CONNIE WILSON ANDERSON Office: Texas Tech University College of Education PO Box 41071 Lubbock, TX 79409-1071 806.742.1997 x272 connie.anderson@ttu.edu SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Teaching experience at the university level (graduate and undergraduate) in teacher education programs in various educational institutions Historically Black College and University (HBCU), land-grant tier 1 research universities, community colleges; Administrative roles and leadership responsibilities at the university level as department chair of business teacher education programs, committee chair, and student organization advisor; Extensive involvement teaching and working with diverse ethnic and cultural student populations in rural and urban public schools identified as at risk ; Expertise in developing and integrating technology into learning environments; Involvement in developing, implementing, and evaluating field-based teacher education programs; Successful, collaborative grant writing experiences; Strong interpersonal skills; ability to supervise and work collaboratively with others. EDUCATION Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma Doctor of Education, December 1988 Major: Business Education Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma Master of Education, May 1975 Major: Secondary Education Bachelor of Science in Education, May 1973 Major: Business SPECIAL ENDORSEMENTS University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma Vocational Certification, July 1985 (valid to 2010) Concentration: Business and Office Education Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma Oklahoma Standard Teaching Certification, 1973 (valid to 2010) Concentration: Secondary Business Education PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Post-Doctoral Coursework Multicultural Education The Principalship Fundamentals of Curriculum Development Multiple and Varied Technology Workshops EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas College of Education, Curriculum and Instruction Assistant Professor, August 2002 to present Visiting Associate Professor, August 2001 to August 2002 2 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Teachers College, Department of Curriculum and Instruction Assistant Professor & Department Chair, August 1998 to August 2001 Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma College of Education, School of Curriculum and Educational Leadership Assistant Professor & Department Chair, August 1992 to August 1998 Langston University Tulsa, Oklahoma, University Center at Tulsa School of Business, Business Administration/Management Associate Professor, August 1991 to May 1992 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Urban Center School of Business, Business Administration/Management Site Coordinator/Associate Professor January 1991 to August 1991 Langston, Oklahoma, School of Business Management/Business Administration/Computer Science Associate Professor, August 1984 to December 1989 University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma College of Business Administration Department of Management, Management Information Systems Visiting Professor, January 1990 to December 1990 Rose State College, Midwest City, Oklahoma Business Division, Business Administration/Computer Information Systems/Secretarial Administration, Adjunct Instructor, January 1989 to 1994 Oklahoma City Public Schools, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Douglass High School Northwest Classen High School Business Department Business Teacher, February 1983 to August 1984 Millwood Public Schools, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Business Department; Business Teacher, August 1978 to August 1981 Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, Oklahoma Business Division, Adjunct Instructor of Business, August 1977 to May 1978 Tulsa Public Schools, Tulsa, Oklahoma McLain High School; Central High School Business Department Business Teacher, August 1973 to August 1978 SCHOLARSHIP
Publications Anderson, C. W., & Myers, S. (in press). Engaging Secondary Postbaccalaureate Teacher Candidates in Dialogues about Diversity: Creating a Cultural Self Portrait. National FORUM of Applied Educational Research. 3 Myers, S., McMillan, S., Price, M., Anderson, C. W., & Fives, H. (in press). Partnering with Secondary Schools to Prepare Highly Qualified Teachers: Alternative Certification through a Professional Development School Model. National Association for Alternative Certification. Anderson, C. W. (2006). Examining historical events through children s literature. Multicultural Magazine. 14(1), 36-38. Myers, S., & Anderson, C.W. (2005). Developing a mentoring model framework for a local induction initiative. National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal. 16(1), 3-15 Anderson, C. W. (2001). Role of professional education. In The Encyclopedia of Business and Finance Macmillan Reference USA. Encyclopedia Macmillan. Schultz, A., & Anderson, C. W. (2001). A STEP into the future. Techniques. 76(4), 22-25. Anderson, C. W. (1999, October). Mentoring beginning teachers. Texas Business Education Association Journal. 7(1), 1-11. Anderson, C. W. (1995, Fall). Multicultural teaching in business education. Texas Business Education Association Journal. 5(1), 91-98. Wilson, C. A. (1994, Spring). Multicultural education: What business educators should know and be able to do. Notes and Quotes, 19(1), 3-5. Brock, M., Wilson, C. A., Trumbly, J. E., & Killingsworth, B. (1990). The impact of telecommuting in the MIS environment. Proceedings of the National Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, 2, (pp.1099-1101). Publications (submitted for review) Burley, H., Butner, B., Anderson, C., Siwatu, K. Is past prologue? Predicting developmental education students college performance from NELS data set. Journal of Developmental Education. (Manuscript revisions and resubmission requested) Anderson, C. W., & Myers, S. Preparing postbaccalaureate preservice teachers for culturally diverse secondary classrooms: Developing a sense of cultural self awareness. Teacher Development. (Manuscript submitted for review) Anderson, C. W., & Myers, S. Mentoring women into the academy: A self study. Journal About Women in Higher Education. (Manuscript submitted for review) Anderson, C. W., & Myers, S. Preparing preservice teachers for culturally diverse secondary classrooms: Developing an electronic media cultural self portrait. (Manuscript submitted for review) Presentations Referred Partnering with Secondary Schools to Prepare Highly Qualified Teachers, Holmes Partnership Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, January 2007.
Preparing alternatively certified teachers for culturally diverse secondary classrooms. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, California, April 2006. 4 With a lot of help from our friends: Negotiating relationships within school/university partnerships. Preparing alternatively certified teachers for culturally diverse secondary classrooms. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, California, April 2006. With a lot of help from our friends: Negotiating relationships within school/university partnerships. National Center for Alternative Certification Conference, San Diego, California, February 2006. The creation of an induction program. Association of Teacher Educators Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, February 2005. PROJECT REAL: Recruiting educators through alternative licensure. Southeast Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2005. The development of a mentoring model framework. Mountains-Plains Business Education Association Convention, Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 2004. The development of a mentoring model framework for an Academy of Teacher Induction Support and Assistance. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, San Diego, California, April 2004. African American and Mexican American teachers use of first language in the teaching-learning process. International Conference on Language, Education and Diversity, Hamilton, New Zealand, November 2003 [did not attend due to funding limitations]. Mentoring needs of beginning business teachers. Mountain Plains Business Education Association Regional Conference, Rapid City, South Dakota, June 2001. Online testing. Mountain Plains Business Education Association Regional Conference, Austin, Texas, June 2000. Enhancing teaching strategies: team collaboration and the Internet. The Seventh National Conference on College Teaching and Learning, Jacksonville, Florida, March, 1996. Internet applications for the classroom. Oklahoma Education Association Conference: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October, 1995. Teacher portfolios. Oklahoma Department of Vocational and Technical Education Summer Conference: Tulsa, Oklahoma, August, 1995. Internet applications for the classroom. Oklahoma Department of Vocational and Technical Education Summer Conference: Tulsa, Oklahoma, August, 1995. Cultural diversity in the classroom. Oklahoma Department of Vocational and Technical Education Summer Conference: Tulsa, Oklahoma, August, 1992. The impact of telecommuting in the MIS environment. National Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute: San Diego, California, November, 1990. Invited Examining teacher development through mentoring. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, California, April 2006.
5 The use of emerging technologies to support the teaching-learning process. Prairie View A&M University, College of Education, Prairie View, Texas, July 2005. Making the right career choice after high school. Millwood High School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, February 2005. Your 1 st year as a teacher. Texas Tech University. College of Education, Lubbock, Texas, December 2004, April 2005. The Academy for Teacher Induction Support and Assistance: Mentoring and induction program. TxBESS/Mentoring and Induction Coordinators Meeting, Amarillo, Texas, June 2004. What we talk about when we talk about mentoring: African American female faculty. University of Nebraska Symposium for Women: Mentoring, Preparation for Success, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 2000. Integrating the Internet into the curriculum. Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges, Claremore, Oklahoma, March 1996. Computer-aided instruction. International Vocational Teacher Educator Institute: Stillwater, Oklahoma, July 1995. Portfolio assessment. Business Technology Educators of Oklahoma City Annual Meeting: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, November, 1994. Funded Grants Principal Co-investigator Texas Tech University, College of Education, Faculty Research Grant (2004). E-mentoring for teaching interns. $1784. Principal Co-investigator Texas Tech University, Department of Education, Transition to Teaching (2004-2009). PROJECT REAL: Recruiting educators through alternative licensure. $1,308,938 Co-investigator Texas Tech University, Helen Jones Foundation (2003-present). Leadership education and development for junior high/middle level preservice and beginning teachers. $200,000. Principal Co-investigator Texas Tech University, College of Education, Faculty Research Grant (2002). Developing local teacher induction programs. $1969. SERVICE Member, Faculty Development Committee, Texas Tech University, Office of the Provost, Lubbock, Texas, 2006. Co-director, Master Mentor Teacher Certificate (MMTC) Program, Texas Tech University, College of Education, Lubbock, Texas, 2006 Co-Chair, American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference Division K Section 2, San Francisco, 2006 Member, Subcommittee on Field Experiences for the Post-Baccalaureate Secondary Evening Program, Texas Tech University, College of Education, Lubbock, Texas, 2005 Co-director, Academy for Teacher Induction Support and Assistance, Texas Tech University, College of Education, Lubbock, Texas, 2003 to present
Mentor, Mentor Cluster Leader, Lauro Cavazos & Ophelia Powell-Malone Mentoring Program, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 2002 to present 6 Mentor, Community In Schools of Texas, Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, Austin, Texas, Lubbock Independent School District, Dunbar Junior High, Lubbock, Texas, 2001 to 2003 University Representative, Texas Tech University, Quadrant Four Schools Induction Initiative Texas Tech University, Lubbock,Texas, 2001 Member, Publications Committee, Delta Pi Epsilon, National Honorary Professional Graduate Society in Business Education, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2000 to 2002 Auditor, Nebraska State Business Education Association Executive Board, Grand Island, Nebraska, 2000, 2001 Trainer, Teachers College Benson Partnership Project, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1999 to 2001 National Council Representative, Alpha Upsilon Chapter Faculty Advisor, Delta Pi Epsilon, National Honorary Professional Graduate Society in Business Education, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1999 to 2001 Faculty Advisor, Alpha Lambda Omega Christian Sorority, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 2004 to present; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 2004 to 2005; Associate Counselor, Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 2004 to 2006; Phi Beta Lambda, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1999 to 2001; Black Business Association, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 1990;Management Club, Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma, 1986 to 1989 Board Member, Teacher Induction, Mentoring, and Educational Support (TIMES) Project Advisory, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1999 to 2000 External Grant Reviewer, Education Innovation Fund Grants, Excellence in Education Council, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1999, 2000 Resource Person, Senior Vice Chancellor s Liaison Task Force for Diversity, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1999 Technology Editor, Business Education Forum, National Business Education Association, Reston, Virginia, 1998 to 2001 Advisory Board Member, Oklahoma Goodwill Industries, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1996 to 1998; Business Technology Educators, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1994 to 1998 Reviewer, Journal of Thought, Caddo Gap Press, San Francisco, California, 2004 to present; Oklahoma Teacher Certification Testing Program, Business Education, National Evaluation Systems, Inc., Amherst, Massachusetts, 1988, 1994, 1995 Newsletter Editor, Oklahoma Business Education Association Executive Board, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1994, 1995 Evaluator, Mountain-Plains Business Education Association Teacher Awards, M-PBEA Annual Convention, Bismarck, North Dakota, June, 1994
Editorial Advisory Board Member, Collegiate Press, Alta Loma, California, 1992; Roxbury Publishing Co., Los Angeles, California, 1989 7 National Teacher Education Test Preparer for Business Education, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey, 1988 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. American Educational Research Association Delta Pi Epsilon National Honorary Professional Graduate Society Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education Mountain-Plains Business Education Association National Business Education Association DOCTORAL DISSERTATION SUPERVISION Burgess, Lesta, Ed.D. 1998 [Oklahoma State University] Secondary school counselors use of a plan of study and the School-to-Work (1994) Opportunity Act Mensah, Stephen Ofosu Agyei, Ed.D. 1996 [Oklahoma State University] A content analysis of the computer applications courses in business studies programs in Micronesian Colleges Haller, Peggy J., Ed.D. 1995 [Oklahoma State University] The evaluation process of staff development activities by Kansas school districts DOCTORAL GRADUATE COMMITTEES Caviel-Watson. 2007 [Texas Tech University] Post desegregation and magnet programs as it relates to minorities and college application Sarah McMahon. 2006 [Texas Tech University] Case Study: Impact of mentoring on preservice teachers experiences during student teaching Thereisa C. Coleman. 2006 [Texas Tech University] Exploring the impact of institutional factors on the success of minority undergraduate students MASTERS GRADUATE COMMITTEES Strunc, Rachel, M.Ed. [Texas Tech University] Conerly, Paige, M.Ed. 2007 [Texas Tech University] Gonzales, Armando, M.Ed. 2006 [Texas Tech University] Grassi, Lydia, M.Ed. 2006 [Texas Tech University] Montgomery, Jennifer, MA. 2006 [Texas Tech University Jackson, Staci, MA. 2005 [Texas Tech University] HONORS AND AWARDS McDonald Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Education, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 2006 Business Education s BEST in Nebraska Award, Nebraska Department of Education, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2000, 2001 University Business Teacher of the Year, Oklahoma Business Education Association, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1995 Professor of the Year, Division of Business, Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma, 1986