Assistant Professor
Coordinator of Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Online Program
Peer-Reviewed Publications (pending)
Singleton, E., Dimmitt, T., Schairer-Kessler, C., Gray Smith, L. Communities of practice in the development of teacher education students’ cultural responsiveness has been submitted and is under review for the journal Educational Renaissance.
SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS
Dimmitt, T., Singleton, E., Schairer-Kessler, C., Gray Smith, L., Fullbright, R. (2021, October). Using agility to stay current in challenging times: how we are adapting our learning, teaching, and leading in teacher preparation in the COVID-19 era. Presented at Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities Annual Meeting. Virtual.
Dimmitt, T., Singleton, E., Schairer-Kessler, C., Gray Smith, L., Fullbright, R. (2021, October). Reimagining teacher preparation in and after COVID-19. Presented at Missouri Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Virtual.
Gray Smith, L., Singleton, E., Dimmitt, T., Schairer-Kessler, C., Wall, T., Dixon, C. (2021, February). Intersectionality and compassion infused into teacher preparation program: here’s how. Presented at American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Annual Meeting. Virtual.
Singleton, E., Gray Smith, L., Schairer-Kessler, C., Dimmitt T., Wall, T., Dixon, C. (2020, October). Building compassionate teachers: using intersectionality to infuse justice and inclusivity into course content and field experiences. Presented at Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities Annual Meeting. Virtual.
Singleton, E., Dimmitt, T., Gray Smith, L., Schairer-Kessler, C. (2020, October). The value of compassionate teachers: using intersectionality to cultivate justice and inclusivity into coursework. Presented at the Missouri Association for Colleges of Teacher Education Fall Meeting. Virtual.
Schairer-Kessler, C. (2020, November). Using Google Forms to create an exit ticket for class, but an entry ticket into community. Presented at Faculty Insights Workshop at Northwest Missouri State University. Virtual.
Schairer-Kessler, C. (2018, March). A quality afterschool program for underprivileged elementary school children: what we did and how we did it. Presented at Critical Questions in Education Conference, Portland, OR.
Crumpler, T. & Schairer-Kessler, C. (2006, May). Portfolios as performance assessment: explorations into the nature of representation through technology. Presented at Research Consortium, Urbana, IL