Vecellio

Shawn D. Vecellio Phone: 408.332.2900

Ph.D. Social Foundations of Education (2000) Department of Educational Leadership and Policy State University of New York at Buffalo: Amherst, NY

Dissertation: “A Comparison of Critical Thinking and Spiritual Discernment in the Interest of Public and Christian Education” (Dr. Stephen I. Brown, advisor)

M.S. General Education (1992)

B.S. Mathematics Education (1991) Elmira College: Elmira, NY

A.S. Liberal Arts and Sciences (1989) Corning Community College: Corning, NY

Academic Year Adjunct Lecturer in Education (2014 – current) Santa Clara University: Santa Clara, CA

Teaching in Teacher Credential and MA in Interdisciplinary Education programs: Psychological Foundations of K-12 Education, Social & Ethical Foundations in K-12 Education, Assessing Elementary Student Learning, Assessing Secondary Student Learning, Teaching Nonconventional Youth, Education and Social Justice, Quantitative Literacy, Ethical Teaching Practices in Catholic Schools, Advanced Theory and Practice of Mathematics Teaching and Learning

Member of Perspectives Committee in the Office of Multicultural Learning

Co-designer and facilitator for Vitality in Teaching and Learning faculty discussion group Co-investigator for “Easy Dialogues” Hackworth 2015 grant (Markkula Center)

Teaching hybrid course in Action Research for MS in Educational Administration Advisor for candidates’ Action Research Projects for MS in Educational Administration Supervising secondary student teachers in Teacher Credential program

Faculty / Coordinator of Advisement for Teacher Education (10/02 – 1/15) The National Hispanic University: San Jose, CA

Teaching:

❖ MA Ed. courses in Social Justice & Project / Thesis Completion (on ground)

❖ MA Ed. courses in Differentiation & Research in Education (online via Blackboard)

❖ Undergraduate course in Gateway to Liberal Studies

Advising:

❖ Preliminary and Clear Credential & CTEL Certificate candidates

❖ MA Ed. candidates in master’s theses / culminating projects:

Supervising student & intern teachers in elementary and secondary placements Project manager for TPA Assessment: maintain database & score TPAs (task 3) Committee work: Faculty Affairs (Chair), Curriculum, Strategic Planning, WASC

Manuscript Reviewer (2010 – current)

Teacher Education Quarterly, a journal of the California Council on Teacher Education Multicultural Perspectives, official journal of the National Assoc. for Multicultural Ed. Issues in Teacher Education, a journal of the California Council on Teacher Education Teaching Education, an international journal for research in teacher education

The Socio-cultural Issues of Biliteracy Education (BA in Child Development)

Math Problem Solving Teacher (2002 summer) Jordan Middle School: Palo Alto, CA

Mathematics and Independent Studies Teacher (2001-2002) Blackford Continuation High School: San Jose, CA

Proposed and piloted course in Invitation To Philosophy

Supervised student teachers in elementary, middle and secondary placements Co-developed and presented Violence Prevention Workshop for student teachers Developed and taught undergraduate and graduate education courses:

❖ Assessment, Evaluation, and Technology in the Classroom

❖ Introduction to the Art and Practice of Teaching, Adolescent

❖ Introduction to the Art and Practice of Teaching, Middle

❖ Content Area Reading and Writing

❖ The Dynamics of Human Relations

Summer School Teacher (1994-1998) Broadway Elementary School: Elmira, NY

Reading and Mathematics Tutor (1995-1996) The Huntington Learning Center: Lockport, NY

PUBLICATIONS

“Toward an Eccentric Educational Ideal: The Demands for Interdisciplinary Thinking and Collaboration” (book chapter, in press, Rowman & Littlefield)

“How Shall I Teach Thee? An Uncommon Pedagogy for the Common Core” (2013) Schools: Studies in Education, 10(2), 222-241.

“Enacting FAIR Education: Approaches to Integrating LGBT Content in the K-12 Curriculum” (2012) Multicultural Perspectives, 14(3), 169-174.

“If I Were a Woman: Integrating Literature and Diversity Across the Curriculum” (2012)

Multicultural Education, 19(3) 55-59.

“Be the Author of Your Life” (2011, Jan.-April). The San Jose Job Corps Chronicles, 4(11), 1-2. “Testament to S. I. Brown” (2006). In Rosamond, Frances and Copes, Larry (eds.)

Educational Transformations: The Influences of Stephen I. Brown. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse.

Editorial Advisory Board member for Dickenson, P. (2017). Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for the Inclusive Classroom. Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference.

CURRENT PROJECTS

Retention is in the Details: How Mentors, Support, and Relationships Help Retain Beginning Teachers (a study as part of the California Council on Teacher Education’s 2014-2016 Quest for Teacher Education Research program)

Visiting Assistant Professor of Education (2000-2001) Wagner College: Staten Island, NY

Online Course Developer (2010) Laureate Education, Inc. Educational Foundations (MA in Education)

Adjunct Faculty & Support Provider (9/16 – current) National University: San Jose, CA

❖ Preliminary and Clear Credential & CTEL Certificate courses in sociology, cultural diversity, equity, psychology and field experience

How Teachers are Made: The Providers and Provisions of Beginning Teacher Retention Choose Your Weapon: A Rationale for Three Forms of Social Justice Education Learning from a Bootblack: Integrating Literature and Diversity in the Social Sciences The Development of a Teaching Philosophy and its Rubric

Are You There _____? It’s Me, _____. Using Margaret to Address Religious Diversity in the Classroom.

PRESENTATIONS

“Retention is in the Details: How Mentors, Support, and Relationships Help Retain Beginning Teachers” CA Council on Teacher Education conference presentation (3/2/16)

“Who If Not You?”

A Commencement Address to the graduates of San Jose Job Corps (Feb. 19, 2015)

“A Samaritan in San Jose: SB 48 and the challenge of educational inclusivity”

An in-service presentation for faculty and staff at San Jose Job Corps Center (4/18/12) “Choose Your Weapon: A Rationale for Three Forms of Social Justice Education”

CA Council on Teacher Education conference poster presentation (March 2011)

“Be the Author of Your Life”

A Commencement Address to the graduates of San Jose Job Corps (March 24, 2011)

“How Teachers are Made: What helps beginning teachers make it through the first few years”. CA Council on Teacher Education conference poster presentation (March 2010)

“Understanding By Design Applied to Educational Sociology”

Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education conference (2004)

WORKSHOPS and TRAINING SESSIONS

Retreats through the Center for Courage & Renewal (Seattle, WA) Facilitator Preparation Program 2-year training & mentoring (2015- ongoing) Courage to Teach series Saint Sabina Center, San Rafael, CA (2014-15 ongoing) Gateway for Prospective Facilitators Bainbridge Island, WA (Nov. 13-16, 2014) Introductory Courage to Teach Saint Sabina Center (July 23-25, 2013)

Common Core State Standards: Language, Learning & Leadership

Co-sponsored by Project CORE (San Diego State U.) & the CA Dept. of Ed. (10/26/12)

New Faculty Orientation: Preparing Faculty to Teach in an Online Setting

Online training course using Blackboard platform by Laureate Education (Oct. 2012)

Credential Counselors & Analysts of California conference (2002, ‘03, ’06, ‘07) New Certification Technician Training & Advanced Credentials Academy - completed

Understanding By Design seminars & Backwards Planning workshops

Santa Clara County Office of Education (2005) & Campbell Union HSD (2001-02)

Spiritual Director Training Program (1998-2000)

St. Joseph Center for Spirituality at Christ the King Seminary: East Aurora, NY

Completed 19th Annotation retreat on The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius

CERTIFICATIONS

Social Justice for Diversity and Inclusion certificate program

Foundational course completed at Santa Clara University (Dec. 2014 ongoing)

Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development (CLAD) certificate

California Commission on Teacher Credentialing: Sacramento, CA (Feb. 2015)

Certificate in Online, Hybrid, and Blended Education

Laureate Ed. Inc. (Nov. 2014): 160 hours of training in online design & delivery

Board of Institutional Reviewers

California Commission on Teacher Credentialing: Sacramento, CA (June 2008)

CA TPA Lead Assessor Trainer for TPA Task 4: Reflection after Instruction CA TPA Lead Assessor Trainer for TPA Task 3: Classroom Assessment California Commission on Teacher Credentialing: Sacramento, CA (Jan. & March 2006)

CA Preliminary Single Subject Teaching Credential, Mathematics (5/7/01)

New York State Provisional Certification, Mathematics Education (7-12) New York State Provisional Certification, Elementary Education (N-6)

Perspectives Committee – Office for Multicultural Learning at Santa Clara University Board of Institutional Reviewers – California Commission on Teacher Credentialing San Jose Job Corps Academic Advisory Council

Credential Counselors and Analysts of California Philosophy of Education Society

Religious Education Association Kappa Delta Pi

Available upon request.

California Learning to Teach Symposiums (3/14/06 & 4/23/07) Sponsored by CA BTSA Cluster Regions One and Two