Ph.D.  Curriculum & Instruction

                                                Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

                                                Dissertation:  Finding the questions:  A mixed-methods study of  preservice practitioner

                                                inquiry in teacher education

                                                Chair:  Marilyn Cochran-Smith, Ph.D.

                                       Masters of Elementary Education

                                                Bridgewater University, Bridgewater, MA

                                       Bachelor of Arts, English Literature & Psychology

                                                Murray State University, Murray, KY

Elon University, Assistant Professor of Education (2009 to present)

Boston College, Instructor/Research Assistant  (2004 - 2009)

Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School, (1995 - 2009)

Elon University

EDU 311 - Principles of Learning and Teaching I:  Language Arts and Social Studies Methods and Materials

EDU 411 - Principles of Learning and Teaching I:  Language Arts and Social Studies Methods and Materials

EDU 441 - Foundations of Middle Level Education

EDU 481 - Student Teaching

EDU 483 - Student Teaching Seminar

EDU 301, 303 - Explorations Seminar

MED 552 - Advanced Literacy

MED 532 - Consultation & Collaboration

MED 550 - Educating Diverse Learners

Boston College

Children’s Literature

Curriculum Theories & Practice

Graduate Inquiry Seminar

Yale University Programs in International Education Resources (PIER)

 Frontier China in the 21^st Century:  Mongolia, Xinjiang and Tibet  (Senior Fellow)

Middle Grades Coordinator

Global 2.0 connects students in K-8 classrooms around the world, using technology and literacy skills while developing global awareness.  Classrooms in ABSS have been connected to classrooms in Ireland and South Africa addressing identity, culture and stereotypes through shared curriculum, skype sessions, and artifact exchanges.

Faculty Research & Development Committee 

Disabilities Advisory Committee

There is a special power in a place that can inspire, refresh, and provide opportunities for growth and change. These spaces may be personal or public - a particular spot by a fountain or a seat among the walls of books in a library. They offer an island for reflection and a safe haven to struggle with change.

Libraries, including Belk Library pictured here, have always been sacred places for me; a place to find new worlds and ideas. Reading is as essential to my life as breathing. I love books and the miracle of exchanging ideas through print across time and place.

This campus holds many such places notable for their beauty, the people who fill them, and the serenity or energy they inspire. Moreover, Elon is an exceptional space to learn, to risk, to question, and to be transformed. We are enriched by our surroundings and motivated to be more than who we are in this moment.

Photo and accompanying personal statement were part of the faculty/staff portrait exhibit installed in Mooney Building in May 2010.

• E-net note about faculty/staff portrait exhibit
• Photographer Barbara Tyroler
• Other faculty/staff portraits taken by Barbara Tyroler