1. Academic Degrees

PH.D. The University of Texas at Austin 1969
Curriculum and Instruction

M.Ed. Kent State University 1964
Secondary Education/Gifted

B.S. Ed. Ohio State University 1962
Mathematics/Psychology

2. Professional Experience

Present

1. The University of Central Florida
   Professor, College of Education
   
   
2. Coordinator, Doctoral C & I Program
   College of Education, UCF
   
   

1979-1984 Director, Institute for Research and Program Development, College of Education, UCF

1. 1979 Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs, UCF
   
   
2. 1969 Teaching Associate, The University of Texas at Austin
   
   
3. 1967 High School Mathematics Teacher
   Brevard County, Florida
   
   
4. 1964 Junior High Mathematics Teacher
   Parma, Ohio
   

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3. Faculty and Administrative Load

Coordinator, C & I Doctoral Program

Regularly teach doctoral classes:

EDG 7221 Advanced Curriculum Theory
EDG 7692 Issues in Curriculum and Instruction
EDG 7980 Doctoral Dissertation Supervision

Regularly teach undergraduate/graduate classes:

EDG 4324 Teaching in the Schools
EDG 6223 Curriculum Theory and Organization
EDG 6253 Curriculum Inquiry
EDG 6236 Principles of Instruction and Learning

4. Other College/University Assignments

Chair: Executive Committee C & I Doctoral Program (1991 - present)

Chair: University Travel Committee (1990-93)

Chair: Graduate Standards and Curriculum Committee (1992-1995)

Chair: Grants and Awards Committee (1995-1997)

Chair: Tenure and Promotion Committee (1997-1998)

Member: Salary Equity Committee (University 1977-1990)

Member: Tenure and Promotion Committee (1996-1997)

Member: Minority Mentor Task Force

Member: Ford Foundation Scholars Advisory Group

Member: COE Faculty Council (1992-1994)

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5. Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships

Kappa Delta Pi
Regional Liaison--Central Florida
Member Educational Forum Editorial Board
1994 Convocation Planning--Local Chair
Academic Editor, Educational Forum (1994-)
Member: Millennium Planning Committee (1997-)

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Member Editorial Staff: Journal of Supervision and Curriculum Development   (1992-95)
Associate Editor: Journal of Supervision and Curriculum Development   (1995-)

Florida Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Publications Editor 1981-86

Phi Delta Kappa

American Association for Teaching and Curriculum
Nominations Committee 1996
Conference Planning Committee 1997
Secretary-Treasurer 1997-

American Educational Research Association
Division B paper reader 1990-
Division C paper reader 1995-1997

National Society for the Study of Education

College of Preceptors

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Manuscript Reviewer: Teacher Education (1986-90)

College Representative 1991-93

International Study Association for Teachers and Teaching (1988-)
Chair 1997-1999

6. Recent Professional Activities

Seminole County Middle School Task Force 1988-91

Consultant: Muslim Academy of Central Florida, 1992-present

Consultant: Vilnius Pedagogical University, Curriculum Restructuring, February 1995

Consultant: Taipei Municipal Teachers college, Taipei, Taiwan, Curriculum Development, March 1995

Consultant: Primary School No. 13, Miglas 1, Vilnius, Lithuania, New Methods of Teaching, October 1995

Consultant: Astronaut High School, Titusville, Florida, Preparing for Block Scheduling, March 1996

Consultant: Sumter County Schools, Curriculum Redesign, Spring/Summer 1997

Consultant: Hamilton/Clermont Cooperative Association of Boards of Education, Cincinnati, Ohio, Evaluator of Cybercamp, Summer 1997

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7. Presentations

Presenter: "Helping Teachers Become Creative Thinkers," ASCD, San Antonio, TX, March 1990 (with Davis, Mutell, Hawley)

Presenter: "Restructuring the Curriculum: It is Time," ASCD, San Antonio, TX: March 1990 (with Hawley)

Presenter: "Curriculum Sharing: Bridging the Gap Between Cultures," ASCD, San Antonio, TX, March 1990 (with Davis, Phillips, Whittaker)

Presenter: "Infusing Thinking Skills into the Teacher Education Curriculum," Kappa Delta Pi Convocation, Indianapolis, IN, March 1990

Presenter: "Comenius Rediscovered in American Education: A Contemporary Relevance of 17th Century Radical Ideas!" International Standing Conference for the History of Education, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, Aug. 1990 (with O.L. Davis, Jr.)

Presenter: "Effectiveness of Peer Support Systems by Minority Students in Majority Institutions," Sixth Annual Conference on the Recruitment and Retention of Minorities in Education, Lexington, KY, Jan. 1992 (with M. Bell)

Presenter: "Exchanging Ideas for Curricular Change: Exploring Technology's Potential," Ninth International Conference on Technology and Education, Paris, France, March 1992 (with J. Whittaker)

Presenter: "Digital Audio for Multimedia," Ninth International Conference on Technology and Education, Paris, France, March 1992 (with A. Barron)

Presenter: "America 2000: Concerns for Curricularists," Professors of Curriculum, New Orleans, LA, April 1992

Presenter: "What is Assessed vs. What Should Be Taught: A University Perspective," Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, New Orleans, LA, April 1992

Presenter: "Research on the Effectiveness of Digital Audio In Computer-Based Education," American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, April 1992 (with A. Barron)

Presenter: "Quasi-Mastery Learning in Chemistry," International Staff Development Organization, Austin, TX, May 1992 (with S. Zapico)

Presenter: "Curriculum Issues: What Can Be Learned from the United Kingdom's Curriculum Reform," Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Washington, DC, March 1993

Presenter: "Infusing Thinking Skills Across the Curriculum," University of Coahillo, Sautillo, Mexico, April 1993

Presenter: "Teachers' Personal Practical Theories: Implications for Curricular and Instruction Decision Making," Sixth International Conference of the International Study Association on Teacher Thinking," Goteborg, Sweden, Aug. 1993

Presenter: "Application of Multicultural and Global Concepts in Preservice Teachers' Classrooms," Sixth International Study Association on Teacher Thinking, Goteborg, Sweden, Aug. 1993 (with Susan Brown)

Presenter: "Teaching Thinking Skills Without Packages," Florida Staff Development Association, St. Petersburg, FL, Sept. 1993

Presenter: "Developing the Muslim Academy of Central Florida," Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Chicago, IL, March 1994 (with Susan Brown and Yasmeen Quadri)

Presenter: "Teaching Values and Transcending Cultural Barriers: The History of Holocaust Education in American Schools,"International Standing Conference on History of Education, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Aug. 1994 (with Karen Riley)

Presenter: "Action Research to Improve Instruction: A Fifty Year tab Movement for Studied Cultural Change of Local School Practices," International Standing Conference on History of Education, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Aug.1994 (with O.L.Davis, Jr.)

Presenter: "Multiculturalism: A Search for Effective Education," Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Conference, San Francisco, CA, March 1995 (with Yasmeen Qadri, Susan Brown, Betty Green)

Presenter: "New Approach to Teaching Chemistry," Sixth National Conference on College Teaching and Learning, Jacksonville, FL, April 1995 (with Silvia Zapico)

Presenter: "The Nature of Research in American Education," Lithuanian Association for North American Studies: First International Conference on North American Studies, Vilnius, Lithuania, April 1995

Presenter: "Changing Lithuanian Education: Analysis on Inservice Education of School Inspectors, International Study Association of Teacher Thinking, St.Catherines, Ontario, Canada, August 1995 (with Aurimas Juozitis, Susan Andersen)

Presenter: "Applying Constructionist Theory to Multicultural Content," International Study Association of Teacher Thinking, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada, August 1995, (with Susan Brown)

Presenter: "Strategies in Reforming Education," First Annual Conference on Educational Change, Vilnius Pedagogical University, Vilnius, Lithuania, October 1995

Presenter: "Educational Change in Lithuania" Kappa Delta Pi International Convocation, Birmingham, AL, November 1995

Presenter: Empowering the Poor to Make a Difference in Their Education," Kappa Delta Pi International Convocation, Birmingham, AL, November 1995 (with Gregory Wiens, Patsy Moskal)

Presenter: "Perspectives of Global, National, And State Diversity: Imperatives for Changing American Educational Practices, Symposium," Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, New Orleans, LA, March 1996, (with Roger Bennett, O.L. Davis, Jr., Patton Williams)

Presenter: "Multicultural Education Courses: Practicing What We Preach, " American Education Research Association, New York, NY, April 1996 (with Susan Brown)

Presenter: Reactive Behavior Patterns in Gifted Adolescents, " American Education Research Association, New York, NY, April 1996 (with Diane Cioffi, Charles Dziuban)

Presenter: "Higher Education: Challenges and Future Directions," World Future Society Eighth General Assembly, Washington, DC, July 1996 (with Lorna Kunnath, Gregory Wiens)

Presenter: "Schooling Behind Barbed Wire: An Understanding of Schooling in Crystal City, Texas Internment Camp German School During 1942-1946," International Standing Conference for the History of Education, Krakow, Poland, August 1996 (with Karen Riley, O.L. Davis, Jr.)

Presenter: "The Quality of Research in Curriculum Studies and Teaching," American Association for Teaching and Curriculum, San Antonio, TX, October 1996

Presenter: "Active and Personal: Seventh-Graders as Decision Makers," American Association for Teaching and Curriculum, San Antonio, TX, October 1996 (with Charyl Tabscott)

Panel Member "Writing for Publication for JCS," Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Baltimore, MD , March 1997 (with G. Ponder, O.L. Davis, Jr., S. Brown, J. Whittaker)

Presenter: "Promise of Portfolios: Using a Student-Centered Process to Promote Multicultural Perspective," Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Baltimore, MD, March 1997 (with S. Brown and M. Warner)

Presenter: "Where Do We Go From Here? President Clinton's Educational Agenda and Curriculum Issues for the New Millennium," Professors of Curriculum, Baltimore, MD, March 1997

Presenter: "Selection of Standard Criteria to Evaluate Interactive Multimedia CALL Courseware," Southeast Conference of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Orlando, FL, March 1997 (with C. Meyer)

Presenter: "Wrestling with Prior Beliefs About Gays and Lesbians in a Multicultural Education Course," American Education Research Association, Chicago, IL, March 1997 (with S. Brown)

Presenter: "Relations Among College Supervisors, Cooperating Teachers and Student Teachers in a Reflective Teacher Education Program," American Education Researach Association, Chicago, IL, March 1997 (with B. Stern)

Panel Member: "Going On Line: The Process From a Variety of Perspectives," Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 8th International Conference, SITE '97, Orlando, FL, April 1997 (with K. Allen, L. Holt, T. Kubula, S. Sorg, B. Truman, J. Hartman)

Presenter: "Developiing a Mentoring Program for Adjuncts, " Association of Teaching and Learning, Jacksonville, FL, April 1997 (with R. Lyons)

Presenter: "From the Pulpit of Hate to the American Classroom: Messages and Messengers of the White Identity Church Movement," International Standing Conference on the History of Education (ISCHE), Maynooth, Ireland, September 1997 (with K. Riley, O.L. Davis, Jr.)

Presenter: "Development of a Muslim School in a Chirstian-Judaic Society," International Standing Conference on the History of Education (ISCHE), Maynooth, Ireland, September 1997
(with Y. Qadri)

Presenter: "Student Reactive Behavior Patterns: Teachers Perceptions of Students," International Study Association of Teachers' Thinking, Kiel, Germany, October 1997 (with J. Dziuban, C. Dziuban, D. Cioffi, S. Brown)

Presenter: "A Study of the Distribution of Reactive Behavior Patterns in Elementary Age Children and Their Relationship to Selected Demographics," International Study Association of Teachers' Thinking, Kiel, Germany, October 1997 (with J. Dziuban)

Panel Member: "Teachers' Professional Development Against the Background of National Trends in Curriculum Innovation: A Symposium," International Study Association of Teachers' Thinking, Kiel, Germany, October 1997 (with M. Lang, C. Day, H. Tillema)

Presenter: "Electronic Enhancement: Problems, Paradigms and Possibilities," American Association for Teaching and Curriculum, Indianapolis, IN, October 1997 (with M. Geary)

Presenter: "Revisiting Bloom's Taxonomy: Instructional Methodology for the 21st Century," American Association for Teaching and Curriculum, Indianapolis, IN, October 1997 (with K. Riley)

Panel Member: "Foshay's Curriculum Theory Matrix: A Critique," American Association for Teaching and Curriculum, Indianapolis, IN, October 1997 (with D. Marshall, W. Wraga, O.L. Davis, Jr., J. Deets)

Presenter: "Writing for Publication," Kappa Delta Pi International Biennial Convocation, St. Louis, MO, November, 1997 (with G. Mabie)

Presenter: "Student Reactive Behavior Patterns: Helping Teachers Understand Their Students," Kappa Delta Pi International Biennial Convocation, St. Louis, MO, November 1997 (with J. Dziuban, C. Dziuban, S. Brown)

Presenter: "Reactive Behavior Patterns in Elementary School Population and Strategies for Effective Instruction," Kapp Delta Pi International Biennial Convocation, St. Louis, MO, November 1997 (with J. Dziuban)

Presenter: "Tangelo Park Pilot Program: A College Access Program," Kappa Delta Pi International Biennial Convocation, St. Louis, MO, November 1997 (with V. Poitier)

Presenter: "Telecourse and Traditional Computer Applications-- Exploring the Impact of Review Sessions," Kappa Delta Pi International biennial convcation, St. Louis, MO, November 1997 (with C. Bourke)

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8. Recent Publications

Honor in Teaching: Reflections (ed) Kappa Delta Pi Pub., West Lafayette, IN, 1990

The Thinking Teacher: Ideas for Effective Learning (with Biraimah) New York: McGraw-Hill, 1991

"The Impossible Dream? Not Really: Recruitment and Retention Strategies that Work," Recruitment and Retention of Minorities in Education (with M. Bell) Ernest Middleton, et al (eds) Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1992, pp154-161

"Digital Audio for Multimedia," Education Sans Frontieres: Proceedings from the Ninth International Conference on Technology and Education (with A. Barron) Nolan Estes, Michael Thomas (eds). Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1992, pp 354-356

"Exchanging Ideas for Curricular Change: Exploring Technology's Potential," Education Sans Frontieres: Proceedings from the Ninth International Conference on Technology and Education (with J. Whittaker) Nolan Estes, Michael Thomas (eds) Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1993, pp 357-359

"Research on Digital-Audio in Instructional Computing," Journal on Research and Computing in Education (with A. Barron), May, 1993, pp 277-289

"Clinton, A Panacea for Education: NOT!" FASCD Policy Review , Winter 1993, pp 13-14

"Effectiveness of Peer Support Systems by Minority Students in Majority Institutions," Recruitment and Retention of Minorities in Education , 6th Ed. (with M. Bell) Ernest Middleton et al (eds) Lexington, KY: The University of Kentucky Press, 1993, pp 151-154

The Thinking Teacher: Ideas for Effective Learning , 2nd ed. (with Biraimah) New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993

"Quasi-Mastery Learning in Chemistry," Resources in Education (with Zapico) September, 1993, ERIC Document, ED 356-805

"La Ense anza como Pensamiento en Acci n," Innova (with O.L. Davis, Jr.)December, 1993, pp 4-8

"Application of Multicultural and Global Concepts in Preservice Teachers' Classrooms: A Follow-Up Report," Curriculum (with S. Brown) Spring, 1994, pp 28-32

"In Search of Multicultural and Global Education in Real Classrooms," Journal of Curriculum and Supervision (with S. Brown) Spring, 1994, pp 313-316

"What is Really Important in the Curriculum World?" Journal of Curriculum and Supervision (with J. Dziuban) Winter 1996, pp 188-192

"Guilt-free Education," Educational Horizons Spring 1996, pp 84- 88

"Touching Our Lives Forever," Kappa Delta Pi Record , Fall, 1996, p 31

"Applying Constructionist Theory to Multicultural Content," In M. Kompf, W.R.Bond, D. Dworet, and R.T. Boak (Eds) Changing Research and Practice: Teachers' Professionalism, Identities, and Knowledge, 1996, Chapter 13, pp 167-174, London: Falmer Press (with S. Brown)

"Shared Differences: Multicultural Media and Practical Pedagogy," Book Review, Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice 3 (2), Winter 1997, pp 318-323

"Reactive Behavior Patterns in Gifted Adolescents," The Educational Forum 61 (3), Spring 1997, pp 260-268 (with D. Cioffi)

"Quality in Educational Research," The Educational Forum 62 (2), Winter 1998, pp 146-152

"Understanding Integrated Curriculum," Curriculum (in press)

"Schooling in a Texas Internment Camp: The German Experience," ISCHE Selected Papers , Volume II (in press) (with K. Riley, O.L. Davis, Jr.)