casda capital area school development ... responsive teachers with peter johnston and rebecca rogers...
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In a world filled with
uncertainty, one thing is
clear---the field of
education is in the midst
of a massive
transformation. As in all
such economic and social
transitions, we experience
our situation incoherently.
We often feel
overwhelmed and a bit disoriented. We
look back in time fondly and look forward
with anxiety. Will this period of change
end soon or have we entered a state of
“permanent white water”?
What will the years immediately ahead
hold for our field? Changing
demographics, financial constraints and
greater influence of technology appear to
be sure bets. More externally imposed
change and greater competition from
private and charter schools are also likely.
In New York, the Regents Reform
Agenda—APPR, CCLS and DDI—will
have modified the landscape.
We will adapt. Districts will become more
efficient, share services with one another
and, in some cases, reorganize. Schools
will be drawn into closer relationship with
parents, communities, business and higher
education. Teacher leadership, professional
development and emphasis on instruction
will all increase.
Successful adjustment to the current
environment ensures the preservation of
organizations and the careers of their
members. When I ask leaders about the
vision they have for their schools, they
often respond that it is to remove their
buildings from state accountability lists or
to improve high school graduation rates.
They are adapting, but is this enough?
During this time of great change, this
question has been on my mind, and
possibly on yours. What is it that we are
supposed to be doing and how closely
does it resemble what we are currently
doing? Often, and certainly this year, we
have been too busy doing to think about
such matters but three events this past
month provided me with moments of
clarity about our collective purpose as
educators.
On a warm early evening recently, I
decided to exercise by walking through the
fields adjacent to the area middle and high
schools. The place was teeming with
activity. A high school track meet and a
tennis match were still underway. Loud
cheers and pleas came from soccer moms
and dads watching a spirited community
game. Wherever there was an open patch
of ground, parent-coaches were
conducting practices in baseball, soccer
and lacrosse for boys and girls of all ages.
I smiled as I walked; I had supported my
children in the same ways on the same
fields a generation earlier.
Early in May, the Scholars Recognition
program, which CASDA has sponsored
for the past 27 years, once again
recognized the achievement of top
scholars from the high schools in our 11
county region. What makes the program
truly unique is that each recognized
student was asked to identify the teacher
who had been the most influential in his or
her life and to explain why. As you might
guess, the students credited their teachers
with much more than helping them to get
good grades on state tests.
As a proud University at Albany alumnus,
I was pleased to attend a family member’s
graduation from the Rockefeller Graduate
School of Public Affairs recently. As I
watched the ceremony, I was struck by the
genuine affection which these young
adults held for the professors seated on the
stage who had pushed them, demanding
their very best over a long multi-year
period. Instead of relief that the experience
had come to a successful conclusion and
the pain would now stop, these students
expressed gratitude for the teachers who
had developed them.
These experiences, which we each have
daily, point to educators’ true purpose—to
assist all young people in their efforts to
realize their own unique potential. The
state’s current emphasis on literacy and
numeracy is but one aspect of this larger
goal, necessary but not sufficient. Our
immediate problem is that we often confuse
this “means” with the broader “end” and
narrow our vision, declaring victory when
test scores reach an acceptable level.
Over the years, as I have asked parents
what they expect of their schools, they
answer that, though they want educators to
develop their children’s literacy and math
skills, they also want much more. Teach
our children to be good people and to be
considerate of others, they say. Provide
them with experiences which will nurture
their curiosity, develop their talents and
appreciate life. Help them to believe in
themselves, to develop resilience and to
become lifelong learners.
Obviously, all of these important goals
cannot be attained through direct
instruction nor are they all easily assessed.
High expectations coupled with high
support to reach them are essential. Role
modeling and coaching are crucial. Music,
art, drama, sports and a wide array of
extracurricular and co-curricular
experiences are the laboratories where
talent as well as soft skills and healthy
attitudes are developed.
Continued on page 3
518-512-5198 Call or visit us online for the most
current news and program updates.
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Dr. James
Butterworth
The View f ro m He re
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JAMES BUTTERWORTH, Ph.D. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BETSEY SCHÜHLE
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
ED KOLLER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
TERRANCE BREWER
SECRETARY/TREASURER
SHAYNE STUMP
OFFICE MANAGER
Chair
LYNN MACAN
COBLESKILL-RICHMONDVILLE
Vice Chair
CHERYL DUDLEY
GREENVILLE CENTRAL
JONATHAN BUHNER
SOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL
CHARLES DEDRICK
CAPITAL REGION BOCES
ROBERT DELILLI
JOHNSTOWN CITY
PATRICK GABRIEL
GERMANTOWN CENTRAL
JAMES HOFFMAN
AVERILL PARK CENTRAL
DOUGLAS HUNTLEY
QUEENSBURY UNION FREE
DOUGLAS KELLEY
HOOSIC VALLEY CENTRAL
ROBERT LIBBY
COHOES CITY
MICHAEL MARKWICA
JOHNSBURG CENTRAL
LAWERENCE SPRING
SCHENECTADY CITY
STEVEN TOMLINSON
BROADALBIN-PERTH CENTRAL
FOR THE UNIVERSITY
ROBERT BANGERT-DROWNS
DEAN, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
GILBERT VALVERDE
CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
AND POLICY STUDIES
DANIEL L. WULFF
PROF., BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
University at Albany Professor Honored
with Teacher Educator Award
Cheryl Dozier, Ph. D and associate professor in Reading, received the 2013
Jerry Johns Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading Award from the
International Reading Association (IRA). This award honors an outstanding
university instructor of reading methods or related courses.
Dr. Dozier is an associate professor at the University
at Albany – State University of New York. A former
classroom teacher of kindergarten through eighth
grade in urban and suburban classrooms, she has
taught methods courses at the undergraduate and
graduate levels for over twenty years. Currently she
teaches a writing practicum course and a Literacy
Lab capstone practicum for literacy specialists. In
these practicum experiences situated in urban
schools, she engages with graduate students,
elementary students and their families, classroom
teachers, and administrators to prepare responsive
teachers. Dr. Dozier co-leads the Literacy Research Association (LRA) study
group on literacy lab/reading clinic preparation. Her professional development
initiatives involve collaborating with school districts as they redesign their
literacy instruction. Two of the schools where she consulted received the New
York State Exemplary Reading Award through the New York State Reading
Association (NYSRA). In 2010 she was recognized for her university level
teaching with two awards, the State University of New York Chancellor’s
Award for Excellence in Teaching and the University at Albany Excellence in
Teaching Award. In 1996, Dr. Dozier received the New York State Reading
Association’s Reading Educator of the Year Award.
Dr. Dozier is the author of Responsive Literacy Coaching published by
Stenhouse. She also co-wrote Critical Literacy/Critical Teaching: Tools for
Preparing Responsive Teachers with Peter Johnston and Rebecca Rogers
(Teachers College Press). She has had articles published in The Reading
Teacher, Journal of Literacy Research, and Reading and Writing Quarterly
(forthcoming). Dr. Dozier’s research and teaching examine relationships
among responsive teaching, learners, and families toward creating a more just
society. She has shared her research on responsive literacy coaching and
teacher preparation at national and international conferences.
Dr. Dozier works closely with CASDA on a NYSED Teacher/Leader Quality
Partnerships Grant involving three of the elementary schools in the Albany
City School District: ASH, TOAST and Montessori Magnet. She has provided
expertise and experience in content-based pedagogy for the last four years on
this project. We congratulate her on her latest accomplishment.
May-June 2013
Cheryl Dozier, Ph.D.
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S a v e T h e s e D a t e s 63rd Operations and Maintenance
Conference
June 25, 2013
Burnt Hills Ballston Lake
Middle School
8am-2pm
This conference provides a professional
development day for school buildings and
grounds staff. Participants enjoy a
keynote, workshops and time with vendors
throughout the day.
Register:
www.surveymonkey.com/s/
OMCONF2013
Office Professionals Conference
June 27, 2013
UAlbany East Campus
8am-2pm
This conference provides a professional
development day for school office
professionals. Participants will have the
opportunity to learn new ways to deal with
stress, increased workloads and time
management.
Register:
www.surveymonkey.com/
s/2013OPConference
NonTraditional College Fair
June 28, 2013
UAlbany East Campus
9am-3pm
The fair will feature two breakout sessions,
one for students and one for parents.
Students will be invited to attend “How to
Begin the Career Exploration Process in
H.S.” and parents can attend “How to
Encourage Your Child to Explore
Careers.”
Register:
See www.casdany.org
Nearly 500 attend CASDA Scholars’ Recognition Dinner Graduating seniors from area high schools
were honored at the Annual Scholars’
Recognition Dinner on Wednesday, May
8, 2013 at the Marriott Hotel in Albany.
The annual event honors outstanding
scholastic achievement by members of the
graduating classes of the public, private,
parochial, and BOCES secondary schools
in 11 neighboring counties. These
students are chosen by their schools on
the basis of scholarship, leadership, and
service to their schools and communities.
Each of these students then identifies the
teacher who has had the most significant
influence on him or her to join them at the
dinner. Teachers chosen several times
over the years of the program are
individually recognized at the dinner.
The dinner also included a keynote speech
by Dr. Susan Scrimshaw, President of
Sage Colleges. Dr.
Scrimshaw gave a
moving speech about
the importance of
creativity,
perseverance, and
mentoring.
The students and
teachers were also
featured in a
supplemental insert in the Times Union
the morning before the ceremony. The
insert included photos and quotes from
both the students and their teachers. The
student quote explained why the teacher
had inspired them while the teacher quote
expressed what it was like to have the
student in class.
The Scholars’ Recognition Program is an
innovative Capital Area Business and
Education Partnership among the School
of Education at the University at Albany;
Price Chopper; Freihofer’s; Whiteman,
Osterman & Hanna, LLP; CSArch, CAP
COM Federal Credit Union, and CASDA.
The View From Here Continued from page 1
Educators in daily contact with students
and their parents know this which accounts
for their resistance to state efforts to
narrow our educational focus.
As we continue to be buffeted about by the
change all around us, let’s be sure not to
lose sight of why we chose our profession.
For most of us, it was to make a difference
in the lives of children, to help them to
reach their potential. Isn’t this why we are
still moved when we watch old movies like
Stand and Deliver, Dead Poets Society,
Mr. Holland’s Opus, Music of the Heart,
Remember the Titans and Freedom
Writers?
Future Educators and Current Leaders Honored at CASDA
Annual Awards Dinner
The Capital Area School Development
Association (CASDA) hosted its
Annual Awards dinner on April 16,
honoring current administrators,
teachers and future educators with
awards from the National School
Development Council (NSDC), the
Greater Capital Region Principals
Center, the Capital District Counseling
Association (CDCA), and Phi Delta
Kappa Foundation (PDK).
The National Development Council
presented the Cooperative Leadership
Award to Dr. Hal Lawson. Dr. Lawson
is Professor of Educational
Administration and Policy Studies and
also Professor of Social Welfare. This
joint appointment reflects his interests
in partnerships among schools,
families, community agencies,
neighborhood organizations,
governments, businesses, and higher
education institutions.
“This award acknowledges Dr.
Lawson’s work in the Cradle through
Career movement, his tireless
commitment to asking the right
questions and bringing research to the
table to inform all of our work at
CASDA,” said CASDA Associate
Director, Betsey Schuhle. “He is a true
innovator and collaborator who moves
the education agenda forward.”
Karen Urbanski, Chair of the Greater
Capital Region Principals’
Center Board, presented the
award for Principal of the
Year. Each year, the Board
accepts nominations from
area school districts for the
“Principal of the Year”
Award. The Principals’
Center has a long history of
recognizing building
principals from the Greater
Capital Region who have
provided outstanding
leadership in their districts.
This year’s winner is Daniel
Martinelli, Principal of
Cohoes Middle School in the
Cohoes City School District.
Colleen O’Flaherty, chair of the CDCA
steering committee, presented the this
year’s Counselor of the Year Award to
Lisa Carr, a counselor at Bethlehem
High School.
Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) Foundation
members Dr. Philip Fusco and Mary
Milford presented the Arnold A. Amell
Award to Genevieve Stinson of Troy
CSD. The PDK Foundation also
presented Prospective Educator
Scholarship Awards to high school
students Rachel Sung of Queensbury
UFSD and Hannah Keener of
Johnstown CSD.
The Nelson J. Armlin Scholarship, a
$1,000 annual award created in the
memory of the longtime educator,
administrator and past CASDA
Associate Director, was awarded to
Michelle Williamson a student
pursuing an MS in Special Education at
the University at Albany.
Geneieve Stinson
Lisa Carr
Rachel Sung
Hannah Keener
Hannah Keener Michelle
Williamson
Daniel Martinelli
Hal Lawson
Hal Lawson Genevieve
Stinson
Professor Hal Lawson speaks after accepting the
Cooperative Leadership Award
Rachel Sung of Queensbury CSD poses with
the district’s superintendent and CASDA
Executive Committee member Doug Huntley.
Dr. Susan Scrimshaw
Copies of the Times Union insert were available at the event.
2 CAPITAL AREA SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION CAPITAL AREA SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION 3
S a v e T h e s e D a t e s 63rd Operations and Maintenance
Conference
June 25, 2013
Burnt Hills Ballston Lake
Middle School
8am-2pm
This conference provides a professional
development day for school buildings and
grounds staff. Participants enjoy a
keynote, workshops and time with vendors
throughout the day.
Register:
www.surveymonkey.com/s/
OMCONF2013
Office Professionals Conference
June 27, 2013
UAlbany East Campus
8am-2pm
This conference provides a professional
development day for school office
professionals. Participants will have the
opportunity to learn new ways to deal with
stress, increased workloads and time
management.
Register:
www.surveymonkey.com/
s/2013OPConference
NonTraditional College Fair
June 28, 2013
UAlbany East Campus
9am-3pm
The fair will feature two breakout sessions,
one for students and one for parents.
Students will be invited to attend “How to
Begin the Career Exploration Process in
H.S.” and parents can attend “How to
Encourage Your Child to Explore
Careers.”
Register:
See www.casdany.org
Nearly 500 attend CASDA Scholars’ Recognition Dinner Graduating seniors from area high schools
were honored at the Annual Scholars’
Recognition Dinner on Wednesday, May
8, 2013 at the Marriott Hotel in Albany.
The annual event honors outstanding
scholastic achievement by members of the
graduating classes of the public, private,
parochial, and BOCES secondary schools
in 11 neighboring counties. These
students are chosen by their schools on
the basis of scholarship, leadership, and
service to their schools and communities.
Each of these students then identifies the
teacher who has had the most significant
influence on him or her to join them at the
dinner. Teachers chosen several times
over the years of the program are
individually recognized at the dinner.
The dinner also included a keynote speech
by Dr. Susan Scrimshaw, President of
Sage Colleges. Dr.
Scrimshaw gave a
moving speech about
the importance of
creativity,
perseverance, and
mentoring.
The students and
teachers were also
featured in a
supplemental insert in the Times Union
the morning before the ceremony. The
insert included photos and quotes from
both the students and their teachers. The
student quote explained why the teacher
had inspired them while the teacher quote
expressed what it was like to have the
student in class.
The Scholars’ Recognition Program is an
innovative Capital Area Business and
Education Partnership among the School
of Education at the University at Albany;
Price Chopper; Freihofer’s; Whiteman,
Osterman & Hanna, LLP; CSArch, CAP
COM Federal Credit Union, and CASDA.
The View From Here Continued from page 1
Educators in daily contact with students
and their parents know this which accounts
for their resistance to state efforts to
narrow our educational focus.
As we continue to be buffeted about by the
change all around us, let’s be sure not to
lose sight of why we chose our profession.
For most of us, it was to make a difference
in the lives of children, to help them to
reach their potential. Isn’t this why we are
still moved when we watch old movies like
Stand and Deliver, Dead Poets Society,
Mr. Holland’s Opus, Music of the Heart,
Remember the Titans and Freedom
Writers?
Future Educators and Current Leaders Honored at CASDA
Annual Awards Dinner
The Capital Area School Development
Association (CASDA) hosted its
Annual Awards dinner on April 16,
honoring current administrators,
teachers and future educators with
awards from the National School
Development Council (NSDC), the
Greater Capital Region Principals
Center, the Capital District Counseling
Association (CDCA), and Phi Delta
Kappa Foundation (PDK).
The National Development Council
presented the Cooperative Leadership
Award to Dr. Hal Lawson. Dr. Lawson
is Professor of Educational
Administration and Policy Studies and
also Professor of Social Welfare. This
joint appointment reflects his interests
in partnerships among schools,
families, community agencies,
neighborhood organizations,
governments, businesses, and higher
education institutions.
“This award acknowledges Dr.
Lawson’s work in the Cradle through
Career movement, his tireless
commitment to asking the right
questions and bringing research to the
table to inform all of our work at
CASDA,” said CASDA Associate
Director, Betsey Schuhle. “He is a true
innovator and collaborator who moves
the education agenda forward.”
Karen Urbanski, Chair of the Greater
Capital Region Principals’
Center Board, presented the
award for Principal of the
Year. Each year, the Board
accepts nominations from
area school districts for the
“Principal of the Year”
Award. The Principals’
Center has a long history of
recognizing building
principals from the Greater
Capital Region who have
provided outstanding
leadership in their districts.
This year’s winner is Daniel
Martinelli, Principal of
Cohoes Middle School in the
Cohoes City School District.
Colleen O’Flaherty, chair of the CDCA
steering committee, presented the this
year’s Counselor of the Year Award to
Lisa Carr, a counselor at Bethlehem
High School.
Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) Foundation
members Dr. Philip Fusco and Mary
Milford presented the Arnold A. Amell
Award to Genevieve Stinson of Troy
CSD. The PDK Foundation also
presented Prospective Educator
Scholarship Awards to high school
students Rachel Sung of Queensbury
UFSD and Hannah Keener of
Johnstown CSD.
The Nelson J. Armlin Scholarship, a
$1,000 annual award created in the
memory of the longtime educator,
administrator and past CASDA
Associate Director, was awarded to
Michelle Williamson a student
pursuing an MS in Special Education at
the University at Albany.
Geneieve Stinson
Lisa Carr
Rachel Sung
Hannah Keener
Hannah Keener Michelle
Williamson
Daniel Martinelli
Hal Lawson
Hal Lawson Genevieve
Stinson
Professor Hal Lawson speaks after accepting the
Cooperative Leadership Award
Rachel Sung of Queensbury CSD poses with
the district’s superintendent and CASDA
Executive Committee member Doug Huntley.
Dr. Susan Scrimshaw
Copies of the Times Union insert were available at the event.
In a world filled with
uncertainty, one thing is
clear---the field of
education is in the midst
of a massive
transformation. As in all
such economic and social
transitions, we experience
our situation incoherently.
We often feel
overwhelmed and a bit disoriented. We
look back in time fondly and look forward
with anxiety. Will this period of change
end soon or have we entered a state of
“permanent white water”?
What will the years immediately ahead
hold for our field? Changing
demographics, financial constraints and
greater influence of technology appear to
be sure bets. More externally imposed
change and greater competition from
private and charter schools are also likely.
In New York, the Regents Reform
Agenda—APPR, CCLS and DDI—will
have modified the landscape.
We will adapt. Districts will become more
efficient, share services with one another
and, in some cases, reorganize. Schools
will be drawn into closer relationship with
parents, communities, business and higher
education. Teacher leadership, professional
development and emphasis on instruction
will all increase.
Successful adjustment to the current
environment ensures the preservation of
organizations and the careers of their
members. When I ask leaders about the
vision they have for their schools, they
often respond that it is to remove their
buildings from state accountability lists or
to improve high school graduation rates.
They are adapting, but is this enough?
During this time of great change, this
question has been on my mind, and
possibly on yours. What is it that we are
supposed to be doing and how closely
does it resemble what we are currently
doing? Often, and certainly this year, we
have been too busy doing to think about
such matters but three events this past
month provided me with moments of
clarity about our collective purpose as
educators.
On a warm early evening recently, I
decided to exercise by walking through the
fields adjacent to the area middle and high
schools. The place was teeming with
activity. A high school track meet and a
tennis match were still underway. Loud
cheers and pleas came from soccer moms
and dads watching a spirited community
game. Wherever there was an open patch
of ground, parent-coaches were
conducting practices in baseball, soccer
and lacrosse for boys and girls of all ages.
I smiled as I walked; I had supported my
children in the same ways on the same
fields a generation earlier.
Early in May, the Scholars Recognition
program, which CASDA has sponsored
for the past 27 years, once again
recognized the achievement of top
scholars from the high schools in our 11
county region. What makes the program
truly unique is that each recognized
student was asked to identify the teacher
who had been the most influential in his or
her life and to explain why. As you might
guess, the students credited their teachers
with much more than helping them to get
good grades on state tests.
As a proud University at Albany alumnus,
I was pleased to attend a family member’s
graduation from the Rockefeller Graduate
School of Public Affairs recently. As I
watched the ceremony, I was struck by the
genuine affection which these young
adults held for the professors seated on the
stage who had pushed them, demanding
their very best over a long multi-year
period. Instead of relief that the experience
had come to a successful conclusion and
the pain would now stop, these students
expressed gratitude for the teachers who
had developed them.
These experiences, which we each have
daily, point to educators’ true purpose—to
assist all young people in their efforts to
realize their own unique potential. The
state’s current emphasis on literacy and
numeracy is but one aspect of this larger
goal, necessary but not sufficient. Our
immediate problem is that we often confuse
this “means” with the broader “end” and
narrow our vision, declaring victory when
test scores reach an acceptable level.
Over the years, as I have asked parents
what they expect of their schools, they
answer that, though they want educators to
develop their children’s literacy and math
skills, they also want much more. Teach
our children to be good people and to be
considerate of others, they say. Provide
them with experiences which will nurture
their curiosity, develop their talents and
appreciate life. Help them to believe in
themselves, to develop resilience and to
become lifelong learners.
Obviously, all of these important goals
cannot be attained through direct
instruction nor are they all easily assessed.
High expectations coupled with high
support to reach them are essential. Role
modeling and coaching are crucial. Music,
art, drama, sports and a wide array of
extracurricular and co-curricular
experiences are the laboratories where
talent as well as soft skills and healthy
attitudes are developed.
Continued on page 3
518-512-5198 Call or visit us online for the most
current news and program updates.
casdany.org
Dr. James
Butterworth
The View f ro m He re
4 CAPITAL AREA SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
CASDA CAPITAL AREA SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
STA
FF
E
XE
CU
TIV
E C
OM
MIT
TE
E
JAMES BUTTERWORTH, Ph.D. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BETSEY SCHÜHLE
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
ED KOLLER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
TERRANCE BREWER
SECRETARY/TREASURER
SHAYNE STUMP
OFFICE MANAGER
Chair
LYNN MACAN
COBLESKILL-RICHMONDVILLE
Vice Chair
CHERYL DUDLEY
GREENVILLE CENTRAL
JONATHAN BUHNER
SOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL
CHARLES DEDRICK
CAPITAL REGION BOCES
ROBERT DELILLI
JOHNSTOWN CITY
PATRICK GABRIEL
GERMANTOWN CENTRAL
JAMES HOFFMAN
AVERILL PARK CENTRAL
DOUGLAS HUNTLEY
QUEENSBURY UNION FREE
DOUGLAS KELLEY
HOOSIC VALLEY CENTRAL
ROBERT LIBBY
COHOES CITY
MICHAEL MARKWICA
JOHNSBURG CENTRAL
LAWERENCE SPRING
SCHENECTADY CITY
STEVEN TOMLINSON
BROADALBIN-PERTH CENTRAL
FOR THE UNIVERSITY
ROBERT BANGERT-DROWNS
DEAN, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
GILBERT VALVERDE
CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
AND POLICY STUDIES
DANIEL L. WULFF
PROF., BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
University at Albany Professor Honored
with Teacher Educator Award
Cheryl Dozier, Ph. D and associate professor in Reading, received the 2013
Jerry Johns Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading Award from the
International Reading Association (IRA). This award honors an outstanding
university instructor of reading methods or related courses.
Dr. Dozier is an associate professor at the University
at Albany – State University of New York. A former
classroom teacher of kindergarten through eighth
grade in urban and suburban classrooms, she has
taught methods courses at the undergraduate and
graduate levels for over twenty years. Currently she
teaches a writing practicum course and a Literacy
Lab capstone practicum for literacy specialists. In
these practicum experiences situated in urban
schools, she engages with graduate students,
elementary students and their families, classroom
teachers, and administrators to prepare responsive
teachers. Dr. Dozier co-leads the Literacy Research Association (LRA) study
group on literacy lab/reading clinic preparation. Her professional development
initiatives involve collaborating with school districts as they redesign their
literacy instruction. Two of the schools where she consulted received the New
York State Exemplary Reading Award through the New York State Reading
Association (NYSRA). In 2010 she was recognized for her university level
teaching with two awards, the State University of New York Chancellor’s
Award for Excellence in Teaching and the University at Albany Excellence in
Teaching Award. In 1996, Dr. Dozier received the New York State Reading
Association’s Reading Educator of the Year Award.
Dr. Dozier is the author of Responsive Literacy Coaching published by
Stenhouse. She also co-wrote Critical Literacy/Critical Teaching: Tools for
Preparing Responsive Teachers with Peter Johnston and Rebecca Rogers
(Teachers College Press). She has had articles published in The Reading
Teacher, Journal of Literacy Research, and Reading and Writing Quarterly
(forthcoming). Dr. Dozier’s research and teaching examine relationships
among responsive teaching, learners, and families toward creating a more just
society. She has shared her research on responsive literacy coaching and
teacher preparation at national and international conferences.
Dr. Dozier works closely with CASDA on a NYSED Teacher/Leader Quality
Partnerships Grant involving three of the elementary schools in the Albany
City School District: ASH, TOAST and Montessori Magnet. She has provided
expertise and experience in content-based pedagogy for the last four years on
this project. We congratulate her on her latest accomplishment.
May-June 2013
Cheryl Dozier, Ph.D.