Debrah Jean Fordice, Ed.D.

Debrah Jean Fordice, Ed.D. 8 Washington Place, Iowa City, IA 52245 deb.fordice@clarke.edu (563) 599-9195 (home) (563) 588-6407 (office) EDUCATION Ed.D. University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, August, 2008 Curriculum and Instruction Dissertation: Thriving, Coping, Surviving, Hoping: Negotiating the First Year of Teaching M.A.E. University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, May, 2001 Educational Leadership B.A. Luther College, Decorah, IA, May, 1982 Elementary Education; Music Licensure Professional Administrator License (IA): PK-6 Principal; Evaluator Approval Levels I - II Master Educator License (IA): K-6 Teacher, Elementary Classroom; Teacher, Grades 7-8; K-8 and 5-12 Music; K-6 Reading Endorsement TEACHING EXPERIENCE (COLLEGE LEVEL) Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Education, Clarke University, Dubuque, IA, 8/14 to present -- Rank of Associate Professor awarded 2015 at Clarke University Acting Head of Education, Luther College, Decorah, IA, 8/12 to 5/14 Visiting Assistant Professor, Luther College, Decorah, IA, 1/11 to 5/14 Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Education Studies, Clarke (College) University, Dubuque, IA, 8/07 to 12/10; Rank of Assistant Professor awarded 2009 at Clarke (College) University Instructor, Clarke (College) University, Dubuque, IA, 8/03 to 7/08 COURSES TAUGHT at Clarke University EDUC 324/EDGR 548 Emergent Literacy EDUC 339/EDGR 549 Reading Interventions EDUC 420/EDGR 550 Advanced Practicum in Remediation of Reading Problems EDUC 450/EDGR 545 Balanced Literacy Programs EDGR 561 Practicum I EDUC 125 Educational Psychology EDUC 360 Teaching in the Middle and Secondary School EDUC 361 The Adolescent Learner EDUC 362 Adolescent Literacy EDUC 363 Clinical Experience at the Middle Level EDGR 562 Practicum II EDGR 590 Independent Study: Reading Research Seminar EDGR 500 Introduction to Graduate Research EDUC 330 Clinical: Literacies EDUC 337 Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary Social Studies EDUC 432 Student Teaching: Elementary General EDUC 335 Reading Applications EDUC 336 Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary Science EDUC 343 Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary Music EDUC/MUSC 351 Special Secondary Curriculum and Methods: Music EDUC 461 Student Teaching: Elementary Music EDUC 461 Student Teaching: Secondary Music EDGR 580 Special Topics: Practical Aspects of Leadership MUSC 101 Theory Review MUSC 126 Music in World Cultures MUSC 348 Teaching Elementary Music EDUC 480/EDGR 580 Special Topics: River Quest MUSC 456 Special Topics: Issues and Trends in Music Education EDMA T571 Discipline-Specific Methods: Music WEB; and EDMA Y572 Student Teaching: Secondary Music 1

RELATED TEACHING AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE School Reform Expeditionary Midwest Region, Dubuque, IA, 7/00 to 8/03 Learning - Planned, facilitated, and assessed Expeditionary Learning in elementary, School high schools throughout the Midwest Designer - Developed and facilitated five National Service Learning Summits 1998-2002 P-12 Teaching Vocal Music Elementary, Middle School, and Senior High schools, Dubuque Community School District, Dubuque, IA, 8/90 to 7/95, and 8/99 to 6/00 Sixth Grade Audubon Elementary, Dubuque Community School District, Dubuque, IA, 8/95 to 6/99 Fourth Grade Audubon Elementary, Dubuque Community School District, Dubuque, IA, 1/90 to 7/90 Second Grade Oxford Junction Consolidated School District, Oxford Junction, IA, 8/83 to 7/86 K-8 Vocal Music South Winneshiek School District, Ossian, IA, 1/83 to 7/83 Christian Education Director of American Lutheran Church, Prescott, AZ, 8/86 to 12/89 Children s - Full-time, salaried position Music and - Recruited, trained, and supported approximately 75 volunteers Education - Directed two children s choirs (Pre-K to grade 2; Grades 3-6) -Opened a preschool on site that still maintains a vital program PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS International Literacy Association, 2016 to present National Association of Professional Development Schools, 2005 to present American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, 2003 to present Iowa Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, 2003 to present Associated Leadership Role Member of Iowa Department of Education Review Team (for Teacher Preparation Accreditation), 7/10 to 8/13 Phi Delta Kappa, 1994 to present PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP POSITION Educators VOYA (Financial planning for K-12 educators), 2/97 to present Advisory - Two annual meetings of six educators from across the country Board - Select grant winners and advise marketing department regarding educational issues PUBLICATIONS Hollingsworth, L. and Fordice, D. (2016). Word study up-cycled: Repurposing life materials to support emergent readers. WSRA Journal, [accepted for publication; will be in Fall 2016 issue]. Fordice, D. and Nielsen, L. (2013). Constructing gender: Contradictions in the life of a male elementary teacher. Journal of Research in Education (23)1, I. Fordice, D. Hot Potato, Untidy Timeline, and 100...150, pp. 62, 69, and 76. In Conrad, R. and Donaldson, A. (2012). Continuing to engage the online learner. San Francisco, CA: JohnWiley & Sons, Inc., 2012. Fordice, D. & Fordice, K. (2009, May). Kari s world: The making of a good student. Paper presented at the 9 th Annual Second City Conference on Disability Studies in Education. Syracuse, NY. Fordice, D. (2008). Thriving, coping, surviving, hoping: Negotiating the first year of teaching. ProQuest Dissertations. 2

Hansen, R., and Fordice, D. (2003). Staff ownership of on-site professional development: A recipe for lasting change. Fieldwork, 11(2), pp. 8-9. Expeditionary Learning Publications. Fordice, D. (2002). Design principles in concert. Fieldwork, 10(5), pp. 4-5. Expeditionary Learning Publications. Fordice, D. (1999). Seasons of life: Biography as service. In Cousins, E., & Mednick, A. (Eds), Service at the Heart of Learning (pp. 9-36). Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt Publishing. PRESENTATIONS and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP, 2010-2016 Presentations while at Clarke University 2014-16, and 2010 Campus Presentation to the Education Advisory Council about the restructured MAE, Fall 2014 Presented a session at the Education Conference about considerations for graduate study, 10/4/14 Service Learning Panel, 1/26/15 Teachers for Tomorrow panel presentation on Partner Professionals Program, February 2015 Concert performance with Cantabile Singers, 4/28/15 Community Early Literacy Parent Night, St. Anthony Elementary, 3/20/15 Regional External Review of School Structures and Pedagogy (voluntary), Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran School, Menasha, WI, March 12-13, 2015 What is Our Focus: Potential or Compliance? Anamosa School District Paraprofessional Inservice, Anamosa, IA, March 5, 2010 National Advancing Equity through Multiple Methods-Based PDS Settings, National Association for Professional Development Schools Conference, Atlanta, GA, March 6-8, 2015 Was it Helpful? Beginning Teachers Perceptions of the Value of Working in a PDS, National Professional Development School Conference, Orlando, FL, March 11-14, 2010 Presentations while employed at Luther College 2011-2014: Iowa Reading Council, Eastern Iowa Chapter, Earlville, IA, April 23, 2013 "Orchestrating a Symphony of Music and Literature" Clarke University Education Conference, Dubuque, IA, April 20, 2013 "KWL on Steroids: Building Background Knowledge" Luther College Summer Workshop Session, Decorah, IA, June 18-19, 2012 What is the Place of Online Instruction at Luther College? Luther College Summer Workshop Session, Decorah, IA, June 13, 2011 Rubric-Writing for Beginners Luther College Summer Workshop Session, Decorah, IA, June 13, 2011 Co-Writing Rubrics with Students Camp Ewalu Opening Professional Development Session, Strawberry Point, IA, June 2, 2011 Applying Learning Theory in the Camp Ministry Setting CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED 2010-2016 Workshops or courses while at Clarke University 2014-16, and 2010 Campus Reading endorsement coursework, 15 credits, Summer 2014 Project WILD/Aquatic WILD Training, 9/26/14 and 10/23/14 *Teaching In the Wild Conference, Clarke University Education Department, 10/4/14 3

Catholic Identity Workshop: American Cultural Baggage, Fall 2014 Student Teacher Workshops, September and December 2014, January and April 2015 Mock interviews for student teachers, April 27, 2015 Community 8 days of professional development in the mentoring of new teachers (Year 2), provided through the Dubuque Community School District and facilitated by the New Teacher Center, 9/15-4/16 Green Dot Training (Bullying Prevention Strategies), University of Dubuque, 9/16/14 2014-15 New Teacher Center Training, Year One, 8 days facilitated at Keystone AEA, September 17-18, November 19-20, January 28-29, and March 10-11 Regional I-CASE/Council for Exceptional Children Conference, Des Moines, IA, 10/22/14 edtpa (Teacher Performance Assessment) Workshop, Pella, IA, October 29-30, 2014 edtpa (Teacher Performance Assessment) Workshop, Ames, IA, April 7-8, 2015 National American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education: Webinar about proposed teacher preparation regulations, 12/16/14 National Professional Development School Conference, Orlando, FL, March 11-14, 2010 American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Conference, Atlanta, GA, Feb. 19-21, 2010 Workshops or courses while employed at Luther College 2011-2014: ACM Institute on Colleges' Futures, Chicago, IL, June 19-21, 2013 Iowa Reading Council, Eastern Iowa Chapter, Earlville, IA, April 23, 2013 Clarke University Education Conference, Dubuque, IA, April 20, 2013 Iowa Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, Fall and Spring Conferences, 2006-2015 Luther College Online Learning Workshop, June 18-19, 2012 Center of Inquiry workshop (Student Focus Groups), Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN, October 27-29, 2011 Luther College Summer Workshop Session (Faith & Luther), Decorah, IA, August 22-23, 2011 Iowa Education Summit, Des Moines, IA, July 25-26, 2011 Luther College LIS Faculty Development Workshop, Decorah, IA, July 11-15, 2011 Luther College Summer Workshop Session (Shakespeare), Decorah, IA, July 8 and 12, 2011 Luther College Summer Workshop Session (Website Development), Decorah, IA, June 15, 2011 GRANTS RECEIVED 2010-2016 (While at Luther College, for Luther College): Team Grant for $1.5 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute for science education, October 2011 Served on HHMI Grant Writing and Implementation Team, Luther College, Decorah, IA, May 2011 to May 2014 The grant funds initiatives to attract, educate, and reward students pursuing research and teaching in science SERVICE 2010-2016 Department: Advising of all (currently 32) students in the Master of Arts in Education programs (MAE), 2014-16 and 2010 Interactive presentation with 30 guidance counselors from Wisconsin, June 2015 Restructured the various MAE programs placing the online MAE at the core, Fall 2014 Attended Weekly/Bi-Monthly department meetings, 2014-16 and 2010 Conducted portfolio interviews and assessments, Levels I, II, III, and IV, 2014-16 and 2010 4

Participated in mock interviews of students, Spring 2014-16 and 2010 Attended student teacher/cooperating teacher workshops and banquets, 2014-16 and 2010 (led workshop on the InTASC Standards Spring 2010) Met with all students in EDUC 125 to introduce the early access MAE programs, Springs 2015 and 2016 Helped facilitate the Clarke University Education Conference, Fall 2014 Meetings with prospective students, 2014-16 and 2010 Attended six Archdiocesan Technology Curriculum Leaders professional development days in Cedar Falls to put on a face for distant MAE current and prospective students, 2014-2016 and 2010 Recruited the first cohort for the MAE Partner Professionals Program, 2010 University: Iowa Private College Week, at least two sessions annually Member of FDC, Fall 2015 to present Graduate Policy Council Chair, September 2014 to present; Member 2010 Member of VPEM Search Committee, Spring 2016 Member of AIT, July 2015 to June 2016 Member of Alcohol and Drug Education Committee, October 2014 to May 2016 Member of Social Work Search Committee, November 2014 to January 2016 Led FDC Teach Talk on pre-reading strategies, Spring 2016 Fall Visit Day, 10/11/14 Homecoming Brunch, 10/11/14 Participated in Service Learning Panel upon Americorps Vista s request, 1/26/15 View Weekend 2015 Human Body Bee, 4/23/15 Sang with Cantabile Singers, rehearsing one hour weekly, Spring Semester 2015 Member of Strategic Planning Committee, 2010 Member of Financial Aid/Scholarship Committee, 2010 Member of Service Learning Task Force, 2010 Conducted Internal Review of Nursing Department, Spring 2010 Member of History Search Committee, 2010 Faculty Senate Secretary, 2010 Peer Review Year 2: Lana Erion, 2010 Community: Observed teaching, and then developed and facilitated professional development for a group of Lutheran schools in the Fox Valley of Wisconsin, Winter and Summer 2015 Into the Streets (St. John s Closet), 9/21/14 Participated in a 1-1 dissertation interview for a doctoral student at Northeastern University (Boston) Most Significant Service at Luther College, 2011-2014: Served as Acting Head of Education, 2012-2014, with accreditation review Fall 2013 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grant Team (for science education), Luther College, Decorah, IA, May 2011-2016 5