The Citadel

School of Education
CURRICULUM VITA

TONY WAYNE JOHNSON
Dean

The Citadel
School of Education
171 Moultrie Street
Charleston, SC 29409
(843) 953-5871
(843) 953-7258 fax
tony.johnson@citadel.edu

1300 Park West Blvd. 909
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466
843-216-5735

  Education

Date Degree Earned Major Institution
1978 Ph.D.

Programs for Educational Policy Specialists
Concentration: History and Philosophy of Education
Dissertation Title: "The Old Moral Philosophy
                           Course: Its Continuing Legacy"
                           Passed with Distinction

George Peabody College for Teachers of Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
1975 M.A. Social Science Education

George Peabody College for Teachers of Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
1970 B.A. Major: History
Minor: Political Science
Graduated: Cum laude

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

  Administrative Experience

Date Position Employer
2005-Present Dean, School of Education

The Citadel

Charleston, South Carolina
1997-2005

Academic Dean, College of Education

Leader of College of Education that prepares more teachers (700 annually) than any other institution in Pennsylvania. Administer NCATE approved teacher education programs in early childhood education; elementary education; special education; counselor education; environmental education; reading; and in secondary education areas of biology, chemistry, communications, earth and space science, English, French, general science, German, Latin, mathematics, physics, Russian, social studies, and Spanish. Oversee the faculty and staff of a College of Education that generates more than 46,000 student credit hours annually and direct summer school offerings that have generated $390,000 in profit for the College of Education during the past four summers. Increased average class size in College from 20 to 24 over a 5 year period in collaboration with chairs and faculty

Reorganized College of Education into five comparably sized departments. Established graduate and undergraduate interdisciplinary councils to foster communication and collaboration between and among departments and programs. Created faculty technology center to assist faculty integrate instructional technology into their classes and programs. Established a Teacher Education Center to coordinate the placement of early childhood, elementary, special education, and secondary education student teachers and to function as a clearinghouse for inquiries about teacher education at WCU. Established Associate Dean's role as permanent management position and recruited a nationally recognized expert in authentic assessment for this new position.

Established urban/suburban school/university partnership focused on creating professional development schools characterized by graduate and undergraduate students working alongside university faculty and professional practitioners to enhance the educational opportunities for all children and youth. Created a funded P-16 Council described as a model by the Pennsylvania Academy for the Profession of Teaching. These partnerships contributed significantly to the $25,000,000 GEAR UP and Teacher Quality Enhancement grants received by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Assumed leadership role in the Greater Philadelphia P-16 Council and developed work plans providing more than $1,000,000 to develop literacy and mathematics professional development schools in Philadelphia. Worked collaboratively with Holy Family University, the Community College of Philadelphia, and Cheyney University as well as with School District of Philadelphia in this innovation urban initiative.

Assumed leaderhsip role in the Pennsylvania State System GEAR UP initiative focused on Philadelphia and Harrisburg. Serve as member of Scholarship Advisory Board for this Initiative. Took the lead in providing graduate level professional development offerings on-site for Philadelphia teachers from participating GEAR UP schools. Recruited and trained WCU undergraduates to tutor and mentor inner-city GEAR UP students. Conducted campus visits for several hundred inner city middle school students and organized a 3-day summer camp experience at WCU for 270 GEAR UP students.

Work closely with WCU Advancement Office to substantially increase scholarship endowments and unrestricted annual giving to the College of Education. Serve on Education Advisory Committee to the Honorable Lawrence H. Curry, Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Created vision of teaching with technology resulting in almost 2 million dollars in federal and state grants. Contracted with area school districts to offer graduate professional development programs for teachers that generated more than a million extra dollars for College of Education.

Established within the College of Education an Institute for Educational Excellence and Entrepreneurship. Primary author and project director for Preparing Educational Entrepreneurs: A Curriculum Reform Initiative in Teacher Educaiton, one of 60 proposals (out of 1300 applications) fully funded by the Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE). Directing curriculum reform efforts at both undergraduate and graduate level so as to develop teacher candidates and practicing professionals into entrepreneurial educators - innovative change agents capable of and committed to changing the culture of schooling. Created very successful Summer Institute in Entrepreneurial Leadership to assist mid-career teachers and administrators in developing their own passionate ideas into business plans ready for implementation. Established an Entrepreneurial Education track for elementary education majors designed to foster the skills and attributes of the entrepreneur in future teachers.

Worked collaboratively with department chairs and school faculty to establish a budget reduction plan addressing a half million dollar shortfall in the $7,000,000 allocation for the College of Education.

Gained approval for and initiated planning for transfer of the graduate program in counseling - including faculty offices and classrooms - to the first floor of the Graduate Business Center, an offsite facility purchased by the College of Business and Public Affairs. Once the space is outfitted at a cost of $700,000 fully funded by the College of Education, this state of the art teaching facility will reduce the extreme overcrowding off both classroom and office space in Recitation Hall. In addition, this arrangement will generate an additional profit of approximately $250,000 per year for the College of Education.

West Chester University (WCU)

West Chester, Pennsylvania
1993-1997

Director of University of North Carolina at Greensboro's (UNCG) Teachers Academy, an innovative structure designed to enhance a university-wide approach to teacher education.

Took the lead in implementing this new structure. During 94/95 academic year coordinated preparation for NCATE and SDPI continuing accreditation review. Organized site visit for NCATE BOE in November of 1996. BOE report and ruling by UAB cleared UNCG of 10 weaknesses cited in 1991 and identified no new weaknesses. Coordinated UNCG's implementation of "Spangler Initiative," a system-wide mandate to integrate instructional technology into teacher education programs.

Established multiculturalism as the focus for Teachers Academy's activities. Received mini-grant from Multicultural Education Infusion Center based at San Diego State University and a UNCG Advancement of Curriculum and Teaching Grant to establish a faculty reading group focused on multiculturalism. In conjunction with these efforts conducted annual community conferences focusing on contemporary issues in teacher education featuring as keynote speakers: Nel Noddings, Lee Shulman, and Ann Lieberman. Employing a "town meeting" format, these conferences involved higher education faculty, area school teachers, state politicians, and community leaders in serious discussions of the future of teacher education.

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
1992-1997

Director of Teacher Education, UNCG

Responsible for monitoring programs leading to licensure in teaching and related fields. Worked closely with representatives from SDPI as well as teacher education faculty and administrators from across the campus to ensure compliance with SDPI and NCATE standards. Coordinated the placement of student teachers and school interns. Chaired the Executive Cabinet of the Teachers Academy, the university body responsible for governance of teacher education at UNCG. Initiated, organized, and implemented special projects focusing on teacher education. Established and maintained collaborative arrangements with local education agencies.

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
1993-1995

Assistant Professor

Course Responsibilities:
Reading Assessment and Instruction, Foundations of Reading, Language Arts, Content Area Reading in the Middle and Secondary Schools, Organization and Supervision of a Reading Program, Methods and Materials of Teaching Reading

Other:
Supervising Student Teachers, Advising Graduate and Undergraduate Students

 Arkansas State University
1992-Spring

Member of University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) planning team

Charged with creating a process for establishing a center for professional development and technology. Responsible for planning and organizing a two-day overnight retreat to conceptualize this new collaborative involving 5 area IHEs, local school districts, and the San Antonio business community. This retreat of 65 people produced the Center for Education Development and Excellence, one of 8 centers established by the State and recipient of a 1.9 million-dollar grant from the Texas Education Agency.

University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas
1992-Winter/Summer

Director of USTA's Model School Project.

Charged with reviving this collaborative project with San Antonio and Edgewood ISDs. Developed action plan and initiated several external funding efforts. Shepherded new action plan through the approval process of both school districts and the university.

University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas
1991-1992

Member of Executive Steering Committee for the San Antonio Core Curriculum Project: An Evolving Partnership.

Primary author of $200,000 grant (1 of four national partnerships) received from the National Center for Academic Achievement and Transfer. Grant (NCAAT) funds enabled 70 faculty from UTSA and three area community colleges to collaborate in the development of a new core curriculum and to expand the Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) program to Palo Alto College and St. Phillips College.

University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas
1991-1992

Chair of the University Standing Committee on Teacher Education

University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas
1991-May

Teacher Effectiveness Seminar Planner and Coordinator

Planned and coordinated three-day intensive curriculum planning seminar involving 35 faculty from UTSA and San Antonio College. Funded by NCAAT, this teaching effectiveness seminar served as the culminating activity of our 15-month initial partnership grant.

University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas
1990-1991

Project Director

Project Director for a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop UTSA's innovative teacher education program in Interdisciplinary Studies.

University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas
1990-1991

Director

UTSA Director of a $25,000 partnership grant with San Antonio College from the National Center for Academic Achievement and Transfer involving collaborative program development of UTSA's IDS Degree.

University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas
1990-May

Seminar Planner and Coordinator

Planned and coordinated a week-long, intensive currculum planning seminar involving 35 faculty from San Antonio College and UTSA. This seminar, funded by grants from NEH and the National Council for Academic Achievement and Transfer, initiated the development of eight new core courses for the new IDS degree.

University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas
1989-1992

Coordinator of UTSA's Interdisciplinary Studies (BA) Degree: A Humanities-Based Teacher Education Program.

Chaired university-wide IDS Curriculum Committee. Directed the continuing development and implementation of this innovative humanities-based teacher education program. Developed schedules and recruited faculty to teach in this innovative program.

University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas
1988-1989

Coordinator and Chair

Coordinator of the international "Philosophy for Children Symposium. A Model Curriculum for Model Schools" and Chair of Hospitality Committee for 1989 meeting of the Philosophy of Education Society. Scheduled the sessions of both meetings to run sequentially April 12 through April 17, 1989 at the Menger Hotel in downtown San Antonio.

University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas
1988-1989

Project Director

Project Director for a grant received from the Texas Committee for the Humanities to implement Philosophy for Children in four area elementary schools and in support of the "Philosophy for Children Symposium."

University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas
1988

Project Coordinator

Coordinator of a Cooperative Staff Development Project between UTSA and St. Phillips College.

University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas
1985-1987

Committee Chair

Chair of USTA's University Assembly's Teacher Effectiveness and Development Committee

University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas
1975-1978

Administrative Assistant

Administrative Assistant to Director of the Program in General Education at George Peabody College for Teachers. Participated in every aspect of administering a diverse academic unit.

George Peabody College for Teachers of Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
1975-1978

Teacher

Taught Philosophy for Children to fourth and sixth grade students in the Northeast Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas.

Northeast Independent School District

San Antonio, Texas

  Teaching Experience

Date Position Employer
2005-Present Professor of Education The Citadel
1992-1997

Associate Professor - Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations, School of Education, University of North Carolina Greensboro

Taught graduate level courses in Philosophy for Children and Philosophy of Education and served on doctoral committees in Cultural Studies and Educational Leadership. Also taught undergraduate social foundation course.

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
1985-1992

Associate Professor of Educational Foundations - The University of Texas at San Antonio

Taught graduate philosophy of education courses and undergraduate courses in educational foundations and in interdisciplinary inquiry.

University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

1979-1985

Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations - The University of Texas at San Antonio

University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas
1978-1979

Visiting Assistant Professor of the History and Philosophy of Education - George Peabody College for Teachers

Taught at both graduate and undergraduate levels.

George Peabody College for Teachers of Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
1974-1975

Teaching Assistant for introductory political science course - George Peabody College for Teachers

George Peabody College for Teachers of Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
1973-1974

Ninth grade Language Arts/Social Studies teacher - Ranson Junior High School, Charlotte, North Carolina

Also taught 7th grade health and coached 8th grade boy's basketball.

Ranson Junior High School

Charlotte, North Carolina
1972-1973

Social Studies teacher and coach - Swain County High School, Bryson City, North Carolina

Taught World and U.S. History. Coached J.V. football, girl's basketball and girl's softball.

Swain County High School

Bryson City, North Carolina
1972

Student teacher and teacher's aid

Student taught and worked as a teacher's aid in a special summer school program for gifted children, Western Carolina University.

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina
1981-1982

Teacher

Taught Philosophy for Children to fourth and sixth grade students in the Northeast Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas.

Northeast Independent School District

San Antonio, Texas

  College Courses Taught: Undergraduate

  • The Profession of Education
  • Philosophy and Education
  • Social and Philosophical Aspects of Education
  • Philosophical Perspectives on Contemporary Moral Issues
  • Issues in American Education
  • Educational Sociology
  • Education in American Society
  • Modes of Inquiry across the Fields of Study
  • The Institution of Education
  • Democracy and Education

  College Courses Taught: Graduate

  • History of Educational Ideas
  • American Educational Philosophies
  • Historical and Philosophical Issues in Educational Policy
  • Contemporary Philosophies of Education
  • Evolution of Educational Thought
  • Advanced Methods: Philosophy for Children
  • Special Problems: Improving Teaching Effectiveness at St. Phillips College
  • Philosophy for Children and Youth
  • Philosophies in Education
  • Foundations of Education

  Publications

Developing a New Kid of Professional Educator, a concept paper distributed by West Chester University, 2003.

Historical Documents in American Education (Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2002).

With Ronald F. Reed, eds., Philosophical Documents in Education (2nd Edition) (New York: Addison Wesley Longman, 2000).

With Ronald F. Read, Friendship and Moral Educaiton: Twin Pillars of Philosophy for Children (New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., January 1999). This work has been nominated for the prestigious University of Louisville 1999 Grawemyer Award in Education.

"The 'Word' and the 'Thing': Representation and Reality in Pixie," in Ronald F. Reed and Ann M. Sharp, eds., Studies in Philosophy for Children: Pixie (Madrid: Ediciones de la Torres, 1996), pp. 122-132.

With Ronald Reed, Philosophical Documents in Education (White Plains, NY: Longman Publishers, January 1996).

Discipleship or Pilgrimage? The Educator's Quest for Philosophy (Albany, NY: state University of New York Press, 1995).

"Expanding our Horizons: Discussions of Dialogues in Teaching: Theory and Practice and The World We Created at Hamilton High," Analytic Teaching: The Community of Inquiry Journal 15:1 (November 1994: 45-50)

"Teaching as Translation: The Philosophical Dimension," in Matthew Lipman, ed., Thinking Children and Education (New York: Kendall/Hunt Publishers, 1993) pp. 249-254.

"The Study of Educational Philosophy: Discipleship or Pilgrimage," presidential address of Southwest Philosophy of Education Society in Wayne Willis, ed., Proceedings of the Forty Second Annual Meeting of SWPES (Morehead, Kentucky: Morehead State University, 1992).

Co-author of The Professional Development School: A Common Sense Approach to Improving Education (Fort Worth, Texas: Sid W. Richardson Foundation, 1992).

"Philosophy as Education: Reviving Dewey's Vision", Educational Foundations 4:4 (Fall, 1990): 5-16.

"Taking a First Step Toward Reform", Phi Delta Kappan 72:3 (November, 1990):202-203.

"Philosophy for Children: A Model Curriculum for Model Schools", Analytic Teaching (Fall, 1989).

"Teaching as Translation: The Philosophical Dimension", Thinking (Fall, 1989).

"Who is Harry Stottlemeier and What Did He Discover?", Thinking VII:4 (1988): S6-S9.

"The Philosophical Dimensions of Teaching" in Helen Aristar-Dry, ed., Teaching Effectively at UTSA (The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1987): 6-10.

"Philosophy for Children and Its Critics--Going Beyond the Information Given", Educational Theory 37:1 (Winter, 1987): 61-68.

"Critical Thinking vs. The New Right: A Renewed Offensive in the 'Battle for the Mind'" in Politics: The New Right and Education (Meirut, India: Anu Books, 1987).

(With Kristine Riemann) "Critical Thinking Through a Community of Inquiry," Activities to Promote Critical Thinking: Classroom Practices in Teaching English (Fall, 1986): 121-126.

"Classicists vs. Experimentalists: Reexamining the Great Debate," Journal of General Education, 36:14 (Fall 1985): 270-279

"Critical Thinking vs. The New Right: A Renewed Offensive in The Battle for the Mind," Review Journal of Philosophy and the Social Sciences 10:2 (1985): 102-112.

"Achieving Self-Discipline through Literature," Educational Forum, 50:1 (Fall, 1985): 47-55.

Philosophy for Children: An Approach to Critical Thinking (Bloomington, Indiana: Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation, 1984).

"Philosophy for Children: An Antidote to Declining Literacy," Educational Forum, 48-2 (Winter, 1984): 235-241.

"Alexander Meiklejohn in Search of Freedom and Dignity," Journal of General Education, 34:2 (Summer, 1982): 159-168.

"Educational Vouchers: An Idea Whose Time Has Come," USA Today (formerly School and Society), 110, (May 1982): 27-29.

"Back to Complexity: The Right Answer for Education," Analytic Teaching, 2 (April-May, 1982): 8-10.

"Unity, Integration, and History in American Higher Education," Southwest Philosophy of Education, Proceedings of Thirty-First Annual Meeting (Edinburg, Texas, 1980) pp. 17-23.

"A Review Essay: General and Liberal Studies," Peabody Journal of Education, 56 (October, 1978): 50-55.

Presentations

Keynote address "The Educational Ideas of Ronald F. Reed," at annual meeting of North American Association of Communities of Inquiry, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ, June 2002.

"NCATE 2000: Will the Focus on Outputs Severely Impact Interpretive, Normative, and Critical Perspectives?" presented at annual meeting of American Educational Studies Association in Philadelphia, PA, November 8, 1998.

"From Educational Philosophy to Teacher Education: A Personal Pilgrimage," keynote address of the 1997 South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society meeting on September 27, 1997 in Raleigh, NC.

Chaired Charles DeGarmo Lecture: "The Politics of Education in a Conservative Age" by Michael W. Apple at 1997 AERA Meeting on March 27, 1997, Chicago, Illinois.

Chaired Executive Board and Membership Meeting and Presentation of Mary Ann Raywid Award at 1997 AERA Meeting on March 24, 1997, Chicago, Illinois.

Participated in "A Tribute to Jack Willers" at Texas Educational Foundations Society"s 47th Annual Meeting, September 19, 1996 in Biloxi, Mississippi.

"Discipleship or Pilgrimage?: The Educator's Quest for Philosophy", a panel discussion of my work at 52nd annual meeting of Philosophy of Education Society, March 29, 1996, Houston, Texas.

"Teaching the Foundations: A Response" presented at annual conference of the Southeastern Association of Educational Studies, Greensboro, NC, February 10, 1996.

"Discipleship or Pilgrimage: The Educator's Quest for Philosophy" paper presentation at the American Educational Studies Association 17th Annual Meeting, November 2, 1995 in Cleveland, Ohio.

"Discipleship or Pilgrimage: The Educator's Quest for Philosophy" invited presentation at the Midwest Philosophy of Education Society, November 11, 1994 in Chicago, Illinois.

"Dialogue in Teaching: Theory and Practice" presented at the North American Association for Communities of Inquiry, April 15, 1994 in Austin, Texas.

"Philosophy for Children in Theory and Practice" presented as AERA minicourse at annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, April 7, 1994 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

"Dramatizing Philosophy: Matthew Lipman's Philosophical and Educational Journey." Annual meeting of the International Society for Educational Biography, Myrtle Beach, SC. April 30, 1993.

"A Humanities-Based Teacher Education Program: A Creative Response to a Legislative Mandate. Annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, San Antonio, TX. February 26-28, 1992.

"the Study of Educaitonal Philosophy: Discipleship or Pilgrimage? (Presidential Address). 41st Annual Meeting of Southwest Philosophy of Education Society, St. Louis, Missouri. September 28, 1991.

"Professional Development School: A Common Sense Approach to Improving Education" (Presented with D. Simpson and B. Mullen). 42nd Annual Meeting of Southwest Philosophy of Education Society, St. Louis, Missouri, September 26, 1991.

"Teaching the Structure of a Discipline." 4th Annual meeting of the International Council of Philosophical Inquiry with Children, Mexico City, April 10, 1991.

"Interdisciplinary Studies in Teacher Education." (presented with M. Martinello). 87th meeting of the Society of Professors of Education, Chicago, Illinois, April 5, 1991.

"Philosophy for Children: An Approach to Critical Thinking." Sam Houston State University Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, Conroe, TX, February 19, 1991.

"Philosophy for Children: Fulfilling Dewey's Democratic Vision." Annual Meeting of the American Educational Studies Association, Orlando, Florida, October 31-November 3, 1990.

"UTSA's Interdisciplinary Studies Degree: An Innovative Liberal Arts and Teacher Education Program." Southwest Philosophy of Education Society's annual meeting, Ft. Worth, TX, September 27-29, 1990.

"An Interdisciplinary Studies Degree." Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Core Curriculum: Making the Connections Conference, Houston, Texas, July 20, 1990.

"Philosophy for Children as Public Philosophy: Reviving Dewy's Vision" Philosophy for Children: East and West, an International Council for Philosophical Inquiry With Children conference, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C., June 25-28, 1990.

"Philosophy for Children" An Approach to Critical Thinking." Texarkana Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, Texarkana, TX, April 2, 1990.

"Philosophy for Children is Philosophy as Education." Southwest Philosophy of Education Society annual meeting, Albuquerque, NM, November 9-11, 1989.

"Philosophy for Children: An Approach to Critical Thinking." Columbia University Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, New York City, March 17, 1989.

"Philosophy for Children and the Critical Skills Movement." Southern New Hampshire Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, Manchester, NH, March 16, 1989.

"Philosophy for Children and The Critical Thinking Skills Movement." San Antonio Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, San Antonio, TX, November 15, 1988.

"E.D. Hirsch's Misguided Attempt to put McGuffey's Readers Back on the Shelves." Southwest Philosophy of Education Society, South Padre Island, TX, November 9, 1988.

"Philosophy for Children and the Critical Thinking Skills Movement." Oklahoma Tri-State Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, Guymon, Oklahoma, March 14, 1988.

"The Philosophical Dimensions of Teaching." Panhandle Teachers Association, Guymon, OK, March 14, 1988.

"Teaching as Translation: The Philosophical Dimension." American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, April 24, 1987.

"Critical Thinking and Philosophy for Children." Phi Delta Kappa chapters, Lewisville, Houston-Clear Lake, TX and Las Cruces, NM, February 1987.

"Philosophy for Children: An Approach to Critical Thinking." Rio Grande Valley Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, Harlingen, TX, October 16, 1986.

"Philosophy for Children: An Approach to Critical Thinking." Mississippi State University Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, Starkville, MS, April 24, 1986.

"Fostering Critical Thinking Skills in the Classroom." Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, April 24, 1986.

"Thinking Skills Training: Philosophy for Children." A National Curriculum Study Institute for the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, San Francisco, CA, February 26-28, 1986.

"Philosophy for Children and Its Critics." American Educational Studies Association Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, November 6-10, 1985.

Chaired session for Educational Biography Annual Conference. San Antonio, TX, April 18-20, 1985.

"Philosophy for Children: An Approach to Critical Thinking." Third International Conference on Critical Thinking and Educational Reform, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA, July 20-23, 1985.

"Classicists vs. Experimentalists: Reexamining the Great Debate." American Educational Studies Association Meeting, San Faancisco, CA, November 8, 1984.

"Philosophy for Children: Passing Fad or Education for the Future." Southern Connecticut State University Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, New Haven, CT, October 11, 1984.

"The 'R' for the Future-Reasoning." 1984 Annual Meeting of American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, San Antonio, TX, February 1-4, 1984.

"Self-Discipline Through Literature and the Humanities." 34th Annual meeting of the Southwest Philosophy of Education Society, Shreveport, LA, November 9-12, 1983.

"Education and Imperfect Rationality: Thoughts on Pascal and Descartes" by Richard Barrett (chaired session). Philosophy of Education Society Meeting, Houston, Texas, April, 1983.

"Is Returning to McGuffey's Frontier Virtues the Answer?". Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, San Antonio, TX, March 1983.

Demonstrated, with R. Rembert and M. Minkowitz. Institute for Advancement of Philosophy for Children (IAPC) materials. American Association of Philosophy Teachers' 4th National Workshop on Teaching Philosophy, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, August 4-8, 1982.

"Alexander Meiklejohn in Search of Freedom and Dignity." Southeast Philosophy of Education Society, Baton Rouge, LA, November, 1981.

"Unity, Integration, and History in American Higher Education." Southwest Philosophy of Education Society, Edinburg, TX, November 1980.

"Educational Vouchers: A Search for Truth or Meaning?" American Educational Studies Association Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado, November, 1980.

  Professional Activities

Presenter at FIPSE Project Directors Meeting in Washington, D.C., November 2004.

Reviewed manuscripts for publication for SUNY Press and Sage Publications, 2004.

Participant in FIPSE Project Directors Meeting in Denver, Colorado, December 2003

Member of Matthew Schertz's dissertation committee at Montclair State University, 2003.

Participate in FIPSE Project Directors Meeting, Washington, DC, November 2002

Presenter at NCATE session at AACTE annual meeting, New York City, February 2002.

Participate in NCATE 2000 Workshop, Washington, S.C., August 2001.

Treasurer of Pennsylvania Deans' Forum, 1998 to present.

Chair of visiting team evaluating Educational Studies Department at Montclair State University, May 2001.

Council of Learned Societies liaison to NCATE's Constituent Members Specialty Council (COPPE).

Co-author of West Chester University's NCATE Continuing Accreditation Report (1998).

Taught graduate level seminar - "Beyond Philosophy for Children" at Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, June 2-11, 1997.

President of Society of Professors of Education 1996-97.

Participant in 17th Annual New Deans' Institute August 5-10, 1997, Seattle, Washington.

Primary author of UNCG's NCATE Continuing Accreditation Report. Organized a very successful NCATE and SDPI Continuing Accreditation visit at UNCG (November, 1996).

Participant in American Council on Education's June 18-21, 1996 workshop "Chairing the Academic Department" for chairs and deans, Washington, D.C.

Member and Chair of visiting team charged with reviewing Montclair State University's Department of Educational Foundations, March 20, 1996.

Reviewd "Educational Theory as Political Theory" manuscript for State University of New York Press, November 1995.

Reviewed "Foundation Issues in Education" manuscript for State University of New York Press, June 1995.

Reviewed "The Inevitable John Dewey: Philosophy of Education in the Post-Analytic Revised" manuscript for SUNY Press, August, 1995.

As President Elect of Society of Professors of Education, organized SPE program as part of American Educational Research Association 1995 meeting in San Francisco, California, April 18-22, 1995.

Editorial Board Member for the North Carolina Journal of Teacher Education, 1994/96.

Reviewed "Critical Thinking in Theory and Practice" manuscript for Gordon and Breach Publishers, Inc., April 1995.

Organized UNCG's Teachers Academy's annual conference on teaching. Titled "Teaching as a Public Activity," the conference featured Lee Shulman and involved university faculty, area school teachers, and members of the community.

Organized Multicultural Education Infusion Center Workshop for UNCG faculty featuring Margie Kitano and Ann Morey from San Diego State University on May 11-12, 1995.

Participant in NCATE workshop, "Quality Teacher Education: Continuing Accreditation and Beyond," November 16-18, 1994, Washington, D.C.

Organized initiation ceremony establishing UNCG chapter of Kappa Delta Pi on April 13, 1995.

As President Elect of Society of Professors of Education, organized SPE program as part of American Educational Research Associations 1994 meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 4-8, 1994.

Organized UNCG's Teachers Academy annual conference on teaching. Titled "Expanding the Conversation: Teaching for Caring and Diversity" featured Nel Noddings and employed an interactive format enabling faculty, teachers, and members of the community to participate in important discussions, March 18-19, 1994.

Participant in McIver Conference XVII-2001: The Human Face. Discussed "Public Schools in the 21st Century" with UNCG alumni on March 19, 1994 in Greensboro, N.C.

Visiting scholar at Texas Wesleyan University's Center for Creative and Critical Thinking, September 15-17, 1993 in Ft. Worth, Texas. Offered lectures on teaching to TWU's faculty and students and worked with kindergarten and elementary children in creative and critical thinking.

Reviewed book-length manuscript, "About Education: Foundations and Perspectives" for Merrill/Macmillan Publishing Company, June, 1993.

Reviewed book-length manuscript by Matthew Lipman, "Dramatizing Philosophy." Considered for publication by Temple University Press, March, 1992.

Hosted annual meeting of Southwest Philosophy of Education Society in San Antonio, Texas. Developed program, arranged hotel/banquet facilities, and coordinated development of mailings and brochure, September 24-26, 1992.

Member of Sid W. Richardson Foundation Forum, a group of educators, community leaders, and business representatives interested in the reform of teaching and teacher education 1991-1992.

Attended directors meeting for National Center for Achievement and Transfer Partnership Grants, Washington, DC., October 11, 1991.

Attended New Directions in Education conference at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, June 10, 1991.

Addressed Docents of the Institute of Texas Cultures, May 22, 1990.

Participated as panel member in Forum on Educational Issues conference sponsored by UTSA and held at the Institute of Texas Cultures, May 10, 1990.

Reviewed new "Foundations of Education" text for Merrill Publishing Company, April 12, 1990.

Reviewed manuscript "Studies in Philosophy for Children: Harry Stottlemeier's Discovery" for Temple University Press, March 22, 1990.

Addressed Texas Association of Guidance Counselors on "Ethics in the Helping Professions" in Austin, Texas, February 16, 1990.

Consultant to Intercultural Development Research Association, San Antonio, Texas. Member of Faculty research team investigating the impact of fiscal resources on quality of educational programs available to students in selected school districts, 1988-1989.

Consultant to Lynnbrook Public Schools, Lynnbrook, New York. Prepared teachers to implement Philosophy for Children in their classrooms, 1988-1989.

Invited member of Humanities in Public Schools Study Group for the symposium on Education for the Future (sponsored by the Texas Committee for the Humanities and Texas Humanities Alliance), Austin, TX, November 14, 1988.

Recipient of a grant from the Texas Committee for the Humanities supporting the Philosophy for Children model schools project and international symposium, 1988-1989.

Director of Philosophy for Children Model School Project. Training teachers to implement Philosophy for Children in four elementary schools, San Antonio, TX, 1988-1989.

Coordinator of "Philosophy for Children Symposium: A Model Curriculum for Model Schools", an international conference, San Antonio, April 12-14, 1989.

Chair of Hospitality Committee for the 1989 Philosophy of Education annual meeting, San Antonio, April 14-17, 1989.

Coordinator and Teacher of Record for a cooperative staff development project by St. Philips College and UTSA, "Improving Teaching Effectiveness at St. Phillips College", Spring, 1988.

Conducted Critical Thinking Skills Workshop for Prescription Learning Center, San Antonio, TX, December 10, 1987.

Conducted a National Diffusion Network sponsored workshop on Philosophy for Children at Education Service Center (Region 20), San Antonio, TX, November 21, December 5, and 12, 1987.

Conducted TI-IN Network television program, "Critical Thinking in Language Arts and Social Studies", November 2 and 5, 1987.

Co-sponsored and helped organize international conference, "Philosophy for Children: The Second Decade at Texas Wesleyan College," Fort Worth, Texas, October 29-31, 1987.

Chaired and organized Society for Professors of Education session, "Teaching as an Artistic Endeavor" at AERA meeting, Washington, DC, April 24, 1987.

Reviewed for Temple University Press Matthew Lipman's manuscript Philosophy Goes to School, spring 1987.

Conducted ExCet test review sessions for San Antonio Independent School District teachers trained out of state, Fall, 1986.

Conducted Advanced Academic Training courses in critical thinking for Northside Independent School District, San Antonio, TX, August 19-20, 1986.

Participant in Reasoning Skills seminar taught by Matthew Lipman, Director ofthe Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children, Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, NJ, July 6-13, 1986.

Reviewed for The Pennsylvania University Press manuscript The Meaning of General Education. Asked to review the manuscript after John Pickering, Editorial Director of the Press, read my article "Classicists vs. Experimentalists: Reexamining the Great Debate" in the Journal of General Education, Fall, 1985.

Participant in and staff member for the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children's International Comprehensive Training Workshop, Mendham, NJ, August 4-16, 1985.

Consultant to Northside Independent School District. Provided advanced training in developing critical thinking skills to middle and high school social studies teachers, 1985-1986.

Conducted Philosophy for Children Demonstration Workshop for Education Service at Sam Houston University, Huntsville, TX, July 19, 1985.

Conducted Philosophy for Children Teacher-Training Workshops for Natrona County Teachers, Casper, Wyoming, August 19-23, 1985.

Conducted Philosophy for Children Teacher Training Workshops for Natrona Country School Teachers, Casper, Wyoming, February 28 and March 1, 1985.

Philosophy for Children Workshop for the Natrona County School District, Casper, Wyoming, October 3, 1984.

Philosophy for Children Demonstration, Alamo Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, October 15, 1984, San Antonio, TX.

Conducted Philosophy for Children Workshop for Educaiton Service Center (Region II), Corpus Christi, TX, July 9, 1984.

Training consultant to the Northeast Independent School District (training teachers of gifted and talented students to implement the IAPC curricula), San Antonio, TX, 1982-1983.

Hosted, along with M. Benitez, Southwest Philosophy of Education Meeting, San Antonio, TX, November 11-13, 1982.

Training consultant, Judson Independent School district (training teachers to implement the IAPC curricula), San Antonio, TX, 1982-1983.

Conducted Philosophy for Children workshop Educational Service Center (Region XX), San Antonio, TX, August 24, 1982.

Conducted, along with R. Reed, two-week Philosophy for Children teacher training workshop, University of Texas, at San Antonio, July 6-16, 1982.

Demonstrated Philosophy for Children Program, San Antonio Association for Gifted and Talented Children, March 24, 1982.

Participant in the IAPC Comprehensive Training Workshop, St. Bonaventure Friary, Paterson, NJ, January 10-22, 1982.

Participant in the IAPC Training Workshop, Menucha Conference Center near Portland, OR, August 16-25, 1981.

  Professional Associations

  • American Educational Research Association
  • American Educational Studies Association
  • American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education
  • Southwestern Philosophy of Education Society
  • John Dewey Society
  • Phi Delta Kappa
  • Omnicron Chi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi
  • Society of Professors of Education
  • International Society for Educational Biography
  • North Carolina Association of Teacher Educators
  • Texas Educational Foundations Society: A Society for the Historical, Philosophical, Ethical, and Social Foundations for Education (charter member)
  • International Council for Philosophical Inquiry with Children
  • North American Association for Community of Inquiry
  • Pennsylvania Deans' Forum
  • Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities

  Selected University Activities

  • Member of West Chester University's Search Committee for Graduate Dean, 2001/2002.
  • Member of West Chester University's General Education Implementation Committee, 2001-present.
  • Member of West Chester University Deans' Council, 1997-present.
  • Member of West Chester University President's Council 1997-present.
  • Member of West Chester University's Middle States Association Steering Committee, 1998-2001.
  • Member of WCU's Task Force on General Education.
  • Member of WCU's Faculty Development committee.
  • Chair of UNCG MEIC Steering Committee, 1994/1995.
  • Chair of UNCG NCATE Steering Committee, 1994/95.
  • Member of UNCG Teachers Academy's "Cultural Circle" (a reading group supported by ACT grant).
  • Counselor of UNCG Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, 1995.
  • Chair of The Teachers Academy's Executive Cabinet, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, 1993-1997.
  • Member of UNCG's Task Force on Enhancement and Evaluation of Teaching, 1994-95.
  • Member of UNCG's Graduation Rates Task Force, Summer and Fall, 1993.
  • Member of the Birth Through Kindergarten Interdisciplinary Committee, UNCG, 1992-1997.
  • Member of faculty recruitment committee for Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations, UNCG, 1994.
  • Member of faculty recruitment committee for instrumental music education position in UNCG School of Music, 1994.
  • Member of ad-hoc committee charged with conceptualizing The Teachers Academy, a proposed new structure designed to strengthen UNCG's university-wide approach to teacher education, 1992-1993.
  • Chair of the University of North Carolina Greensboro's Teacher Education Cabinet, the university-wide council responsible for establishing policies governing teacher education and reviewing and approving currcular and program changes, 1992-1993.
  • Member of UTSA's Task Force on the Core Curriculu, 1990-1992.
  • Chair of UTSA's Interdisciplinary Studies Degree Curriculum Committee, 1989-1992.
  • Coordinator of UTSA's Interdisciplinary Studeis Degree: A Humanities-Based Teacher Education Program, 1989-1992.
  • Member of UTSA's Interdisciplinary Degree Committee. Took leadership role in developing an innovative and potentially exemplary interdisciplinary studies degree primarily for prospective elementary school teachers. 1987-1989.
  • Elected representative to Dean's Forum for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 1988-1990.
  • Member and Chair of the University Assembly's Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1985-1987.
  • Member and Chair of the University Assembly's Teaching Effectiveness and Development Committee, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1985-1987.
  • Member of the University Advisory Council on Equal Opportunity, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1985-1990.
  • Member and Chiar of College of Behavioral and Social Science's Academic Research Committee, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1986-1987.
  • Member of Division of Education's Faculty Review Advisory Committee, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1985-1992.
  • Member and Chair of Recruitment Committee for Social Foundations/Social Studies Education Faculty position, The University of Texas San Antonio, 1985-1987.
  • Member of University Assembly, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1983-1991.
  • Member of Search Committee for Educational Psychology faculty position, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1984.
  • Member of Division of Education's Community Liaison Committee, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1983-1991.
  • Member and Chair of Division of Education's Committee on Candidacy and the Core, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1982-1984.
  • Member of College of Social and Behavioral Sciences American Studies Committee, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1983-1990.
  • Member of the Probation and Reinstatement Committee, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1982-1984.
  • Member of graduate faculty, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1981-1992.
  • Library Liaison for Division of Education, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1981-1991.
  • Administrative Assistant to Director of Peabody's Program in General Educaiton, George Peabody College, Nashville, TN 1975-1978.
  • Member of the Policy Committee for Educational Administration and Policy Specialists, George Peabody College, Nashville, TN, 1978-1979.

  Awards and Honors

  • President of Society of Professors of Education, 1995-97.
  • President elect of Society for Professors of Education, 1994-1995.
  • President of Southwest Philosophy of Education Society, 1990-1991.
  • Recipient of the Algemon Sidney Sullivan Award as George Peabody College's outstanding graduate, 1978-1979.
  • Member of Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1969-1970.
  • President of Men's Leadership Honorary, Western Carolina University, 1969-1970.
  • President of Alpha Phi Omega, Western Carolina University, 1969-1970.

  References

  • Available upon request.

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