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Curriculum VitaNameC. Gregg JorgensenDepartmentCurriculum and InstructionRankAssistant ProfessorEducationPh.D., Utah State University, 2010Curriculum and InstructionMajor: Social Studies EducationJ.D., Antioch School of Law, Washington, D.C. 1977B.S., Political Science (History minor), Magna Cum Laude, University of Utah, 1974“Unraveling Conflicting Interpretations: A Reexamination of the1916 Report on Social Studies.” A qualitative analysis of the Reportto determine how it has been regarded and interpreted over time. Astudy of the various multiple societal and individual influences on the1916 Committee that explores if, in fact, there is one dominant interpretation, or, whether or not different interpretations are possible for the 1916 Report on Social Studies. The analysis and conclusions suggest a new interpretation of the 1916 Report on Social Studies whichargues that its educational philosophy and pedagogy may have been significantly influenced directly and indirectly by John Dewey.Advisor: Ronald W. Evans; Committee: Barry M. Franklin, MarthaWhitaker, Jeanne Thomas, Steven P. Camicia, Barre Toelken, Patricia Gantt, Ronald W. EvansEmployment/ExperienceUniversity Teaching Western Illinois University2010-PresentAssistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and InstructionCourses taught:SSED 365 Teaching Our Heritage(Methods of Teaching Elementary Social Studies)SSED 495 Teaching With A Global PerspectiveSSED 572 Social Studies CurriculumSPED 581 Special Education Law and SupervisionC&I 403 Middle Level EducationDixie State College of Utah2007-2009Assistant Professor, Department of Education.Courses Taught:EDUC 2400 Foundations/ Multicultural/ ESL EducationELED 4400 Methods/ Teaching Elementary Social Studies EducationELED 4600 Methods/ Teaching Elementary Language Arts EducationELED 4989 Elementary Education CapstoneEDUC 2500 Technology for Educators and Electronic Portfolios (K-12)EDUC 4500 Technology in EducationSupervision of Student TeachersSupervision of Practicum Students Utah State University2003-2007Graduate Assistant, Department of Secondary Education Social Studies MethodsPhilosophical, Historical, and Social Foundations of EducationSocial Studies Student Teaching SeminarSupervision of Student TeachersPublic School Teaching Davis School District2002-2003Teacher, Farmington Junior High, Farmington, Utah. I taught 7th gradeUtah StudiesDavis School District1997-2001Teacher, Farmington Junior High, Farmington, Utah. I taught 7th gradeUtah Studies. I served as Chair, Social Studies Department, 2000-2001.Professional Research Institute of America, New York, New York1988-1998Sales Representative in Northern California and Southern Oregon for publisher of legal, business and tax information.Honor and Award: National Director’s Club 1992 award winner for RIA’s national sales force.Mountain West College, Salt Lake City, Utah1986-1988Instructor of Legal Research for paralegal program.University of Utah, College of Law Library1982-1988Energy Law Librarian. Teaching responsibilities: Instructing second and third year law students in legal research on Westlaw and Lexis-Nexis online information services.Western Survey Research, Salt Lake City, Utah1980-1982Polling for clients such as KUTV Channel 2 Television in Salt Lake City, Utah.Publications/Scholarly/Creative Activities RefereedJorgensen, C.G. (2011). Book review: Dewey and the dilemma of race: An intellectual history 1895-1922, T.D. Fallace, Theory and Research in Social Education, 39 (2).Jorgensen, C.G. (In production July 2011). John Dewey and the Dawn of Social Studies: Unraveling Conflicting Interpretations of the 1916 Report, Information Age Publishing Inc.Jorgensen, C.G., and Evans, R.W. (In edit August, 2011), Chapter: Social Justice, In Vol. 2 - Social Issues: Annotated Bibliography, Totten, S. and Pedersen, J., Eds.Jorgensen, C. G. (In press April 2011). Unraveling Conflicting Interpretations of the 1916 Report on Social Studies. The Curriculum History Journal.Non-refereedScheurman, G., Evans, R.W., and Jorgensen, C. G., Eds. (In preparation), Constructivism and the New Social Studies: A Collection of Classic Inquiry Lessons. Conference Presentations RefereedJorgensen, C.G., “Slave Narratives: Moving Toward a New Life with Democracy and Diversity”. Annual meeting of the Illinois Council for the Social Studies, Palatine, October 2011Jorgensen, C.G. and Witten B., “Strumming Through History: Using Music to Teach Social Studies”. Annual meeting of the Illinois Council for the Social Studies, Palatine, October, 2011.Jorgensen, C.G., “John Dewey’s Influence: Transcending the Multiple Societal Issues and Challenges Confronting the 1916 Committee on Social Studies”. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, April, 2011.Jorgensen, C. G., “John Dewey: A Preoccupation with Occupations”. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Curriculum History, New Orleans, April, 2011.Jorgensen, C.G., “John Dewey’s Approach to Practicing Democracy in the Social Studies Classroom”. Annual meeting of the National Network for Educational Renewal, Normal, IL, October, 2010.Jorgensen, C.G., “Japanese American Internment Through the Eyes of Middle School Students”. Annual meeting of the Illinois Council for the Social Studies, Lisle, October, 2010.Davis, S., & Jorgensen, C.G., “Innovations of Web 2.0”. Annual conference of TechEd, Pasadena, April, 2010.Jorgensen, C. G., “Unraveling Conflicting Interpretations of the 1916 Report on Social Studies”. Annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Curriculum History, Denver, April, 2010.Evans, R. W., & Jorgensen, C. G., “A Dream Deferred: The (Unfulfilled) Promise of Critical Pedagogy”. Annual meeting of the National Council for Social Studies, Atlanta, November, 2009.Jorgensen, C. G., “Critical Thinking and the Politics of Diversion.” Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec, April, 2005.Gallagher-Geurtsen, T., Jorgensen, C. G., & Shoemate, S., “Poplar Culture and the Civic Engagement of Youth.” Conference on Civic Education Research, Reno, September, 2004.Jorgensen, C. G., “Teaching the Native American Stories of N. Scott Momaday in Social Studies Classrooms.” The annual philological conference of the English Graduate Student Association, Idaho State University, April, 2004.Non-refereedStudent Mentoring Seminar in Curriculum Studies. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association Conference, San Francisco, April, 2006.Chair and Discussant, “Educational Partnerships and Reform: Four Perspectives.” Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec, April, 2005.Co-Chair and Discussant, “Re-Visioning Disability: Cultural Signs and Experiential Knowing.” Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, April, 2004.Professional and Academic ServiceNationalService to the Field of Social Studies: Submitted a Nomination for the National Council for the Social Studies sponsored Exemplary Research in Social Studies Award. Nomination Letter Acknowledged June 8, 2011; Nominee was notified of selection as the 2011 winner of the NCSS Exemplary Research in Social Studies Award on August 12, 2011.Service to the Field of Social Studies: Completed Indexing Project for a new book in the social studies field. Assisted a colleague and scholar in developing and finalizing with specialized software, PDF Index Generator, an extensive index for Volume I of a two volume set for publication. Project completed October, 2010.Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Educational Research Association, 2011-presentAd Hoc Reviewer, Society for the Study of Curriculum History, 2010-PresentAd Hoc Reviewer, Theory and Research in Social Education, 2009-presentAd Hoc Reviewer, College and University Faculty Assembly (CUFA) Proposals for Papers during NCSS annual conference, 2009-presentNational Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE): Representativefor the Department of Secondary Education at Utah State University, annual conference of the National Council for the Social Studies, Washington, D.C., 2001.RegionalWorkshop presentation: “Special Education and School Law”. Conducted for Idaho Falls School District superintendents and public school principals, Utah State University, Logan, June 2004.Educational Testing Service (ETS) Social Studies Panel Member: Invited to review“The Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers” for social studies teachers and students in Utah, Salt Lake City, September, 2003.Utah State Office of Education: Social Studies Committee Member. 5-person committee wrote the Seventh Grade Utah Core Curriculum for Social Studies;served as state-wide facilitator to gain input and feedback from teachers throughout the state during the two years the committee wrote the corecurriculum; served as facilitator to share information about the new requirements in the Utah Core Curriculum for Social Studies with Utah State University faculty and undergraduate students in the teaching program. 2000-2002.Utah History Fair: Served as facilitator and supervisor of student entries. Served asjudge for student entries. 1999-2003.UniversityChair and member of: Scholarship Committee, College of Education and Human Services, 2010-2011Presentation for World Celebration Of Peace Day, Western Illinois University, Jorgensen, C.G., “Courageous Action for Democracy and Equality”. September, 2011.Seminar for Center for Innovation in Teaching and Research (CITR), Western Illinois University, Witten, B. and Jorgensen, C.G., “Introduction to WebQuests”. November, 2010.Faculty Advisor, Native American Student Association, Dixie State College of Utah,2009.DepartmentMember of: Academic Integrity Committee, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction, 2010-2011.Member of: Social Studies Education Search Committee, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction, 2010-munity2011 Merit Badge University: Service as a Merit Badge Counselor; conducted Social Studies Education session “Citizenship in the World,” Western Illinois University campus, March 5, 2011.Seminar for Center for Innovation in Teaching and Research (CITR), Western Illinois University, Witten, B. and Jorgensen, C.G., “Introduction to WebQuests”. November, 2010.Professional Memberships/Affiliations American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2003-present Illinois Council for the Social Studies (ICSS), 2010-present John Dewey Society, 2009-presentNational Council for Social Studies (NCSS), 2001-presentNational Association for Multicultural Education (NAME), 2006-presentSIG Issues Centered Community (NCSS), 2008-presentSociety for the Study of Curriculum History (SSCH), 2010-present ................
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