Myra Lovett The University of Louisiana at Monroe School of Education 318-342-1271 mlovett@ulm.edu Education EdD, University of Louisiana at Monroe, 2014. Major: Curriculum and Instruction Dissertation Title: The Reasoning behind Non-Public School Choices: Using a Decision-Making Model to Understand the Process and Determinants of Private School and Homeschool Parents MEd, University of Mary Hardin Baylor, 2011. Major: Education Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Educational Psychology/Special Education BS, Louisiana State University in Shreveport, 1998. Major: Elementary Education Professional Positions Academic Associate Director, School of Education, University of Louisiana Monroe. (August 2016 Present) Assistant Professor/Coordinator of Field Experiences and Teacher Candidacy, University of Louisiana Monroe. (August 2014 - Graduate/Teaching Assistant, University of Louisiana at Monroe. (August 2012 - July 2014). Professional 6th & 7th Grade English/Language Arts Teacher, Claiborne Christian School. (July 2013 - June 2014). 7th Grade Math & History Teacher, Prattville Christian Academy. (August 2011 - May 2012). Pre-first & 4th Grade Teacher, Eastern Hills Christian Academy. (August 2005 - May 2007). 2nd Grade Teacher, Claiborne Christian School. (August 2002 - May 2005).
4th grade Math & Science Teacher, McLeod Independent School District. (August 1998 - May 2001). Licensures and Certifications Texas Educator Certificate, Texas State Board for Educator Certification. (July 29 1998 - Present) Teaching Certificate, Louisiana Department of Education. (June 30 1998 - Present) Professional Memberships International, International Literacy Association. (August 2017 Present) State, Louisiana Reading Association. (August 2017 Present) State, Louisiana Educational Researchers Association. (January 2016 - Regional, Mid-South Educational Research Association. (April 2015 - State, Louisiana Association of Alternative Certification. (February 2015 December 2016). National, National Association of Alternative Certification. (February 2015 December 2016). National, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. (February 2015 - State, Louisiana Association of Teacher Educators. (August 2014 - National, Phi Delta Kappa. (March 2014 - Development Activities Attended Attended Conference, "America Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Conference," AACTE, Tampa, FL. (March 1-3 2017). Training, CAEP Site Team Member Training. Louisiana Board of Regents. Baton Rouge, LA (January 24-27 2017) Seminar, "NIET/TAP Learning Institute," Louisiana Board of Regents, Baton Rouge, LA. (April 14 2016). Attended Conference, "National Association of Alternative Certification," NAAC, New Orleans, LA. (March 9 2016). Attended Conference, "Louisiana Educational Researchers Association Conference," Lafayette, LA. (March 4 2016).
Attended Conference, "America Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Conference," AACTE, Las Vegas, NV. (February 27 2016). Attended Conference, "Mid-South Education Research Association Conference," MSERA, Lafayette, LA. (November 5 2015). Attended Conference, "Louisiana Pre-Service Educators Conference," LAATE, Natchitoches, LA. (October 9 2015). Attended Conference, "Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) Conference," CAEP, Washington D.C. (September 20 2015). Attended Conference, "National Association of Alternative Certification Conference," National Association of Alternative Certification, Chicago.IL. (March 21 2015). Attended Conference, "American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Conference," American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Atlanta, GA. (March 1 2015). Attended Conference, "Louisiana Pre-Service Educator Conference," Louisiana Association of Teacher Educators, Natchitoches. (October 8 2014). Teaching Experience TEACHING The University of Louisiana at Monroe CURR 2001 - ED FOUN DIV LEARN EN. CURR 3004 - MIDDLE/SECONDARY METHODS II. CURR 3076 - CLASSROOM/BEHAVIOR-SECONDARY. CURR 4001 ASSESSMENT AND MEASUREMENT IN EDUCATION. CURR 4056 - STUDENT TEACHING IN HIGH SCH. CURR 4084 - PRACTICUM - ELEMENTARY. CURR 4085 - PRACTICUM - SECONDARY. CURR 5002 CLASSROOM ORGAN & MGMENT-SECONDARY CURR 5063 - INTERNSHIP IN ELEMENTARY ED. CURR 5064 - INTERNSHIP SECONDARY ED. CURR 5065 - INTERNSHIP EL ED INCLUSIVE. CURR 5066 - INTERN SEC ED INCLUSIVE 6-12. CURR 5067 - INTERNSHIP IN MULTI-LEVEL EDUC. ELED 4061 - STU TEACH IN LOWER ELEM SCHL. ELED 4062 - STU TEACH FOR EARLY CHILD ED. ELED 4063 - STU TEACH IN UPPER ELEM SCHL. Non-Credit Instruction
Classroom Mentor Orientation. (Present, each semester) Workshop, Monroe City School Board. (Present) Workshop, Ouachita Parish School Board. ( Workshop, Morehouse Parish School Board, 15 participants. (Sg and Summer 2016). Workshop, Richland Parish School Board, 20 participants. (Sg and Summer 2016). Seminar, School of Education, 20 participants. (January 7 2016). Seminar, School of Education, 18 participants. (August 27 2015). Workshop, School of Education, 40 participants. (January 10 2015). RESEARCH Published Intellectual Contributions Journal Articles Stanley, Shalanda, Lovett, Myra & Powell, Sherlyn, (January, 2017). A Yearlong Internship: A Case Study. Journal of Education and Human Development, Vol. 5, No. 4 Lovett, Myra & Ford, Timothy (accepted). Sensemaking in Non-public School Choices. Home School Researcher Article in Review Lovett, David, Bajaba, Saleh, Lovett, Myra, & Simmering, Marcia (accepted in revision) "Data Quality from Crowdsourced Surveys: A Qualitative Inquiry into Amazon s Mechanical Turk." Applied Psychology: An International Review. Conference Proceeding Lovett, M., Stanley, S. (2017). A Plan for Standard 4, Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), St. Louis, MO. Stanley, S. Lovett, M., & Powell, S. Piloting a Yearlong Internship, Mid- South Educational Research Association (MSERA) Conference, Mobile, AL, 2016.
Lovett, M., Ford, T. G. (2016). Using a Decision-Making Model to Understand the Reasoning behind Non-Public School Choices. Lafayette, LA: LERA. Lovett, M., Stanley, S., Jennings, S. K. (2015). Flipped Classroom. Natchitoches, LA: Louisiana Pre-Service Educator Conference. Lovett, D. M. & Lovett, M. (2015). Can they play? States' policies on homeschool sport participation. Charlotte, NC: Sports Recreation and Law Association. Presentations Given Lovett, M. B. (Presenter & Author), Ford, T. G. (Presenter & Author), Louisiana Educational Researcher Association Conference, "Using a Decision-Making Model to Understand the Reasoning behind Non- Public School Choices", LERA, Lafayette, LA. (March 3 2016). Lovett, M. B. (Presenter & Author), Jennings, S. K. (Presenter & Author), Mid-South Educational Researchers Association Conference, "Studying for the Praxis: Does attendance at a study workshop aid in higher passage rates? MSERA, Lafayette, LA. (November 4 2015). Lovett, M. B. (Presenter & Author), Stanley, S. (Author Only), Jennings, S. (Presenter Only), 2015 Louisiana Pre-Service Educator Conference, "FLIPPING THE CLASSROOM TO INCREASE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT", Louisiana Association of Teacher Education, Northwestern State University. (October 9 2015). Lovett, M. B. (Presenter & Author), Stanley, S. (Presenter & Author), Title I Professional Development, "Flipped Classroom", Richwood Middle School, Richwood Middle School. (September 22 2015). Lovett, D. M. (Presenter & Author), Schaefer, G. (Presenter & Author), Lovett, M. B. (Presenter & Author), Sports, Recreation, and Law Association Conference, "Can they play? States' policies on homeschool sport participation", SRLA, Charlotte, NC. (February 2015). Allen, T. (Presenter & Author), Lovett, M. B. (Presenter Only), Mid-South Educational Researcher Association, "Is the co-teaching model of student teaching the answer for hesitant cooperating teachers? MSERA, Knoxville, TN. (November 6 2014). Lovett, M. B. (Presenter & Author), Buie, B. (Presenter Only), Louisiana Pre-Service Educators Conference, "Strategies for Successful Co- Teaching", Louisiana Association of Teacher Educators, Northwestern State University. (October 17 2014).
Creative Works Website, Praxis Information and Study Site for Education Majors, Monroe, LA, USA. (September 2015-present). Professional Development Series, Lovett, M. & Stanley, S. Mentoring during Yearlong Residency, Monroe, LA. (June 2016- Research in Progress "Case Study in Piloting Year-Long Internship" (On-Going) Case study of two ULM students currently piloting a yearlong internship in place of a semester long student teaching. "Employer, Completer and K-12 Student Perception Surveys" (On-Going) Conducting surveys on Principals, ULM Educator Program Completers, and K-12 Students of Completers to determine perceptions of ULM's Teacher Preparation Program Mentoring Classroom Teachers for Residency (On-Going) Conducting training sessions and developing best practices for professional development to prepare mentors for yearlong residents SERVICE Editorial and Review Activities Invited Manuscript Reviewer, Review Journal Article, "MSERA Conference Proposals" MSERA (August 2016 - Editor, Edit Book, "Masters of Arts in Teaching Internship Handbook School of Education (August 11 2014 - Editor, Edit Book, "Student Teacher Handbook" School of Education (August 11 2014 - Ad Hoc Reviewer, Review Textbook, Becoming a Teacher Pearson (April 2013 - Internal Service College Committee Member, Search Committee for Assessment, Grants, & Contracts Coordinator, Member (August September 2016).
Committee Member, Effective Professional Practice Conference Committee, Member. (August 3 2015 - August 4 2015). Department Committee Chair, Search Committee for Residency Coordinator, (August September 2017). Committee Member, Graduate Faculty Committee, Member. (May 2015 - Committee Member, Elementary Education Faculty Committee, Member. (August 11 2014 - Committee Chair, Secondary Faculty Committee. (August 2014-December 2016) Committee Member, Assessment Committee, Member. (August 2014 - Committee Member, School of Education Appeals Committee, Member. (August 2014 - Committee Member, Search Committee for Elementary Education Math Methods Instructor, Member. (August 1 2015 - August 24 2015). University Quality Enhancement Plan Committee (March 2017 Present) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Reaffirmation Committee, Subcommittee of QEP (March 2017 - Present) Committee Member, University Athletics Academic Advisory Committee, Member. (September 2015 - Equity and Student Welfare, Subcommittee of UAAAC. (September 2015 Committee Member, Faculty Development Committee, Member. (August 2014 August 2017). Committee Member, Academic Advising Committee, Member. (August 2014 - External Service Public/Community Secretary, Northeast Louisiana Reading Council. (August 2017 Present) Committee Member, Regional Social Studies Fair, Member. (November 2015 - January 2016).
Pro Bono Professional Service, River Oaks School. (May 5 2015).