About Lipscomb
College of Education
Topics of Interest
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Dean of the College of Education
Founding Director of the Ayers Institute
for Teacher Learning and Innovation Associate Professor of Education
615.966.5708
Academic Specialties
-- Reading Methods for teachers in elementary
and middle schools
-- Educational policy and leadership
-- Charter schools and entrepreneurship in education -- Change management -- Strategic planning
Other Topics
State educational reform plans • Teacher training • STEM teacher training • Improving teacher quality • Decreasing illiteracy in young children • Teacher leadership • Charter schools • Teacher licensure • Demand for teachers in the workforce • Common Core Standards development and implementation • Innovative professional development for teachers • Race to the Top
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Associate Dean, College of Education
Director of Graduate Studies, Education
Associate Professor of Education
615.966.6263
Academic Specialties
-- Curriculum and instruction
-- Educational leadership
Other Topics:
Smaller learning communities • College preparation and readiness • Assessment and data-driven instructuon • Foundational academic knowledge for students • Effective teaching strategies • Teacher leadership • Curriculum and instruction • School administration • Common Core Standards • State educational reform plans • Educational theory • Technology • Grants
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Co-Director of the Master of Education Program
Nina.Morel@lipscomb.edu
615.966.1337
Academic Specialties
-- Educational Leadership
-- Instructional Coaching
-- English Language Learners
Other Topics
Parent Communication and Family Engagement • Student-Teacher Relationships • Professional Development for Teachers, including Collaboration • English Language Learners
Education • Awards • Professional Experience |
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Director of Undergraduate Studies
Associate Professor of Education
615.966.6067
Academic Specialties
-- Student teaching and job placement
-- School administration K-6
Other Topics
Effective techniques for teaching poverty-stricken and inner city pupils • Value of service-learning in teacher education • Alternatives to testing for measuring student performance • Effectiveness of mentoring in teacher career guidance
Interesting Information
High teaches an annual class with Lipscomb students at a Native American reservation in South Dakota.
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Professor of Education
615.966.5749
Academic Specialties
-- Teacher leadership
-- Classroom management
-- Educational assessment
Other Topics
Curriculum trends • Study skills • Alternative assessment • Educational innovation
Classroom dynamics • Educational technology • Brain-based instruction
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Professor of Education
615.966.5822
Academic Specialties
-- Early childhood education
-- Primary school education
Other Topics
Teacher enhancement in learning strategies and effective curriculum • Character education • Application of current brain research on how children learn • Translating brain research into knowledge and valuable skills for pupils • Children’s literature, especially with multi-cultural themes
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Professor of Education
615.966.5829
Academic Specialties
-- Online-learning for students K-12 through graduate school
Other Topics
Current instructional technology use in the classroom • On-line curriculum development • Growth in on-line education • Effectiveness of on-line education • Student services offered on-line • Hands-on techniques for math and physics education
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