Patricia L. Schall is a professor and the Coordinator of the Accelerated Certification for Teaching 1 Program in the Graduate Education Department at the College of Saint Elizabeth in Morristown, New Jersey, where she teaches courses in literacy education, foundations of education, action research, and writing and research for doctoral studies. In prior years at Saint Elizabeth, Patricia served as the Chair of the Undergraduate Education Department and taught secondary education and English methods courses to undergraduate students. She also supervised many practicum and student teaching field experiences. Patricia holds a BA in English from Montclair State University and an MA in Communication in Education and a Ph.D. in English Education from New York University. She holds certifications as a Teacher of English and a School Library Media Specialist. Prior to her current position, she was the Director of the Educational Media Center at Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ, and she taught high school English for 12 years at Watchung Hills Regional High School in Warren, NJ. Patricia serves on and co-chairs national commissions for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Conference on English Education. She is the Region 1 representative to NCTE’s Standing Committee on Affiliates, representing the interests of affiliates in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. She is NCTE’s New Jersey SLATE (Support for the Learning and Teaching of English) representative, an organization that seeks to influence public attitudes and policy decisions affecting the teaching of English language arts at local, state, and national levels. She is the Vice President for Membership and Recruitment for the New Jersey Council of Teachers of English and serves on their Executive Board. She has presented at numerous NCTE and NJCTE conferences, as well as at other national conferences for teacher educators. Patricia currently is working with her colleagues in the Graduate Education Department on establishing professional development schools in local districts. She values her work teaching teachers and teachers-to-be. She also enjoys writing and has published articles in professional journals and coauthored a book published by Teachers College Press: Protecting the Right to Teach and Learn: Power, Politics, and Public Schools.  The New Jersey Council of Teachers of English named her NJCTE 2008 Educator of the Year, and in that capacity she also received a 2008 New Jersey Governor’s Award in Art Education.