Mikki Shaw
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Manhattanville College
2900 Purchase Avenue
Purchase, NY 10577
914 323 5368
Mikki.Shaw@mville.edu
210 Illington Road
Ossining, New York 10562
914 762 5542
mikkishaw@gmail.com
Interest and Expertise in
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Ed.D.
Mentoring New Teachers – Working with beginning teachers to develop realistic learning
opportunities that enable professional growth and encourage teachers to reexamine their
own classroom practices.
Diversity in Practice - developing theories and practices that work to move students
toward accepting, understanding and appreciating diversity, toward integrating life
experiences with class work, and toward including literature and media as tools.
Education
English Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1999
Dissertation title: You Gotta Change with the Change: What Kinds of New Knowledge Do
Veteran High School Teachers Find Useful in Re-Forming Their Practice?
M.S.
Educational Administration, State University College, New Paltz, New York, 1980
Internship as Assistant Principal at Wappingers Falls Junior High School, Wappingers
Falls, NY 1979 - 1980.
B.A.
Secondary English Education, State University College, New Paltz, New York,
1970
Certification
New York State Teaching Certification, English 7 -12, 1970
School Administrator Supervisor Certification, 1981
California State Teaching Credential, English, 7 -12, 1983
Teaching History
2010 – Present
Director, Jump Start Teacher Education Program, Manhattanville College
Director of accelerated MA program for 60 + students in eight fields of certification
Designing and delivering curriculum relevant to NYC teachers
Ongoing networking with NYC principals and administrators
Admit, advise and teach candidates throughout the program
2002 - 2009
Assistant Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University, English Education Program
Coordinator of student teaching program
Teaching Diversity, Methods, Reading classes in MA Program
Fieldwork and Independent Study with Ed.D. and Ed.M. students
Research papers with Ed.D. and EdM candidates
Proposal and dissertation defense committees
Co-authored Inservice and Preservice program registration documents for NY State accreditation
2000 – 2002
Lecturer, Teachers College, Columbia University, English Education Program
Coordinator of student teaching program
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Advising MA students
Teaching courses in MA program: Methods, Reading, Student Teaching Seminar
Designing and implementing programs for preservice and inservice teachers
1992 - 1999
Teachers College, Columbia University, English Education Program
Adjunct instructor and supervisor of student teachers
Teaching courses in MA program:, Methods, Diversity, Teaching of Reading, Seminar
1973 - 1992
English Teacher, Ketcham High School, Wappingers Falls, New York.
Classes in literature, college preparation, basic skills, film and visual literacy
1980 – 1984 (summers)
Holy Cross School, Rhinecliff, New York
Teacher of English/counselor for adolescents in a Detention For Youth facility
Professional Activities
2010 – present
Writing Assessment Committee, Manhattanville College
Administrator’s Council, Manhattanville College
2009
‘Diversity in Practice: Workshop and Site Visits’ Organized and implemented for a group of
visiting teacher educators from Denmark, Spring 2009
Peace Corps Fellows Faculty Council, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2007 - 2009.
Teacher Education Policy Committee, 2007 – 2009.
Southern Poverty Law Center's Teaching Diverse Students Initiative (TDSI), Faculty
Advisor, 2008 - 2009.
Chair, Admissions Committee for English Education MA Program, Teachers College, 20012009.
2006
Teachers College Harassment Panel, which serves as the primary vehicle through which the
College addresses concerns related to harassment, September 2006- 2008.
‘Diversity in Practice: Themes Across Our Classrooms’ – Presentation - American
Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies Conference, San Francisco, April 2006
Threat-n-Youth Conference, sponsored by the Cultural Studies Organization, Panel Chair,
Teachers College, Columbia University, April 2006
Classroom Management Workshop Series for Peace Corps Fellows - June and September
2003 – 2006
Coordinator of Student Teaching Seminars. Meet regularly with seminar leaders to discuss
and improve student teaching program, revise program documents and design common activities
and instruction, 2000 – 2006
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2005
Proposed and developed alternative certification program (Transitional B) for Peace Corps
Fellows, including proposal and addition of two new courses to support the newly registered
program, 2005 – 2009.
Transitional B Program Responsibilities – Advisor for all cohorts of the Peace Corps Fellows,
additional spring support seminar, hire and supervise mentors for the Fellows
2004
Elected to Faculty Advisory Committee which serves as a grievance committee for faculty and
in an advisory capacity to the President, 2004 – 2007
Conceived and Facilitated the Implementation of Database/Shared Files for MA program to
store program documents and student teaching information
2003
Awarded Faculty Diversity Grant and Diversity Fellow Award with Valerie Kinloch
Faculty Sponsor of winner of Walter Sindlinger Award for Writing Qualitative Research,
Chinelo Ejueyitchie
Visual Literacy lesson plans for Public Broadcasting System, Partnership for arts education,
lesson plans for posted on PBS website,
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/dancin/resources/lesson_plans.html
Additional Activities
Dissertation Committees and Dissertation Proposal Hearings
English Education Journal, reader for submitted manuscripts, 1995 -1999
English Education Department Retreats, Teachers College, 1995 – 2004. Planning and
implementing 1 – 3 day workshops twice a year for M.A. students with emphasis on teaching from
a sound pedagogical base, with practical experience in classroom management, assessment,
organizing instruction
‘Our Mutual Estate’- Joint New York City /Teachers College workshops – 1997 – 1998.
Programs in diversity, visual literacy and the teaching of writing
Staff Development, Newark, New Jersey. Workshops in teaching of writing, 1999
Film and Media Literacy, high school elective, Ketcham HS, Wappingers Falls NY. Designed
for students to develop their own critical standards by which to judge, discuss and analyze film
and media, 1982 - 1992
Interdisciplinary English/Social Studies Program, Ketcham HS, Wappingers Falls NY.
Designed and implemented program for basic skills students in the high school, emphasizing
integration of academic and life skills, 1975- 1979
Visual Literacy in the Classroom, Ketcham HS, Wappingers Falls, NY. Workshops for
teachers in using/teaching video in the classroom, 1990
Philosophy of Education Committee, Wappingers Falls, NY. Designing and organizing
conferences for students, parents and staff to support critical thinking, decision making and
problem solving skills, 1978 - 1982
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African American Club Advisor, Ketcham HS, Wappingers Falls, NY, 1978 - 1982
Courses Taught
Foundations of Education
Diversity in the Context of the English Classroom
Research Paper: Teaching of English
English Methods
Teaching of Reading
Seminar for Inservice Teachers: Peace Corps Fellows Program
Professional Organizations
Phi Delta Kappa, National Educational Honor Society
National Council of Teachers of English
American Association For The Advancement Of Curriculum Studies
Publications
Bulletin from The Outside, English Journal, January 2004
What Does it Mean to be A Teacher When the Walls Are Falling Down? English Journal.
March 2002
Back to the Blackboard, New York Times, Education Supplement, August 5, 1998
What’s Hate Got to Do With It? English Journal, February 1998
Uncooperative and Incorrigible, Media and Methods, April 1976; Reprinted in Education
Digest, October 1976
Woody’s in Jail, Media and Methods, September 1974
References
Available upon request
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