I am a teacher educator who researches, theorizes, and teaches about new and innovative modes of student and teacher learning.  In particular, I am interested in ways by which collaboration, technology, and collaborative technologies facilitate the teaching and learning process. Currently, I am researching how social media can enhance student learning and teacher professional development.

Having myself spent time as a student and K-12 teacher outside of the United States, I approach education, teaching, and learning from a global perspective. I primarily teach courses to students in our Secondary, K-12, and Middle Grades Teacher Education Programs. I also teach outside the School of Education in Winter Term study abroad and Global Studies courses.

I am a native of Seattle, WA, and the child of educators. I taught English and ESOL in public and private schools in Japan, Honduras, Boston, Virginia, and North Carolina for 10 years. I also worked with high school dropouts and taught in the Secondary Teacher Education Program at the University of Virginia before coming to Elon. Outside of the US, I have lived in England, Ecuador, Japan, and Honduras, and traveled to +40 countries on 6 different continents.

• Ph.D., University of Virginia, Curriculum and Instruction, May 2009
• Ed.M., Harvard University, Teaching and Curriculum, Specialization in English, May 2001
• B.A., Rice University, Magna Cum Laude: English and Sociology, May 1997
• Academic Year Abroad, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, Sept. 1995 - June 1996

Higher Education

• Assistant Professor, Secondary & K-12 Programs Coordinator, School of Education, Elon University, August 2010 - Present
• Clinical Instructor, School of Education, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, August 2008 - May 2010
• Graduate Fellowship, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, August 2005- July 2007
• Clinical Instructor, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, September 2003 - June 2005

K-12 Education

• English Teacher, Carrboro High School, Carrboro, NC, August 2008 - June 2010
• ESOL Instructor, Pittsylvania County Public Schools, Chatham, VA, October 2005 - June 2006
• English Teacher & Department Chair, Monticello High School, Charlottesville, VA, May 2003 - June 2005
• English Teacher, Louisa County High School, Mineral VA, August 2001 - June 2002
• English Teacher Intern, John D. O'Bryant School of Math and Science, Boston, MA, September 2000 - May 2001
• English Teacher, Escuela Bilingue Honduras, Comayagua, Honduras, August 1999 - June 2000
• ESOL Teacher, Shimojo Junior High School, Shimojo, Japan, July 1997 - July 1999

Related Professional Experience

• Consultant, USAID Quality Learning Project, Central Asia, administered by Creative Associates International, Inc., June 2011 - March 2012
• Consultant, Casenex, LLC, Charlottesville, VA, October 2005 - May, 2010
• Consultant & GED Instructor, Community Partnerships Inc., Durham, NC, October 2007 - June 2008
• Project Coordinator, Visions Service Learning, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, Summer 2003

Spring Term 2013

EDU 303 Explorations Seminar

Winter Term 2013

GST/STA 268 Costa Rica Jungle Service

Fall 2012

EDU 450 Teaching Diverse Learners in Middle Grades and Secondary Schools

EDU 355 Teaching in 21st Century Classrooms

EDU 302 Explorations Seminar

ELON 101

Spring 2012

EDU 450 Teaching Diverse Learners in Secondary Schools

EDU 303 Explorations Seminar

Winter Term 2012

GST/STA 268 Costa Rica Jungle Service

Fall 2011

EDU 450 Teaching Diverse Learners in Secondary Schools

EDU 355 Teaching in 21st Century Classrooms

EDU 302 Explorations Seminar

Spring 2011

EDU 450 Teaching Diverse Learners in Secondary Schools

EDU 483 Thoughtful Analysis of Practice: Capstone Seminar II 

Fall 2010

EDU 350 Classroom Management for Secondary Teachers

EDU 450 Teaching Diverse Learners in Secondary Schools

Principal Investigator, Elon Noyce Scholars Program, Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, National Science Foundation

Pease, J.S., & Carpenter, J.P. (2013). Building Skills for Independent Learning. ASCD Express, 8(11).

Carpenter, J.P., & Pease, J.S. (2012). Sharing responsibility for learning. Phi Delta Kappan, 94(2), 36-41.  

Carpenter, J.P., & Pease, J.S. (2012). Assignments students own. ASCD Express, 7(25).

Carpenter, J.P., & Weathers, S. (2012). Talk to your students about Travyon Martin. Education Week, 31(28), 22-23. 

Pease, J.S., & Carpenter, J.P. (2012). Questions come first: A review of "Make just one change: Teach students to ask their own questions" by Dan Rothstein and Luz Santana. The New Educator, 8(3), 278 - 280.

Carpenter, J.P. & Pease, J.S. (2011). Working smarter, not harder: Cultivating a sustainable approach to teaching. Virginia Educational Leadership, 8 (1), 38-51.

"How and Why STEM Educators Need to Be on Twitter." Presentation at the 2013 National Science Foundation Robert T. Noyce Program Southeast Region Annual Conference in Greenville, SC.

"In Pursuit of Relevance: Connecting Students and Curriculum." Carpenter, J., Lydon, J., Maxwell, R., & Nixon, D. Presentation at 2013 ASCD Annual Conference in Chicago, IL.

"Why You Need to Be on Twitter: Four Educators' Perspectives." Carpenter, J., Dietrich, E., Giovanelli, R., & Thompson, J. Presentation at 2013 North Carolina Technology in Education Society Annual Conference in Raleigh, NC.

"Shared Classroom Experiences as Methods Course Texts." Carpenter, J., Pyne, K., & Richardson, J. Roundtable at 2013 American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Annual Conference in Orlando, FL.

“Google Forms in Self-, Peer-, and Teacher Assessment of Writing.” Presentation at the 2012 National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention in Las Vegas, NV.

“Google Forms in Self-, Peer-, and Teacher Assessment of Writing.”  Presentation at 2012 North Carolina Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention in Charlotte, NC.

“Making Teacher Thinking Visible: Shared Classroom Experiences in Teacher Preparation.” Carpenter, J., Pyne, K., & Richardson, J. Presentation at the 2012 North Carolina Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Fall Forum in Raleigh, NC.

“Licensure Evidence 6, Leadership & Collaboration: Initial Lessons Learned.” Carpenter, J., Sikes, S., & Waegerle, D. Presentation at the 2012 North Carolina Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Fall Forum in Raleigh, NC. 

“Shared Classroom Experiences in Teacher Preparation.” Presentation at the 2012 National Science Foundation Robert T. Noyce Program Annual Conference in Washington, DC.

“Finding the Middle Ground: Success and Challenges in Education Reform in Tajikistan.” Carpenter, J., Stasz, B., Niyozov, F.,  & Rahmonov, A. Panel presentation at the 2012 Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

“From clunky, ineffective technology investment to effective, exciting and interactive system: Experience from the Quality Learning Project in Turkmenistan” Presentation at the 2012 Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

“Parallel Literary Universes on Facebook.” Presentation at the 2011 National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention in Chicago, IL.

“Google Forms for Writing Instruction, Peer Editing & Assessment.” Presentation at the 2011 Virginia Association of Teachers of English Annual Conference in Staunton, VA .

“Lesson Study by Secondary Humanities Teachers.” Presentation at 2011 Action Research Conference in San Diego, CA.

“Creative Uses of Google Forms for Grading and Peer Editing” presented with Elon colleague Barbara Taylor at the North Carolina Technology in Education Society Annual Conference on March 4, 2011 in Raleigh, NC.

"Lesson Study: Can Collaboration Encourage Teacher Voices in Reform?” presented at the High School Journal Annual Conference on February 26, 2011 in Chapel Hill, NC.

“Working Smarter, Not Harder: Sustainable Teaching” presented with James Madison University colleague Jennifer Pease at the Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Annual Conference on December 2, 2010 in Williamsburg, VA

“Parallel Literary Universes on Facebook and in Textspeak” presented with three of my former high school students at the North Carolina English Teacher Association Annual Conference on October 22, 2010 in Winston-Salem, NC.

Fluent in Spanish