Becky Smith

Visiting Assistant Professor of Education Studies

Office: Palamountain Hall 217A
Telephone: 518-580-5148
Email: bsmith4@skidmore.edu

Education:

• Doctor of Education in Educational Theory and Practice, University of Georgia
• Educational Specialist in Curriculum & Instruction, Middle Tennessee State University
• Masters of Education in Learning & Teaching, Lipscomb University
• Bachelor of Arts in Elementary/Kindergarten-Primary Education, Miami University

Research and teaching interests:

• Social justice themes in children’s literature
• Quantification and identity development
• Assessment and admission processes in teacher education programs

Courses:

• ED 334 Curriculum and Instruction
• ED 338 Teaching Elementary Science

Publications and presentations:

Peer-reviewed journals

• Smith, R. A. (2016). The emergence of the quantified child. Discourse: Studies in Cultural Politics of Education, 1-12.
• Smith, R. A., & Ebron, B. (2015). Are You a Real Teacher? A Teacher and Graduate Student Exchange in a PDS. PDS Partners, 11(2), 3–8.

Book chapters

• Smith, R. A., Dr. (2019). Chapter 5 "What Does it Mean?" In Interactional Studies of Qualitative Research Interviews. Amsterdam, Netherlands: John Benjamins Publishing Company.

Conference presentations

• Smith, B. (2023, April 26)  EDU 230 Children’s Literature: Community-Based Learning & Writing.  Legacy, Dubuque, IA.
• Smith, B. (2015, July).  Talking Through Text: Creating the Social Activist Child.  International Pragmatics Association, Antwerp, Belgium.Smith B. (2015, May).  The Quantified Child.  International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL.
• Lee, K., Smith, R., & Choi, S. (2014, April). Attention-Inattention on a Continuum: Responses to Daily Routine by Preschoolers Considered to Have Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.  Roundtable session at American Education Research Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
• Love, B., Graham, P., Kayumova, S., & Smith, R. (2014, April).  An Embodiment of a Practice: Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy.  Roundtable session at American Education Research Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Workshop presentations

• Smith, B., & Ebron, B. (2014, May). Professional Development School District Exchange Program.  Clarke County Schools, Summer Institute, Athens, GA.
• Smith, B. & Ebron, B. (Spring Quarterly Meeting, 2014).  Professional Development School District Exchange Program. Professional Development Schools Coordinating Council, Athens, GA.
• Graham, P., Kayumova, S., & Smith, R. (2014, February). Invitation to Critical Reading for Social Justice.  Journal of Language and Literacy Education Conference, Athens, GA.

Grants:

• Peace, Justice, & Diversity Projects Grant.  Father Ray Herman Peace & Justice Center.  Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa, Fall 2023.

Awards:

• Iowa & Minnesota Campus Compact Presidents’ Community Partner Award, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa, Spring 2023