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Teaching Vita

Education

2011       Ph.D.     Curriculum, Teaching, and Teacher Education     University of Florida

2002       M.Ed.    Special Education                                         University of Florida

2001       B.A.E.    Elementary Education                                     University of Florida

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Teaching Positions

2013-present     Assistant Professor (TT; 2-2 teaching load)        George Mason University

2011-2013      Assistant Professor (Term; 4-4 teaching load)     George Mason University

2006-2011      Graduate Instructor and Research Assistant       University of Florida

2005-2006      Project Coordinator, MESS Project                  Florida Museum of Natural History

2002-2005      K-5 Public School Teacher                             Pinellas County Schools, FL

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Graduate

Courses Taught

EDUC 597 Special Topics: Instructional Teacher Leadership for Professional Growth and School Change

EDUC 606 Education and Culture

EDUC 613 How Students Learn

EDUC 614 Designing and Assessing Teaching and Learning (Fall 2015 GMU DE Award for Online Course Excellence)

EDUC 615 Educational Change

EDUC 612 Inquiry into Practice

EDUC 520 Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment in International Schools

EDUC 542 Foundations of Education

EDCI 554 Methods of Teaching Social Studies and Fine Arts

EDCI 559 Research and Assessment

EDCI 544 Curriculum and Methods of Teaching in Elementary Education

EDCI 545 Assessment and Differentiation

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Teaching Related Publications

Fox, R., Holincheck, N., & Dodman, S. (under review- Revise and resubmit). Moving beyond reflection in a

hall of mirrors: Developing critical reflective capacity in teachers and teacher educators. Submitted to Reflective Practice.

Parsons, A. W., Parsons, S. A., Dodman, S. L., Nuland, L. R., Pierczynski, M., & Ramirez, E. M. (2019).

Longitudinal literacy professional development in an urban elementary charter school. Journal of Educational Research.*

Dodman, S. L., Swalwell, K., View, J. L., Stribling, S. M., DeMulder, E. K., & Ra, S. S. (2019). Equity

audits as a tool of critical data-driven decision making: Preparing teachers to see beyond achievement gaps and bubbles. Action in Teacher Education, 41(1), 4-22.*

Dodman, S. L., Zuidema, E., & Kleiman, A. (2018). Choosing your own adventure: Action research for

professional development. Educational Leadership, 76(3), 72-76.

Dodman, S. L., Groth, L., Ramezan, S., & Baker, A. (2017). Developing an inquiry stance through PDS

action research: Does it maintain after graduation? School-University Partnerships, 10(4), 30-46.*

View, J. L., Hall, B., DeMulder, E. K., Stribling, S. M., Dodman, S. L., Swalwell, K., & Ra, S. (2016). Equity

audit: A teacher leadership tool for nurturing teacher research. Educational Forum, 80(4), 380-393.*

Parsons, S. A., Parsons, A. W., Richey, L. N., Dodman, S. L., & Scales, W. D. (2014). Year one of a

longitudinal literacy professional development initiative in an urban school. Journal of School Connections, 5(1), 29-57.

Dodman, S. L., Fulginiti, K., Campet, M., Cavallero, R., Hopkins, A., & Onidi, C. (2014). Preparing social

justice oriented teachers: The potential role of action research in the PDS. School-University Partnerships, 7(1), 85-100.*

Dodman, S. L., Groth, L., Fulginiti, K., & Hull, B., Parker, A. K., & Parsons, S. A. (2017). George Mason’s

Elementary PDS Program: Teacher education designed by principles. In R. Flessner & D. R. Lecklider (Eds.), Case studies of clinical preparation in teacher education. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

Dodman, S. L., Fulginiti, K., Campet, M., Cavallero, R., Hopkins, A., & Onidi, C. (2013). Recognizing

choice: Working for social justice with action research. In K. Zenkov, D. Corrigan, & R. Beebe. (Eds.), Professional development schools and social justice: Schools and universities partnering to make a difference. Lanham, MA: Lexington Books.*

Ross, D. D., Dodman, S. L., & Vescio, V. (2010). The impact of teacher preparation for high-need schools. In

A. J. Stairs & K. A. Donnell (Eds.), Research on urban teacher learning: The role of contextual factors across the professional continuum. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishers. *refereed, invited

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Student Mentoring

Melissa Piercynski, Ph.D., December 2015, dissertation committee member

Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of Using ICTs in Literacy Instruction

Sophia Ra, Ph.D., December 2017, dissertation committee member

Preservice Teachers’ Entering Beliefs and Preconceptions about Teaching for Social Justice

Jan Ainger, Ph.D., August 2018, dissertation committee member

Exemplary Teachers of Reading: Their Inclusion of Students with Disabilities and Their Collaboration

Rebecca Brusseau, portfolio committee member

Sarah Slater, portfolio committee member

Michelle Dunaway, portfolio committee member

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Teaching Awards

George Mason University Office of Distance Education Online Course Excellence Award, 2015.

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Teaching Related Service

Profession

2018               Manuscript Reviewer: Journal of Teacher Education

2014-present     Annual Meeting Proposal Reviewer: American Educational Research Association (AERA)

2012-present     Associate Editor: School University Partnerships (the journal of the National Association for

       Professional Development Schools)

 

University

2018-2019      Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Classroom Policy Working Group member

2018               GMU Online Teaching Excellence Award committee member

2015-present     GMU Online Course Reviewer

2015-present     GMU Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference Proposal Reviewer

 

College

2018-present     Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning (ASTL) Co-Academic Program Coordinator

2014-2018      CEHD Curriculum Committee; 2017-2018 Chair, 2016-2017 Co-chair

 

Region

2016, 2017     Invited Workshops: St. Alban’s Early Childhood Center

2014-2016      Invited consultant: Worked with Providence Elementary School to aid teachers in leading

               their own professional development through action research

2014               Virginia Center for Excellence in Teaching summer teacher leadership institute, Teacher

       Leadership workshop instructor

2011-2013      Collaborative Advancement of Reading Education (CARE), school improvement partnership

       with Howard Road Academy, Washington DC Charter School

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Teaching Related Workshops and Presentations

National and International

Dodman, N., & Holincheck, N. (2018). Supporting adjunct faculty: 10 tips for higher ed programs. Online

Learning Consortium, OLC Accelerate 2018 Conference.

Fox, R. K., Webb, K., Holincheck, N., & Dodman, S. L. (2018). Investigating the role of critical reflection in

teachers' ability to effect change. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. New York, NY.

Dodman, S. L., DeMulder, E. K., View, J. L., Ra, S., Dallman, L., & Stribling, S. M. (2017). Beyond the

perspective shift: Examining the longitudinal impact of school equity audits on teachers' change agency. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Antonio, TX.

View, J. L., Stribling, S. M., Hall, B., Dodman, S. L., & DeMulder, E. K. (2017). Equity audit: A teacher

leadership tool for nurturing teacher research. Symposium at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Antonio, TX.

Fox, R. K., Dodman, S. L., Holincheck, N., & Webb, K. (2017). Perspectives on culture: Teachers'

development of critical reflective capacity through the cultural inquiry process. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Antonio, TX.

Fox, R. K., Holincheck, N., Dodman, S. L., & Webb, K. (2016). Beyond the dialectical: Social justice

orientation as expressed in teacher portfolio reflections. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Washington, DC.

Dodman, S. L., Groth, L., Ra, S., Ramezan, S., & Mulvaney, A. (2016). Investigating PDS graduates’

inquiry stance during their first year. Paper presented at the National Association of Professional Development Schools Conference. Washington, DC.

Parsons, A. W., Parsons, S. A., Dodman, S. L., Ramirez, E. M., Pierczynski, M., & Richey, L. N. (2015,

April). A longitudinal professional development initiative in a high-needs urban elementary school. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Chicago, IL.

Dodman, S. L., Swalwell, K., View, J. L., Stribling, S. M., DeMulder, E. K., & Ra, S. S. (2015). Investigating

teacher change agency through the use of equity audits. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Chicago, IL.

Fox, R. K., Dodman, S. L., Holincheck, N., & Merz, S. A. (2015). Understanding teacher learning during

online and face-to-face professional development through reflections and portfolio. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Chicago, IL.

Parsons, S. A., Parsons, A. W., Dodman, S. L., Richey, L. N., Pierczynski, M., Caufman, R., & Ramirez, E.

M. (2014, April). A longitudinal literacy professional development initiative in an urban elementary school. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Philadelphia, PA.

Dodman, S. L., Groth, L. A., & Parker, A. K. (2014, March). Making inquiry an active part of the internship:

Enhancing an action research course in a PDS program. Paper presented at the National Association of Professional Development Schools Conference. Las Vegas, NV.

Dodman, S. L., Parsons, S. A., & Parsons, A. W., & Ramirez, E. (2013, August). A charter-university

partnership for school improvement: Promising practices and potential obstacles. Paper presented at the summer meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators. Washington, DC.

Dodman, S. L., Parsons, S. A., & Parsons, A. W. (2013, February). Partnering for improvement: The

collaborative advancement of reading education project. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Orlando, FL.

Parsons, S. A., Parsons, A. W., Richey, L. N., Dodman, S. L., Scales, D., & Ramnath, R. (2012,

December). Year 2 of a longitudinal, collaborative literacy professional development project. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Literacy Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Parsons, S. A., Parsons, A. W., Richey, L. N., & Dodman, S. L. (2012, November). What components of

literacy professional development are most helpful for teachers and specialists? Insights from a longitudinal school-university partnership. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Literacy Educators and Researchers. Grand Rapids, MI.

 

University and Regional

Dodman, S. L. (2017). Critical reflective practice. Workshop presented at St. Alban’s Early Childhood

Center. Washington, DC.

Dodman, S. L. (2017). Learner centered instruction. Workshop presented at Argentina Educators Training

Program. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

Dodman, S. L. (2017). How to facilitate student conversation through discussion protocols: Making it

meaningful and active! Teaching demonstration at the GMU Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

Dodman, S. L. (2016). Recognizing and attending to culture in the classroom. Workshop presented at St.

Alban’s Early Childhood Center. Washington, DC.

Dodman, S. L. (2015). Utilizing critical friends structure in an online teacher education course. Presented at

GMU Office of Distance Education and Center for Faculty Excellence Lunch and Learn session. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

Dodman, S., Holincheck, N., & Fox, B. (2015). Scaffolding critical reflectivity in graduate students.

Presented at the GMU Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

Dodman, S. L. (2014). Teacher leadership. Workshop for the Virginia Center for Excellence in Teaching.

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

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Teaching Related Professional Development

2018 Summer     Online Teaching Initiative, Participant, College of Education and Human Development,

George Mason University

2019 Spring       Online Teaching Discovery Mini-Conference, Organizer, College of Education and

 Human Development, APTDIE Division

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Teaching Related Grants (Funded)

Dodman, S., Holincheck, N., & Fox, R. (2018). Interdisciplinary innovations in ASTL. College of Education

and Human Development Academic Program Innovation Fund. $5,000.

Dodman, S. (PI). (2013). Global Education for Teachers Collaborative, Mini-Grant. $250.

Parsons, S. A., Parsons, A. W., & Dodman, S. L. (Co-PI). (2012). Collaborative Advancement of Reading

Education (CARE): Leveraging Urban School Capacity to Improve Student Literacy Performance. College of Education and Human Development Seed Grant, $2,500.

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