Curriculum Vita
Linda A. Spears-Bunton, Ed. D.
Florida International University
College of Education, ZEB 351-A
11200 S. W. 8th. Street
Miami, Florida 33199
Voice (305) 348-2976
Fax (305) 348-2086
Home Address:
10932 S. W. 161st. Street
Miami, Florida 33157
Phone:(305) 251-3006
Fax: (305) 251-5040
E-Mail: [email protected]
Rank:
Associate Professor with Tenure
EDUCATION:
1992
and
Juniors"
Doctorate of Education Degree
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Major Area: Curriculum and Instruction
Secondary Area: English
Dissertation: "Cultural Consciousness and Response
to Literary Texts Among African-American
European-American High School
1971
Master of Arts Degree
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Specializations: English Education, English
1970
Bachelor of Arts Degree
College of the Holy Names, Oakland, CA
Specializations: English, History
Professional Growth
2002-present: Associate Director for African New World Studies,
University Park Campus. This appointment includes various
responsibilities including the following:
• Staff supervision
• Represent the program as requested by the Director
• Promote African New World Studies programs to student
organizations, potential students, administrative divisions and
others on the University park campus and in the surrounding
community
• Assist in the management of program events, lectures and program
functions
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Participate in grant writing activates
2002—Present: Graduate Program Director for African New World
Studies. This appointment includes the following:
• Establishing policy and procedures for admissions
• Establishing policy and procedures for awarding teaching
assistantships
• Recruitment
• Program development and review
2000-Present: Graduate Program Leader for English Education.
Focus is primarily on advanced degree work M.S. (non-initial
certification) and the Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a
specialization in English Education.
2001-2002: Coordinator for the Advanced Masters’ in Curriculum and
Instruction. This includes Art Education, Early Childhood
Education, Elementary Education, English Education, Mathematics
Education, Modern Language Education, Science Education, Social
Studies Education, Technology Education and Teaching English as a
Second Language.
1993-2000: Program Leader for English Education. This included
graduate and undergraduate program development, recruitment and
program management and evaluation. The English Education Program
at Florida International University has four degrees—BS, MAT,
Advanced MS and Ed.D. Led the program through its first successful
SACHS and NCATE review in 1995-1996 and the second in 2001.
Played a major role in the college accreditation efforts by
writing the department mission statement in 1995 and again in 2001
to meet the new NCATE Standards.
2001-present: Liaison Officer for the Florida Council of Teachers
of English and the National Council of Teachers of English.
Elected.
1998-2001: Chair, Graduate Policies Committee
1994-present: Board Member—Florida Council of Teachers of English
2000-present: NCATE Reviewer for the National Council of Teachers’
of English.
2000-present: Director, Teachers’ Summer Institute—A Study Abroad
Program
1998-present: Coordinator of the Pedagogy Tract for the MA in
African New World Studies;
1998: LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENT: Spent one year
shadowing a university administrator, attending conferences and
seminars in grantwomanship, negotiating, problem solving and
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working with the legislature.
1997:
Pace Equity Instruction: Pace Equity Instruction Institute
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Related Professional Growth Experiences
2000-2002: Co- Initiator: The Martin Luther King Youth Forum.
Successfully brought together 400 schoolchildren and a speaker to
put forward the vision of the late Dr. Martin Luther King.
1993-present: Numerous search and screen committees including
Dean of the College of Education, TESOL, Social Studies, Modern
Language Education, English Education and the Director of African
New World Studies
1995-present: Access and Equity Committee—we work with everything
related to this issue including quality of life, Title IX,
disability services and salary equity.
1995-present: University Grievance Committee
Grants:
1999-2000: Academy of the Art of Teaching: $1,500.00
2000-2001: Dean’s Grant, $1,500
2000-2003: South Miami Annenberg Grant Partnership: Writing
Matters, $500,000.00
2002-2003: The Center for Urban Education & Innovation : $3,000.00
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:
1971
Lifetime California Department of Education
Secondary English (6-12) Sacramento, CA
1972
Standard California Department of Education
Elementary School Sacramento, CA
1973
Standard California Department of Education
Junior College Sacramento, CA
1975
Permanent Connecticut Department of Education
Hartford, CT
HONORS AND AWARDS
1997
Florida International University Faculty Teaching Award
1997
TIP Award For Excellence in Teaching
Florida International University
1993
Southeast Regional Professional Development Award
Nashville, Kentucky
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1990
Sarah Guerin Fellowship
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
1986-90
Graduate Minority Fellowship
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
1987
George Denemark Scholarship
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
1970
Perspective Teacher Fellowship
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
RESEARCH/TEACHING SPECIALIZATIONS:
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Cultural Dimensions of Reading, Response and Literacy Learning
Curriculum Design: Reading, and Composing Grades K-12
Literacy Acquisition/Teaching Among Non-Mainstream Populations
Literature Learning and Instruction in Secondary Classrooms
Multicultural Curriculum Development and Instruction
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2000-2004 Associate Director, African New World Studies & African
New World Studies Faculty
2001-Present
Graduate Director, African New World Studies
1999-Present
Grenada, WI
Director, Teachers' Summer Institute, Miami
1993-Present
Program Leader: English Education &
Associate Professor of Education
Florida International University
Miami, FL
1990-1993
Assistant Professor of Education
Kentucky State University
Frankfort, KY
1988-1990
Instructor of English
Jefferson Community College
Louisville, KY
1975-1985
English Teacher [9-12]
Westhill High School
Stamford, CT
1979-1985
Instructor of English, Drama and Communications
University of Connecticut
Stamford, CT
1973-1974
Human Relations Consultant and Teacher
&
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Escondido Elementary School
Palo Alto, CA
1972-1973
English Instructor
Foothill College
Los Altos, CA
1970-1971
English Department Head and Teacher
Nairobi High School
East Palo Alto, CA
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Association of Caribbean Women Writers and Scholars
African Literature Association
Caribbean Scholars Association
Florida Council of Teachers of English, elected officer
Florida Commission on Multicultural Education of the Florida
National Council of Teachers of English, elected officer
National Council of Teachers of English N.C.A.T.E. Review Board
OFFICE(S) IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2002-Elected: N.C.T.E. Nominating Committee
1997-Present:
NCTE Liaison and Board Member of the Florida Council of
Teachers of English
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Current University Teaching:
Classroom Management and Supervision For English and Language Arts
Graduate and Undergraduate
Florida International University
Doctoral Seminars in English Education: Reading, Reader-Response
and Literacy
Composition: Research, Theory and Classroom Practices.
Florida International University
Experiencing Adolescent Literature in the Junior and Senior High
School
Graduate and Undergraduate
Florida International University
Interdisciplinary Colloquium: African American History, Literature
and Pedagogical Perspectives
Undergraduate
Florida International University
Multicultural Perspectives in Language and Literature: Focus on
the Middle School: Graduate and Undergraduate
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Florida International University
Pedagogy in the African Diaspora
Graduate
Florida International University
Practicum: English:
Graduate and Undergraduate
Florida International University
Seminar in English Education
Graduate
Florida International University
Special Teaching Lab: English
Graduate and Undergraduate
Florida International University
Teaching English in the Secondary School
Graduate
Florida International University
Teachers’ Summer Institute: The Tides Which Bind Us
Graduate and Undergraduate
Florida International University and St. George’s University,
Grenada, W. I.
Workshop in English: Focus on Drama, Rehearsal Techniques and Oral
Language
Graduate
Florida International University
Previous University Teaching:
Human Growth and Development
Undergraduate
Kentucky State University
Foundations of Education
Undergraduate
Kentucky State University
Introduction to Teaching
Undergraduate
Kentucky State University
Methods of Teaching English in the Secondary School
Undergraduate
Kentucky State University
Multicultural Perspectives in Language and Literature
Undergraduate
Kentucky State University
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Teaching Reading in the Secondary School
Undergraduate
Kentucky State University
Senior Seminar
Undergraduate
Kentucky State University
Student Teaching
Undergraduate
Kentucky State University
UNIVERSITY PROGRAM and COURSE DEVELOPMENT
1998
Designed LAE 6925: Workshop in English--Focus on
Drama
Graduate Course
Florida International University
1998
Designed AFA 6325: Pedagogy in the African
Diaspora--Graduate Course (taught in Arts and
Science and the College of Education)
1995
Designed LAE 5465: Adolescent Literature in Middle
and Secondary Schools--Graduate Course
Florida International University
1995
Designed LAE 5426: Multicultural Perspectives in
Language and Literature: Focus on the Middle
School
Florida International University
1995
Designed Praxis: Towards Rewriting Secondary School
English and History Curriculums for
Humanities 4920
Interdisciplinary Colloquium:
African American History, Literature and
Pedagogical Perspectives
Florida International University
1991-1993
Student Retention Committee
Kentucky State University
Student Enhancement Program
[authored the original program; responsible for
program coordination and monitoring program and
student progress]
Kentucky State University
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
2001-2002:
Search and
Education
Screen
Committee,
Social
Studies
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2000-2002:
Frost Professorship Committee
1999-Present
Search & Screen Committee, Modern Language
Education
1999-Present
Diversity and Equity Committee
1999-Present
Search & Screen Committee
Broward Campus
1999
Dean’s Search and Screen Committee
1999
TIP (Teacher Incentive Program) Committee
1998
Grievance Committee
Florida International University
1997-Present
Coordinating Committee
African New World Studies Program
Florida International University
1997-Present
Curriculum Committee, Chair
African New World Studies Program
Florida International University
1999-Present
Graduate Committee
African New World Studies
Florida International University
1997-Present
Middle School Program Development Committee
Florida International University
1996-Present
Doctoral Policies Committee
Florida International University
1994-Present
Graduate Policies Committee, Chair
Florida International University
1996-Present
College of Education, Minority Student Scholarship
Recipients Committee
Florida International University
1996-1997
Teacher Incentive Program Committee
Florida International University
1995-1996
Graduate Grievance Committee
Florida International University
1995-1996
Coordinator, Study Abroad,
Summer in Cambridge Program
Florida International University
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1996-1997
Search and Screen Committee, Chair
Modern Language Education
Florida International University
1996-1997
Search and Screen Committee
African New World Studies
Florida International University
1995-Present
State University Assessment of Instruction, Elected
Florida International University
1996
Authored the Knowledge Base for the Mission
Statement for the Department of Subject
Specialization’s
Florida International University
1996
Authored 3 N.C.A.T.E. Folios for English Education:
Bachelors/Initial Certification; Masters;
Alternative Masters
with Initial Certification.
1995-1996
Merit Committee
Florida International University
1995-1996
Graduate Grievance Committee
Florida International University
1995-1996
United Way Faculty Representative
Florida International University
1994-1995
Search and Screen Committee, Chair
English Education
Florida International University
1994-1995
International Conference of Caribbean Women’s
Writers
Florida International University
1994-1995
Search and Screen Committee
Modern Language Education
Florida International University
1994-1995
Honors College Task Force
Florida International University
1994-1995
Search and Screen Committee
Teaching English as a Second Language (T.E.S.O.L.)
Florida International University
1994-Present
College of Education Coordinator and Liaison
Regarding Student Fellowships and Awards
Florida International University
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1994-Present
Graduate Studies Advisory Task Force
Florida International University
1994-1996
N.C.A.T.E.
Pedagogical and Professional Studies
Florida International University
1993-Present
Mentor: Black Graduate Students
Florida International University
1993-Present
1996-1997
Black Employees Association: Newsletter Committee
Editor
Florida International University
1990-1993
Teacher Education Committee
Kentucky State University
1990-1992
African-American History Month Committee
Kentucky State University
1990-1993
African-American Read-In Chain
Kentucky State University
1990-1993
Faculty Liaison/Education Curriculum Lab
[responsible for initiating acquisitions]
Kentucky State University
1990-1993
N.C.A.T.E.:
Standard I: Knowledge Bases
Standard IV: Faculty Qualifications
Kentucky State University
1992-1993
Faculty Senate--Subcommittee on Academic Policies
Student Publications
Kentucky State University
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2000-2003 University Liaison.
Annenberg Project.
Writing Matters.
South Dade
1999-2000 Write On. Writing and Reading Consultant for R. R.
Moton Elementary School.
1998-2000 Steering Committee for the Urban League Charter School
1997-1998 President, Coral Reef Senior High School PTSA, Miami,
FL.
1996-1997 Fourth Grade Writing and Reading Consultant Phyllis Ruth
Miller Elementary School. North Miami Shores, FL
1993-1994 Southridge Senior High School Multicultural,
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Interdisciplinary Curriculum Project.
Miami, FL.
1987-1992 Higher Education Council on Multicultural Education,
State of Kentucky
1986-1992 Kentucky Education Reform Caucus on African-American and
at Risk Children
University of Kentucky Campus Agenda Task Force
Subcommittee on Increasing Research on the University of
Kentucky Campus
1987-1989 Language Arts Committee--University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY
PUBLICATIONS
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (2000). Calypso, jazz. reggae,
salsa:Literature, response and the African Diaspora. In N.
Karolides (Ed.). Reader response in the classroom, second
edition. NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. (pps. 311-326)
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (1999) Walk a ways in my shoes: Portraits of
a transformed curriculum. Journal for the Art of Teaching.
(pp. 69-82)
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (1999). The Tides That Bind Us. MaComere:
The Association of Caribbean Women Writers and Scholars. (pp.
134-147).
Spears-Bunton, L. A. and Zaragoza, N. (1999). Diversity and
transformation in university methods classes. Journal for
the Art of Teaching. (pp. 83-98
Spears-Bunton, L.A. (1997). All the colors of the land: A
literacy montage. In A. Willis (Ed). Teaching and using
multicultural literature in grades 9-12. ( pp. 17-36).
Boston: Christopher Gordon.
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (1997). The Middle passage. In G. Gregg and
P. C. Carroll (Eds.), In Books and Beyond: Thematic
approaches for teaching literature in high school.(pp. 157168). Boston: Christopher Gordon.
Spears-Bunton, L.A. (1997). Smart white girls trying to be good:
The obscured white voice in the multicultural debate. KASCD
Record: A Journal of the Kansas Association for Supervision
and Curriculum Development.
Spears-Bunton, L.A.(1996). Towards the higher ground: Teacher
education and social
transformation. Journal of the Art of Teaching, V, 1, 26-32.
Spears-Bunton, L.A. (1996).
The mis-education of the American
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English teacher and getting over it. Monograph of
Multiculturalism and Reform:
TheoreticalPerspectivesand Practical Applications (pp.
51-75) Lexington, KY: Institute
on Education Reform.
Spears-Bunton (1996). Welcome to my house: African-American and
European-American Students’ responses to Virginia Hamilton’s
House of Dies Drear. In
E. R. Hollins (Ed.), Transforming curriculum for a culturally
diverse society (pp. 227-239). NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Spears-Bunton, L.A.(1996).Humanities academy: A four year:
interdisciplinary curriculum..
Miami, FL: Dade County Public Schools.
Spears-Bunton, L.A. (1992). Literature, literacy and resistance
to cultural domination. In C. Kinzer and D. Leu (Eds.),
Literacy research, theory and practice: Views from many
perspectives (pp. 393-401). Chicago IL: The National Reading
Conference.
Spears-Bunton, L.A. (1990). Welcome to my house: African American
and European American
Students' responses to Virginia Hamilton's House of Dies
Drear. Journal of Negro
Education, 59,4, 566-576. Reprinted with the permission of
the author and publisher in
K.H. Au (1993). Literacy instruction in Multicultural
settings. Forthworth: Harcourt,
Brace Jovanovich.
Bunton, L.A. (1973) (Ed.) A journey black.
CA: Black Arts Guild.
Bunton, L.A. (1971) (Ed.) Teaching black. San Mateo, CA: San Mateo
Public Schools.
CURRENT PUBLICATION PROJECTS:
Spears-Bunton, L. A. and Powell, R. Language, Literacy and the
African American Experience. In production with Lawrence
Erlbaum and Associates.
This text will be included in a
series edited by Sonia Nieto entitled Language, culture and
Teaching. The expected date of completion is December 2004.
Spears-Bunton, L. A. Others: Bi and multi-racial characters in
young adult and adolescent literature. A work in progress.
Powell, R. E., Spears-Bunton, L. A. and Simmons, E. Multicultural
education and agape: Moving beyond the issues of power. In
submission.
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PRESENTATIONS:
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (March 22, 2003). Along the Road to Social
Justice: Literacy in African Diasporic Communities.
The
African Literature Association 29th. Annual Conference.
Alexandria, Egypt.
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (April 7, 2000) Defining Moments: The
Promise of Literacy Among Children of the African Diaspora.
Association of Caribbean Women Writers and Scholars
Conference. Maraguez, Puerto Rico.
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (Nov. 18, 1999). Literacy of Promise.
National Council of Teachers of English Fall Conference.
Denver, CO.
Spears-Bunton, L. A., Boyce Davies, C. & Gadsby, M. (March 11,
1999). Teaching for Transformation Across the African
Diaspora. The African Literature Association 25th Annual
Conference. Fes, Morocco.
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (May 21, 1998). The Tides That Bind Us.
Association of Caribbean Women Writers and Scholars
Conference. Grenada, WI.
The
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (April 2, 1998)Transforming Urban Schools:
Literature, Literacy and Race. The 4th. National
Urban/Multicultural Conference. Florida
International University, Miami Beach, FL.
Spears-Bunton, L. A., Powell, R. E. & Simmons, E. (Mar. 5, 1998).
Is Genuine Dialogue Possible in Classrooms? The Challenges
of Implementation. Pedagogy and Theater of the Oppressed
Annual Conference. Omaha, Nebraska
Spears-Bunton, L. A., Blake, Ira K. and Gregg, G. P. (Nov. 21,
1997). Voice, Text and Literacy. National Council of
Teacher of English. Detroit, MI.
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (Oct. 28, 1997). When the Community Comes
Together. Minority Student Services & African New World
Studies Program. Florida International University
Spears-Bunton, L. A. & Zaragoza, N. (Jan. 17, 1997). Meaningful
Assessment at the University: A Straight Curve for Success.
National Council of Teachers of English. New Orleans, LA.
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (Dec. 6, 1996). Lessons in Courage from
Middle Passage. Seventh Annual Conference for the
Professional Magnets at Miami Senior High and Miami Norland
High. Florida International University. Miami, FL.
Spears-Bunton, L. A .
(Nov. 26, 1996).
Exploding the Literary
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Canon, Chair. National Council of Teacher of English.
Chicago, IL.
Spears-Bunton, L. A . (Nov. 22, 1996). Latina and Caribbean
Women Writers, Chair. National Council of Teachers of
English. Chicago, IL.
Spears-Bunton, L. A., Gregg, G. & Burghiar, K. (Oct. 19, 1996).
Through Their Eyes: Narrative Journey’s of High School
Students: Pre-service teachers and their Professors. Florida
Council of Teachers of English. Orlando, FL.
Spears-Bunton, L. A & Zaragoza, N. (April 20, 1996). Habits of
Heart/Habits of Mind: Empowered Learners in the Inner City.
Third National Conference on Urban/Multicultural Education:
Teaching, Learning, and Beyond. Florida International
University. Miami, FL.
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (Apr. 13, 1996). Building Anti-racist
Communities in the University. Black Faculty and Staff
Association Spring Conference. Progress Through
Professionalism. University of Central Florida. Orlando, FL.
Spears-Bunton, L. A . (Feb. 16, 1995). In a Different Voice:
Exploring Afro and Euro-American Perspectives on Issues of
Race and Pluralism. 5th Annual National Conference. National
Association for Multicultural Education, Washington, DC.
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (Feb. 3, 1995). English Education and
Doctoral Studies. Continuing Integrative Seminar. Florida
International University. Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (Aug. 15, 1995). Fictive and Non-Fictive
Excerpts: Reading. Strategies for Middle and Senior High
School. Dade County Public Schools In-Service Training
Program, Miami, FL.
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (Feb. 1994). Across Time and Place: The
Narrativity of Women of African Descent. University of
Central Florida. Orlando, FL.
Spears-Bunton, L. A . (Nov. 16, 1994). Reading Multicultural
Literature: Towards Becoming Literate. National Council of
Teachers of English. Orlando, FL.
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (Nov. 9, 1994). Obscure White Voices in the
Multicultural Debate. American Education Studies Association
Chapel Hill, NC.
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (Nov. 4, 1994). Towards the Higher Ground:
General Education, Teacher Education and Social
Transformation. Faculty Forum. Florida International
University. Miami, FL.
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Spears-Bunton, L. A. (Dec. 2, 1994). Reading, writing and
rapping. 5th Annual Art of Teaching Conference. Florida
International University, Miami, FL
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (Oct. 12, 1993). Women and Teacher
Education. University of Surinam. Paramaribo, Surinam, South
America.
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (Feb. 5, 1992). Reading, Writing and
Revelation: The Road to Freedom. Paper presented at Little
Flock Baptist Church . Louisville, KY.
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (Dec. 1992) Culture, gender and the
composing process. Paper presented at the Carnegie Center
for Literacy and Learning. Lexington, KY.
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (Dec. 1991). Literature, Literacy and
Resistance to Cultural Domination. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the National Reading Conference. Palm
Springs, CA.
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (Nov. 1990). The word is...Cultural
Diversity is Alive and Well: Celebrating cultural diversity
through the curriculum.” Paper presented as the keynote
address at the in-service conference on Multicultural
Education. Jefferson County Public Schools. Louisville,
KY.
Spears-Bunton,
Promoting
studies.
Reform in
L. A. (Apr. 1989). Knowing you, Knowing me:
multicultural understanding through cross-cultural
Paper presented at Senate Task Force on Educational
Kentucky . Louisville, KY
Spears-Bunton, L. A. (Nov. 1987).Writing about Literature. Paper
presented at the Fall meeting of the National Conference of
Teachers of English , Los Angeles, CA.
OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
2000-present: Reviewer, The New Advocate. For Those Involved with
Young People and Their Literature
2000: Reviewer, Straight Talk: Growing as Multicultural
Educators. Peter Lang.
1999-2000: Editor, Journal of the Art of Teaching: A Publication
of the Academy of the Art of Teaching.
1997: Reviewer, Journal of Literacy Research: A publication of
the National Reading Conference. (Guest Reviewer)
1994-Present:
Advisory Board Member for Taboo: Journal of
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Education and Culture.
(Editorial Board)
1995: Reviewer for KASCD Record: A Journal of the Kansas
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. (Guest
Reviewer)
1995: Reviewer for Language, Speech and Learning: The AfricanAmerican child. Keulen, J.E., Weddington, G.T. and DeBose, C.F.
1994 Reviewer for the Journal of Urban Education. (Guest Reviewer)
References:
Dr. Ivan Banks, Assistant Dean
New Jersey City College
College of Education
2039 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ
(201) 200-3388
[email protected]
Dr Carole Boyce Davies, Director African New World Studies
Florida International University
3000 N. E. 151st. Street
North Miami, Florida 33181
(305) 919-5380
[email protected]
Dr. Ira K. Blake
Kutztown University
P.O. Box 730
Kutztown, PA 19530-0730
(610) 683-4253
[email protected]
Dr. Ella Simmons, Provost
La Sierra University
16374 Cool Breeze Court
Riverside, CA 92503
(909) 359-4490
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