Ron Childress

Dr. Ronald Childress

Professor

Elementary & Secondary Education

Leadership Studies        

 

rchildress@marshall.edu

 

Academic Degrees

 

Doctor of Education, 1975
The University of Tennessee--Knoxville, TN
Major: Curriculum and Instruction
Minors: Educational Administration and Supervision; Science Education

 

Master of Education, 1971
East Tennessee State University--Johnson City, TN
Major: Science Education (Biology)

 

Bachelor of Science, 1969
East Tennessee State University--Johnson City, TN
Major: General Science (Biology and Physics)
Minor: History

 

Professional Experience

 

Professor, Marshall University Graduate School of Education and Professional Development (1983 - Present)

Hold joint appointment in Elementary/Secondary Education and Leadership Studies programs; teach masters and doctoral courses in curriculum and instruction, research, planning and evaluation.

 

Vice President for Graduate Studies, Marshall University (1999 – 2006)

Responsible for Graduate College and Graduate Admissions office; served as a member of the President's Council and the Graduate Council; reported to the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs; represented institution on graduate education issues statewide.

 

Dean, Marshall University Graduate School of Education and Professional Development (1998 - 2006)

Responsible for School including six academic departments, 38 full-time faculty, 100 part-time faculty and 60 administrative/support personnel; School generated 25,000 student credit hours annually and received more than $4.5 million annually in external support; responsible for all academic and fiscal aspects of School operation.

 

Program Director, Elementary and Secondary Education (1996-98)

Marshall University Graduate School of Education and Professional Development

Responsible for department of 8 full-time faculty and approximately 25 part-time faculty.

 

NCATE/Teacher Education Consultant; WV Higher Education Policy Commission(1994-Present)  

Coordinate NCATE accreditation statewide; serve as WV liaison to NCATE and WV Department of Education; represent Higher Education Policy Commission in teacher education policy/program development statewide.

 

Professor, West Virginia University Graduate Faculty (1985-2004)

Faculty member in Cooperative Doctoral Program in Educational Administration (since 1985) and Curriculum and Instruction (initiated in January 2001) with West Virginia University and Marshall University; taught; chaired doctoral committees; served as committee member; advised students and assisted with program development/coordination.

 

Dean of the School of Education, Human Services and Humanities,

The University of West Virginia College of Graduate Studies (1989-93)

Responsible for school composed of seven departments, 40 full-time faculty, 60-80 adjunct faculty and 15-20 support and related personnel; served as chief institutional office for professional education; reported directly to the President.

 

Dean of the Division of Education, West Virginia College of Graduate Studies (1986-89)  Responsible for division comprised of four departments, 25 full-time faculty, 40-50 adjunct faculty and 10-15 support personnel.

 

Director of Teacher Education, West Virginia College of Graduate Studies (1986-89)  Responsible for coordinating institutional teacher education activities.

 

Coordinator of Teacher Education, West Virginia Board of Regents (1983-88)

Served on part-time basis as Teacher Education Coordinator for higher education governing board; provided state-level liaison with Department of Education; developed and analyzed policies; worked with legislative committees; provided staff assistance as needed.

 

Special Assistant to the Chancellor, West Virginia Board of Regents

(1982-83) Responsible for coordinating system level planning, legislative and teacher education activities; served as senior planning consultant and coordinated development of five-year master plan for higher education in West Virginia.

 

Associate Professor. University of West Virginia College of Graduate Studies (1978-83) Held joint appointment in Elementary/Secondary Education and Educational Administration programs; taught masters and doctoral courses in curriculum and instructional theory, planning, and evaluation.

 

Fellow, American Council on Education (ACE) Fellows in Academic Administration Program (1981-82) Fellowship year spent as assistant to the chancellor with the West Virginia Board of Regents.

 

Program Director, Elementary and Secondary Program, Division of Education, West Virginia College of Graduate Studies (1977-82) Responsible for department of ten full-time faculty members and approximately 25 adjunct faculty.

 

Assistant Professor and Project Director, West Virginia College of Graduate Studies Appalachian Teacher Corps Project (1975-77) A two-year $500,000 research adaptation and evaluation project directed at validating the impact of a model elementary education graduate level curriculum.

 

Staff Member, Service Center, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The University of Tennessee (1974-75) Planned, conducted and evaluated staff development and instructional programs; consultant for a three-year prototype comprehensive needs assessment of Memphis City School System.

 

Instructor and Graduate Assistant, Secondary Program Area, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The University of Tennessee (1974-75) Taught courses in secondary science teaching methods.

 

Staff Member, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee (1973) Staff member in National Science Foundation Cooperative School-College Program focused on Elementary Science Study (ESS) program and materials.

 

Coordinator of Science and Environmental Education, Kingsport City School System, Kingsport, Tennessee (1970-74) Responsible for overall planning, organization, development, evaluation and administration of Science and Environmental Education Program (K-12); taught at all grade levels K-12; developed grant proposals; directed several special programs and curriculum development projects.

 

Laboratory Instructor, Dobyns-Bennett High School, Kingsport, Tennessee (1969-70) Responsible for science laboratory instruction in 1600-student high school.

 

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee (1967-69) Taught Freshman Orientation.

 

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

"We Put Our Laboratory on Wheels," Tennessee Teacher, April 1973.

"Teacher-Naturalist: A First for Tennessee Schools" Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science, Vol. 48, No. 3, July 1973.

"Mobile Environmental Education Laboratory Project: Development, Implementation, and Evaluation" Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science, Vol. 49, No. 1, January 1974.

"Aldous Huxley - Pioneer in Environmentalism" Journal of Thought, Vol. 10, No. 1, January 1975.

"Environmental Education: An Experimental Community Problem-Focused Approach for High School Students" (with Jack Rhoton) Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science, Vol. 50, No. 3, July 1975.

"Challenges for Environmental Education Planners" (with J. Wert) Journal of Environmental Education, Vol. 7, No. 4, Summer 1976.

"Developing a Personal Definition of Curriculum - A Study in Diversity or an Untenable Search for Consensus?" Journal of Thought, Vol. 12, No. 2, January 1977.

"Evaluation Strategies and Methodologies Utilized in Public School Environmental Education Programs and Projects - A Report From a National Study" School Science and Mathematics, Vol. 77, No. 2, February 1977.

"A Preliminary Investigation of Energy Education/Conservation Attitudes of a Selected Group of East Tennessee Educators" (with Jack Rhoton) Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science, Vol. 52, No. 4, October 1977.

"Public School Environmental Education Programs and Projects - A Report from a National Study" The Educational Catalyst, Vol. 7, No. 3, Fall 1977.

"Public School Environmental Education Curricula - National Profile" Journal of Environmental Education, Spring 1978.

"The Teacher Training Paradox" A Journal of Research Adaptation, Journal 1, pages 26-29, May 1980.

"The Middle School Science Program - Can It Be Saved?" The Middle School Journal, November 1983.

"Advanced Placement: A Vehicle for Educational Reform in Small, Rural Secondary Schools" (with G. Green) The Rural Educator, Vol. 11, No. 1, Fall 1989.

"Initiating Minorities into the Professoriate: One School's Model" (with J. Gooden and P. Leary) Innovative Higher Education, Vol. 18, No. 4, Summer 1994.

"Patterns of Coordination Between External Degree Programs and Libraries in Higher Education" (with A. Corrigan) National Forum of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal. Vol. 13, No. 1, Fall, 1995.

"A Study of the Relationship Between School and District Office Linkage and the Implementation of Middle Level Practices" (with M. Cunningham and J. Ranson). National Forum of Applied Educational Research Journal, Electronic, Vol. 10E, No. 3, 1997-98.

"Breaking Ranks: An Historical Perspective" (with R. Goodwin) Voices From the Field, Fall, 2000.

"Quality Control for Online Graduate Course Delivery: A Case Study" (with L. Heaton and R. Pauley). Computers in the Schools, Vol. 19, No. 314, December, 2002.

"The Changing Role of the Secondary Principal" (with B. Goodwin and M. Cunningham). NASSP Bulletin, Vol. 87, No. 634, March 2003.

"Transitioning to an Online Instructional Delivery System: Successes and Challenges" (with R. Pauley). Mid-Western Educational Researcher, Winter, 2003-04.

"Funding Online Programs - Which Way Does The Money Flow?" (with R. Pauley). The International Journal of Innovative Higher Education. Vol. 19, June, 2006.

Book Chapters

"A Model for Assessing Educational Needs in a Rural School System - A Case Study" (with J. Applefield). Chapter in monograph entitled The Five Dimensions of Demonstration, published by National Teacher Corps Research Adaptation Cluster, August 1977.

"Delivery, Documentation and Impact Evaluation of a Nontraditional, Field-Based Graduate Elementary Education Program - A Case Study" (with L. Lentz and T. Breen). Chapter in monograph entitled The Five Dimensions of Demonstration and published by National Teacher Corps Research Adaptation Cluster, August 1977.

"Inservice Education - An Overview" Chapter included in monograph entitled A Collection of Inservice Models, published by the Mid-South Teacher Corps Network, April 1978.

"Inservice Education - A Cooperative Governance Model" (with L. Lentz). Chapter included in monograph entitled A Collection of Inservice Models, published by the Mid-South Teacher Corps Network, April 1978.

"MSTCN Inservice Models: A Synopsis and Concluding Statements" Chapter included in monograph entitled A Collection of Inservice Models, published by the Mid-South Teacher Corps Network, April 1978.

"Cultivating Multiculturalism in the Faculty: A Minority Fellowship Program" (with K. Baker). Chapter in Strategies for Promoting Pluralism in Education and the Workplace (edited by L. Welch, B. Cleckley and M. McClure) published by Praeger Publishers, Westport, CT, 1997.

"Quality Control for Online Graduate Course Delivery: A Case Study" (with L. Heaton and R. Pauley).  Chapter in Distance Education: Issues and Concerns (Edited by C. Maddux, J. Ewing-Taylor and D. Johnson) published by The Hawthorn Press, Inc. New York, 2002.

Books and Monographs

A Collection of Inservice Models (Editor and Contributor). Monograph published by Mid-South Teacher Corps Network, George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, TN, April 1978.

Papers and Presentations

"Environmental Education in the Kingsport City School System" Paper presented to the Science and Mathematics Section at the Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, Nashville, TN, November 16-17, 1973.

"The Innovative Science Curriculum Projects of Recent Years: Where Are They Headed?" Paper presented to the Science and Mathematics Section at the Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, Memphis, TN, November 22-23, 1974.

"Evaluation Strategies and Methodologies Utilized in Public School Environmental Education Programs and Projects - A Report From a National Study" Paper presented to the Science and Mathematics Section at the Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, Nashville, TN, November 21-22, 1975.

"The Process of Educational Research: Model Development" (with M. Grodsky, T. Breen, P. Wright, B. Jennings, J. Applefield, J. Lentz). Paper presented to the National Teacher Corps Research Framework Conference, Denver, CO, February 19-20, 1976. Portions of paper included in a monograph entitled Evaluating Programmatic Impact in Education, published by the National Teacher Corps Research Adaptation Framework, July 1976.

"A Model for Assessing Education Needs in a Rural School System" (with J. Applefield). Paper presented to the Research Adaptation Section at the National Teacher Corps Developmental Conference, Washington, DC, July 1976.

"Documenting Demonstration - A Three-Dimensional Framework for Evaluating Documentation Efforts" (with T. Breen and L. Lentz). Paper presented to the National Teacher Corps Research Adaptation Framework Conference, Atlanta, GA, December 14 - 16, 1976.

"Toward a Model for Impact Evaluation" (with T. Breen). Panel presentation entitled "Implementing Validated Research Findings and Impacting the Findings on Targeted Populations" in the Teacher Education Arena Section at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, Chicago, IL, March 2, 1977.

"The Delivery and Impact Evaluation of a Nontraditional Field-Based Graduate Elementary Education Program - A Case Study of a Rural Teacher Corps Project" (with M. Grodsky). Paper presented at the Third International Conference on Improving University Teaching in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, June 8-11, 1977.

"Evaluating the Impact of a Nontraditional Field-Based Graduate Elementary Education Program" Paper presented to the Phi Delta Kappan Evaluation Network Third Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, September 26-27, 1977.

"Planning and Implementing A Multifaceted Needs Assessment - A Case Study" Paper presented to the Phi Delta Kappan Evaluation Network Third Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, September 26-27, 1977.

"Inservice Education - A Cooperative Governance Model" (with L. Lentz). Paper presented at MSTCN Inservice Conference, Nashville, TN, June 6-8, 1977.

"The Delivery and Impact Evaluation of Staff Development in a Rural Tenth Cycle Teacher Corps Project" Paper presented at National Teacher Corps Research Adaptation Cluster Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 4-6, 1979.

"Program Delivery and Quality Control in a Nontraditional Field-Based Graduate Level Program" Paper presented at the Kansas State University sponsored National Conference on Off-Campus Credit Programs: The Quality Issue, Atlanta, GA, October 29-31, 1979. Paper published in Issues in Higher Education, Volume III, Proceedings of Off-Campus Credit Programs: The Quality Issue, September 1980.

"Guidelines for Developing Curricula for Middle Childhood Education" Paper presented to the Science and Mathematics Teacher Section at the Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, Nashville, TN, November 16, 1979.

"LEA Student and IHE Faculty/Program Impact Evaluation in a Rural Tenth Cycle Teacher Corps Project" Paper presented at the Teacher Corps Research Adaptation Cluster Conference on Project Impact, Dallas, TX, February 25-26, 1980.

"The West Virginia College of Graduate Studies - A Case Study in Quality Off-Campus Graduate Education" (co-author). Paper presented at the Third National Conference on Off-Campus Credit Programs: The Quality Issue, New Orleans, LA, October 26-29, 1980.

"A Conceptual Model for Developing Middle Childhood Education Curricula" Invited paper for the West Virginia Department of Education Statewide MCE Conference, March 1981.

"Defining and Assessing Children's Services Needs at the State Level" (with S. Goffin). Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Detroit, MI, November 5-8, 1981.

"A State-Level Model for Assuring Children's Rights" (with S. Goffin). Paper presented at the Central Regional Conference of the Child Welfare League of America, Cleveland, OH, April 10-13, 1983.

"A State-Level Model for Collaboration Among Teacher Education Institutions" Paper presented at the National Council of States on Inservice Education, Orlando, FL, November 16-20, 1984.

"Improving Learning for Appalachian Inner-City Children" (with J. Hall). Paper presented at the Fifth Annual University of Kentucky Conference on Appalachia, Lexington, KY, November 6-7, 1990.

"Expanding Educational Opportunities and Services to Practicing Professional Educators" (with J. Hall). Paper presented at the 1990 National Conference on the Adult Learner, Columbia, SC, May 28-30, 1990.

"The STAR Project - A Progress Report." Invited paper presented at the IBM School Executives Conference, Orlando, FL, February 12-14, 1991.

"A Model for Developing and Delivering Professional Development Programs for Educators" (with J. Hall and S. Bailey). Paper presented at the 1991 National Conference on the Adult Learner, Columbia, SC, May 1991.

"Alternative Competency Assessment of Non-Traditional Graduate Students" (with J. Hall). Paper presented at the Sixth AAHE Conference on Assessment in Higher Education, San Francisco, CA, June 1991.

"Strategies for Delivering Teacher Education in Appalachia" (with J. Hall). Paper presented at the Sixth Annual Conference on Appalachia--Higher Education and Appalachia, Lexington, KY, November 6-7, 1991.

"Multicultural Education--A Multifaceted Approach" (with J. Hall). Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education in San Antonio, TX, February 25-28, 1992.

"Delivering Summer Professional Development Programs Through Partnerships" (with J. Hall). Paper presented at the National Conference for Maximizing Summer Opportunities, Columbia, SC, February 23-26, 1992.

"The Advanced Placement Story in West Virginia" (with S. Bailey). Invited paper presented at College Board Midwestern Regional Meeting, Chicago, IL, February 15, 1993.

"An Initial Structure for Assessing Program Impact - Cultivating Multiculturalism in the Faculty" (with K. Baker). Paper presented at the Marshall University Multicultural Conference on Strategies for Promoting Pluralism in Education and the Workplace, Huntington, West Virginia, October 14, 1994.

"A School-Based Certification Program for Middle Level Inservice Teachers" (with JoAnn Hall). Paper presented at the National Middle School Association Annual Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 4, 1994.

"Educational Reform in West Virginia" (with P. Hamner). Invited paper prepared for the Appalachian Educational Laboratory, Charleston, WV, June, 1995.

"Problems/Obstacles To Implementing Effective Middle Schools in Small and Rural Schools" (with K. Offutt and J. Ranson). Paper presented at the National Middle School Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, November 3, 1995.

"A Quantitative Analysis of Graduate Students' Perceptions of WebCT" (with R. Pauley and M. Cunningham). Paper presented at the First Annual WebCT Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Summer 1999.

"Implementing WebCT: An Administrative Perspective" (with S. Bailey). Paper presented at Almost Heaven WebCT Conference, Charleston, WV, April 2000.

"Training New WebCT Student Users in a Graduate Program" (with M. Cunningham, R. Pauley and S. Bailey). Paper presented at the WebCT 2000 Conference, Athens, GA, July 2000.

"Faculty Mentoring: How to Develop a Successful WebCT Training Program" (with R. Pauley, M. Cunningham and S. Bailey). Paper presented at the WebCT 2000 Conference, Athens, GA, July 2000.

"Changing Attitudes and Behavior: A Model for Broad-Based Implementation of WebCT-Based Delivery of Instruction" (with S. Bailey). Paper presented at the WebCT 2000 Conference, Athens, GA, July 2000.

"Developing A Minority Faculty Fellowship Program: A Model for Long-Term Success" (with B. Farrow and J. East). Paper presented at the National Conference on Multicultural Affairs in Higher Education, San Antonio, TX, September 2000.

"Moving Toward A Web-Based Instructional Delivery Model for Graduate Education: A Case Study" (with R. Pauley, M. Cunningham and S. Bailey). Paper presented at the WebNet 2000 - World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications, San Antonio, TX, November 2000.

"Web-Based Instruction: Will It Work for Your Institution?" (with R. Pauley). Paper presented at the Stop Surfing-Start Teaching 2001 National Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC, February 2001.

"Designing Graduate Courses for WebCT Delivery" (with R. Pauley). Paper presented at the WebCT Asia Pacific Conference, Adelaide, South Australia, April 9-11, 2001.

"Increasing Access to Mentoring Support Through Technology" (with R. Pauley and M. Hoover). Invited paper presented at NBPTS National Board Academy meeting in Baltimore, MD, August 2-4, 2001.

"Using Computers to Deliver Graduate Course Work: A Tale of Two Models!" (with R. Pauley, R. Childress and K. Wright). Paper presented at the Computers on Campus National Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC, November 11-14, 2001.

"Teaching Online - Boon or Boondoggle: A Study of Faculty Perceptions." Paper presented at the Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, February 8-9, 2002.

"Faculty Perceptions of the Impact of Online Course Delivery on Instruction for Adult Learners - A Case Study" (with R. Pauley). Paper presented at the Stop Surfing - Start Teaching 2002 National Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC, February 10-13, 2002.

"Implementing Online Delivery: Lessons Learned" (with R. Pauley). Paper presented at the Stop Surfing - Start Teaching 2002 National Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC, February 10-13, 2002.

"Marshall University's Accomplished Teacher Project" (with M. Hoover and R. Pauley). Invited presentation at the NBPTS Appalachian Project meeting, Roanoke, VA, July 12, 2002.

"Development and Assessment of a Statewide Online Professional Development Program" (with R. Pauley, E. Meisel and J. Hodge). Paper presented at the Computers on Campus National Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC, November 10-13, 2002.

"Instructional Strategies for Facilitating Online Student Participation - Best Practices" (with R. Pauley, L. Heaton, T. Eagle and M. Cunningham). Panel discussion presented at WVNET Annual Conference, Morgantown, WV, September 23-25, 2002.

"Finding Your Niche in the Online Learning Community" (with L. Heaton and R. Pauley). Paper presented at the WVNET Annual Conference, Morgantown, WV September 23-25, 2002.

"Moving to a Web-Based Instructional Delivery System - The View From the Dean's Office" (with R. Pauley). Keynote presentation at the International Conference on New Concepts in Higher Education, Honolulu, HI, November 3-7, 2002.

"Providing Internet Based Graduate Courses to Non-Traditional Students: The Student Perspective" (with R. Pauley). Paper presented at the International Conference on New Concepts in Higher Education, Honolulu, HI, November 3-7, 2002.

"The Appalachian Accomplished Teaching Project" (with R. Pauley and E. Hundley). Presentation at the WVACTE/WVATE Spring Conference, North Bend State Park, WV, February 9, 2003.

"Online Instruction and the Changing Role of Faculty" (with R. Pauley). Paper accepted for presentation at the AHEA/Alliance Conference, Asheville, NC, October 8-11, 2003. Paper published in Extending the Boundaries of Adult Learning, the Proceedings of the twenty-third national conference on Alternative and External Degree Programs for Adults, Adult Higher Education Alliance, Asheville, NC, October, 2003.

"Exporting Graduate Education to Four Year Institutions: A Technology Assisted Model for Institutional Collaboration" (with R. Pauley). Paper presented at the XXI International Council for Innovation in Higher Education International Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 2-6, 2003.

"Using Technology to Increase Access to Graduate Education in Rural Areas - A Statewide Model" (with R. Pauley). Paper presented at the National Conference on the Adult Learner, Orlando, Florida, March 14-17, 2004.

"Strategic Issues in Developing and Integrating an Online Instructional Delivery System" (with R. Pauley). Paper presented at the National Conference on Computers on Campus, Orlando, Florida, March 14-17. 2004.

"The Inservice Teacher as the Adult Learner: Implications for Higher Education" (with R. Pauley). Paper Presented at the Innovations in Higher Education Conference, Orlando, Florida, March 14-17, 2004.

"Understanding and Responding to the NCATE Diversity Standard - Lessons from the Field" (with S. Starcher). Paper presented at The Mid Atlantic Conference on the Scholarship of Diversity, Roanoke, Virginia, March 17-18, 2005.

"Funding Online Programs - Which Way Does the Money Flow?" (with R. Pauley). Paper presented at the XXIII International Council for Innovation in Higher Education International Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland, June 26-30, 2005.

"Developing and Implementing a Quality Control Model for Online Graduate Course Delivery" (with R. Pauley). Paper presented at the XXIV International Council for Innovation in Higher Education International Conference, Panama City, Panama, June 25-29, 2006.

Research Documents, Technical Reports and Other Publications

Sourcebook of Science Experiments and Enrichment Activities for Students, Levels 4-6, (Editor and Contributor). Instructional materials resulting from a Title I curriculum development workshop, Summer, 1971.

Sourcebook of Science Experiments and Enrichment Activities for Students, Levels 7-9, (Editor and Contributor). Instructional materials resulting from a Title I curriculum development workshop, Summer, 1971.

Investigations for a Mobile Environmental Education Laboratory, (Editor and Contributor). Instructional guide resulting from a cooperative Tennessee Valley Authority - Kingsport City School demonstration project in environmental education, 1972.

Mobile Environmental Education Laboratory. Booklet describing Mobile Environmental Education Project, ERIC #ED 073 922, 17 pages, 1973.

Mobile Environmental Education Laboratory Project - Final Report, (Developer and writer). Final report and evaluation of Kingsport City School - Tennessee Valley Authority demonstration project in environmental education, June, 1973.

Environmental Conservation Action Guide, (Editor and Contributor). A citizen guide to environmental action published by the Tennessee Conservation League, Spring, 1974.

A Directory of Public Elementary and Secondary School Environmental Education Programs and Projects in the United States, (with A. Paul Wishart). Report published by the Bureau of Educational Research and Service, The University of Tennessee, September, 1975.

Public School Environmental Education Program and Project Curricula - A National Perspective, (with A. Paul Wishart). Report published by the Bureau of Educational Research and Service, The University of Tennessee, May, 1976.

Children's Services Validation Study, (with S. Goffin). Report from the Children's Services Needs Assessment Project, January, 1982.

A Conceptual Framework for Assessing Children's Services Needs in West Virginia, (with S. Goffin). Report from the Children's Services Needs Assessment Project, January, 1982.

Children's Services Conceptual Needs Assessment Study, (with S. Goffin). Report from the Children's Services Needs Assessment Project, January, 1982.

Children's Services Project Needs Assessment Model, (with S. Goffin). Report from the Children's Services Needs Assessment Project, January, 1982.

Defining and Assessing Children's Services in West Virginia - Final Project Report, (with S. Goffin). Report from the Children's Services Needs Assessment Project, January, 1982.

Agenda for Action 1985-1990: A Master Plan of Goals and Service for Public Higher Education in West Virginia. (Chief writer and editor). West Virginia Board of Regents, December, 1984.

"Teacher Education in West Virginia - Proposals for 1990 and Beyond." Concept paper on teacher education distributed by West Virginia Board of Regents, June, 1984.

Final Report: Field-Based Training Program - 1988-89. Third-year evaluation report of alternative certification program, June, 1990.

Final Report: Field-Based Training Program - 1989-90. Fourth-year evaluation report of alternative certification program, July, 1990.

West Virginia Graduate College Reading Recovery Site Report (July 1, 1992-June 30, 1993). (with N. Bowling). Annual evaluation report on WVGC Reading Recovery Project, Spring, 1994.

West Virginia Graduate College Reading Recovery Site Report (July 1, 1993-June 30, 1994). (with N. Bowling). Annual report on WVGC Reading Recovery Project, Spring, 1995.

Vision 2020: The Report on the Future of Marshall University. (Co-chair), Marshall University, 1999.

"The Quality of Teaching: A Study of Teacher Perceptions," (with R. Pauley). A study conducted for the Education Alliance, Charleston, WV, February, 2002.

"Closing the Achievement Gap: Policy Implications for Teacher Quality, Curriculum and Teacher Expectations,"  (with R. Pauley). Policy paper prepared for The Education Alliance, Charleston, WV, Spring, 2004.

"Closing the Achievement Gap: A Focus on Rural Schools," (with R. Pauley). Policy paper prepared for The Education Alliance, Charleston, WV, May, 2004.

"Closing the Achievement Gap: State-Level Policy Implications for Secondary Schools, " (with R. Pauley). Policy paper prepared for The Education Alliance, Charleston, WV, October, 2004.

Year One External Evaluation Report for Enhancing Education Through Technology Project - Kanawha County. (with R. Pauley and L. Heaton). First year project evaluation report, August, 2004.

"Bridging the Achievement Gap: The Role of Professional Development for Teachers." (with R. Pauley). Policy paper prepared for The Education Alliance, Charleston, WV, February, 2005.

External Evaluation Report for Enhancing Education Through Technology Project - Clay County. (with R. Pauley and L. Heaton). First year project evaluation report, September, 2005.

"Closing the Achievement Gap: Integrating Technology in the K-12 Classroom: Implications for Public Policy, " (with R. Pauley). Policy paper prepared for The Education Alliance, Charleston, WV, November, 2005.

External Evaluation Report for Clay County EETT Project. (with R. Pauley and L. Heaton). Second year project evaluation report, August 2006.

"Closing the Achievement Gap: Providing High Quality Teachers for Low-Performing and At-Risk Schools," (with R. Pauley). Policy paper prepared for The Education Alliance, Charleston, WV, Winter, 2006.

"Closing the Achievement Gap: Best Practices in Teaching Mathematics," (with R. Pauley). Policy paper prepared for The Education Alliance, Charleston, WV, Summer, 2006.

Book Reviews

"The Social Contract - A Book Review with Implications for Educational Administrators and Supervisors," Journal of Thought, Vol. 15, No. 4, Winter, 1980.

Grants

 

 

Chief Administrative Officer, as Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Professional Development, generate more than $4.5 million annually in external grants and contracts (1998-2006).

Developer and Director, $108,586 grant to provide reading comprehension instruction strategies to 50 teachers in Raleigh County (2006).

Developer and Director, $62,758 grant to provide standards-based math strategies for 25 middle level teachers in RESA IV (2006).

Developer and Director, $50,000 grant from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission to provide regional access to Reading Education endorsement program (2005).

Developer and Director, $43,348 ITQ grant to provide vocabulary instruction strategies to K-12 teachers in Raleigh County (2005).

Developer and Director, $40,648, NCLB grant to provide vocabulary instruction strategies to K-12 Teachers in Raleigh County (2004).

Co-developer and Co-director, $2.1 million three-year grant from IBM Corporation and the West Virginia Board of Education to fund West Virginia Collaborative for Reinventing Education 3 (2002).

Co-developer and Co-director, $139,600 grant from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to support state and regional NBCT training programs (2002).

Developer and Director, $53,163 EPDP grant to provide biology instruction to K-6 teachers in Raleigh County (2002).

Developer and Director, $36,085 EPDP grant to provide math instruction to K-6 teachers in Monroe County (2002).

Developer and Director, $160,000 (4 grants) from State Priorities Incentive Grant Program for providing increased access to graduate programs in Special Education, Leadership Studies, Technology and Middle Childhood Education; (2001-02).

Developer and Director, $200,000 grant from West Virginia Office of the Secretary of Education to provide collaborative masters degree programs with three undergraduate colleges, (2001-02).

Developer and Co-Director, $45,780 EPDP grant to provide training in Elementary Math for 16 teachers in RESA III (2001).

Developer and Director, $48,103 EPDP grant to provide mathematics training for 50 elementary classroom teachers in McDowell County (2001).

Developer and Director, $77,636 EPDP grant to provide mathematics training for 75 elementary teachers in an 11 county area in central West Virginia (2001).

Developer and Director, $72,065 EPDP grant to provide training in meteorology for 75 elementary teachers in Raleigh County (2001).

Developer and Director, $46,395 EPDP grant to provide training in astronomy for 50 K-4 teachers in Raleigh County (2000).

Director and Developer, $46,120 EPDP grant to provide training in physics for 50 K-4 science teachers in Raleigh County (1999).

Developer and Director, $44,982 EPDP grant to provide training in Primary Physics for 50 K-4 teachers in Raleigh County (1998).

Developer and Director, $20,828 EPDP grant to provide training in mathematics for 30 K-4 Roane County teachers (1998).

Developer and Director, $30,086 EPDP grant to provide GEMS Programs to 50 K-8 teacher in RESA I (1997).

Developer and Director, $42,450 EPDP grant to provide mathematics training for 50 Raleigh County K-4 teachers (1997).

Developer and Director, $28,278 EPDP grant to provide mathematics training for 50 Kanawha County K-4 teachers (1997).

Developer and Director, $42,704 EPDP grant to provide GEMS Programs to 50 elementary teachers in Raleigh County (1996).

Developer and Director, $28,278 EPDP grant to provide GEMS Program to 50 elementary teachers in Kanawha County (1996).

Developer and Director, $41,743 DEMSEA grant to provide Operation Physics and Operation Chemistry programs to 50 elementary teachers in Raleigh County (1995).

Developer and Director, $30,440 DEMSEA grant to provide Operation Physics and Operation Chemistry programs to 50 elementary teachers in Kanawha County (1995).

Chief Administrative Officer, as Dean of the School of Education, Human Services and Humanities, of more than $1,000,000 annually in external grants and contracts (1986-1993).

Developer and negotiator, as program director of Elementary and Secondary Education (UWVCOGS), of more than $30,000 in full-cost contracts with local and regional agencies (1980-81).

Principal investigator and negotiator of Appalachian Regional Commission grant of $21,000 to conduct a statewide children's services needs assessment, October 1980-December (1981).

Developer and negotiator of COGS Foundation grant of $810 to support national conference paper presentation, September (1980).

Co-developer of $1200 grant from COGS Foundation to support an experimental program in middle childhood education (1979).

Developer and negotiator of U. S. Office of Education Twelfth Cycle Teacher Corps grant; coordinated planning and development, and negotiated $100,000 grant between the West Virginia College of Graduate Studies and the McDowell County School System (1977).

Developer and Director, U. S. Office of Education Tenth Cycle Teacher Corps continuation grant; planned, developed, and negotiated $210,000 grant between the West Virginia College of Graduate Studies and the Clay County School System (1976).

Coordinator, National Teacher Corps Mid-Atlantic Geographic Network Mini-Proposal Project; coordinated and negotiated $2,700 eight-month grant designed to develop initial phases of a General Education Simulation Model of Curriculum (GESMOC) (1975).

Developer and Director, Mobile Environmental Education Laboratory Project; planned, developed, negotiated and directed $30,000 project, a cooperative Tennessee Valley Authority Kingsport City School System demonstration project (1972).

Service Related Activities

 

Member, (Chair, 2002-04) Appalachian Education Laboratory Higher Education Co-Venture Cabinet, 2002 - Present.

Member, Project ACCLAIM Capacity Building Initiative Advisory Board, 2001- Present.

Member, (Vice President, 2003-04) Board of Directors, Marshall University Research Corporation, 2001- 05.

Member, President's Committee to Develop Marshall University Strategic Plan, 2000-01.

Member, MU-WVDE Advisory Committee on Preparing Teachers of the Hearing Impaired, 2001-Present.

Member, MU, WVU, WVDE Advisory Committee on Preparing Teachers of the Visually Impaired, 1999-Present.

NCATE Consultant/State Observer, Higher Education Policy Commission, 1994 to Present.

Coordinator, NCA Focused Evaluation, Marshall University, 2000-01.

Member, Higher Education Policy Committee's Statewide Teacher Education Advisory Committee, 1983-Present.

Co-chair, Marshall University Strategic Planning Committee for 2020, 1998-99.

Co-chair, Marshall University Strategic Planning Committee for 2020, 1998-99.

Member and Subcommittee Co-chair, West Virginia Board of Education's Task Force on Educators for West Virginia's Future, 1996-1997.

Member, West Virginia Department of Education Committee for Implementing Policy 5100, 1996-1997.

Member, West Virginia Advisory Council on the Preparation of Educational Personnel, 1982-1995.

Member, Board of Trustees Academic Affairs Advisory Committee, 1992-93.

Member, Governor's Task Force on Teacher Preparation, 1990-91.

Chair, West Virginia Higher Education Task Force on Teacher Education, 1989.

Staff member, West Virginia Board of Regents-Board of Education Joint Commission on Governance and Certification, 1986-1988.

Staff Member, West Virginia Board of Regents-Board of Education Joint Commission on Professional Development, 1986-1988.

Chairperson/Member, West Virginia Higher Education Teacher Education Advisory Committee, 1982-1993.

Member, West Virginia Board of Regents Graduate and Professional Degree Program Review Committee, 1986.

Member, West Virginia Board of Regents Campus Legislative Liaison Council, 1986.

Coordinator, North Central Focused Evaluation, UWVCOGS, 1984-1986.

Coordinator, NCATE Interim Review, UWVCOGS, 1984-85.

Member, West Virginia Board of Education Basic Skills Task Force, 1982-83.

Member, West Virginia Board of Education Special Education Plan Advisory Committee, 1983.

Member, West Virginia Department of Education Pauley vs. Bailey Advisory Committee, 1982.

Member, West Virginia Autism Planning Task Force, 1981-82.

Faculty Representative, West Virginia Board of Regents Advisory Council of Faculty, 1978-81 and 1985-86.

Vice-President, Faculty Council, WVCOGS, 1980-81.

Member, WVGC-Kanawha County Schools Leadership Development Resource Team, 1993-94.

Chairperson, WVCOGS Program Review Committee, 1980-81.

President, Faculty Council, WVCOGS, 1977-78.

Member, Board of Directors, National Teacher Corps Mid-South Geographic Network headquartered at George Peabody College, 1976-77.

Member, Board of Directors, National Teacher Corps Research Adaptation Cluster headquartered at the University of Oklahoma, 1975-77.

Member, Board of Directors, National Teacher Corps Mid-Atlantic Geographic Network headquartered at Temple University, 1975-76.

Member, Advisory Committee for Tennessee Science and Humanities Symposium, University of Tennessee, 1975.

Honors and Awards

Recipient, President's Service Award, Marshall University, April 1999.

Recipient, Distinguished Teacher Award, Tennessee Academy of Science, 1973.

 

Certifications

Hold Professional Teaching Certificate with certification in Elementary Education (grades K-8 and 1-9), biology, general science, physics, and history; additional certifications include principal (grades 1-9 and K-8); principal (grades 5-12 and grades 7-12; supervisor of instruction (grades K-12), superintendent (grades K-12), and vocational administration (grades 5-adult).

Consultant Activities

Wide variety of consultant activities involving governing boards, public school systems, and institutions of higher education in several states. Consultant activities have focused on policy development/analysis, management design, program planning and evaluation, state-level master plan development, developing and implementing management information systems, staff development, systems design, preparation for accreditation visits and editorial/ writing assignments


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