DR. DWIGHT C. WATSON
Department of Curriculum and InstructionHome information: Department of Foundation of Education 1387 Taylor Avenue
105 Garfield Avenue P.O. Box 4004Saint Paul, Minnesota55104
Eau Claire, Wisconsin54702-4004(651) 206-4679 (home)
(715) 836-2013 (work)fax: 715-836-4868 (work)
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12 years as a Public School Educator
1 year as a Central Office Administrator
6 years as an Assistant Professor
5 years as an Associate Professor
1 year as a Professor
3 years as a Department Chair
2ndyear as an Associate Dean
Education:
Ed. D.Curriculum and Instruction,
North CarolinaStateUniversity, May 1994 Raleigh, North Carolina
Dissertation: The Effects of Three Bibliotherapy Techniques on Fourth Graders’ Self-Esteem, Reading Achievement, and Attitudes Towards Reading.
This study examined the effects of four reading instructional approaches: bibliotherapy/reading-aloud, in which the teacher reads aloud to the class, bibliotherapy/silent-reading, in which the students read to themselves, bibliotherapy/oral-reading, in which the students read to the class, plus the effects of basal reading instruction, on the dependent variables of self-esteem, reading achievement, and attitudes toward reading. The study further examined the interaction between the treatment and the level of students’ reading abilities. The population consisted of 105 fourth grade students, in an inner city magnet school in a southeastern, urban area.
Dissertation Advisor: Peter Martorella
M. A.Elementary Education,
University of SouthCarolina, May 1985Columbia, SC
B. A.Elementary Education,
University of South Carolina, December 1983Columbia, SC
A. A. General Education,
University of SouthCarolina, May 1982Sumter, SC
Professional Development:
AACTE New Deans’ Institute, Anchorage, Alaska, May 31 – June 5, 2008
AACTE New Deans’ Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 26 – July 1, 2005
AACTE Board of Directors Training, Chicago, Illinois, January 2004
America’s Elementary Literacy Institute, Lexington, Kentucky, December 5 – 9, 2003
America’s Choice Coaches Institute, Chicago, Illinois, September 2003
Responsive Classroom Training I. The Responsive Classroom training provided specific classroom management and instructional approaches in grades pre-K through eighth, St. Paul, Minnesota August 11 –15, 2003
Train-the-Trainer Phonics Instruction presented by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, San Antonio, Texas. July 25 – 26, 2003
America’s Choice Coaches Institute II for Reading and Writing Workshops, Matteson, Illinois, September 23-27, 2002
Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity (S.E.E.D) training, 1996
Ombudsman Association specialized course entitled Ombudsing Under Stress. Toronto, Canada, July 17, 2002 Ombudsman Association specialized course entitled Facilitating With Finesse, Toronto, Canada, July 18, 2002
Robert Slavin’s Cooperative Learning training, 1992
4-MAT training, 1995
Work History:
2007 – PresentAssociate Dean of Teacher Education Program, Chair Departments of Curriculum and Instruction and Foundations of Education, Full Professor in the College of Education and Human Sciences
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Eau Claire, Wisconsin
2006 – 2007Interim Director, Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching
Hamline UniversitySt. Paul, Minnesota
2004 – 2007Associate Professor/ Chair, Education Department
Hamline UniversitySt. Paul, Minnesota
2002 – 2004 Associate Professor
Hamline University St. Paul, Minnesota
2002 –2004Primary Literacy Coach
Maxfield Elementary St. Paul, Minnesota
1996 – 2001Assistant Professor
Hamline UniversitySt. Paul, Minnesota
1999 - 2002Adjunct Professor
AugsburgCollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota
College of St. CatherineSt. Paul, Minnesota
University of Wisconsin - RiverFallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin
1995 - 1996Elementary Language Arts Program Specialist
Central Office Administration Wake County, North Carolina
1994 - 1995Assistant Professor
Director of Elementary Programs
CampbellUniversity Buies Creek, North Carolina
Summer, 1994Site Leader and Trainer -- North CarolinaTeacherAcademy
EastCarolinaUniversityGreenville, North Carolina
1986 - 1994Teacher -- Grades 3 - 5
Emma Conn ElementaryRaleigh, North Carolina
1984 - 1986Teacher -- Grade 4
Alice Drive ElementarySumter, South Carolina
1983 - 1984Teacher -- Grade 8
Ebenezer Jr. High SchoolSumter, South Carolina
Minnesota Licensure
• Elementary Education, K - 6 • Middle Grades Education, 6 - 9
• Reading specialist, K - 12Language Arts
• Curriculum Supervision -- Doctoral LevelSocial Studies
Articles Submitted:
- Historical and Contemporary Usages of the N-Word: Deconstructing Content and Content in a Multiracial 8th Grade Language Arts Classroom. Submitted article to the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) journal Language Arts.
- Exploring Social Connectivity through the Use of Adolescent Queer Literature. Submitted article to the American Journal of Sexuality Education.
- Literacy as Access: Reviewing the Data, Investigating the Skills, Knowledge and Dispositions, and Providing Evidence-based Professional Development to Serve African American Learners More Effectively. Submitted to the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges of Teacher Education. Will be published in fall 2009.
Publications:
Teacher preparation through the lens of two African-American teacher educators: Barriers to connectivity, interactive inquiry, and collaborative discovery. In D. Butler, J. McDowell, & M. Pillard (Eds.), Liberal arts education and teacher education: A lasting relationship (AILACTE Monograph Series), 43-58, winter 2009.
Carousels: Enriching Classroom Literacy Practices through Modeled Teaching. Scholarly Partnerships Edu, 3 (2), 75-89, fall 2008.
The TEACH Grant: Be aware, supportive and questioning. Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education (AILACTE) Views and News,18 (1), 1-2, summer 2008.
Serving African-American learners: Literacy as access, Voices in Urban Education, 28 – 35, summer 2006.
Implementing teacher work sampling, Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges of Teacher Education Journal, 2(1), 15 -32, fall, 2005.
Reading the world: Supporting the functional literacy abilities of urban learners, Minnesota English Journal, 41(1), 45 -53, fall 2005.
Structured reading, writing, and retelling in a first grade classroom, Affective Reading Education Journal, 17 -23, summer 2004.
Bibliotherapy: Classic theory, contemporary applications, Minnesota English Journal,36 –49, 2003.
Jigsaw literature theme groups: Responsive reading in a preservice elementary literacy course, Journal of Reading Education, 29(1), 43 – 46, fall, 2003.
Published article in the St. Paul Pioneer Press entitled A Singular Sabbatical. The article described my sabbatical work at MaxfieldElementary School, May 2003.
What’s hot in Minnesota reading education, Professional Development for Educators, 55, summer, 2002.
Literature circles: An alternative to traditional reading groups, Minnesota English Journal,
35 – 50, 2002.
Deconstructing the “N” word: Preservice teachers’reflections in a secondary literacy course, Hamline Review, (Spring, 2001), Volume 25, 51 - 63, July, 2001.
Characteristics of Hmong immigrant students: The response of a university/elementary school collaboration, Childhood Education,(Annual Theme 2001), 303 - 30, June, 2001.
Service Learning: Principles, procedures, and practices for teacher preparation programs. Article published in edited book entitled, Ready to Use Classroom Practice, 242 - 248. June 2001.
Cycles of assistance: Supporting the literacy practices of urban teachers. Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education (AILACTE) Views and News 12(4), 10-14, October 2000.
New TeacherAcademy: Support for novice teachers. Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education (AILACTE) Views and News 12(3), 10-12, May 2000.
In-school literacy extension: Beyond in-school suspension. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 43(7), 654-661, April 2000.
Service Learning: Principles, procedures, and practices for teacher preparation programs. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 3(4), 35 - 41, January 2000.
A collaborative partnership: Where college begins in kindergarten. Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education (AILACTE) Views and News, 11(3), 14-16, May 1999.
Literacy development: An integrated approach. Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education (AILACTE) Views and News, 10(3), 8 & 9, January 1999.
HamlineUniversity and HancockElementary School: The history of a collaborative partnership. Hamline Review, 22, 51-66, May 1998.
A look at portfolios: Process to product. Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education (AILACTE) Views and News, 10(2), 11-14, January 1998.
Expecting the best...Getting the most. Hamline Review, 21, 38-42, May 1997.
Conflict resolution as curriculum: A definition, description, and process for integration in core curricula. The School Counselor, 43(5), 345-373, May 1996.
Published excerpt on cooperative discipline in a cooperative learning anthology entitled Classroom management and discipline: Methods to facilitate cooperation and instruction by Paul Burden, 45, 1995.
Curriculum Development:
Spring 2005 – Developed the course Interpersonal Dynamics of Racism
Spring 2005 – Developed the Institutional Report for the NCATE/BOT accreditation review
Spring 2004 – Developed new course, Comprehension: Constructing Meaning from Texts
Fall 2003 – Developed new course, Phonemic and Phonological Awareness
Spring 2003 – Created Practicum in Urban Teaching course for the Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching
Spring 2002 – Created Reading Licensure Program for the GraduateSchool of Education. Designed the course sequence, wrote two of the courses, and submitted documentation for approval to the Minnesota Board of Teaching. The license was approved.
November 2000 – Wrote modules for HamlineUniversity’s Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching (CEUT). The modules were used to teach off-campus professional development. The modules were Phonemic Awareness, Flexible Grouping, Balanced Literacy, and Literacy and Learning for Urban Students.
Professional Development for Schools and Districts:
March 8, 2007 – Teaching Higher Level Reading Comprehension Skills, Highland Park Jr.High School
March 7, 2007 – Quality Reading Inventory (QRI) training, FridleyPublic Schools, Fridley, MN
February 20, 2007 – Partnerships Matter Most: How Do Education Partnerships Impact Your Companies’ Bottom Line - Panel Workshop, Multicultural Forum, St. Paul, MN
February 15, 2007 – Reading Across the Content Areas, FridleyPublic Schools, Fridley, MN
February 14, 2007 – Teaching Reading with Environmental Science Content, IrondaleHigh School, New Brighton, MN
February 5, 2007 – African-American Parent Involvement Day- Literacy as Access, HarambeeSchool, Maplewood, MN
February 2, 2007 – Literature Circles in an Urban Context, Urban Academy, St. Paul, MN
January 27, 2007 – Vocabulary Development, Columbia Heights, MN
January 15, 2007 – Literacy as Access: Serving African American Learners, Minnesota Reading Association Conference, Duluth, MN
November 10, 2006 – Presented Literacy as Access: Serving African American Learners,
Minnesota Reading Association Conference,Duluth, Minnesota.
November 5, 2006 – Presented Literacy as Access: Serving African American Learners, National Urban Alliance Conference,Minneapolis, Minnesota.
October 28, 2006 – Independent Reading Rituals and Routines Workshop, SpringLakePark, K-2 teachers
October 27, 2006 – Education Schools Teachers: The Levine Report – Presented key elements of report and facilitated discussion with participants, Minnesota Association of Teacher Education Congress, Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 25, 2006 –Good to Great Book Group discussion leader, Minnesota Association of Teacher Education Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 25, 2006 – Teacher Education Today: The National Agenda, Minnesota Association of Teacher Education Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 16, 2006 – Setting Kindergarten Reading Goals Based on the State’s Benchmarks, Fridley Public Schools, Fridley, MN
October 12, 2006 – Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Gifted Learners – Panel Discussion, Minnesota Department of Education
October 7, 2006 – Deconstructing the N-word: Using Content and Context as a Conduit to Understanding, Minnesota – National Association of Multicultural education (NAME),Roseville, Minnesota
October 5, 2006 – Content Area Reading Strategies: SQ3R, Highland ParkJunior High School,St. Paul, Minnesota
October 3, 2006 – Literacy as Access, IrondaleHigh School – Maple Grove, Minnesota
August 7-10, 2006 - Minneapolis Summer Literacy Institute,MinneapolisPublic Schools, Minneapolis,Minnesota
August 30, 2006 – Vocabulary Development: Grade 2-6, Dilworth, Glyndon, FeltonPublicSchool District, Dilworth, Minnesota
August 30, 2006 – Vocabulary Development: Grade 7-12, Dilworth, Glyndon, FeltonPublicSchool District, Dilworth, Minnesota
August 29, 2006 – Integration: Meeting the Needs of the Whole Child, Minneapolis Public Schools
August 24, 2006 – Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in the Student-Centered Classroom,
Waconia, Minnesota
August 11, 2006– Balanced Reading Program, Buffalo, Minnesota
August 11, 2006– Guided Reading: The Heart of a Balanced Literacy Program, Buffalo, Minnesota
July 18-21, 2006 – Geography, Authentic, Pedagogy, and Content Area Reading, MacalesterCollege, St. Paul, Minnesota
July 17, 2006 – Presented Reading the World: Using Environmental Print for Literacy Instruction, HamlineUniversity Literacy Conference, St. Paul, MN.
April 19, 2005 – Workshop Content Area Reading, Minneapolis, MN
June 8, 2005 – Presented a workshop entitled Literature Circles in the Student-centered Classroom, Waconia, Minnesota.
April 19, 2005 – Presented a workshop entitled Miscue Analysis of Running Records. WhittierElementary School,Minneapolis, Minnesota.
February 16, 2005 – Presented a workshop for Minnetonka literacy leaders and principals entitled, Reading and Leading: Models of Effective Literacy Practice,Minnetonka, Minnesota.
January 21, 2005 – Presented workshop for Pine City Public Schools entitled, Every Teacher is a Reading Teacher, What You Should Know About Current Reading Research? Pine City, Minnesota.
January 18, 2005 – Presented workshop at OakridgeIntermediateSchool entitled, The Rituals and Routines of Independent Reading, Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
October 21, 2004 – Presented a workshop entitled, Conflict Resolution and Children’s Literature, SojournerTruthAcademy, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
October 15, 2004 – Presented a workshop entitled, Reading Strategies and Content Integration for the UnitySchool District, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.
October 14, 2004 – Presented a community and teacher workshop on running records for Lucy Craft Laney Elementary, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
September 25, 2004 – Presented two community workshops regarding leveling books and administering the Developmental Reading Inventory for the Network for the Development of Children of African Descent.
September 1, 2004 – Presented a workshop to the North St. Paul, Oakdale, MaplewoodSchool District entitled, Reading Assessment: Rubrics, Checklists and Other Data Collection Instruments, Oakdale, Minnesota.
August 27, 2004 – Presented workshop entitled, Literature Circles in a Balanced Reading Program, SojournerTruthAcademy, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
July 26 – 28, 2004 – Curriculum Coordinator for the Institute for Multicultural Connections. This was a residential institute for high school students of color who are interested in teaching as a career
July 12 -16, 2004 – Conducted sessions on content area reading strategies at the Integrating Geography and Reading Standards Institute at MacalesterCollege, St. Paul, Minnesota.
July 13, 2004 – Conducted a presentation at the Center for Literacy and Learning Summer Institute entitled, Using Children’s Literature to Resolve Conflicts, St. Paul, Minnesota.
June 17, 2004 – Presented at the Minnesota Summer Literacy Conference a workshop entitled, Teaching Reading in Secondary Science Classes, Minnetonka, Minnesota.
June 11, 2004 – Conducted a workshop for first grade teachers entitled, Guided Reading Using Basals and Trade Books, Monticello, Minnesota.
April - May 2004 – Conducted a series of workshops on reading comprehension for District 622 grades 3 - 8 teachers,North St. Paul, Minnesota.
February 10, 2004– Presented a workshop entitled, Best Practices in Literacy, Part II, CESA 11 Title I Program, Somerset, Wisconsin.
January 13, 2004 – Presented a workshop entitled, Best Practices in Literacy, Part I, CESA 11 Title I Program, Turtle Lake, Wisconsin.
December 16, 2003 – Conducted a workshop at AvalonCharterSchool entitled, Strategic Reading Across the Curriculum, St. Paul, Minnesota.
December 4, 2003 – Conducted a workshop at CedarRidgeElementary School entitled, K-4 Guided Reading Practices, Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
October - November 2003 – Conducted a series of workshops on phonemic and phonological awareness for District 622 primary teachers. North St. Paul, Minnesota.
March 13, 2003 – Presented a workshop entitled, Strategic Reading Across the Curriculum, CESA 11 Title I Program, New Richmond, Wisconsin.
February 13, 2003 – Presented a workshop entitled, Phonemic Awareness Made Easy, CESA 11 Title I Program, New Richmond, Wisconsin.
January 9, 2003 – Presented a workshop entitled, Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in the Student Centered Classroom, CESA 11 Title I Program, New Richmond, Wisconsin.
August 12-15, 2002 – Conducted a series of strategic reading workshop to Title I teachers at ArlingtonHigh School,St. Paul, Minnesota.
August 12, 2002 – Conducted a workshop on strategic reading for Eco Education’s Professional Development Institute,St. Paul, Minnesota.
May 2002 – Conducted a presentation for 4th graders who are participating In the Minneapolis program Destination 2010. This program was designed to assist underrepresented populations as they matriculate through middle and high school and hopefully attend college,St. Paul, Minnesota.
January 17, 2002 – Presented a workshop entitled, Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments: Understanding Modes of Discourse, Tri-District Multicultural and EnvironmentalScienceElementary School, Maplewood, Minnesota.
January 15, 2002 – Presented a workshop entitled, Roaming the Known:
Unlocking Expository Text, ArlingtonHigh School,St. Paul, Minnesota.
August 28, 2001 – Presented to the MilacaIndependentSchool District a workshop entitled, Strategic Reading: Surfacing to Success.
August 24, 2001 – Presented at the Inter-districtDowntownSchool a workshop entitled, Exploring Differentiated Models of Instruction, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
August 16, 2001 – Presented for EcoEducation a workshop entitled, Environmental Education and Strategic Reading,MacalesterCollege, St. Paul, Minnesota.
June 5 - July 20, 2001 – Presented a series of workshops entitled, Effective Strategies for Reading Clinicians, University of River Falls - River Falls, Wisconsin.
May 8, 2001 – Presented a workshop entitled, Using Guided Reading in a Literature Circles Model, for Tri-DistrictSchool, Maplewood, Minnesota.
March 9, 2001 – Presented workshop entitled, Sing-a-Song-of-Popcorn: Poetry, Rhyme, and Riddle for Young Children for South Washington County Public Schools, Cottage Grove, Minnesota.
December 1, 2000 – Presented a workshop for SkyviewCommunityElementary School in Oakdale, Minnesota - Strategic Reading across the Curriculum.
November 27, 2000 – Presented a workshop entitled, Writing Assessment: Rubrics, Checklists, and Other Data Collection Instrument, for Little Canada Elementary School, Little Canada, Minnesota.
October 10, 2000 – Presented a workshop at Homecroft Elementary; Narrative Writing through Guided Writing, St. Paul, Minnesota.
September 26, 2000 – Presented a workshop at MuseumMagnet School;Getting it Write, Part II: Planning and Implementing a Writing Curriculum.
August 26, 2000 – Presented a workshop at MuseumMagnet School, St. Paul, Minnesota -Getting it Write: Planning and Implementing a Writing Curriculum.
February 7, March 7 & 14, April 3, 2000 – Presented staff development for Mora School District; Authentic and Strategic Reading; Mora, Minnesota.
February 17, 2000 – Presented a workshop on Strategic Writing Across the Curriculum at ExpoMagnet School,St. Paul, Minnesota.
February 16, 2000 – Presented a workshop on Strategic Reading Across the Curriculum at MaxfieldMagnet School,St. Paul, Minnesota.
February 15, 2000 – Presented a workshop on Modes of Discourse: Graduation Standards at MuseumMagnet School, St. Paul, Minnesota.
January 25, 2000 – Presented a workshop entitled, Clarification Writing Assessment, at HomecroftElementary School, St. Paul, Minnesota.
December 6, 1999 – Presented a workshop entitled Reading Assessment: Rubrics, Checklists, and Other Data Collection Instruments, for White Bear School District, White Bear, Minnesota.
November 30, 1999 – Presented a workshop entitled Persuasive Writing: Analyzing a Text, at Homecroft Elementary, St. Paul, Minnesota.
October 12, 1999 – Presented a workshop entitled Guided Writing: What to Do and How to Do Itat Homecroft Elementary,St. Paul, Minnesota.
August 26, 1999 – Presented a workshop entitled The Write Stuff: Understanding Modes of Discourse and other Components of Composition, at MuseumMagnet School, St Paul, Minnesota.
July 12-14, 1999 – Presented two workshops entitledScaffolding Reading in the Content Areas and Sing a Song of Popcorn; Poetry Patterns and Predictable Books for Young Children, at Hamline’s Summer Institute of Literacy and Learning, St.Paul, Minnesota
April & May, 1999 – Presented a series of workshops, Performance Assessment and the Graduation Standards, at Mounds Park All-Nations Magnet, St. Paul, Minnesota.
March 17, 19 & 20, 1999 – Presented at staff development,Authentic and Strategic Reading Across the Curriculum,for RobbinsdaleSchool District,Robbinsdale, Minnesota.
March 19, 1999 – Presented a series of workshops and classroom application sessions on writing assessment and the Writing Process at HomecroftElementary School, St. Paul, Minnesota.
August 25, 1998 – Presented a workshopentitled Strategic Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum at Mounds Park All-Nations Magnet, St. Paul, Minnesota.
June 10-11, 1998 – Presented staff development Authentic and Strategic Readingfor RobbinsdaleSchool District, Robbinsdale, Minnesota.
January - May, 1998 – Presented a series of workshops and classroom application sessions on writing assessment and the Writing Process at MoundsParkAllNationsMagnet School,