EXPERTISE
Professional Development
School Partnerships
Literacy
English Education
FACULTY PROFILE
Dr. Amy Vujaklija received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Louisville in Kentucky with a focus on teacher leadership in professional learning. She teaches and advises pre-service teacher candidates in middle and secondary English education methods and instructs freshman composition writing studies courses. In her capacity as an Illinois Writing Project leadership team member, she, along with the IWP co-director, facilitated the writing and implementation of a National Writing Project College, Career, and Community Writers Program (C3WP) grant for two subsequent years. Dr. Vujaklija’s research interests use qualitative narrative inquiry to explore the lived experience of teacher leadership and student learning.
PUBLICATIONS
Vujaklija, A., Hisrich, K. & Cummings, M. (2018). Technology, Feedback, and Culturally Responsive Teaching. In E. Langran & J. Borup (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1764-1769). Washington, D.C., United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved July 16, 2018 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/182766/
Howell, P., Sheffield, C., Shelton, A. & Vujaklija, A. (2017). Backchannel discussions during classroom observations: Connecting theory and practice in real time. Middle School Journal.
Goode, J., Radovic-Fanta, J., Vujaklija, A. (2018, July). First ever first-year student adjustment to college: Cultivating community, voice, and place for first-year students at GSU. Presentation at the meeting of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities Academic Affairs Summer Meeting, Seattle, WA. (Theme: The changing landscape of higher education: Opportunities disguised as challenges)
Cummings, M., Hisrich, K., Vujaklija, A. (April, 2018). How can technology-enhanced feedback improve preservice teachers’ ability to be culturally responsive in their practice? Governors State University Research Day poster session.
Goode, J., Radovic-Fanta, J., Vujaklija, A. (April, 2018). First ever first year student adjustment to college: Cultivating community, voice, and place for first-year students at GSU. Governors State University Research Day panel presentation.
Smith, B., Athon, A., Thompson, R., Vujaklija, A., White, L., Morris, K. (April, 2018). Stepping stones and stumbling blocks: Reflections on service learning/community engagement in first-year writing pedagogy. Governors State University Research Day panel presentation.
Vujaklija, A., Cummings, M., Hisrich, K. (March, 2018). Technology, feedback, and culturally responsive teaching. Paper presentation at Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education annual conference.
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