Jean Smith

University School, East Tennessee State University

Box 70632

Johnson City, TN 37614

Phone:  423-439-4271

Fax: 423-439-5921

smithjg@etsu.edu

 Educational Background

2002                     East Tennessee State University

Degree:  Education Specialist in Teacher Leadership

1995                      East Tennessee State University

Degree:  Masters of Arts in Early Childhood

1971                       Florida State University

Degree:  Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education

1970                      Florida State University

                                    Degree: Bachelor of Science in Merchandising

Professional Experience

1999-Present              The University School, East Tennessee State University

                                      Fourth Grade Teacher

1998-1999                   East Tennessee State University

                                      Department of Human Development and Learning

                                      Full Time Temporary Adjunct Instructor

                                Courses Taught:

Foundations of Early Childhood:  Designed oral intensive guidelines to comply with university requirements for Oral Intensive component in undergraduate major course.  Designed oral presentation activities that linked students with area media resources.

 Literacy in Early Childhood:  Designed a cooperative learning experience between University students and at-risk pre-schoolers from the Children’s First Center in Johnson City.  This experience provided university students with practice in recognizing literacy behaviors and designing book experiences that nurtured those behaviors. 

Designing Learning Environments for Young Children: Designed activities that linked research with practice through on-site visits and evaluations of a variety of learning environments.

 Clinical Instructor of Student Teachers:  Guided and trained student teachers in implementing effective techniques in the classroom, and served as a resource for supervising teachers.

 1996 – 1998             East Tennessee State University

                                  Adjunct Instructor, Department of Human                                             Development and Learning

                                  Courses Taught: 

Computers and Technology in Early Childhood: Indentified course requirements, designed and implemented relevant course activities and supplied software that demonstrated appropriate content for use in early childhood and primary classrooms.

Assessment of Young Children: Incorporated actual classroom examples of a wide variety of assessment and evaluation techniques designed to demonstrate the unique interests and abilities of children.  Included a look at the documentation practices in the Reggio Emilia program.

1984 – 1998               Washington County Department of Education

                         Kindergarten Teacher

1980 – 1984               National Storytelling Center, Jonesborough, TN

Served as director of 3,000 member non-profit organization. Organized and produced the National Storytelling Festival, directed the development of the National Storytelling Journal, administered annual budget of $150,000, and served as contact for media releases, public relations, fund raising, and promotion.

Additional Teaching Experience

Adjunct Instructor:  East Tennessee State University

    CUAI 5700 RODP Portfolio Development Fall 2005, 2006, 2007, Spring        2007, 2008

    CUAI 5415 Communication Block I. Fall 2007, Spring 2008

    CUAI 4210 Integrated Teaching of the Language Arts. Fall 2007

    SCED 4527/5527 Science Methods for Early Childhood. Spring 2006

    ELPA 6555 Reflective Practice, Spring 2005

    EDFN 2100 Orientation to the Profession of Teaching in Spring, 2004

    CUAI 4210 Integrated Teaching Language Arts in Spring, 2003

Certifications:     Tennessee Liscensure:  Pre-K through Grade 3,

                                   Grade 1 through Grade 8

                                   Career Level 3 Teacher

                                   National Board Certification, Middle Childhood     

                                   Specialist

Awards:

1994                           L. Scott Honaker Award for Academic Excellence

                                  College of Education, ETSU

1992                          Teacher of the Year

                                  Washington County School System

Publications:            Langenbrunner, M.R., Sluss, D.J. & Smith, J.G., (1999). "Kids Say the Darndest Things:  A Piagetian Interpretation of Conversations with Young Children”, Focus:  West Virginia Association of Young Children, Vol. 19: 7-13, 2000.

Professional Presentations:

1.       Smith, J. (1985) “Teaching Parents About Emerging Literacy, Gray      Elementary School, Gray, TN.

2.       Smith, J. (1991) “Me Too! Celebrating Diversity”, Early Childhood   Conference, Johnson City, TN.

3.       Smith, J. (1992). “Environmental Print:  A Thematic Approach”, Early Childhood Conference, Johnson City, TN.

4.       Smith, J. (1993). “Strategies for Teaching Writing in Kindergarten”, Early Childhood Conference, Johnson City, TN.

5.       Smith, J. (1999).  “Memory Books:  Literature Links for Special Needs Preschoolers and Their Families” Tennessee Association of Young Children, Memphis, TN.

6.       Smith, J. (2000). “Memory Books:  Literature Links for Special Needs         Preschoolers and Their Families” Southern Early Childhood Association, Memphis, TN.

7.       Smith, J. (2000). “Standardized Testing and Young Children”, Evaluation of Young Children, ETSU, Mary Myron, Instructor.

8.       Floyd, S., Knight, T., and Smith, J. (2001). “Mapping the Big Picture:  Integrating Curriculum Across Grade Levels”, National Association of Laboratory Schools, Gainesville, FL.

9.       Erwin, T., Myron, M., Smith, J., and Weniger, S. (2002). “Using Technology  to Enrich and Expand Learning Across the Curriculum”. Early Childhood Conference, ETSU, Johnson City, TN.

10.     Knight, T., and Smith, J. (2003). “Creating Teacher Leaders Through the National Board Certification Process”, National Association of Laboratory Schools, Gainesville, FL.

11.      Smith, J., DeFrieze, D., Jungkeit, P. (2007). Teacher Leaders in School Improvement". Southern Associations of Schools and Colleges, Atlanta, GA.