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Bonnie M. Davis, Ph.D.
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Curriculum Vita
Bonnie M. Davis, Ph.D. 1354 Terrace Way Laguna Beach, California 92651 Business phone: 314.496.3596 website: www.educatingforchange.com email: a4achievement@earthlink.net
Education:
1989 Ph.D., English, St. Louis University; Dissertation—A Rationale for the Reconstruction of the American Literary Canon 1975 M.A.I., Media/Communication/Film Criticism, Webster University 1971 M.A., English, University of Mississippi; Thesis—The Senses in the Works of William Faulkner 1967 B.S. in Education, cum laude, Southeast Missouri State University
Occupational History:
2001-07 Author, Consultant, Literacy Coach for districts across the U.S. 1997-07 Cooperating School Districts, Program Planner/Facilitator 2004-06 Adjunct Instructor, Fontbonne University, “The Culturally Diverse Learner” 2003 Adjunct Instructor, University of MO-St. Louis, “The Impact of Poverty upon Learning” 2003-06 Adjunct Instructor, Webster University, “Building a Classroom of Excellence” 1991-97 English Instructor, Clayton School District 1994 Adjunct Instructor, St. Louis University, English Methods Class; Reading Across the Cur. 1989-93 English Instructor, Missouri Eastern Correctional Center (maximum security men’s prison) 1978-93 Adjunct English Instructor, St. Louis Community College at Meramec, St. Louis, MO 1989-91 Staff Development Teacher, Mehlville School District, St. Louis, MO 1987-91 Consultant, Court-appointed Desegregation Monitoring Committee, St. Louis, MO 1992-97 Co-Director of the Clayton Writing Project, Clayton School District 1988-92 Facilitator, A World of Difference Program 1986-92 Educational Consultant, Midwest Desegregation Assistance Center 1979-85 Manager, Waitress, Bookkeeper, Bartender, Emanuel’s Restaurant and Catering 1967-89 English Teacher, Mehlville School District, St. Louis, MO 1969-70 Home Tutor, Special School District of St. Louis County, St. Louis, MO 1959-66 Piano Teacher, Cape Girardeau, MO
Books, Articles, Publications:
2009 The Biracial and Multiracial Student Experience: A Journey to Racial Literacy, Corwin Press 2009 Facilitator’s Guide: How to Teach Students Who Don’t Look Like You, Corwin Press 2007 How to Coach Teachers Who Don’t Think Like You: Using Literacy Strategies to Coach Across Content Areas, Corwin Press 2007 No Excuses! How to Improve Minority Achievement, The School Improvement Network PD360/Video Series 2006 “How to Teach Students Who Don’t Look Like You” MNEA’s Something Better, Cover Article 2006 How to Teach Students Who Don't Look Like You: Culturally Relevant Teaching Strategies, Corwin Press: Thousand Oaks, CA 2004 Closing the Gap: Building a Classroom of Excellence 2002 African-American Academic Achievement: Building A Classroom of Excellence 2001 Women in Faulkner, entry in The 2000 William Faulkner Encyclopedia African American Academic Achievement, IEC Newsletter 1999 MOHum, The Missouri Humanities Program, IEC Newletter 1997 "Radio Raincoat Man," short story published in 100 Words, University of Iowa 1997 Book Review, Bird by Bird, Teacher Magazine 1996 “Writing Across the Ages,” English Journal, January, 1996 1995 Three articles in The Clayton Quarterly, education journal, Clayton School District 1994 "A Cultural Safari: Dispelling Myths and Creating Connections Through Multicultural and International Education," English Journal, February, 1994 1993 Multicultural Perspectives, Consultant and Reviewer, McDougal-Littell, c. 1993 1993 Contemporary Short Stories for High School Students, Consultant and Reviewer, 1993 Immigration/Black Migration Curriculum, Hitachi Foundation 1991 "The MSD Connection," International Education Consortium Newsletter 1990 "The Forder Writing Day," Education St. Louis 1990 Freedom Rising, Viewer Guide to video production, Editor and co-author 1990 "Words of Freedom from the Men Within," Editor, literary magazine, Missouri 1989 “Internationalizing the English Curriculum," English Journal, NCTE, October 1989 "Africa: Words and Images," Writing consultant and co-editor, SLPS 1989 Consultant and co-author, Contemporary World Literature course, Mehlville School Dist. 1988 St. Martin's Guide to Writing, Consultant, Heinemann Press, c. 1988 1988 A World of Difference, co-author of "Black History of the St. Louis Area," c. 1988 1986 "Africa: A Curriculum," Mehlville School District, St. Louis, MO 1985 BEST Local Objectives Activity Packets, Mehlville School District 1984 English Curriculum, accepted as model curriculum by ERIC, Mehlville School District 1978 Elective courses: Multi-Ethnic Literature; Science Fiction Literature; Modern Poetry
Grants and Awards:
2009 Nominee for Professional and Scholarly Excellence Book of the Year (PROSE Award) 2008 Courageous Conversation Summit Award 2008 NSDC Nominee for Book of the Year 2007 Missouri Humanities Grant from DESE through RPDC/CSD, St. Louis, MO 1997 Teacher of the Year for Service above Self, Clayton Rotary Club 1996 Grant for The Four A's Club: African-American Academic Achievers; $5,000.00 1994 National NCTE Farmer Writing Award for article published in English Journal 1993 Grant for hookup and expenses for Breadnet, Breadloaf, Middlebury College, Vermont 1990 Most Distinguished Teacher Award, University of Missouri Honors College 1990 Most Distinguished Teacher Award, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri 1989 A World of Difference Community Service Award 1989 Who's Who in American Education 1989 Middle School Writing Grant, Danforth Foundation, St. Louis Public Schools 1989 Subject for article, Education Week, "Feeding the Hunger 'For Intellectual Growth” 1988 Recipient of the first Robert D. Elsea Award for Outstanding Teaching 1988 Teacher of the Year, Mehlville School District, St. Louis, MO 1988 Subject of Kappan article, "A Blueprint for Empowering Teachers” 1987 International Education Consortium, $2,000.00 grant for global education materials 1987 VICC, $1,180.00 grant for multicultural ed. project, Seattle, WA 1986 Governor's Award for Excellence in Education 1986 National Endowment for the Humanities Grant, $2,800.00 for proposal "The Influence of African Literature Upon the Contemporary Afro-American Writer"; Senegal, Africa 1986 International Education Consortium Grant for summer travel to Senegal, Africa 1985 NEH Grant, $2,350.00, "William Faulkner,” University of Mississippi
Presentations and Speaking Engagements:
National:
2009 Minority Student Achievement Network, Keynote, MI 2009 Summit of the Minds, Keynote, TX 2009 National Staff Development Preconference, MO 2009 Character Ed Conference, Featured Speaker, MO 2008 National Staff Development, DC 2008 International Reading Association, AZ 2008 Courageous Conversations about Race Summit, MD 2007 National Staff Development Council, Dallas, TX 2007 Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, Anaheim, CA 2007 Character Education Conference, featured speaker, St. Louis, MO 2006 National Association of Multicultural Education, Phoenix, AZ 2006 National Staff Development Council, Nashville, TN 2005 National Staff Development Council, Philadelphia 2004 National Staff Development Council, Vancouver, CA 2004 Dealing with Diversity Institute, Western IL U., Featured Speaker 2004 National Character Education Conference, Featured Speaker, Pre-Session 2003 National Staff Development Conference—Facilitated for Glenn Singleton 2003 National Character Education Conference—Featured Speaker 2002 National Character Education Conference 2001 National Character Education Conference, AAAA Models 2000 African-American Academic Achievement, NCTE, Milwaukee, WI 2000 National Association of Multicultural Ed (NAME), AAAA Models, Nebraska 2000 NCTE Fall Convention, Reading Achievement, Denver, Colorado 1999 Inclusion Conference, Achievement Models, St. Louis, MO 1998 NCTE Fall Convention, African Literature, Nashville, TN 1997 American Literature Association, Violence Against Women, San Antonio, TX 1996 NCTE Fall Convention, Multicultural Literature in the Middle School Classroom, Chicago 1996 National Women's Studies Conference, Panel on Violence, Skidmore College, NY 1995 NCTE Fall Convention, Multicultural Literature, Orlando, Florida 1994 International Literature, A Conversation with IEC Teachers, NCTE, Portland, OR 1992 A Rationale for the Reconstruction of the American Literary Canon, NCTE, Louisville, KY 1991 Keynote Speaker, The Changing Paradigms of Literature, San Francisco, CA 1991 Combating Racism in the Workplace, MLA, Chicago, IL 1991 Training the Trainers, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, IL 1990 Multicultural Women in Literature, Manhattan, KS 1990 The Necessity of International Education for Engineering Students, Manhattan, KS 1990 Using International Literature in the Classroom, Colorado Springs, CO 1989 Internationalizing the Curriculum, Baltimore, Maryland 1988 African Literature as a Model for the Teaching of Writing, Boston, MA 1988 Using African Literature in the YA Literary Canon, National NCTE Fall Convention 1988 Integrating Multicultural and International Education, The Am. Forum on Ed., St. Louis 1987 Using African Literature Across the High School Curriculum, Cornell University, NY 1987 Restoring the History of the Afro-American Through the Humanities, Louisville, KY
State:
2009 West Metro Community College System, Keynote, MN 2009 Kyrene School District, AZ 2009 McKinney School District, TX 2009 Hillsborough School District, NC 2009 Richland School District, SC 2009 Palmdale School District, CA 2009 Chapel Hill/Carroboro School District, NC 2009 Austin School District, MN 2007 ELL Conference, Keynote Speaker, Jacksonville, Florida 2007 Featured speaker, Omaha Public Schools fall conference 2007 Keynote, Barrington High School, Barrington, IL 2007 Keynote, Loudon County School District, Loudon County, VA 2007 Opening Day speaker, Worcester County, Ocean City, MD 2007 Teaching and Learning Conference, Featured Speaker, Gaston County, North Carolina 2007 NAME Conference, Keynote Speaker, Salisbury, Maryland 2007 New Teachers, LA Unified, spring and summer 2007 Multiple other presentations for school districts across the U.S. 2006 Cultural Competence Conference, Featured Speaker, Omaha, Nebraska 2005 Keynote: CharacterPlus Fall Conference 2005 Featured Speaker: PreConference MNEA, St. Louis 2005 Keynote: Division of Youth Services Literacy Conference 2005 Keynote: Home Health Services State Conference 2005 Write to Learn: Literacy Conference 2004 Write to Learn Conference 2003 Show-Me Conference; Pathways Conference; Write to Learn Conference 2002 Keynote Speaker: Missouri State Teachers Associate, Education Conference 2002 Write to Learn Conference 2001 Show-Me Conference—Missouri Humanities Model 2000 Accelerated Schools Conference—Literacy Models 2000 Show-Me Conference—African-American Academic Achievement Models 1998 Midwest Equity Center—Four state Conference, Minority Achievement, Missouri Staff Development Conference, Interdisciplinary Teams 1997 Young Women’s Leadership Conference, UMSL 1993 Basic Education Training, MO State Dept. Training 1991 Challenging the Literary Canon, Missouri Humanities Council, Columbia, MO 1991 Using Writing with Staff for Professional Development, DESE Conference, MO 1991 Women in Literature, Gamma Delta Gamma Fall Conference 1991 Coaches on Call, on-going multicultural workshop, NETWORK, St. Louis, MO 1990 The Socialization of the Culturally Diverse Child, DESE, MO State Dept. Conference 1989 Integrating Human Rights into the English Curriculum, NEA State Convention 1989 Global Awareness in the School System, NEA State Convention 1987 Using Multicultural Materials to Facilitate Harmony Among Staff and Students, KC
Volunteer Occupational History:
2009 Classroom Volunteer, Heroes Elementary School, Santa Ana, CA 2007 Women’s Writing Groups, Irvine, CA 2003-04 Mentor, Webster Groves High School 2001 Writing teacher, Maplewood-Richmond Heights Community Center 2000 Writing teacher, Covenant House, Homeless shelter for 17-21 year old drop-outs 1996-97 Writing teacher, Christian Service Center, Women’s Homeless Shelter
Memberships: ASCD, NSDC, NCTE, Delta Kappa Gamma, Phi Delta Kappa
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