V. Carole Smith, Ph.D.

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Arkansas Tech University

Crabaugh Building Room 204

Russellville, Arkansas 72801 (479) 968-0421

Highlights of Qualifications

à 15 years of classroom teaching

à Twenty years of management and supervision

Education

Ph.D. University of Arizona

Major: Teaching and Teacher Education

Emphasis: Middle Level Education

Minor: Educational Psychology

Dissertation: Easing the Transition from Middle Level Education to

High School

M.Ed. University of Arizona

Major: Education Administration

M.of Mu. University of Arizona

Major: Music Education

B.M. University of Arizona

Major: Music Education

Minor: English

Employment History

Higher Education

à Assistant Professor, School of Education

University of Arkansas- Monticello

Public School Experience

à Director of Secondary Education, Littleton Public Schools, Littleton, Colorado

Tucson Unified School District, Tucson, Arizona

à Administrator, High School Assistant Superintendent’s Office

à Middle School Principal

à High School Assistant Principal

à Music Teacher

Specialized Training

National Board For Professional Teaching Standards Facilitators’ Institute I, II, III

Pathwise Training

Arkansas Leadership Academy Individual Institute, December 2004.

Technology

Creating an Interactive Online Teacher Education Technology

Planning system, Dr. Rick O’Connor, Conway, Arkansas

Faculty Load

Fall 2003

EDUC 1143 - Education Schools and Society

MLED 2103 – Programs and Practices in Middle Level Education

MLED 4513 – Teaching and Learning in the Middle School

EDLD 5643 – Practicum in Educational Leadership

Supervision: Middle Level Intern I (4)

Secondary Intern I (1)

Co-Facilitation: Nation Board of Professional Teaching Standards Candidates

Spring 2004

SEED 4556 - Classroom Application of Educational Psychology

MLED 3041 – School to Home Communication

MLED 2002 – Introduction to Education

Supervision: 4 Interns

Presentations

A presentation “A Partnership: No Child Left Behind and Middle Level

Education.”ArACTE Spring Conference with Dr. Max Terrell and Dr.

Gene Dillard. April 16, 2004. Conway, Arkansas.

Presentation at the ATE Annual Conference, “Rubrics: An Effective Method To Strengthen Course and Program Assessments of Pre-Service Teachers,’’ (with Dr. Gene Dillard and Dr. Max Terrell). Dallas, Texas, February 2004.

Presentation at the ATE Annual Conference, “Can Middle Level Education Survive No Child Left Behind?.” Dallas, Texas, February 2004

Presentation at the ArACTE Spring Conference, “A Rubric for Every

Occasion: The New Wave of Performance-Based Assessment.” (with

Dr. Max Terrell and Dr. Gene Dillard). Harding College, Searcy,

Arkansas, April 2003.

Presentation at the 49^th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Regional

Association of Teacher Educators, “An Alternative to an Alternative:

Master’s of Arts in Teaching.” Hot Springs, Arkansas, October 2002

A paper entitled, “If Not Kindergarten or A.P. Calculus, What’s Left: Recruiting Students to Teach at the Middle Level” was accepted for presentation at the ATE Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado in February, 2002. Due to the event of September 11, 2001, and for other reasons, my fellow presenters and I decided not to attend the conference.

Publications

Smith, V.C., Terrell, M., Dillard, G., Richards, R. (2003) “Strengthening Teacher Education: A Master of Arts in Teaching Degree Provides a Fast Track Route for Alternative Certification.” SRATE Journal Vol. 12. # 1.

Professional Development

Conferences, Workshops, Meetings, Lectures

“Hats Off to Middle Level Education,” Arkansas Association of Middle

Level Education Annual Conference. February 22-24, 2004. Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Association of Teacher Educators 2004 Annual Meeting. February 14 – 18, 2004. Dallas, Texas.

“Tomorrow’s Teachers Today: A Symposium on Middle Level Teacher Preparation,” National Middle School Association. February 7-8, 2003.

Charlotte, North Carolina.

“The Greatest Show on Earth,” Arkansas Association of Middle Level Education Annual Conference. February 23-25, 2003. Hot Springs,

Arkansas.

“Standards for Excellence in Education,” SRATE 2002, 49^th Annual

Conference. October 30-November 2, 2002. Hot Springs, Arkansas.

NBPTS/NCATE 4^th Partnership Conference for Graduate Programs, April 19-21, 2002. Reston, Virginia.

“Middle Level Education: A Capital Idea!” National Middle School

Association’s 28^th Annual Conference and Exhibit. November 1-3, 2002.

Washington, DC.

“What’s Right With Education,” Arkansas Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. April 4 – 5, 2002. Little Rock, Arkansas.

“Raisin’ Expectation,” Arkansas Association of Middle Level Education Annual Conference. March 24-26, 2002. Hot Springs, Arkansas.

“Curriculum Alignment,” Lisa Carter. SEARK Co-Op, July 2002.

Monticello, Arkansas

Workshops, Meetings, Lectures Cont.

National Board For Professional Teaching Standards Facilitators’ Institute III, August 9 – 11, 2002. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Reader, (Scorer) for the School Leaders Licensure Assessment, Educational Testing Service, July 2002. Princeton, New Jersey.

Professional Organizations

National Middle School Association

Arkansas Association of Middle Level Education

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Arkansas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE)

Arkansas Association of Teacher Educators

Association of Teacher Educators

National Association of Professors of Middle Level Education

Arkansas Professors of Educational Leadership Association

Funded Grants

$5,000 Grant for the Arkansas Department of Education to support a NBPTS Resource Center 2001, 2002

Academic Committees

ATU Committees

NCATE Steering Committee (2004)

NCATE Standard IV Committee (Diversity) (2004)

Other

Portfolio Review Process for Counseling Candidates (2004)

Meeting for the development of an Arkansas NBPTS code of ethics (2004)

UAM Committees

Faculty Research Committee

Traffic Committee

Program Review Committee, Chairperson 2002/2003

Human Relation Council

School of Education Committees

School of Education Technology Committee

School of Education Teacher Education Committee

State Committees and Boards

Arkansas Middle Level Association Board of Directors

ArATE Board of Directors

NBPTS Advisory Committee Arkansas Department of Education

Praxis Advisory Committee, Arkansas Department of Education

National Committees

Association of Teacher Educators Middle Level SIG - Secretary

Service Organizations

à Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

à Sigma Alpha Iota Music Fraternity

Community Service

à Wesley Foundation Age to Age Advisory Board (2004)

à Work in an advisory capacity with Future Teachers of America Clubs in Warren, and Monticello

à Monticello Music Club

à SEARK Concert Association Board, Monticello, Arkansas

Selected Additional Professional Activities

Communication

à Facilitate Middle Level Advisory Board (2000 – 2003)

à Mentor Future Teachers and Walton Scholars (2000 – 2003)

Special Interests

Reading, Horseback Riding, Country Dancing, Piano