Diane K. Brantley, Ph.D. College of Education Department of Educational Leadership and Curriculum 5500 University Parkway San Bernardino, CA 92407 (909) 537-5605 Email: dbrantle@csusb.edu Objectives: Mentor and collaborate with faculty to improve their teaching practices, seek outside funding for research to improve classroom instruction, teach undergraduate and graduate students in the areas of literacy and social studies education, prepare preservice teachers for teaching diverse students in the field of elementary and secondary education, develop collaborations between the university and local community school districts and other educational agencies and institutions, develop and promote alternative routes to teacher licensure, mentor undergraduate and graduate students, and conduct an on-going program of research. Education: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Doctor of Philosophy- Curriculum and Instruction: Emphasis- Literacy Education Cognate: Sociology Date of graduation: August, 2001 Research Interests: Sociocultural Theory of Cognitive Development; scaffolding of instruction; thematic, integrated instruction; teacher education; transformative learning; social studies education. Doctoral Research Topic: An Ethnographic Study: Co-Construction of Literacy Knowledge Within a One-0n-One Tutoring Situation. 1
Doctoral Committee Chair: Committee Members: Maria J. Meyerson, Ph.D. Marilyn McKinney, Ph.D. Nancy Gallavan, Ph.D. Maralee Mayberry, Ph.D. M.A. Reading and Language Arts May 1997 San Diego State University, California Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential May 1987 San Diego State University, California B.A. Psychology, Minor: Sociology December 1985 Awards & Honors Nominated for the Golden Apple Teaching Award- Spring of 2011 Area: Teaching Outstanding Professor of the Year-2007 Area: Service to the Community Nominated for the Professor of the Year-2006 Area: Service to the Community Graduate Student of the Year- 1997 Masters program in Reading and Language Arts Nominated for Lilly Fong s Teacher of the Year Award University of Nevada, Las Vegas School year 1999-2000 Teaching/Service Professor, Department of Educational Leadership & Curriculum (now called Teacher Ed. & Foundations) 2
Duties: September 2012-present Member of the Secondary Credential teaching faculty, Member of the Curriculum and Instruction MA faculty, Member of the Instructional Quality Committee for the University s Teaching Resource Center, Member of the Faculty Senate (2010- present), Secretary for the Educational Leadership Council for the College of Education (2012- present), Member of the University s Teaching Academy (2012-present), Director of the College of Education s Intern Grant, New member of the Doctorate in Education s Faculty. Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Curriculum September 2007-2012 Duties: Tenured faculty member for the masters degree in Reading and Language Arts, Coordinator of the Graduate Reading MA program from Fall, 2006 through June, 2011, Director of the CSUSB Literacy Center, Chair of the CSUSB University Teaching Academy (2010-2011 academic year), Academic advisor for the masters degree in Reading and Language Arts, the Reading Specialist Credential and the Reading Certificate, Member of the Faculty Senate (2010-2012), Member of the University Outcomes Assessment Committee (2006-2008), Literacy Content Area Expert/Teacher for the College of Education s Quality Teachers 3
for Quality Students Department of Education Grant- (2007-present) Member of the College of Education s Unit Assessment (2007-present) Committee, Member of the San Bernardino County Alliance for Education (2006- present), Thesis advisor- first reader & second reader. Assistant Professor, Department of Language, Literacy and Culture September 2003-2007 Duties: Tenure track faculty member for the masters degree in Reading and Language Arts, Coordinator of the Graduate Reading MA program, Director of the CSUSB Literacy Center, Academic advisor for the masters degree in Reading and Language Arts, the Reading Specialist Credential and the Reading Certificate, Chair of the Educational Leadership Committee, Member of the University Outcomes Assessment Committee, Member of the San Bernardino County Alliance for Education, Thesis advisor- first reader & second reader. Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction California State University, Los Angeles September 2001 August 2003 Duties: Director of the California State University, Los Angeles Reading Clinic (2002-2003), Tenure track faculty member for the masters degree in reading program teaching courses focusing on the diagnosis and remediation of literacy difficulties, 4
Chair of the Department s Adjunct Faculty Retention Committee (2002-2003), Adjunct Faculty Mentor for three graduate courses (2001-2003), Member of the University s Educational Policy Committee (2002), Director of the California State University/Children s Hospital of Los Angeles Literacy Collaborative (2002-2003), Alternate for the Innovation and Curriculum Assessment Committee (2002-2003), Secretary (2001-2002) and active member of the University s Literacy Collaborative (2001-2003), Member of the Testing and Assessment Action Committee (2002-2003). Adjunct Faculty, College of Education Argosy Online University Pittsburgh, PA June 2008 May 2014 Duties: Taught online graduate-level courses for the College of Education in the area of curriculum and instruction, foundations of education, and graduate level writing using the ecollege learning management system. Affiliate Faculty, Department of Curriculum and Instruction University of Nevada, Las Vegas January 1998 - August 2001 Duties: Taught Social Studies Methods for Elementary School Teachers a minimum of twice per academic year from the spring of 1998 August of 2001. Taught three core literacy methods courses, one per semester from the fall of 1998 August of 2001. These courses included the following: Instruction and Assessment of Reading and Writing 1 & 2 (undergraduate level), Practicum in Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties in Children (graduate level). Student representative to the Literacy Education Committee, Attended 6 doctoral colloquiums per year on a variety of research topics from Fall 1997 Spring 2001. 5
Clark County School District- Las Vegas, Nevada Reading Specialist August 1997- July 1998 Duties: Small group and 1:1 literacy instruction; staff professional development; literacy resource for teaching staff. Apple Valley Unified School District- Apple Valley, California Reading Specialist- 1995-1997, Classroom Teacher- 1987-1995. Professional Employment: Adjunct Faculty for the University of Hawai i, Manoa- June 2002- summer of 2005. Duties include teaching summer courses in the newly created secondary reading specialist credential program. America Reads Coordinator for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas- September 1998 - present. Responsibilities include the hiring and training of university students to act as literacy tutors in local elementary schools, providing initial and follow-up training for the tutors, conducting research and disseminating findings at national conferences, and the establishment of a literacy network with local community agencies. Professional Responsibilities: Director of the Intern Credential Program at CSU, San Bernardino: Appointed in the Fall of 2012- present time. Duties include grant management, advising and administrative duties surrounding state and national accreditation; Director of the Graduate Reading Program at California State University, San Bernardino: Appointed in September 2007- present time. Duties include academic advising, part time faculty evaluations, administrative duties regarding accreditation and course development. Director of CSU, San Bernardino s Literacy Center: Re-appointed in September 2010- present time. Duties include the creation of the teaching handbook used to prepare tutors working with children in grades K-12 who receive tutoring at the center, research and publication of data collected on the efficacy of the tutoring 6
program, working with other faculty members to train their students (credential students) as literacy tutors, grant writing to acquire funds to support the program. Member of the SB County Superintendent of School s Alliance for Education- Task Force 2-2006- present. Co-Chair of the Assessment Community (SIG) of the National Council for the Social Studies- 2010-2012. Co-Director of CSU, San Bernardino s Literacy Center: Appointed in September 2003-2009. Duties include the creation of the teaching handbook used to prepare tutors working with children in grades K-12 who receive tutoring at the center, research and publication of data collected on the efficacy of the tutoring program, working with other faculty members to train their students (credential students) as literacy tutors, grant writing to acquire funds to support the program. Editorial Board Member for The Journal of Literacy Research and Instruction- 2007- present. Editorial Board Member for JoCI- The Journal of Curriculum and Instruction- 2007-present. Proposal reviewer for the annual AERA conference in the area of literacy- 2001- present. Proposal reviewer for the annual NRC conference in the area of literacy- 2001 present. Proposal reviewer for the annual NCSS conference in the area of social studies education- 2003. Reviewer for Exchanges- an online journal sponsored by the California State University System: Appointed in January 2005. Member of the Editorial Board for ReLATE, a newly created on-line journal for Reading and Language Arts. The journal is sponsored by the Literacy SIG for the Association of Teachers: February 2004- present. Secretary/Treasurer for the Literacy SIG for the Association of Teachers: Appointed in February 2005. Grant writing committee formed between the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the University of Reno, Nevada, and the Nevada State Department of Educationworked together for the 1999-2000 school year preparing a grant application for the Reading Excellence Act grant. 7
Grants and Contracts Primary Investigator/Director: Pathways to Professionalism Intern Teacher Grant (2012-present time). Trains and supports new teacher interns at the K-12 level in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. Annual award: $142,745.00- $188,731.55. Content Area Expert- Education of English Language Learners: US Department of Education i3 grant- 2015-2019. Collaboration between Riverside County Office of Education and. Award: $2,966,961.00. Conference Presentations Family Reading Rally- CSUSB- September 2015 Two 50 minute sessions Title: Engaging Adolescent Readers at Home National Council of the Social Studies- November 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 90 minute group presentation Title: Using the NCSS Notable Trade Books: Lessons and Units College of Education Faculty Meeting- April 2011 30 minute individual presentation Title: The Power of Online Education: A Hybrid Model of Instruction College and University Faculty Association (CUFA)- November 2010 60 minute panel presentation Title: Survey of Social Studies Assessment Practices in California National Social Studies Supervisors Association- November 2010 90 minute group presentation Title: Festival of Elementary Lesson Plans National Council of the Social Studies- November 2010 60 minute panel presentation: collaborative effort Title: Critical Issues in Social Studies Assessment. CSUSB Research & Scholarship Seminar Series- October 2010 60 minute presentation- sole presenter Title: A Look Back at the Outcomes of a 3-year Ethnographic Study on the Use of a Multi-age Approach to Instruction for English Language Learners. National Council of the Social Studies- November 2009 8
90 minute group presentation Title: Using the NCSS Notable Trade Books: Lessons and Units National Social Studies Supervisors Association- November 2009 90 minute group presentation Title: Festival of Elementary Lesson Plans National Council of the Social Studies- November 2009 60 minute panel presentation: collaborative effort Title: Critical Issues in Social Studies Assessment. National Council of the Social Studies- November 2009 90 minute group presentation Title: Using the NCSS Notable Trade Books: Lessons and Units Hawaii International Conference for Educators- January 2008 90 minute panel presentation Title: Literacy Education for Adolescents in the Juvenile Justice System: A University-Based Literacy Tutorial Program. National Social Studies Supervisors Association- November 2008 90 minute group presentation Title: Festival of Elementary Lesson Plans National Council of the Social Studies- November 2008 60 minute panel presentation: collaborative effort Title: Critical Issues in Social Studies Assessment. National Council of the Social Studies- November 2008 90 minute group presentation Title: Using the NCSS Notable Trade Books: Lessons and Units National Social Studies Supervisors Association- November 2007 90 minute group presentation Title: Festival of Elementary Lesson Plans American Educational Research Association- April 2007 90 minute panel presentation- collaborative effort Title: Creating Spaces for Effective L2 Literacy Development in an Urban Multiage Classroom. American Educational Research Association- April 2006 75 minute panel presentation- collaborative effort Title: Appropriating Teacher Talk: An Ethnographic Study of Effective Second Language Literacy Practices in a Multiage Classroom. 9
Association of Teacher Educators Conference- February 2006 50 minute presentation- collaborative effort Title: Identifying Authentic and Alternative Classroom Assessment Association of Teacher Educators Conference- February 2005 75 minute thematic presentation- sole author Title: Innovations in Teacher Education: Using a Case Study Approach to Literacy Methods Courses Association of Teacher Educators Conference- February 2005 45 minute Literacy SIG presentation- sole author Title: My Students Read the Material and Complete the Course Assignments, So Why Can t (Or Don t) They Put Their Knowledge Into Practice? National Association of Multicultural Educators Conference- October 2004 One hour presentation- collaborative Title: Parents as Partners: Supporting Family Language, Identity and Culture at Our Literacy Center National Council of Teachers of English Conference- November 2004 Research Roundtable- collaborative Title: Examining Effective Literacy Practices for English Language Learners in a Multi-Age Urban Classroom National Reading Conference- December 2004 Research Roundtable- Sole Author Title: Learning from Text: Instructional Significance for Under-Represented Students in an After-School Tutorial Program Association of Teacher Educators- February 2005 Thematic Session 75 minutes- Sole Author Title: Constructivist Teacher Education: Cognitive Coaching and Mentoring to Improve Classroom Instruction Association of Teacher Educators Summer Conference-August 2004 45 minute presentation- single author Title: Innovations in Teacher Education: A Case Study Approach Association of Teacher Educators Summer Conference-August 2004 45 minute presentation- collaborative Title: Affective and Effective Literacy Instruction National Ethnography Forum- February 2004 90 minute paper presentation- collaborative ethnographic research. 10
Title: Examining Effective Literacy Practices for ELL s in a Multi-Age Urban Classroom. Association of Teacher Educators Summer Conference- August 2003 One hour seminar- collaborative presentation. Title: Becoming a Teacher Educator: Hearing the Voices of Eight Teacher Educator Interns. LA County s Regional CAR Conference- February 2003 90 minute seminar- collaborative presentation. Title: Tools and Techniques for Infusing ELD into Preservice Courses: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly and the Essential. Association of Teacher Educators- February 2003 One hour seminar- collaborative presentation. Title: Dissonance Among Memories, Models, and Mentors: Student Teachers Perceptions and Teacher Educators Challenges. National Council for the Social Studies- November 2002 Two hour workshop presentation- collaborative presentation. Title: Making the Four Social Studies Archetypes Come Alive! Association of Teacher Educators- February 2002 One hour seminar- collaborative presentation Title: Assuring Quality Cultural Competency in our Dynamic Educational Contexts. National Reading Conference- December 2000 Roundtable presentation- sole author and presenter. Title: The America Reads Challenge: Co-Construction of Literacy Knowledge in a One-on-One Tutoring Situation. National Council for the Social Studies- November 2000 Title 1: Building Future Citizens: Career Education for the 21 st Century- 55 minute session- co-presenting with Dr. Gallavan. Title 2: A Journey Through the Birth of a Community- 55 minute session- copresenting with Dr. Gallavan. College and University Faculty Association (part of NCSS)- November 2000. Title: Three Archetypes for Organizing a Preservice Teacher Elementary School Studies Methods Course- Co-presenting with Dr. Gallavan, Dr. Okpokoku, and Dr. Troutman. 11
National Reading Conference- December 1999 Title: America Reads- The Collaboration Between a University and the Surrounding Community: Two Years Into the Journey. Roundtable present- sole author and presenter. National Council for the Social Studies Conference- November 1999. Title: What Do You Know? Using Student Knowledge to Empower Learning. Co-presented with Dr. Gallavan. Publications: Brantley, D.K. (2014). Megan s Year: Notable Trade Book Unit. Journal of Social Studies Research and Practice. Volume 9, Number 2, Summer, 2014. Ulanoff, S., Raj, A., Brantley, D., Courtney, S. and Rogers, R. (2012). Learning from culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms: Using inquiry to inform practice (pp. 47-69). New York, NY: Teachers College Press. Brantley, D.K. (2011). A Portrait of Our World: Making Connections and Developing Comprehension (Teaching Unit). ReadWriteThink Online Journal. Newark, DE: International Reading Association. Ulanoff, S., Gopalakrishnan, A., Brantley, D., Courtney, S. & Rogers, R. (2010). Examining Secondary Language Acquisition in an Urban Multi-age Classroom. In Gallavan, N.P. (15 th ed.), Annual Editions: Multicultural Education (pp. 149-154). Brantley, D.K. (Spring, 2008). NCSS Notable Trade Book Unit. Journal of Social Studies Research and Practice. Volume 3, Number 1, Spring 2008. Ulanoff, S., Gopalakrishnan, A., Brantley, D., Courtney, S. & Rogers, R. (2007). Examining Secondary Language Acquisition in an Urban Multi-age Classroom. International Journal of Early Childhood Education, Vol. 14, pp. 53-62. Brantley, D.K. (October, 2006). Instructional assessment of English language learners in the K-8 classroom. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. Brantley, D.K. (April, 2006). Meaningful assessment promotes meaningful learning. Wisdom in Education On-line Journal. San Bernardino, CA: CSUSB College of Education. Brantley, Diane (September, 2005). My students can read the material and complete The course assignments, so why can t (or don t) they put their knowledge into practice? ReLATE On-line Journal. Association of Teacher Educators: Reading and Language Arts SIG. 12
Brantley, Diane (2004). CSUSB Literacy Center Tutoring Handbook. San Bernardino, CA : CSUSB Publications. Gallavan, N.P., Putney, L.G, & Brantley, D. K (2002). The influences of modeling: Elementary school pre-service teachers rate their levels of competence and confidence for teaching social studies. Social Studies and the Young Learner. Brantley, D. (1999). The American Way. In the teacher s manual for the PBS video series entitled: The American president: The human drama of our nation s highest office. Hallihan Consulting, Inc. Brantley, D. (1995). In the desert. Bothell, WA: Wright Group Publishing Company. Professional Documents: Preparation of the NCATE/CCTC Accreditation Documents for the 2009 program review for the Reading and Language Arts MA program, the reading specialist credential program and the reading certificate program at CSU, San Bernardino. The program was fully accredited during this review. Technology: Development of two hybrid on-line courses for the California Reading Certificate- Program to begin in Fall 2005. Development of a WebCT page for EDCI 540- A practicum for the diagnosis and remediation of literacy difficulties. Development of a WebCT page for the social studies methods course I taught at UNLV. It is used as a reference for students, a way to communicate with the instructor and provides a glossary of relevant terms and links related to social studies. Professional Memberships: National Council for the Social Studies: Fall 1998- present. National Council of the Teachers of English: Fall 2004- present. California Professors of Reading: Fall 2001- present. Association of Teacher Educators: Fall 2001- present. National Reading Conference: Fall 1998 - present. 13
College and University Faculty Association: Fall 2001- present. International Reading Association: Fall 1998 - present. American Educational Research Association: Spring 2000 - present. SanBelt Literacy Network: 1995-1997. References: Nancy Gallavan, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, University of Arkansas. Social Studies and Multicultural Education CIED, PEAH 309 Fayetteville, AR 72701 gallavan@uark.edu Office phone: (479) 575-8762 Best Contact Number is (417) 284-7340 LeAnn Putney, Ph.D. Professor of Educational Psychology at UNLV. 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 453005, Las Vegas, NV, 89154-3005. (702) 895-4879 Kathy Au, Ph.D. Professor of Multicultural and Literacy Education at the University of Hawaii, Manoa 1776 University Ave, Honolulu, HI 96822 (808) 956-9828 Sharon Ulanoff, Ph.D.: Associate Professor of Bilingual Literacy Education. 5151 State University Drive, Charter College of Education, CSULA, Los Angeles, CA, 90032. (323) 343-6273. 14