Program Director & Lecturer, UT Early Learning Center for Research & Practice (2012-2022)
Pedagogical leadership
Course instruction: CFS 106, CFS 350, CFS 385
Staff support, supervision, training
Staffing and scheduling management
Enrollment coordination
Emphasis on relationships: Facilitation of meaningful partnerships between
families and the program
Demonstration Teacher, UT Early Learning Center for Research & Practice (2001-2012)
Lab Kindergarten program: Development, initiation, implementation of
curriculum, policies, programmatic elements
Action research project participation: Examining practices used to support preservice teachers in the development of reflective practice
Supervision of undergraduate & graduate students
Toddler program: Curriculum, assessment, teacher research
Advisory board participation: Strategic planning
Emphasis on relationships among children, families, colleagues
Curriculum Vitae
Master of Science in Child and Family Studies, Concentration: Early
Childhood Education
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2001
Bachelor of Science in Child Development
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2000
Planning & leadership: ELC staff development trainings
Hosting & collaboration: Area Head Start, Sam E. Hill, Knox Co. teachers, local
childcare programs, TAEYC conference attendees, ETSU Child Study Center
staff
Presentations: frequent participation in local, state, regional, and national
conferences, including TAEYC, NAEYC, & NAEYC Institute
Making teaching and learning visible: KMA exhibit of kindergarten work,
professional documentation shared with local and national collaborators
Address:1206 White Avenue
E-mail: edemarti@utk.edu