Academic Background - Delta State University



CURRICULUM VITAE

Cheryl Jackson Cummins

1712 Terrace Road

Cleveland, MS 38732

Telephone: (Work) 662.846.4405 (Cell) 662.402.0493

ccummins@deltastate.edu

Academic Background

Ed.D., The University of Mississippi; University, Mississippi, August 1996

Dissertation: A Comparison of the Effects of Multiage Grouped

Thematically Organized Whole Language Instruction on the Frequency of Classroom Discipline Problems and Second and Third Graders’ Attitudes Toward School.

M.Ed., Elementary Education, Delta State University; Cleveland, Mississippi, May 1989

B.S.E., Delta State University; Cleveland, Mississippi, May 1988

High School, Grenada High School; Grenada, Mississippi, May 1984

Professional Experience

Director of Field Experiences, Delta State University, July 2007 – present

Duties include ensuring that every candidate who registers for directed teaching internship has been properly screened and approved, making initial contact with the cooperating school administration concerning placement of teacher candidates for all field experiences, maintaining records of teacher candidates, and serving as a liaison between the cooperating schools and Delta State University. Duties also include serving as the Certification Officer for Delta State University to manage licensure issues.

Co-Coordinator of National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) for College of Education, Delta State University, June 2008 – present

Duties include serving on the NCATE steering committee, helping to coordinate all NCATE activities for the COE including retreats, faculty meetings, etc. Duties also include working with all teacher education program coordinators in a supervisory capacity as they prepare individual Specialized Professional Association (SPA) reports. Further duties include assisting with all preparations for the 2014 NCATE site visit to include co-writing of the Institutional Report (IR) for submission in 2013.

Professor of Elementary Education, Delta State University; May 2012 – present

Duties include advising elementary education majors, chairing and serving on doctoral committees, university committees, and departmental committees.

Coordinator of Elementary Education program, Delta State University, May 2010 –

December 2012

Duties included writing Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) SPA report, coordinating elementary education faculty activities to include supervision of the advisement process, assisting in course scheduling, guiding faculty modifications to the elementary program, monitoring curriculum changes, conducting syllabi revisions, and conducting elementary education faculty meetings.

Associate Professor of Elementary Education, Delta State University; August 2002-April 2012

Duties included advising elementary education majors, sponsoring education organizations, chairing and serving on doctoral committees, university committees, and departmental committees. Teaching includes the following graduate and undergraduate courses:

Graduate courses: Communicative Arts, Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education, Education in the Intermediate Grades, Literacy Instruction in the Elementary School, Practicum in Elementary Education, Special Topics in Elementary Education, Practicum in Early Childhood Education, and Development, Assessment, and Evaluation

Undergraduate Courses: Introduction to Elementary Education, Instructional Planning in the Elementary School, Language Arts for the Elementary School, Basic Skills of Reading, Teaching of Reading in the Elementary School, Approaches to Reading Instruction for Early Childhood and Primary Grades, Principles and Techniques of Teaching in Early Childhood, Special Topics in Reading Education, Diagnosis and Evaluation of Student Achievement in the Elementary School, Children’s

Literature, Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties, and Orientation and Field Experiences

Assistant Professor of Elementary Education, Delta State University; August 1997- July 2002

Duties included advising elementary education majors, sponsoring education organizations, serving on doctoral committees, university committees, and departmental committees. Teaching included the following graduate and undergraduate courses:

Graduate courses: Communicative Arts, Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education, Education in the Intermediate Grades, Literacy Instruction in the Elementary School, Practicum in Elementary Education, Special Topics in Elementary Education, Practicum in Early Childhood Education, and Development, Assessment, and Evaluation

Undergraduate Courses: Introduction to Elementary Education, Instructional Planning in the Elementary School, Language Arts for the Elementary School, Basic Skills of Reading, Teaching of Reading in the Elementary School, Approaches to Reading Instruction for Early Childhood and Primary Grades, Principles and Techniques of Teaching in Early Childhood, Special Topics in Reading Education, Diagnosis and Evaluation of Student Achievement in the Elementary School, Children’s

Literature, Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties, and Orientation and Field Experiences

Adjunct Faculty, Delta State University; 1994-1996

Duties included teaching undergraduate courses in reading, early childhood, and supervision of student teachers.

Classroom Teacher, Lockard Elementary School; Indianola, Mississippi, 1989-1997

Duties included teaching in a first grade self-contained classroom. Lockard Elementary School appointments: MTAI mentor, First grade lead teacher, tutoring coordinator, textbook selection committee, K-3 theme-based chairperson, principal’s advisory committee, and cooperating teacher for Delta State University.

Professional Papers, Presentations, and Publications

Griffin, L., Cummins, C., & Garrison, J. (2013). Creating a Culture Shift for Assessment-

Based Program Improvement: Lessons Learned. Presentation for the National Institute on the Assessment of Adult Learning Conference, Atlantic City, NJ.

Cummins, C. (2012) Specialized Professional Association (SPA) report written and

submitted to Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) and

Response to Conditions report written and submitted in 2013.

Cummins, C., Garrison, J., & Thomas, D. (2011). Teacher Tenure: For or Against?

Paper presented at the MSERA Annual Conference, Oxford, MS.

Griffin, L., Bridges, A., Cummins, C., & Varner, L. (2011). Standardizing and

Communicating a Continual Assessment Model for Educator Preparation Programs, Presentation given at the CREATE Conference, Oxford, MS

Cummins, C., Powers, A. & VanNamen, M. (2011). Passive to active: Transforming the Traditional Teacher Education Classroom. Presentation given at the American Council on Rural Special Education, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Cummins, C. & Pedersen S. (2010). Teaching geography utilizing a narrative format.

Presentation given at the annual meeting of the American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES), Memphis, TN.

Griffin, L., Davis, K., Colbert, T., Snow, C., Varner, L., & Webster, A. (2009). A

healthy schools initiative: Answering the call through teacher and leadership

preparation. Paper presented at the Association of Teacher Educators’ annual

meeting.

Cummins, C., & Griffin, L. (2008). Holding teachers accountable: Differentiating

Instruction for learners in rural settings through teacher work sample

Methodology. Presentation given at the ACRES conference.

Cummins, C., Pedersen, S., & Thomas, D. (2008). Comparison between informal graded word list instructional levels and classroom teachers’ perceived instructional reading levels of second and third graders. Action research

accepted for presentation at the 3rd Annual Faculty Research and Scholarship Symposium at Delta State University.

Griffin, L., & Cummins, C. (2008). Longitudinal faculty study groups: A model for

developing comprehensive teacher preparation programs. Article accepted for

publication in the Journal for College Teaching and Learning.

Ratliff, L., Cummins, C., & Hebert, D. (2007). The Relationship beween undergraduate

grade point average and scores on the Praxis series exams for students in an alternate route teacher education program in the Mississippi Delta. Paper presented at the MSERA Annual Conference, Hot Springs, AR.

Griffin, L., & Cummins, C. (February 2007). Longitudinal faculty study groups achieve

seamless program development in teacher education. Paper presented at the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) Annual Conference, New York, NY.

Griffin, L., & Cummins, C. (November 2006). Improving student learning outcomes

through the implementation of teacher work sample folios. Paper presented at the MSERA Annual Conference, Birmingham, AL.

Cummins, C., & Griffin, L. (2005). Literacy instruction through the small-

group tutorial: A training manual for the Americorps literacy tutor”. Training manual prepared for Delta Reads Partnership and Mississippi Delta Service Corps, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.

Griffin, L., & Cummins, C. (October 2005). Teacher work sample folios: Adapting

teacher work sample methodology for existing educator preparation program. Paper presented at the Teaching Learning Conference, The Clute Institute, Las Vegas, NV.

Cummins, C., & Griffin, L. (Fall 2005). Teacher work sample folios: A

medium for improving practice in teacher education. Presentation at the Reaching Out to Mississippi Education in Action (ROMEA) Higher Education Faculty Development Conference, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.

Cummins, C. & Rakes, S. (2005). The effect of think-aloud strategies on

listening comprehension. Delta Education Journal, II, (2).

Cummins, C. (2004). The influence of maturation on children’s learning. Delta

Education Journal, I, (2).

Cummins, C. & Rakes, S. (December, 2004). Integrating the fine arts through

literature connections. Mississippi Reading Association, 34th Annual Conference.

Cummins, C. & Rakes, S. (December, 2003). Aunty Dot – Teaching geography

utilizing a narrative format. Presentation given at the 22nd Southeast IRA Regional Conference, Biloxi, MS.

Cummins, C. (February, 2003). Integrating Kidpix and lessonpPlanning into the

preservice classroom. Presentation given at the Creating Futures through Technology Conference, Biloxi, MS.

Cummins, C. & Macon, R. (February, 2003). Using digital video in the early

childhood classroom. Presentation given at the Creating Futures through Technology Conference, Biloxi, MS.

Cummins, C. & Rakes, S. (December, 2002). Making connections in reading-A bridge

from the new to the known. Presentation given at the Mississippi Reading Association Conference, Biloxi, MS.

Cummins, C. & Rakes, S. (December, 2001). The Devil’s Highway-How to teach children about the Natchez Trace through historical fiction. Presentation given at

the Mississippi Reading Association Conference, Biloxi, MS.

Cummins, C. & Rakes, S. (December 2000). Literature circles: Student roles.

Presentation given at the Mississippi Reading Association Conference, Biloxi,

MS.

Cummins, C. & Branton, C. (November, 2000). Teacher induction: Is this the answer

to teacher retention? Paper presented at the Mid-South Educational Research Association Conference, Bowling Green, KY.

Branton, C. & Cummins, C. (November, 2000). Teacher induction: Roles and

responsibilities. Paper presented at the Mid-South Educational Reasearch Association Conference, Bowling Green, KY.

Cummins, C. & Rakes, S. (December 1999). Thematic literature unit centers.

Presentation given at the Mississippi Reading Association Conference, Biloxi,

MS.

Cummins, C. (January 1998). Self-esteem and children’s literature. Presentation given

at the Mississippi Reading Association Conference, Biloxi, MS.

Cummins, C. (December 1997). Dippin’ into chocolate! A literature connection based

on Charlie and the chocolate factory. Presentation given at the Mississippi Reading Association Conference, Biloxi, MS.

University/Community Service and Involvement

Certification officer for Delta State University, 2007-present

College of Education and Human Sciences Administrative Council, 2007-present

Task Stream Coordinator for COEHS, 2012-present

NCATE Steering Committee, 2009 - present

Teacher Preparation Process Review Coordinator, 2007-present

Teacher Education Council, 2005-present

Search Committee Chair for COEHS teacher education chair, 2012

Process and Performance Review State Committee, 2012-2013

Chair of Redesign of Teacher Education for Delta State University 2008- 2010

COEHS Unit Assessment committee, 2008-present

Teacher Shortage Program professional growth coordinator, 2010 - 2011

Teacher Retention Initiative coordinator, 2008- 2010

Hall of Fame Selection Committee, 2011

High School Feedback Liaison for DSU, 2007- 2009

Higher Education Literacy Council, 2007-present

College fair representative for COEHS, 2007 - present

Chair of successful Doctoral Candidate graduate, 2007

Chair of NCATE Standard One committee, 2007 - present

Serve on NCATE Standard Three committee, 2007-present

Serve on NCATE Conceptual Framework Committee, 2007-present

Serve on dissertation committees, 2006-present

Advisor to pre-dissertation candidate, 2007- 2008

Report to faculty after Commission meetings, 2007-present

LACI guest speaker, 2007-2008

Academic Success Workshop speaker, 2008

DAAIS District Reading Fair Judge, 2002-present

Presbyterian Day School Literacy Consultant, 2007-2008

St. Luke Methodist Church Youth Council Member – 2009 - present

St. Luke Methodist Church Children’s Ministries Coordinator, 2000-present

Margaret Green Junior High School Parent Teacher Organization, 2009 – present

Cleveland High School Parent Teacher Organization, 2011 - present

Presbyterian Day School Parent Teacher Organization, 2000- 2010

Wildcat Booster Club, 2009-present

Faculty Senate secretary, 2006-2007

Faculty Senate vice-chair, 2005-2006

Faculty Senator, 2005-2007

Faculty Senate Executive Board, 2006-2007

NCATE Standard One committee, 2005-2007

Social Studies Curriculum Framework Revision Team, 2003

Presbyterian Day School MPSA spelling bee judge, 2004-2007

Girl Scout Leader, 2002 - 2005

University Evaluation Committee, 2002-2003

SACS Standards Committee, 2002-2003

Writing Committee, 2001-2002

Teaching Academy Committee, 2001-2002

Special Programs Committee, 2001-2003

Teacher Education Council, 1999-2001

Student Organizations Committee, 1999-2003

Bolivar Literacy Council, 1999-2002

Kappa Delta Alumni Advisory Board, 2000-2002

Delta State Child Development Center Parent Advisory Board, 2000-2003

Parent Advisory Board President, 2002-2003

St. Luke Neighborhood Children’s Program Advisory Board, 2000- 2007

Professional Associations

Delta Kappa Gamma, 1998-present

Delta Kappa Gamma, Secretary, 2006-2008

Student Advisory Council Sponsor, 2005-2007

Delta Reading Council, 1997-present

Delta reading Council President, 1999-2000

Delta Reading Council, President Elect, 2003-2004

Mississippi Early Childhood Association, Faculty Sponsor, 1998-2005

Mississippi Reading Association, 1997-present

Mississippi Reading Association board member, 1998-1999

International Reading Association, 1997-present

Kappa Delta Pi, 1997-present

International Reading Association, 1997-present

Additional Professional Development Endeavors/Projects/Trainings

Contributed to the Institutional Report (IR) written and submitted to the National Association for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) along with 455 electronic exhibits, February 2014

Completed the Educator Preparation Program (EPP) Annual Report and submitted it in AIMS for NCATE/CAEP, April 2014

Completed the Professional Education Data System (PEDS) report with assistance from Institutional Research for submission for accreditation with NCATE/CAEP, April 2014

Completed the Title II report submitted to Title II for accreditation purposes, April 2014

Completed the annual state EPP data tables and submitted to the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), May 2014

Contributed to the Addendum to the Board of Examiners’ Off-Site report submitted to the National Association for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) along with an additional 26 electronic exhibits, July 2014

Assessment Training, Bowling Green, KY, June 2012

`National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2012

English Language Learners (ELL) training, Cleveland, MS, March 2012

Common Core Standards Training II, for IHL faculty, Jackson, MS, March 2012

Common Core Standards Training for IHL faculty, Oxford, MS, November 2011

Mid-South Educational Research Association Conference, Oxford, MS, November 2011

Consortium for Research on Educational Accountability Conference, Oxford, MS, September 2011

NAFSA: Association of International Educators Conference, Vancouver, Canada, June 2011

American Council on Rural Special Education Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 2011

Teach for America’s Dean’s Summit, Cleveland, MS, June 2010

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development summer conference on Differentiated Instruction, Understanding by Design, What Works in Schools, and Curriculum Mapping, Orlando, Florida, June 2010

Delta Health Alliance Training, Stoneville, MS, May 2010

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, April 2010

American Council on Rural Special Education Conference, Memphis, TN, March 2010

Content Area Literacy Training, Jackson, MS, January 2010

Mississippi Department of Education Licensure Training, Jackson, MS, November 2009

Delta Health Alliance Training, Stoneville, MS, November 2009

Adolescent Literacy Workshop, Jackson, MS, August 2009

2009 Teacher Work Sample Conference and Training, Western Oregon University, Portland, OR, summer 2009

Licensure Training for Administrators, Greenwood, MS, July 2009

Healthy Schools training, Delta State University, May 2009

Professional Development Schools site visit, Emporia, KS, March 2009

Association for Teacher Educators’ Conference, Dallas, TX, February 2009

National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Conference and Training, Arlington, VA, September 2008

Mississippi Summer Rising Conference, Biloxi, MS, June 2008

Professional Development Schools Conference, Orlando, Florida, April 2008

Understanding by Design Training, Jackson, MS, March 2008

2008 ACRES Conference and Training, Charlotte, West Virginia, March 2008

National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) Training, Mississippi Department of Education, Jackson, MS, Spring 2007

Assisted with compilation of ACEI Report, summer and fall 2006

Developed in collaboration with other faculty, the Teacher Work Sample Folio as an assessment tool in elementary education, 2005

NCATE Board of Examiner Training, Mississippi Department of Education, Jackson, MS, Fall 2006

2006 Teacher Work Sample Conference and Training, Western Oregon University, Portland, OR, Summer 2006

NCATE Standards Training, NCATE, Washington, DC, Fall 2005

NCATE Training for Teacher Work Sample Methodology, NCATE, Kansas City, KS, Spring 2005

Raleigh Museum School Site Visit, Raleigh, NC, Fall 2005

Consultant Experiences

Teacher Education consultant – Americorps, October 2008

Literacy consultant – Phonemic Awareness and Phonics, Yazoo City School District, August 2008

Literacy consultant – “I can read it, but I don’t know what I read!” Reading comprehension strategies for struggling readers, Workshop presented for the Literacy

Enhancement Clinic, June 2008

Literacy consultant – Reading comprehension strategies, Workshop presented for the Literacy Across the Curriculum Institute, June 2008

Reading/Language Arts Consultant – Series of literacy workshops presented to Presbyterian Day School faculty, September 2007 – April 2008.

Assessment consultant – Effective use of assessment in the classroom, Washington School. June 2006.

Classroom management consultant - Cooperative Learning; Humphreys County School District. January 2006.

Neighborhood Children’s Program Consultant – Reader’s Theatre in the Classroom; St. Luke United Methodist Church; Cleveland, MS; 2005.

Reading consultant - Comprehension,Vocabulary, and LiteratureEextensions; Benoit School District, 2003-2004.

Southwest Educational Developmental Laboratories Consultant; Reading Success Network Professional Development; Grenada, MS, 2001-present.

Neighborhood Children’s Program Consultant – Creating the Peaceful Classroom; St. Luke United Methodist Church; Cleveland, MS; 2003.

Language Arts Consultant – Family History Interviewing Project; Eastwood Junior High School; Cleveland, MS; April 2003.

Reading Consultant – Comprehension Strategies; Cleveland School District; Cleveland, MS; 2002- present.

Southwest Educational Developmental Laboratories Consultant; Fox in a

Box screening; Grenada, MS, 2001- 2002.

National Faculty Consultant; Reading Success Network Project; Grenada, MS, Spring 2001.

DAAIS Consultant; Teacher Induction Program; Delta Consortium; Cleveland, MS, Spring 2000.

DAAIS Consultant; Coordinator for Reading improvement/Parent involvement program; Delta Consortium; 1998-1999.

Reading Consultant; Greenville Public Schools, 1998-1999.

DAAIS Consultant; Reading Improvement; Mound Bayou, MS; 1998-1999.

DAAIS Consultant; Reading/Vocabulary Instruction; Shelby, MS; 1997-1999.

References:

Dr. Leslie Griffin

Dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences

Box 3121 DSU

Cleveland, MS 38732

Telephone: 662.846.4400

lgriffin@deltastate.edu

Dr. Joe Garrison

Chair of Teacher Education, Leadership, and Research

P.O. Box 3112

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS 38733

Telephone: 662.846.4374

jgarrisn@deltastate.edu

Dr. Sue Jolly, Chair

Education Department

Mississippi University for Women

1100 College Street

Box W – 1637

Columbus, MS 39701

Telephone: 662.329.7190

sjolly@muw.edu

Ms. Darrian Duckworth, Pastor

St. Luke United Methodist Church

1227 Deering Street

Cleveland, MS 38732

Telephone: 662.843.2306

stlukeumc@

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