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Katie D. Lewis, Ed.D.

Education

  • B.A. University of Mary Washington (2003), English
  • M.S. University of Mary Washington (2004), Elementary Education Specialization in Science
  • M.S. Virginia Commonwealth University, Parks, Recreation & Sports Leadership emphasis in Coaching
  • Ed.D. The College of William and Mary, Educational Policy, Planning and Leadership with a focus in Gifted Education Administration

Courses

  • Instruction and Curriculum Development
  • Professionalism and Partnerships in Early Childhood Education
  • Instructional Needs of English Language Learners

Honors

  • Texas A&M University: Nominated for the Instructional Technology Excellence Award, 2015; Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy, Scholar of the Year, 2015; Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy, Teacher of the Year, 2013 & 2014; First Place Largest Sponsored Project for International Grants, 2014; System's Teaching Excellence Award, 2011 & 2012
  • Norfolk Public Schools: Teacher of the Year, 2010; All City Teaching Team, 2010; School Bell Award, 2009
  • The School Board of the City of Norfolk Recognition, 2006 & 2009

Recent Publications

  • Goonatilake, R., Lewis, K.D., Lin, R., Kidd, C. (Winter 2016). "A Glimpse into the Effectiveness of Mentoring and Enrichment Activities for Scholarship Recipients in a Teacher Preparation Program." Mathematics Teaching-Research Journal, 8(1-2), 1-11.
  • Lewis, K.D., Novak, A.M., & Coronado, J. (2015). "Teachers' Perceptions of Characteristics of Gifted Hispanic Bilingual Students: Perspectives from the Border." Texas Forum of Teacher Education, 5(1), 71-91.
  • Goonatilake, R., Lewis, K.D., Lin, R., Kidd, C. (Winter 2015). "A Glimpse into the Effectiveness of Mentoring and Enrichment Activities for Scholarship Recipients in a Teacher Preparation Program." Mathematics Teaching-Research Journal, 7(2), 1-9.
  • Sanchez, B. & Lewis, K.D. (2014). "Writing shapes thinking: Investigative study of pre-service teachers reading, writing to learn, and critical thinking." Texas Association for Literacy Education, 2(1), 55-68.
  • Lewis, K.D. (2014). "Pre-Service teachers' experiences with technology throughout their teacher preparation program." Journal for Computing Teachers. 1, 1-7.

Recent Presentations

  • Lewis, K.D. & Novak, A. (November 2015). Hispanic and Bilingual Are Not Synonyms: Considerations from the Border. National Association for Gifted Children Convention. Phoenix, AZ.
  • Novak, A. & Lewis, K.D. (November 2015). Equity and Access in Gifted Programming for Hispanic Youth: Targeted Professional Development for Teachers National Association for Gifted Children Convention. Phoenix, AZ.
  • Novak, A. & Lewis, K.D. (November 2015). Gifted Across Cultures: Reaching Every Child, Every Day National Association for Gifted Children Convention. Phoenix, AZ.
  • Lewis, K.D. (2015). Building content vocabulary through Interactive Word Walls. South Texas Writing Project. Zapata, TX.
  • Lewis, K.D. (2014). Strategies for Building Vocabulary: ELL Learners and STAAR Testing. South Texas Writing Project. Zapata, TX.

Service

  • University Committee Member: Assessment Committee (2015)
  • University Committee Chair: Faculty Morale & Work Environment (2015)
  • University Committee Member: WIN Committee (2010-2013)
  • University Committee Member: Faculty Senate (2012; 2014-present)
  • University Committee Member: Texas A&M System P-20 Virtual Instruction Taskforce Committee (2013).