Vincent A. Aleccia, Ed.D. Williamson Hall 316C Cheney, WA (509)

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1 Vincent A. Aleccia, Ed.D. Williamson Hall 316C Cheney, WA (509) CURRENT POSITION Assistant Professor of Education College of Education and Human Development Eastern Washington University ACADEMIC TRAINING 2007 Doctor of Education George Fox University Newberg, Oregon Dissertation: National Board Certification: Its Effect on Teacher Leadership in Oregon and Washington Public Secondary Schools 1981 Master of Arts in English Language and Literature California State University Fullerton, California Passed written comprehensive examinations with honors 1978 Master of Arts in Secondary Education: Curriculum and Instruction University of San Francisco San Francisco, California Thesis: Self-Perception in Career Education 1975 Bachelor of Arts in English California State University Fullerton, California LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS 2006 Oregon Initial Administrator License # Teacher-Consultant Oregon Writing Project 2002 National Board Certified Teacher # English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 1994 Master Journalism Educator certification Journalism Education Association 1

2 LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS (continued) 1992 Certified Journalism Educator certification Journalism Education Association 1984 Oregon Teaching License # Endorsements in Language Arts and Social Studies 1982 California Community College Instructor Credential #13187 Endorsement in Literature and Language Arts 1976 California Teaching License #STC (Grades 7-12) Endorsements in English and Social Studies PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (HIGHER EDUCATION) 2006-present Assistant Professor of Education College of Education and Human Development Eastern Washington University Taught a variety of graduate and undergraduate courses including EDUC 201: Introduction to Education EDUC 303: Foundations of Assessment EDUC 419: Secondary Classroom Management EDUC 506: Educational Sociology EDUC 520: Methods of Educational Research EDUC 521: Field-Based Inquiry EDUC 588: Readings in the Curriculum EDUC 596: Foundations of Education/MIT COIN 571: Survey of Post-Secondary Education COIN 572: Strategies for Teaching Adult Education COIN 581: Workshop in College Instruction Coordinated the M.Ed. program in Adult Education and advised graduate students in the program Directed the National Board candidate support program including supervising National Board Certified Teacher facilitators and their cohorts of candidates Supervised secondary student teachers Served as a member of the Department of Education s hiring committee Adjunct Instructor of English College of the Siskiyous Weed, California Taught a variety of lower-division courses including Freshman Composition, Survey of Literature, and Survey of Science Fiction 2

3 Adjunct Instructor of English Southern Oregon University Ashland, Oregon Taught a variety of lower-division courses including Freshman Composition and Research Writing PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (K-12) Curriculum Director North Medford High School Medford, Oregon Worked with certificated staff to create vertical and horizontal curriculum alignment Hired new faculty Oriented new faculty Conducted IEP and Section 504 staffings , English/Journalism/Social Studies Teacher North Medford High School Medford, Oregon Taught a variety of English/Journalism/Social Studies courses including English 1-4, Advanced Placement Literature and Composition, Journalism 1, Advanced Journalism, World Studies, and Contemporary Issues Planned and implemented a combined Freshman Honors block in English and World Studies Advised the campus newspaper Served on district-wide Language Arts curriculum committee Coordinated revision of district-wide Senior Project program English Teacher Fulbright Teacher Exchange The Sandon School Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom Taught a variety of English courses ranging from Year 6 through Sixth Form (Year 13) Gave a variety of presentations about American culture Advised the campus newspaper Served on school-wide English curriculum committee English/Journalism Teacher Yreka Union High School Yreka, California 3

4 Taught a variety of English/Journalism courses including English 1-4 and Journalism Coached the Brain Brawl academic team Advised the local California Scholarship Federation chapter Coached the Academic Decathlon team Advised the campus newspaper English/Journalism/Social Studies Teacher Canyon High School Anaheim, California Taught a variety of English/Journalism/Social Studies courses including British Literature, American Literature, Advanced Composition, Journalism, and United States History Advised the campus newspaper and yearbook Revised scope and sequence of writing skills in English curriculum UNIVERSITY SERVICE 2008 Compiled National Board Candidate Support Program Handbook for the EWU National Board program 2008 Compiled Undergraduate Style Manual for the Department of Education to standardize format and style of undergraduate papers and research projects 2008 Trained in the Ally Welcoming Project to serve as a resource for university students and staff of the LGBTQ community Served as co-adviser for EWU student chapter of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Served on university-wide cross-campus committee to prepare for NCATE accreditation visit Served on Department of Education Hiring Committee Coordinated EWU support program for candidates for National Board certification Served on university-wide Library Affairs Council 2007 Served as an instructor and counselor at Chewelah Peaks Learning Center for a Summer Outdoor Science Adventure Camp designed for middleschool students and jointly sponsored by EWU, WSU, and 4-H 4

5 Served on numerous (and chaired several) committees for graduate student presentations of culminating research projects 2007 Compiled M.Ed. Thesis and Research Project Style Manual for the Department of Education to standardize format and style of graduate theses and projects 2007 Served on EWU committee that attended the Washington Center s Curriculum Planning Retreat in preparation for NCATE visitation PROFESSIONAL AWARDS 2006 Nominated for Who s Who Among American Teachers & Educators PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 2008-present Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development 2006-present Northwest Association of Teacher Educators Washington State Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development PUBLICATIONS (PEER-REVIEWED) Aleccia, V. A. (2008). Knowledge to wisdom: Helping students navigate the digital world. InLand: A Journal for Teachers of English Language Arts, 27(2), Aleccia, V. A. (in press). Secondary National Board candidates and attitudes toward assessment: A qualitative study. Northwest Passage: Journal of Educational Practices. Aleccia, V. A. (in press). Keep(ing) writing in a test-crazy curriculum. InLand: A Journal for Teachers of English Language Arts, 28(1). Aleccia, V. A. (2008). The Imperative of Teacher Educator Modeling. Manuscript submitted for publication. PUBLICATIONS (NON PEER-REVIEWED) Aleccia, V. A. (in press). Late Summer Hiatus (poem). InLand: A Journal for Teachers of English Language Arts, 28(1). Aleccia, V. A. (in press). Beating the odds with The Eleventh Man (book review). InLand: A Journal for Teachers of English Language Arts, 28(1). Aleccia, V. A. (2006). The five-year plan: Research manual and style guide. Medford, OR: Medford School District. 5

6 Aleccia, V. A. (2003). A brief overview of American journalism. Medford, OR: Medford School District. Aleccia, V. A. (2002). The junior research paper: Manual and style guide. Medford, OR: Medford School District Aleccia, V. A. (1992). Hi-Times staff handbook and style manual. Medford, OR: Medford School District. Aleccia, V. A. (1984). Gyration. West Wind Review, 1, 11. Aleccia, V. A. (1984). Déjà vu. West Wind Review, 1, 20. Aleccia, V. A. (1983, Spring). I ve got to turn over a new leaf. Oregon English, 5(1), 12. PRESENTATIONS (INVITED) Aleccia, V. A. (2008, October). Walking our talk: The imperative of teacher educator modeling. Paper presented at the meeting of the Phi Delta Kappa-Washington State Research Conference for Teachers and Educators, Seattle, WA. GRANTS Qwest Foundation. (2008). Equipment Grant for Eastern Washington University s National Board Candidate Support Program. Amount $22, (Submitted). 6