Associate Professor
Department of Educational Leadership
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Box 1125
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1125
618-650-3291
1998-2000
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, MO
Teaching Assistant
Taught courses in Instructional Technology and Human Growth and Development.
Supervised student teachers. Acted as a curriculum leader for Instructional
Technology, assisting other instructors. Served as a member of the technology
committee, the undergraduate curriculum committee, and the faculty development
committee. Served as chair of the technology committee. Set up a computer bulletin
board for all undergraduate education majors and another for all graduate students
in the program. Acted as a resource to individual faculty members with computers
and the Internet.
1998
Pattonville School District
St. Louis, MO
Technology Staff Development Specialist
Designed and conducted classes training teachers on computer use and the Internet.
Helped set up computer labs and solve various technical problems.
1996-1997
Bit by Bit
St. Louis, MO
Trainer/Consultant/Web Site Creation
Conducted computer and Internet training for teachers. Consulted and trained
individuals and groups regarding computer and Internet use. Created Web sites
for businesses and non-profit organizations and trained clients to maintain
them. Two Web sites cited for awards on the Internet.
1988-1996
Pattonville School District
St. Louis, MO
Teacher
Taught fifth grade in a self-contained classroom. Introduced innovations in
the curriculum, especially with literature and storytelling. Created an art
appreciation program used by the entire fifth grade on annual field trips. Served
on the Communication Arts Committee and the Assessment Sub-committee. Consistently
outstanding evaluations. Achieved tenure.
1985-1988
Washington University Campus Y
St. Louis, MO
Program Director
Supervised university students who led volunteer programs. Administered Campus
Y classes, including deciding on course offerings, hiring instructors, and producing
a brochure. Worked together with leaders of other campus organizations to provide
programs such as Cultural Celebration.
1988
Lewis and Clark College
Godfrey, IL
Adjunct Instructor
Taught Logical Reasoning, an introductory logic class.
1984-1985
Scattergood Friends School
West Branch, IA
Teacher/Counselor
Taught Social Studies, Comparative World Religions, Quakerism, and Freshman
Orientation. Responsible for oversight of faculty/student advising system.
1981-1983
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
Teaching Assistant
Taught Critical Thinking, an introductory class in logic
September 29, 2006. Society of Philosophy and History of Education. San Antonio, TX. Not "merely told": Teaching Dewey through a collaboratively created Web site.
May 4, 2006. Second International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Urbana-Champaign, IL. Breaking ground: The story of the first semester of an ongoing project to use collaboratively created hypertext in an undergraduate educational foundations class.
March 20, 2006. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE). Orlando, FL. Hypertext foundations: The story of three semesters of using collaboratively created hypertext in an undergraduate educational foundations class.
November 3-5, 2005. National Middle School Association 32nd Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA. Tech Savvy Adolescents.
February 18, 2005. Fifth Annual Qualitative Research Conference, St. Louis, MO. Facilitating Critical and Reflective Thinking Among Teacher Education Students in a Professional Development School Using Computer-mediated Communication.
January 4, 2005. Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI. Using Computer-mediated Bulletin Board Discussions to Facilitate Interaction Among Pre-Service Teacher Education Students.
November 30, 2001. Syllabus Conference. Boston, MA. Understanding the Nature
and Educational Utility of Computer-mediated Bulletin Board Discussions.
Theodore, P.A. (accepted August 2, 2006, for publication) Not "merely told": Teaching Dewey through a collaboratively created Web site. Journal of Philosophy and History of Education, Volume 57
Theodore, P.A. & Searcy, L.B. (accepted for publication for Fall, 2007) Promoting critical and reflective thinking among teacher education students: Using computer-mediated bulletin board discussion in a professional development school. Teaching & Learning: The Journal of Natural Inquiry and Reflective Practice, 22(1).
Theodore, P.A. & Searcy, L.B. (2005) Using computer-mediated bulletin board discussions to facilitate critical and reflective thinking among teacher education students in a professional development school. Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, Volume 30.
Theodore, P.A. & Nelson, W.A. (2004). Distinctive features of computer-mediated bulletin board discussions. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 1(8). Retrieved March 22, 2005, from http://www.itdl.org/Journal/Aug_04/article04.htm
Liu, Y., Theodore, P., & Lavelle, E. (2004). A preliminary study of the impact of online instruction on teachers’ technology concerns. British Journal of Educational Technology, 35(3), 377-379.
Liu, Y., Theodore, P., & Lavelle, E. (2004). Experimental effects of online
instruction on K-12 teachers' concerns about technology integration. International
Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 1(1), Article
003. Retrieved February 1, 2004, from http://itdl.org/journal/Jan_04/index.htm.
2003, Winnett, D. and Theodore, P. Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology-Seminar. Funded by Illinois Community College Board, $6,000.
2001-2003 Co-Director, Plugging in to LITES. Funded by the Preparing Tomorrow’s
Teachers to Use Technology program, U. S. Department of Education, Washington,
DC. $1,135,000.
The Philosophy of Education Society
The John Dewey Society
American Educational Studies Association
Society for the Philosophy and History of Education
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
Phi Delta Kappa
Action Research Collaborative
University City Children's Center
Missouri Storytelling