Gail E. Burnaford, Ph.D.

2015

Education

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Ph.D., June 1988 (Cum Laude)

Major: Curriculum and Instruction

Minor: Administration and Supervision (Georgia certification)

Doctoral Dissertation: Curriculum Development, Implementation, and Evaluation: A Cross-

Cultural Study of Secondary Schools in Australia, Canada, England, and the State of Georgia

(Outstanding Dissertation Award, College of Education)

Lancaster Theological Seminary, Lancaster, PA

Master of Arts in Religion, May 2011

Millersville State University, Millersville, PA

Master of Education in English Education, June 1978

Master’s Thesis: Integrating the Arts and Literature with Adolescents

Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA

Bachelor of Arts in English, June 1974 (Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa)

Professional Experience

2003-Present Professor, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL

Dissertation Committee Chair

Courses Taught:

• Action Research in Schools and Communities (Masters)

• Analysis of Teaching Practices (Doctoral)

• Curriculum for School Improvement (Graduate)

• Curriculum Leadership (Graduate/Online)

• Doctoral Seminar (Doctoral)

• Documentation and Assessment (Graduate/Online)

• Instructional Policy and the Teaching Profession

(Doctoral/Hybrid Online)

• Program Evaluation (Masters)

• Research in Curriculum and Instruction (Doctoral/Hybrid Online)

• Seminar in Curriculum: Designing and Leading Staff Development (Graduate)

2013 – 2015 ArtsEdSearch Research Panel, Arts Education Partnership, Washington, DC.

2014 Professional development designing and facilitator. Arts integration, creativity and

assessment: Tying it all together. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts & Kennedy

Center Professional Development Series, November

2013 CEL 1001: eLearning Designer and Facilitator Certification

2013 Department Chair, Curriculum, Culture and Educational Inquiry, Florida Atlantic

University, Boca Raton, FL

2011-2013 Coordinator, Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction Program, Department of

Curriculum, Culture, and Educational Inquiry, College of Education, Florida

Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL

1998-2003 Director, Undergraduate Teacher Education and School/Research

Partnerships, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

1989-1998 Assistant/Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies, Arts and Sciences Instructional

Leadership Doctoral Program, Curriculum and Instruction, National-Louis University,

Evanston, IL

1986-1988 Instructor, Curriculum and Instruction/Graduate Social and Political Educational

Foundations, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

1985-1988 Examiner, Georgia Middle/Secondary Committee, Southern Association of Colleges and

Schools, Atlanta, GA

1978-1980 English Teacher, Drama Director, Wheeler Junior/Senior High School, Marietta,

GA

1973-1977 English/Reading Teacher, Drama Director, Penn Manor Junior/High School,

Millersville, PA

Honors and Awards

2010-2011 Sabbatical Award – Master of Arts in Religion Degree, Lancaster Theological Seminary, Lancaster, PA. Adult education and the arts. Herman M. Lutz Prize in

Education and The Raymond W. Albright Prize in History

2008 Florida Atlantic University’s Distinguished Teacher of the Year/College of Education

1997 Sabbatical Award - China, Japan - Curriculum and Teacher Professional Development in the

Arts

1988 Outstanding Dissertation Award, Georgia State University, College of Education

1986 Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, Georgia State University, College of

Education

1985 Kappa Delta Pi

1974 Phi Beta Kappa

Research and Scholarly Activities

Refereed/Peer-Reviewed Books

Burnaford, G. & Brown, T. (2014). Teaching and Learning in 21st Century Learning Environments. San

Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Publishers.

Burnaford, G. (2007). Arts Integration Frameworks, Research & Practice: A Literature Review.

Washington, DC: Arts Education Partnership.

Burnaford, G., Aprill, A., & Weiss, C. (2001). Renaissance in the Classroom: Arts Integration and

Meaningful Learning. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Burnaford, G., Fischer, J., & Hobson, D. (2001). Teachers Doing Research: The Power of Action Through

Inquiry. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Burnaford, G., Fischer, J., & Hobson, D. (1996). Teachers Doing Research: Practical Possibilities.

Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Joseph P., & Burnaford, G. (Eds.). (1994, 1st ed., 2002, 2nd ed.). Images of Schoolteachers. New York:

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Reviews of Books Published

Sternier, S. (2003). The Undercurrent of American Education: Images of Schoolteachers in

America (2nd Ed.). Contemporary Psychology APA Review of Books, 48(4).

Bernard, R. (2002). Renaissance in the Classroom: Arts Integration and Meaningful Learning. Review of

Books. Harvard Educational Review.

Meyer, R. J. (1997). Teacher-Researchers: Changing What Teachers Do: Teachers Doing Research:

Practical Possibilities. American Journal of Psychology Summer.

McNaughton, K. (1996). A Review of Teachers Doing Research: Practical Possibilities. Journal of

Professional Studies, 5(2). Mitchell, C. (1996). Book Review: Teachers Doing Research: Practical Possibilities. The Canadian Journal

of Research in Early Childhood Education.

Rousmaniere, K. (1996). Book Review: Images of Schoolteachers in Twentieth-Century America: Paragons,

Polarities, Complexities. History of Education Quarterly.

Articles/Book Chapters

Burnaford, G. & Vaughan, M. (2015, In Press). Action research in graduate teacher education: A

review of the literature 2000-2015. The International Journal of Educational Action

Research.

Burnaford, G. (2013). Adults matter: Transforming educational ministry for people in the pews. International Journal for Religion and Spirituality in Society 2(1), 149-159.

Burnaford, G. (2013). To render visible: The scholarship of teacher image, icon, and identity in social

contexts. In How "the Teacher" Is Presented in Literature, History, Religion, and the Arts: Cross-

cultural Analyses of a Stereotype. Raymond McCluskey and Stephen McKinney, Eds. Glasgow,

Scotland, and New York, NY: Edwin Mellen Press.

Burnaford, G. (2012). The legacy of choral director Robert Shaw: Beyond technique to music in

communities. International Journal of Community Music, 5(2), 147-153. Aprill, A., Burnaford, G., & Cochrane, P. (2012). The grit in the oyster: Creative learning through

partnerships in the UK and the US. In Handbook of Creative Learning. Julian Sefton Green, Liora

Bresler, Ken Jones, Pat Thomson, Eds. Oxford: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Books, 362-373.

Burnaford, G. and Aprill, A. (2012). Video as a medium for special needs students: Two case studies in urban

schools. In Lights, Camera, Action, and the Brain: The Use of Film in Education. Maher Bahloul

and Carolyn Graham, Eds. American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. 298-317.

Burnaford, G. (2011). Experienced educators and practitioner research: The challenge for university

graduate programs. In Practitioner Research in Teacher Education: Theory and Best Practices. Issa

M. Saleh and Myint Swe Khine, Eds. Emirates College for Advanced Education: United Arab

Emirates. Frankfurt: Peter Lang, 307-324.

Burnaford, G. (2009). A study of professional development for arts teachers: Building curriculum,

community, and leadership in elementary schools. Journal for Learning through the Arts, 5(1),

Retrieved from http://escholarship.o rg/uc/item/18h4q9fg

Burnaford, G. (2008). Layered research and classroom practice: Linking research and evaluation in inclusive

settings. VSA Arts. Retrieved from http://www.vsarts.org/x1370.xml

Burnaford, G. (2007). Moving toward a culture of evidence: Documentation and action research in the

practice of arts partnerships. Arts Education Policy Review, 108(3), 35-40.

McLaughlin, H. J., & Burnaford, G. (2007). Re-thinking the basis for “high quality” teaching: Teacher

preparation in communities. Handbook of Teacher Education: Globalization, Standards and

Professionalism in Times of Change. Tony Townsend & Richard Bates, Eds. The Netherlands:

Springer, 331-342. Burnaford, G. & Hickey, M. (2007). Preparing artist-teacher scholars for arts partnerships: Implications for

universities. Journal for Music-in-Education, 1/2, 69-79.

Burnaford, G. (2003). Crossing boundaries: The role of higher education in professional development with

arts partnerships. Journal for Learning through Music, Summer 2003, 50-55.

Burnaford, G. (2003). Language Matters. Teaching Artist Journal, 1(3), 168-171. Burnaford, G. (2001). Rethinking professional development: ‘Action research’ to build collaborative arts

programming. Fowler Colloquium Proceedings. University of Maryland Press, College Park.

Retrieved from http://www.lib.umd.edu/PAL/SCPA/fowlercolloq2001paper3.html

Burnaford, G. and Hilsabeck, A. (2000). The Master’s Project: Negotiating identities as teacher researchers.

ED443 854. Paper presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting.

New Orleans, LA. Burnaford, G. and Hobson, D. (1995). Beginning with the group: Collaboration as the cornerstone for

graduate teacher education. Action in Teacher Education, 17(3), 67-75.

Burnaford, G. (1995). Reading adolescent novels using the multiple intelligences. New England League of

Middle Schools Journal, 8(3), 22-25.

Burnaford-Farrell, G. (1992). Integrating music across the curriculum: Opportunities for classroom

teachers. Chicago, IL: Chicago Project on Learning and Teaching, Best practice: Learning and

teaching in Chicago, (3), 12-13.

Burnaford, G., Beane, J. and Brodhagen, B. (1994). Teacher action research: Inside an integrative

curriculum. Middle School Journal, 26(2), 5-12.

Burnaford, G. (1993). Beginning curriculum integration: Three middle level case studies in professional

development. Research in Middle Level Education, 16(2), 43-63.

Burnaford, G. (1993). The challenge of integrated curricula. Music Educators Journal, 79(9), 44-47. Farrell, G. E. (1991). Drawbridges and moats: The arts and the middle school classroom.

Middle School Journal, 22(5), 28-29.

McDonough, L., Beane, J., Farrell, G., & Peppard, J. (1991). Middle level curriculum: The search for self

and social meaning. Middle Level Curriculum Project, Middle School Journal, 23(2), 105-118.

Conference Papers/Presentations

International

2014 Burnaford, G. Promoting cross-cultural empathy in education. International Conference on Conflict

Resolution Education. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA: June.

2012 Bresnahan, T. & Burnaford, G. Mentoring as Leadership: Research and Practice in Schools and

Universities. International Mentoring Association Conference, University of New Mexico,

Albuquerque, October. 2012 Burnaford, G. Adults Matter: Transforming Educational Ministry for People in the Pews.

International Conference for Religion and Spirituality in Society. Vancouver, BC, February.

2011 Burnaford, G. “Hindsight is 40/20: Looking Back To Move Forward.” Idea Talk/Habla Forum

2011. Merida, Mexico. April.

2010 Burnaford, G. Plenary Session, “No Teacher Left Behind: Research, Practice, and Policy.” Young

Audiences Leadership Conference. New York: New York, November.

2009 Burnaford, G. Building Capacity for International Arts Partnerships Idea Talk. www.habla.org

http://www.habla.org/Habla International Educational Summit, Merida, Mexico. January.

2008 Burnaford, G. Images of Schoolteachers: Fantasy, Rhetoric or Reality? Invited Keynote Speech. The

Teacher: Image, Icon, Identity: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Representations of ‘The

Teacher’ in the Arts and Humanities. The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, July.

2007 Aprill, A., & Burnaford, G. Arts partnerships and developing a culture of evidence.

Evaluating the Impact of Arts and Cultural Education: A European and International Research

Symposium. Paris, France. January 10-12 (Full Paper – Invited Address).

2006 Burnaford, G. Arts partnerships and school improvement. World Conference on Arts Education.

UNESCO. Lisbon, Portugal. March (Abstract Proposed).

2005 Burnaford, G. School/community partnerships in arts education: Fostering informed policy and

practice. International Council for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI). Barcelona,

Spain. January (Abstract Proposed).

2002 Burnaford, G. Irish Arts Council. Learning from student work: Scaling up documentation and

dissemination. Invited Address. Sligo, Ireland. July. [Abstract proposed]

1997 Burnaford, G. Invited Speaker London Arts Board. Teachers and artists in a standardized test

environment. [Abstract proposed]

National/State 2012 Burnaford, G. Building learning communities through arts and culture. National Art Education

Association. New York, NY. March.

2009 Burnaford, G. Arts leaders as collaborators in the worlds of practice, research and policy.

Invited Keynote Speech. Symposium in Advanced Arts Leadership, Denton, TX. November.

2009 Burnaford, G. Arts integration vs. parallel lessons. Invited Presentation. Department of Education

Arts Education Model Development and Dissemination Grants grantees.

2008 Burnaford, G. Using evaluation as a professional development strategies in arts

education. American Evaluation Association, Denver, CO. November.

2008 Burnaford, G. Arts integration research and practice: A literature review. Invited

Keynote Address. Kennedy Center Annual Partnership Meeting, Washington, DC.

March.

2007 Burnaford, G. Moving toward a culture of evidence: Documentation and action research

inside CAPE veteran partnerships. Presentation at the American Educational Research

Association (AERA) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. April. (Abstract).

2007 Burnaford, G. & McLaughlin, J. (2007). The Culture of Teaching in the SmART Explorers

Fifth Grade Program. An Evaluation Report Project. Presentation at the American

Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April. (Abstract).

2006 Burnaford, G. Learning while leading: Roles for administrators and community organizations in

re- forming school-based arts education. Paper presentation at the American Educational

Research Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA.

2006 McLaughlin, H. J., & Burnaford, G. Teacher education in communities: Stepping outside

the school door. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational

Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

2005 Burnaford, G. Action research, professional development, and partnerships. Conference

for the National Network for Schools of the Arts in Education. Pittsburgh, PA. October.

2003 Burnaford, G., Kretzmann, J, & Meyers, C. Evolving partnerships: Universities, urban

schools, and community organizations in teacher education. Paper presentation at the

American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April.

2003 Burnaford, G., & Hickey, M. Preparing artist/teacher/scholars for partnerships:

Implications for universities. Paper presentation at the American Educational Research

Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. April.

2003 Burnaford, G. The role of higher education in arts education. Invited Panel. Kennedy Center

Symposium and Partnerships and Performing Organizations. Dana Foundation, Washington,

DC. April.

2001 Burnaford, G. Rethinking professional development: ‘Action Research’ to build collaborative arts

programming. Invited Keynote Speaker. The 2001 Charles Fowler Colloquium: The Art of

Partnership.

2001 Burnaford, G. Designing curriculum across contexts: Researching teacher research as a tool for

urban/suburban collaboration. Paper presentation at the American Educational Research Association

Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. April.

2001 Burnaford, G. The potential for ‘all-overness’: Expanding the vision for professional development

in arts education partnerships. Paper presentation at the American Educational Research Association

Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. April.

2001 Burnaford, G. Making it difficult enough: The challenge for school reformers and music

research communities. Making Music Work in Public Education: Innovative Programs

and Research from a National Perspective. Invited conference presentation. New

England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA. September.

2000 Urban teachers integrating the arts: Curriculum and professional development in the context

of standards-based reform. Paper presentation at the American Educational Research

Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. April.

2000 Burnaford, G. Teacher action research and pre service teachers: Building the dialogue. Symposium

paper: Teacher Education through an Urban/Suburban/University Consortium: Spotlight on

research and reflection. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New

Orleans, LA. April.

2000 Burnaford, G. Teacher research and English teacher preparation: Making practice

transparent. National Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI.

2000 Burnaford, G. Cross-school teacher teaming: Summer school as teacher-centered, student-

centered professional development. Association of Teacher Educators Annual Meeting,

Chicago, IL. February.

1999 Burnaford, G. School -wide inquiry: A self-study of an ‘outside’ teacher researcher. Interactive

Symposium: Teacher action research as professional development: Four paths toward change.

Organizer and presenter. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association,

Montreal, Canada. April.

1998 Burnaford, G. Nonfiction literature in middle level science and social studies. National Council of

Teachers of English Annual Conference. November.

1997 Burnaford, G. Professional development in urban schools, National Middle School

Association Taped Session, Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN. November.

1996 Burnaford, G. Self study: A new venue for curriculum theorizing. Symposium Presentation.

American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY.

1996 Burnaford, G. Teacher as researcher. Association of Teacher Educators Invited Symposium, Chicago,

IL, Annual Meeting. February. 1995 Burnaford, G. Teacher research: Learning through collaborative processes/The role of teacher

educators. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

1995 Burnaford, G. Collaboration in teacher research. International Conference on Teacher Research.

The University of California/Davis.

1995 Burnaford, G. Child development and the arts: Connections in curriculum and learning. Urban

Gateways: The Center for Arts in Education Seminar, Chicago, IL. 1994 Burnaford, G., Brodhagen, B., Beane, J. Action research at the middle level: Inside an integrated

curriculum. Invited Symposium. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting,

New Orleans, LA.

1994 Burnaford, G. Action research at the middle level: A university/school collaboration model.

Symposium Presentation. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New

Orleans, LA.

1994 Burnaford, G. Teaching novels using the multiple intelligences. National Middle School

Association Annual Conference, Cincinnati, OH.

1994 Burnaford, G. Integrated curricula: Examining the complexities. Invited Symposium.

National Middle School Association Annual Conference, Cincinnati, OH.

1994 Burnaford, G. Action research in twelve Indiana rural middle schools. Middle Level

Institute, Indianapolis, IN.

1993 Burnaford, G. The homeless in adolescent literature: An integrated curriculum perspective.

National Middle School Association Annual Meeting Presentation, Portland, OR.

1993 Burnaford, G. Children's images of teachers. American Educational Research

Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

1993 Burnaford, G. Curriculum integration: Implications for professional development - three case

studies. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

1991 Burnaford, G. Images of schoolteachers in twentieth-century America.

Symposium Presentation. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San

Francisco, CA.

1991 Burnaford, G. Personal memories and social response: Teacher images in literature for

children. Bergamo Curriculum Theorizing Conference, Dayton, OH.

1991 Burnaford, G. The adolescent as music learner. Wisconsin Music Educators Association Annual

Meeting, Madison, WI.

1990 Burnaford, G. Encouraging reflection using dialogue journals in teacher education. American

Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. 1989 Burnaford, G. Curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation: Across cultural

study of secondary schools in Australia, Canada, England, and the state of Georgia.

American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Evaluation Studies

2010-2011 Ownership in SCALE After School Program. Chicago Public Schools and Chicago

Arts Partnerships in Education. Principal Investigator.

2008-2009 Miami Arts for Learning Get smART Program: An Evaluation of Student and Teacher

Outcomes. Principal Investigator.

2007-2008 Building Curriculum, Community and Leadership Through the Arts (BCCLA) US

Department of Education Professional Development Grant 2007-2008, Principal

Investigator with Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education.

Principal Investigator.

2005-2008 Learning Laboratory School Network. Early Literacy in South Florida Schools. Music in

Education National Consortium. Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education

(FIPSE). Fiscal Agent/New England Conservatory of Music. Principal Investigator.

2005-2007 Ravinia Music Festival Education Programs, Principal Investigator.

2005-2006 Smart Museum Smart Explorers Education Program, University of Chicago,

Chicago, IL, Principal Investigator.

2005-2006 AIM, Columbia College, Community Arts Partnership Funded Program. Senior Research

Consultant.

2006-2007 Broward Performing Arts Center Reading Residence Program, Principal

Investigator.

2004 Arts Education in Palm Beach County: Where Do We Go From Here? Needs Assessment

Funded by Mary and Robert Pew Public Education Fund for Palm Beach County School

District. Principal Investigator.

2000-2006 Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education. Veteran Partnerships Action Research:

Documentation and Inquiry Initiative. Principal Investigator.

2004 Arts Education: Ticket to Learning. Las Cruces, New Mexico. Principal Investigator.

2002-2003 Old Town School of Folk Music Education Outreach Program, Chicago, IL. Principal

Investigator.

Grants/Sponsored Research

2007-2010 Partnerships in Arts Integration Research (PAIR) US DOE Model Dissemination Grant,

with Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education. Co-Principal

Investigator. 2007-2011 SCALE After Schools Program, Illinois State Board of Education, US DOE Twenty-First

Century Schools, Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education.

Principal Investigator.

2001- 2007 Artist/Teacher/Scholar: Investigating School-Based Community Collaborations for NU

Students. A FIPSE consortium grant in collaboration with the New England Conservatory of

Music, the Metropolitan Opera Guild, Georgia State University/Atlanta Symphony

Orchestra. Gail Burnaford, Chicago PI. $87,700.

2005 STAR: Summer Reading Program for Intermediate Students. Mary and Robert Pew Public

Education Fund, $56,000, Principal Investigator.

2004-2005 Center for Early Childhood Education, Research and Community Partnerships. Picower

Foundation. $75,000 + $60,000. Principal Investigator.

2004-2005 Literacy in Teaching. Washington Mutual, $35,000. Principal Investigator.

2000-2001 Cross-Site Curriculum Collaboration: Teacher Researchers, Pre service Teachers, and

University Researchers Explore the Context. The Spencer Foundation, Practitioner and

Mentoring Grant, $29,500, PI.

1995-1997 Chicago Students at the Center. A DeWitt Wallace Readers Digest $3.1Million Funded

Project with the Chicago Consortium for Teacher Development. Milbrey McLaughlin/Joan

Talbert, Stanford University Evaluation Team. Project Director.

University Service

Florida Atlantic University

2013-Present Peace, Justice and Human Rights University-Wide Task Force

2011-2013 Outstanding Dissertation Committee, College of Education 2011-

2013 Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Education 2011-

2013 Graduate Programs Committee, College of Education 2011-2012

Graduate Programs Committee/Curriculum FAU

2008-2009 Chair, Graduate Programs Committee, College of Education 2008-

2009 Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Education

2003-2005 Early Childhood College of Education Coordinator and Liaison to Community

2003-2005 NCATE Steering Committee, College of Education

Northwestern University

Block Museum Education Director Search Committee School of Music Faculty Search Committee

NCATE/Illinois State Board of Education Five-Year Review Co-Chairperson.

Spencer Dissertation Fellows Fall Forum, Northwestern University, Invited Scholar, Teacher

Education Council, Northwestern University

Northwestern Urban/Suburban Consortium Steering Committee

National Louis University

National College of Education Promotion and Tenure Committee

Member, Program Development and Evaluation Committee, Interdisciplinary Studies Program

NCATE Committee

Graduate Council, Curriculum Council, Constitution, Program Review Committees

Sabbatical Committee Chair

Doctoral Program Curriculum and Social Inquiry Steering and Design Committee Doctoral

Admissions Committee

Service to the Profession

Journal Editorships

2008-Present Educational Action Research: An International Journal. Associate Editor.

2003-Present Teaching Artist Journal. Quarterly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Associate

Editor. 2003- 2008 NEC Journal for Learning through Music. Music in Education

National Consortium Editorial Advisory Board.

Invited Faculty Positions 2012 Arts in Urban Contexts. Hybrid eLearning Graduate Course with School of Music,

Northwestern, University, Evanston, IL. Visiting Professor.

2012 Curriculum Development and Understanding by Design Implementation. Singapore Chinese

Girls School. Singapore.

2001- 2010 Center for Arts Education/New York State Council on the Arts and New York State

Education Department: Empire State Partnerships (ESP). Sarah Lawrence College.

Invited Faculty.

2006 Stretching The Indicators: Measures of Success. Arts Education

Partnership National Department of Education.

2002-2003 National Forum on Partnerships Improving Teaching of the Arts. Arts Education

Partnership Washington, DC.

2001 Curriculum Development for Mississippi/Chicago’s The Great Migration Project.

Mississippi Arts Council/Delta State University, Invited Faculty, July.

Professional Associations

1988-Present American Educational Research Association

2005-2010 American Evaluation Association

1988-2003 National Council of Teachers of English

1998-2002 International Reading Association

1988-2002 National Middle School Association

1999-2001 Program Chair, Teacher as Researcher, American Educational Research

Association

1994-1998 Rochelle Lee Literacy Program and Evaluation Board Member, Chicago, IL

1990-1994 Association of Teacher Educators

1985-1990 Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

1985-1988 Committee/Accreditation Review, Southern Association of College & School

Service to Community

2012-Present Chair, Near East Peace Project Committee, Coral Gables Congregational Church,

Coral Gables, FL

2011-Present Adult Education, Coral Gables Congregational Church, Coral Gables, FL

2005-Present Professional Development, Palm Beach County Cultural Council,

Lake Worth, FL

2008-Present Founding Board Member Blue Planet Writers Room, W. Palm Beach, FL

2005-Present Master Chorale of South Florida Member

2005-Present Arts in Education Palm Beach County Task Force Member, Palm Beach, FL

2003-2004 Precinct Captain, Democratic Party of Boca Raton, FL

2000-2003 Bach Choir, St. Luke’s Church, Evanston, IL

1997-2000 Elder, Governing Board, First Presbyterian Church, Wilmette, IL

1997-2000 Senior High Youth Committee Chair, First Presbyterian Church,

Wilmette, IL

1990-1991 Professional Singer, Basically Bach, Evanston, IL

1990-1991 Professional Singer, Christ Episcopal Church Choir, Winnetka, IL

1979-1989 Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Chamber Chorus Singer, Atlanta, GA

Director, Robert Shaw