Paula Barton Griffin, Ed.D Curriculum Vitae Contact Information Department of Elementary Education SFA Box 13017 Nacogdoches, TX 75962 (936) 468-6284 griffinp@sfasu.edu Education Nacogdoches, TX Ed.D. in Educational Leadership 2014 Dissertation Chair: Dr. Patrick Jenlink Nacogdoches, TX M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education 1983 Advisor: Dr. Janice Pattillo Nacogdoches, TX B.S. in Education 1981 Magna Cum Laude Professional Experience Assistant Professor Fall 2014, Department of Elementary Education Teach undergraduate teacher education courses online. Coordinator, EC6 Online Completer Program Summer 2014 present, Department of Elementary Education Advise and admit students throughout cohort program. Instructor Fall 2009 present, Department of Elementary Education Teach undergraduate teacher education courses, face-to-face and online. Adjunct Faculty Fall 2004 Spring 2009
, Department of Elementary Education Taught in online distance education program, developed course materials for online students, maintain online communication with students, and evaluate student learning. Grant Coordinator Fall 2006 Spring 2010, Department of Elementary Education Coordinated $600,000 FIPSE grant, developed and maintained relationships with 22 TX community colleges, pursued articulated agreements with each institution, coordinated revision of 18 online education courses, worked with external evaluator, prepared yearly federal reports, and dispersed all monies associated with grant. University Mentor Fall 2005 Spring 2006, College of Education Supervised and evaluated student teachers in grades Pre-K to 8 th grade. Public School/Classroom Teacher Fall 1981 Spring 2002 Nacogdoches Independent School District Gifted and Talented Kindergarten Teacher, 1995 2002 Pilot Full Day Kindergarten Teacher 1991 2002 Kindergarten Plus Teacher (language enrichment) 1990-1991 Transitional Kindergarten Teacher (K-1). 1989-1990 Pilot Pre-kindergarten program Teacher 1985-1989 Garrison Independent School District Kindergarten Teacher 1984 1985 ECH Laboratory, Pre-Kindergarten Teacher 1983 1984 Toddler Teacher 1981 1983 Conference Presentations Griffin, P.& Hasbun, T. (2014, October). Pre-Service Teacher Candidates Construct a Cultural and Instructional Awareness through Short-Term Study Abroad. Presentation at CSOTTE Fall Texas Teacher Education Conference, Austin, TX. Griffin, P.& Hasbun, T. (2014, February). Pre-Service Teacher Candidates Construct a Cultural and Instructional Awareness through Short-Term Study Abroad. Presentation at the 37 th Annual Meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Griffin, P.& Hasbun, T. (2013, October). Pre-Service Teacher Candidates Construct a Cultural and Instructional Awareness through Short-Term Study Abroad. Presentation at the 2013 49 th Biennial Convocation Kappa Delta Pi International, Dallas, TX. Gresham, J., Griffin, P., Hasbun, T., & Boatman, V. (2013, April). Pre-Service Teacher Candidates Construct a Cultural and Instructional Awareness through Short-Term Study
Abroad. Presentation at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Griffin, P. B. (2012, February). The Impact of Student Teaching on Pre-Service Teacher Efficacy and Indentity: A Case Study. Presentation at the 35 th Annual Meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Curry, P., Griffin, P. B., Lofton, S., Luce, L., & Ballenger, J. (2011, February). Teachers Perceptions of All-Girl Public Middle Schools in Texas. Presentation at the 34 th Annual Meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX. Barber, S. & Griffin, P. B. (2009, June). Webcam Observation of Distance Education Field Experiences. Presentation at Samford Summer Institute for Teaching Excellence, Birmingham, AL. Barber, S. & Griffin, P. B. (2008, April). Webcam Supervision of Distance Education Teacher Candidates. Presentation at Bright Ideas Conference,, Nacogdoches, TX. Postsecondary Teaching Experience 2009 present ELE 575: Graduate Study Abroad ELE 475: EC-6 Undergraduate Study Abroad ELE 450: EC-6 Practicum II RDG 350: EC-6 Practicum I ELE 301L: Teaching Science Lab ELE 302L: Teaching Social Studies Lab ELE 303L: Teaching Math Lab ELE 351L: Learning, Planning, and Instruction in the Classroom Lab ELE 352L: Current Issues/Professionalism Lab RDG 415L: Integrated Reading Assessment and Instruction Lab ECH 328: Foundations in Early Childhood ECH 328P: Foundations in Early Childhood Practicum ECH 432: Professional Roles and Responsibilities ECH 432L: Professional Roles and Responsibilities Lab ELE 475: ECH Study Abroad ECH 332: Cognitive/Language Development Honors Morrine T. Perkins Research Associate Grant 2015 Faculty Research Minigrants, 2015, 2014, 2013 Jerry Bryce Blackwell Research Associate Grant, 2012 Malcolm & LaWanda Rector Scholarship,, 2011 Sandra Lowery Scholarship,, 2011
Bonnie Bess Jackson ELE Scholarship, Delta Kappa Gamma, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 Magna Cum Laude Graduate, 1981 K-12 Teaching Experience 1985 2002 Nacogdoches Independent School District, Brooks-Quinn-Jones ECLC Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten Classroom Teacher 1984 1985 Garrison Independent School District, Garrison Elementary Kindergarten Classroom Teacher 1981 1984, Early Childhood Laboratory Toddler and Pre-Kindergarten Classroom Teacher Professional Service Professional Organizations American Association of University Women, Member American Educational Research Association, Member Kappa Delta Pi, Collegiate Chapter Advisor Southwest Educational Research Association, Member Texas Association of Texas Educators, Member Service to University Quality Enhancement Plan Advisory Council Member, September 2011 present Service to Perkins College of Education James I Perkins COE Curriculum Committee Member, 2014-2016 James I Perkins COE Diversity Committee Member, 2011-2014 Service to Department of Elementary Education Course Director, ECH 328, 2014 present Course Director, ELE 450, 2013 present Course Director, RDG 350, 2013 present State Employee Charitable Campaign Department Team Leader, October 2011 2014 Assessment Team Houston Area Headstart Language Development Research, August 2011 Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education
Faculty Advisor, 2009 - present Department of Elementary Education, Scholarship Committee Chairperson, 2010 present Department of Secondary Education, ENLACE Curriculum Team Member, 2006 2009 Department of Elementary Education, Olds Family Student Teacher of the Year Award Committee Member, 2008 present Department of Elementary Education, Scholarship Committee Member, 2008 2009 Service to School Districts/Community Project Learning Tree, steering committee member, 2014-present Solid Foundation, Tutor, 2011-present Nacogdoches ISD, Confianza data team member, Spring 2012 Nacogdoches ISD, ENLACE coach, 2011-2012 Lufkin ISD, ENLACE coach, 2010-2011, Cooperating Teacher for Student Teachers 2002-2004 Nacogdoches ISD, District Advisory Committee Member 1995-2002 Nacogdoches ISD, Campus Council Member 1987-2002 Nacogdoches ISD, Reading is Fundamental (RIF) Coordinator 1990-2000 Nacogdoches ISD, Read to Succeed Program Coordinator 1990-2000 Nacogdoches ISD, PTA President 1994-1995 Nacogdoches ISD, Alternate Blueprint for Curriculum Development Team Member 1989-1991 Professional Affiliations Association of Teacher Educators Delta Kappa Gamma International Kappa Delta Pi Southwest Educational Research Association Texas Association of Teacher Educators Training/Credentials State of Texas Grades PK3 3 rd Teacher of Young Children Certification 1981 Grades EC 6 English as a Second Language 2011 Grades EC 6 Gifted and Talented 1995 Project Learning Tree Curriculum Certification Current Research Short-Term Study Abroad and Cultural Instructional Awareness Development in Pre-Service Teacher Candidates (Year 3)
Paula B. Griffin and Susan Reily Cultural instructional awareness is the focus of this study. Mixed methods were used to determine the effects of a short-term study abroad experience on pre-service teacher candidates' cultural and instructional awareness of diverse learners needs in the classroom. Comparing the Effects of One Community Partnership (Project Learning Tree) on Online Pre- Service Teacher Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Self-Efficacy Paula B. Griffin, Alan B. Sowards, and Cheryl T. Boyette Mixed methods study measures the content knowledge and self-efficacy of pre-service teachers within the framework of an outdoor science field investigation. Short-Term Study Abroad: Threshold to Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Paula B. Griffin Qualitative study measures the impact on pedagogy and cultural awareness of preservice and novice teachers more than one year after participant completion of short-term study abroad. Short-Term Study Abroad and Cultural Instructional Awareness Development in Pre-Service Teacher Candidates (Year 2) Paula B. Griffin Cultural instructional awareness is the focus of this study. Mixed methods were used to determine the effects of a short-term study abroad experience on pre-service teacher candidates' cultural and instructional awareness of diverse learners needs in the classroom. Short-Term Study Abroad and Cultural Instructional Awareness Development in Pre-Service Teacher Candidates Jeanie Gresham and Paula B. Griffin Cultural instructional awareness is the focus of this study. Mixed methods were used to determine the effects of a short-term study abroad experience on pre-service teacher candidates' cultural and instructional awareness of diverse learners needs in the classroom. The Impact of Student Teaching on Pre-Service Teacher Efficacy and Teacher Identity: A Case Study Paula B. Griffin Teacher efficacy and teacher identity are the focus of this research. Data collected during weekly interviews with the student teacher, responsive journaling, and classroom observations completed by the researcher.
Impact of Study Abroad Programs on Teacher Candidate Perceptions Victoria N. Seeger & Paula B. Griffin This qualitative study measures teacher candidate perceptions concerning teaching children from other cultures. Data was collected through journal responses and focus group interviews. Teachers Perceptions of All-Girl Public Middle Schools in Texas Pat Curry, Paula B. Griffin, Suzy Lofton, Linda Luce, & Julia Ballenger This research measures teacher perceptions concerning academic achievement, social- Emotional development and behavior of girls enrolled in all-girl middle schools. A Likert Scale was used in combination with open-ended response questions delivered in survey format. Publications Gresham, G., Griffin, P., Hasbun, T., & Boatman,V. (2014, January). Insight for teacher preparation program administrators: Enhancing pre-service educators' intercultural sensitivity and deep proficiency in culturally responsive teaching through short-term study abroad. School Leadership Review, 9(1), 28-40. Griffin, P. B. (2013, January). The heart of higher education: A call to renewal [Review of the book The heart of higher education: A call to renewal, by P.J. Palmer]. Teacher Education and Practice, 26(1), 161-163. Williams, D. M. & Griffin, P. B. (2010). The online completer program: A regional teacher pipeline with 22 community colleges in rural East Texas. In K. E. Jenlink (Ed.), Teacher preparation in career pathways: An emerging portrait of America s teacher pipeline (pp. 79-89). Lanham, MD: Rowan and Littlefield. Olsen Beal, H. K., Nino, M. C., Alford, B. J., Armstrong, N., Dillard, E. D, Gresham, G. J., Griffin, P., Stewart, S. Tareilo, J., & Welsh, K.A. (2011, December). A layered approach to coaching in a school university partnership: The professional development school as a vehicle for instructional improvement for English language learners. TxATE The Forum, http://www.txate.org/pdf/2011-forum-vol1.pdf Griffin, P. B. (2013, January). Developing preservice problem-solving skills through case studies [Review of the book Developing preservice problem-solving skills through case studies, by D.E. Pitton]. Teacher Education and Practice, 24(4), 161-163.