Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197

Section 3

Middle Level Instructional Faculty

Course Title Course # Facuult

Psychology of Adolescence EDPS 501 Drs. Jones, Jose-Kampfner

Multicultural Teaching & learning CURR 654 Drs. Burke, Harmon,Lowenstein

Middle Level Theory & Practice CURR 618 Dr. Williams-Boyd

Issues in Middle Level Curriculum CURR 620 Drs. Maylone, Williams-Boyd

Effective Teaching in Middle Level CURR 622 Dr. Williams-Boyd

Internship in Teacher Ed: Middle Level CURR 687 Varies with supervisors

Seminar: Middle Level Curriculum CURR 694 Drs. Harmon, Lowenstein

Langer & Williams-Boyd

EDPS 687 Drs. Polakow, Jose-Kampfner

Thesis/Curriculum Project in Middle Level CURR 691 Middle Level Advisor

Elective varies Varies with content Concentration

Faculty information for Drs. Sylvia Jones, Cristina Jose-Kampfner, Deborah Harmon, Wendy Burke, Georgea Langer, Valerie Polakow, Ethan Lowenstein, Nelson Maylone and Patricia Williams-Boyd follows.

Faculty	Degree	Professional Development	Curriculum Framework	Awards	P-12 Collaborative Work
Sylvia Jones	Ph.D.	•NAEYC Presenter & Attendee •AABSS-P&A •ATE –P&A •AACTE-P&A •working with Pearson Publishers on performance assessment	•Builds performance assessment and constructivist teaching for early adolescents on C. & A. Frameworks		•Teacher training in diversity workshops-Flint •Presented series of workshops on performance assessment: Bronx, NY, several cities in IL., & S.C.; and in Flint
Cristina Jose-Kampfner	Ph.D.	•AESA-P&A •NYC Rewgional MICA Training Program •NCT Math-P&A •Women of Color Institute-P&A •Latino Counciil on Alcohol & Tobacco-P •Women of Color Symposium-π&A •ISEB-P&A •IRA Convention-P&A •Am. Psychological Assoc •AERA	•Have done assessments of grants for the Detoirt Public Schools based on the k-12 curriculum & assessment framework	•e grants from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Education •Latino Student Association award •Coalit9ion Against Domestic Violence Award •Washtenaw County Jail Award-Volunteer of the year Latino Health Acess. Golden Start Award	•Migrant Health Project •Detroit Public Schools Symposium-working with Latina girls in math •Run tutoring program for children of incarcerated women •Run children’s visitation program for incarcerated mothers
Wendy Burke	Ph.D.	•Attended grant and publication workshops offered at EMU •ATE-P&A •AERA-P&A •AACTE-P&A •Participant in Summer Institute on Cultural Diversity-EMU •Participant in Working Conference to create standards for Novice Teacher, Induction, and Mentoring programs at Michigan Department of Ed.	•Use the C&A framework for facilitating secondary preservice teachers’ curriculum planning and design	•Renaissance Group Fellow •Recipient of Josephine Nevins Keal Professional Development Award	•Facilitating book club with teachers and administrators at Ypsilanti H.S. •Member Renaissance Teacher Quality grant to help coopeerating and student teachers analyze student work
Deborah Harmon	Ph.D.	•Comer Training for Implementation Coordinator •Academic Service Learning Training •Showcase of Learning on Teaching On Line Trainging •Training in Web CT •National Assoc of Gifted Children-P&A •Assoc. of Education of Gifted Underachieving Students-A •Roeper Annual. Conference for Gifted	•Consulted with Summers Knoll School for Gifted-aligned with MI Standards •Developed middle school curriculum for Summers Knoll School aligned with MI standards •All pre and in-serivce student assignments are based on curriculum and assessmenmt framework •Multicultural curriculum development for K-12 •Developed curriculum for Gross Ile School District based on MI strds and benchmarks and differentiated instruction	•Morris Hood: Minority Achievement, Retention, and Success Grant •Comer Kids Leadership Academy, Director (Skillman Grant) •Academic Affairs Committee on Curriculum Diversity-Faculty Colloquim Director	•Work with Ann Arbor Pioneer High School •Work with Summers Knoll School for the Gifted •Work with Spiritus Sanctus •Consulted with Edmonson Middle School
Valeria Polakow	Ph.D.	•12 Book Chapters; 6 books •43 articles and reports •Keynote Presentations: Welfare Reform and the Lives of Children Conference; Columbia University, The Public Assault on America’s Children; North Dakota Study Group-Progressive Education Conference; keynote presentations: nationally, internationally, regionally and locally on issues of welfare reform and the effects on school children; editor/reviewer for The Child in the City series, and manuscript reviewer for Teachers College Press, SUNY Press.		•Distinguished Faculty Award for Scholarly Work-EMU •EMU Board of Regents “Outstanding Scholar” •Kappa Delta Pi, “Book of the Year” •Outstanding Scholard Award, College of Education, EMU •Jean Campbell Visiting Scholar, Center for the Education of Women •Danish Ministry of Social Affairs-funded 3-yr qualitative research study of single mothers and their children in Denmark •Fulbright Award •Faculty Research and Scholarship Award-EMU •Spring-Summer Research Award
Nelson Maylone	Ed.D.	•Training in Academic-Service Learning •Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, Univ. of Michigan-P&A •Detroit Area Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference-P&A •AACTE-A •EMU MathematicsEdu-cation Conference-P&A •Human Subjuects Protection Training •Training with Howard Gardner in M.I.		•Academic Service Learning Fellowship •Dolctoral teaching fellowing •National Science Foundation NEWMAST Educator	•Assessment Coordinator of Renaissance Partnerhips for Improvement of Teacher Quality—working with K-12 classrooms •Provided technical assistance to Kosciuzko Middle School for CSRD grant •Outside Invited evaluator for Honey Creek Community School ••Invityed chief outside vealuator for Washtenaw Intermediate School District’s Partnership- Program •Provided workshops for Huron Valley Girl Scouts •Provides variety of workshops to local schools re. assessment
Ethan Lowenstein	Ph.D.	•Social science research associate, Study of Instructional Improvement, Univ. of Michigan •Research Asst., New York University ••National Council of the Social Studies, Great Lakes Regional Conference, P&A •National Council of the Social Studies Northeast Regional Conference-P&A •ASCD-Pres.	•Uses MI curriculum and assessment framework to shape all pre-service learning experiences	•Teacher of the Year, New York City Alternative High School •Teacher of the Year, Park East High School •Teacher of the Year, Park East High School Student Government •Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society	•Teacher Park East High School, New York 1994-7 •Curriculum Developer, Multinational Institute of American Studies, New York University
Patricia Williams-Boyd	Ed.D. D.A.	•NMSA-P&A National, State, Regional •ASCD–conference Attended “Developing Leadership Capacity”-“aligning the Curriculum” •Northern Exposure to Middle Level Conf-P&A •Helped develop Middle Start model with W.K. Kellogg foundation •Advisory Board member, W.K. Kellogg Middle Start/middle schools •MI southeast Middle School Association-Keynote & Workshop •Keynote Rural Consortium of MI Middle Schools •MI Department of Ed.-CSRD Conference-keynote & Presenter •EMU Best Practices Conference Founder & Presenter & Attendee •EMU Administrators’ Conference-Presenter •AERA-P&A •AESA-P&A •Kappa Delta Pi conf-P •MI ASCD Conference-P&A	•Use as basis for all curr. Development in grad & undergrad classes •Use as basis for Middle Start model development	•3 CSRD grants Renewed for 3 years for systemic reform in middle schools •W.K.Kellogg grant for work with 2 local middle schools one of which was finalist & named as National “Promising Site Award” •Named Woman of Excellence-EMU •Office of Research and Development Grant for Middle Vision: A Systemic Reform Initiative •East Middle School becomes EMU’s first Consociate Middle School •State Teacher of the year •Governor’s Award Winner for Outstanding Service to Secondary Schools •Jaycees Outstanding Educator local and state •Hilda Maehling Scholarship from NEA to study prevention of teen suicide •Listed in Who’s Who in Secondary Education	•Focused Professional Development Partner for 3 middle schools •Technical Asst. Partner for 3 middle schools •C-SIP coordinator with East Middle School •Invited consultant with 41 schools in 16 districts in the past two years •East Middle School Consociate School Facilitator
Georgea Langer	Ph.D.	•Renaissance Group professional meetings, workshops on student teacher assessment and accountability systems •ATE conference sessions •AACTE conference sessions •ASCD workshop with G. Wiggins	•Uses framework in teaching and consulting	•Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award •AACTE Writing Award	•Book, video and workshops for ASCD on Collaborative Analysis of Student Learning as a staff development process •Extensive consulting with local and national districts on this topic and on teacher reflective practice

NAEYC-National Association for the Education of Young Children

AABSS-American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences

ATE-Association of Teacher Educators

AACTE-American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education

AESA-American Educational Studies Association

IRA-International Reading Association

ISEB-International Society for Educational Biography

ASCD-Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

NSDC-National Staff Development Council

AERA-American Educational Research Association

NMSA-National Middle School Association