Christine DeSimone Kyser, Ed.D. Cell: (970) 274-4139 McKee 510, Campus Box 124 christine.kyser@unco.edu (970) 351-1144 Education BACKGROUND INFORMATION, Ed.D. in Educational Studies, 2014 Curriculum and Innovation, Minor in Educational Technology Defense: March, 2014. Dissertation Title: Students as Designers: Implementing a Pedagogy of Multiliteracies in a Third Grade Design Workshop Chairs: Mia Kim Williams, Suzette Youngs Members: Jodi Lawrence, James Gall Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, Colorado, M.A. Educational 2008 Leadership Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, B.A. in Environmental Science 2002 and Growth Management Studies; Accelerated Program for Learning to Educate (APLE) Professional Credentials State of Colorado Professional Teaching License (Elementary K-6) 2006 Professional Experience Assistant Professor of Educational Technology School of Teacher Education College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Student Teaching Supervisor 2014 Teacher Education Department Fort Lewis College
Graduate Assistant 2011-2014 School of Teacher Education College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Academic and Instructional Coach 2008-2014 Kathryn Senor Elementary Garfield RE 2 Schools School Teaching: Elementary Kindergarten Classroom Teacher, Kathryn Senor Elementary 2006-2008 Garfield RE 2 Schools Kindergarten Classroom Teacher, Louis Sheffield Elementary 2004-2006 Duval County Public Schools ESOL Paraprofessional, Freedom Elementary, 1999-2002 Volusia County Public Schools Honors and Awards Dean s Citation for Excellence, 2014 Outstanding Dissertation, 2014 College of Education and Behavior Sciences Graduate Scholar 2014 Publications SCHOLARSHIP AND RESEARCH DeSimone, C. (2014). Students as Designers: Implementing a Pedagogy of Multiliteracies in a Third Grade Design Workshop (Doctoral Dissertation). DeSimone, C., & Kielmeyer, E. (2014). Sharks, Trains, Ducks, Rabbits, and Grumpy Feelings: Using Author Studies to Inspire Young Writers. Colorado Reading Journal. Centennial, Colorado: The Colorado Council of the International Reading Association. Published Conference Proceedings DeSimone, C., Williams, M.K. (2014). Transitioning from Traditional Writing to Digital Design.
Conference Presentations Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Conference 2014. Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Williams, M.K., Youngs, S., DeSimone, C. (2014). Literacy for the Digital Age, Mobile Learning, Roundtable presentation to be presented at ISTE 2014. Atlanta, GA: The International Society for Technology in Education. DeSimone, C. (2014). Transitioning from Writing to Design, Workshop session presented at the InnEdCo 2014 Conference. Copper Mountain, CO: Innovative Education Colorado. DeSimone, C., Williams, M.K. (2014). Transitioning from Traditional Writing to Digital Design, Poster Session presented at the SITE 2014 Conference. Jacksonville, FL: Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. DeSimone, C., Laughlin, T. (2014). Digital Publishing Tools, Presentation presented at the 2014 Conference on Literacy. Denver, CO: Colorado Council of the International Reading Association. DeSimone, C., Bontempo, K., Youngs, S. (2014). Opportunities for Authors, Contributing to the Colorado Reading Journal, Presentation presented at the 2014 Conference on Literacy. Denver, CO: Colorado Council of the International Reading Association. DeSimone, C. (2014). Students as Designers of Informational Multimodal Compositions, Round table presentation presented at the 44th Annual Language and Literacy Conference, Rediscover the Joy of Reading. Tempe, AZ: Arizona State University, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. Youngs, S, DeSimone, C. (2013). Pre-service Teacher s Demonstrations of Picturebook Interpretations Across Modalities, Presentation presented as part of Symposium of Interpreting Multimodal Texts presented at the 2013 Literacy Research Association Conference on Literacy. Dallas, TX: Literacy Research Association. DeSimone, C., Williams, M.K. (2013). Reflective Coaching: Using Digital Video to Improve Teacher Practice, Poster presented at International Society for Technology in Education 2013 Annual Conference. San Antonio, TX: International Society for Technology in Education. TEACHING Courses Taught at
Introduction to Instructional Design and Technology (ET 500) Design of Computer-Assisted Instruction (ET 524) Performance Technology for Instructional Environments (ET 602) Instructional Design (ET 502) Instructional Materials Design I (ET 503) Computer Graphics and Visual Literacy (ET 604) SERVICE Co-Editor, Colorado Reading Journal Assistant Editor, Colorado Reading Journal 2013-2014 Early Career Network Leader, Colorado Council of the International Reading Association (CCIRA) Leader, Technology Committee, Literacy Research Association (LRA) 2012-2014 Doctoral Students Special Interest Group Reviewer, Conference Proposals, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Reviewer, Conference Proposals, Literacy Research Association (LRA) 2012 - Present Community Volunteer, Technology Integration, Pete Mirich Elementary La Salle, Colorado, Weld County School District RE-1 Volunteer, Mary Blair Elementary, Loveland, Colorado, Thompson School District Campus Coordinator, Educational Technology Doctoral Students Writing Workshop
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS International Reading Association Literacy Research Association International Society of Technology in Education Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Colorado Council of the International Reading Association Innovative Education Colorado