Dr. Abreena W. Tompkins

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Lynchburg, VA

Education Doctorate; Educational Leadership/Instruction

Dissertation: Brain-Based Learning Theory: An Online Course Design Model Liberty University, 2000-2004

Lynchburg, VA

Education Specialist/Administration Salem College, 1990-95

Winston Salem, NC

M.Ed./Language and Literacy K-12 Reading licensure

BA/ English, concentration in Education, K-6 Elementary licensure

9-12 Secondary English licensure

Cum Laude Graduate

Surry Community College, 1988-92 Dobson, NC

Featured Outstanding Alumni: SCC Roundtable, Dec. 1994

TEACHING/ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Liberty University DLP (online) Adjunct Assistant Professor, 2005-present School of Education

Educ. 125, Educ. 126, Educ. 220, Educ. 225, Educ. 290 Educ. 302, Educ. 303, Educ. 304, Educ. 307, Educ. 390 Educ. 500

Surry Community College, 2003-present

Online developer and instructor, 2003-present Developmental Studies: Reading/English instructor, RED 070, RED 080, RED 090, RED 111

ENG 080, ENG 090, ACA-111, College Success

EDU 119, Introduction to Early Childhood Education COM 231, Speech and Communications

Adjunct instructor; Developmental Studies, Reading1995-1998

Dr. Abreena W. Tompkins

358 Stewart Road

Ennice, North Carolina 28623

336.657.8227 (H) 276.730.4194 (C)

Wytheville Community College Adjunct, 2006-2010 Online developer and instructor

Eng 04, Eng 01, Eng 137

Instructional Facilitator, Glade Creek Elementary School, 2009 Wilkes Community College, 8 week Seminar 1998

Writing Skills for Supervisors Bristol Compressors

Alleghany County Board of Education, 1992-2004

Alleghany High School: English, Remedial Reading, Remedial Math, Yearbook/Journalism, 1997-2003;

Dual enrollment teacher with Wilkes Community College; Reading-1998 Sparta School Title 1 Reading Teacher, 1993-1997 (Grades k-3 and 6-8) Preschool Assistant/teacher, 1992-93

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

North Carolina K-6 licensure in Elementary Education North Carolina 9-12 licensure in English

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

Award of Yearbook Excellence, Walsworth Printing, 2003 Superior Performance Award, Walsworth Printing, 2001 Alleghany County Teacher of the Year 1999-2000 Alleghany High School Teacher of the Year 1999-2000 Sparta School Teacher of the Year, 1997

Appalachian State University NC Leadership Academy participant, 1992-93

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY: PUBLICATIONS

“Trials and Tribulations Encountered during the Development and Teaching of an Online Research Methods Doctoral Course”

Co-author: Dr. Steve Deckard, Liberty University

Virginia Teacher Educators Journal, March 2007 “Thought Experiment”

Co-authored: Gail Boaz, Brenda Lloyd

The Exchange Newsletter, Surry Community College, February 2004 SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY: PRESENTATIONS

North Carolina Community College Association of Distance Learning (NC3ADL) State Conference, Durham, NC

November, 2010

Co-Presenter: “Establishing a Successful Online Learning Environment for Students in Developmental Studies”

NCADE Western Regional Conference,

Surry Community College, Dobson, NC, November 2009

Co-Presenter: “Creating a Successful Online Learning Environment for Developmental Students:

NADE (National Association of Developmental Educators) National Conference, Greensboro, NC; March 2009

Co-Presenter: “Creating a Successful Online Learning Environment for Developmental Math Students”

Integrative Therapies Holistic Parenting Group Greensboro, NC: March 13, 2008

Presenter: “It’s Time to Learn How to Learn”

Winston Salem State University Faculty, Staff Development Winston Salem, NC: February 11, 2008

Presenter: “Technology Opportunities for Faculty Professional Development” Virginia Educational Research Association Conference

Charlottesville, Virginia: September 14, 2007

Presenter: “Brain-Based Learning Theory: An Outline Course Design Model” New Horizons Virginia Community College Systems Conference

Roanoke, Virginia; March 30, 2007

Presenter: “It’s Time to Teach How to Learn: Brain-Based Learning Theory Online Course Design Model”

Crossroads Christian Academy

Presenter/coordinator for Staff Development (pre-k through 12) January 2, 2007

“It’s Time to Teach How to Learn”

Southeastern Association of Science Teacher Educators Regional Conference, October, 2006

Mercer University, Macon, Georgia

Co-presenter: “Trials and Tribulations Encountered during the Development and Teaching of a Research Methods Doctoral Course,”

Paper presentation

North Carolina Western Regional NCADE Conference, 2006

Co-presenter: “Lecture without Learning or Learning without Lecture; Is the Rhetoric Commutative?”

North Carolina Math Association of Two Year Colleges (NCMATYCS), 2004 Co-presenter: “Interdisciplinary Lessons in RED 080/MAT 080”

North Carolina State English Teachers’ Association Conference, 1999 “Teaching English through Portfolios”

SERVICE: PROFESSIONAL

North Carolina Association of Developmental Educators (NCADE) Northwest Region Chair –Elect, 2008; Region Chair, 2009

Spilman Symposium, Virginia Military Institute, September 22, 2007, Participant Smart Tech Symposium training, fall 2010

Surry Community College:

Quantitative Assessment Committee, 2010-present

TACT (Team to Achieve Critical Thinking) Committee, 2009-present Public Speaking Rubric Development Committee, 2010-present Enrollment Committee, 2004-2006

Environmental Council, 2005-present

Developmental Studies Reading Committee, 2004 Critical Thinks Artifacts Assessor,

Reading and Public Speaking, 2004-2005

Learning Community Class Developer (RED 090 & MAT 070), 2005 Online Course Developer, RED 111

ePortfolio Committee, co-chair 2004-2005 ePortfolio, 6 hr. training, March 2005

Senior Projects County Coordinator, Alleghany County, 2001-2003 Participant in National SERVE Senior Project Conference, 2003

Student Accountability Trainer, Alleghany Board of Education, Northwest RESA, 2002-2003

DPI Writing Training, Alleghany County, 2002 Interact Club Sponsor-, Alleghany High School, 2000 Prom Committee, Chair, Alleghany High School, 1999-2000 Graduation Coordinator, Alleghany High School, 2001

Northwest High School English Institute, Northwest RESA, 1999

AP and Honors High School English Certified Academically/Intellectually Gifted, Northwest RESA, 1999

Benchmark Writing Standards and Assessments, Northwest RESA, 1999 Northwest High School Reading Academy, Northwest RESA, 1999 Senior Project Training, Northwest RESA, 1998

-“School to Work” Summer Teacher Institute, Appalachian State University, 1998; trained in SCAN employability skills

English Institute II, Northwest RESA, 1998 Grant writer for LEA, 1996-97

Staff Development Committee, Chair 1995-1997

Initial implementation of "in class" Title 1 model, Sparta School, 1992 Create and implement the "Read To" volunteer program for k-2 students Create and implement the "Reading Rascals Club" for Sparta School 3rd _grade

Research for LEA on Reading Strategies used in all county 1st grades

Cyber campus teacher for the first cyber remedial reading class in NC, 1998 Curriculum and Instruction Committee 1997-2001

Communications Committee 2001-2003

Student Accountability Committee (school and county levels) 2001-2003 Parent and Family Involvement, UNC Chapel Hill, 1993

Chapter 1 School Improvement Workshop, DPI, Raleigh, NC 1993

SERVICE: COMMUNITY

Alleghany County Hospital Thrift Shop, 2005-present Glade Creek Elementary School, Ennice, NC,

Reading/Instruction Consultant 2006-2008 Laurel Elementary School, Hillsville, Va,

Reading Consultant, 2nd _{grade, 2007-2008}

New Covenant Church Children’s Program Education Consultant/worker-ongoing

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Surry Community College Poster Session, 2004 “Collaborative Instruction in RED 090”

“Interdisciplinary Lessons in RED 080/MAT 080” Surry Community College Staff Development, 2005

Co-presenter: “Reading Well: A Learning Outcome for all Disciplines”

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

North Carolina Community College Association of Distance Learning, 2010-present American Educational Research Association, 2007-2009

North Carolina Association of Developmental Educators, 2003-present National Association of Developmental Educators, 2003-present Professional Educators of NC 1998-2004