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Ken Newman

Professor of Educational Leadership (Part-time)

Education

  • D.E., University of Memphis

  • M.A., University of Memphis

  • M.Ed., University of Memphis

  • B.A., Â鶹ÊÓƵ University

Scholarship

Articles

  • The Homeplace Beckons (poem) (2009)

    Portals: Stories and Poems by Tennessee Writers

  • The Old Beech Tree (poem) (2009)

    Portals: Stories and Poems by Tennessee Writers

  • International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (Online Journal)

Presentations

  • Guest Reader (2013)

    Isaac Lane Elementary School / Third Grade

  • Close Reading (2013)

    Southwest Core Common Core Training

  • Differentiation (2013)

    Tipton-Rosemark Academy / In-service

  • Writing in the Age of Common Core (2013)

    Montessori School at Bemis / In-service

  • Close Reading, Vocabulary, Writing–Common Core for Henry County (2013)

    Henry County Schools / In-service

  • Literacy and the Common Core (2013)

    West Miiddle School / In-service

  • Follow-up to Literacy Through the Common Core Lens (2013)

    Northeast Middle School / In-service

  • Introduction to Common Core (2013)

    Professional Development Training, SOE Â鶹ÊÓƵ University

  • Introduction to Common Core State Standards (2013)

    Trinity Christian Academy's Winter Workshop

  • Literacy Through the Common Core Lens (2013)

    Northeast Middle School/In-service

  • Reading, Vocabulary, and Writing Strategies in the Content Areas (2012)

    In-service Training / E. W. Grove School

  • Teaching Literacy to Screenagers (2011)

    Teaching Literacy to Screenagers (Jackson-Central Merry Academy of Medical Technology)

  • Differentiated Instruction (2011)

    Differentiated Instruction (LaGrange Moscow Elementary School)

  • Classroom Management the Â鶹ÊÓƵ University Way (2010)

    Â鶹ÊÓƵ University Student Teacher Seminar

  • Differentiation in the CTE Classroom (2010)

    Professional Development, Hardeman County Career Technical Education (CTE)Teachers

  • Whitespace in the Classroom (2009)

    International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning (ISETL)

  • Block Scheduling and Writing Activites for the CTE Classroom (2009)

    Hardeman County CTE In-Service

  • Reflection: A Key to Developing Effective Professors (2009)

    The Teaching Professor

  • Come, Listen, and Learn: Sharing Our Stories (2009)

    West Middle School Professional Development

  • Reflection: A Key to Developing Effective Teachers (2008)

    Annual Conference of the International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning (ISETL)

  • Beyond Comprehension: Assessment ot Improve Teaching and Learning (2007)

    Making An Impact Conference: Kennesaw State, Atlanta

  • Multiple Intelligences (2007)

    Scotts Hill Elementary School Professional Development

  • Reading Strategies for Science and Social Studies (2007)

    Jackson-Madison CountySchool District Professional Developement

  • Writing By and For Boys (2007)

    Lifelines for Teachers

  • Differentiation for Inclusion in General Education Classrooms (2006)

    Tennessee Council for Exceptional Children

  • Professional Development (2006)

    Weakley County School System

  • Workshops (2006)

    West Tennessee at LifeLines for Teachers, P-12

  • Reading Across the Curriculum (2006)

    Henderson County School System

  • How Are You Smart? Utilizing the Theory of Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom (2006)

    Jackson Christian School

  • Reading in the Content Areas (2005)

    Henderson County In-Service Training

  • Reading, Writing, and Children’s Literature (2005)

    Beech Bluff Elementary School In-Service

  • The Internet in the English Classroom (2005)

    Jackson Madison County Secondary English Teachers In-Service

  • 6-Trait Writing Assessment Training (2005)

    Dyersburg Professional Center

Dissertations

  • The Portfolio: Attitudinal Changes of Students in a Twelfth-Grade English Class (1994)

    University of Memphis

Dissertation Committees

  • Perceptions of Career Technical Education by Middle School and High School Counselors and the Effect of these Perceptions on Student Choice of Career (2009)

    Kathy Finlayson (Ed.D.)

  • Evaluating The Effectiveness of Professional Development in Tennessee Schools Using Teachers’ Perceptions and Adequate Yearly Progress (2009)

    Shelia O'Briant (Ed.D.)

  • The Effect of Teacher Participation in the Gateway Institute of Algebra on Student Academic Achievement (2008)

    Melinda Broyles (Ed.D.)

  • Variables Affecting the Recruitment and Retention of Male Primary and Secondary Teachers (2008)

    Stephen Warren (Ed.D.)

  • Methods of Teacher Evaluation and Their Effect on Student Achievement (2007)

    Bryan Williams (Ed.D.)

  • The Effect of Dialect Produced by Typically Developing African American Elementary Students on Phonological Awareness and Its Implications for Readng (2007)

    Amy Harris (Ed.D.)

  • Relationships Between Professional Teacher Characteristics and Academic Achievement of Middle School Science Students (2005)

    Becky Cox (Ed.D.)

  • Tennessee Schools Systems and Public Relations Programs: A Multivariate Approach (2005)

    George Scott (Ed.D.)

  • The Effects of Characteristics and Practices of Third Grade Reading Teachers on Student Reading Performance (2004)

    Sherry Freeman (Ed.D.)

  • The Relationship of Student-Reported Teacher Effectiveness and End of Course Outcomes in Developmental Reading at the Community College Level (2004)

    Charles Clark (Ed.D.)

Awards

  • Distinguished Higher Education Award (2004)

    This award is presented to a faculty member from higher education in recognition of outstanding achievement and exemplary service by the Tennessee Education Association.