Thomas H. Schram
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Education Department30 Woodman Road
Morrill Hall, 62 College RoadDurham, NH 03824
University of New Hampshire(603) 868-1473
Durham, NH 03824-3595
(603)
EDUCATION
1990Ph.D.University of Oregon
Curriculum and Instruction
Ph.D. Minor: Cultural Anthropology
Dissertation Chair: Harry F. Wolcott
1987M.Ed.University of Oregon
Curriculum and Instructional Leadership
Area of Concentration: Multicultural Education
1978B.A.Dartmouth College
Education/Native American Studies
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Over thirty years in education ranging from K-6 teaching to higher education teaching, research, and administration. Scholarly agenda and expertise encompasses educator preparation, teacher education program development and policies,school-university partnerships, and field-based qualitative research design and methods. Administrative responsibilities have included directorship of educator preparation programs and field experiences, service as department associate chair, and coordination of statewide consortium of educator preparation programs. Demonstrated success in program development, school-university partnerships, and statewide collaborative initiatives.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2013-PresentDirector of the Division of Educator Preparation
Department of Education, University of New Hampshire
2010-2013Director of Teacher Education
Department of Education, University of New Hampshire
1996-PresentAssociate Professor
Department of Education, University of New Hampshire
2009 (Sept.-Dec.)Interim Director of Teacher Education
Interim Director of Field Experiences
Department of Education, University of New Hampshire
2008-2009Director of Elementary Field Experiences
Department of Education, University of New Hampshire
2006 (Jan.-May)Interim Director of Field Experiences
Department of Education, University of New Hampshire
1998-2001Associate Chair and Coordinator of Graduate Studies
Department of Education, University of New Hampshire
1997-1998Interim Director of Field Experiences
Department of Education, University of New Hampshire
1996 (Sept.-Dec.)Visiting Professor, Centro de Humanidades
Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
1990-1996Assistant Professor
Department of Education, University of New Hampshire
RECENT AND ONGOING LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2015-PresentSelected to serve as member of New Hampshire’s State Leadership Team for the
Network to Transform Educator Preparation (NTEP), a nationwide network that
establishes partnershipsamong the New Hampshire Department of Education, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), and a set of national partners, peer states, and key stakeholders to redesign policies on educator preparation program approval, licensure, and data collection, analysis, and reporting.
2011-PresentFounding member and elected VicePresident of the New Hampshire Institutions of
Higher Education (IHE) Network, an unprecedentednonprofit consortium comprised of all the public and private higher education educator preparation programs in New Hampshire ( Currently co-coordinator of statewide development, piloting, and calibration of the NH Teacher Candidate Assessment of Performance (TCAP) and serving as Network liaison to the NH State Department of Education.
2011-2014Coordinated successful national accreditation process for the University of New
Hampshire Five-Year and Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Education Program with the
Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) and concurrently became one of the first programs in the country to receive national approval under the new standards of the Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Preparation (CAEP). The CAEP Inquiry Brief Commission subsequently selected our program to receive the Frank B. Murray Award for Innovation and Excellence in Program Self-Study, which recognizes excellence in inquiry into the performance of the program’s candidates and completers and in the capacity of the program’s quality control system to support programmatic improvement and excellence (presented at the 2015 AACTE Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA).
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Research Biography
2015-PresentPerformance Assessments and Teacher Learning In and Beyond Teacher Preparation. Co-Principal Investigator for Spencer Foundation-supported collaborative research team involving 14 NH public and private institutions of higher education engaged in a longitudinal study of NH Teacher Candidate Assessment of Performance and its impact on program completers’ first year of teaching.(Mitescu Reagan, E., Schram, T., McCurdy, K. Chang, T. & Evans, C. M., 2016)
2012-PresentNew Hampshire Teacher Candidate Assessment of Performance(NH TCAP) Pilot Study; co-principal investigator for collaborative research team involving 14 NH public and private institutions of higher education.
2009-2011The UNH Teacher Education Five-Year Study (2010-11); how graduate students’ experiences and development during the preservice internship and early professional period interrelate with their teaching effectiveness and career trajectories over time; the clinical preparation of teachers
2008-2009Preservice/inservice teacher development and retention (Boston College Qualitative
Case Study Project)
2003-2007The nature and process of fieldwork in qualitative research; how novice researchers conceptualize and design a qualitative inquiry analytical processes
(Schram, 2003, 2006)
1995-1998Collaboration, cultural therapy, and educational reform in northeastern Brazil
(Schram, 1998; 1999)
1992-1995National reform in mathematics education and the role of the NCTM Standards
(Ferrini-Mundy & Schram, 1997; Schram & Johnson, 1997; Schram & Mills, 1997)
1994-1995Portfolios and collaborative inquiry among interns and teachers
(Schram, Mills, & Leach, 1995)
1991-1994Cultural therapy and patterns of adaptation among Laotian adolescents in a rural
New England community (Schram, 1992a; 1993a; 1993b; 1994b)
1988-1990Life history and socialization experiences of an experienced elementary school
teacher (Ph.D. dissertation; Schram, 1992c)
Recent Grants
Funded
Co-Principal Investigator. (2015-2016). Reagan, E. & Schram, T. Spencer Foundation: Teaching, Learning, and Instructional Resources. Performance Assessments and Teacher Learning In and Beyond Teacher Preparation. ($49,000)
Consultant and Contract Researcher:
Research Consultant, QCS (Qualitative Case Study) Project (part of nationwide Teachers for a New Era
project), Lynch School of Education, Boston College(2008-2009)
Staff Development and School Consultant, SAU 16, Exeter, New Hampshire (2004-2005)
Curriculum and Staff Development Consultant, Secretaria da Educacão do Municipio, Fortaleza,
Ceará, Brazil (1996-1997).
Research Consultant and Site Investigator, NCTM/Exxon Education Foundation, Recognizing and
Recording Reform in Mathematics Education (R3M) Project (1992-1995).
Program Evaluator, English as a Second Language Program Services, Newmarket School District,
Newmarket, New Hampshire (1991).
Publications:
Manuscript (accepted with revisions: publication date: January 2016):
Mitescu Reagan, E., Schram, T., McCurdy, K. Chang, T. & Evans, C. M. (2016). Politics of policy:
Assessing the evolution, implementation, and impact of the Performance Assessment for California
Teachers (PACT) and edTPA. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 24 (13) Retrieved [date],
from
Manuscript in preparation:
Schram, T. & Rogers, A. Social Capital for Shared Accountability in Educator Preparation: The New Hampshire Institutions of Higher Education Network. Targeted Journal: Action in Teacher Education.
Books (sole author):
Schram, T. (2006). Conceptualizing and Proposing Qualitative Research, 2nd ed. Upper Saddle
River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall.
Schram, T. (2003). Conceptualizing Qualitative Inquiry: Mindwork for Fieldwork in Education and
the Social Sciences. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall.
Monograph (co-editor; lead author on two chapters)
Ferrini-Mundy, J., and Schram, T. (Eds.) (1997). The Recognizing and Recording Reform in
Mathematics Education Project: Insights, Issues, and Implications. JRME Monograph Number 8. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Refereed Articles:
DeMitchell, T.A., Carroll, T., & Schram, T. (2006). Student drug testing policies: The
superintendent and the courts. 206 Education Law Reporter 1.
Schram, T. (1999). Cultural therapy and the explicitness of our intentions. Anthropology
and Education Quarterly, 30(4), 473-476.
Schram, T. (1998). A cautionary tale of collaboration and change in Northeast Brazil.
International Journal of Educational Reform, 7(2),129-135.
Schram, T., Mills, D., and Leach, W. (1995). Using portfolios to mediate learning and inquiry
among interns and teachers. Teaching Education, 7(2),71-80.
Salvio, P., and Schram, T. (1995). Making the familiar strange: Learning within and beyond
one’s cultural borders. Teaching and Learning: The Journal of Natural Inquiry, 9(3),30-39.
Schram, T. (1994a). Sense making across disciplines: The Spindlers, adaptation, and the self
that never left. Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 25(4),463-472.
Schram, T. (1993a). Laotian refugees in a small-town school: Contexts and encounters. Journal
of Research in Rural Education, 9(3),125-136.
Schram, T. (1992b). Face-to-face: Stereotypes and the international classroom visitor. Social
Studies and the Young Learner, 5(2),19-20,28.
Book Chapters:
Schram, T., Mills, D., and Leach, W. (2010). Using portfolios to mediate learning and inquiry
among interns and teachers. In M.D. Andrew & J. Jelmberg (Eds.), How teachers learn: An educational
psychology of teacher preparation. New York: Peter Lang.
Schram, T., and Johnson, L. (1997). Walking together on separate paths: Mathematics
reform at Desert View. In J. Ferrini-Mundy and T. Schram (Eds.), The Recognizing and Recording Reform in Mathematics Education Project: Insights, Issues, and Implications (pp. 49-70). JRME Monograph Number 8. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Schram, T., and Mills, G. (1997). Cross-disciplinary teaming in research on mathematics
education: Evolution of process and perspective. In J. Ferrini-Mundy and T. Schram (Eds.), The Recognizing and Recording Reform in Mathematics Education Project: Insights, Issues, and Implications (pp. 17-33). JRME Monograph Number 8. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Schram, T. (1994b). Players along the margin: Diversity and adaptation in a lower-track
classroom. In George and Louise Spindler (Eds.), Pathways to Cultural Awareness: Cultural Therapy with Teachers and Students (pp. 61-91). Newbury Park, CA: Corwin Press.
Hauser, M., Schram, T., Wilson, P., and Wilson, S. (1993b). Perspectives on cultural therapy:
Experiences from the field. In James G. Deegan (Ed.), Cultural Diversity: Context, Perspectives, and Voice. (Selected proceedings from the Sixth Annual Conference of the Qualitative Interest Group.) Athens: University of Georgia, College of Education.
Schram, T. (1992a). Negotiating a positive marginality for researcher and informant. In
Judith Preissle (Ed.), Subjectivity: Perceptions and Biases. (Selected proceedings from the Fifth Annual Conference of the Qualitative Interest Group.) Athens: University of Georgia, College of Education.
Other Selected Publications
Schram, T. (2009). Foreward. In P. W. Hallock, One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Making Change in
Early Head Start. Lanham, MD:University Press of America.
Schram, T. (1993c). Review of Adolescent life and ethos: An ethnography of a U.S. High School.
Educational Policy, 7(2),229-230.
Schram, T. (1992c). When a veteran teacher changes schools. Principal, 72(1), 20-21.
Policy Briefs
DeMitchell, T. & Schram, T. PolicyBrief#13‑01,TeachingInterns,Professionalism, and the Challenges of Social Media, March 2013.
Professional Conference Activities
(2016, April). Co-author with Reagan, E., Terrell, D., Rogers, A., Tomkins, P., Ward, C., & Birch, M.
A Localized Policy Framework: A Statewide Collaboration toward a Teacher Candidate Performance
Assessment. Paper presented as part of symposium, The Possibilities and Limits of Policy Frameworks for
Teacher Candidate Performance Assessments, at the AmericanEducational Research Association
Annual Meeting,Washington, D.C.
(2015, April). Co-author with E. Reagan, K. McCurdy, T. Chang, & C. Evans. Politics of Policy: Assessing
the Evolution, Implementation, and Impactof the PACT and edTPA Paper presented at the American
Educational ResearchAssociation AnnualMeeting, Chicago, IL.
(2015, April). Co-author with E. Reagan, K. McCurdy, T. Chang, & C. Evans. Politics of Policy: Assessing
the Evolution, Implementation, and Impact of the PACT and edTPA Paper presented at the New England
Educational Research Organization AnnualMeeting, Portsmouth, NH.
(2015, February). Invited Co-Presenter, Reclaiming Ownership of Preparation Program
Accountability and Change.Association of Teacher Educators Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
(2014, April). Symposium Chair and Presenter,“We make the Road by Walking”: Embracing Shared
Accountability Through Statewide Collaboration Among Educator Preparation Programs, at the
Annual Conference of the New England Educational Research Organization, West Dover, VT.
(2013, April). Invited Discussant for Symposium,Balancing on the Edge of Chaos: Supporting and
Challenging Early-Career Principals,at the Annual Conference of the New England Educational
Research Organization, Portsmouth,NH.
(2013, February). Invited Panelist,Mobilizing the Nation’s Teacher Educators for
Transformation and Accountability, at the Annual Conference of the Association of Teacher
Educators, Atlanta, GA.
(2012, May). Invited Distinguished Panelist, Plenary Session,Considering Teacher Effectiveness,at the
Annual Conference of the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth,NH.
(2011, April). Invited Discussant for Symposium,Teaching Practice and Teachers’ Career Paths (Marilyn
Cochran-Smith, Chair) at the Annual Conference of the New England Educational Research Organization, New Bedford, MA.
(2010, October). Invited Research Mentor, at the Annual Conference of the Northeast
Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, CT.
(2009, May). Thinking Through Ethnography. Symposium chaired and presented at the Annual
Conference of the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH.
(2008, October). Thinking Through Qualitative Data. Pre-conference workshop presented at the
Annual Conference of the Northeast Educational ResearchAssociation, Rocky Hill, CT.
(2008, October). Invited Research Mentor, at the Annual Conference of the Northeast
Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, CT.
(2008, April). Constructing and Processing Fieldnotes in Qualitative Research. Pre-conference
workshop presented at the Annual Conference of the New England Educational Research Organization, Hyannis, MA.
(2007, April). Constructing and Processing Fieldnotes in Qualitative Research. Pre-conference
workshop presented at the Annual Conference of the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH.
(2005, April). An Introduction to the Use of Fieldnotes in Qualitative Research. Pre-conference
workshop presented at the Annual Conference of the New England Educational Research Organization, Northampton, MA.
(2005, April). Invited discussant for symposium: Practitioner Action Research. Annual
Conference of the New England Educational Research Organization, Northampton, MA.
(2004, April). Invited discussant for symposium:Student voice and agency: Implications for community
and school. Annual Conference of the New England Educational Research Organization (NEERO), Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
(2003, April). A Cautionary Tale of Collaborative Mixed Methods Inquiry. Paper presented at
the Annual Conference of the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
(2003, April). Student drug testing in the public schools: The superintendent and the Supreme Court.
Co-authored paper accepted for presentation with T. DeMitchell (lead author) and T. Carroll at the Annual Conference of the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
(2000, April). Extending Ethnographic Intent: What We Do with What We Know. Paper
presented as part of Invited Symposium entitled Teacher as Catalyst: Close Encounters of Teaching and Learning with Harry Wolcott, at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.
(2000, April). Invited discussant for symposium: Practitioner Action Research. Annual Conference of
the New England Educational Research Organization (NEERO), Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
(1999, April). Collaboration as Contested Dialogue: Lessons from an International Partnership
Focused on Local Educational Reform. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
(1999, April). Invited discussant for symposium: Practitioner Action Research: Studies in
School Reform. Annual Conference of the New England Educational Research Organization (NEERO), Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
(1999, April). Invited discussant for paper session: Reflective Self-Assessment by Students
and Teachers. Annual Conference of the New England Educational Research Organization (NEERO), Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
(1998, April/May). Program Co-Chair for the Annual Conference of the New England Educational
Research Organization, Portland, Maine. Conference Theme: “Collaborative Networks in Education and Technology.”
(1998, May). Invited discussant for symposium: Practitioner Action Research, Annual Conference
of the New England Educational Research Organization (NEERO), Portland, Maine.
(1995, April). Teacher and Intern Portfolios: Creating Norms of Inquiry and Support. Co-authored
paper presented (with D. Mills and W. Leach) at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
(1995, January). Negotiating Narrative: Issues of Teaming in Cross-Disciplinary Research.
Co-authored paper presented (with G. Mills) at the Eighth International Qualitative Research in Education Conference, The University of Georgia, Athens.
(1994, April). Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Documenting Mathematics Reform: Dilemmas and
New Directions. Organized symposium and presented paper at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.
(1994, January). Portfolios in Teacher Education: Focusing Inquiry During the Internship.
Co-authored paper presented (with D. Mills) at Working Conference on Using Portfolios in Teaching and Teacher Education, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
(1993, November). Perspectives on Cultural Therapy: Experiences from the Field. Paper
presented at the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
(1993, April). Cultural Therapy and Collaborative Inquiry in a Culturally Diverse Classroom.
Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
(1993, January). Joint Explorations of Self and Culture: A Conversation about Cultural Therapy.
Organized symposium and presented paper at the Sixth International Qualitative Research in Education Conference, The University of Georgia, Athens.
(1992, April). Teacher and Peer Mediation in the Schooling of Language Minority Students:
Contexts and Encounters. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
(1992, January). Negotiating a Positive Marginality for Researcher and Informant. Paper presented
at the Fifth International Qualitative Research in Education Conference, The University of Georgia, Athens.
(1989, November). Coming to Terms with Becoming a Teacher. Paper presented at the American
Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Selected Workshops and Invited Presentations:
“Thinking Through Qualitative Data.” Invited workshop presented at the Annual Conference of the
Northeast Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, CT (October 22, 2008).
“Negotiating the Observed and the Narrated in Ethnographic Fieldwork.” Invited panelist for a Faculty
Research Workshop, Lessons from the Field: Strategies of Qualitative Research, sponsored by The Carsey Institute, University of New Hampshire (November 29, 2007).
“Constructing and Processing Fieldnotes in Qualitative Research.” Workshop presented at the Annual
Conference of the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, New Hampshire (April 25, 2007).
“Introduction to the Use of Fieldnotes in Qualitative Research.” Workshop presented at the Annual
Conference of the New England Educational Research Organization, Northampton, Massachusetts (April 27, 2005).
“Disabilities Research: What Can Ethnography Offer Us?” Workshop presented to the Institute on
Disability, University of New Hampshire (April 30, 2003)