Lenoir City Schools; District Preschool Program Director 2002 - present
Lenoir City Schools; Classroom Teacher 1998 - present
Knox County Schools; Classroom Teacher 1996 - 1998 • University of Tennessee; Child Care Specialist 1995 – 1996
Ed. S. Educational Leadership; 2017 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
M. A. Early Childhood Education; 2014 East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
B. S. Early Childhood Development, Pre K – 3rd grade Licensure; 1994 Cum Laude East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
Curriculum Vitae
2016 Little Tennessee Valley Teacher of the Year
2016 Teaching Young Children December/January Feature Teacher
2014 Outstanding Graduate Student, ETSU Department of Teaching and Learning
2011 Lenoir City Schools Elementary Teacher of the Year
Selected Recent Publications
Hobbs, M. (2019). You did what...AGAIN? A look at guidance and discipline in our classrooms. Early Learning Institute, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Hobbs, M., Nesseen, S., & Fitzgerald, M.K. (2018) Pretend play: Growing children’s minds. https://elc.utk.edu/2018/07/11/pretend-play-growing-childrens-minds/
Hobbs, M., Nesseen, S., & Fitzgerald, M.K. Pretend play: A deep study into supporting children’s thinking; 2018 East Tennessee State University Early Childhood Conference, Johnson City, TN
Hobbs, M., Nesseen, S., & Fitzgerald, M.K. Supporting oral language development and literacy learning through the project approach:; 2018 Southern Early Childhood Association Regional Conference, Lexington Kentucky
Hobbs, M., Nesseen, S., & Fitzgerald, M.K. Building oral language through shared reading and flexible curriculum; 2017 East Tennessee State University Early Childhood Conference, Johnson City, TN
Hobbs, M. & Fitzgerald, M.K. Intentional storytimes in the preschool classroom; 2016 East Tennessee State University Early Childhood Conference, Johnson City, TN
Hobbs, M. & Stovall, R. (2015). Supporting mentors of preservice early childhood education teachers: A literature review. The Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 36, 90 – 99. http://dx.doi/ 10.1080/1091027.2015.100524.
Hobbs, M. Writing across the preschool year and Using names to foster emergent literacy; 2014 & 2015 East Tennessee State Early Childhood Conference, Johnson City, TN Melody Kay Hobbs Page 2
Caudle, L., Moran, M.J. & Hobbs, M. (2014). The potential of communities of practice as contexts for the development of agentic teacher leaders: A three-year narrative of one early childhood teacher’s journey. Action in Teacher Education, 36 (1), 45-60. http://dx.doi/10.1080/01626620.2013.850124
Hobbs, M. Using the Revised TNELDS; 2014 East Tennessee State University Early Childhood Preconference, Johnson City, TN • Caudle, L., Bartlet, K. & Hobbs, M. Constructing Local Knowledge Through Collaboration, Consultation and Teacher Inquiry: An In-Depth Look at One School-University Partnership; 2013 NAEYC Professional Development Institute, San Diego, CA.
Hobbs, M., Caudle, L. & Fitzgerald, M.K. The Lenoir City Schools Interactive Classroom: Designing and Supporting Developmentally Appropriate Learning Environments and Teaching Methods in Kindergarten; 2012 National Association for the Education of Young Children National Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Caudle, L., Moran, M.J. & Hobbs, M. Establishing Communities of Practice; 2011 Southern Early Childhood Association Regional Conference, Savannah, GA.
Caudle, L. & Hobbs, M. School/University Relationships; 2010 Tennessee Association for the Education of Young Children State Conference, Chattanooga, TN
Contact Information
Address: Jessie Harris Building, Room 238
Email: mhobbs@utk.edu