Dr. Abreena W. Tompkins 358 Stewart Road Ennice, North Carolina 28623 336.657.8227 (H) 276.730.4194 (C) awtompkins@liberty.edu EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Liberty University, 2004-2007 Lynchburg, VA Education Doctorate; Educational Leadership/Instruction Dissertation: Brain-Based Learning Theory: An Online Course Design Model Liberty University, 2000-2004 Lynchburg, VA Education Specialist/Administration Salem College, 1990-95 Winston Salem, NC M.Ed./Language and Literacy K-12 Reading licensure BA/ English, concentration in Education, K-6 Elementary licensure 9-12 Secondary English licensure Cum Laude Graduate Surry Community College, 1988-92 Dobson, NC Featured Outstanding Alumni: SCC Roundtable, Dec. 1994 TEACHING/ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE Liberty University DLP (online) Adjunct Assistant Professor, 2005-present School of Education Educ. 125, Educ. 126, Educ. 220, Educ. 225, Educ. 290 Educ. 302, Educ. 303, Educ. 304, Educ. 307, Educ. 390 Educ. 500 Surry Community College, 2003-present Online developer and instructor, 2003-present Developmental Studies: Reading/English instructor, RED 070, RED 080, RED 090, RED 111 ENG 080, ENG 090, ACA-111, College Success EDU 119, Introduction to Early Childhood Education COM 231, Speech and Communications Adjunct instructor; Developmental Studies, Reading1995-1998
Wytheville Community College Adjunct, 2006-2010 Online developer and instructor Eng 04, Eng 01, Eng 137 Instructional Facilitator, Glade Creek Elementary School, 2009 Wilkes Community College, 8 week Seminar 1998 Writing Skills for Supervisors Bristol Compressors Alleghany County Board of Education, 1992-2004 Alleghany High School: English, Remedial Reading, Remedial Math, Yearbook/Journalism, 1997-2003; Dual enrollment teacher with Wilkes Community College; Reading-1998 Sparta School Title 1 Reading Teacher, 1993-1997 (Grades k-3 and 6-8) Preschool Assistant/teacher, 1992-93 PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE North Carolina K-12 licensure in Reading North Carolina K-6 licensure in Elementary Education North Carolina 9-12 licensure in English PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION Award of Yearbook Excellence, Walsworth Printing, 2003 Superior Performance Award, Walsworth Printing, 2001 Alleghany County Teacher of the Year 1999-2000 Alleghany High School Teacher of the Year 1999-2000 Sparta School Teacher of the Year, 1997 Appalachian State University NC Leadership Academy participant, 1992-93 SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY: PUBLICATIONS Trials and Tribulations Encountered during the Development and Teaching of an Online Research Methods Doctoral Course Co-author: Dr. Steve Deckard, Liberty University Virginia Teacher Educators Journal, March 2007 Thought Experiment Co-authored: Gail Boaz, Brenda Lloyd The Exchange Newsletter, Surry Community College, February 2004 SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY: PRESENTATIONS North Carolina Community College Association of Distance Learning (NC3ADL) State Conference, Durham, NC November, 2010 Co-Presenter: Establishing a Successful Online Learning Environment for Students in Developmental Studies
NCADE Western Regional Conference, Surry Community College, Dobson, NC, November 2009 Co-Presenter: Creating a Successful Online Learning Environment for Developmental Students: NADE (National Association of Developmental Educators) National Conference, Greensboro, NC; March 2009 Co-Presenter: Creating a Successful Online Learning Environment for Developmental Math Students Integrative Therapies Holistic Parenting Group Greensboro, NC: March 13, 2008 Presenter: It s Time to Learn How to Learn Winston Salem State University Faculty, Staff Development Winston Salem, NC: February 11, 2008 Presenter: Technology Opportunities for Faculty Professional Development Virginia Educational Research Association Conference Charlottesville, Virginia: September 14, 2007 Presenter: Brain-Based Learning Theory: An Outline Course Design Model New Horizons Virginia Community College Systems Conference Roanoke, Virginia; March 30, 2007 Presenter: It s Time to Teach How to Learn: Brain-Based Learning Theory Online Course Design Model Crossroads Christian Academy Presenter/coordinator for Staff Development (pre-k through 12) January 2, 2007 It s Time to Teach How to Learn Southeastern Association of Science Teacher Educators Regional Conference, October, 2006 Mercer University, Macon, Georgia Co-presenter: Trials and Tribulations Encountered during the Development and Teaching of a Research Methods Doctoral Course, Paper presentation North Carolina Western Regional NCADE Conference, 2006 Co-presenter: Lecture without Learning or Learning without Lecture; Is the Rhetoric Commutative? North Carolina Math Association of Two Year Colleges (NCMATYCS), 2004 Co-presenter: Interdisciplinary Lessons in RED 080/MAT 080 North Carolina State English Teachers Association Conference, 1999 Teaching English through Portfolios
SERVICE: PROFESSIONAL North Carolina Association of Developmental Educators (NCADE) Northwest Region Chair Elect, 2008; Region Chair, 2009 Spilman Symposium, Virginia Military Institute, September 22, 2007, Participant Smart Tech Symposium training, fall 2010 Surry Community College: Quantitative Assessment Committee, 2010-present TACT (Team to Achieve Critical Thinking) Committee, 2009-present Public Speaking Rubric Development Committee, 2010-present Enrollment Committee, 2004-2006 Environmental Council, 2005-present Developmental Studies Reading Committee, 2004 Critical Thinks Artifacts Assessor, Reading and Public Speaking, 2004-2005 Learning Community Class Developer (RED 090 & MAT 070), 2005 Online Course Developer, RED 111 eportfolio Committee, co-chair 2004-2005 eportfolio, 6 hr. training, March 2005 Senior Projects County Coordinator, Alleghany County, 2001-2003 Participant in National SERVE Senior Project Conference, 2003 Student Accountability Trainer, Alleghany Board of Education, Northwest RESA, 2002-2003 DPI Writing Training, Alleghany County, 2002 Interact Club Sponsor-, Alleghany High School, 2000 Prom Committee, Chair, Alleghany High School, 1999-2000 Graduation Coordinator, Alleghany High School, 2001 Northwest High School English Institute, Northwest RESA, 1999 AP and Honors High School English Certified Academically/Intellectually Gifted, Northwest RESA, 1999 Benchmark Writing Standards and Assessments, Northwest RESA, 1999 Northwest High School Reading Academy, Northwest RESA, 1999 Senior Project Training, Northwest RESA, 1998 - School to Work Summer Teacher Institute, Appalachian State University, 1998; trained in SCAN employability skills English Institute II, Northwest RESA, 1998 Grant writer for LEA, 1996-97 Staff Development Committee, Chair 1995-1997 Initial implementation of "in class" Title 1 model, Sparta School, 1992 Create and implement the "Read To" volunteer program for k-2 students Create and implement the "Reading Rascals Club" for Sparta School 3 rd grade Research for LEA on Reading Strategies used in all county 1st grades Cyber campus teacher for the first cyber remedial reading class in NC, 1998 Curriculum and Instruction Committee 1997-2001
Communications Committee 2001-2003 Student Accountability Committee (school and county levels) 2001-2003 Parent and Family Involvement, UNC Chapel Hill, 1993 Chapter 1 School Improvement Workshop, DPI, Raleigh, NC 1993 SERVICE: COMMUNITY Alleghany County Hospital Thrift Shop, 2005-present Glade Creek Elementary School, Ennice, NC, Reading/Instruction Consultant 2006-2008 Laurel Elementary School, Hillsville, Va, Reading Consultant, 2 nd grade, 2007-2008 New Covenant Church Children s Program Education Consultant/worker-ongoing PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Surry Community College Poster Session, 2004 Collaborative Instruction in RED 090 Interdisciplinary Lessons in RED 080/MAT 080 Surry Community College Staff Development, 2005 Co-presenter: Reading Well: A Learning Outcome for all Disciplines PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS North Carolina Community College Association of Distance Learning, 2010-present American Educational Research Association, 2007-2009 North Carolina Association of Developmental Educators, 2003-present National Association of Developmental Educators, 2003-present Professional Educators of NC 1998-2004 National Yearbook Advisory Council, 2002-2003