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VITA
Neill F. Armstrong
728 CR 254
Nacogdoches, Texas 75965
(936) 564-9361
EDUCATION
ED.D. Adult Education, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 2001.
Areas of Specialization: International Education; Social Foundations of Education
Dissertation: Learning Strategy Preferences of International Graduate Students at
Oklahoma State University. Advisor and Committee Chair: Dr. Gary Conti
Teacher Certification, Spanish as a Foreign Language, Oklahoma State
University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1989 – Present.
M. A., Outdoor Recreation, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1980.
Emphasis on Experiential Education and Leadership Development.
B.A. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1978.
Major: Spanish
Teaching Experience
Associate Professor, Department of Secondary Education and Educational Leadership,
College of Education, Stephen F. Austin State University: Taught the following courses
within the University’s Teacher Education Program – 1) SED 450 Facilitating a Learner-
Centered Environment; 2) SED 450L Learner-Centered Environment Laboratory; 3) SED
460 Developing Learner-Centered Instruction and Assessment; 4) SED 578 The Middle
School Learner; 5) SED 524 The Secondary Teacher as Constructivist Leader; 6) SED
370 Introduction to Pedagogy, 7) SED 371 Designing Curriculum for the Learner-
Centered Classroom, 8) SED 523 Responding to Ethical and Legal Issues of Diversity, 9)
SED 534 Instructional Design, 10) SED 578 Seminar in Education: Cross-Cultural
Learning in Costa Rica, 11) SED 521 Learning Theory and Pedagogy; 12) AED 549
Foundations of Curriculum Planning; 13) SED 591 Practical Inquiry and Action Research
I; 14) SED 563 Analyzing Curriculum and Instruction; 15) SED 578 Instruction,
Assessment and Evaluation (math & science cohort); 16) SED 553 Teacher Leadership
and Mentoring (math & science cohort); 15) SED 578 Global Issues and the Role of the
Teacher; SED 578 Essentials of Adult Learning; Fall 2004 – present.
Adjunct Professor, Education Extension, School of Educational Studies, and
School of Teaching and Curriculum Leadership, Oklahoma State University.
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Taught the following courses across schools within the pre-service teacher
preparation program – 1) SCFD 4913 International Problems & the Role of the
School; 2) SCFD 3223 The Role of the Teacher and the American School; 3)
EPSY 1003 (on-line) Learning to Learn; 4) EDUC 4110 and CIED 5730 Cross-
Cultural Learning (OSU/Costa Rica), Middle School Observation. Fall, 1998 -
spring, 2003.
Instructor, Oklahoma State University: Teaching “International Problems and the Role of
the School,” an undergraduate course focusing upon international issues and connections
to teachers, students and society in the U.S. Class size approximately 30 students, 1998-
2003. (As of 2002, this class consisted of 3 sections and approximately 100 students).
Instructor, (Graduate Teaching Assistant), Oklahoma State University: Teaching “Middle
School Field Experience,” an undergraduate course for elementary education majors.
Class consisted of arranging school observation sites, discussion of issues in relation to
teaching and adolescent development, and facilitation of multicultural education. Class
consisted of approximately 30 students, 1998-1999.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Oklahoma State University: Discussion Leader, “Role of
the Teacher in American Schools,” an undergraduate course for education majors. Class
consisted of discussion, field trips, and activities focusing on the role of the teacher and
the American public education system. Fall 1999, Fall 2001, Spring 2002.
Presenter, Professional Development Workshop for faculty and staff of Perkins Middle
School, Perkins, Oklahoma: Culture, Individual Differences, and Learning Styles in
Contemporary Schooling, February 17, 2003.
Guest Speaker, Oklahoma State University, Upward Bound Youth Group: Cross-
Cultural Learning and the Value of Experiential Education in Latin America, February
15, 2003.
Guest Lecturer, Oklahoma State University, School of Curriculum and Educational
Leadership: Lectures on Multiculturalism in U.S. Society in 21st century, 2000-2002.
Guest Lecturer, Oklahoma State University, School of Curriculum and Educational
Leadership: Lecture on Cross-Cultural Communication and Cross-Cultural Learning,
2001.
Teacher, Mountain View High School, Tucson, Arizona: Taught Spanish as a Foreign
Language to high school students, 1991-1998.
Teacher, Stillwater Junior High School, Stillwater, Oklahoma: Taught Spanish as a
Foreign Language to junior high school students, 1989-1991.
Administrative Experience
Coordinator, Secondary Education Teacher Preparation Program, Stephen F. Austin State
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University, August 2011 – October 2015.
Coordinator of PDS Initiative, College of Education, Stephen F. Austin State University:
coordinate the Professional Development School initiative to include facilitating and
participating in the PDS Advisory Committee, the PDS Steering Committee, and active,
on-going delivery of professional development to partner schools. May, 2006 – May,
2010.
Coordinator of Field Experiences, College of Education, Stephen F. Austin State
University: coordinated placement of students in undergraduate internship and student
teaching. June, 2005 – May, 2008.
Manager-International Programs, Education Extension, College of Education,
Oklahoma State University: developed, coordinated, managed international
Programs within College of Education; assist faculty with interest in international
activities; facilitated internationalization of College of Education in relation to
curriculum, research and study abroad activities; assisted the Associate Dean for
Education Extension in selected areas of international programming and planning,
May 15, 2002 – September 1, 2002.
Assistant Principal, Ironwood Elementary School, Tucson, Arizona: Designed and
implemented an after-school academic/activity program, facilitated staff development
training, co-administered the school discipline policy, and supported faculty and staff in
curriculum, community, and instructional activities, 1991-1992.
International Experience
Coordinator / Professor of Record for SED 478 (465) Cross-Cultural Learning in Costa
Rica: develop, manage, and lead pre-service student teachers to
Costa Rica for a 2 week constructivist, cross-cultural learning experience
with a focus on second language acquisition, culturally responsive teaching,
and culturally relevant classroom management. Costa Rica, Central America.
Spring, 2010, 2011, 2012 and Fall 2012 – Present.
Coordinator, Costa Rica Student Teaching Project, Stephen F. Austin State University:
developed and managed the Costa Rica student teaching experience to include
recruitment, orientation, placement, and supervision of SFA student teachers in
international schools in San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America. Fall, 2007- spring, 2009.
Coordinator of Field Experiences, Stephen F. Austin State University: as an international
component to the placement and maintenance of student teachers in the state, developed
and managed an international student teaching project in San Jose, Costa Rica, to include
the provision of a week of cultural orientation and a week of supervision of individual
student teachers. June, 2005 – May, 2007.
Instructor, SED 578 Seminar in Education: Cross-Cultural Learning in Costa Rica,
Stephen F. Austin State University: developed and continue to lead a two week
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experiential, on-site graduate course in the Central American nation of Costa Rica
focused on cross-cultural communication and learning how to learn other cultures and
subcultures. Summer 2006 – present.
College of Education Project Facilitator, Oklahoma State University: Provided
ongoing development and management of the College of Education’s student teaching
project with international schools in San Jose, Costa Rica, January, 2003- 2005.
College of Education Representative, Oklahoma State University: Conducted an
exploratory process for the University with multiple international schools in San Jose,
Costa Rica, regarding the development of student teaching opportunities in Costa Rica
for Oklahoma State pre-service teachers, June-July, 2002.
Curriculum Specialist, Oklahoma State University/United States Agency for International
Development/DevTech Corporation: Served as a curriculum specialist in the redesign of
vocational education curriculum for the vocational school system of Honduras, Central
America. In collaboration with Honduran vocational educators and administrators, an
industry-based, contemporary body of curricula have been developed in conjunction with
other efforts to upgrade and improve the vocational education system of the country. All
work and inquiry were conducted in Spanish, July, 2000-August, 2001
Administrative Assistant, Office of Education Extension, College of Education,
Oklahoma State University: Coordinated the establishment of an educational and cultural
exchange program between Stillwater, Oklahoma, Junior High School and the Marion
Baker School in San Jose, Costa Rica. Upon several visitations to Costa Rica, an
arrangement was concluded that put in place an exchange relationship between the two
schools that is slated to become a longitudinal inter-cultural experience, March 2000-
March 2001.
Cross-Cultural Experience
Facilitator/Interpreter, Oklahoma State University/United States Agency for International
Development/DevTech Corporation: Hosted seven Honduran vocational educators on a
six day tour of Oklahoma Career and Technology Centers and the Career and Technology
statewide conference, July 29-August 3, 2001.
Instructor/Trainer, Global Horizon’s Center for Intercultural Learning, 2007 West 6th,
Stillwater, Oklahoma: Taught English as a second language and provided cross-cultural
training to Mexican nationals involved in commercial enterprises, Fall 1998.
Facilitator, Mountain View High School, Tucson, Arizona: Developed and supervised a
leadership development program for Hispanic high school students, 1995-1996.
Instructor, English Language Institute, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma:
Led cross-cultural training courses for international students new to the United States,
1977-1979.
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Independent Researcher, Field-based inquiry: On-site investigation of suitability of
outdoor leadership development philosophy and practice in Latin America. Surveyed
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, 1978.
Guide/Interpreter, Private tour of Central America: Educational and cultural expedition,
by vehicle, of Mexico, and Central America. Focus of tour on ancient Indian
civilizations, textiles, and the Panama Canal, May-July 1977.
Adventurer/Vagabond, International “exploration and investigation” of foreign cultures,
geography, and societies, conducted on foot, by plane, train, vehicle, and motorcycle.
Travels included most of Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Mexico, Central
America and South America, 1971 – 1972, 1975 – 1978.
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PUBLICATIONS
REFEREED:
Armstrong, N.F. (2017). The Memorandum published in the journal Teacher
Education & Practice, specially themed section, “Examining the Neoliberal Social
Imaginary in Teacher Education”. Published in Spring edition, 2018.
Armstrong, N.F. (2016). Teaching like we ought to: Leveraging meaningful, engaged
learning into secondary social studies classrooms. To be published in The TEXAN, the
Official Publication of the Texas Council for the Social Studies, Fall 2017.
Armstrong, N. F., Launius, K. (2013). The paradigm shift in our driveway:
Integrating the CCRS into secondary classrooms. Submitted to The Texas Study
of Secondary Education for the Fall 2013 issue.
Armstrong, N.F. (2013). Facilitating success for high functioning autism students
in the social studies classroom. Published in The TEXAN, the Official Publication
of the Texas Council for the Social Studies, Spring, 2013, Volume 29, Number 1.
Olson-Beal, H., Nino, M.C., Armstrong, N., et. al. (2011). A layered approach to
Coaching in a School-University Partnership: The Professional Development
school as a vehicle for instructional improvement for English language
learners. Accepted for publication in the Forum, 2011 edition. The Forum is the
official publication of Texas Association of Teacher Educators
Black. L., Armstrong, N. (2010). Social studies for global literacy. Published
in The TEXAN, the Official Publication of the Texas Council for the Social
Studies, Summer, 2010, Volume 26, Number 2.
Armstrong, N.F. (2010). Teacher empowerment: Enhancing PDS partnerships
one school at a time via longitudinal professional development. Submitted to
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School-University Partnerships, April 10, 2010, The Journal for the National
Association for Professional Development Schools, April 10, 2010.
Austin, K., Seaman, M., Armstrong, N. (2009). Influences of social cohesion dis-
rupting the “cycle of creativity” (10th Ed., Vol. 4, pp. 265-276). Champaign,
Illinois; Melbourne: The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
/ Common Ground Publishing. www.cgpublising.com. This study discusses how
newly formed creative abilities may dissipate and weaken within a ‘Cycle of
Creativity’ which begins and ends in the same condition of information and
creative dependency. However, individuals may realize improvements in the
creative ability and increased activity with a newfound sense of recognition,
identity, and acceptance from the dynamic relations and supportive connections
of a social group in much the same manner as one does from family.
Armstrong, N.F., Rudolph, A., Austin, K. (2009). A programmatic review of a
professional development school relationship: Fourteen years later. Submitted to
The Professional Development Schools Research, Book Series, Volume 4, May
1, 2009.
Leonard, J.C., Alford, B.J., Armstrong, N.F. (2009). Building capacity for leader-
ship with English language learners. School Leadership Review, 4 (1), 70-115,
Special Edition, Winter 2009.
Armstrong, Neill F. (2008). A focused renewal: Revitalization of PDS partnerships
grounded in meeting the needs of English language learners and the educators who serve
them. Submitted to the Professional Development Schools Research, Book Series,
Volume 4, August 2008.
Armstrong, Neill F. (2008). Teacher education in a global society: Facilitating global
literacy for pre-service candidates through international field experiences. Accepted for
publication in fall 2009, in Teacher Education & Practice.
Moseley, Chris, Armstrong, Neill, and Reeder, Stacy (2006). “I don’t eat white”: The
journey towards transformational learning of three student teachers in Latin America.
Accepted for publication (May, 2008) in Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, AATC
Leadership for 2007-2008, Volume 10, Numbers 1 and 2.
NON-REFEREED:
Armstrong, N.F with Armstrong, D. R. (2015). Adventures with Ploox, Book III: When
Ploox was king. Dog Ear Publishing. Selected for Dog Ear Publishing Award of Literary
Excellence.
Armstrong, N.F. and Armstrong D. R. (2013). Adventures with Ploox, Book II: The way
south. Dog Ear Publishing.
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Armstrong, N.F and Armstrong, D. R. (2012). Adventures with Ploox, Book I: Risks,
wrecks, and roughnecks. Dog Ear Publishing. Winner of the 2012 Golden Eagle
Children’s Choice Book Award, Alberta, Canada.
Sampson, P.M., Armstrong, N.F., Leigh, M.M. (2010). Four components of a successful
first year of teaching. Future Educators Association (FEA), FEA Research and policy
Briefs, sponsored by PDK International, October, 2010.
Armstrong, N. F. (2001). 2000-2001 Annual Outcomes Assessment Report for the School
of Curriculum and Educational Leadership, College of Education,
Oklahoma State University.
Armstrong, N.F., Gutierrez, D., and Johnson, D. (1999). Community Education
Across Oklahoma: Final Report (Eds.). Oklahoma State University Center for
Community Education.
PRESENTATIONS
Conference Presentation, 2018 Critical Questions in Education Conference, March 5-7,
2018. Finding the time and mechanism for meaningful professional development is some-
thing of an enigma for many school districts. This presentation/paper suggests an
alternative path to enhanced professional development grounded in the notion of self-
learning and the learning-to-learn philosophy.
Conference Presentation, 2017 Critical Questions in Education Conference, March 7,
2017. One impact of a standardized education model has been to fog educator’s memories
and inject a wedge of distrust in their own sense of self-efficacy. However, this presenta-
ion suggests that professional educators have long known what teaching practices are both
meaningful and truly effective. This presentation cites ongoing research in pedagogical
practices and professional development and asserts that teachers can acquire more
effective teaching practices through familiarization with teaching effectiveness research
and participation in meaningful and ongoing professional development without
jeopardizing student achievement and the teacher evaluation process.
Conference Presentation, 2016 Critical Questions in Education Conference, March 7-9,
2016. This presentation examined the necessity of the integration of ecopedagogy with
social justice curriculum into teacher preparation programs in opposition to neoliberal
intrusion in the field of education and teacher preparation in particular.
Conference Presentation, 2015 Critical Questions in Education Conference, February 16 -
18, 2015.Two presentations were accepted: Presentation one examined the lack of
skills and dispositions that lead to effective and self-directed learning as observed among
current teacher preservice teacher candidates. Presentation two examined the intrusion of
neoliberal managerial tendencies creeping into teacher preparation and higher education
in general.
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Conference Presentation, 2013 Critical Questions in Education Conference, October
14 & 15, 2014. This presentation offered suggestions for tweaking current
traditional teacher preparation programs in non-traditional ways in order to present
teacher candidates additional avenues for growth beyond the narrow confines of the
current standardized approach.
Conference Presentation, CSOTTE Fall 2013 Teacher Education Conference.
This presentation sought to illustrate the ongoing process of integrating the College
and Career Readiness Standards into Secondary Education pre-service teacher
preparation education programs while simultaneously facilitating the implementation
of the College and Career Readiness Standards into the curriculums of partnership
schools.
Conference Presentation, 2013 ATE Annual Meeting, February 15 – 19, 2013.
This professional clinic sought to establish essential scaffolding for understanding
the CCRS and specific approaches for integrating these standards into teacher
preparation.
Conference Presentation, 2013 ATE Annual Meeting, February 15 – 19, 2013. This
presentation addressed the elephant in the room in relation to the introduction of the
College and Career Readiness Standards in Texas. That is, how do teacher become
CCRS ready?
Texas Education Research Center, Moving Educator Preparation Forward: Exploring
How Educator Preparation Redesign Can Lead the Way in College and Career Readiness
Initiatives. SFA STEPS Grant administrators and faculty participants. December 7, 2012.
Austin, TX.
Conference Presentation, CSOTTE 2012 Fall Texas Teacher Education Conference,
October 21 – 23, 2012. This presentation introduced four professional development
tools: The Importance of Cross-Disciplinary Standards in Mathematics and Science
Classrooms, Independent Reading Practices for Mathematics and Science Students,
The Importance of Meaningful classroom assessment in College and Career Readiness,
and 21st Century Learning Skills and the College and Career Readiness Standards.
Invited Presentation, TxATE General Meeting, CSOTTE 2012 Fall Texas Teacher
Education Conference, October 21, 2012. This professional development session
presented the importance of the CCRS in Texas.
Conference Presentation, 2012 ATE Annual Meeting, February 11 – 15, 2012. This
presentation addressed the creation of on-line modules focused upon the College and
Career Readiness Standards which will be used by both in-service and pre-service
teachers in their efforts to adjust to a paradigm shift relevant to classroom teaching
student learning as a result of the integration of the CCRS with the TEKS.
Conference Presentation, CSOTTE 2011 Fall Texas Teacher Education Conference,
October 23 – 25, 2011. Presentation detailed the partnership between the university and
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its public school partners in their co-navigation of the College and Career Readiness
Standards. The university sought to integrate the CCRS into their teacher education
curriculum while the public schools sought to integrate the CCRS into their TEKS in
preparation for the end of course exam.
Workshop Presentation, College & Career Readiness Standards, Copperas
Cove, Texas, August 15, 2011. Presentation focused upon the history of the CCRS in
Texas, their integration / alignment with the TEKS, and the pedagogical paradigm
shift implicit for teachers’ practice beginning in the 2011 – 2012 academic year and
onward.
Conference Presentation, 2011 Professional Development Schools National
Conference, March 10-13, 2011, New Orleans, Louisiana. Co-presenter with
STEPS grant participants (college and career readiness standards integration
into high school and college curriculums). Presentation topic: The role of
professional development in college and career readiness: A state initiative.
Conference Presentation, 2011 Professional Development Schools National
Conference, March 10-13, 2011, New Orleans, Louisiana. Presentation topic:
Teacher whoas: A framework for understanding and accommodating secondary
teacher reluctance while working to implement a high school PDS.
Conference Presentation, CSOTTE (Consortium of State Organizations for Texas
Teacher Education), 2010 Fall Texas Teacher Education Conference, October 10-
12, 2010, Houston, Texas. Co-presenter with ENLACE grant participants.
Presentation topic: Stories that stick: Faculty ESL coaches sharing successes
and lessons learned from communities of learning in professional
development schools.
Conference Presentation, 2010 Professional Development Schools National
Conference, March 11 – 14, 2010, Orlando, Florida. Paper topic: Teacher
empowerment – Enhancing PDS partnerships one school at a time via longitudinal
professional development.
Conference Presentation, CSOTTE (Consortium of State Organizations for Texas
Teacher Education), 2009 Fall Teacher Education Conference, October 18-29,
2009, San Antonio, Texas. Co-Presenter with ENLACE grant participants.
Presentation topic: Curriculum reform for content teachers of linguistically diverse
students. Individual presentation topic: Effects of ENLACE grant on SED 450/
460 the secondary internship.
Conference Presentation, CSOTTE (Consortium of State Organizations for Texas
Teacher Education), 2009 Fall Teacher Education Conference, October 18 – 20,
2009, San Antonio, Texas. Paper: Rebuilding university-school partnerships via
longitudinal professional development and teacher empowerment: An intimate
approach.
COE Faculty-Staff Showcase, Poster presentation at the 2009 COE Faculty –
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Staff Showcase, April 29, 2009, Twilight Ballroom of the Baker Patillo
University Center. Tilting towards transformative learning: Employing global
education in constructivist fashion.
Faculty Senate, Co-presenter, Senate Energy Committee, April 8, 2009, Baker
Patillo University Center. Data analysis of faculty senate survey pertaining to
the formulation of a campus energy plan.
Conference Presentation, Presenter at the 2009 Annual ATE Meeting, February
15, 2009, Dallas, Texas. Expanding diversity: Delivering the world to secondary
teacher preparation. (Note: Due to a homicide in the course of the international
student teaching project in Costa Rica two days before this meeting, I was unable
to leave the university to give my presentation as I was the project coordinator in
Costa Rica when the incident occurred and it was necessary for me to remain with
affected student teachers until the crises had been managed to completion.)
Conference Presentation, Co-presenter at the 7th Annual International Conference
on Education, January 4 -7, 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii. Building Capacity for leader-
ship with English language learners.
Conference Presentation, Co-presenter at the 2008 PDK International Summit on
High-Performing Educators, November 13 – 15, 2008, San Antonio, Texas.
Topical Session on Cultural Proficiency: The facilitation of educators’ cultural
proficiency.
Conference Presentation, Co-presenter at the 2008 Fall Teacher Education
Conference for the Consortium of State Organizations for Texas Teacher
Education (CSOTTE), October 19 – 21, 2008, Austin, Texas. Opening doors
for all learners: A response to the needs of pre-service teachers
Conference Presentation, Presenter and exhibit poster creator at the SFASU Bright Ideas
Conference, April 25, 2008, University Center Grand Ballroom, Stephen F. Austin State
University campus. Transformative learning in Costa Rica. Armstrong, N.F.
Conference Presentation, Presenter and author of a paper presented at the Association for
Teacher Educators (ATE) 2008 Annual Meeting, February 23-27, 2008, New Orleans,
Louisiana. International learning adventures: Facilitating transformative learning for pre-
service teacher candidates through out-of-comfort zone programs. Armstrong, N.F.
Conference Presentation, Co-presenter and co-author of a paper presented at the Phi
Delta Kappa International Summit on Global Education, October 18-20, 2007,
Vancouver, Canada. An international student teaching project: A transformative learning
adventure along the pathway to global citizenship and culturally relevant teaching.
Armstrong, N.F., Alford, B.J.
Conference Presentation, Co-presenter and co-author of a paper presented at the
Association for Teacher Educators (ATE) 2007 Annual Meeting, February 17-21, 2007,
San Diego, California. Transforming the field experience dyad: More than a partnership,
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less than a PDS – Making do with the best of an imperfect world. Armstrong, N.F.,
Rudolph, A.M., Austin, K.R.
Conference Presentation, Presenter and author of a paper presented at the Consortium of
State Organizations for Texas Teacher Education (CSOTTE), fall conference, 2006,
Corpus Christi, Texas. The institutional benefits of international projects: Why bother to
look abroad for cross-cultural experiences when there is plenty of diversity here at home?
Armstrong, N.F.
Conference Presentation, Co-presenter and co-author of a paper presented at the
Consortium of State Organizations for Texas Teacher Education (CSOTTE), fall
conference, 2006, Corpus Christi, Texas .Revisiting our professional development
schools: Where are we thirteen years later? Rudolph, A.M., Armstrong, N.F., Austin,
K.R.
Conference Presentation, Co-presenter and co-author of a paper presented at the
Southwest Educational Research Association, 29th Annual Meeting, February 8 – 11,
2006, Austin, TX. Facilitating perspective transformation through international
experiences: Student teaching in Costa Rica. Moseley, C., Armstrong, N., Reeder, S.
Conference Presentation, Co-presenter and co-author of a paper presented at
The American Association of Teaching and Curriculum Annual Meeting,
Austin, TX, October 6 – 8, 2005. Enhancing teacher quality: Facilitating
perspective transformation through international experiences. Moseley, C.,
Reeder, S.L., & Armstrong, N.
Conference Presentation, Co-author of research paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association, Tulsa, OK,
October, 2004. Enhancing teacher quality: A case study of student teaching
experiences in Costa Rica. Reeder, S.L., Moseley, C., & Armstrong, N.
Workshop Facilitator, Mentor Training for secondary education mentors at Nacogdoches
High School and Woden High School, January 2005: Prepared and delivered a packet to
intern mentors designed to enhance the mentoring process for participating teachers as
well as SFA interns. A central focus of the workshop was to clarify responsibilities and
roles of SFA undergraduate interns. Guidelines for mentors were articulated and clarified
as well as expectations for the internship field experience in general.
Presenter/Workshop Facilitator, ULACIT (Latin American University of Science and
Technology), San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America, February 18-21, 2002: Power-point
presentation and discussion for ULACIT faculty and guests titled “Lifelong Learning,
Learning-How-to-Learn, and Individual Differences.” The presentation and discussion
was followed by a two day workshop focused upon distance learning, on-line courses and
contemporary pedagogical approaches and applications in the new learning society.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Committee Member, Career and Technology Center Steering Committee, Nacogdoches
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Independent School District, August 2013 – May 2014. In collaboration with NISD
personnel and Nacogdoches City community leaders this committee established the
formative course of action for the establishment of a new Career and Technology Center
for Nacogdoches County. The committee also initiated the process of curriculum
development for the future Center. This process was a strong collaborative effort between
SFA, NISD, and the City of Nacogdoches.
Professional Development Facilitator, Social and Emotional Learning, for
Carpenter Elementary School, Nacogdoches, July 2013 – May 2014. Multiple
meetings took place with Carpenter Elementary administration and on May 20, 2014,
the first professional development workshop with the entire Carpenter
Elementary teaching staff was conducted on-site. Plans were laid for the
continuation of workshops throughout the fall of 2014.
Professional Development Facilitator, College and Career Readiness
Standards: Understanding the Cross-Disciplinary Standards, Nacogdoches
High School Core Curriculum Department Chairs / Early College High
School Faculty, May 24, 2013.
Professional Development Facilitator, Nacogdoches Independent School
District. Delivered professional development session for NISD
in-service teachers. The training topic was Instructional Design. November
6, 2012.
Professional Development Facilitator, Woden Independent School District.
Delivered Part II of the Co-Teaching professional development training,
March 30, 2011, Woden School Library, elementary in-service teachers only.
Professional Development Facilitator, Woden Independent School District.
Delivered Part II of the Co-Teaching professional development training, February
23, 2011, Woden School Library, secondary in-service teachers only.
Professional Development Facilitator, Woden Independent School District.
Developed and delivered Part I of a two part professional development
activity on the topic of Co-Teaching. In-service Part I delivered on February
9, 2011, in the Woden School Library. Attendance for all in-service teachers was
mandatory.
In-service Presenter, Lufkin High School. Developed and delivered in-service
training for Lufkin High School teachers on the topic of Classroom Management.
All interested teachers met in the high school library for Part I of a two part
professional development activity. In-service, Part I, delivered on January 18,
2011.
Professional Development Facilitator, Woden Independent School District.
Developed and presented a Differentiated Instruction workshop for Middle
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School teachers in response to a request by the Middle School principal. The
workshop was conducted on October 18, 2010, in the Middle School
professional development center.
In-service Presenter, Lufkin High School Math department. Facilitated 4 thirty
minute workshops on the Cornell Note Taking method as well as other forms of
note taking, student memory enhancement, and graphic organizers. August 18,
2010, math department teacher in-service program.
Professional Development Facilitator, Brandon Elementary School, LISD. In
conjunction with the school principal and the school curriculum director, a
course for faculty professional development was established. The topic selected
by the school leadership was differentiated instruction. A series of workshops
(bi-weekly) was delivered over the course of the 2009 – 2010 school term.
Professional Development Facilitator, Nacogdoches High School. Upon meeting
with a teacher leadership group and completing a needs assessment I designed and
delivered a series (2) of workshops focusing upon action research. September,
2009 – May, 2010.
Professional Development Facilitator, Carpenter Elementary School, NISD. Met
with school leadership team to assess their professional development needs, after-
which I developed and then delivered a series (3) of workshops on the topic of
classroom management for at-risk student populations. September, 2009 – May,
2010.
Foundation President, Elected president of the Nacogdoches Academic
Community Foundation, February 2, 2009.
Member, NISD Educational Foundation Steering Committee meeting, February 2,
2009.
Participant, Formulated a letter of intent to participate with Nacogdoches
Independent School District in an application for a TEA Dropout Prevention
Grant committing the participation of the Secondary Education program
interns as mentors and potential tutors for at-risk middle level and high school
students in the district, December 8, 2008.
Interviewee, Nacogdoches Independent School District, Educational Television –
“Inside NISD”, December 8, 2009. Developing Global Literacy for in-service
and pre-service teachers.
Interviewee, Nacogdoches Independent School District, Educational Television –
“Inside NISD”, October 28, 2008. The PDS model: A partnership.
Interviewee, Nacogdoches Independent School District, Educational Television –
“Inside NISD”, December 18, 2007. The partnership between NISD and the
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University.
Speaker, Nacogdoches Christian Academy, Nacogdoches, Texas: Conducted a
presentation for elementary students of the rain forest environment as found in Costa
Rica, 2006.
Workshop Facilitator, Mentor Training for secondary education mentors at Nacogdoches
High School and Woden High School, January 2005: Prepared and delivered a packet to
intern mentors designed to enhance the mentoring process for participating teachers as
well as SFA interns. A central focus of the workshop was to clarify responsibilities and
roles of SFA undergraduate interns. Guidelines for mentors were articulated and clarified
as well as expectations for the internship field experience in general.
Speaker, Elementary School System, Stillwater, Oklahoma: Conducted presentations
regarding cultural, social, and educational conditions in selected Latin American
countries for elementary school students, 2000-2003.
Presenter, Upward Bound Program, Oklahoma State University: Conducted presentations
focusing upon the merit and benefit of international travel, cross-cultural understanding,
and experiential learning, 2003.
Workshop Presenter, Lewis Stokes OK Camp Program, Oklahoma State University:
Delivered a presentation directed at the learning-how-to-learn philosophy, targeted for in-
coming minority freshman students, towards facilitation of their future academic success,
2003.
UNIVERSITY / COE SERVICE
Member, COE Field Experience Committee. Fall 2016 – present.
Member, Search Committee, Department of Secondary Education & Educational
Leadership, June 2016 – August, 2016.
Member, Search Committee, Department of Human Sciences, March 2015 – April, 2016.
Chair, Thesis Committee, Nahed Salem, Spring 2015 – August, 2016.
CONFIANZA Grant Participant, Fall 2014 – 2015. Developing ELL assignments for
selected Secondary Education courses.
Participant, Pilot Program with Kinesiology Program, offering split placement for
Kinesiology interns at Lufkin High School who wish to conduct half of the internship
experience in a district elementary school. September – December 2014.
Presenter, TEC New Faculty Workshop, Cooperative Learning, October 3, 2014.
Field Experience Module Committee, October, 2014 – October 2015.
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Chair, Thesis Committee, Tina Oswald, Spring 2008 – Summer 2015.
Met with Doctoral Cohort, Introduction to Cross-Cultural Learning in Costa
Rica as an Internship option, July 26, 2014.
Supervised Student Honors Contract, Ozmayra Pineda, Summer 2014.
Member, Dissertation Committee, Miles Brandon Ward, June 2013 – May 2015.
Committee Member, Outstanding Collaboration Partners Celebration, May 27, 2014.
Member, Thesis Committee, Zaida Fabiola Aguilar, May 9, 2014.
Faculty Reader and Evaluator, Diboll ISD Teacher of the Year Nominations,
May 2014.
Member, Dissertation Committee, Angel Rivera, April 25, 2014 – May 2015.
Speaker, Green Schools! YLINC Spring Student Exchange Program, March 20, 2014.
Collaboration with STEM DAY, recruited secondary education interns and other pre-
service candidates to volunteer as SFA Guides for high school sophomore & juniors
visiting SFA campus as participants in the Stem Day Explosion activity sponsored by
the SFA Stem Center, February 28, 2014.
Chair, Secondary Education Faculty Search Committee, January 25, 2014 – July 2014.
Presenter, Student Teacher Orientation, January 8, 2014.
Supervised Student Honors Contract, Taylor Michaud, Spring 2013.
Member, Dissertation Committee, George R. Ehler, July 26, 2013 – Summer 2014.
Member, Dissertation Committee, Kristy K. Duckworth, June 11, 2013 – Spring 2014.
Member, Dissertation Committee, Charles L. Lowery, July 10, 2013.
Collaboration with Stem Day, recruited secondary education interns to volunteer
as SFA Guides for high school sophomores & juniors visiting SFA campus as
participants in the Stem Day Explosion activity sponsored by the SFA Stem Center,
February 15, 2013
Supervised Student Honors Contract, Sydney Jones, Spring 2013.
Participant, Families4College Access Presentation, January 29, 2013. This
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Presentation was sponsored by SFA’s Gear Up program seeking to enhance
understanding of communities roles and potential in facilitating college attendance
for students who have not traditionally sought a higher education.
Member, Steering Committee, Nacogdoches County Technical Training Center,
November 7, 2013 – May 2014.
Coordinator, Exemplary Student Teacher Award, Secondary Education, 2012 – Present.
Course Designer, SED 478 / 578 Global Issues and the Role of the Teacher, new
face-to-face course, September 2012.
Course Designer, SED 478 / 578 The Essentials of Adult Learning, new face-to-face
course, September 2012.
Supervised Student Honors Contract, Amanda Cripe, Fall 2012.
Co-TeachingWorkshop, August 22, 2012. Conducted an all-day Co-Teaching
Clinic for LISD mentor teachers, selected administrators, and SFA student teachers.
This training was in preparation for a co-teaching pilot project for the fall 2012 student
teaching experience.
Coordinator/Developer, Co-Teaching Pilot Project, NCATE Standard 3, April 10,
2012 – December 14, 2012.
Member, Dissertation Committee, Myrell Denice McCormick Myers, - November
12, 2012.
Chair, Sub-Committee, NCATE Standard 3, Supervision/Training, September 26,
2011- May 2014..
Member, NCATE Standard 3 Committee, Field Experiences & Clinical Practices,
September 26, 2011 – Present.
Student Teacher Orientation: Secondary & All-Level, August 11, 2011.
Participant, CREATE Professional Development Workshop Series, April 8 &
May 20, 2011.
Member, NCATE Standard 6 Committee, Revision of Philosophy
of Education work sample, March 16, 2011.
Participant, Unit Assessment Oversight Committee, March 9, 2011.
Co-Chair, Department P-20 Committee, August, 2010 – August, 2011.
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Chair, Department Diversity Committee, August 2010 – present.
Continuing Member, Teacher Education Council (renamed Professional Education
Council) 2004 – 2015.
Continuing Member, College of Education Diversity Committee Member.
August 2009 – May, 2012.
Texas LIMIT Project Personnel Advisory Board, with SFA Math & Science
departments as a component of the grant to train master teachers in math and
science, February 21 – present.
Chair, Master’s Thesis Committee, for Tina Oswald, Master’s candidate. April 16,
2011 – present.
Chair, Master’s Thesis Committee, for Rita Cummings, SED Master’s candidate.
January 17, 2011 – May, 2012.
Chair, Master’s Thesis Committee, for Jo Dee Baker, SED Master’s candidate.
December 16, 2010 – May, 2012.
Continuing Administration of SED 478, special international opportunity for
spring student teachers to undertake a two week cross-cultural learning experience
in Costa Rica. Multiple pre-experience workshops undertaken (3) in the fall
semester culminating in the out-of-country class, January, 2011.
Student Teacher Reception, planned and organized a celebration of
accomplishment for fall 2010 secondary student teachers. Guest speaker provided,
student experience surveys administered, university assessment instrument
administered, November 19, 2010.
Veteran’s Focus Group, University QEP project, November 18, 2010.
Live Text Training, November 17, 2010.
Member, Dissertation Committee, Jo Lynn Corley, May, 2010 – August, 2011.
Member, Dissertation Committee, Charles Lopez, June 2010 – December, 2010.
Guest Speaker, Doctoral Cohort in Educational Leadership. Topic:
Transformational Learning. September 25, 2010
Continuing Grant Participant / Coach, ENLACE. Fall, 2007 – present.
Continuing Grant Project Participant, STEPS. A University-TEA project seeking
To enhance the integration of the CCRS (College and Career Readiness Standards)
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Into the state’s standardized curriculum (TEKS) in order to better prepare all
public school students for more successful futures in college and the career fields.
May 31, 2010 – present.
Member, Planning Group, for a composition pilot proposal engaging Stephen F.
Austin State University Department of English and Philosophy and Nacogdoches
High School in order to improve the writing skills of university undergraduates
and area high school students, August 24, 2010 – present.
Member, Dissertation Committee, Charles Lopez, June, 2010 – 2012.
Member, Dissertation Committee, Jo Lynn Corley, May, 2010 – present.
Grant Project Participant, Systemic Texas Educator Preparation Sites (STEPS)
for College and Career Readiness. My participation in this grant activity will
aid Stephen F. Austin State University and area school partners in the alignment
and implementation of the CCRS (College and Career Readiness Standards)
for secondary school teachers and college faculty in math and science, May 31,
2010 – present.
Supervisor, Independent Study, Rita Cummings, SED 560, January, 2010 – May,
2010.
Member, Master’s Thesis Committee, Zaida Fabiola Aguilar Ramos, September,
2009 – May, 2010.
Member, Dissertation Committee, Heather Iglesias Carnes, August 11, 2009 –
May, 2010.
Presenter, Cert-Prep Pilot Mentor Training Workshop, Early Childhood Research
Center, April 24, 2010.
Co-Presenter, Embracing Diversity Workshop, co-sponsored by the Teaching
Excellence Center and the College of Education Diversity Committee, April 23,
2010.
Coach, ENLACE Grant, providing support and mentoring for two local school
partners, Carpenter Elementary School, NISD, and Lufkin High School, LISD,
in continuing ENLACE Grant longitudinal activities, April, 2010 – present.
Member, Veteran’s Resource Team for QEP Proposal. At the request of the
Coordinator of Institutional Accreditation, a Veterans Resource Team was
established for the purpose of developing a QEP proposal. I was invited to
participate on this team and accepted the invitation. A QEP proposal was
developed and submitted by the group. Fall, 2009.
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Member, College of Education Diversity Committee, elected to this committee
by colleagues in the Department of Secondary Education & Educational
Leadership, August, 2009 – present.
Attendee, COE Research Academy, “Field-based research: Design and analysis”,
March 6, 2009.
Committee Member/Attendee, Latin American Studies Committee, March, 5,
2009.
Member, Senate Energy Policy Committee, January 28 – May 15, 2009.
Attendee, Deep East Texas P-16 Council, Fall Summit. Baker Patillo University
Center Theater. December 5, 2008.
Member, COE Teacher Education Field Experience Committee, initial
coordinating meeting with representatives of Cy-Fair ISD to establish a
partnership for field experiences, primarily student teaching. November, 20, 2008.
Member, Dissertation Committee, Charli Caraway, College of Education,
September 22, 2008 – August 21, 2013.
Presenter, Intern Academy I, CERT-Prep ELL Project Transition to Teaching Grant,
August 8, 2008. Classroom management strategies.
Member, Dissertation Committee, Beth Green, College of Education, August, 2008 –
present.
Member, Human Services Search Committee (Deaf and Hard of Hearing), Spring, 2008 –
Summer, 2008.
Facilitator, Teaching Excellence Center Workshop, March 25, 2008. Facilitating the
learning environment for international students.
Presenter, CERT-Prep Grant Academy, January 12, 2008. Understanding poverty.
Member, Dissertation Committee, Patricia A. Nation, College of Education, November,
2007 – May, 2008.
Presenter, Action Research Workshop, for faculty at Fredonia Elementary School,
November 8, 2007.
Presenter, Mentor-Mentee Workshop, CERT-Prep Grant, September 15, 2007. Diversity
training and the mentoring phenomenon.
Member, Faculty Senate, Fall 2007 – present.
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Member, ENLACE Curriculum Committee, Fall, 2007 – Spring, 2010.
Manager, College of Education International Student Teaching Project in
Costa Rica, September 2007 – October 2010.
Orientation facilitator, Costa Rica student teacher candidates, August 31, 2007, and
September 28, 2007
Coordinator of the College of Education Professional Development School Advisory
Council and Steering Committee, 2006 – present. Facilitate the progress of the COE’s
efforts to transform the multiple partnership relationships maintained with local
independent school districts to a PDS model.
Chair, Field Experiences and Clinical Practice Committee, Standard 3, NCATE
preparatory process, Spring 2006 – Spring 2008. Facilitated the structuring and
implementation of processes for ensuring the unit and its school partners design,
implement, and evaluate field experiences and clinical practices so that teacher candidates
and other school personnel develop and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and
dispositions necessary to help all students learn.
Member, Dissertation Committee, Tamberly (Kerr) Conway, Arthur Temple College of
Forestry, June, 2006 – August 2013.
Member, Dissertation Committee, Sherry Durham, College of Education, June 2005 –
May, 2006
Member, Teacher Education Council, College of Education, Stephen F. Austin State
University, 2005 – present.
Coordinator, Secondary Education Student Teacher Conference, 2005 – present. Facilitate
the conference agenda, acquire guest speakers, administer end-of-program surveys to
secondary teacher education candidates who have just completed their clinical experience.
Coordinator, Secondary Education Internship program, Fall, 2005 – 2006. Facilitate the
placement of all secondary education interns in partner public schools; develop and
maintain positive relationships with site-based personnel; coordinate the post-student
teaching seminar for all secondary pre-service candidates.
Co-coordinator, Student Teacher Award, Fall, 2005 and Spring, 2006: Facilitated the
award process for Student Teacher of the Year; reviewed videos; prepared certificate for
Outstanding Student Teacher; conferred award.
Chair, Diversity Committee, Standard 4, NCATE review process, spring 2005 – spring
2006: coordinated review of Standard 4: Diversity, to determine how COE will provide
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evidence of meeting the various Elements that comprise the Standard. Task completed and
report prepared and presented on April 15, 2005.
NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
Member, PDS Committee on the Future, April, 2010 – August, 2011.
Presenter, Autistic Spectrum Disorders Workshop, Pan American School, San
Jose, Costa Rica, January, 2010.
Presenter, Autistic Spectrum Disorders Workshop, Country Day School, San Jose,
Costa Rica, February 11, 2009.
Presenter, Cooperative Learning Workshop, The European School, San Jose, Costa
Rica, November 5, 2008.
Presenter, Cooperative Learning Workshop, Pan American School, San Jose, Costa
Rica, September 10, 2008;
Presenter, Differentiated Learning Workshop, American International School, San
Jose, Costa Rica, March 6, 2008.
Presenter, Differentiated Learning Workshop, Pan American School, San Jose, Costa
.Rica, March 5, 2008.
Presenter, Differentiated Learning Workshop, Blue Valley School, San Jose, Costa Rica,
March 4, 2008.
Presenter, Cooperative Learning Workshop, Blue Valley School, March 7, 2007
Member, Association for Teacher Education (ATE) Planning Committee, Fall 2007-2009.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Selection, Dog Ear Publishing Award of Literary Excellence, 2015, for Adventures with
Ploox: Book III – When Ploox was King.
Winner, 2012 Golden Eagle Children’s Choice Book Award, for Adventures with Ploox:
Book I - Risks, Wrecks, and Roughnecks. Dog Ear Publishing.
Recipient, Outstanding Study Abroad Short Term Program in the U.S. for 2012.
Award conferred by Abroad 101, August 2012.
Study Abroad Leadership, Office of International Programs, Stephen F. Austin
State University. This award was granted in recognition of leadership in study
abroad programs to Costa Rica for the spring and summer of 2008, and for service
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to the University.
Recipient, Department Teaching Excellence Award, Department of Secondary
Education and Educational Leadership, College of Education, Stephen F. Austin State
University, April 2006.
Outstanding Faculty Member, from the College of Education, 2002 and 2003:
Awarded by the Panhellenic Council and Interfraternity Council at Oklahoma
State University.
RESEARCH
Statement of Research Interests
My current areas of interest are: 1) transformational learning as an aspect of international
experiential education, 2) integration of effective teaching practices in teacher
preparation and in-service teacher professional development, 3) implementing critical
pedagogy as a component of social justice and ecopedagogy into teacher education.
INSTRUCTION
Teaching Philosophy:
As a teacher, I view my role as that of a facilitator and a co-learner, actively engaged
with my students in a shared, collaborative process. As a methodology I favor a
constructivist model with a focus towards real-life, practical issues. The ultimate goal of
learning in the social environment is empowerment; the inherent goal in the formal
learning environment is integration, the overarching goal in any educational setting is
transformation.
REFERENCES
Dr. William Segall, Professor Emeritus,
School of Educational Studies
258 Willard Hall,
Oklahoma State University
Phone: (405) 744-8023
e-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Edward L. Harris, Professor
School of Educational Studies
204 Willard Hall
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone: (405) 744-7929
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e-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Gary Conti, Professor Emeritus
School of Educational Studies
206 Willard Hall
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone: (405) 744-6275
e-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Bert Jacobson, School Head
School of Educational Studies
204 Willard Hall
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone: (405) 744-6275
e-mail : [email protected]
INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE
Sra. Ileana Castillo
Directora, Programas Internacionales
La Universidad Latinoamerica de Ciencia y
Tecnologia (ULACIT)
Sede Metropolitana Urbanizacion Tournon
Apartado 10235
San Jose 1000, Costa Rica
Telefono: (506) 257-5767, Ext.260
E-mail: [email protected]
