Thomas Thomas

 

Associate Professor

 

Secondary Education

 



Curriculum Vitae

 

 

    

Academic Degrees

Certification

Dissertation

Professional Experience

University Teaching Experience

Presentations

Professional Activities

Professional Associations

Publications

References

Service to College of Education

Service to Professional Community

Service to Roosevelt University

University Teaching Experience

 

 

Academic Degrees

1974 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana; B.A.

1975 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana; M.A.

1990 University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; Ph.D., Education

Certification

Illinois Administrative - Type 75

 

Professional Experience

1975-1984 Teacher, Department of Religious Education, Marist High School, Chicago, Illinois,

Department Chairperson, 1982-84

1985-1987 Teaching Assistant and Instructor, College of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago

1987-1990 Research Assistant, College of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago

1987-1992 Principal, Ursuline Academy, Springfield, Illinois

1992-1994 Assessment Consultant, School and Student Assessment, Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, Illinois

1994-1995 Consulting Supervisor, Center for School Reform and Re-engineering, Illinois State Board of Education

1995-2000 Assistant Professor, College of Education, Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois

2000 - present  Associate Professor, College of Education, Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois

 

University Teaching Experience

Courses

EDUC 405 Seminar in American Education

SEED 401 ( EDUC 414) Seminar in Secondary Education

SEED 450 (EDUC 415) Field Experience in Sec Ed

SEED 3/460  Student Teaching

EDUC 200 American Education

EDUC 449 Teaching for Equity and Social Justice

EDUC 459  Education and Schooling of Marginalized Peoples in the US

EDUC 480 Methods of Inquiry as Applied to the Classroom

EAS 400 - Research Methods in Educational Administration Sp 96

 

University Service

                Committee Assignments and Offices

Budget Committee                                                                                                               2003-5

North Central self-study, Criterion 4                                                                 2003-4

Instructional Technology                                                                                                   2000-1

Curriculum Committee                                                                                                         1999- 2001

University Senate                                                                                                                1999-2000

Graduate Council                                                                                                                 1995-99

University Writing Committee                                                                                           1995-2000

University Assessment Committee                                                                                   1995-98

Strategic Planning Task Force for Faculty Concerns                                                     1997-1998

Search committee for Dean of the College of Education                                               1997

Ad Hoc Committee on Evaluation of Administrators                                                    1995-96

Co-Chair, Search Committee, Dean of the College of Education, 2007

 

University Services

Coordinator for university-wide assessment of majors, 1997.

Development of instrument for faculty evaluation of University administrators. April 1996

Seminar on use of scoring rubrics in evaluating student writing for Roosevelt faculty April 24, 1996.

 

  College of Education Service

Search Committee Chair, Associate Dean                                                                        2006

Search Committee, Bilingual and ESL assistant professor                                            2005

Ad Hoc Conceptual Framework Committee                                                                     2004-6

Search Committee, Secondary Education                                                                        2004

Vice-Chair, College of Education Council                                                                        2004

Search Committee, Teacher Education Chair                                                                   2003

Educational Technology Work Group IPLP                                                                    2002-2003

Curriculum and Assessment Committee                                                                          1999-2002

Search Committee for Elementary Education position                                   2002

Ad hoc committee on assessment                                                                                    1999 – 2000

Ad hoc Committee for Alternative Routes to Certification                                           1999

Professional Development Committee                                                                              1995-97, 98-99

Enrollment management task force for strategic planning, chair                  1998

Honors Committee                                                                                                                               1996-2001

Curriculum Committee                                                                                                         1999 – present

College of Education liaison to the General Education committee               1998

Search committee, Director of Doctoral Program                                                            1998

Search committee, Secondary education Professors                                                     1996, 1997, 1998, 2002 

Search committee, Special education Professor                                                              1997

Search committee, Dean, College of Education                                                               1997

Ad hoc Committee on Class Size                                                                                       1995 - 96

Program Area Committee                                                                                                    1995 - present

College of Education Services

 

Principal author and editor for certification folio in mathematics                 2007-8

Participation on panel discussion on the role of the university in teacher education in honor of the inauguration of President Charles Middleton                                                                 March 3, 2003

Revision of syllabi for secondary methods in English, science, and social studies to infuse use of technology                                                                                                                                            2002-3

Developed alternative route to certification for submission to Chicago Public Schools, District 299 and to the Golden Apple Foundation.                                                                          2001-2002

Principal author and editor for certification folios in mathematics, general science, graduate English, and social studies for NCATE accreditation                                           September 2000  

Drafted proposal for alternative route to certification in conjunction with Teach for America and the Chicago Public schools                                                                                                      November 1999

Facilitated retreat for College of Education faculty on the Conceptual framework                                                                                                                                                                                                   August 23, 1999

Coordinator and principal author of the revised conceptual framework for the College of Education for NCATE accreditation                                                                                                          1999 – 2000

Principal author and editor for certification folios for Secondary English (undergraduate and graduate), Social Studies, General Science and Mathematics for NCATE    1997 - 98

Co-directed the approval of the MA in Teacher Education with certification in the Theater Arts by the Illinois State Board of Education,                                                                      1996

Developed response to the Illinois State Board of Education  relative to removal of probationary status for the secondary education program in business education                      1996

Directed in-service for the College of Education faculty and interested Roosevelt faculty on portfolio assessment                                                                                                                           May 10, 1996

Revised Masters in Teacher Leadership curriculum                                                  1996

Service to the Professional Community

University review committee for high school reform planning in the Chicago system 2003

 

Evaluation coordinator for Roosevelt University GEAR UP consortium. 1999-2001

North Central Outcomes Accreditation Chair for Jones Academic High School.  1999-2002

Consultant to the Chicago Public Schools Department of Student Assessment in the development of subject level examinations in social studies (CASE). 1999

Assessment coordination for the Electronic Long Distance Learning Network (ELDN) project. 1999

Consultant to the Chicago Public Schools Department of Student Assessment in the development of subject level examinations in language arts and social studies. 1998

 

In-service for faculty of Bradwell Elementary School, Chicago

Coordinating large scale assessment, local assessment, instruction, and the curriculum 1998

 

Observer for the Electronic Long Distance Learning Network (ELDN) project coordinated by the College of Education, Roosevelt University. 1998

 

Illinois State Board of Education Participant in training of reviewers for Illinois teacher preparation accreditation process. 1998

 

Drafted writing assessment specifications for the Illinois Standards Assessment Test. 1997

 

DeKalb County Regional Office of Education Goals 2000 workshop for student teachers, cooperating teachers and faculty of Northern Illinois University, "Using Assessment to improve instruction." 1997

 

In-service for faculty of Roosevelt High School, Chicago "Improving IGAP Scores by Focussing on Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum." 1996

 

Goals 2000 workshop for Chicago Public School teachers, "Aligning curriculum and instruction with IGAP." 1996

 

Roosevelt University Participant in the F.I.R.E. initiative for collaborative research among Universities, school districts, and the Illinois State Board of Education. 1996

 

Faculty in-service for Steinmetz High School, Chicago, on "Reading and writing across the curriculum." 1996

 

Dekalb County Regional Office of Education Goals 2000 workshop for student teachers, cooperating teachers and faculty of Northern Illinois University. "Developing valid and reliable performance based assessments." 1996

 

Country Club Hills S.D.160  In-service for middle school faculty relative to construction of Illinois Goal Assessment Program in Reading 1995

 

Harvey School District 152 - Consultant on a School Improvement Change Grant to produce performance based assessment aligned with the State Goals for Learning and the curriculum of Gwendolyn Brooks Junior High School. 1995-6.

 

In-service to the faculty of Kenwood Academy relative to performance based assessment. 1995

 

Member of the Bilingual Assessment Advisory Panel of the Illinois State Board of Education

1995-98

 

Dissertation

The Ethical Dimension of American Schooling: Curriculum Proposals and Programs for Moral Education, 1987-1966

Dr. William H. Schubert, chair

Honorable Mention, Division B Dissertation Award, American Educational Research Association, 1991

 

Publications

Books

 

Schubert, William H., Lopez-Schubert, Ann L., Thomas, Thomas P., & Carroll, Wayne. (2002). Curriculum Books: The First 100 Years. New York: Peter Lang.

 

Book Contract

 

Advisory Board,  Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies. Sage Publications. Completion date: 2009.

 

Monographs

 

Thomas, T.P. (1994). Learning Outcomes, Standards and Expectations: Linking Educational Goals, Curriculum and Assessment. Springfield, IL: Illinois State Board of Education.

 

 


Articles and chapters

 

Thomas, T.P. (1987). “Moral Education”, in Rethinking Urban Schools Project, Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation.

 

Thomas, T.P. (1997). Using Standards to Make a Difference: Four Options. Educational Horizons. 75(3), 121-126. Reprinted in Annual Editions: Education, 98/99 edited by F. Schultz. Sluice Dock, Guilford, CT: Dushkin, 1998.

 

Thomas, T.P. (1999) The Difficulties and Successes of Reconstructionist Practice: Theodore Brameld and the Floodwood Project. Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 14(3), 260-282.

 

Thomas, T.P. & Schubert, W.H. (1997). Recent Curriculum Theory: Proposals for Understanding, Critical Praxis, Inquiry, and Expansion of Conversation. Educational Theory. 47(2), 261-285.

 

Thomas, T.P. & Schubert, W.H. (2002). Certification, Content Standards and the Professor of Education's Responsibilities. In Standards and Schooling in the United States, An Encyclopedia, Joseph Kincheloe & Dan Weil, Editors. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC Clio.

 

Schubert, W.H., Thomas, T.P., Wojcik, J.T., Zissis, G., Hulsebosch, P., Koerner, M., & Millies, P.S. (1987). Teaching about progressive education: From the course to study group? Teaching Education. 1(2), 76-82.

 

Schubert, W.H. & Thomas, T.P. (2002). Responding to Standards: The Professor of Education's Legacy. In Standards and Schooling in the United States, An Encyclopedia, Joseph L. Kinchloe & Dan Weil, Editors. Santa Barbara, CA:  ABC Clio.

Book Reviews

 

Thomas, T.P. (1992). The John Dewey Society at Fifty-five: Retrospective. Journal of Educational Thought. 26(2), 75-182.

 

Thomas, T.P. (1993). Curriculum in the Making: Teacher Choice and the Classroom Experience. Educational Studies, 24(2), 191-196.

 

 

Conference Presentations

Hauser, Gregory H., Thomas, Thomas P., & Olson, George. An Analysis of Student Participation in GEAR UP Student Services Activities and Student Achievement in Six Urban Public Elementary Schools. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual  Meeting, Chicago, IL , April 10, 2007.

 

Thomas, Thomas P. Measure Well, Carpenters: The Origins of Conventional School Marking Systems in US Schools. Annual meeting of The American Educational Studies Association. Charlottesville, VA. November 4, 2005

Schubert, William H. & Thomas, Thomas P. The Making of Curriculum Books: The First Hundred Years. Invited presentation at the Society for the Study of Curriculum History. 26th Annual Meeting.  Chicago, IL. April 20, 2003.

 

Hauser, Gregory H., Thomas, Thomas P. & Olson, George. The Results of a Collaborative Tutoring Model: Six Elementary Schools, One High School, Two Universities, and Two Foundations in Partnership Association of American Colleges and Universities 4th Biennial Diversity and Learning Conference St. Louis, Missouri.  October  26, 2002

 

Hauser, Gregory H. & Thomas, Thomas P. Formative Evaluation of Student Services in an Inner City GEAR UP Program for the 2000-2001 Academic Year American Education Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. April 1, 2002

Schubert, William H. & Thomas, Thomas P. Responding to Teacher Certification Standards: The Professor Education’s Responsibilities.   Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA   April 30, 2002.

Thomas, Thomas P. Using Scoring Rubrics to Facilitate Reflection with Pre-service Educators. Annual Meeting of the Association for Teacher Educators, Chicago, IL February 15, 1999

Thomas, Thomas P. NCATE Folio Reviews – Lessons Learned, Illinois Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Fall Meeting, Illinois State University, Bloomington, IL. October 17, 1997

Thomas, Thomas P. Assessment and Pre-service Teacher Education, Second Annual Illinois Assessment Conference, University of Illinois at Chicago. October 25, 1996

Thomas, Thomas P. The Project for Curriculum Reform, Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. March 19, 1996.

Thomas, Thomas P. Classroom Strategies to Enhance Student Success on IGAP Testing in Reading. Featured speaker, Chicago Area Reading Council, Chicago State University. February 3, 1996.

Schubert, William H., & Thomas, Thomas P. Experientialist Options for Moral Education, Association for Moral Education, University of Illinois at Chicago. November 1990

Thomas, Thomas P. John Dewey and Moral Education, Association for Moral Education, University of Notre Dame. November 1987.

Thomas, Thomas P. The Primacy of Love: Reconceptualist Thought and Liberation Theology. Bergamo Conference for Curriculum Thought, Dayton Ohio. October 1986

Professional Memberships

American Educational Research Association

1999-2001,  Editor of the AREA Division B, Curriculum Studies, newsletter

Professors of Curriculum

American Educational Studies Association

Research Interests

Moral Education, Curriculum Theory, Curriculum History, Performance based assessment, Educational reform

 

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