Vita
Peggy Ruth Geren
3022 Lake Forest Drive
Augusta, GA 30909
(706) 738‑1855 (h)
(706) 729‑2397 (w)
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Professor
College of Education
Augusta State University
2500 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 30904‑2200
Education
1995 Ed.D. University of Georgia
Department of Educational Leadership, specializing in the philosophical
foundations of curriculum
1969‑ 1973 University of Chicago, doctoral student in Educational Psychology and
Curriculum and Philosophy (Special Field exams passed, research competency
certified, course work for doctorate completed, French Reading Exam, high pass
1969 M.Ed. University of Georgia, Early Childhood Education
1967 B.A. Mercer University, Macon, GA English/History
Professional Skills: Teaching/ Supervision/ Administrative
Augusta State University
Assistant Dean/Graduate Coordinator, College of Education 2007 – 2009
EDUC 2120
EDUC 2130 Exploring Teaching and Learning
EDUC 2102 Human Growth and Development & Learning Theory
EDUC 2 101 Introduction to the Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education
SPED 3005 Effective Learning Environments
EDUC 7004 Philosophy of Education
EDUC 7005 History of American Education
EDUC 6140 Advanced Educational Psychology
COUN 6620 Human Development for Counselors
HONR 3900 Breaking Boundaries: The Constructed Child In Text and Image / Sp. 2004
Co-taught with Professor Nancy Sutherland
HONR 3900 Breaking Boundaries: The Body / Sp. 2001
Co-taught with Professor Allen Scarborough
EDU 6020 Foundations of Education
EDU 496 Teaching Internship
EDU 433 Supervision of Student Teachers, Early Childhood
EDU 616 Teacher‑Student Relationships
RDG 099 Developmental Reading
Continuing
Education Reading Improvement for Middle Grades and Secondary Students
University of South Carolina ‑ Aiken
AEDP 335 Introduction to Educational Psychology
AEDF 321 Foundations of Education
Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Language Arts and Social Studies
Practicum in Early Childhood Education, Math and Science
University of Georgia
Introduction to Philosophy of Education
Montgomery College, Rockville, MD
Psychology of the Adolescent
Child Development 0‑6
Early Childhood Curricula
Practicum in Early Childhood Education
Open Door Kindergarten, Augusta, GA
Lead Teacher
Preschool
Atlanta Public Schools, Atlanta, GA
Teacher Corps Intern, kindergarten and first grade
Classroom teacher, first grade, Summer sessions
Research and Professional Development :
Publications
Geren, P.R. “The New Melting Pot,” chapter in Readings In Current Foundational Issues In American Public Education, Deering, T., ed., Kendall-Hunt Publishers.
Geren, P.R. “A Critique of ‘Character Counts!’ as a Curriculum Model for Explicit Moral Education In Public Schools,” chapter in Readings In Current Foundational Issues In American Public Education, Deering, T., ed., Kendall-Hunt Publishers.
Geren, P.R. “Values,” “Education Theories,” “Education,” “Learning”. The Greenwood Dictionary of
Education, Philosophy of Education section, Covaleskie, J., ed., Greenwood Press, 2003
Geren, P.R. & Thompson, B. "Classroom Strategies for Identifying and Helping College
Students At Risk for Academic Failure". College Student Journal (2002)
Geren, P.R. "Public Discourse: Creating the Conditions for Dialogue Concerning the Common Good in a Postmodern Heterogeneous Democracy", Studies in Philosophy and Education 20(3), 191‑199.
(May 2001)
Geren, P.R. "Response to Robert Heslep's 'The Trivial Pursuit of Critical Thinking' ", 157‑16 1. South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Yearbook, 1998.
Presentations
Southeast Philosophy of Education Society Annual Meeting, Huntsville, AL, February 2010.
“What Is Inert Knowledge: Kieran Egan’s Critique of the Progressivist Definition”
Augusta State University, June 2010. “Overview of Moral , Social, and Emotional Development in Young Children”
Presentation as part of a literacy grant workshop for certified teachers, Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales in Teaching Reading
Teaching Artist Institute, The Art Factory, 2006. “An Overview of Developmental and Pedagogical Issues in the Classroom”
Augusta State University, Annual Faculty & Staff Convocation, August 15, 2006. “Color Me Green,” DVD produced in collaboration with Augusta State University Media Services.
Southeast Philosophy of Education Society Annual Meeting, Decatur, GA, February 2006. “Ideas, Ideology, and a New Species of Trouble.”
Southeast Philosophy of Education Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, February 2005. “An Analysis of the Relationship Between Thought and Language In John Dewey’s How We Think and Lev Vygotsky’s Thought and Language.”
Augusta State University, 5th Annual Phi Kappa Phi A-Day Symposium, October 10, 2003. “Humane Values: A Search For a Definition.”
Georgia Science Teachers Association Annual Science and Leadership Conference, Jekyll Island, GA, February 15, 2002. “Study Strategies for Science Students”, Co-presenter with Dr. Barry Thompson.
Morris Museum, Augusta, GA. Professional Development Institute,
"Telling Tales: Narrative in Southern Art". Presented theoretical and pedagogical underpinnings
of narrative and voice. July 2002.
Regents System of Georgia World Council Meeting, Macon, GA, Spring ’02. Panel Presentation “Incorporating the Faculty Development Seminar in Cuba Into the Classroom”.
Southeast Philosophy of Education Society Annual Meeting “A Critique of 'Character Counts!' As a Curriculum Model for Explicit Moral Instruction in Public Schools". February3, 2001. Georgia State University.
Georgia Professional Development Schools Conference. "The Pointy‑Headed Professor Project". March 30, 2000. Augusta, GA.
American Educational Studies Association Annual Meeting. "Why Have Foundations of Education as Part of Teacher Development ?". Co‑presenter with Dr. Charles Jackson (I did not attend, but was represented by Dr. Jackson). November 1‑5, 2000. Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
South Atlantic Philosophy of Education annual meeting. "Dr. Dolittle Meets John Dewey: Sociobiology and the Common Good". September 25,1999. Loyola College of Maryland, Timonium, MD.
Morris Museum National Faculty Program Panel discussant and tour leader, "Relating Georgia QCCs to Tours That Teach". January 1999.
Augusta State University Faculty Colloquium (formerly known as BellSouth Faculty Development Seminar). "Theories of Moral Development", October 1999.
Augusta State University Faculty Colloquium. “School Violence and the Roots of Violence “with Dr. Holly Thornton. March 2000.
Southeast East Philosophy of Education Society Annual Conference."
"Tolerance: the Highest Lowest Common
Denominator For Developing a Secular Ethics for Public Schools".
University of South Florida, Tampa. February 7,1998
International Network of Philosophers of Education Biennial Conference. "Public Discourse: Creating the Conditions for Dialogue Concerning the Common Good in a Postmodern Heterogeneous Democracy". University of Ankara, Ankara, Turkey. August 1998.
South East Philosophy of Education Society Annual Conference " How Reflective Is Reflection? A Comparison of Reflection in the Philosophies of Martin Heidegger, John Dewey, and Donald Schon". University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. February 7, 1997.
South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society Annual Conference " Pluralism and the Common Good: Is There Some Common Conceptual Space?"Virginia Technical Institute, Blacksburg, VA October, 1997.
Professional Development
ASU Faculty weekly reading and discussion group, 2004-2010
Phi Kappa Phi Triennial Convention, Albuquerque, NM. Attended as Augusta State University Chapter representative. 2004
Southeast Philosophy of Education Society annual meetings, attended 2002-2006, 2110
Language acquisition ‑ Spanish I101 (Augusta State University) Spring 2003,
Spanish 1102, Fall semester 2003
Morris Museum ‑ Developed a new general tour: Images of Childhood, sociocultural conceptions of childhood represented in selected works from the museum collection. June 2003
Americas World Council Meeting, Macon, GA. Fall 2003.
America's World Council Summer Institute for Faculty in Cuba, participant. Research topic: Education in Cuba. July 28‑August 11, 2001.
University of Georgia Faculty Development Seminar in the Czech Republic, participant. Qualified for a Chancellor's Grant and an Augusta State University Faculty Research and Development grant. May 24‑June 15, 2000.
Philosophy of Education Society Annual Conference, session moderator. March,
2000. Toronto, Canada
North Columbia Elementary School, Columbia County, GA. "The Pointy‑ Headed
Professor Project". Developed a model for the university professor to update practical knowledge of the elementary school classroom ‑ spent one half day per week for a semester teaching first grade reading groups. February ‑ May 1999
University System of Georgia Task Force on Teaching and Learning, represented the Department of Clinical and Professional Studies. Atlanta. October, 1998.
Symposium on Origins, attendee. Emory University. January, 1999.
Team Leader, Middle Schools Research Project, investigating the effectiveness of the Middle School model in Georgia. Produced a research summary document for the Georgia Department of Education. Fall, 1997.
Adam Institute, International Conference on Democracy and Pluralism, attendee. Jerusalem. 1994.
International Network of Philosophers of Education Biennial Conference, attendee. University of London. 1991.
Professional Organizations and Honors
Honors
Co-chair, Blue Ribbon Committee on Race Relations, City of Augusta, 2009- present
President, Board of Directors, The Art Factory ( a 501-C-3 organization), Augusta Georgia
President, Augusta State University chapter of Phi Kappa Phi International Honor Society, 2005-2007.
President-elect, Phi Kappa Phi International Honor Society, 2003-2005.
Campus Chair, A-Day for Augusta State University, 2006-2008.
Election to Augusta State University Faculty Policies Committee, 20010-20012, 2004-2006 and 2000‑2002
Chair, Faculty Policies Committee, 2005-2006.
Leadership Augusta, Class of 2001, sponsored by Augusta State University.
Leadership Augusta co‑chair of Education Day for Leadership Augusta class of 2004.
Selected for BellSouth Faculty Development Project, 1999‑2000
Organizations
Phi Kappa Phi International Honor Society
Phi Delta Kappa, professional society in Education
Pi Lambda Theta, professional and honor society in Education
Philosophy of Education Society
Southeast Philosophy of Education Society
International Network of Philosophers of Education
Leadership Augusta
Service Activities :
Board of Regents
University System of Georgia Task Force to Restructure Core Area F in Colleges of Education, representing Foundations of Education. 2005-2007.
University System of Georgia Task Force on Teaching and Learning, representative of the Department of Clinical and Professional Studies, Atlanta, October 1998.
University
Strategic Goals Planning Committee 2010
Campus campaign Chair, A-Day for Augusta. 2006 and 2007.
Elected to the Faculty Policies Committee, 2010-2012, 2004–2006 ,2000–2002
Chair of Faculty Policies, ’05 -’06.
Committee on Committees, 2002 and 2004-2006
Faculty Recognition Committee, 2005
Student Fee Committee 2006
University Council 2005-2006, 2006-2008
Phi Kappa Phi International Honor Society : President, 2005-2007; President –elect ( program chair), 2003-2005; Student Research Conference Planning Committee 2002-2006; Faculty Nominations Committee 2002-2005; Scholarship Committee 2003-2005; Student Research Conference moderator and review committee 2003-2006
Faculty Friend for an international student, 2003-2004
International Affairs Committee, Chair 2003
Augusta State University Choir, 2004-2006
President’s Club
Jaguar Club
Unofficial faculty friend to visiting Fulbright Scholar Igor Kuzmin, 2005
College of Education
NCATE Diversity Committee, 2010
Promotion and Tenure Committee 2004
Personnel Advisory Committee, elected, 2003
Thematic Committee Chair for NCATE certification visit, 2003
Conceptual Framework Committee 2002
Evaluation of the College of Education, ad hoc committee, 2002
Education Enrollment, ad hoc committee, 2002
Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Special Education
Promotion and Tenure Committee 2009
Pre-tenure Review Committee 2004-2006
Special Education Search Committee, 2005 and 2006
Counselor Education Search Committee 2002
Coordinator, Unit Goals & Plans, 2005
Advisor, Early Childhood Education pre-admit students, 1997-2008
New faculty mentor 2006-2007
Community
Art Factory Board of Directors 2007-present; President Board of Directors 2010; Annual fundraising event chair 2008, co- chair 2009
Morris Museum of Art: docent, specializing in “Tours That Teach”, keyed to Georgia Performance Standards, and ASU Humanities 2001 and 2002 tours 1994-2009; docent mentor 2005-2006; member Docent Advisory Board, 2005-2006
Augusta Blue Ribbon Committee On Race Relations, 2004-present ; Education Committee 2006-present
Leadership Augusta, 2001-2006: co-chair of Education Day for class of 2004; Planning Committee for Education Day 2005 and 2006; planning committee for Community Service Day 2002
Girls, Inc. mentor 2004
Yearly evaluation of Open Door Kindergarten, 2003, 2005, 2009
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection Service Choir member, 25+ years
Community judge Columbia County Senior Research Project, 2003, 2008, 2009
Vision 2020 volunteer, 2002
Art Factory, conducted behavior management workshops for staff, 2001
CSRA Partnership for Community Health, 1997
Augusta Jazz Project, Board of Directors President 1994-1996
Augusta Open Door Kindergarten Board of Directors, 1980-1985
Lake Forest Elementary School PTA President 1987
Brownie Scout Troop Leader, 1987-1988