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Curriculum Vita

GARY MOORMAN, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

Literacy Education

Reich College of Education

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

(828) 268-1949

moormangb@appstate.edu updated July, 2016

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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Ph.D. Arizona State University, 1979 Secondary Education/Reading

M.A. Arizona State University, 1973 Secondary Education/Reading

B.A. Arizona State University, 1969 Political Science

WORK EXPERIENCE

Professor Emeritus, Appalachian State University, 2012-present

Professor of Education, Appalachian State University 1988-2012

Visiting Professor, Qatar University, February-June, 2008

Undergraduate Professional Core Coordinator 1997-2004

Doctoral Program Policy Team 1995-1998, 1999-2000

Reading/Language Arts Program Coordinator 1990-1995, 2006-2008

Graduate Faculty 1980-present

Associate Professor of Education, Appalachian State University 1983-1988

Assistant Professor of Education, Appalachian State University 1980-1983

Faculty Associate, Arizona State University 1980

Graduate Associate, Arizona State University 1976-1979

Reading Specialist, (Phoenix) South Mountain High School 1972-1975

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES

Qatar: 2006-Present: Consultant, Qatar University

2008: Visiting Professor, College of Education, Qatar University

2010-Present: Lead International Reading Association Volunteer

2010-2012: Principle Investigator, Literacy Education Grant, United States State

Department

2012-Present: Consultant, Qatar Children’s Museum

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Bolivia 2011: Faculty Advisor, Alternative Spring Break, Appalachian State University,

included volunteer work at Biblioteca Thurchapitas (the only children’s library in

Bolivia), a community center and a school for children with incarcerated parents.

Egypt: 2010: Faculty Advisor, Alternative Spring Break, Appalachian State University,

included volunteer work with the Alexandria Library and AMID East Language

Academy

Macedonia: 2004-2006: One of five lead volunteers in an International Reading

Association/United States International Development Secondary Education

Activity project targeting 50 vocational schools. Included eleven consulting trips

and joint authorship of four instructional modules.

Poland: 1999:Developed after school computer program in Koscan, PL., in collaboration

with Adama Mickiewicza University

2001: Visiting Professor, Adama Mickiewicza University

PROFESSIONAL WRITING: SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS

Journals Need Digital Integration to Stay Relevant (with Peggy Semingson).

Literacy Daily (2015).

Rethinking Plagiarism in the Digital Age: Inferences for Instruction (with Carla

Meyer. Media Commons, (2014).

Rethinking Plagiarism in the Digital Age: Theoretical Concerns (with Carla

Meyer. Media Commons, (2014).

Invited Commentary: Content Area Reading and Disciplinary Literacy: A Case

for the Radical Center (with William Brozo, Carla Meyer, and Trevor Stewart), Journal

of Adolescent and Adult Literacy (2012).

Rethinking Plagiarism in the Digital Age. (with Wanda Calvert), Journal of

Adolescent and Adult Literacy (2012).

Oral History of Bill Blanton (with Wayne Linek). In W. Linek, D. Massey, E.

Sturtevant, A. Cochran, B. McClanahan, & M. Sampson (Eds.). The College Reading

Association Legacy: A Celebration of 50 Years of Literacy Leadership. Commerce,

TX: Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (2010).

Uberto Price: CRA President, 1969-1970. (with Bill Blanton). In Linek, W.,

Sampson, M., Massey, D., Sturtevant, E. The College Reading Association Legacy: A

Celebration of 50 Years of Literacy Leadership. College Reading Association (2010).

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Teaching and Reaching the Millennial Generation Thru Media Literacy. (with

David Considine and Julie Horton). Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy (March,

2009).

Millennials and how to teach them. (with Julie Horton). In J. Lewis & G.

Moorman (Eds.) Adolescent Literacy Instruction: Policies and Promising Practices.

Newark, DE.: International Reading Association (2007).

Education Mandates: Unintended Consequences and Advocating for Change.

(with Jill Lewis). In L. Rush, A. J. Eakle, & A. Berger (Eds.) Secondary School

Literacy: What Research Reveals for Classroom Practices, Urbana, IL: National

Council of Teachers of English (2007).

Learning to Comprehend Written Directions through Participation in a Mixed

Activity System. (with Blanton, W., Mendez, R., & Pacifici, L.). Early Education and

Development (special issue on Lev Vygotsky). (2004).

Authoring and Publishing Electronic Text. In Woodrow Trathen, Gary Moorman,

Richard A. Culatta, Linda C. Pacifici, Bob C. Schlagal, Pamela W. Schram & Connie J.

Ulmer (Eds.) A Literacy Odyssey: Yearbook of the American Reading Forum,

Available:

http://www.fd.appstate.edu/arfonline/02_arfyearbook/02htm/moorman_keynote.htm

(2002)

Dialog w ksztalceniu na odleglosc - jego znaczenie i struktura (Dialog in distance

teaching –its pedagogical meaning and a structure). (with Stanislaw Dylak and

Woodraw Trathen) pp. 17-35, in Stanislaw Wrycza & Jerzy Wojtkowiak (Eds.)

Nauczanie na odleglosc: Wyzwania-Tendencje-Plikacje (Distance Teaching.

Challenges-Tendencies-Applications), Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdanskiego:

Gdansk, Poland, 2002.

A Collaborative Faculty Technology Development Initiative. (with Linda Pacifici,

John Tashner, Nancy Mamlin, Sara Zimmerman, Pat McCarthy, John Spagnolo, Connie

Ulmer, Bill Barber, and Cheryl Knight).Technology and Teacher Education Annual,

2002. pp. 697-700.

Using Email to Create Pedagogical Dialogue among Teachers and Students (with

Woodrow Trathen). Reading Research and Instruction, 40, 203-223, 2001.

Literacy Recollections Website. In R. Telfer (Ed.), Literacy Conversations:

Family, School, Community: Yearbook of the American Reading Forum, 19, 60-67,

1999.

Literacy: A Socio-Cultural Perspective. (with Woodrow Trathen). In R. Telfer

(Ed.), Finding our Literacy Roots: Yearbook of the American Reading Forum, 28,

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204-207, 1998.

Telecommunications in teacher education: A social constructivist review. (With

William Blanton & Woodrow Trathen), In P.D. Pearson and A. Iran-Nejad (Eds.).

Review of Research in Education, Volume 23, Chapter 7. Washington, D.C.: American

Educational Research Association, 1998.

Effects of Participation in the Fifth Dimension on Far Transfer. (With William

Blanton, Mark Warner, & Bobbie Hayes), Journal of Educational Computing

Research, Vol. 16, 1997.

The Rhetoric of Whole Language, (with William Blanton and Tom McLaughlin),

Reading Research Quarterly, Vol. 29, No. 4, 1994.

Rhetoric and Community in Whole Language: A Response to Cambourne,

Wilinsky and Goodman, (with William Blanton and Tom McLaughlin), Reading

Research Quarterly, Vol. 29, No. 4, 1994.

Diaries as tools for mediating reading teacher activity, (with William Blanton),

Reading Research and Instruction, Vol. 32, No. 4, 1993.

Guest Editorial: The Rhetoric of Whole Language, Part 2, (with William E.

Blanton and Thomas M. McLaughlin), Reading Psychology, Vol. 13, No. 3, 1992.

Guest Editorial: The Rhetoric of Whole Language, Part 1, (with William E.

Blanton and Thomas M. McLaughlin), Reading Psychology, Vol. 13, No. 2, 1992.

The Role of Purpose in Reading, (with William E. Blanton and Karen D. Wood),

The Education Digest, Vol. 56, 1991.

The Information Text Reading Activity (ITRA): Engaging students in meaningful

learning, (with William E. Blanton), Journal of Reading, Vol. 34, 1990.

Culture, family and literacy instruction: A response to Fishman, Tenth

Yearbook of the American Reading Forum, Logan, Utah: Utah State University,

1990.

The presentation of reading lessons, (with William E. Blanton), Reading

Research and Instruction, Vol. 29, 1990.

The role of purpose in reading instruction, (with William E. Blanton and Karen

D. Wood), The Reading Teacher, Vol. 93, 1990.

Translating knowledge into practice: No teacher, no method, no guru, (with

William E. Blanton and Tom Estes), Ninth Yearbook of the American Reading

Forum, Logan, UT: Utah State University, 1989.

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Teachers as managers or decision makers? (with William E. Blanton), Carolina

Educational Leadership, Special Issue, 1988.

Teachers as managers or decision makers? Technology versus deliberation in

teaching, (with William E. Blanton), Eighth Yearbook of the American Reading

Forum. Muncie, Indiana: Ball State University, 1988.

The Effective Teacher Training Program-What Is It Teaching About Teaching?,

(with Bill Blanton), North Carolina Education, Vol. 18, 1987.

The Effects of Knowledge on the Instructional Behavior of Classroom Reading

Teachers, (with William E. Blanton), Seventh Yearbook of the American Reading

Forum, 1987.

Book Review: Content Area Reading, Reading Psychology, Vol. 8, 1987.

A Model of Direct Instruction Applied to the Basal Skills Lesson, (with William

E. Blanton and Karen D. Wood), Reading Teacher, Vol. 40, l986.

Field Experiences: Aids or Impediments to Classroom Reading Instruction, (with

William E. Blanton), Reading Research and Instruction, Vol. 25, l985.

Criterion Referenced Testing for Functional Literacy, (with Thomas F.

McDonald), Journal of Reading, Vol. 17, 1974.

PROFESSIONAL WRITING: BOOKS

Wham! Teaching with Graphic Novels across the Curriculum. (with William

Brozo and Carla Meyer). New York, NY: Teachers College Press, 2014.

Adolescent Literacy Instruction: Policies and Promising Practices. (Co-editor

with Jill Lewis). Newark, DE.: International Reading Association, 2007.

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Researching Online for Education (with Susan Nelson and David Munger).

Addison Wesley Longman: Reading, MA., 2000.

Designing Reading Programs. (with Keith J. Thomas), Dubuque,

Iowa: Kendall-Hunt, 1983.

Learning to Teach Reading: Instructional Units for Developing Basic

Teacher Skills, 2nd Edition. (with Lyndon W. Searfoss), Dubuque, Iowa:

Kendall-Hunt, 1980.

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TECHNICAL

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REPORTS, VIDEOTAPES, AND DISSERTATION

Reich College of Education Conceptual Framework, 3rd Edition (with Charles

Duke and Julie Horton), 2005.

Module 1: Learning in the Classroom.Ackovska-Leskovaska, E., Aleksovski,

B., Brozo, B., Gosevska-Ivanovic, Janevski, V., Lewis, J., Moore, D., Moorman, G.,

Rexhepi, L., Shehu, F., Sturtevant, E. (2004). Skopje, Macedonia: United States Agency

for International Development/Macedonia. (non-referred) (published in English,

Macedonian and Albanian), 2004.

Module 2: Learning through Projects. Ackovska-Leskovaska, E., Aleksovski,

B., Brozo, B., Gosevska-Ivanovic, Janevski, V., Jankulovska, S., Lewis, J., Moore, D.,

Moorman, G., Rexhepi, L., Shehu, F., Sturtevant, E. (2004). Skopje, Macedonia: United

States Agency for International Development/Macedonia. (non-referred) (published in

English, Macedonian and Albanian), 2004.

Module 3: Learning through Community. Ackovska-Leskovaska, E.,

Aleksovski, B., Brozo, B., Gosevska-Ivanovic, Janevski, V., Jankulovska, S., Lewis, J.,

Moore, D., Moorman, G., Rexhepi, L., Shehu, F., Sturtevant, E. (2004). Skopje,

Macedonia: United States Agency for International Development/Macedonia. (non-

referred) (published in English, Macedonian and Albanian), 2004.

Module 4: Learning in the Workplace. Ackovska-Leskovaska, E., Aleksovski,

B., Brozo, B., Gosevska-Ivanovic, Janevski, V., Jankulovska, S., Lewis, J., Moore, D.,

Moorman, G., Rexhepi, L., Shehu, F., Sturtevant, E. (2005). Skopje, Macedonia: United

States Agency for International Development/Macedonia. (non-referred) (published in

English, Macedonian and Albanian), 2005.

American Reading Forum Website (http://www.americanreadingforum.com/),

Webmaster and Technological Consultant, December, 2001-December, 2010.

Online Communities Monthly Column, Reading Online, July, 2001-July, 2003.

Content Area Reading Online (with Susan Nelson)

(http://occ.awlonline.com/bookbind/pubbooks/vacca_awl/) Addison Wesley Longman:

Reading, MA. 1999

CAROL: Content Area Reading Online (web-based course)

(http://www.ltl.appstate.edu/carol/), 1999.

The Reich College of Education Conceptual Framework, (with William

Blanton) Teaching Model adopted by the college for NCATE accreditation.1997.

The CLIC (Content Literacy Information Consortium) Home Page,

(http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/clic/), 1995.

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Portfolio Assessment in Student Teaching, audiotape, American Association of

Colleges for Teacher Education, Washington, DC, 1992.

Cognitive Model of Professional Behavior, Videotape production, Reich College

of Education, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 1990.

Matrix Outlining and Analysis, (with William E. Blanton), Newsletter,

Secondary Reading Council, Florida Reading Association, Vol. 5, 1988.

Classroom Strategy Explored: Matrix Outlining and Analysis, (with William E.

Blanton), The Exchange Newsletter of the IRA Secondary Interest Group, Spring,

1988.

The Effects of Knowledge on the Instructional Behavior of Classroom Reading

Teachers, (with William E. Blanton), Research Report No.6,Center for Excellence in

Teacher Education, Appalachian State University, 1987.

Field Experiences: Aiding and Abetting Poor Classroom Reading Instruction,

(with William E. Blanton), Occasional Paper No. 1, Center for Excellence in Teacher

Education, Appalachian State University, 1985.

North Carolina's Effective Teaching Training Program: A Call for Debate, (with

William E. Blanton), Excellence in Education Newsletter, Vol. l, 1985.

Existential Research in Classroom Reading Skills Instruction, (with William E.

Blanton), Research News, Appalachian State University, Vol. 3, 1985.

Presentation of Reading Lessons, (with William E. Blanton), Research Report

No. 1, Center for Excellence in Teacher Education, Appalachian State University,

1984.

Cognitive Organizers and Content Structure as Variables in Learning from Prose,

Doctoral dissertation, Arizona State University, 1979). Dissertation Abstracts

International, 1980, 41, 1512-A. (University Microfilms No. 8023390).

HONORS, ACTIVITIES, APPOINTMENTS AND OFFICES

Lead volunteer consultant for the International Reading Association for the Middle East

and North Africa, 2010-2012.

Member, General Education Information Literacy Committee, Appalachian State

University, 2009-2010.

Editorial Review Board, Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 2009-2013.

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Member, Technology, Communications and Literacy Committee, International Reading

Association, 2009-present.

Brenda S. Townsend Outstanding Service Award (American Reading Forum) recipient,

2005.

Editorial Review Panel, Read*Write*Think website, 2002-2012.

Editorial Review Board, American Reading Forum Yearbook, 2001-present.

Webmaster, American Reading Forum Website, 2001-2010.

Online Communities Facilitator, Reading Online, 2001-2003.

Editorial Review Board, Teaching and Teacher Education, 1996-present.

Proposal Reader, American Educational Research Association, 1996-2000.

Chair, American Reading Forum, 1993-1994.

Vice-chair, American Reading Forum, 1992-1993.

Associate Editor, Reading Research and Instruction, 1991-1993.

Member, Board of Directors, American Reading Forum, 1991-1995.

Consulting Editor, Journal of Educational Research, 1990-1997.

Reviewer, Special Issue, Journal of Reading, 1990.

Guest Reviewer, Journal of Reading, 1988-89.

Guest Reviewer, Journal of Teaching and Teacher Education,1988-89.

Consultant, North East Florida Educational Consortium, 1988-1994.

Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Reading Research and Instruction,

1987-1993.

Proposal Reader, American Reading Forum,1986,1990.

Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Reading Psychology, 1985-1994.

Member, Governance Board of the Center for Excellence in Teacher Education,

Appalachian State University, 1985-1993.

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Chair, Parent Advisory Committee, Chapter I Reading Program, Hardin Park

Elementary School, Boone, NC 1984-1985.

Consultant, Hardin Park Elementary School, Boone, NC, 1984-present.

Consultant, Chapter I Reading Program, Watauga County Public Schools, Boone, NC

1982-present.

Director, College Reading and Study Skills Program, Appalachian State University,

Boone, NC, 1980-1984.

Faculty Advisor, Blue Ridge Reading Council, 1981-1984.

Consultant, Project READ, Watauga County Public Schools, Boone, NC, 1981-1982.

Director, Appalachian Athletic Academic Advisement Program Appalachian State

University, Boone, NC, 1982.

Co-editor, The Abstract, (Newsletter of the Graduate Student in Reading, Special

Interest Group of the International Reading Association), 1980-1981.

Consultant, Arizona Migrant Child Educational Laboratory, 1979-1980.

Co-director, Athletic Tutoring Program, Arizona State University,1979-1980.

President, Graduate Students in Reading, Special Interest Group of the International

Reading Association,1979-1980.

Manager, Reading Clinic, Arizona State University,1979.

President, Graduate Students in Reading Education, Arizona State University,1977-

1978.

GRANT ACTIVITIES

Qatari International Reading Conference Proposal, U.S. State Department, Middle East

Partnership Initiatives (Funded, August, 2011)

Investigating the Effectiveness of Direct Reading Instruction in English and Arabic on

Increasing Reading Achievement of Qatari Primary Students, Qatar National Research

Fund, (Not funded)

SALT (Strategic Applications of Learning Technologies) Grant, Reich College of

Education, Appalachian State University, (Funded, 2004)

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SALT (Strategic Applications of Learning Technologies) Grant, Reich College of

Education, Appalachian State University, (Funded, 2003)

Core Faculty Colloquium, Hubbard Center, Appalachian State University (Funded, 2001)

Content Area Reading Web-based Course, University of North Carolina System,

Principle Investigator (Funded, 1999).

Distinguished Scholars Grant, University of North Carolina System, Co-writer, (Funded,

1987-1988, 1988-1989).

Developmental Education Research Grant, Exxon Corporation, In-house Committee

Member, (Funded, 1988-present).

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Disciplinary Literacy: Addressing the Language and Literacy of all Learners in

Grades 6-12. December 11, 2015, Sanibel Island, Florida, American Reading Forum.

The Brain Rules: Rethinking American Education. December 11, 2015, Sanibel

Island, Florida, American Reading Forum.

Academic Grandparents: Things They Never Thought to Tell Us. December 11,

2015, Sanibel Island, Florida, American Reading Forum.

Kapow! Using Graphic Novels in the Content Classroom. St. Louis, MO. July 19,

2015, International Literacy Association.

Sequential Art: From Cave Drawings to Renaissance Manuscripts to Graphic

Novels. December 13, 2014, Sanibel Island, Florida, American Reading Forum.

Disciplinary Literacy: Providing Perspective on Practice and Policy. December

12, 2014, Sanibel Island, Florida, American Reading Forum.

Graphic Novels in the Disciplines: Engaging Texts, Engaging Practices. May 9,

2014, New Orleans, International Reading Association.

New Perspectives on Disciplinary Literacy. December 9, 2011, Sanibel Island, Florida,

American Reading Forum.

The Qatar Literacy Collaborative: A Joint Project between IRA and Qatari Educational

Stakeholders. July, 2010, Auckland, NZ, World Congress of the International Reading

Association.

IRA Global Literacy Project Session: Educational Reform in Qatar. April 26, 2010,

Chicago, IL, International Reading Association

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International Partnership for Critical Thinking/Active Learning—(Building International

Partnerships One Project at a Time): Wandering Around, Looking for something worthwhile to

do. April 27, 2010, Chicago, IL, International Reading Association

Global Literacy: Experiences from the Field (“Experiences in Qatar”), February 23,

2009, Phoenix, AZ, International Reading Association

International Development Symposium (“Education Reform in Qatar”), May 4, 2009,

Minneapolis, MN, International Reading Association

An International Collaboration for Faculty Development: The Qatar University Academic Literacy Project, San Jose, Costa Rica, World Congress of the International Reading Association, July, 2008.

Lessons Learned from a Capacity Building International Project in Macedonia's Vocational Technical Schools, San Jose, Costa Rica, World Congress of the International Reading Association, July, 2008

Living, Learning and Teaching in the Global Village, Keynote, Institute:

Technology Tools to Engage ALL Learners in Literacy, Atlanta, GA. Annual Conference of

the International Reading Association, May, 2008.

The Qatar University Academic Literacy Project: An International Collaboration for

Faculty Development. Atlanta, GA. Annual Conference of the International Reading Association,

May, 2008.

Reading to Children: The Cornerstone of Elementary Education, Keynote, Modern

Teaching Challenges and Solutions: Toward Creative Teaching, Doha, Qatar, March, 2008

Building Reform Communities in International Literacy Projects, Berlin, Germany, July,

2007, European Reading Conference.

Engaging and Sustaining Adolescents’ New Literacies: Multiple Texts, Multiple

Perspectives. Toronto, May, 2007, International Reading Association.

Redefining Adolescent Literacy in the New Millennium, Chicago, April, 2007,

American Educational Research Association.

Federal Mandates: Fatal Flaws and Unintended Consequences. Sanibel Island,

FL, December, 2006, American Reading Forum.

Building Capacity and Sustaining Success in Macedonia’s Vocational/Technical

Schools Through an IRA Volunteer Project, Budapest, Hungary, August, 2006, World

Congress of the International Reading Association.

Praxis in Adolescent Literacy Instruction: The Interplay of Theory and Practice,

Institute Co-chair, Chicago, May, 2006. International Reading Association.

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Wikies, text messaging, ipods and chat rooms: What adolescents can teach us

about literacy (Institute presentation), Chicago, May, 2006, International Reading

Association

Submitting to ReadWriteThink, Chicago, May, 2006, International Reading

Association

Evolving Teacher Reform in Macedonia: A Follow-up, Sanibel Island, FL,

December, 2005, American Reading Forum.

Staff Development in Macedonia: Redefinitng Secondary Vo-Tech Education

through an International Volunteer Project, Savannah, GA, November, 2005, College

Reading Association.

Electronic Literacy in the Twenty-first Century, Savannah, GA, November, 2005,

College Reading Association.

Secondary Education Activity: A Professional Development Project in

Macedonia, July, 2005, Zagreb, Croatia, European Conference on Reading.

Report on IRA Professional Development in Macedonia: The Secondary

Education Activity Project, May, 2005, San Antonio, Texas, International Reading

Association

Evolving Teacher Reform in Macedonia, December, 2004, Marco Island, Florida,

American Reading Forum.

College Literacy and Learning Special Interest Group: Information The Role of

Communication Technology in Developmental Education (Invited Keynote Address),

May, 2004, Reno, NV, International Reading Association

ReadWriteThink: Your Gateway to Literacy Lessons on the Web: Reviewing

lessons for ReadWriteThink. May, 2004, Reno, NV, International Reading Association.

Alternative Symposium: Integrating Technology into the Curriculum: Current

Directions of Literacy Educators, December, 2003, Scottsdale, AZ, National Reading

Conference.

Literacy, Technology & Instruction, June, 2003, Miami, FL, University of Miami

Reading Institute

IRA Publication Series: Wanted: Authors and Reviewers for Reading Online,

April, 2002, San Francisco, International Reading Association.

IRA Publication Series: Building the Professional Community Online, April,

2002, San Francisco, International Reading Association.

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Computer and Internet Resources for Classroom Instruction and Professional

Development, May 1, 2002, San Francisco, International Reading Association.

Authoring and Publishing Electronic Text, Invited Keynote, December, 2001,

Sanibel Island, Florida, American Reading Forum.

Using Technology to Move toward a Community of Practice Model of Schooling,

International Reading Association, New Orleans, April, 2001.

Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Web-assisted Instruction. American

Reading Forum, Sanibel Island, Florida, December, 2000

Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Web-assisted Instruction, National

Reading Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, December, 2000

Technology in the Classroom: Easing into the Third Millennium. (Featured

Presentation). International Reading Association, Indianapolis, May, 2000.

The Literacy Dialogue Project: A Web-based Professional Discussion. American

Reading Forum, Sanibel Island, Florida, December, 1999.

Problems Court: The Literacy Recollection Project: Building Reading Courses

On Oral History Biographies, American Reading Forum, Sanibel Island, Florida,

December, 1998.

History of Contemporary Spelling Research: Spelling Instruction and

Vocabulary Development In the Classroom. Southeast Regional Conference of

the International Reading Association, New Orleans, December, 1998.

Literacy is More than the Ability to Read and Write. Keynote Address, Orange

County (Florida) Reading Association, Orlando, February, 1999.

Developing and Implementing a Social Constructivist Framework in Teacher

Education, American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, New Orleans,

February, 1998

Developing and Implementing a Social Constructivist Framework in Teacher

Education, Association of Teacher Educators, Dallas, February, 1998

Roots of and Routes to a Concept of Literacy, American Reading Forum, Sanibel

Island, FL, December, 1997.

Transfer and Social Setting, American Educational Research Association,

Chicago, April, 1997

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An Update on Read-L: Connecting Content Area Reading Courses Through

Email, American Reading Forum, Sanibel Island, FL, December, 1996.

Using Written Telecommunications to Create Productive Communities of

Discourse in Teacher Education. National Reading Conference, Charleston, SC,

December,

1996.

Birds of a Feather: Computers, Technology and Literacy. National Reading

Conference, Charleston, SC, December, 1996.

Using Email as a Tool to Connect Reading Methods Courses across Universities,

International Reading Association, New Orleans, May, 1996

The Use of Telecommunications to Create Dialogue in Teacher Education:

Organizational, Contextual and Structural Dimensions, American Educational Research

Association, New York, April, 1996.

Effects of Participaton in the Fifth Dimension on Measures of Far and Near

Transfer, American Educational Research Association, New York, April, 1996.

E-mail as a Tool for Improving Teacher Preparation in Reading, American

Reading Forum, Sanibel Island, FL, December, 1995.

Using E-mail as a Tool to Connect Reading Methods Courses across Universities,

National Reading Conference, New Orleans, LA, December, 1995.

The Rhetoric of Whole Language, International Reading Association,

Anaheim, CA, May, 1995.

A Community of Teaching, Learning and Technology: Its Architecture and

Evolution. American Reading Forum, Sanibel Island, FL, December, 1994.

Cooperative Learning. Northwest Regional Technical Center Reading/Language

Arts Conference, North Wilkesboro, NC, November, 1994.

Teacher/Researcher Projects as Tools in Graduate Reading Education. College

Reading Association, New Orleans, LA, November, 1994.

Whole Language: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (invited keynote address),

University of Wisconsin Reading Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, June, 1994.

Instructional Conversations in Science, Mathematics and Social Studies,

International Reading Association, Toronto, May, 1994.

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Strategies for Learning from Text, Price Reading Symposium, Hickory, NC,

March, 1994.

Reading and Writing for ESL Students in Middle and Secondary Schools. North

Carolina Reading Association, Charlotte, NC, February, 1994.

Portfolio Assessment in Student Teaching, Association of Teacher Educators,

Atlanta, GA, February, 1994.

Teacher Learning Center: Identifying, Diagnosing and Supporting "At Risk"

Preservice Teachers. Association of Teacher Educators, Atlanta GA, February, 1994.

Engaging Students and Teachers in Classroom Research. American Reading

Forum, Sanibel Island, FL, December, 1993.

Using Cultural-historical Psychology to Reformulate Secondary Reading

Instruction, International Reading Association, San Antonio, TX, April, 1993.

The CRISS Electronic Network: An Experiment in Telecommunications as a

Means of Networking, International Reading Association, San Antonio, TX, April, 1993.

The Social and Constructive Nature of Learning (invited keynote address),

National Secondary Reading Conference, Orlando, FL, February, 1993.

CRISS Awareness Workshop, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Research and Development Conference, Greensboro, NC, January, 1993.

The Social Construction of Knowledge, American Reading Forum, Sanibel Island,

FL, December, 1992.

Hiring, Tenuring and Promoting at Appalachian State University, College

Reading Association, St. Louis, MO, November, 1992.

Portfolio Assessment in Student Teaching, American Association of Colleges of

Teacher Education, San Antonio, TX, February, 1992.

Student Teacher Based Portfolio Assessment, Association of Teacher Educators,

Orlando, FL, February, 1992.

Engaging Students in Meaningful Learning from Text, Southwest Regional

Conference of the International Reading Association, Tucson, AZ, January, 1992.

The Politics of Literacy: Faith, Action and Philosophy, American Reading

Forum, Sarasota, FL, December, 1991.

Choosing Collaborative Learning Strategies, Southeast Regional Conference of

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the International Reading Association, Winston-Salem, NC, November, 1991.

Morning Institute: Researching to Learn, Southeast Regional Conference of the

International Reading Association, Winston-Salem, NC, November, 1991.

School Personnel Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Microcomputers Across

Student Ability Levels, American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL, April,

1991.

Cognitive Apprenticeship: Two Case Studies, American Association of Colleges

for Teacher Education, Atlanta, GA, March 1991.

Cognitive Apprenticeship and Transition to Independence in Teaching,

Association of Teacher Educators, New Orleans, LA, February, 1991.

Innovative Practices in Student Teaching: Two Case Studies, Association of

Teacher Educators, New Orleans, LA, February, 1991.

Four Perspectives on Literacy: Psychological, Sociocultural, Psychometric and

Professional Definitions of What It Means to Be Literate, American Reading Forum,

Sarasota, FL, December, 1990.

The Role of Purpose in Reading Instruction, College Reading Association,

Memphis, TN, November, 1990.

Models of Reading Teacher Education: Identifying a Knowledge Base for the

Education of Teachers of Reading, College Reading Association, Nashville, TN,

November, 1990.

The Rhetoric of the Whole Language Movement, Uberto Price Reading and

Language Arts Symposium, Boone, NC, September, 1990.

A Cognitive Model of Teaching, Association of Teacher Educators, Las Vegas,

NV, February, 1990.

Empowering Teachers through Innovative Preservice and Inservice Education,

American Reading Forum, Sarasota, FL, December, 1989.

Technological and Deliberative Orientations to Teaching: Application of

Interactive Video, Anchored Instruction and Polyfocal Conspectus to the Preparation of

Reading Teachers, College Reading Association, Philadelphia, PA, November, 1989.

Implementing Effective Staff Development Programs (Preconvention Institute

Chair), International Reading Association, New Orleans, LA, April, 1989.

Translating Knowledge into Practice, American Reading Forum, Sarasota, FL,

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December, 1988.

Cooperative Learning and Reading Instruction, UNCC Conference of Reading

and Writing, Charlotte, NC, October, 1988.

Stress Reduction Strategies for Language Arts Instruction, Uberto Price Reading

and Language Arts Symposium, Boone, NC, September, 1988.

Developing Independence in Learning and Communicating, Eastern Carolina

University Annual Reading Conference, Greeneville, NC, February 1988.

Structuring Reading Lessons, Inservice at the North Carolina School for the Deaf,

Morganton, NC, January, 1988.

Teachers as Managers or Decision Makers?" Technology Versus Deliberation In

Teaching, American Reading Forum, Sarasota, FL, December,1987.

Exploring Teachers' Thinking, College Reading Association, Baltimore, MD,

October, 1987.

The Abortion of Curriculum and the Deskilling of Teachers: The Imperative of a

Deliberative Approach to Teaching, Featured Presentation, Florida Reading Conference,

Miami, FL, October, 1987.

Empowering Students through Information Text, Uberto Price Reading and

Language Arts Symposium, Boone, NC, October, 1987.

High-tech Approaches to Self-directed Learning, 66th Annual Meeting of the

First District Dental Society, Blowing Rock, NC, October, 1987.

Developing and Delivering Comprehensive Content Area Inservice Programs,

(Preconvention Institute Chair), International Reading Association Annual Conference,

Anaheim, CA, May, 1987.

A Lesson Structure for Enhancing Self-directed Thinking/Learning, Orange

County Public Schools Reading Seminar, Orlando, FL, February, 1987.

Untying the Gordian Knot: Teachers Knowledge Structures and Teaching,

Keynote Address, American Reading Forum, Sarasota, FL, December, l986.

The Exploration of Teachers Knowledge Structures, College Reading Association,

Knoxville, TN, October, 1986.

Developing Independent Learners through Content Area Reading Instruction,

Uberto Price Reading and Language Symposium, Boone, NC, October, 1986.

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A Structure for Presenting Content Area Reading Lessons, (Preconvention

Institute), International Reading Association, Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA,

April, 1986.

Uses of Microcomputers in Educational Environments, (Workshop), Association

for Supervisor and Curriculum Development, San Francisco, March, l986.

Teachers Knowledge Structures, National Reading Conference, San Diego,

December, 1985.

Transition to Independence: Structuring Content Lessons to Achieve

Metacognitive Outcomes, International Reading Association, Annual Conference, New

Orleans, LA, May, l985.

Preparing and Supervising the Metacognitive Teacher, Center for Excellence.

Mini-Conference, Boone, NC, May, 1985.

A Cognitive Model for Teacher Preparation, College of Education Colloquium,

Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, March, 1985.

The Presentation of Reading Lessons, National Reading Conference, St.

Petersburg, FL, December, 1984.

Applying Direct Instruction to Reading Comprehension Instruction, Southeast

Regional Conference of the International Reading Association, Lexington, KY,

November, 1984.

Prometheus - Bound or Unbound? Research on Reading Teacher Behavior and

Classroom Reading Instruction, College Reading Association, Washington, DC,

October, 1984.

Organizing Yourself to Read in College, Freshman Orientation, Appalachian State

University, Boone, NC, August, 1984.

Lesson Structures for Comprehension Instruction, Western Carolina University

Reading Conference, Cullowhee, NC, June, 1984.

Direct Instruction in Reading-Computers, North Carolina Conference of the

International Reading Association, Winston-Salem, NC, March 1984.

Instructing Students to Learn to Learn: Theory and Practice, Appalachian State

University Reading Symposium, Boone, NC, October, 1983.

Durkin Revisited: She Reported, But Would You Believe, College Reading

Association, October, 1983.

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Work Smarter, Not Harder: Organizing Yourself to Read in College, Freshman

Orientation, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, August, 1983.

Comprehension Centered Instruction, East Tennessee State University

Reading Workshop, Johnson City, Tennessee, July, l983.

Reading Comprehension: The Whys and Hows of Instruction, North Carolina

Council of the International Reading Association, Winston-Salem, NC, March, 1983.

Reading Comprehension is More than Reading: Why and How of Instruction,

Presentation, Southeastern Regional Conference, International Reading Association,

Biloxi, MS, November, 1982.

The Reading Resource Specialist in the Middle, Junior and Senior High School,

College Reading Association, Philadelphia, PA, October, 1982.

Communications Activities, Great Smokies Council of the International Reading

Association Young Authors Conference, Asheville, NC, May, 1982.

The Reading Resource Specialist in the Middle, Junior and Senior High,

International Reading Association, Chicago, IL, April, 1982.

The Total School Reading Program, North Carolina Association of College

Professors of Reading, Greensboro, NC, November, 1981.

The General Reading Strategy: Synthesizing the DRA, IF, and DR-TA, College

Reading Association, Louisville, KY, October, 1981.

Vocabulary Development Activities for Middle, Junior and Senior High Content

Classes, Western Carolina University Conference on Reading, Cullowhee, NC, June,

1981.

The History of Graduate Students in Reading, (Special Interest Group

Presentation), International Reading Association, New Orleans, LA, April, 1981.

Oral Language Development and Reading, Appalachian State University

Women's Club Child Rearing Group, Boone, NC, December, l980.

The College Role in Developing Comprehension Programs for Reading Disabled

Students, North Carolina Association of College Professors of Reading, Winston-Salem,

NC, November, 1980.

Strategies for Using a Single Content Book, Appalachian State University

Reading Symposium, Boone, NC, September, 1980.

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International Graduate Students in Reading - A Special Interest Group, (Chair),

International Reading Association, St. Louis, MO, May, 1980.

Graduate Students in Reading Education: A Special Interest Group, (Chair,

Organizing Session), International Reading Association, Atlanta, GA, April, 1979.

Acquiring Spanish as a Second Language in a Bilingual Classroom, Eighth

Annual Southwest Area Language and Linguistics Workshop, Tempe, AZ, April, 1979.

Research in Bilingual Education, Arizona State University Reading Conference,

Phoenix, AZ, February, 1977.

COMMITTEES

Technology, Communications and Literacy Committee, International Reading

Association, 2009-present

Technology, Communications and Literacy Committee, International Reading

Association, 1999-2003.

Core Advisory Committee (Chair), College of Education, Appalachian State

University, 1997-2004.

Core Faculty Forum (Chair), College of Education, Appalachian State University, 1997-

2004.

Doctoral Program Policy Committee, College of Education, Appalachian State

University, 1995-1998; 1999-2003

NCATE Steering Committee, College of Education, Appalachian State

University, 1995-1997.

Undergraduate Core Curriculum Committee, College of Education, Appalachian State

University, 1994-present

Graduate Faculty Review Committee, Appalachian State University, 1990-1993.

Planning Advisory Committee, Reich College of Education, Appalachian State

University, 1993-1995.

Undergraduate Program Review Committee, Appalachian State University, 1990-1993.

Internship Study Committee, College of Education, Appalachian State

University, 1990-1992

NCATE College Model of Teaching, Appalachian State University, 1988-1990.

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Exxon Developmental Education Research Grant In-House Committee, Appalachian

State University, 1988-1995.

Research, College of Education, Appalachian State University, 1987-1992.

Departmental Personnel Committee, Department of Language, Reading, and

Exceptionalities, Appalachian State University, 1987-present.

Distinguished Scholars, College of Education, Appalachian State University, 1987-1989.

Evaluation Task Force, College of Education, Appalachian State University, 1984-1986.

Developmental Studies Council, Appalachian State University, 1983-1985.

Recruitment and Retention Task Force, College of Education, Appalachian State

University, 1983-1985.

Departmental Personnel Committee, Reading Department, Appalachian State

University, 1981-1985.

Research, College of Education, Appalachian State University, 1980-1982.

Core Curriculum-Research, College of Education, Appalachian State University,1981.

Program, Graduate Students in Reading, Special Interest Group of the International

Reading Association, 1980-1981.

Graduate Programs and Standards, Department of Secondary Education, Arizona

State University, 1979-1980.

Search (Bilingual-Reading Professor), Department of Elementary Education, Arizona

State University, 1979.

Curriculum, Department of Secondary Education, Arizona State University, 1977-1978.

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Educational Research Association

American Reading Forum

Association of Teacher Educators

College Reading Association

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International Reading Association

National Reading Conference

North Carolina Reading Association

North Carolina Association of College Professors of Reading