Education
Graduate
2016 (expected December) Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction Literacy and Language Arts, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
2010 M.A., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Denver, Denver, CO Undergraduate 2007, B.A. in English, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX |
Teaching Experience
Spring 2015: North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
- Teaching Assistant for ECI 307: Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum
- Teaching Assistant for ECI 204: Intro to Instructional Technology for Educators
- Teaching Assistant for ECI 405: Literature for Adolescents
- 9th-12th Grade English Teacher
- 10th & 11th Grade English Teacher
- 8th Grade English Teacher (Student Teaching)
Related Experience
Disciplinary Literacy for Deeper Learning MOOC-ED, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, NC State University, 2014
- Design Team Member
- Graduate Assistant
Publications
- Graham, A. (2014, November). Student choice: MINDful reading in content areas. [Review of the book Stretching beyond the textbook: Reading and succeeding with complex texts in the content areas, by L. K. Francese and R. H. Marsick]. MiddleWeb.com. Retrieved from http://www.middleweb.com/18450/mindful-reading-content-areas/
- Spires, H. A., Kerkhoff, S. N., Graham, A., & Lee, J. (2014). Relating inquiry to disciplinary literacy: A pedagogical approach [White paper]. Retrieved from http://www.mooc-ed.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Literary_discipline_11.10.14.pdf
- Wiseman, A., Graham, A., Aleman, K., Hawkins, D., Hurt, J., Jones, J., et al. (2015, January). UNC scandal & literacy levels: Racism, relationships and reading instruction. Retrieved from http://www.publicschoolsfirstnc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/UNC-Scandal-Response.pdf
Under Review/ In Preparation:
- Conradi, K., & Graham, A. K. (In preparation). Moving beyond popularity: Graphic novels in English language arts classrooms.
- Graham, A. K., & Jones, J. S. (In preparation). Are the Common Core State Standards Developmentally Appropriate for Primary Level Students?
- Graham, A.K. (in preparation). Examining teaching techniques cross two different English classrooms: A case study.
- Wiseman, A., & Graham, A. K. (In preparation). Cyberbulling in children’s picturebooks.
Presentations
National:
- Spires, H. A., Kerkhoff, S. N., Graham, A., K, Thompson, I., & Lee, J. (Accepted 2015, April). Understanding and Testing Disciplinary Literacy. To be presented at the annual conference of the American Education Research Association. Chicago, IL.
- Kerkoff, S., & Graham, A. K. (2014, December). Professional development in reading comprehension: A case study of Belizean teachers. Poster presentation at the annual conference of Literacy Research Association. Marco Island, FL.
- Graham, A. K., & Kerkhoff, S. N. (Accepted 2015, March). Reading Like a Literary Critic. To be presented at the annual conference of the North Carolina English Teachers Association. Raleigh, NC.
- Spires, H. A., Kerkhoff, S. N., & Graham, A. K. (Accepted 2015, March). Relating Inquiry to Disciplinary Literacy. To be presented at the annual conference of the North Carolina English Teachers Association. Raleigh, NC.
- Kerkoff, S., & Graham, A.K. (December 2014). Professional development in reading comprehension: A case study of Belizean teachers. To be presented at the annual conference of Literacy Research Association. Marco Island, FL.
- Graham, A. K. (October 2014). Dialoguing for diversity in secondary ELA classrooms: Questioning the canon. To be presented at the annual conferences of North Carolina English Teachers Association. Raleigh, NC.
- Graham, A. K. (October 2014). Examining teaching in two different English classrooms: A case study. Poster to be presented at the annual conferences of North Carolina English Teachers Association. Raleigh, NC.
- Graham, A.K. (March 2014). Constructing knowledge creatively: Literature links. Presented at the annual conference of North Carolina Reading Association. Raleigh, NC.
- Graham, A.K. (March 2014). Reconceptualizing the language arts curriculum for creativity. Presented at the annual conference of Association of English Graduate Symposium. Raleigh, NC.
Leadership Experience
Global Project Based Inquiry between Beijing Royal School and Centennial Campus Middle School, January, 2015.
- External Expert
- Reviewer
- Cultural Connections Activity Leader
- Volunteer
- Provided professional development for Belizean teachers