Valerie Hannah Part-time Lecturer College of Education California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, CA 92834 714-278-2114 vahannah@fullerton.edu
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Date of employment at CSUF: January 2010
Highest degree earned: Masters in Education with an emphasis in Reading Area(s) of expertise: Literacy and Basic Skills Instruction
Courses Typically Taught:
California State University, Fullerton: READ 290: Critical Reading and Critical Thinking California State University, Fullerton: READ 201: Academic Reading: Analysis and Strategies California State University, Fullerton: UNIV 100: University Studies – Freshman Programs Number of years K-12 teaching: None
Briefly describe your experiences in school (K-12) settings in the last five years: N/A Education
California State University, Fullerton – 2009 M.S. in Education with an emphasis in Reading Graduated Suma Cum Laude
San Francisco State University - 2005 B.A. in International Relations
Graduated Magna Cum Laude and Dean’s List 01/2005 – 12/2006 Fullerton College - 2002
A.A. in Liberal Studies Graduated with Honors Professional Experience
Part-time Lecturer, Department of Reading, 01/2010 – Present College of Education
California State University, Fullerton
Full-time Assistant Reading Professor, Department of Reading, 07/2014 – Present School of Language Arts
Long Beach Community College District
Part-time Reading Instructor, Department of Reading, 01/2010 – 05/2014 Humanities Division
Fullerton College, North Orange County Community College District Part-time Reading Instructor, Department of Reading, 01/2014 – 05/2014 Humanities Division
Santiago Community College, Rancho Santiago Community College District
Intern: Basic Skills Intern through the Basic Skills Initiative and Reading Intern, 01/09 – 12/09 Reading 56: Developmental Reading and Reading 142: College Reading: Logical Analysis and Evaluation
Fullerton College, North Orange County Community College District
Fullerton College Tutoring Center Project Expert, Tutor, and Online Tutoring Pilot Program Tutor, 01/09 – 05/2010
Fullerton College, North Orange County Community College District Transfer Achievement Program Student Facilitator, 08/99 – 05/02
English 60: Preparation for College Writing and English 103: Critical Reasoning and Writing Fullerton College, North Orange County Community College District
Credentials N/A
Faculty and Administrative Load
(List the semester, course, and units – most recent first) California State University, Fullerton
Fall 2014 READ 290: Critical Reading as Critical Thinking - Online (6 units) Spring 2014 READ 290: Critical Reading as Critical Thinking - Online (6 units) READ 290: Critical Reading as Critical Thinking (3 units) Fall 2013 READ 290: Critical Reading as Critical Thinking - Online (9 units) Spring 2013 READ 290: Critical Reading as Critical Thinking - Online (3 units) READ 290: Critical Reading as Critical Thinking (3 units) Fall 2012 READ 290: Critical Reading as Critical Thinking - Online (6 units) READ 290: Critical Reading as Critical Thinking (3 units) Spring 2012 READ 290: Critical Reading as Critical Thinking - Online (6 units) Fall 2011 READ 290: Critical Reading as Critical Thinking (3 units)
READ 201: Academic Reading: Analysis and Strategies (3 units) Spring 2011 READ 290: Critical Reading as Critical Thinking (9 units) Fall 2010 READ 290: Critical Reading as Critical Thinking (12 units) Spring 2010 READ 290: Critical Reading as Critical Thinking (6 units)
Scholarly and Creative Activity (APA format) Refereed journal articles (please list) Total: N/A Books (please list) Total: N/A
Book chapters (please list) Total: N/A Book reviews (please list) Total: N/A
Peer reviewed presentations at international and national conferences (please list) Total: N/A Peer reviewed presentations at state and regional conferences (please list) Total: 1
Hannah. V. and Greenbaum. J. (2011 November) Using Technology in a Literacy Classroom to Promote Student Engagement. College Reading & Learning Association 44th Annual
Conference, San Diego, California. Invited presentations (please list) Total: 1
“Motivating Basic Skills Reading Students.” Reading Educator’s Guild, Fullerton, California. 03/2012
Other presentations (please list) Total: 3 Conference Presentations
Hannah, V. (2002 June). Fullerton College’s Transfer Achievement Program. 2nd National Conference on Supplemental Instruction, Kansas City, Missouri.
Hannah, V. (2000 April). Fullerton College’s Transfer Achievement Program. Conference on College Composition and Communication, Minneapolis, Minnesota. .
Hannah, V. (1999 October) The Transfer Achievement Program – Students making transfer happen.1999 English Council of California Two-Year Colleges Conference, Costa Mesa, CA. Workshop Presentations
Hannah, V. and Hughes, D. (October 2013 and May 2014). An Introduction to WebQuests: An Inquiry-based Pedagogy Using Web 2.0 Technologies Designed to Engage Students. Workshop presented to the faculty of Fullerton College. Fullerton, California.
Hannah, V. (Fall 2013). Active Reading. Workshops presented to community college students to develop their active reading skills.
Hannah, V. (August 2013). Online Instruction: Collaboration and Resources. Workshop
presented to the College of Education faculty of California State University, Fullerton. Fullerton, California.
Hannah, V. (January 2013). Using Smart Technology in the Classroom. Workshop presented to the Reading Department faculty of California State University, Fullerton. Fullerton, California. Hannah, V. (January 2009 – May 2010). Study skills and time management workshops. Workshop presented to students at Fullerton College, Fullerton California.
Hannah, V. (August 2008 – May 2009). Vocabulary study sessions for Reading 56: Developmental Reading. Workshop presented to students at Fullerton College, Fullerton California.
Hannah, V. (January 2009 – May 2009). Critical thinking development workshops for Reading 142: College Reading – Logical Analysis and Evaluation. Workshop presented to students at Fullerton College, Fullerton California.
Funded grants (please list) Total: N/A Other (please list) Total: N/A
Service Professional
Social Media Coordinator: Department of Reading 05/2013 – Present California State University, Fullerton
Community
American Field Service, Registered Volunteer and Liaison Junior League of Orange County, California, Volunteer
• JLOCC Task Force, Committee Member 06/2014 – Present • The Christmas Company® Chair 06/2013 – 6/2014
• The Christmas Company® Chair-elect 06/2012-06/2013
• Community Garden – Community Project, Committee Member 06/2011 • Board of Directors, Membership Director – 06/2010 – 6/2011
• Board of Directors, Vice President – 06/2009 – 06/2010 • Strategic Planning, Committee Member – 08/2008 – 06/2009
• Programs and Arrangements, Committee Member – 08/2008 – 06/2009 • Provisional Co-Chair – 06/2008 – 08/2008
• Training and Development, Committee Member – 06/2007 – 06/2008 • Placements, Transfers and HUGS, Committee Member – 06/2007 – 06/2008 University
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Honors and Awards
05/2010 Recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Student Award – California State University, Fullerton
06/2009 Recipient of the State of California Senate Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Service
Professional Associations and Development
College Reading and Learning Association, Member, Present California Reading Association, Member, Present
Orange County Reading Association, Member, Present Reading Educator’s Guild, Member, Present
Alpha Gamma Sigma – National Honor Society, Lifetime Member
Basic Skills Teaching and Learning Certificate Program (TLC). Fullerton College, California In Progress.
Critical Teaching in Action Conference: Teaching, Technology and Social Justice. Mount St. Mary’s College Los Angeles, California 03/2013
Humanities Division/Reading Department Student Learning Objective Assessment Activity. Fullerton College 10/2012 and 04/2010
Orange County Regional Acceleration Meeting. Fullerton, California 02/2012
College Reading & Learning Association: 44th Annual Conference. San Diego, California 11/2011
Developmental Education Conference – Parachutes & Ladders X: Celebrating Student Engagement. Mt. San Antonio College, California 05/2011
The Eureka Experience! Instructional Techniques that Encourage It. Fullerton College 02/2011 Basic Skills Adjunct Training Program. Fullerton College 12/2010
The Brain that Wouldn’t Die: Unwire, Move and Stay Connected in the Classroom. Fullerton College 10/2010
Effective Teachers of Urban Students: The Gangsta-Wanksta-Rida Program. Fullerton College 09/2010
Brain Compatible Classroom. Fullerton College 04/2010
Humanities Division/Reading Department Student Learning Objective Assessment Activity. Fullerton College 04/2010
Millennial Mind Part II Seminar. Fullerton College 03/2010 Generation1.5 Training. Fullerton College 03/2010
Creating an Atmosphere for Motivating and Retaining Students. Fullerton College 11/2009 Empowering Students to Get On Course Training. Fullerton College 10/2009
Basic Skills Initiative Workshop. Fullerton College, California 09/2009
Empowering Students to Get On Course. Fullerton College, California 10/2009
Orange County Reading Association Conferences. Attended conferences in Fall 2008. Fall, 2009, Spring 2009 conferences in Orange, California.
Reading Educators Guild Spring Breakfast. Attended Spring 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2014 breakfast in Fullerton, California.
Indicate the number of scholarly works, as defined by Boyer’s definition of scholarship.
Scholarly Work Discovery # Integration # Application # Teaching # Total #
Refereed journal articles N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Book chapters N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Book reviews N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Books N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Scholarly Work Discovery # Integration # Application # Teaching # Total # Presentations at state, regional, national, international conferences 2 2 2 2 8
Funded grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Other projects, research,
writings 1 1 1 1 4
Total # 3 3 3 3 12