan

1977-1980 Language Arts/Social Studies Teacher Woodlawn Middle School

(6^th-8^th Grades) Alamance County Public Schools

Mebane, North Carolina

AWARDS AND HONORS

Invited Participant – AERA Division C (Learning and Instruction) Mentoring Program – April 2005

Nominee – UNC-Greensboro Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Award – February 2005

Recipient – UNC-Greensboro Alumni Teaching Excellence Award for Junior Faculty – May 2004

Honorary UNC-Greensboro University Marshall – April 2004

Recipient - UNC-Greensboro School of Education Teaching Excellence Award – May 2003

Nominee – UNC-Greensboro Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Award – March 2003

Who’s Who Among America’ Teachers Recognition – 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005

Doctoral Dissertation citation – “With Distinction” – October 1997

Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education member – October 1995-present

Faculty Service Award Recipient – Bennett College National Alumnae Association – May 1995

PUBLICATIONS

Cooper, J. E., Ponder, G., Merritt, S., & Matthews, C. (in press). High performing high schools: Patterns of Success. NASSP Bulletin.

Cooper, J. E. & Matthews, C. E. (2005). A decade of concern: A review of multicultural science education issues in The Science Teacher. The Science Teacher, 72(3), 48-52.

Cooper, J.E., Horn, S.E., & Strahan, D.B. (2005). “If they would only do their homework”: Promoting self-regulation in high school English classrooms. The High School Journal, 88(3), 10-25.

Matthews, C., Strahan, D. B., Cooper, J. E., Merritt, S., Ponder, G. (2004). Heralded high schools in North Carolina. Snapshots: The Specialist Schools Trust Journal of Innovation in Education, 2(2), 19-22.

Strahan, D., Cooper, J. & Ward, M. (2001). Middle school reform through data and dialogue: Formative evaluation with seventeen leadership teams. Evaluation Review, 25(1), 72-99.

Cooper, J. E. (1995). Research on African American academic achievement during early adolescence: A more comprehensive approach to addressing inequity. Transcesence, 23(1), 6-19.

Cooper, J. E. (1997). “I want to be like me”: An ethnographic study of factors affecting ethnic identity development in contemporary African American adolescents. Unpublished dissertation. University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Book Chapters

Kurtts, S. A., Ponder, G. & Cooper, J. E. (2006). Integrating systems of care philosophy and practices into schools: The perspectives of special education and general education (pp 267-289). In M. Arbuckle & C. Herrick (Eds.). Interdisciplinary Practice: Systems of Care. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.

Baber, C.R. & Cooper, J. E. (in press). “Do you believe that I can fly?”: Understanding the connection between racial/ethnic identity development and academic achievement. To be included in Race, Ethnicity, and Education: The Influence of Racial and Ethnic Identity on Teaching and Learning. Edited by Rich Milner and E. Wayne Ross and published by Greenwood Press. To be released in Fall 2005.

Technical Reports

Cooper, J. (2004). School Profile: Junius H. Rose High School: High Performing High Schools in North Carolina. Chapel Hill, NC: Principals Executive Program.

Cooper, J. (2004). School Profile: W. H. Grimsley High School: High Performing High Schools in North Carolina. Chapel Hill, NC: Principals Executive Program.

Submitted Manuscripts

Cooper, J. E. Strengthening the case for community-based learning in preservice teacher education. Manuscript revised and resubmitted to Journal of Teacher Education (July 11, 2005). Status: Under Review

Cooper, J. E., Lashley, C., Knight, T. & Carter, S. From self-awareness to community advocacy: Preparing teachers as brokers for social justice. Manuscript submitted to Teaching Education. (March 31, 2005). Status: Under Revision

Kurtts, S.A., Cooper, J.E., Boyles, C. “I couldn’t have done this without you”: Nontraditional adult students becoming special education teachers. Manuscript submitted to The New Educator. (March 8, 2005) Status: Under Review

Cooper, J. E., Massey, D., & Graham, A. Being “Dixie” at historically Black colleges and universities. Manuscript submitted to the International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (January 25, 2005). Status: Under revision

Cooper, J. E. “Do we know where they are coming from?: Helping ethnically different adolescents focus their energy. Manuscript submitted to Educational Leadership (October 31, 2004). Status: Under revision

Kurtts, S. A., Cooper, J. E., & Boyles, C. “Project ReStart: Preparing nontraditional adult students to become special education teachers – A program description. Manuscript submitted to Teacher Education and Special Education (TESE) (September 16, 2004). Status: Under revision

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS (National Meetings)

Cooper, J. E. (2006, January). Not lost in translation: The impact of community-based learning on beginning teachers. Paper presented at the 58^th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, San Diego, California.

Cooper, J. E. (2005, November). “She came to see about me”: The impact of community-based learning on beginning teachers. Paper presented at the 15^th Meeting of the National Association for Multicultural Education, Atlanta, Georgia.

Cooper, J. E., Kurtts, S. A., Baber, C. R. & Vallecorsa, A. (2005, April). Competencies for effective teaching in inclusive classrooms: A survey of teacher education faculty. Paper presented at the American Education Research Association Annual Meeting and Exhibits, Montreal, Canada.

Cooper, J. E., Lashley, C., Knight, T. & Carter, S. (2005, February). Getting ON and getting OFF the bus: A community-based learning program for teacher education. Paper presented at the 57^th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Washington, DC.

Cooper, J. E. & Baber, C. R. (2004, October). Preservice teachers’ recognition of privilege and oppression through community-based learning. Paper presented at the 14^th Annual Meeting of the National Association for Multicultural Education, Kansas City, MO.

Cooper, J., Strahan, D. B., Ponder, G. A., Matthews, C. & Merritt, S. (2004, April). Case studies in school improvement: Insights from high performing high school in North Carolina. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting and Exhibits, San Diego, California.

Cooper, J. & Kurtts, S. A. & Boyles, C. D. (2004, April). ‘I couldn’t have done this without you”: Nontraditional adults students becoming special education teachers. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting and Exhibits, San Diego, California.

Baber, C. R. & Cooper, J. E. (2004, February). Empirically connecting culturally relevant pedagogy and student achievement. Paper presented at the 56^th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Chicago, Illinois.

Cooper, J., Horn, S. E., & Strahan, D.B. (2003, April). “If they would only do their homework: Promoting self-regulation in high school English classes. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting and Exhibits, Chicago, Illinois.

Cooper, J. & Knight, T. (2003, February). Cultivating the ground of pre-professional practice through community-based learning. Paper presented at the 83^rd Annual Meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators, Jacksonville, Florida.

Cooper, J., & Baber, C. R. (2003, January). Using community studies to understand the role of ethnic identity development in closing the achievement gap. Paper presented at the 55^th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Horn, S., & Cooper, J. (2003, January). Learning through discussion: Perceptions of mentees about their mentoring program. Paper presented at the 55^th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Strahan, D., Cooper, J., & Ward, M. (2000, April). Middle school reform through data and dialogue: Formative evaluation with seventeen leadership teams. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting and Exhibits, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Cooper, J. E. (1999, March). “Nobody else like me”: The lived experiences of African American middle school adolescents. Paper presented at the 20^th Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum, Center for Urban Ethnography, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Cooper, J. E. (1999, February). Sociocultural and pedagogical factors affecting ethnic identity development in African American adolescents. Paper presented at the Eastern Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Baber, C. R. & Cooper, J. E. (1998, October). Using school/home/community cultural scenes as a gateway for embracing diversity. Paper presented at the 8^th Annual Meeting of the National Association for Multicultural Education, St. Louis, Missouri.

Cooper, J. E. (1997, March). Factors affecting ethnic identity development in African American adolescents: A pilot study. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Association for Research in Education, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Cooper, J. E. (1996, October). Is success possible?: African American adolescents’ stories. Paper presented during the symposium, “What’s Up Down South: Race, Religion, Corporate Capitalism and the Meaning of Education,” at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Studies Association, Montreal, Canada.

Strahan, D. & Cooper, J. E. (1996, November). Teaching positive discipline through the multiple intelligences. Presentation made at the National Middle School Association Annual Conference and Exhibits, Baltimore, Maryland.

State

Cooper, J. E., Blomgren, R., & Shepard, E. (1996, June). Diversity in teacher education programs at small private colleges. Paper presentation at the 1^st Annual Teacher Education Conference sponsored by Winston-Salem State University, Teacher Education Division, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Cooper, J. E. (1995, March). Accessibility to learning in the classroom: A case study. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Association for Research in Education, Greensboro, North Carolina.

O’Sullivan, R. G., Dalton-Rann, R., Cooper, J. E., et.al. (1995, March). Evaluation of the Crosby scholars Saturday academy. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Association for Research in Education, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Local

Cooper, J., Merritt, S., Strahan, D.B., Mangrum, J., Matthews, K., Ponder, G., & Chant, R. (2003, October). Case studies of high performing high schools. Poster presentation made at the 1^st Annual UNC-Greensboro School of Education Research Symposium, Greensboro, North Carolina.

APPLIED RESEARCH CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP/OTHER PRESENTATIONS

National

Cooper, J. E. & Smith, C. G. (2005, November). “S/he don’t like me!”: The privilege to know the difference. Presentation made at the 30^th Annual National Middle School Association Conference and Exhibits, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Cooper, J. & Gallop, G. (2002, November). Bridge construction: Culture and writing. Presentation made at the 27^th Annual National Middle School Association Conference and Exhibits, Portland, Oregon.

Cooper, J. & Gallop, G. (2001, November). Capitalizing on writing: Express yourself. Presentation made at the 28^th Annual National Middle School Association Conference and Exhibits, Washington, DC.

Cooper, J., Strahan, D., Parris, J., Mendenall, J., & Mabe, K. (2001, March). A B.O.L.D. approach to middle school literacy. Presentation made at the 10th Annual Urban Conference of the National Middle School Association, Columbus, Ohio.

Cooper, J.E. (1999, October). Using African American picture books to teach writing. Presentation at the 26^th Annual National Middle School Association Conference, Orlando, Florida.

Cooper, J.E. (1998, November). The collaboration of African American picture books with fiction. Presentation at the National Middle School Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado.

Cooper, J.E. & Oliver, D.O. (1998, October). Standards for teachers in diverse classrooms. Presentation at the National Conference of State Teacher Standards Boards, Cary, North Carolina.

State

Cooper, J. E., Knight, T., & Senior Music Education UNCG Teaching Fellows (2004, November). Getting on AND getting off the bus: The “highly qualified MUSIC teacher” who knows her/his students. Presentation made at the Annual Conference of the North Carolina Music Educators Association, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Cooper, J., Knight, T., & Junior UNCG Teaching Fellows (2004, March). Getting on AND getting off the bus: The “highly qualified teacher” who knows her/his students. Presentation made at the 8^th Annual Closing the Gap: Improving Minority and At-Risk Conference, Greensboro, North Carolina. Sponsored by the Public Schools of North Carolina.

Cooper, J.E., Knight, T. & First-year teachers –former Teaching Fellows (2003, September). Where the rubber hits the road: The impact of community-based learning on preservice teacher education. Presentation made at the 21^st Annual North Carolina Teacher Education Forum.

Cooper, J. & Knight. T., & Junior UNCG Teaching Fellows (2003, March). The “privilege” to know the difference: Preservice teachers preparing to close the achievement gap. Presentation made at the 7^th Annual Closing the Gap: Improving Minority and At-Risk Conference, Greensboro, North Carolina. Sponsored by the Public Schools of North Carolina.

Cooper, J. & Knight, T., Cote, A., Northup, A. & Barnes, A. (2003, March). Through the eye of the beholder: Valuing what they bring with them to close the achievement gap. Presentation made to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools North Carolina Elementary and Middle School Committee Winter Conference, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Cooper, J., Knight, T., & UNCG NC Senior Teaching Fellows (2002, September). The road not traveled: Moving from inside out. Presentation made at the 20^th Annual North Carolina Teacher Forum, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Cooper J., Knight, T. & UNCG NC Teaching Fellows (2002, April). Valuing what they bring with them: Exploring the community to close the achievement gap. Poster presentation made at the 6^th Annual Closing the Gap: Improving Minority and At-Risk Conference, Greensboro, North Carolina. Sponsored by the Public Schools of North Carolina.

Cooper, J. & Gallop, G. (2002, April). Leveling the testing field: Neutral ground. Presentation made at the 6^th Annual Closing the Gap: Improving Minority and At-Risk Conference, Greensboro, North Carolina. Sponsored by the Public Schools of North Carolina.

Cooper, J. & Kennedy, L. (2002, March). It’s all about thinking: Teaching critical thinking skills. Presentation made at the 27^th Annual Conference of the North Carolina Middle School Association, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Cooper, J. (2002, March). Working with diverse learners. Presentation made at the Creating Connections: Coach2Coach Mentor Conference. Sponsored by the Public Schools of North Carolina, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC.

Cooper, J. & Kennedy, L. (2001, March). To think or not to think: That is the question. Presentation made at the 5^th Annual Improving Minority and At-Risk Student Achievement Conference. Sponsored by the Public Schools of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Cooper, J. & Gallop, G. (2001, March). Writing through the gateways. Presentation made at the 26^th Annual Conference of the North Carolina Middle School Association, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Cooper, J., Locklear, Z.W., Perez, T., Shorter, S. & Vargas, M. (2000, October). Title II teacher quality diversity panel. Presentation made at the 18^th Annual Teacher Education Forum. Sponsored by the Association of Teacher Educators/North Carolina Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Locklear, Z., Shorter, S., Cooper, J.E., Perez, T., & Vargas, M. (2000, April). Effective teachers for all students. Presentation made at the 4^th Annual Improving Minority and At-Risk Student Achievement Conference. Sponsored by the Public Schools of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Baber, C.R. & Cooper, J.E. (2000, April). Problems and possibilities in developing a secondary USTEP site. Presentation at the Partnerships for Excellence in Education: Research, Policy, Practice – Partners for the Third Millennium Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Blomgren, R., Cooper, J.E., Hemphill, J. & Oliver, D.O. (1997, October). Collaboration for diversity. Presentation at the 15^th Annual North Carolina Teacher Education Forum, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Invited Presentations and Workshops (Selected)

Cooper, J. E. (2004, November). The students we teach: The “privilege” to know multiple identities. Presentation to students at Lenior-Rhyne College. Held at the satellite campus – Surry County Community College, Dobson, North Carolina.

Cooper, J.E. (2004, February, October & November). Praxis I: Reading and writing. Workshop presentation/test preparation for participants in Project RESTART (Guilford County Public Schools’ teacher assistants) and UNCG teacher education undergraduates. Program sponsored by the Project RESTART, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, H325H020046 and locally implemented by the Department of Specialized Education Services, UNC-Greensboro

Cooper, J.E. (2004, June). Instruction for diverse learners: Cultural differences. Presentation made to the Triad University/School Teacher Education Partnership (USTEP) Summer Leadership Institute. Sponsored by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Cooper, J.E. (2004, May). Praxis I: Reading. Workshop/test preparation for participants for the Student Advising and Registration Center (SARC).

Cooper, J.E. (2003, February, March & October). Praxis I: Reading and writing. Workshop presentation/test preparation for participants in Project RESTART (Guilford County Public Schools’ teacher assistants) and UNCG teacher education undergraduates. Program sponsored by the Project RESTART, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, H325H020046 and locally implemented by the Department of Specialized Education Services, UNC-Greensboro School of Education.

Cooper, J.E. (2002, October). The “we” in diversity. Presentation made to teacher education students at Surry Community College, Surry County, North Carolina.

Cooper, J.E. (2001, June). Defining the Student Achievement Gap. Presentation made to the Triad University/School Teacher Education Partnership (USTEP) Summer Leadership Institute. Sponsored by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Cooper, J.E. (2001, January). Praxis I examination preparation. Sessions for teacher assistants who are preparing to enroll in the UNC-Greensboro Teacher Assistants Program. Sponsored by the UNC-Greensboro Teacher Assistants Program, School of Education.

Cooper J.E. (1998, December). Teaching to diversity. Presentation to preservice teachers at Western Carolina University and inservice teachers in the surrounding counties, Western Carolina University, Cullowee, North Carolina.

Cooper, J.E. (1998, March). Teaching in a diverse classroom. Presentation made to teacher education majors and faculty at Midway College, Midway, Kentucky.

Staff Development (Public Schools/Private Schools)

Cooper, J.E. (2005, August). What’s so good about being different? Staff development presentation for the Guilford County Public Schools’ Right Start New Teacher Orientation. (INTASC Standard #3 – Diverse Learners and #4 – Multiple Instructional Strategies.

Cooper, J.E. (2004, October). What’s so good about being different? Staff development presentation for the Guilford County Public Schools’ Right Start New Teacher Orientation. (INTASC Standard #3 – Diverse Learners and #4 – Multiple Instructional Strategies.

Cooper, J. E. (2004, August). Venturing in the home communities of your learners. Staff development presentation for Bluford Communications Magnet Elementary School, Guilford County, NC.

Cooper, J.E. & Kurtts, S. (2004, August). Working to meet the needs of diverse learners in inclusive elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. Staff development presentation for Guilford County Public Schools’ elementary school teachers, Greensboro, NC.

Cooper, J.E. (2004, August). What’s so good about being different? Staff development presentation for the Guilford County Public Schools’ Right Start New Teacher Orientation. (INTASC Standard #3 – Diverse Learners and #4 – Multiple Instructional Strategies.

Kurtts, S. & Cooper, J.E. (October/November, 2003). Inclusion practices for elementary, middle, and high school. Staff development presentation for Guilford County Public Schools’ middle school teachers, Greensboro, NC.

Cooper, J.E. (2003, June). Being a team member on a diverse team. Staff development presentation for Williamsburg Elementary School staff, Rockingham County Public Schools, Reidsville, NC.

Cooper, J.E. (2002, October). Diversity: It’s not just about race! Staff development presentation for Wentworth Elementary School staff, Rockingham County Public Schools, Wentworth, NC.

Cooper, J.E. (2002, August/October). Meeting the needs of diverse learners. Staff development presentation for the Guilford County Public Schools’ New Teacher Orientation. (INTASC Standard #3 – Diverse Learners and #4 – Multiple Instructional Strategies.

Cooper, J.E. (2002, May). Teaching with multicultural literature. Staff development presentation for Canterbury Episcopal Day School staff, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Cooper, J.E. (2002, February). Teaching to diversity: It’s all that and more! Staff development presentation for Bethany Elementary School staff, Rockingham County, North Carolina.

Cooper, J.E. (2002, January-March). Diversity is here to stay! Staff development presentation for selected teachers and administrators in the Rockingham County Public Schools, Eden, North Carolina.

Cooper, J.E., Duffy, A. and Lloyd, M. (2001, October). Diversity in the classroom: Personal, practical, and professional perspectives. Staff development presentation for Dillard Primary School staff, Rockingham County, North Carolina.

GRANTS AWARDED/PARTICIPATION

Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr. Cos Fi, Dr. Sherri Merritt, Dr. Ceola Ross Baber, Dr. Cathy Matthews, and Dr. Janis Antonek), Secondary Teacher Education Collaborative, University School Teacher Education Partnership – 2005-2006, $5,000.

Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr. Carl Lashley, Dr. Ceola Ross Baber, and Dr. Gerald Ponder), Secondary Principals’ Partnership Collaborative, University School Teacher Education Partnership – PHASE III, 2004-2005, $5,000).

Collaborative Team Member – “Collaborative Assessment of Literacy Skills in Science and Mathematics, ” (UNC-NCQUEST grant, 2004-2005, $267,281.

Team Member (data collection and analysis) – Evaluation and Impact Study of the Jackson Connections Initiative, Weaver Foundation, 2003, $300,000.

Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr. Gerald Ponder, Dr. Carl Lashley, and Dr. Joanne Chesley), Secondary Principals’ Partnership Collaborative, University School Teacher Education Partnership – PHASE II, 2003-2004, $5,000.

Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr. Linda Wightman, Dr. Ceola Ross Baber, Dr. Shelley Brown, and Dr. Joanne Chesley), Culturally Relevant Pedagogy as an Instrument to Narrow the Achievement Gap, UNCG External Proposal Inventive Program (EPDIP), 2003-2004, $49,989.

Consultant, Project RESTART, U.S. Department of Education, H325H020046. Grant awarded to the Specialized Education Services Department, 2003-present, $800,000 over 4 years.

External Study Team Member - “Onward to Excellence School Improvement Model” (Comprehensive School Reform Grant, funded through the Public Schools of North Carolina), with Reidsville High School, Reidsville, NC, 2002-2003, $300,000 over 3 years.

Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr. Carl Lashley) - Support for Initially Licensed Teachers, University School Teacher Education Partnership, 2001-2002, $5,000.

Technical Assistance Team Member - Teaching to Diversity (Comprehensive School Reform Grant), Staff Development contract with Carver High School (awarded $300,000 over three years), 1999-2002.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (SELECTED)

Workshop participant in “Twelve Keys to Successful Grantwriting.” Grantwriting workshop presented by Robert P. Lowman, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Held at the Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC. Workshop sponsored by the Office of Research Services, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (October 17, 2002).

NCPublic Schools Program Approval Training. Conducted by Kathy Sullivan, Parmalee Hawk, and Alexander Erwin in Raleigh, NC. The purpose of the training was to prepare persons to serve as members of State Visitation teams that will review the Specialty Area programs at public and private institutions of higher education (August 5-7, 2002). *Note: Persons were trained using the new Department of Public Instruction program approval standards (core, diversity, technology, and program approval).

NC Public Schools Program Approval Training. Conducted by Section Chief, Dr. Beth Allan, in the UNCG School of Education. The purpose of the training was to prepare persons to serve as members of State Visitation teams that will review the Specialty Area programs at public and private institutions of higher education (April 1 and 2, 2002). *Note: Persons were trained using the old Department of Public Instruction program approval standards (1-20).

Introduction to Blackboard Training. Training conducted by Spangler personnel in the Teaching Learning Center (TLC) at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. (August 3, 2001).

NC Catalyst Workshop. Training conducted for UNCG secondary program teacher education faculty and cooperating teachers for the purpose of introducing and aligning the National Educational Technology Standards for Student (ISTE)

With the NC Advanced Technology Competencies. Technology portfolio assessment and software/netware exploration was included (April 20 and May 4, 2001).

SASinSchool Faculty Training. Training conducted for teacher education faculties at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina A&T State University, and Fayetteville State University. Held on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University (November 8, 2000).

Invited participant in the Samford Summer Institute for Teacher Education. Held on the campus of Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama. Sponsored by the Southeast Regional Vision Consortium (SERVE). [A team – one university faculty, one school principal, and two school faculty members - were selected as one of three teams representing North Carolina among the six southeastern states in the United States. Jackson Middle School of the Guilford County Public Schools was the middle school invited to attend (June 16-19, 2000).

Participant in “Moving Your Course Online: A Workshop on Developing Distance Education Courses.” A five-day workshop on designing courses for the web sponsored by the University Teaching and Learning Center and the Division of Continual Learning of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Held on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (May 15-19, 2000).

Invited participant in “K-12 Teacher Education: Models, Standards and Research,” a New York University Faculty Resource Network Seminar. Held on the campus of New York University (June 7-11, 1999).

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTION

University of North Carolina at Greensboro (1999-Present)

CUI 399A Seminar NC Teaching Fellows: Becoming Teachers (Junior Fellows)

CUI 450 Psychological Foundations of Education

CUI 465 Student Teaching and Seminar (English): Secondary School

CUI 545 Diverse Learners

CUI 638 Seminar in Secondary Education

CUI 654 Models of Teaching - Analysis of Instruction

CUI 688/646 Introduction to Equity Education

CUI 496 Foundations of Teaching Diverse Learners

SERVICE

National

Proposal Reviewer – Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) - 2005

Manuscript Reviewer – Multicultural Perspectives – 2004-2005

Manuscript Reviewer – E-Journal of Teaching & Learning in Diverse Settings – 2004

Proposal Reviewer – Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) – 2004

Proposal Reviewer – Annual Meeting of the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) – 2004

Reviewer – Urban Education - 2003

Member – Task Force, Professional Development for the National Association of Multicultural Education - 2003

Chair/Discussant – American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education 55^th Annual Meeting and Exhibits, New Orleans, LA – 2003

State

resider – 23^rd Annual North Carolina Teacher Education Forum (North Carolina Association of Colleges for Teacher Education) – 2005.

State Visitation Team Member – Public Schools of North Carolina Continuing Program Approval, (Programs Reviewed: Middle Grades -Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, and Science—Undergraduate; Gardner Webb University College School of Education, Boiling Springs, North Carolina – 2004 (November).

State Visitation Team Member – Public Schools of North Carolina Continuing Program Approval, (Programs Reviewed: Middle Grades -Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, and Science—Undergraduate; Methodist College School of Education, Fayetteville, North Carolina – 2003 (March).

Member – Region 5 Selection Panel for the North Carolina Teaching Fellows – 1999-2003

State Visitation Team Member – Public Schools of North Carolina Continuing Program Approval, (Programs Reviewed: Middle Grades -Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, and Science—A and M; English 9-12—A and M, Social Studies—A and M); Western Carolina University School of Education, Cullowee, North Carolina – 2002 (November)

Interviewer, – NC TEACH Applicants Interviews, Triad Site, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina – 2001-2002

State Visitation Team Member – Public Schools of North Carolina Continuing Program Approval, (Programs Reviewed: Middle Grades -Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, and Science – A and M), Fayetteville State University School of Education, Fayetteville, North Carolina – 2002 (April)

Presider – 18^th Annual North Carolina Teacher Education Forum (North Carolina Association of Colleges for Teacher Education) – 2000

Member – North Carolina Teacher of the Year Selection Committee. Sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction – 2000

Panel Member – Title II Teacher Quality Initiative Standards Alignment Panel. Sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and Coordinated by the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards Commission – 2000

Evaluator/Reader – 4^th Grade Mock Writing Test for Franklin County, NC School System – 2000

Advisory Member/Institution of Higher Education (IHE) Representative to Project TEACH, a program sponsored by the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction to recruit minority persons for the teaching profession – 1999

Member – Licensure Advisory Committee (Institution of Higher Education representative for the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction for the determination of cut-off NTE/PRAXIS scores for three new middle school tests and other PRAXIS examinations) – 1998-Present

Member – Revised Program Approval Advisory Committee of the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction – 1998-1999

Member – Selection panel for North Carolina’s 1998 Christa McAuliffe Fellow. Sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Appointment made by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Superintendent, Michael E. Ward – 1998

Member – Technology Assessment Advisory Committee, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction – 1998

Evaluator - Crosby Scholars Saturday Academy for the Winston-Salem Foundation – 1995-1996

Prospective Teacher Scholarship Loan (PTSL) Evaluation Committee – North Carolina Department of Public Instruction – 1995, 1994 and 1992

Reviewer/Member – Marvin Wyne Outstanding Student Paper Award Committee – North Carolina Association of Research in Education – 1995

Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Evaluation Committee – North Carolina Department of Public Instruction – 1994

North Carolina State Youth of the Year Judge – The Salvation Army – 1994

Advisory Member – North Carolina State Bar Grievance Committee – 1993-Present

University – UNC-Greensboro

Member – Search Committee for the School of Music faculty position – 2005

Member – Max O. Gardner Award Committee – 2004 - Present

Member – Undergraduate Curriculum Committee – 2001-2004

Executive Committee – Council of Program Coordinators – 2001 - Present

Member – Secondary Education Advisory Council (SEAC) – 2002-Present

Advisory Board Member – Project RE-START: Recruitment of Students Through Alternative Routes to Teacher Training, UNCG Department of Specialized Education Services – 2002 (September) - Present

Teaching Fellows Advisory Council – 2001-Present

UNC-Greensboro School of Education

SOE Search Committee for Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundation faculty position (1) - 2005

SOE Search Committee for Specialized Education Department faculty positions (3) – 2004-2005

SOE Search Committee for the Associate Dean/Director of the Teachers’ Academy - 2004

SOE Search Committee for Inclusive Education position – 2003

SOE Search Committee for EPA non-faculty position – academic advisor – 2003

SOE Social Committee member – Department of Curriculum and Instruction representative - 2003

Member – Inclusion Task Force – 2002-Present

Coordinator of the Secondary Education Program – 2001 – Present

UNC-Greensboro Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Coordinator – Secondary Teacher Education Program – 2001-Present

Co-Chair (with Dr. Nancy Vacc) – Search Committee for UNCG Department of Curriculum and Instruction Secondary Mathematics Position (Assistant Professor) – 2003

Member – Strategic Planning Committee – 2002 - Present

K-12 Public School Service

Senior Projects Judge – Middle College (Greensboro College site), Guilford County Public Schools – 2003 (May)

Judge – Senior Projects for James Benson Dudley High School seniors, Greensboro, NC – 2001, 2003

Guest Speaker – Topic: “To be different is good”, B’Nai Shalom Jewish Day School (middle school students), Greensboro, NC – 2001

Member – Advisory Board – James B. Dudley High School Mathematics and Science Academy – 2000

Member – Grimsley High School Leadership Team – 1999-2000

Lunch Buddy – Guilford County Schools – 1996-1999

Surrogate Parent (educational advocate for Department of Social Services wards) – Division of Exceptional Children, Greensboro Public Schools (now Guilford County Public Schools) – 1991-Present

Community Service

Member – Courage to Teach Advisory Board, Greensboro College, Greensboro, NC – 2002-Present

Chair for the Student Advisory Committee of the Guilford County Kids Voting Project – 1999-2003

Member – Board of Directors, Kids Voting – 1999-2003

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS

American Educational Research Association

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

National Middle School Association

National Association of Multicultural Education

North Carolina Association for Colleges of Teacher Education

Kappa Delta Pi Education Honors Fraternity