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Jennifer Waddell, PhD. Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instructional Leadership

Program Director, Institute for Urban Education School of Education, University of Missouri, Kansas City

615 E 5nd Street, Suite 309 Kansas City, MO 64110

waddellj@umkc.edu 816-235-2443 (o) 816-986-9922 (c)

Education

Doctor of Philosophy: Interdisciplinary Studies Urban Leadership and Policy Studies in Education and Education University of Missouri, Kansas City, December 2005

Dissertation: A Qualitative study of the influence of urban elementary teaching experience on the career decisions of beginning teachers

Masters of Arts: Urban Leadership and Policy Studies in Education University of Missouri, Kansas City Focus: Elementary Administration Bachelors of Arts: Elementary Education University of Montana, Missoula, Montana

Professional Positions

Associate Professor, Urban Elementary Education, September 2014- present Assistant Professor, Urban Elementary Education, September 2008-August 2014

Division of Curriculum and Instructional Leadership, School of Education General Education Coordinator, September 2015-present Academic Affairs Doctoral Faculty, 2011- present

School of Graduate Studies Associate Director/Program Coordinator, July 2005-present Institute for Urban Education University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO

Primary Responsibilities:

Responsible for day-to-day operations of the Institute for Urban Education (IUE)

Coordinate Elementary Teacher Education Program (Co-coordinator 2012-2013)

Teach courses in elementary urban education

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o Focus on culturally responsive practice and multicultural education

Research focus: Teacher Preparation for Urban Schools

Facilitate and lead IUE and Elementary Program Curriculum Reforms

Establish and strengthen school and community partnerships Director of Field Experiences, August 2003-June 2005

Teacher Education/Division of Curriculum and Instructional Leadership, School of Education

University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO Primary Responsibilities:

Responsible for securing appropriate field placements for teacher education students

Facilitate and lead Teacher Education Field Experience Committee and Teacher Education Advisory Council

Establish and strengthen partnerships and potential partnership sites

Recruit, train, and provide oversight to clinical supervisors

Assist University Student Services with programs and communications

Assess the field experience portions of the Teacher Education program Field Instructor, August 2001-July 2003 Associate Director of the Basic School Regional Center- Kansas City, School of Education University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO Primary Responsibilities

Consultant and Facilitator for the implementation of the Basic School improvement framework in 17 Kansas City area network schools

Designed and facilitated teacher training and classroom observation in areas of literacy and instructional best practices

Conducted Demonstration lessons of best practices in urban classrooms

Coordinator of University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC) sponsored Regional Education Conferences for K-12 educators

Assistant Principal, Elementary, August 2000- June 2001 Knotts Elementary School and Mount Washington Elementary School Kansas City, Missouri School District, Kansas City, MO Elementary Teacher, second grade, August 1999-June 2000 Johnson Elementary School Hickman Mills School District, Kansas City, MO Elementary Teacher, second grade, August 1997-July 1999

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Hale Cook Elementary School Kansas City, Missouri School District, Kansas City, MO Elementary Teacher, second and third grades, August 1994-June 1997 Patricia Bendorf Elementary School Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV

Publications Journal Articles Waddell, J. & Vartuli, S. (2015). Moving from traditional teacher education to a field-based

urban teacher education program: One program’s story of reform. The Professional Educator.

Degraff, T., Schmidt, C., & Waddell, J. (2015). Field-based teacher education in literacy:

Preparing teachers in real classroom contexts. Teaching Education, 26(3). doi: 10.1080/10476210.2015.1034677

Waddell, J (2015). Recruiting, Supporting and Preparing Teachers for Urban Schools: The

Institute for Urban Education. Success in High Need Schools Journal, 11(2). Waddell, J. (2014). Supporting students of color in teacher education: Results from an urban

teacher education program. Journal of College Student Retention, 16(2). Waddell, J. (2013). Working with families in urban teacher education: A critical need for all

students. The Teacher Educator, 48(4). Waddell, J.H. (2013). Communities as critical partners in teacher education: The impact of

community immersion on teacher candidates’ understanding of self and teaching in urban schools. Current Issues in Education, 16(2), 15. Retrieved from http://cie.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/cieatasu/article/view/1198/505

Waddell, J. & Ukpokodu, O.N (2012). Breaking new grounds in recruiting and preparing diverse

urban educators. Multicultural Education, 20(1), 15-22. Waddell, J. (2011). Crossing borders without leaving town: the Impact of cultural immersion on

the perceptions of teacher education candidates. Issues in Teacher Education, 20(2), 23-36.

Waddell, J. (2010). Fostering relationships to increase teacher retention in urban schools.

Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 4(1), 70-85. Waddell, J., Edwards, L., & Underwood, E. (2009). Defining the model for urban teacher

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preparation. Metropolitan Universities Journal, 19(4), 50-55.

Waddell, J. (2008). A Call for Civic Action: Teacher Education on the Edge of Reform. Teacher Education and Practice, 21(4), 407-422.

Other Publication(s) and Papers Jacob, A. & Waddell, J. (2015). Principal Netzer and the tale of two schools. In Hill-Jackson, V.

& Stafford, D. (Eds). Better principals, better schools: What star principals know, believe and do. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Waddell, J. (2007). The time is now: The role of professional learning communities in

strengthening the resiliency of teachers in urban schools. In D. Davis (Ed.), Resiliency reconsidered: Policy implications of the resiliency movement. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Waddell, J. (2005). A qualitative study of the influence of urban elementary teaching experience

on career decisions of beginning teachers. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri, Kansas City.

Manuscripts Submitted Waddell, J. & Marszalek, J. (submitted). Haberman Star Teacher Interview as a

predictor of success in urban teacher preparation. Manuscripts in Preparation Waddell, J. & Marszalek, J. Predictive validity? Using Haberman’s Star Teacher Selection

Interview to predict success in urban teacher education. Waddell, J. The challenges and benefits to teaching field-based methods courses. Waddell, J. Teacher preparation for building culturally responsive relationships: the impact of a

working with families course in urban teacher preparation on the practice of beginning teachers.

Research in Process Waddell, J. (data collection in process). The impact of an urban focused teacher preparation

program on the practices of beginning teachers in urban schools.

Funding

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Submitted Grants (awaiting decision) Waddell, J. (PI), Hile, A., & Reckley, A. Project TELS: Training Teachers for English Learner

Success. Office of English Language Acquisition National Professional Development Program (NPD), Amount Requested: $2,479,545. Submitted February 2016 (awaiting decision).

Grants Funded Ukpokodu, O., Schlein, C., & Waddell, J. (Co-PIs). An Exploration of Exemplar Urban Teachers.

UMKC School of Education Dean’s Small Grant. Amount Awarded: $19,925. Period of Award: 2014-2015.

Waddell, J. Project ECC (Expanding Community Collaborations). The Goppert Foundation,

Amount Awarded: $70,000. Period of Award: 2012-2015. Waddell, J. Project IUE CAUSE (Change Agents for Urban School Excellence). United States

Department of Education, Teacher Quality Partnership Grant. Amount Awarded: $8,359,602. Period of Award: 2009–2014, extension 2014-2015.

Waddell, J. Project IUE CAUSE (Change Agents for Urban School Excellence). United States Department of Education, Teacher Quality Partnership Grant. (2009–2011).

Waddell, J., Barger, R., Shealey, S., Vartuli, S. (Co-PIs). Project IUE CAUSE (Change Agents for Urban School Excellence). United States Department of Education, Teacher Quality Partnership Grant. (2011–2013).

Waddell, J. & Barger, R. (Co-PI). Project IUE CAUSE (Change Agents for Urban School Excellence). United States Department of Education, Teacher Quality Partnership Grant. (2013–2014, 2014-2015).

Waddell, J. Expanding ACCESS. The Goppert Foundation. Amount Awarded: $64,844. Period of

Award: 2010-2012. Waddell, J. Project ACCESS (Accessing Community Collaborations for Student Success). The

WK Kellogg Foundation. Amount Awarded: $356,450. Period of Award: 2009–2011. Waddell, J. (PI) & Bhatt, G. Institute for Urban Education (Urban Literacy). The Sosland

Foundation. Amount of Award: $100,000.Period of Award: 2008-2010. Waddell, J. New Teacher Assistance Program (NTAP). George K. Baum Family Foundation.

Amount of Award: $250,000. Period of Award: 2008-2012. Underwood, E., Edwards, L., & Waddell, J. Institute for Urban Education. Greater Kansas City

Community Foundation. Amount of Award: $850,000. Period of Award: 2006-2012.

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Grants Submitted (not funded) Waddell, J. (Co-PI), Rohs, J. (Co-PIs), Snider, K. (Co-PIs), Marszalek, J. (Co-PI), & Underwood, E.

Project CLIMB: Culturally responsive Learning to iMprove Beginning Teacher and K-6th grade student outcomes. Institute for Educational Sciences, Amount Requested: $1,396,629. Submitted August 2015 (not funded).

Shealey, M. (PI), Waddell, J. (Co-PI), Hollins, E. (Co-PI), & Marszalek, J. (Co-PI). Project

Preparing Project Education Professionals Advocating for Racial Equity though Cultural Immersion. WK Kellogg Foundation, Amount Requested: $685,492. Submitted April 2011 (not funded).

Thompson, C. (PI), Waddell, J. (Co-PI), & Butner, B. (Co-PI) Readiness for College: Aligning College Information with Students' Needs. UMKC School of Education, Dean’s Small Grants. Amount Requested: $19,631. Submitted April 2011 (not funded).

Other Creative Works and Service Waddell, J., Wiedemann, D., & Blanchett, W., (2013). UMKC IUE and elementary program best

practices in preparing teachers for teaching diverse populations. Application submitted to American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education for Best Practices Award in Support of Global Diversity.

Waddell, J. & Bell, C. (2012). Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Program Report.

Waddell, J., Shealey, M. & Stilen, M. (2010). Summer community immersion experience.

Application submitted to American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education for Best Practices in Global Diversity Award.

Conference Proposals and Papers

Waddell, J., Schlein, C., & Ukpokodu, O. (2016, April). Identifying exemplary multicultural educators for urban classrooms in diverse democracies. Paper presented at Annual

Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC. Waddell, J. (2016, February). Authentic Clinical Partnerships: A Critical Imperative in Meeting

the Demands of the Profession. Paper presetned at Annual Meeting of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Las Vegas.

Waddell, J. & Hernandez, E. (2016, February). Lessons from Program Graduates: A Critical

Review of Teacher Education through the Eyes of Our Graduates. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Las Vegas.

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Marszalek, J. & Waddell, J. (2015, April). Haberman Star Teacher Interview as a Predictor of

Success in Urban Teacher Preparation. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

Waddell, J. & Hernandez, E. (2015, February). The Diversity Imperative: Moving from

Theoretical Knowledge to Action. Presented at Annual Meeting of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Atlanta.

Hernandez, E. & Waddell, J. (2014, May). Navigating School Systems: Becoming your Student's

Advocate. Presentation at Women of Color Leadership Conference: Empowering Women through Creative Expression, Kansas City.

DeGraff, T., Waddell, J., & Schmidt, C. (2014, April). Writing Instruction in Action: Exploring the

Influence of Practice-Based Literacy Methods in an Urban School-University Partnership. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia.

Waddell, J., Degraff, T. & Hernandez, E. (2014, March). Taking Charge of Change through Field-

Based Teacher Education. Presented at Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Indianapolis.

Waddell, J., & Underwood, E. (2014, March). Creating Culturally Responsive Educators: Lessons

from an Urban Teacher Education Program. Presented at Annual Meeting of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Indianapolis.

DeGraff, T. & Waddell, J. (2014, March). Taking Charge of Change by Preparing Teachers in Real

Classroom Contexts. Presented at Annual Meeting of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Indianapolis.

DeGraff, T., Schmidt, C., & Waddell, J. (2013, December). Scaffolding preservice teachers in

promoting literacy development of all students. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of Literacy Research Association, Dallas.

Waddell, J. (2013, April). Working with Families in Urban Teacher Preparation: A Critical Need for Dismantling the Pedagogy of Poverty. Paper presented at annual meeting of Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.

DeGraff, T. & Waddell, J. (2013, March). Seeing is believing: Connecting theory to practice in practice-based writing instruction in a field-based urban teacher education program. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Orlando.

Waddell, J. (2013, March). Re-Thinking Teacher Education: Lessons from a Reformed Field-

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Based Program. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Orlando.

Hernandez, E., Esposito, P., & Waddell, J. (2013, March). Bold Ventures: Helping Pre-Service

Teachers Understand Self and Others. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Orlando.

Waddell, J., Hernandez, E., DeGraff, T., & Esposito, P. (2013, March). Looking to the Future:

Learning from Program Graduates to Prove Relevancy and Inform Practice. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Orlando.

Waddell, J. (2013, March). Venturing into the Community: Innovations for Teacher Education.

Paper presented at Annual Meeting of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Orlando.

Shealey, M., Waddell, J., Bermudez, D., & Sargent, C. (2012, October). Moving Towards Target

in Diversity: Using Accreditation as a Catalyst for Sustainable Change. Presentation at the Fall Conference of the Missouri Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Columbia, MO.

Ukpokodu, O., Mahala, D., Shealey, M., Smith, D., & Waddell, J., (2012, June). Breaking New

Grounds in Recruiting, Retaining and Preparing Diverse Urban Teachers: An Urban-Focused Teacher Education Program. Presentation at the National Association for Multicultural Education Summer Institute, DeKalb, IL.

Waddell, J. (2012, June). Developing Cultural Competence in Teacher Education. Presentation at the United States Department of Education Teacher Quality Partnership Grants Project Directors’ Meeting, Washington, DC.

Waddell, J. (2012, April). The Construction of Teacher Identity: The Impact of Cultural

Immersion on Teacher Candidates Understanding of Self and Teaching in Urban Schools. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, BC: Canada.

Waddell, J., Esposito, P. & Hernandez, E. (2012, February) Effective Teacher Education: Imagine the Possibilities. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Chicago.

Waddell, J., Bell, C., DeGraff, T., Schmidt, C., Hernandez, E. & Esposito, P. (2012, February). Providing a Learning Journey for Field-Based Teacher Preparation: One Program’s Voyage. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Chicago.

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Waddell, J. (2012, January). Field-Based Teacher Preparation: The New Model for Teacher Education. Poster presented at Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu.

Waddell, J. (2012, January). Creating Star Teachers for Urban Schools: An Evaluation of an Urban Teacher Education Program. Paper presented at Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu.

Waddell, J. (2011, April). Invited Panelist, Approaches to preservice teacher education:

Examining the role of context, community, and culture in teaching and learning. Session at Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Waddell, J. & DeGraff, T. (2011, February). Communities, Families and Students: Critical

Authors the Future of Urban Teacher Preparation. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, San Diego.

Waddell, J. (2010, April). Community Immersion: An Alternative Method for Urban Teacher

Preparation. Paper accepted to Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association, Denver.

Waddell, J. (2010). Creating Star Teachers for Urban Schools: An Urgent Need for Urban

Students. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Atlanta.

Waddell, J. (2010, February). Community Based Field Experiences: An urgent need in preparing

teachers for diverse populations. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Atlanta.

Waddell, J. (2009, February). Supporting and retaining students of color in an urban teacher

preparation program. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Chicago.

Waddell, J. (2008, March). Teacher education on the edge of reform. Paper presented at American Educational Research Association, New York.

Waddell, J. (2008, March). Student voices and the implications for structural support in an

urban university. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Associate, New York.

Freeman, T., Waddell, J., Underwood, E. (2008, March). An Urban teacher education program:

Differences in resiliency, social justice advocacy, motivation and belonging. Poster presented at Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association, New York.

Waddell, J. (2006, April). A cry from the community: Reconstructing teacher education in

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Kansas City, Missouri: The Institute for urban education. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.

Professional Service

Peer-Reviewer for the following refereed journals:

Urban Education

Current Issues in Education

Issues in Teacher Education

Journal of Curriculum and Instruction

The Teacher Educator Peer-Reviewer for the following conferences:

American Educational Research Association

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Institutional Representative (2006-present)

Member of the Committee on Meetings & Professional Development (2013-2016) o Chair: Committee on Meetings and Professional Development (2014-2015)

Discussant, Approaches of Collaboration and Inquiry in Teacher Education. Session at 2014

Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia.

Chair, Critical Issues in Urban Education. Session at 2014 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia.

Waddell, J. (2013, September). Recruiting and Preparing Teachers for Diverse Populations:

Lessons from an Urban-Focused Teacher Education Program Panelist presentation in Webinar: "Recruiting and Preparing a Diverse Teaching Force for an Increasingly Diverse Student Body." Presented via webinar at monthly meeting of Associated Colleges of Illinois.

Discussant, Community and Community-Based Organizations: Sites for Fieldwork. Invited

session at 2013 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association: San Francisco.

Chair, Urban learning, teaching and research roundtable. Session at 2013 Annual Meeting of

American Educational Research Association: San Francisco. Discussant, Exploring the possibilities of online learning for future teachers and teacher

educators. Session at 2011 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association: New Orleans.

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Chair, Student learning from high school through college. Session at 2011 Annual Meeting of

American Educational Research Association: New Orleans Chair, Family engagement and teacher professional development and practice. Session at 2011

Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association: New Orleans Chair, Programmatic Interventions for College Student Retention. Session chair at 2010 Annual Meeting of American Education Research Association, Denver. Professional Memberships

American Educational Research Association o Division K Teaching and Teacher Education o SIG - Urban Learning, Teaching, Research

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Institutional Representative o AACTE Committee on Meetings & Professional Development (2013-2016)

Chair (2014-2015)

Missouri Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Institutional Representative

Institute for Educational Leadership o Educational Policy Fellow (2006-2007, alumna 2007-present)

Coalition of Urban Serving Universities: Urban Educator Corps (2008-2009)

Teaching and Course Development

Courses Taught January 2003 – present University of Missouri, Kansas City Kansas City, MO.

Graduate:

EDCI 5506 Curriculum and Design

EDCI 5511- Multidisciplinary Problem Solving

EDCI 5589TL Special Topics: Teacher Leadership

EDCI 5589TI Special Topics: Teacher Inquiry

EDCI 5589LR: Adult Learning Theory and School Change

EDCI 5595 Action Research

Supervision of Kansas City Teaching Fellows

Undergraduate:

TE 151 Introduction to Urban Education and Field Experience

TE 252 Field Experience in Child Development

TE 256 Field Experience School Communities

TE 266 Urban Education Seminar: School Communities

TE 365 Seminar in Teacher Identity, Power and Privilege

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TE 366 Field Experience Urban Literacy

TE 409 General Methods for Elementary and Middle School I (Curriculum and Assessment)

TE 410 General Methods for Elementary and Middle School II

TE 418 Methods for Teaching Elementary Social Studies

TE 419 Student Teaching in the Elementary School

TE 422 Practicum in Middle School, Secondary and K-12

TE 428 Cultural Diversity and American Education

TE 429 Effective Practices for Teaching Math and Science to Diverse Learners

TE 461 Student Teaching in the Middle School

TE 465 Urban Education Seminar: Teaching Diverse Populations

TE 466 Urban Education Field Experience

TE 475 Working with Families and Communities

Courses Developed September 2004 – present University of Missouri, Kansas City Kansas City, MO

Graduate:

EDCI 5589TL Special Topics: Teacher Leadership

EDCI 5589TI Special Topics: Teacher Inquiry

EDCI 5506 Curriculum and Design

EDCI 5595 Action Research in Teacher Leadership (redesigned)

Undergraduate:

TE 151 Introduction to Urban Education and Field

TE 256 Field Experience School Communities

TE 366 Field Experience Urban Literacy

TE 409 General Methods for Elementary and Middle School I (Curriculum and Assessment) (redesigned)

TE 410 General Methods for Elementary and Middle School II (redesigned)

TE 438 Culturally Responsive Strategies for Teaching Diverse Student Populations (co-developed)

TE 465 Urban Education Seminar: Teaching Diverse Populations

TE 466 Urban Education Field Experience

TE 475 Working with Families and Communities (co-developed)

EDUC 289 US Urban Education Seminar: School Communities

EDUC 389 US Urban Education Seminar: Seminar in Teacher Identity, Power and Privilege

EDUC 489TI Effective Practices for Teaching Math and Science to Diverse Learners (co-developed)

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Programs Developed September 2004 – present University of Missouri, Kansas City Kansas City, MO

Graduate:

Masters of Arts in Urban Teacher Leadership (2009)

Emphasis area for CIL Masters

Co-Chaired Design Team

Undergraduate

Reformed Bachelors of Arts in Elementary Education (2012) Chaired the Curriculum Design Team PI on Teacher Quality Partnership Grant to reform

teacher education programs Led the reform to a field-based program

9 New Courses were Developed

4 Existing Courses were Redesigned

Bachelors of Arts in Urban Middle School Education (2010) Chaired Curriculum Design Team Submitted Program Proposal to Missouri Department

of Elementary and Secondary Education Led Curriculum Design Efforts, Building on Urban

Elementary Education Program

Bachelors of Arts in Urban Elementary Education (2005-2008) Chaired Curriculum Design Team

Faculty Participants from School of Education and College of Arts and Science

Submitted Program Proposal to Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Led Curriculum Design Efforts

25 New Courses were Developed

4 School of Education Courses and 5 Arts and Sciences Courses were Redesigned

Service to the Campus, School and Division Service to UMKC

Coordinator, General Education Program (September 2015-present)

Member (ex-officio), University Assessment Committee (September 2015-present)

Member(ex-officio), Undergraduate Curriculum Committee ((September 2015-present)

Member (ex-officio), General Education Curriculum Committee (September 2015-present)

Member, Search Committee for School of Education Dean (2014-2015)

Member, Doctoral Faculty (2011- present)

Equal Opportunity Advocate for the Office of Diversity (2009- present)

Chancellor’s IUE Advisory Board (2006-2011)

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Participant, Chancellor’s IUE Donor Breakfast (April 2010)

Participant, UMKC New Student Welcome Day (Fall 2009, Fall 2010)

Participant, UMKC Philanthropy Breakfast in Honor of UMKC Trustee Hugh Zimmer (Fall 2008)

Interviewer for UMKC Office of Development Major Gifts Officer Search (Fall 2008)

Program Director, Institute for Urban Education o Major Responsibilities listed under “Professional Positions”

Service to the School of Education

Promotion & Tenure Committee (2014-2016)

School of Education Faculty Executive Committee (2013-2015) o Secretary (2013-2015)

Co-facilitator, IUE Alumni Teacher Leader Network (2013-present)

Strategic Action Plan, Retreat Planning Committee

Graduate and Doctoral Nominating Committee Member (2012-present)

School of Education Scholarship Committee Member (2010-present)

School of Education Appeals and Continuation Committee Member (2008-present)

Co- Author Elementary Education Program Report for DESE accreditation visit (2011-2012)

Co-PI on School of Education grant proposal to Kellogg Foundation (2011, not funded)

Member, School of Education Assessment Committee (2010-2011)

Attended National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education Accreditation for Continuous Improvement of Educator Preparation: A Regional Conference (Fall 2010)

Search Committee Member- Academic Advisor for Student Services (Fall 2010)

Search Committee Member- Coordinator of Field Experiences (Summer 2010)

Participant, Donor visits with UMKC Development Office, Dean and IUE (Fall 2009)

Search Committee Member- Associate Dean for Teacher Education (2009-2010

Search Committee Member- Associate Dean for Teacher Education (2008-2009)

Service to the Division

Elementary Program Coordinator (2010-2012, co-coordinator 2012-2014, Coordinator 2014-present)

o Responsible for Elementary Program Scheduling, Staffing and Adjunct Hiring (2011-present)

o Liaison to Student Services/ Academic Advising (2010-present o Liaison to Dean’s Office (2010-present) o Attend Teacher Education Program Coordinator Meetings (monthly o Facilitate Elementary Program Committee Meetings (2010-present)

Teacher Education Program/ Division of Curriculum and Instructional Leadership o PI for Teacher Quality Partnership Grant, Project CAUSE (2009-present)

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In Collaboration with CAUSE Program Coordinator, Liaison to Partner School Districts (2010-present)

Chair, Project CAUSE Leadership Team (Fall 2010-present) Led Reform Efforts to Redesign Traditional Teacher Education Program to

a Field-Based Model (Also listed in teaching) Meet Regularly with Early Childhood Coordinator to Facilitate Reforms

Across Programs Search Committee Chair- CAUSE TQP New Teacher Assistance Program

Field Instructor (Spring 2010) Search Committee Chair- CAUSE Assistant Teaching Professor/Recruiter

(Spring 2010) Search Committee Chair- CAUSE TQP Grant Program Coordinator (Spring

2010) Facilitated Faculty visit to University of Colorado- Denver Professional

Development Schools (Spring 2010)

Search Committee Member, Curriculum and Instructional Leadership Faculty Positions: Early Childhood, English/Language Arts, and Language & Literacy (2014-2015)

Co-Chair, Ad-hoc Committee to refine and reinstate CIL Master of Arts Urban Teacher Leadership Emphasis area (2013-2014)

Search Committee Member, Curriculum and Instructional Leadership Faculty Positions: Early Childhood, Language & Literacy, & ELL (2013-2014)

Member, Doctoral Faculty (2011- present)

Chair, CIL Adjunct Vetting Committee (2012-present)

Search Committee Member (Summer 2011) o Assistant Teaching Professor English/Language Arts o Assistant Teaching Professor Social Studies

Assistant Teaching Professor Early Childhood and Elementary Science

o Assistant Teaching Professor Urban Middle School Education o Field Instructor Urban Middle School Education o Field Instructor Beginning Teachers (3 positions) o Field Instructor Urban Elementary Education (3 positions) o Field Instructor Beginning Teachers (4 0.5 FTE positions)

Field Experience Committee Member (2008-2011)

Developed Professional Dispositions (Fitness to Teach) Remediation/Probation Contract (Fall 2010)

Search Committee Chair- elementary program part-time field instructors (Summer 2009)

Co-Chair CIL MA Program Collaboration with KCK Public Schools (2009-2010)

Search Committee Member- Curriculum Theory Assistant Professor (2008-2009)

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Service to the Community Service to the Local and State Community

Advisor to the Board of Academy of Integrated Arts Charter School (2012- present)

Advisory Board Member, KCK Teaching Academies (2010-2012)

Co-Chair CIL MA Program Collaboration with KCK Public Schools (2009-2010)

Facilitated Visit to Local Schools for Board of the RA Long Foundation (May 2011)

Co-Presenter, Presentation about Institute for Urban Education presented to University of Missouri- Columbia School of Education (November 2010, Kansas City)

Guest Interviewer- KCMOSD Central High School teacher interviews (May 2010)

Panelist, KC Centurions Urban Education Forum (Spring 2010)

Guest Speaker, Kansas City Freedom Schools (July 2009)

Guest Interviewer- KCMOSD New Teacher Advisor Interviews (Summer 2009)

Invited Guest, KC Civic Council Breakfast on Urban Education (May 2009)

Attendee, Stakeholders’ Breakfast for University Academy Charter School (Fall 2009)

Site review of Classroom Instruction, Donnelley College (Spring 2009)

External Evaluator, Kansas City Zoo After School Programs (2009-2012)

External Evaluator, Islamic School of Greater Kansas City (2007-2010)

Guest, Southwest Early College High School Grand Opening (Fall 2008)

Other Service to the Discipline

Waddell, J. (2012, June). Developing cultural competence in teacher education. Presentation at the United States Department of Education Teacher Quality Partnership Grants Project Directors’ Meeting, Washington, DC.

Co-Facilitator of a visit of Faculty and Students from Northeastern State University to UMKC (March 2012)

Waddell, J. (2011, April). The Future of teacher education: Preparing teachers for teaching diverse populations. Keynote Speaker at the Kansas Association for Colleges of Teacher Education Spring Meeting, Overland Park, KS.

Other Workshops and Presentations

Presenter, Co-Teaching Training for the Early Childhood Department Cooperating Teachers (Summer 2011)

Assist with School of Education Strategic Action Planning Retreats as a Small Group Facilitator (August 2010 and January 2011)

Presenter, Project CAUSE Presentation to the School Board of Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (June 2010)

Co-Presenter, Project CAUSE Presentation to the School Board of Hickman Mills (June 2010)

Presenter, UMKC School of Education Collaborative Tuesday (April 2010)

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School of Education and IUE Successes Presentation to Sosland Foundation (Fall 2009)

Participant, UMKC Trustees’ Meeting (April 2009)

Guest Speaker, Rockhurst University Department of Education Graduate Course in Education (December 2008)

Co-Presenter, New Teacher Assistance Program Presentation to the Superintendent of Kansas City, Missouri School District (Fall 2008)

Co-Presenter, New Teacher Assistance Program Presentation to the Superintendent of Hickman Mills School District (Fall 2008)

Taskstream Training (to Teacher Education adjunct instructors) (Fall 2008)

Co-Presenter, New Teacher Assistance Program Presentation to the Superintendent of Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (Fall 2008)

Presenter, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Invited Guest regarding Urban Education (Fall 2008)

School of Education and IUE Successes Presentation to RA Long Foundation (Fall 2008)

UMKC Institute for Urban Education, MORE Squared Gilead Table, June 2008

UMKC Institute for Urban Education Progress Report, IUE National Advisory Board, May 2008

UMKC Institute for Urban Education, MORE Squared Leadership, March 2008

UMKC Institute for Urban Education, Kansas City Civic Council Education Task Force, February 2008

UMKC Institute for Urban Education, Kansas City Manager’s Office, January 2008

UMKC Institute for Urban Education, UMKC Trustees, January 2008

UMKC Institute for Urban Education, Kansas City Centurions, November 2007

Recruiting Diverse Teaching Candidates, Missouri Association for Colleges of Teacher Education, October 2007: Columbia, MO

UMKC Institute for Urban Education, Urban Educator Corporation, January 2007: San Antonio, TX.

UMKC Institute for Urban Education, Kansas City Community Forum for Summer Immersion, November 2006

UMKC Institute for Urban Education, Kansas Alliance of Black School Educators Fall Conference, October 2006: Kansas City, MO

UMKC Institute for Urban Education, Kansas City Civic Council, September2006

Professional Learning Communities in the Higher Education Classroom, Devry University Faculty Retreat, February 2006: Kansas City, MO.

UMKC Institute for Urban Education, Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, February 2006

UMKC Institute for Urban Education, UMKC Trustees Education Task Force, January 2006

UMKC Institute for Urban Education, City Council of Kansas City, December 2005

Facilitative Leadership, Basic School Regional Center Summer Conference, June 2004: Kansas City, MO.

Involving Students in Assessment, National Meddle School Association, Middle Level Essentials Conference, March 2003: Kansas City, MO

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Regional Conference Coordinator: Creating Communities That Achieve: Elementary School Improvement, Basic School Regional Center Summer Conference, January 2003: Kansas City, MO.

Regional Conference Coordinator, Teacher As Leaders in Urban Schools, Basic School Regional Center Summer Conference, June 2002: Kansas City, MO.

The Basic School: A Framework for School Renewal, Delta Kappa Gamma Society International State Conference, April 2002: St. Louis, MO.

Regional Conference Coordinator: A Conference with Character: Character Education, UMKC Centers and Projects, January 2002: Kansas City, MO