Tom Philion
Associate Professor
Roosevelt University
College of Education, Dept. of Secondary Ed./Teaching and Learning
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Schaumburg Campus |
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529 |
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847-619-8410
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| Hours |
With the exception of weekends, I am available every day by email for advising. In addition, my Fall 08 office hours are on Mondays, from 5-7, on the following dates:
September 8, 15, and 22;
October 20, 27;
and November 24.
Please send me an email if you would like to schedule a meeting at another time or on the Chicago campus. |
| E-mail |
tphilion@roosevelt.edu |
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| Classes Taught |
Graduate Courses: Young Adult Literature (READ 439, Online Course); Literature for Children and Adolescents (READ 434); A Holistic Approach to the Teaching of Language and Literacy (READ 461); Strategies and Materials for Teaching Reading, Writing, and Language (READ 432); Principles and Practices in Language and Literacy Assessment (READ 437); Teaching Language and Literacy in the Content Areas (READ 463).
Undergraduate and Graduate Courses: Methods of Teaching Secondary English (SEED 327); Young Adult Literature (READ 339); Seminar in Student Teaching (SEED 3/460); Teaching Language Arts and Children's Literature in the Elementary School (READ 323). Click here to browse my folders and files
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| Research Interests |
Young adult literature, writing instruction, collaboration, and the uses of technology in education.
Go to the link at the bottom of this page to see my latest research project, "The Age of ________? Using Young Adult Literature to Study the Contemporary World."
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| Recent Publications |
Philion, T., N. Burney, A. Carter, and E. Meadows (2005). Cultivating Democratic Learning Communities: Three Portraits of Roosevelt University's Department of Teacher Education. In P. Jenlink & K. Jenlink (Eds.), Portraits of Teacher Preparation: Learning to Teach in a Changing America (pp. 113-131). Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Education.
Philion, T. (Section Editor) (2004). Technology Partnerships in Teacher Education. In S.D. Lenski & D. Wisemann (Eds.), Transforming Teacher Education Through Partnerships. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press.
Philion, T. (2002). Frontiers of the Contact Zone. In Janice M. Wolff (Ed.), Professing In The Contact Zone: Bringing Theory and Practice Together (pp. 79-101). Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
Philion, T. (2002). Review of Mario Lemieux: Own The Ice, The ALAN Review, 30 (1), 36.
Philion, T. (2001). Is It Too Late To Get A Program Change?: The Role of
Oppositionality in Secondary English Education. English Education, 34 (1), 50-71.
Philion, T. (2001). Caulder's Story: Chinese Handcuffs and The Untold Story of the Vietnam War. The ALAN Review, 29 (1), 49-53.
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| Research Grants and Projects |
National Council of Teachers of English, CoLEARN, 9/02. Co-investigator. School-based staff development and research project sponsored by NCTE that offers schools the opportunity to become Centers of Literacy Education Achievement, Research, and Networking (CoLEARN), and researchers the opportunity to obtain detailed information about patterns of literacy teaching and learning in schools across the nation. Initial research team will work two years on this project.
NCTE Research Foundation, Invisible Interventions: The Oppositional Practices of Urban Literacy Educators, 4/01. Principal Investigator. Obtained a $4,000 grant in support of a research project examining the creative ways in which urban literacy educators surmount the systematic obstacles that they face in everyday teaching.
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| Recent Presentations |
Young Adult Literature by Illinois Authors. Annual Convention of the Illinois Assocation of Teachers of English. Peoria, IL. October, 2006.
Cultivating Democratic Learning Communities in a Metropolitan Environment: Roosevelt University's Department of Teacher Education. Annual Convention of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. Chicago, IL. Feb 9, 2004.
Popular Literature for Adolescents. NCTE Annual Convenntion. San Francisco, CA. Nov. 21, 2003.
Creating Critical Perspective Through Online Teaching. NCTE Annual Convenntion. Atlanta, GA. Nov. 19, 2002.
Introduction to Writing Instruction. Brentano Science Academy. Chicago, IL. Nov. 8, 2002.
Using Young Adult Literature in Secondary English Classrooms. Oak Park and River Forest High School. Oak Park, IL. March 1, 2002.
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Chicago 430 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Schaumburg
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