Elizabeth  Ethridge

2001-Present Assistant Professor  Early Childhood Education, Department of Childhood
Education, University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida

1996-2001 Assistant Professor Early Childhood Education, Department of Curriculum and
Instruction, Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma (Appointed to Graduate Faculty, taught graduate and undergraduate courses, advised students)

1996 Adjunct Professor Early Childhood Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma

1994-1996 Teaching Assistant Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Oklahoma University in Stillwater, Oklahoma

1993-1994 Kindergarten Teacher Cushing Public School in Cushing, Oklahoma

1991-1993 Chapter I Reading Teacher Cushing Public School in Cushing, Oklahoma

1987-1991 Transitional First Grade Teacher Grove Public School in Grove, Oklahoma

1986-1987 First Grade Teacher Grove Public School in Grove, Oklahoma

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS

Junior Assistant Dean Northeastern State University, Opportunity as a junior faculty member to implement new initiatives in the College of Education, 1998-1999         

Responsibilities included:

·                      editor of the NSU College of Education newsletter entitled “The College Clarion”

·                      chaired College of Education Recruitment Day

·                      assisted in alumni and community relations development

·                      initiated course development outreach efforts

·                      attended Oklahoma Association for Colleges of Teacher Education monthly meetings

·                      worked with the Grants and Contracts office to provide workshops for the College of Education faculty

·                      attended committee meetings for the Dean

·                      attended numerous receptions as a College of Education representative

·                      assisted in the development of field based partnerships Coordinator of Academic Service-Learning for the College of Education  

Northeastern State University, Sub-grantees of Oklahoma State University Service-Learning Grant from Oklahoma Higher Education Partners for Service-Learning, 1998- Present

Responsibilities included:

·                      disseminating various Service-Learning mini-grant information to faculty

·                      accessing Service-Learning information for faculty

·                      holding monthly meetings for faculty

·                      researching community needs

·                      forming an advisory board

·                      acting as a liaison between Grants and Contracts and faculty

·                      administering the funding appropriations

·                      participated in focus group research

·                      incorporating Academic Service-Learning in teaching assignments

·                      organizing a Service-Learning retreat

·                      attending numerous state and national conferences for professional growth

·                      presenting at state and national conferences concerning Academic Service-Learning

·                      organizing student participation at Service-Learning conferences

·                      serving on the Service-Learning Review Board for the Cherokee Nation

·                      serving on the Service-Learning Review Board for Oklahoma State University

UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTION AND TEACHING

University of South Florida Graduate Courses

EDG 7931       Leadership and Advocacy, 1 section

EDG 6931       Trends and Issues in Early Childhood Education, 2 sections

University of South Florida Undergraduate Courses

EEC 4203        Programs in Early Childhood Education , 2 sections

EEC 4212        Integrated Curriculum, 3 sections

EEC 4300        Cognitive Experiences, 3 sections

EEC 4936        Senior Seminar:  Early Childhood Education, 2 sections

EEC 4941        Field Experience 1, 1 section

EEC 4940        Internship:  Early Childhood Education, 2 sections

National Presentations

King, J. & Ethridge, E.  Calendar Time?  Presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference (San Diego, California) 2004.

Ethridge, E. & DeGraw, N.  Leadership and Advocacy through Service-Learning.  Presented at the National Service-Learning Conference (Orlando, Florida) 2004.

DeMarie, D. & Ethridge, E.  Promoting Family Involvement While Enhancing Kindergarten/Primary Children’s Literacy Development.  Presented at the National Association of the Education of Young Children (Chicago, Illinois) 2003.

Smith, R.L. & Ethridge, E.  A Study of Cognitive Transformation:  Developing Understandings of Disability Concepts in a Camp Setting.  Presented at the Ethnographic and Qualitative Research in Education Conference (DuQuesne University, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania) 2003.

Ethridge, E. & Hill, D.  The Promises and Challenges of Portraiture Research:  Addressing Issues of Diversity in an Early Childhood Education Course Through Service-Learning.  Presented at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (New Orleans, Louisiana) 2003.

Smith, R., Knopp, T., Ethridge, E., & Clark, M.  Beyond the University Classroom:  Professors’ Views of Nontraditional Course Delivery Systems and the Leadership Support for Such Endeavors.  Presented at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (New Orleans, Louisiana) 2003.

Ethridge, E.  The Possibilities of Portraiture Research in Early Childhood Teacher Education.  Presented at the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (New York, New York) 2002.

April, A. and Ethridge, E.  Developing Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Pre-Service Early Childhood Teachers.  Presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (New Orleans, Louisiana) 2002.

Ethridge, E. and April, A.  Course Integration of Science Content and Cognitive Development of the Young Child.  Presented at the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (Anaheim, California) 2001.

Ethridge, E. and Hill, D.  Risks and Rewards of Service-Learning Infused Civic Education.  Presented at the National Service-Learning Conference (Denver, Colorado) 2001.

Ethridge, E., Grant, K., O’Dell, B. and Schiehing, R.  The Ripple Effect of Academic Service-Learning at All Levels of the Early Childhood Profession.  Presented at the Association for Childhood Education International Annual International Conference (Toronto, Canada) 2001.

Ethridge, E. and Hill, D. Navigating the Shoals of Civic Education. Presented at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Annual Meeting (Dallas, Texas) 2001.

Ethridge, E. and Grant, K. The Impact of Academic Service-Learning on the Preparation of Early Childhood. Presented at the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators Annual Meeting, Round Table Session (Atlanta, Georgia) 2000.

Ethridge, E.  Service-Learning Ideas for the Early Childhood Classroom.  Presented at the Association for Childhood Education International Annual International Conference (Baltimore, Maryland) 2000.

Ethridge, E.  The Influence Teacher Education Can Have on Teacher Autonomy.  Presented at the Association for Childhood Education International Annual International Conference (San Antonio, Texas) 1999.

Ethridge, E.  Positions on Play Through Poetry.  Poster presentation at the Association for Childhood Education International Annual International Conference (Tampa, Florida) 1998.

Ethridge, E.  Community Building.  Presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference (Dallas, Texas) 1996.

Ethridge, E.  Teacher Autonomy of Early Childhood Educators.  Presented at the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (Dallas, Texas), 1996.