Duke University Center for African and African American Research

Professional Activities

• Presentation

  • Designing Culturally Responsive Curriculum. December 30, 2013
  • Engaging All Learners: Cooperative Learning Theory to Practice. December 30, 2013
  • Community-Based Teaching and Learning: Building Partnerships. December 29, 2013
  • Re-conceptualizing reflection: Helping Students Move from Reaction to Action. December 29, 2013
  • Transforming Teacher Preparation: A Developmental Model. December 29, 2013
  • Presentation to the National DukeEngage Advisory Board. November 29, 2012
  • The Role of Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinarity in Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers. November 29, 2012
  • Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for the Profession. October 25, 2012
  • Creating Community, Collaboration, and Connections for Mid-Career Teachers. October 24, 2012
  • Taking It to the Next Level: Forging Authentic, School-Based Partnerships for First-Year Students. June 23, 2012
  • Motivational Profiles of Upper-Elementary School Students: Stability and Change in Relation to Academic Engagement. April 13, 2012
  • History of the Durham Schools: 1900 - 2011. January 31, 2011
  • Linnenbrink-Garcia, L., Riggsbee, J. Snyder, Kate, Hill, N., and Ben-Eliyahu, A. Motivational profiles of upper-elementary school students: Stability and change in relation to academic engagement. January 20, 2011
  • Synder, Kate, Linnenbrink-Garcia, L., Hill, N. & Riggsbee, J. Achievement goal orientations and teacher-rated engagement in gifted elementary school students. January 20, 2011
  • Service Learning as a Pedagogy for Teacher Education: Conversations about Research and Practice. December 30, 2010
  • Cooperative Learning: Engaging, Interactive Instruction for K-12 Classrooms. December 30, 2010
  • Cooperative Learning: Theory to Practice. December 30, 2010
  • Concept-based Unit Planning and Design. December 30, 2010
  • Training, Implementation, and Pedagogical Challenges Inherent in Service-Learning and Teacher Education: Lessons Learned, Recommendations, and Next Questions. December 31, 2009
  • Promoting Pedagogy Working Groups through Professional Development in Teacher Education. December 31, 2009
  • Cooperative Learning: Theory to Practice. December 31, 2009
  • Preparing Highly Qualified Teachers of the Gifted. December 31, 2009
  • Fostering Intercultural Competency of Teachers of the Gifted. December 31, 2009
  • Learning to Teach, Learning to Serve: 12 NC Teacher Education Programs Implementing Service-Learning: Lessons Learned. December 31, 2009
  • Learning to Teach Learning to Serve: 12 NC Teacher Education Programs Implementing Service-Learning: Successes and Challenges. December 31, 2009
  • Learning to Teach, Learning to Serve: Implementing Service-Learning in Teacher Education: Lessons Learned. January 30, 2009
  • Panelist: Life of an Academic. January 10, 2009
  • Creating Community, Collaboration, and Connections through PK-12/University Partnerships. January 27, 2008
  • Using Video to Train Service Learning Tutors. January 27, 2008
  • Promoting Pedagogy Working Groups through Professional Development in Teacher Education. January 20, 2008
  • Cooperative Learning: Theory to Practice. January 20, 2008
  • Multicultural Education: Concept-based Planning and Teaching. January 20, 2008
  • Training, Implementation, and Pedagogical Challenges Inherent in Service-Learning and Teacher Education: Lessons Learned, Recommendations, and Next Questions. 2nd International Conference on Service Learning in Teacher Education. January 20, 2008
  • Preparing Teachers for a Globalized World. January 20, 2008

• Service to the Profession

  • advisor. International Summit on Service Learning in Teacher Education. December 29, 2013
  • Faculty co-leader : Bass Connections Team, Education and Human Development. January 27, 2013
  • Partnership with Shiv Nadar University. January 27, 2013
  • Civic Engagement Certificate 2.0. 2013
  • member : Voices Together Advisory Board. 2013
  • Co-Host : International Panel on Ending School Bullying. October 27, 2012
  • International Center for Service-Learning in Teacher Education Board of Advisors. January 21, 2012
  • Faculty Co-Director : International Center for Service-Learning in Teacher Education. January 21, 2012
  • Co-Chair : Conference Planning Committee, The 3rd International Conference on Service-Learning in Teacher Education. January 20, 2012
  • Conference Planning Committee, NC Education Summit on School and Community Engagement 2012 Call to Action: Raising Expectations and Closing Gaps. January 19, 2012
  • Conference facilitator, NC Summit on School and Community Engagement 2012 Call to Action. January 19, 2012
  • North Carolina Leadership Symposium. January 19, 2012
  • PI : Visiting Artist Grant, Vice Provost for the Arts and Council for the Arts. January 19, 2012
  • State Teacher of the Year Selection Committee. January 19, 2012
  • member : Literacy Through Photography Advisory Committee. 2012
  • Co-author/Co-PI: federal grant proposal (US Dept of Education). January 22, 2011
  • Faculty Director of new DukeEngage Domestic Program: DukeEngage in Bennettsville, SC. January 22, 2011
  • Conference Planning Committee : North Carolina Education Summit on School and Community Engagement 2012 Call To Action: Raising Expectations and Closing Gaps. 2011
  • Howard N. Lee Institute for Equity and Opportunity Advisory Board. 2011
  • The Hill Center Professional Advisory Committee. 2011
  • reviewer. National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE): Accreditation, Accountability, and Quality Conference. December 31, 2010
  • Co-PI : Collaboration with Dr. Baishakhi Taylor, DCCE, and NC Consortium for South Asian Studies, in partnership with Dr. Carol Hanley at the Univ. of KY. December 30, 2010
  • Co-directed Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad in India with Dr. Baishakhi Taylor, North Carolina Center for South Asian Studies and DCCE. December 30, 2010
  • Pilot Study, Middle Schools Transition Program, Year 2. December 30, 2010
  • American Education Research Association. December 29, 2010
  • National Association for Gifted Youth (NAGY). December 29, 2010
  • National Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. December 29, 2010
  • Phi Delta Kappa. December 29, 2010
  • reviewer. Other peer review work. June 2010 - July 2010
  • instructor. Management Orientation for Senior Academic Leaders. January 9, 2010
  • Teachers Matter Advisory Board, United Way of North Carolina. 2010 - 2011
  • Teachers Matter Advisory Board, United Way of North Carolina. 2010
  • consultant. Other Supervisory Consultations. 2010
  • member : Duke Education Partners Committee, Office of Durham and Regional Affairs. 2010
  • member : Tutoring Programs Steering Committee, Office of Durham and Regional Affairs. 2010
  • Board of Directors, International Center for Service Learning in Teacher Education. December 31, 2009
  • Editorial Board, International Journal of Applied Educational Studies. December 31, 2009
  • Pilot Study: Middle Schools Transition Program. December 31, 2009
  • Co-PI. Grant proposal in progress: "Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers with Transformative Practice: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners through Service-Learning Partnerships". December 2009
  • with Baishakhi Taylor, Center for South Asian Studies and Darla Deardorff, Association of International Education Administrators. : Collaboration to submit Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program Proposal. January 3, 2009
  • Board of Advisors : International Center for Service Learning in Teacher Education. 2009 - 2010
  • American Educational Research Association. January 1, 2009
  • Facilitator and Presenter : Service Learning and Partnerships Symposium with UNC-CH and NCCU. January 1, 2009
  • Intercultural Competency: Internationalizing Teacher Preparation. January 1, 2009
  • National Association for Gifted Children. January 1, 2009
  • National Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. January 1, 2009
  • Phi Delta Kappa. January 1, 2009
  • Duke Durham Neighborhood Partnership (DDNP) Tutoring Program Steering Committee. 2009
  • Durham and Regional Affairs Middle School Consortium Committee. 2009
  • Co-PI for Duke LTLS subgrant : Learning To Teach, Learning to Serve Grant. February 7, 2008
  • Member, American Educational Research Association. February 7, 2008
  • Member, National Association for Gifted Children. February 7, 2008
  • Member, National Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. February 7, 2008
  • Member, Phi Delta Kappa. February 7, 2008
  • Preparing Students for the Middle School Transition: A Dynamic Approach to Examining How Family and Peers Support Students Self-Beliefs Systems. January 20, 2008
  • Academic Advisor; Instructor, Professional Development Program for Student Teachers & Mentor Teachers; Chair, Program Committee, Student U.. January 20, 2008
  • Editorial Board, International Journal of Applied Educational Studies. January 20, 2008
  • Student U. Executive Advisory Board. January 20, 2008
  • reviewer. Athens Institute for Education and Research. January 20, 2008
  • reviewer. International Journal of Applied Educational Studies. January 20, 2008
  • Affiliated Faculty : Duke Center for Science Education. 2008 - 2010
  • International Journal of Applied Educational Studies Editorial Board. 2008 - 2010
  • Affliliated Faculty : Duke Engineering Ambassadors Program, Pratt School of Engineering. 2008 - December 31, 2009
  • Affiliated Faculty : Duke University Center for Science Education. 2008 - January 3, 2009
  • Reviewer, Athens Institue for Education and Research. 2008 - 2009
  • Discussant, American Educational Research Association. 2008
  • Reviewer, Athens Institute for Education and Research. 2008
  • reviewer. Editorial Board, International Journal of Applied Educational Studies. 2008
  • reviewer. International Journal of Applied Educational Studies Editorial Board. 2008
  • reviewer. International Journal of Applied Educational Studies. 2008
  • reviewer. Reviewer, Athens Institute for Education and Research. 2008

• Outreach

  • Durham and Regional Affairs/Duke Durham Neighborhood Partnership. Unknown. January 27, 2013
  • Durham and Regional Affairs/Duke Durham Neighborhood Partnership. Unknown. January 27, 2013
  • Literacy Through Photography Advisory Committee. member. December 28, 2012
  • Literacy Through Photography Advisory Committee. member. December 28, 2012
  • The Hill Center Professional Advisory Board. Unknown. January 20, 2012
  • The Hill Center Professional Advisory Board. Unknown. January 20, 2012
  • School-University Partnership with Central Park School for Children. Unknown. January 19, 2012
  • School-University Partnership with Central Park School for Children. Unknown. January 19, 2012
  • New School-University Service-Learning Partnership with Central Park School for Children, Durham, NC. Unknown. January 20, 2011
  • New School-University Service-Learning Partnership with Central Park School for Children, Durham, NC. Unknown. January 20, 2011
  • Spring Creek Literacy Project Advisory Board. Unknown. January 20, 2011
  • Spring Creek Literacy Project Advisory Board. Unknown. January 20, 2011
  • Durham Public Schools Comprehensive Literacy Framework Focus Group, Durham Public Schools. Unknown. December 30, 2010
  • Durham Public Schools Comprehensive Literacy Framework Focus Group, Durham Public Schools. Unknown. December 30, 2010
  • Student U. Executive Advisory Board. Unknown. December 29, 2010
  • Student U. Executive Advisory Board. Unknown. December 29, 2010
  • Teachers Matter Advisory Board, United Way of North Carolina. Unknown. January 23, 2010
  • Teachers Matter Advisory Board, United Way of North Carolina. Unknown. January 23, 2010
  • Student U. Academic Advisor, Curriculum Consultant, Executive Board Member, and Teacher/Mentor Training Consultant. Unknown. December 31, 2009
  • Durham Public Schools Comprehensive Literacy Framework Focus Group. Unknown. December 31, 2009
  • Student U. Academic Advisor, Curriculum Consultant, Executive Board Member, and Teacher/Mentor Training Consultant. Unknown. December 31, 2009
  • Durham Public Schools Comprehensive Literacy Framework Focus Group. Unknown. December 31, 2009
  • University- School Partnership with Central Park School for Children Charter, Durham, NC. Unknown. January 1, 2009
  • University- School Partnership with Central Park School for Children Charter, Durham, NC. Unknown. January 1, 2009
  • Academic Advisor, Executive Board Member, Curriculum Consultant, Student U.. Unknown. January 20, 2008
  • Academic Advisor, Executive Board Member, Curriculum Consultant, Student U.. Unknown. January 20, 2008
  • Educational Consultant. Unknown. January 20, 2008
  • Educational Consultant. Unknown. January 20, 2008