issue 16- spring 2021 - unc charlotte
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Message from Dr. Howell, Clinical Assistant Professor & Ed.D. Graduate Program Director Welcome to Spring 2021! This semester may not necessarily look a lot different than Spring 2020 due to all courses being online, but it seems to feel slightly different. Last year most of us were working and learning remotely due to the declared state of emergency from Governor Roy Cooper related to the COVID-19 pandemic that was being experienced globally. One year later, there are a couple of options related to the receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. There is a feeling of hopefulness of things to come as we can consider interacting post-vaccine. We are excited for a spring in-person commencement and for increased campus presence and socialization. We are anticipating that fall courses will return to pre-pandemic delivery modalities. As a program we continue to see students meet important academic and professional benchmarks to degree matriculation along with the support and guidance of faculty. All of this is encouraging and exiting news, but we also remain troubled by the continued racism that plagues the U.S. and the implications of such practices. The spring and summer of 2020 brought forward the names of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Abrery, along with many others, the refrain “Black Lives Matter” and with the counter sentiment that “All Lives Matter” into our collective memories. This spring we continue to grabble with the issue of race and discrimination as a country and local community. On Tuesday, March 16th eight people were senselessly killed in Atlanta, GA, with the majority being of Asian descent. I think it is important that we learn their names so that they do not get lost as a hashtag or in rivaling media pundits’ talking points that may obscure the real pain experienced by their families and friends who are left to honor their memories. Hyun Jung Grant, Daoyou Feng, Suncha Kim, Paul Andre Michels, Soon Chung Park, Xiaojie Tan,
Delaina Ashley Yaun, and Yong Ae Yue
Elcias R. Hernandez-Ortiz, was also shot but survived.
As educational leaders, we can choose to address the multiplicity of issues that ungird discrimination or suppress them and maintain the status quo. I encourage everyone to refer back to the email communication from Chancellor Gaber on March 18th related to support services that are available to assist with coping during this time. Let’s all move forward in strength and full awareness of claiming better days.
April 5 Registration for Summer & Fall opens
April 8-12 AERA Virtual Conference
April 19 Doctoral dissertation defense deadline
April 20 ASHE call for proposal deadline
April 30 Day of Remembrance – no classes
May 5 Last day of classes for the spring semester
May 14-15 Commencement
“When this ends, we’ll smile sweetly, finally seeing. In testing times, we become the best of things.” ~ Amanda Gorman, National Youth Poet Laureate
Issue 16- Spring 2021
Important Dates
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The dissertation defense is the final milestone toward degree completion. The defense is a formal
meeting that is open to the public. Students are required to post an announcement of the defense at
least two weeks in advance. They provide the committee with the complete dissertation at least
three weeks in advance of the defense meeting. The meeting may begin with comments from the
chair who will outline the process of the meeting.
Spring 2021 Dissertation Defenses
Carolyn Salanger Community Specialization
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Lisa Merriweather Dissertation Committee: Dr. Sandra Dika, Dr. Ryan A. Miller, & Dr. Susan McCarter
Low-income Community College Student Perceptions of Faculty Interactions in Online Courses
Rosalba Esparragoza Higher Education
Dissertation Co-Chairs: Dr. Claudia Flowers & Dr. Cathy D. Howell
Dissertation Committee: Dr. Ayesha Sadaf, Dr. Bobby Hobgood, & Dr. Ana-Isabel Aliaga-Buchenau
Students’ Perceptions of Motivation and Use of Metacognitive Self-Regulated Learning Strategies in Remote
Asynchronous Elementary Spanish Classes
Meghan Frazier Curriculum & Supervision
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Rebecca Shore
Dissertation Committee: Dr. Sandra Dika, Dr. Walter Hart, & Dr. David Pugalee
A Multiple Case Study of the Lived Experiences of Five Upper Elementary School Teachers Who
Transitioned From Traditional Grading Practices to Standards-Based Grading Practices
C. Regina Simmons Higher Education
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Ryan Miller
Dissertation Committee: Dr. Mark D’Amico, Dr. Alan Mabe, & Dr. Hank Harris
How Intercollegiate Athletics Contributes to Viability: Small Private College Presidents’ Perspectives
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The dissertation proposal defense is the second milestone in degree completion of the Ed.D. Students are strongly
encouraged to refine a research topic of interest from the onset of the program. The proposal is comprised of chapters 1 – 3 of
the dissertations – introduction, comprehensive literature review, and methodology. This formal proposal meeting requires
submission of the written proposal at least two weeks in advance to the committee and typically a PowerPoint
presentation. Successful completion of the qualifying examination and dissertation proposal acknowledges that a student is
now a doctoral candidate.
Congratulations to the following Doctoral Candidates!
Spring 2021 Doctoral Candidates
Spring 2021 Doctoral Candidates
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The UNC Charlotte Presenters for the 2021
NCARE Virtual Conference
March 5, 2021
Paper Sessions
Title: “A Coach and Not a Dictator”: How Faculty Establish Credibility Within Required
Undergraduate Diversity Courses
Authors: Dr. Ryan A. Miller, Dr. Cathy Howell, Shawn Knight, UNC Charlotte
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Title: Practitioner Perspectives on the Implementation of the North Carolina Kindergarten Early
Assessment
Authors: Scott Holcomb, Zhi Li, and Dr. Richard Lambert, UNC Charlotte
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Title: Parents’ Perceptions about Implementing Homeschooling Curriculum
Authors: Almed Almhawes, UNC Charlotte, Jennifer Jolly, The University of Alabama, Michael
Matthews, UNC Charlotte, and Elisha Rearick, UNC Charlotte
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Title: Characteristics of Clinical Experiences That Support Preservice Teachers’ Understandings of
Culturally Responsive Literacy Instruction
Authors: Leslie Schmidt, UNC Charlotte
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Title: The Invisible Labor for Emerging Women Leaders: A Critical Analysis of Literature in Higher
Education
Authors: Stephanie Norander & Leslie Zenk, UNC Charlotte
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Title: COVID-19 and Culturally Responsive Online Teaching and Learning: A Preliminary Exploration
of Emergent Practices
Authors: Erin Lewis, Annette Teasdell, UNC Charlotte
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Title: Impact of Research Ethics Training in Graduate Programs on the Perceptions of Ethical Research
in Professional Identity Development
Authors: Curtis Kularski, UNC Charlotte
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NCARE Virtual Conference 2021
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K-12 & Higher Education 3MT Presentations
Title: Protect Black Women [Teachers]: An Autoethnography Exploring the Turnover of a
Passionate Black Woman Teacher
Author: Shanique Lee, UNC Charlotte (Winner of Student Award)
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Title: A Systematic Review of Online Privacy in Higher Education
Author: Curtis Kularski, UNC Charlotte
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Title: ADA Compliance in Higher Education: Online Language Courses for Visually Impaired
Students
Author: Liane She Honeycutt, Stanly Community College
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Title: Did Digital Divide Exacerbate Inequality in Education During COVID-19? Teachers’
Perspective Teaching Online
Authors: Tuba Gezer, Elife Ceviker, UNC Charlotte
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Symposiums
Title: Inter-Rater Reliability of Evaluators Using the North Carolina Teacher Evaluation Process
Authors: Dr. Richard Lambert, Bryndle Bottoms, and Scott Holcomb, UNC Charlotte
Moderators: Amanda Vestal and Kawanna Jackson
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NCARE Virtual Conference 2021 (cont.)
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NCARE Virtual Conference 2021
Congratulations Dr. Monica Moore Allen
NCARE President Elect 2021-2022 UNCC Charlotte Education Leadership Alumni (EdD), 2012
Mr. David Lynn NCARE At-Large Member
UNCC Charlotte ERME, Ph.D. student
Ms. Shanique Lee
Student Award Recipient
K-12 & Higher Education 3MT Presentations
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Meet the 2020-2021 Ed Leadership Graduate Assistants Supervised by Dr. Sandra Dika and Dr. Cathy Howell
Top Row: Dr. Sandra Dika, Dr. Cathy Howell, Julia Hujar (ERME), Scott Holcomb (ERME) Middle Row: Hannah Luce (ERME), Yi Wang (ERME), Elenora Haag (Higher Education), Tynsley Gilchrist
Bottom Row: Kristin Villanueva (ERME), Tuba Gezer (ERME)
Congratulations!
Ed Leadership Graduate Assistants
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Login to the Niner Scholars portal for funding opportunities.
Plan to complete your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
The Department of Educational Leadership and the Graduate School have provided a wide
variety of resources to assist graduate students with financing their education. Check the
sites frequently for updated information and apply early to avoid missing deadlines.
Complete the FAFSA at fafsa.gov. Our school code is 002975.
Enrollment Hours
As of Fall 2017, graduate students must take at least 4.5 credit hours to be considered
enrolled half-time. This has increased from the previous half-time definition of 3 credit
hours.
Note: The definition of full-time graduate enrollment has not changed. To be considered
full-time, graduate students must enroll in at least 9 credit hours.
For more information, please review information from the Office of the Provost or the Office
of Financial Aid.
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Funding and Conferences
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Course # Course Name Instructor Day Course # Course Name Instructor Day
ADMN 6100 Fund of Educ
Leadership
Allen M RSCH 4101 Research Methods Newton
ADMN 6100 Fund of Educ
Leadership
Miller W RSCH 6101 Research Methods Lim
ADMN 6101 Perspectives on
Adult Learning
Theory
Howell RSCH 6101 Research Methods Newton
ADMN 6105 Legal Aspects of
Schooling
Kudlats M RSCH 6101 Research Methods Cox
ADMN 6120 Instructional
Leadership
Shore R RSCH 6101 Research Methods Hancock W
ADMN 6130-080 Supervision of
Instruction
Greene M RSCH 6109 Assessment & Eval
Methods
Westine W
ADMN 6130-084 Supervision of
Instruction
Shore M RSCH
6110/8110
Descriptive &
Inferential Stat
Lambert R
ADMN 6130-085 Supervision of
Instruction
Greene M RSCH
6110/8110
Descriptive &
Inferential Stat
Kim
ADMN 6130-087 Supervision of
Instruction
Greene M RSCH
6120/8120
Advanced Statistics Cox W
ADMN 6130-088 Supervision of
Instruction
Le Serna T RSCH
7140/8140
Multivariate
Statistics
Flowers M
ADMN 6161 The Principalship Carroll T RSCH
7196/8196
Program Evaluation
Methods
Westine T
ADMN 6170/8170 Introduction to
the Community
College
D’Amico M RSCH 8111 Qualitative Research
Methods
Merriweath
er
M
ADMN 6171/8171 The American
College Student
Howell RSCH 8121 Qual Data Collect &
Analysis
Lim W
ADMN 6174/8174 Higher Ed
Finance and
Budget
Mabe R RSCH 8120 Applied Research
Methods
Dika T
ADMN 6180/8180 Teach Strat for
Adults in Div
Merriweather T RSCH 8230 Classical & Modern
Test Theory
Kim R
ADMN 8110 Org Theory &
Behavior
Hart W RSCH 8699 Dissertation
Proposal Design
Dika
ADMN 8110 Org Theory &
Behavior
D’Amico W RSCH 8890 Special Topics in
Research
La Serna W
ADMN 8140 School Finance Watson W RSCH 8890 Special Topics in
Research
Miller R
ADMN 8695 Adv Seminar in
Teach & Learn
Martin
Fall 2021 Course Offerings
Refer to Banner for the updated and detailed course schedule. This is an abbreviated version of course offerings. All courses are not listed below. The Banner schedule will provide information related to delivery method for courses (online, hybrid or face to face).
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Course # Course Name Instructor Day Course # Course Name Instructor Day
EIST 4100 Computer
Applications in
Educ
Schmid EIST 6135 Learning Media, Res
& Tech
Oyarzun
EIST 5100 Tech Integration
in Education
McNeill EIST
6150/8150
Design, Dev and
Eval of Online
Learning Systems
Oyarzun
EIST 6100/8100 Foundations of
Learning,
Design & Tech
Gilbaud EIST
6160/8160
Designing Learning
Sys with Sim and
Game Tech
Ertzberger
EIST 6101 Learning
Principles in
LDT
Sadaf EIST
6170/8170
Human Performance
Technology
Kirkey
EIST 6110/8110 Instructional
Design
Sadaf EIST 6492 Capstone Project in
LDT
Oyarzun
EIST 6130/8130 Instr
Multimedia
Development
Martin EIST
6800/8800
Individual Study in
LDT
Oyarzun
Fall 2021 Course Offerings (cont.)
Schedule a time to meet with your advisor prior to registration.
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