Secondary Education
Head: Laura A. Brown
Administrative Assistant: Alicia M Fefee
TEL: (315) 267-2535 FAX: (315) 267-2145 112A Satterlee Hall
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Laura A. BrownChair / Associate Professor, Secondary English Secondary Education![]() Laura A. BrownChair / Associate Professor, Secondary EnglishSatterlee Hall 202F
brownla@potsdam.edu
As Program Coordinator for the Adolescence English Education Program, I am fortunate to be able to teach a number of different courses. I regularly teach the MST and undergraduate methods courses, as well as the Intro to Education course and Young Adult Literature. I love teaching - it is a true passion - and to be able to help others learn how to teach gives me such joy and satisfaction. Plus, I love reading and developing new pieces of writing to share. I also care greatly about my community and try to get involved in even the smallest ways. I believe kindness, inclusion, and positivity matter - we need to take care of ourselves and others because we're all in this together. Degree: Publications: Book Chapters: Conrad, D., & Brown, L., et al. (2016). Calypso Pedagogy as an Agent of Educational
Transformation. S. Blackman & B. Ogunkola (Eds.) Transforming Learning:
International Perspectives. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Blasingame, J., Deakin, K., & Brown, L.A. (2015). John Green: Teen Whisperer.
Lanham: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. Blasingame, J., Deakin, K., & Walsh, L.A. (2012). Stephenie Meyer: In the Twilight.
Lanham: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. Brown, L.A. (April, 2019). Dont Shoot! Perspectives on School Gun Violence through Young Adult (YA)
Literature. Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association. Talk presented at PCA/ACA National
Conference, Washington, DC. Brown, L.A., & Scales, S. (November 2018). Poetic Defiance, Photography, and Portraiture: Artful Analysis, Advocacy, and Action (combined panel session). National Council Teachers of English (NCTE). Talk presented at the NCTE Conference, Houston, TX. Brown, L. (October, 2018). You Are What You Read: Using YA Literature to Empower Diverse Teen Voices.
Midwest Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference. Talk presented at the
MWPCA/ACA Conference, Indianapolis, IN. Brown, L. (October, 2016). Turning a Small Town into a World of Wonder: Magical Thinking in Ray Bradburys
Dandelion Wine. Midwest Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association. Talk presented at the
MWPCA/ACA Conference, Chicago, IL. Brown, L. (March 2016). Whats the Use?: Mans Search for Purpose in Bradburys Short Stories. Popular
Culture/American Culture Association. Talk presented at PCA/ACA National Conference, Seattle, WA. More Info |
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Melissa A CummingsAssistant Chair / Instructor, Secondary Science Secondary Education, Center for School Partnerships and Teacher Certification- Student Teaching SupervisorsMelissa A CummingsAssistant Chair / Instructor, Secondary ScienceSatterlee Hall 215C
cumminma@potsdam.edu
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Alicia M FefeeAdministrative Assistant 1 Advanced Studies in Education, Elementary Education, Secondary Education![]() Alicia M FefeeAdministrative Assistant 1Satterlee Hall 112A
fefeeam@potsdam.edu
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Jennifer L MerrimanInstructor, Secondary Social Studies Center for School Partnerships and Teacher Certification- Student Teaching Supervisors, Secondary Education![]() Jennifer L MerrimanInstructor, Secondary Social StudiesSatterlee Hall 100B
merrimjl@potsdam.edu
TEL: (315) 267-2866 FAX: (315) 267-2145 As an educator who has taught in a secondary education setting for the past 16 years, I bring a creative and practical approach to the classroom. My social studies methods and computer applications courses provide students with relevant, hands-on lessons to prepare them for their classroom experiences. As a supervisor to Practicum students and student teachers, I model an effective, inquiry-based approach to teaching and use a wide variety of instructional techniques that allow students to be successful out in the field. Degree:
Publication: Living History-implementing a hands-on approach to teaching social studies. More Info |
merrimjl@potsdam.edu TEL: (315) 267-2866 FAX: (315) 267-2145 |
Joanne M StilesInstructor, Secondary English Center for School Partnerships and Teacher Certification- Student Teaching Supervisors, Secondary Education![]() |
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Donald C StraightClinical Faculty/Secondary Mathematics Secondary Education, Center for School Partnerships and Teacher Certification- Student Teaching Supervisors![]() Donald C StraightClinical Faculty/Secondary MathematicsSatterlee Hall 216A
straigdc@potsdam.edu
M.A., SUNY Potsdam, Mathematics More Info |
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Robert E. VadasProfessor, Secondary Social Studies Secondary Education![]() Robert E. VadasProfessor, Secondary Social StudiesSatterlee Hall 211
vadasre@potsdam.edu
TEL: (315) 267-2534 FAX: (315) 267-4802 Ph.D., Kent State University, Curriculum and Instruction w/emphasis in Social Studies More Info |