Melanie Shoffner

Assistant Professor
English Education
Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Research

Dr. Shoffner¹s research interests include preservice teacher reflection,
beginning English teachers¹ issues of practice and the preparation of
preserivce English teachers for the secondary classroom.

Education

Ph.D.	University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, 2006, Education; Culture, Curriculum and Change strand
M.A.T.	Duke University, 1996, English Education
A.B.	Duke University, 1994, English and History

Selected Publications

• Shoffner, M.  (in press).  Personal attitudes and technology: Implications for preservice teacher reflective practice.  Teacher Education Quarterly.
• Shoffner, M., & Morris, C. W.  (in press).  Preparing preservice English
  teachers and school counselor interns for future collaboration.  Teaching Education.
• Shoffner, M. (2009).  Place of the personal: Exploring the affective domain through reflection in teacher preparation.  Teaching and Teacher Education, 25(6), 783-789.
• de Oliveira, L. C., & Shoffner, M.  (2009).  Addressing the needs of English language learners in an English education methods course.  English Education, 42(1).
• Shoffner, M. (2009). Creating a community of support for beginning English teachers. In C. Maddux (Ed.) Research Highlights in Technology and Teacher Education 2009 (pp. 311-318). Chesapeake, VA: Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE).
• Pyne, K., & Shoffner, M. (2009).  Living in the liminal spaces: Lessons
  learned as supervisors of English student teachers. In A. Webb (Ed.), The Doctoral Degree in English Education.  Kennesaw, GA: Kennesaw State University Press.
• Shoffner, M.  (2008).  Informal reflection in pre-service teacher education. Reflective Practice, 9(2), 123-134.
• Shoffner, M. (2007).  Pre-service English teachers and technology: A consideration of weblogs for the English classroom. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE) [Online], 7(4). Found at http://www.citejournal.org/vol7/iss4/languagearts/article1.cfm
  
• Shoffner, M.  (2007, August). [Review of the book Using blogs to enhance literacy: The next powerful step in 21st-century learning].  Teachers College Record [on-line version].  Found at http://www.tcrecord.org
  
• Shoffner, M.  (2007, March).  Choosing their technology: Integrating technology into pre-service teacher reflective practice.  Paper presented at the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE) Conference.  San Antonio, TX.
  
• Shoffner, M. (2006, April). [Review of the book The universally designed classroom: Accessible curriculum and digital technologies]. Teachers College Record. Found at http://www.tcrecord.org.
  
• Shoffner, M. (2006, March). The potential of weblogs in pre-service teachers' reflective practice. Paper presented at the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE) Conference, Orlando, FL.
  
• Shoffner, M. (2005, March). "If you write it down, you have to think about it": Incorporating weblogs into pre-service teachers' reflective practice. Paper presented at the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE) Conference. Phoenix, AZ.

Courses Taught

EDCI 42200	Teaching English in Secondary Schools
EDCI 43400	Teaching English in Junior High/Middle School
EDCI 50200	Reading in Middle/High School
EDCI 59000	Individual Research Problems
EDCI 69900	Individual Research for the PhD
ENGL 23800	Introduction to Fiction
ENGL 39100	Composition for English Teachers
ENGL 49200	Literature in the Secondary School

Professional Experience

2006- present	Assistant Professor of English Education, College of Liberal Arts and College of Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2004-2006	Instructor, Masters of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Program and NC Teach Program, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
2005	Editorial Assistant, Dr. Catherine Marshall's Designing Qualitative Research (4th ed.)
2003-2004	Teaching Assistant, Masters for Experienced Teachers (M.Ed.) Program and Graduate Studies Program, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
2001-2002	Instructor, Program in Education, Duke University
1999-2000	Secondary English Teacher and Speech & Debate Teacher, Hamilton High School, Chandler, AZ
1997-1998	Secondary English Teacher, Southern High School, Durham, NC