JACKIE SYDNOR EDUCATION 2013 Ph.D. in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. Minor: Teacher Education. Dissertation: Journey of Becoming: A Longitudinal Study of Two Beginning Elementary Teachers Ideological Development from the University Classroom Through First Year Teaching, Chair: Dr. Karen Wohlwend. 2009 MS in Language Education, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN. Reading License Endorsement. Master s Thesis: Exploring Bullying and Building Community in a First Grade Classroom: The Role of Critical Literacy. Chair: Dr. Chris Leland. 2002 BS in Elementary Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2013-Present Assistant Professor of Elementary Education, Ball State University, Muncie, IN. Teach undergraduate courses in reading instruction, supervise student teachers, serve as Professional Development School Liaison for Cowan Elementary, maintain an active scholarly research agenda. 2009-2013 Associate Instructor, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. Teach undergraduate courses in reading instruction and assessment in the elementary teacher education program, assist with course and program development. 2011-2012 Associate Instructor, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN. Develop and teach undergraduate courses and graduate seminar. 2011 Research Assistant, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. Assisted special education faculty with writing rubric development. 2009-2010 Educational Interventionist, SENSE Charter School, Indianapolis, IN. Coordinated and trained teachers in Response to Intervention for grades K-6. Provided professional development for faculty. Taught small groups of students in grades K-6. 2006-2009 First Grade Teacher, SENSE Charter School, Indianapolis, IN.
Additionally served as Strategy Chair for Indiana Student Achievement Institute, School Safety Committee member, Writing Committee member, Teacher Evaluation Committee member, and After-school Program Leader. 2005-2006 Primary Multi-Grade (K-2) Teacher, Interactive Academy, Zionsville, IN. Ball State University, Muncie, IN Fall 2016: TEACHING EDRD 390: Early Emergent Literacy (2 sections) Summer 2016: EDRD 615 Early Literacy Development (online) EDRD 627 Teaching Literacy to Diverse Learners (online) EDRD390 Early Emergent Literacy (online) Spring 2016: EDRD 615 Early Literacy Development (online EDEL 463/463 Student Teaching Supervision (5 student teachers) Fall 2015: EDRD 400 Teaching Reading in Today s Schools (pilot block with EDEL 311 with field placement at Cowan Elementary) EDEL 311 Language Arts Methods Schools (pilot block with EDRD 400 with field placement at Cowan Elementary) EDEL 463/463 Student Teaching Supervision (1 student teacher) Summer 2015: EDRD 615 Early Literacy Development (online) EDRD390 Early Emergent Literacy (online) Spring 2015: EDRD 390: Early Emergent Literacy (2 sections) EDEL 463/463 Student Teaching Supervision (4 student teachers) EDEL 465/SPCE 489 Special Education Student Teaching Supervision (1 student teacher)
Fall 2014: EDRD 400 Teaching Reading in Today s Schools (2 sections) EDEL 463/463 Student Teaching Supervision (2 student teachers) Summer 2014: EDRD 615 Early Literacy Development (online) Spring 2014: EDRD 400 Teaching Reading in Today s Schools EDEL 463/463 Student Teaching Supervision (4 student teachers) EDEL 465/SPCE 489 Special Education Student Teaching Supervision (1 student teacher) Fall 2013: EDRD 400 (2 sections) Teaching Reading in Today s Schools 2013-2015: Professional Development School Liaison ~ Cowan Elementary School Indiana University, Bloomington, IN EDUC E341 Methods of Teaching Reading II (6 semesters) Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN EDUC E201 EDUC E449 EDUC L530 Multicultural Education and Global Awareness (3 semesters) Tradebooks and the Classroom Teacher (online) Topics in Language Education: Using Children s Literature to Address Classroom Issues (Graduate Seminar) SCHOLARSHIP Publications Refereed Articles Sydnor, J. (In Press). I didn t realize how hard it would be! : Tensions and transformations in becoming a teacher. Manuscript accepted by Action in Teacher Education. Sydnor, J. (2016). Using video to enhance reflective practice: Student teachers dialogic examination of their own teaching. New Educator, 12 (1), 67-84.
Sydnor, J. (2014). Negotiating discourses of learning to teach: Stories of the journey from student to teacher. Teacher Education Quarterly, 41 (4), 107-120. Davis, T., Sydnor, J., Daley, S., & Coggin, L. (Under Review). From aspiring teachers digital stories to course revisions: Literacy teacher educators lessons learned. Manuscript under review by Teacher Educator. Coggin, L., Daley, S., Sydnor, J., & Davis, T. (Under Review). Imagining my real classroom: Digital storytelling to negotiate voices of becoming a teacher. Manuscript under review by Journal of Technology and Teacher Education. Sydnor, J. (In Preparation). Video annotation to improve instruction: Preservice teachers reflect on their practice. Manuscript in preparation for November 2016 submission to Issues in Teacher Education. Refereed Book Chapter Sydnor, J., Coggin, L., Davis, T., & Daley, S. (2015). The dialogic construction of a teaching vision: Pre-service teachers imagine their practice. In Ortlieb, E., Shanahan, L., McVee, M., (Eds.) Video research in disciplinary literacies (pp. 207-230). West Yorkshire, England: Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Presentations Refereed National Sydnor, J., Davis, T., & Daley, S. (2016, April). Identification of Metaphors in Ellie s Digital Story: How Examining Her Professional Teaching Identity Can Inform Teacher Educators. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. Sydnor, J. (2015, December). Video as a Tool for Mediating Reflection on Literacy Teaching and Learning. Presentation at the Literacy Research Association Annual Conference, Carlsbad, CA. Sydnor, J., Daley, S., Davis, T., & Coggin L. (2015, December). Imagining Our Practice: Scaffolding Preservice Teachers Analysis of Their Envisioned Teacher Identity. Presentation at the Literacy Research Association Annual Conference, Carlsbad, CA. Coggin, L., Sydnor, J., Davis, T. & Daley, S. (2015, December). The Construction of a Teaching Vision: Preservice Teachers Imagine Their Practice Through Digital Storytelling. Presentation at the Literacy Research Association Annual Conference, Carlsbad, CA. Sydnor, J., Daley, S., Davis, T., & Coggin L. (2015, April). Imagination as Discourse Awareness: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Navigate School Cultures. Presentation at the American Education Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Sydnor, J. (2014, December). The Evolution of a Teaching Vision: Reflection and Digital Storytelling in Literacy Teacher Education. Presentation at the Literacy Research Association Annual Conference, Marco Island, FL. Sydnor, J. (2014, April). Preparing Teachers for the Complexity of the Classroom. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. Sydnor, J. (2013, December). I Didn t Realize How Hard It Would Be! : The Story of a Teacher s First Year. Presentation at the Literacy Research Association Annual Conference, Dallas, TX. Sydnor, J. (2013, April). Narratives of Becoming: Student Teaching as a Time of Transition. Presentation at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Sydnor, J. & Davis, T. (2013, April). Stories of Becoming and Stories of Hanging On: Teachers Experiences Across the Career Spectrum. Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Sydnor, J. (2012, November), Negotiating Discourses of Learning to Teach: Stories from Literacy Teacher Education to First-Year Classroom. Paper Presentation at the Literacy Research Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. Sydnor, J. (2012, April), Negotiating Discourses in Learning to Teach: Stories from Teacher Education to First-Year Classroom. Presentation at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Division K Graduate Student Seminar, Vancouver, BC. Accepted Sydnor, J. & Daley, S. (2016, November), Supporting the Development of Reflective Practitioners through Video Reflection in Field-Based Literacy Teacher Education Coursework. To be presented at the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers Annual Meeting, Myrtle Beach, SC. Sydnor, J., Davis, T., Coggin, L. & Daley, S. (2016, November), Exploring Pre-Service Teachers Digital Storytelling Projects: Metaphors that Changed Our Teaching. To be presented at the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers Annual Meeting, Myrtle Beach, SC. State Davis, T. & Sydnor, J. (2011, March). Reading Incentive Programs: The Sequel. Presentation at the Indiana State Reading Association Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN. Professional Workshop Invited Local Sydnor, J. (2010, August). Planning and implementing response-to-intervention, Professional
Grants development workshop, SENSE Charter School, Indianapolis, IN. Research Grant Project Director, The Use of Video to Enhance Reflective Practice: Student Teachers Examine Their Own Teaching. Funding Agency: Ball State University, ASPiRE New Faculty Start-Up. Funding: $1,500. Assessment Grant Project Co-Director. Office of Institutional Effectiveness Summer 2016 Assessment Grant. Funding Agency: Ball State University. Proposed Funding: $3,000. Project Co-Director. Office of Institutional Effectiveness Summer 2014 Assessment Grant. Funding Agency: Ball State University. Funding: $2,000. Seminar American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Division K Graduate Student Seminar,Vancouver, BC. Selected Participant. University Service PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Ball State University Chair, Publications and Intellectual Properties Committee (A Standing Committee of the University Senate), 2015-2016. Member, University Research Committee, 2015-2016. Member, University Research Committee, Subcommittee #2: Education, Business, and Social Sciences. 2015-2016. Member, University Senate Undergraduate Education Committee, 2014-2017. Member, Teaching Evaluation Committee, 2016-2018. Member, Publications and Intellectual Properties Committee (A Standing Committee of the University Senate), 2014-2015. Indiana University Member, Graduate and Professional Student Organization travel grant review committee, 2010-2011. Member, Graduate and Professional Student Organization research grant review committee, 2011.
College Service Teachers College Member, Teachers College Technology Committee, 2016- Ball State University 2017. Member, Director of Office of Teacher Education Services Clinical Practice Network Search Committee, 2016. Faculty Representative, Clinical Practice Network s Member, Superintendents Advisory Council, 2015-2016. Clinical Practice Network s Teacher/Liaison Advisory Council, 2015-2016. Member, Student Teaching Benchmark Conference Evaluation and the Student Teaching Portfolio Handbook Revision Committee, 2015. Member, Best Practices in Education Showcase Steering Committee, 2014-2016. Member, Learning Assessment Model Project (LAMP) Task Force, 2014-2015. W.W. Wright School of Education Member, Policy Council s Committee on Teaching, 2011. Indiana University Departmental Service Elementary Education Co-Chair, Salary Committee, 2016-2017. Ball State University Chair, Graduate Studies Committee, 2015-2017. Secretary, Salary Committee, 2014-2016. Secretary, Graduate Studies Committee, 2013-2015. Secretary, Literacy Education Program Committee, 2013-2016. Literacy, Culture, and Member, Student-Led Language Education (SLED) Language Education, Symposium Organizing Committee, 2010-2011 Indiana University Doctoral Committee Membership Chair, Scott Nichols (2016- ). Major Representative, Shelly Engle (2014- ).
Service to Field Co-Editor, Indiana Reading Journal, 2014-2017. Session Chair, Research on Teacher Induction. 2016 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. Session Chair, Clinical Practices and Processes in Teacher Reflection and Portfolios. 2016 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. Session Chair, Teacher Candidate Preparation in Teaching Diverse Literature, 2015 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. Member, Best Paper Committee, Lives of Teachers Special Interest Group, American Educational Research Association 2015-2016. Board of Reviewers, Journal of Teacher Education, 2013-2014. Reviewer, Journal of Teacher Education, 2015-2016. Reviewer, Teacher Education Quarterly, 2014-2015. Reviewer, The Teacher Educator, 2015-2016. Reviewer, The Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2013-2015. Reviewer, American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting Proposals, Division K, Section 3; Division K, Section 6; Lives of Teachers Special Interest Group; Portfolios and Reflection in Teacher Education Special Interest Group, 2014-2016. Reviewer, American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Conference Proposals, 2014-2016. Reviewer, Literacy Research Association Annual Conference Proposals, Area 1: Preservice Teacher Education in Literacy and Area 3: Literacy Instruction and Literacy Learning. 2011-2016. Guest Reviewer, Language Arts Journal, 2010. Professional Consultancies edtpa National Scorer Elementary Literacy (2014) edtpa is a preservice teacher performance assessment created by Stanford University faculty and Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE). Pearson: Reviewer for Case Analysis for Effective Teaching (2014-2015). Pearson: Reviewer for e-text Chapter in REVEL platform (2015). Pearson: Reviewer Online Literacy Modules Phonemic Awareness, Writer s Workshop, and Text Readability (2014)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Educational Research Association Division K: Teaching and Teacher Education Lives of Teachers Special Interest Group Teacher Induction Special Interest Group Narrative Inquiry Special Interest Group Portfolios and Reflection in Teaching and Teacher Education Special Interest Group Literacy Research Association Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers The Association of Teacher Educators Indiana State Reading Association Muncie Area Reading Council AWARDS AND HONORS Departmental Outstanding Teaching Award, Department of Elementary Education, Teachers College, Ball State University, 2015-2016. Doctoral Fellowship Award, Indiana University School of Education, 2009-2013. Beechler Award for Outstanding Dissertation Proposal, Indiana University, 2011-2012. Literacy, Culture, and Language Education Professional Development Fellowship for Conference Presentation, Spring 2012 and Fall 2012.