Ruby Sanny

Assistant Professor
Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Research

Professor Sanny's research is focused on elementary teacher education; literacy teacher curriculum and pedagogy; the intersection of literacy, teacher preparation, and technology. She is particularly interested in theoretical stances in literacy research and preparing elementary teachers for diverse classroom settings.

Education

Ph.D.	University of Illinois at Chicago, 2005, Curriculum and Instruction: Reading, Writing, and Literacy
M.Ed.	University of Illinois at Chicago, 1998, Instructional Leadership: Reading, Writing, and Literacy
B.A.	University of Illinois at Chicago, 1989, Elementary Education: Specialization in Reading

Selected Publications

• Sanny, R. & Teale, W. (2008). Using Multimedia Anchored Instruction Cases in Literacy Methods Courses: Lessons Learned from Pre-service Teachers. Journal of Literacy and Technology, 9(1), April 2008.
• Sanny, R. (2007). New literacies in literacy teacher preparation: Examining web-based case use through Deictic Theory. New England Reading Association Journal, Spring 2007.
  
• Kinzer, C.K., Cammack, D.W., Labbo, L.D., Teale, W.H., & Sanny, R. (2006). The need to (re)conceptualize pre-service teacher development and the role of technology in that development.  In M. McKenna, L. Labbo, R. Keifer, & D. Reinking (Eds.), International handbook of literacy and technology:  Transformations in a post typographic world (Vol. II). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
  
• Sanny, R. (2005) Exploring web-based case use in literacy teacher preparation: Realities, complexities, possibilities. UMI ProQuest Digital Dissertations, (Publication No. AAT3174211).
  
• Schubert, W.H., Nunez, I., Ohlinger, J., Sanny, R., & Schultz, B. (2004). What's worthwhile and what impedes it in curriculum and teaching?  Perspectives on testing and standards.  In R. Morris (Ed.), What professors of curriculum have to say about national standards for testing from Georgia to California. New Orleans, LA: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development.
  
• Labbo, L., Leu, D.J., Kinzer, C.K., Teale, W.H., Cammack, D., Kara-Soteriou, J., Sanny, R. (2003). Teacher wisdom stories: Cautions and recommendations for using computer-related technologies for literacy instruction. The Reading Teacher, 57, 300-304.
  
• Sanny, R. (2001). Developing writing through inquiry in science and social studies. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 29(1), 68-73.
  
• Sanny, R. (2000). The CPS Writing Program Handbook: How well is it working? Illinois Reading Council Journal, 28(3), 62-65.
  

Courses Taught

EDCI 362

Teaching Literacy in the Elementary School, Part I

Professional Experience

2007-Present	Assistant Professor of Literacy & Language, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2006-2007	Assistant Professor of Literacy, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
2005-2006	Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2001-2005	Project Manager, Case Technologies to Enhance Literacy Learning (CTELL), University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
1994-2001	Elementary Teacher, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL
1993-1994	Elementary Teacher, Phoenix Elementary School District, Phoenix, AZ
1990-1993	Director/Reading Lab Coordinator, Ombudsman Educational Services, Phoenix, AZ