Short Vita
Professor of Elementary Education
Graduate and Undergraduate Faculty
Appointed 1988
Academic Degrees
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Degrees |
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Dates |
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Ed.D. |
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1984 |
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M.Ed. |
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1979 |
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B.S. |
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1965 |
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Professional Experience
Kutztown University August 1988 -- present
Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales
Shippensburg University, (temporary) January1987--May, 1988
Spring Grove Area Schools, Spring Grove, PA August 1982--December 1986
Reading Specialist, grades 1--5:
York College of Pennsylvania (temporary) August 1982--May 1983 and Fall 1984
Milford, Delaware, Teacher September 1976 -- June 1982
Teacher of Gifted and Talented, grades 2--8: Milford Middle School, Benjamin Banneker, Lulu M. Ross, and Lakewood Elementary Schools
Milford Middle School:
Simsbury, Connecticut, self-contained, second grade elementary September1964- June 1966
classroom teacher: Latimer Lane School
Current Professional Certifications
Faculty Load
Summer I, 2003
ELU 502 101 Seminar in Educational and Psychological Research Pertinent to Reading,
3 semester units
Spring Semester, 2003
ELU 301 933 Fundamentals of Reading Instruction II 3 semester units
ELU 370 010 Multicultural Literature for Young Children 3 semester units
ELU 452 010 Current Trends in Reading Instruction 3 semester units
EDU 571 201 Application of Current Topics in Elementary Education 3 semester units
ELU 351 902 Diagnostic and Remedial Reading 3 semester units
ELU 338 Internship in Early Childhood 3 semester units
Fall Semester, 2002
ELU 306 933 Materials and Methods of Instruction 3 semester units
ELU 302 933 Children's Literature 3 semester units
ELU 303 932 Language Arts 3 semester units
EDU 555 401 Reading Disabilities 3 semester units
Summer Semester, 2002
ELU 452 802/835 Current Trends in Reading (England) 3 semester units
EDU 555 101 Reading Disabilities 3 semester units
Spring Semester, 2002
EDU 548 201 Contemporary Themes in Children's Adolescents' Literature 3 semester units
EDU 543 501 Classroom Strategies for Creative Thinking 3 semester units
ELU 334 010 Strategies for Early Childhood Education 3 semester units
ELU 334 301 Strategies for Early Childhood Education 3 semester units
ELU 351 (II) Diagnostic & Remedial Reading(3 students) 3 semester units
Fall Semester, 2001
ELU 201 301 Fundamentals of Reading Instruction I 3 semester units
ELU 238 010 Arts in Early Childhood Curriculum 3 semester units
ELU 306 933 Materials and Methods of Instruction 3 semester units
ELU 302 933 Children's Literature 3 semester units
EDU 555 808 Reading Disabilities 3 semester units
Summer, 2001
EDU 555 101 Reading Disabilities 3 semester units
Spring Semester, 2000
ELU 351 II Diagnostic and Remedial Reading 3 semester units
ELU 390 Student Teaching Supervision & Practicum 3 semester units
ELU 391 Student Teaching Supervision & Practicum 3 semester units
EDU 525 The Gifted Child: Alternatives & Approaches 3 semester units
ELU 571 Seminar in Elementary Education 3 semester units
Summer, 2000
EDU 555 Reading Disabilities 3 semester units
Fall Semester, 1999
ELU 301 Fundamentals of Reading Instruction II 3 semester units
ELU 306 Materials and Methods of Instruction 3 semester units
EDU 555 Reading Disabilities 3 semester units
ELU 569 Current Topics in Education 3 semester units
Other Collegiate Assignments
KU-UK Summer Studies in England, Co-director, two year appointment
Academic Advisor: Undergraduate, Graduate
Graduate Reading Committee (1988 - present)
Graduate Elementary Education Standing Committee ( Chair, 1998 - 2000)
Advisory Council for Kutztown University/Brandywine Heights Area School
District Partnership Schools (KUBLA)
Middle Level Conference Committee (1996 - present)
Scholarship/Honors Committee (1993 - present)
Student Performance Assessment Standing Committee (1996 - present)
Katherine Christ Award Scholarship Committee (1992 - present)
Professional Semester (PROSEM) Committee (1990 - present)
Promotion/Evaluation/Tenure (P/E/T)Committees:
Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships (* meetings attended)
*Association of Childhood Education International (ACEI)
*International Reading Association (IRA)
*Keystone State Reading Association (KSRA)
National Association for Gifted Children
National Middle School Association
*National Association for the Education of Young Children
*Organization of Teacher Educators in Reading
Pennsylvania Reading Teacher Educators
*Phi Delta Kappa, Kutztown University Chapter
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
*Tri-County Reading Council
Current Professional Assignments and Activities (non-teaching)
*Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI):
*Louisa Gonser Community Library, Kutztown, Executive Board (2000 - present)
*Organization of Teacher Educators in Reading, (OTER), largest special interest group of International Reading Association (IRA)
Editorial Board for Journal of Reading Education
Publications
Books for Children column editor. Childhood Education; six annual issues.
(1998 - 2004). (See EBSCO Host for specific entries)
Focus on Middle Childhood, ( four pieces yearly)
"Using Books as Springboards for Developing Problem-Solving Strategies". ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood. (1997).
Invited book reviews for professional, adolescent and children's books: Childhood Education.
Geskus, E., Borden, M. and Burnett, J. (1997). Reading + mathematics = connections: using
reading strategies to enhance the teaching of mathematics. Michigan Council of Teachers of Mathematics Monograph No. 26.
Burnett, J. (1995). Culturally responsive instruction from the beginning. Journal of Reading Education. (Winter).
Papers Presented
Burnett, J. (2002) "Meeting challenges of visually impaired reading teachers:Suggestions for
reading teacher educators in regular education literacy methodology courses."
Organization of Teacher Educators in Reading (OTER), International Reading Association
(IRA) Annual Conference, San Francisco (May)
Burnett, J. (2000). Partnerships in Reading: the earlier the better. Organization of Teacher Educators in Reading (OTER), International Reading Association (IRA) Annual
Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana. (May).
Burnett, J. (2000). What are YOU reading? Hall of Excellence poster presentation, Association
of Childhood Education International (ACEI) Annual Study Conference, Baltimore, MD
(April).
Burnett, J. (1999). Just Cube It! A variety of literature theme cubes used by teachers. Organization of Teacher Educators in Reading (OTER), International Reading Association (IRA) Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. (May).
________ (1999). Book reports that walk the talk. Hall of Excellence
poster presentation, Association of Childhood Education
International (ACEI) Annual Study Conference, San Antonio,Texas. (April).
Miller, S. and Burnett, J. (1998). Bam! Pow! Using books with young
children to promote peaceful problem solving. National Association for the
Education of Young Children, Toronto, Canada. (November).
Burnett, J. (1998). Grand conversations: Teacher candidates as readers. Organization of
Teacher Educators in Reading (OTER), International Reading Association (IRA) Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. (May).
Borden, M., Burnett, J., and Swoyer, M. (1998). Nurturing communities of
learners: Including families and students in the use of learning centers that integrate curriculum at intermediate and middle school levels. Association of Childhood Education International (ACEI) Annual Study Conference, Tampa, FL (April).
Burnett, J. (1998). Constructing story boxes that integrate literature
and geometry. Project presented at the National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics (NCTM), Washington, DC ( April).
Grants
Professional Development Travel Assistance funded by KU Professional
Development Committee for paper presentations: 1993 - 1994; 1996 - 2002.
Professional Portfolio Designs for Novice Teachers. funded by KU Grants &
Special Projects, October 1993.
Literature Approaches to Reading Instruction. PA Academy Grant Proposal,
with Latshaw (Mt. Penn) and Smith (KU). funded for Antietam
School District, 1991.
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