University Senate Chair Award Nomination Packet May Dr. Randy Parker College of Education

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1 University Senate Chair Award Nomination Packet May 2007 Dr. Randy Parker College of Education (A) Courses Taught and Overall Evaluation Ratings Fall 2002-Winter 2007 Course Rating EDCI 471: Classroom Management 3.7 EDCI 521: Assessment of Students and Programs 3.9 EDCI 522: Instructional Theory and Practice 3.9 Five Sections EDCI 524: Supervision of Student Teachers 3.9 Five Sections EDCI 528: Evaluating Pupil Growth 3.8 EDCI 500: Research Applications for Teachers 3.9 Two Sections EDUC 541: Introduction to Graduate Study and Research 3.6 Ten Sections EDLE 500: Research Applications for Educational Leaders 4.0 Two Sections LEC 703: Qualitative Research in Education 3.6 Eight Sections (B) Statement Addressing Teaching, Research, and Community/University Service Outstanding institutions of higher education have traditionally been supported by the tripod of outstanding teaching, research, and service. In this age of accountability, these areas have recently become even more important to the overall mission of the institution. Although involvement in these areas is part of every employee s job description, truly outstanding institutions have individuals who excel in each of these endeavors. Outstanding universities create an environment that values and celebrates outstanding teaching; teaching that supports the mission of the university by providing students not only with knowledge, but with meaningful instruction that encourages development of cognitive, social, and physical knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Effective teachers engage students in meaningful and practical experiences. The mission is fulfilled when students develop higher order skills in reasoning and creative thinking

2 so as to be able to utilize this knowledge in creative problem solving and life long learning. Research is an integral part of the university mission in that, as the boundaries of knowledge expand, new understandings, products, services, and processes are developed that increase our understanding, enhance quality of life, and inform best practice. The university mission is enhanced when research endeavors lead to practical, meaningful, and applicable improvement to the human condition. Service to the university, as well as the broader community, enhances the university mission by providing real life applications of and connections to best practice. In addition, active participation in the work of the institution utilizes the skill and expertise of individuals in meeting the overall mission of the university. Service to the profession and the broader community allows connections to be made that continue to enhance productivity, relationships, and quality of life. An effective institution is a part of a larger community. Effective and active involvement in teaching, research, and service by individuals in the university community clearly supports the mission of the university. Moreover, outstanding institutions, as noted by T. J. Sergiovanni, are those in which individuals excel in each of these areas so as to move from a participation investment (doing what is required of the job) to a performance investment where these efforts truly support and under gird the work of the enterprise. (C) Selected Publications, Grants, and Other Scholarly Activities Parker, R., & Holmes, J. (2007). Incorporating compressed video and Internet protocol to deliver graduate coursework. Technology and Teacher Education Annual. Chesapeake, VA: AACE: Parker, R. (2003). Institutional Report to the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE): Standard Five Faculty Qualifications, Performance, and Development. Louisiana Tech University: College of Education Stockton, C., Gullatt, D., & Parker, R. (2002). School uniforms: Policies and procedures. Research in Middle Level Education 25, (1). Effective Learning Environments Via active Teaching Enhancement Strategies Demonstration/Display Presentation at the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) National Convention and Expo, Louisville, Kentucky. April 20, Incorporating compressed video and Internet protocol to deliver graduate coursework. Presentation to the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, March 28, San Antonio, Texas. LaGear-Up Exploration Camps: Preparing Underserved Populations for Post Secondary Education. Display Presentation to the Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Education Research Association, Kenner, Louisiana. March 8, Storm Saga: The Displacement, Return, and Resurgence of Mid-South Educational researchers in the Wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Symposia Presentation to the 35 th Annual Meeting of the MidSouth Educational Research Association. Birmingham, Alabama. November, 2006.

3 Effective Learning Environments Via Active Teaching Enhancement Strategies: Project ELEVATE Year II. Presentation to the 35 th Annual Meeting of the MidSouth Educational Research Association. Birmingham, Alabama. November, Residential Summer Science Exploration Camps: Improving Middle school Students Achievement and Preparation for Post Secondary Education Presentation to the 35th Annual Meeting of the MidSouth Educational Research Association. Birmingham, Alabama. November 8, 2006 Effective Learning Environments Via Active Teaching Enhancement Strategies: Project ELEVATE Year I. Presentation to the Annual Meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association. Austin, Texas. February 9, Use of Pre and Post Visit Activities with Informal Learning Settings: Year II. Accepted for Presentation to the 34th Annual Meeting of the MidSouth Educational Research Association. Baton Rouge, Louisiana November 10, 2005 (Meeting Canceled in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina). Voices of the Blind: Coping and Succeeding in the Academy. Presentation to the Annual Meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association. New Orleans, Louisiana. February 10, The Evolution of Leadership Studies: The Great Man Theory.. Presentation to the Annual Meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association. New Orleans, Louisiana. February 11, Enhancing School Climate for Learning Through the Use of School Uniforms: Hard Data for Consideration Presentation to the 2004 Annual Summer Conference of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA). Branson, MO. August 6, Adjusting, Coping, and Succeeding in the World of the Blind. Symposium at the Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Education Research Association (LERA). Baton Rouge, LA. March 11, Impact of Summer Science Camp for Middle School Students. Presentation to the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS) International Conference. Nashville, Tennessee, January 9, Snapshot: Emerging Metaphors of LAGEARUP Campers. Presentation to the Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic AETS. Lake Lure, North Carolina. October 24, Use of Portfolios as a part of Teacher Candidate Preparation Presentation to the 26th Annual Meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association. San Antonio, Texas. February 13, A Study of Student and Teacher Perceptions of the Importance and Implementation of Uniforms. Presentation to the 25th Annual Meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association. Austin, Texas. February 15, Grants and External Funding Louisiana Department of Education. Project ELEVATE: Co Principal Investigator (funded: contractual agreement) $13,650 ( ) La Board Of Regents: LaGEAR-UP Summer Explorer s Camp 2006: (funded) Project Evaluator/Assessment Coordinator/Contributing Author

4 IMLS: National Leadership Grant The Effect of Museum Based Learning on Student Achievement : Principle Investigator $988, (submitted) La Board Of Regents: LaGEAR-UP Summer Explorer s Camp 2005: Project Evaluator/Assessment Coordinator/Contributing Author Louisiana Department of Education. Project ELEVATE: Effective Learning Strategies Via Active Teaching Enhancement Strategies October 2005-September Co-Project Director, $171, La Board Of Regents: LaGEAR-UP Summer Explorer s Camp 2004: Project Evaluator/Assessment Coordinator/Contributing Author Center for Professional Development and Research in Blindness (PDRIB) Grant Authentic Voices of the Blind Fall 2003 Principal Investigator/Project Director. $7000. La Board Of Regents: LA-GEAR-UP Grant Summer 2003, Project Evaluator $180,000 (D) Selected Community/University Service Activities Doctoral Dissertation Committees: Chair and Major Professor: Program Graduates: Carrie Ferguson, Julie Holmes, Sharilyn Locke, Charles Patterson, Lily Stoppleworth, Bob Webber, Vickie Wheelis Committee Member: Program Graduates: Chris Dawson, Dona Holloway, Francis Lui, James Moore, Dorothy Schween, Cathy Stockton. Current Chair and Major Professor: Scott Crain, Eva Hall, Barry Morales, Janice Kennedy Williams. Current Committee Member: Glen Gleason, Cyd Harris, Deborah Hollimon, Gary Jones, Mary Stephens, Oi Yee Monica Ratcliff.

5 Service to the Profession Research in the Schools (RIS) Editorial Board, Invited Manuscript Reviewer Contemporary Issues in Education Research (CIER): Executive Editor Louisiana Educational Research Association (LERA) Executive Director ; Executive Board 2003, Local Arrangements Chair , Program Co-Chair MidSouth Educational Research Association (MSERA) Vice President/President Elect 2007, Board of Directors Louisiana Representative ; Program Chair 2005 Annual Meeting; Program Committee, Evaluation Committee, Graduate Student Advisement Committee Southwest Educational Research Association (SERA): Program Committee Service to the University Louisiana Education Consortium (LEC): Governing Board, Policies and Procedures Sub-Committee (chair); LEC Admissions Subcommittee. Prelim Committee. University: Instructional Policies Committee, University Senate, Academic Integrity Committee, Summer Orientation, Time Out for Tech, Louisiana Tech Faculty/Staff Club: President , Phi Kappa Phi: President. COE: Course and Curriculum Committee (chair), Admissions and Appeals Committee, Graduate Committee, Strategic Planning Committee. CIL Faculty Search Committee (chair); New Faculty Mentor, DAT Member. Design Team for Masters in Educational Leadership, Undergraduate and Graduate Teacher Certification Redesign. Service to the Community Louisiana Teacher Assessment and Assistance (LaTAPP); Assessor District Assistance Team (DAT) Professional Development Presentations: Claiborne Parish Professional Development Days ; Math and Special Needs Students 2005; NCLB: Highly Qualified Teachers Invited Adjudicator Social Studies Fair, Science Fair. Lincoln and Ouachita School Districts Louisiana Music Educators Association (LMEA) District VIII: Large Ensemble Festival Adjudicator Louisiana Music Educators Association (LMEA) District I Honor Band Adjudicator