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Dorothy (Dorie) Zuk Combs

EDUCATION &nb= sp; Ph.D., Educational Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1985. Emphasis on co= gnitive psychology, developmental psychology, and research design and statistics.

Dissertation: The Effects of Microcomputers on Children's Attention to Reading Tasks.

M.Ed., Secondary Education Curriculum Design, Universit= y of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 1975.

= &nb= sp; = B.A., English Education, Universit= y of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 1973.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1996 - Present &nbs= p; Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Eastern Kentucky University. Responsibilities include teaching the following courses:<= /span>

EGC 830 Professional Studies II: Learners/Teachers & Research

EGC 837 Middle Grades MAT Seminar

EGC 889 MAT Capstone Seminar &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp;

EMG 430 Middle Grades Curriculum

= &nb= sp; = EMG 494 Teaching Engl= ish and Communications in the Middle Grades

= &nb= sp; = EMG 447 Teaching Reading in the Mi= ddle Grades

= &nb= sp; = EMG 806 Reading in the Middle Grades=

= &nb= sp; = ESE 443 Secondary English Methods

ESE 490 Classroom Management and organization in the Secondary School

= &nb= sp; = EMG 810 Middle School Curriculum

EMG 837 Middle Grades MAT S= eminar

EMG 807: <= st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Reading Academy

Additional responsibilities include serving as Co-Director of the Center for Middle Sc= hool Academic Achievement, supervision of student teachers, advising, interviewi= ng candidates for admission to the teacher education program, interviewing stu= dent teaching candidates, and service on several departmental, college, and university committees. <= /o:p>

1987 - 1996 &= nbsp; Teacher, 7th grade language arts, Tates Creek Middle School, Lexin= gton, Kentucky. Served as eith= er team leader or co-team leader for five years. Writing Portfo= lio Cluster Leader (1994-95). Member of school's Budget and Professional Development Commit= tees. Yearbook spons= or (1992-96). Member, Fay= ette County School's Middle School Work Group and Middle School Evaluation Committee. Worked on midd= le school interdisciplinary teaming pilot project prior to the implementation = of the middle school model in Fayette County.=

1985 - Present &nbs= p; Educational Consultant/trainer. Provided in-service training on analysis of student KIRIS res= ponses using the "fishbone" process, Cooperative Learning, Interdiscipli= nary Instruction, Teaching to Heterogeneous Groups, and Implementation of the mi= ddle school model in Central and Eastern Kentucky. Current emphasis is on Teaching Re= ading in Content Areas. Assisted with the planning, development, and presentation of = the Region 5 and 6 Summer Reading Academies in 2000.

1985-1987 &nb= sp; = Assistant Director, Early Childhood State Planning Project, Human Development Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. Assisted in administration of federal grants related to services and training for perso= ns with disabilities. Des= igned surveys, collected and analyzed data. Wrote grant applications. Coordinated projects with state-fu= nded and private, non-profit agencies. Planned and coordinated state-wide conferences

1981-1985 = Doctoral student= in Educational Psychology-University of Kentucky College of Education = &nb= sp; =

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Research Consultant<= /span>, Office of Education Research, College of Education. Advised facult= y and graduate students on research design, statistics, and computer programming.=

Instructor:

Introductory Psychology Labs (Psy 100)

Introductory Psychology (LCC)

Life Span Human Development (Psy 223)

Human Development and Learning (EDP 202)

Coordinator, EDP 202 (2 semesters)

Educational Psychology (EDP 548)

Sex-role Development (PSY 305)

Data Analysis (EDP 658b)

Psychology Statistics Lab

Summer Gifted Program

1978-1981 &= nbsp; Teacher, 7th grade language arts, Morton Junior High, Lexington, Kentucky. Served on seve= ral school and county-wide committees, including task force on development of a statement of rights and responsibilities for students and staff. Building representative, Fayette County Education Association. Delegate to Kentucky Educati= on Association and National Education Association Conventions. Cheerleader and Pep Club sponsor.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>

1977-1978 = Substitute teacher, Fayette County Schools.<= /span>

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1974-1977 &= nbsp; Teacher, 8th grade English, W.A. Perry Middle School<= /st1:PlaceName>, Columbia, South Carolina. Summer School<= b>, 10th grade English. Representative to South Carolina Education Association Convention.=

1973-1974 &= nbsp; Graduate Assistant, College of Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. Served as assistant in student learning resources lab.

PUBLICATIONS =

Combs, D. (2004) A framework for scaffolding content area reading strategies. Middle School J= ournal, 36 (= 2). 13-20.

Combs, D. (2004). Divide and conquer: Create small learning communities = in your web-based classrooms. In Blythe, H., & Sweet, C. (Eds.), It Works for Me, Online! Stillwater, OK: New Forums Press, 8-10.=

Combs, D., Wilder, M., Kul= l, K., Moore, S., Newsome, F., White, R., & Brown, J. (2003). Eastern Kentucky University= ’s middle grades methods. In Andrews, P.G. & Anfara, V.A. (Eds.), Leaders For a Movemen: Professional preparation and devel= opment of middle level teachers and administrators. Greenwich, Conn: Information Age Publishing, 415-430.

Combs, D. (Fall 2003). Let’s Start Reading Like Grown-ups! Leading Adolescents to Reading Maturity.&nb= sp; Kentucky Reading Journal.

Combs, D., Reehm, S., White, R., & Wilder, M. (200= 0, Winter). Practicing what we preach: Teaming in undergraduate middle gr= ades methods courses. SRATE Journal.

Combs, D. & White, R. (2000). There’s madness in these methods: Teaching secondary m= ethods students to develop interdisciplinary units. The Clearin= ghouse.

Kentucky Middle School Journal, 2003, Co-Editor.

Kentucky Middle School Journal, 2002, Editor.

Kentucky Middle School Journal, Spring, 2000. Co-editor with Rodney White.

Combs, D. (1998, Spring). Help! These middle schoolers can't read their textbooks. Kentucky Reading Journal, 13-20.

Combs, D. (1997). Using alternat= ive assessment to provide options for student success. The Middle School Journal, = 29 (1), 3-8.

Wilder, M., Combs, D. & Resor, C. (in press). On the job training:<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Action research in a middle level alternative certification program. In Caskey, M. , Ed. The Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, Inc.

Wilder, M., Resor, C., & Combs, D. (2004).<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> The role of ac= tion research in alternative teacher preparation. SRATE Journal, 13(1), 20-31= .

Zuk, D. (1986) The effects of microcomputers on children's attention = to reading tasks. Computers in the Schools, 3, 39-51.=

Zuk, D. & Stilwell, W.E. (1984) Taming= the Beast: A comprehensive model = for the implementation of microcomputers in education. Education, 104, 377-384.

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PRESENTATIONS

Combs, D. (2005) How can I light their imaginations when they can’t read!&n= bsp; Presentation made at the Kentucky Council of Teachers of English Ann= ual Conference. Bowling Green, KY.

Combs, D. (2004). Differentiated reading ins= truction for struggling readers in middle grades. Presentation made at the Kentucky Reading Association Annual Conference. Lexington, KY.

Combs, D., Resor, C., Langlois-Parker, C., & Wingate. K. (2004). Heeding the ca= ll to teach young adolescents: The = pros and cons of alternative routes for middle school certification. Presentation made at the National = Middle School Association&nbs= p; Annual Conference. Minneapolis, MN.

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Combs, D. & Wilder, M. = (2003). = An Alternative pathway to certification: A Masters program for middle level initial certification Presentatio= n to be made at the National Middle School Association’s Symposium on Teac= her Preparation, Charlotte, NC.

Combs, D. & Moore, S. (2003). Forging collab= oration to improve middle school teacher preparation: The Kentucky center for middle sch= ool academic achievement. Presentation made at the National Middle School Association Conference, Portla= nd, Oregon.

Combs, D. & Newsome, F.= = (2003). These = this really works! Effective reading strategies for the content areas. Presentation made at the National = Middle School Association Conference, Portland, Oregon.

Combs, D. & Wilder, M. (November, 2001). What’s your disposition? Getting ready = for the next round of NCATE. Presentation made at the National Middle School Association Conferen= ce, Washington, DC.

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Combs, D. & Massie, S. (October, 2001). The Kentucky Center for Middle School Academic Achievement. Presentation made at the Kentucky = Middle School Association Conference, Owensboro.

Combs, D. & Wilder, M. (1999, November). Practicing what we preach: Te= aming in undergraduate middle grades methods courses. Presentation a= t the 1999 Conference of the Southeast Regional Association of Teacher Educators.= Mobile, AL.

Combs, D. (1999, September). What’s happening in Middle S= chool language arts: Attitudes and beliefs of 6^th and 7^th grade language arts teachers. Presentation made at the Kentucky Middle School Association Conferen= ce, Bowing Green, KY.

Combs, D. (1998, Septemb= er). You don't have to be a geek to do = action research! Presented to Fayette County Schools IMPACT II Grant recipients.

Combs, D., Reehm, S., & Wilder= , M. (1998, November). Practicing what we preach: Teaming in undergraduate middle grades methods courses. Presented at t= he National Middle Scho= ol Association, Denver= , Colorado.

Reehm<= /span>, S., Combs, D. & Giles= , J. (November, 2 000). Teaching Pre-service Teachers to Use Technology.&nb= sp; Presentation made at the National Middle School Association Conferen= ce, St. Louis.

Combs, D. = (November, 2000). You don’t have t= o be a reading specialist to teach reading in your content classroom. Presentation t= o be made at the National Middle School Conference, St. Louis.

Combs, D. (1998, Septemb= er). You don't have to be a geek to do = action research! Presented to Fayette County Schools IMPACT II Grant recipients.

Combs, D. (1997) Help! My students can't read their textbooks!&nb= sp; Presented at the Kentucky= Reading Association Conference, Louisville, Kentucky.

Combs, D. (1997) Help! My students can't read their textbooks!&nb= sp; Presented at the Kent= ucky Middle School Association Confer= ence, Louisville, Kentucky.

Combs, D. (1997) Help! My students can't read their textbooks!&nb= sp; Presented at the Kentucky Department of Educa= tion Conference on At-risk Students, Lexington, Kentucky.=

Combs, D. (1996) Options for student success: Using alternative assessment in middle school language arts. Presented at t= he Kentucky Middle Scho= ol Annual Conference, Louisville<= /st1:City>, KY.

Combs, D., Barrett, E., & Gwynn, S. (1995) Unlocking the secrets to student research: = The I-search revisited. Presented= at the National Middle School Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.=

Combs, D. & Barrett, E. (1992) Yes, you can teach to heterogeneous groups! Presented at the Kentucky Middle School Association State Conference, Lexington, Kentucky.

Combs, D. & Barrett, E. (1991) The gre= at Egyptian papyrus: Teaching mi= ddle schoolers how to write reports. Presented at t= he National Middle Scho= ol Association Conference, Louisv= ille, Kentucky.=

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Combs, D., Barrett, E., & Robbins, J. (1991) Doing the right thing: Heterogeneous grouping in the midd= le school. P= resented at the National Middle School Association Conference, Louisville, Kentucky.

Gilligan, N. & Combs, D. (1996) "Fishbone": Assessing student responses to det= ermine changes needed to increase KIRIS scores and promote student achievement. Presented at the Kentucky Association of Assessment Coordinators Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.<= /st1:place>

Newsome, F. & Combs, D. (2004). They just don’t get it= : Strategies that promote critical r= eading skills in content areas. Presentation made at the National Middle School Association Annual Conference. Minneapolis, MN.

Parker, J., Widmer, C. & Zuk, D. (1984). Some disturbing data: Sex differences in computer use. Paper presented at the National Ed= ucation Computing Conference, Dayton, Ohio.

Zuk, D. (1984) How to survive your dissertation. Panel discussion presented at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Zuk, D. & Anglin, G. (1984) Attitudes towards co= mputers and cognitive style. Paper presented at the Annual Conf= erence of the American Education Research Association, New Orleans.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform

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= &nb= sp; Member, Professional Preparation Committee

= &nb= sp; Chair, Annual conference Selection Committee

= &nb= sp; Faculty Advisor, EKU- Middle School Association

= National Association of State Boards of Education – Study Group on the Lost Curriculum

= Associa= tion for Supervision and Curriculum Development=

= National Council of Teachers of English and the Kentucky Council of Teachers of English

= Kentucky Associa= tion of Teacher Educators and the Southeast Regional Association of Teacher Educato= rs

= Kentucky Middle School Forum

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Kentucky State Board of Education – Member – appointed June 2002 to a 4 year term. Ser= ved as Curriculum Committee Vice-chair 2002-2003 and Curriculum Committee Chair, 2003-2005.

Member, National Association of State Boards of Education study group,&= nbsp; “The Lost Curriculum: Arts and foreign language in the curriculum.” 2003.

Grant reviewer, National Endowment for= the Arts, Arts in Education program, 2003.

Member, National Association of State = Boards of Education study group, “Adolescent Literacy” 2005.

First Christian Church &= nbsp; Deacon

= &nb= sp; = Membership Committee

= &nb= sp; = Children̵= 7;s Church Teacher

= &nb= sp; = Elders Nominations Committee

<= span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"MS M= incho"'>Patti A. C= lay Hospital &= nbsp;

Auxiliary (PACHA) Member, Ball Decorations Committee<= /span>

= &nb= sp; = Hostess, Ball Patron’s Reception, June, 2000

= &nb= sp; = Member, Patron’s Reception Planning Committee, 2002

Richmond Area Arts

Council &n= bsp; = ; Member, Holiday Arts Show & Sale Committee

Member and arts "angel"

United Way &nbs= p; C & I Department Representative, 1998-present. Buildi= ng campaign representative, 1991-96.&n= bsp; Fayette County Schools Campaign Co-coordinator, = 1992. Member, Resear= ch and Planning Committee, 1986-87.

Operation Read = Tutor, trainer, and board chairperson in Lexington, 1985-1988.

Other past community service includes Lexington Jaycees, Lexington Rape = Crisis Center, and = drug abuse counseling in Columbia, SC.

HONORS=

Southeast Regional Association of Teacher Educators Innovative Program Award for The EKU Department of Curriculum & Instruction’s Middle Grades Methods Bl= ock (team member and coordinator)

Who's Who Among America's Teachers

= Leaders= hip Education, Fayette County Schools

= Univers= ity of Kentucky Graduate School Summer Fellowship