Denise McDonald Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction Program Coordinator of Teacher Education School of Education University of Houston - Clear Lake

Suite: SSB 3203.10 Phone: (281) 2833544 Fax: (281) 283-3563 E-mail: [email protected]

UH-Clear Lake Box 249 2700 Bay Area Blvd. Houston, Texas 77058

Educational Background

2000

Areas of Expertise

Qualitative Research Methodology (Self-Study & Ethnography) Relational Pedagogy Reflective Pedagogy Teacher Preparation Instructional Strategies Curriculum Planning

Summary of Professional Experience

Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of Teacher Education, School of Education, University of Houston – Clear Lake

Ed. D., Curriculum and Instruction, Teacher Education, University of Houston 1987 M. Ed., Elementary Education, Reading Specialist Certification, University of Houston – Clear Lake 1985 B. S., Elementary Education (Magna Cum Laude), Reading Specialization, University of Houston

At the university level I have served as Adjunct Assistant Professor, Coordinator of a Teacher Internship Program, Clinical Assistant Professor, Lecturer, Research Assistant, and Student Teacher Supervisor. At the public school level, I taught 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th grades with experience teaching gifted and special needs children. Current Research Ongoing Self-Study of teaching reflective thinking to pre-service Projects and Grants teachers and examination of my own relational pedagogy. Teaching Areas

Teacher Preparation, Instructional Strategies, Curriculum Planning, Qualitative Research and Classroom Management

Publications and Presentations

Selected Recent National & International Publications and Presentations: Publications Edwards-Bubb, T., McDonald, D. M., & Crawford, C. M. (2011). Meaningful connections: “Going the distance” in distance learning the design and generation of community building online learning interactions. In H. Wang (Ed.), Interactivity in E-Learning: Studies and Frameworks, (pp. 274 – 304). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

McDonald, D. M. & Crawford, C. (2011). Graphic novels as cognitive and creative support for emergent literacy learners: Integrating multimedia components into the traditional and innovative emergent literacy learner instructional environment. In C. Crawford (Ed.), An Anthology of Innovation: Digital Frameworks of Understanding. (Reprinted from The International Journal of the Arts in Society, 2(1), 21-28. Lomas, G. & McDonald, D. M. (2010). What counselors say about their role with deaf students: A qualitative study. Journal for Professionals Networking for Excellence in Service Delivery with Individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. McDonald, D. M. (2009). March of the not-so-perfect penguins: Storytelling as pedagogy. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 45(4), 180-183. Boske, C., Foster, A., Kahn, M., Markello, C., McCormack, S., McDonald, D., McEnery, L., Pedrana, A., Poimbeauf, R., Witschonke, C., & Craig, C. (2008). Faculty academy: A place for grounding and growth. In L. Deretchin & C. Craig (Eds.), Teacher Education Yearbook XVII (pp. 343-366). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Education. McDonald, D. M. (2007). Would you, could you, should you, use picture books to broaden teachers’ critical thinking dispositions and awareness? Thinking Classroom: A Journal of Reading, Writing and Critical Reflection, 8(1), 32-35. McCormack, S. McDonald, D., Ganesh, T. & Foster, A. (2007). Chapter 2: Impact and Consequences of Accountability Systems – Overview and Framework. The Impact of Accountability Systems – Teacher Education Yearbook XV. Published in partnership with the Association of Teacher Educators and Rowman & Littlefield Education (Lanham, Maryland). McCormack, S. McDonald, D., Ganesh, T. & Foster, A. (2007). Chapter 2: Impact and Consequences of Accountability Systems – Summary and Implications. The Impact of Accountability Systems – Teacher Education Yearbook XV. Published in partnership with the Association of Teacher Educators and Rowman & Littlefield Education (Lanham, Maryland). Presentations Opekun, A. R. & McDonald, D. M. (2012, April). Predicting Academic Success: Learning-Style Inventory Use in Graduate Allied Health Education. Paper accepted for presentation at the American Education Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. McDonald, D. M., Craig, C., Kahn, M., Markello, C., Garcia, M., Smith, D., & Kiekel, J. (2012, April). Exploring Scholarly Identity Development in Our Academic Sandbox: Building Castles and Rebuffing Backyard Bullies. Paper accepted for presentation at the American Education Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Edwards Bubb, T., Crawford, C., & McDonald, D. M. (2012, March). Affirmation and Validation Hierarchy when Building an Online Community. Paper accepted for presentation at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Conference. McDonald, D. M. (2011, August). Pluto Used to be a Planet – Instructional Activities and Assignments that Promote Disequilibrium in Students’ Critical and Reflective Thinking Processes. Paper presented at the American Teacher Educators (ATE) Summer Conference, Philadelphia, PA. McDonald, D. M. & Kahn, M. (2011, April). So, You Think You Can Teach? – Reflection Processes that Support Pre-Service Teachers’ Field Experience Readiness. Paper presentation at the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. McDonald, D. M., Moore, K., McCormack, S., Divoll, K., & Browning, S. (2011, February). Student Perceptions of Their Developing Teacher Identities In The Capstone Experience. Paper presentation at the Association of Teacher Educators conference, Orlando FL. McDonald, D. M., Craig, C., Browning, S., Divoll, K., McCormack, S., Shulsky, D., & Smith, D. (2010, October). Teacher Educators’ Academic Journeys Shared Through Travelling Journals. Paper presented at the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum, St. Louis, MO. Kouba, R., McDonald, D. M. & Carman, C. (2010, October). Leveling the Playing Field: An Academic Readiness Program’s Impact on Marginalized Learners’ Transformation as College Seekers. Paper presented at the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum, St. Louis, MO. Williams, M., McDonald, D. M., & Ortloff, D. (2010, October). Shadowing the Boys: Three Mentally Retarded Adults, Fourteen Years Out of the Program. Paper presented at the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum, St. Louis, MO. McDonald, D. M. (2010, May). A Student Whisperer’s Challenge: Complex Learner Dispositions and the Relational Nature of Teaching. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO. Farrell, T., McDonald, D. M. & Carman, C. (2010, May). A Class of Their Own: Early College High School Students’ Self-Perceptions of College Readiness. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO. Divoll, K. & McDonald, D. M. (2010, May). Student Perspectives of Faculty Student Relationships. Paper presented at the International Conference on Interpersonal Relationships in Education, Boulder, CO. Bubb, T., Crawford, C. M. & McDonald, D. M. (2010, April). An APPLE a Day the Online Way: Winning Strategies for Instructors to Design

Successful Online Learning Environments. Paper presented at the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Conference, San Diego, CA. Farrell, T., McDonald, D. M. & Carman, C. (2009, October). Are they Ready? The Early College High School and Student Self-Perceptions of College Readiness. Paper presented at the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum, Arlington, VA. McDonald, D. M. & Crawford, C. (2009, June). Building a Virtual Village: Constructing Learning Communities through SociallySupported Online Academic Interactions. Paper presented at the EdMedia World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications, Honolulu, HI. McDonald, D. M. (2009, April). Teaching Dispositions: Ours, Theirs and What’s Expected. Presentation at the meeting of the Invisible College, San Diego, CA. Divoll, K. & McDonald, D. M. (2009, March). Caring Professor-Student Relationships: Making our Student Feel Known. Paper presented at the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Commons: An International Conference for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Statesboro, GA. McDonald, D. M. & Crawford, C. (2008, October). Constructing Social Communities and Building Learning Environments through Online Interactions. Paper presented at the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum, Austin, TX. Rearick, K., Divoll, K. & McDonald, D. M. (2008, October). Impact of a Code-Switching Curriculum on the Writing Skills of Students Who Speak African American Vernacular English. Paper presented at the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum, Austin, TX. McDonald, D. M. (2007, October). Assignment Feedback as “Dialogic Dance”: Analysis of Form, Style and Function. Paper presented at the America Association for Teaching and Curriculum Conference, Cleveland, OH. McDonald, D. M. (2007, April). “Stop Moving My Cheese!” Scurrying Through A Maze of Challenges in Developing Reflective Thinking of Pre-Service Teachers. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. McDonald, D. M. (2007, April). Expanding Epistemological Fields Through Meta-Reflection Processes: Self-Assessment of Reflections. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Service Activities

National

2009 – 2012

Reviewer – American Association for Teaching and Curriculum Invited Reviewer Panelist – American Educational Research Association, Special Interest Group – Portfolios and Reflection in Teaching and Teacher Education

2011 2010 - 2011

Book Chapter Reviewer – IGI Global Program Chair – American Association for Teaching and Curriculum

2008 – 2011

Executive Council Member – American Association for Teaching and Curriculum Journal Reviewer – InterCultural Education

2010

Session Chair – American Educational Research Association, Special Interest Group – Self Study – Session – Reflective Consideration of Fundamental Questions: Moving Forward in a Changing World Invited Reviewer Panelist – American Educational Research Association, Special Interest Group – SelfStudy School of Education

2008 – 2012

Coordinator of Teacher Education Program (TCED)

2010 – 2012

Member  Associate Professor (Promotion & Tenure) Peer Review Committee  C & I STEM Doctoral Program Planning Committee

2010 - 2011

Chair – Doctoral Program Development and Evaluation Committee

2009 – 2012

Chair – Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) Report Co-Chair – TEAC Subcommittee – Intern Intervention

2008 – 2012

Member – Teacher Certification Council Chair – C & I Program Review Committee

2007 – 2011

Member – Unit Review Committee

2005 – 2011

Member – Educational Leadership Doctoral Program Development Committee

Special Recognition 2012 and Honors 2010 2010

Association of Teacher Educators Leadership Academy - Invited Member UHCL Alumni Outstanding Professor Award Nomination for UHCL President’s Distinguished

Teaching Award 2007 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 2002 & 2003 Nomination for the Piper Teaching Excellence Award 1998 Association of Teacher Educators Certificate of Achievement 1991-92 Carpenter Elementary Teacher of the Year (Deer Park, Texas) 1985 Magna Cum Laude Graduate, University of Houston Personal Interests

Fishing, Sports, and Jewelry making…

Personal Quote

Life is filled with tragedies and glories…how you deal with them defines you.