Linda J. Rice
Associate Professor
English/Language Arts Education
Office: 365 Ellis Hall
Office Phone: (740) 593-2825
Email: RiceL2@ohio.edu
Degrees
Ph.D., Curriculum & Instruction/English Language Arts, Kent State University, 2002 http://www.kent.edu/
M.Ed., Administration, Westminster College (PA), 1995 http://www.westminster.edu/home.cfm
B.A., Communication Arts/Literature/Secondary Education, Grove City College (PA), 1992 http://www.gcc.edu/
Publications
Books
What Was It Like? Teaching History and Culture through Young Adult Literature (202 pp.). Teachers College Press, Columbia University, 2006. http://store.tcpress.com/0807747114.shtml (also available on http://amazon.com) IMPORTANT NOTE: If amazon only has hardcover in stock, make sure to check Teachers College Press for soft bound, $23.95.
Exploring African Life and Literature: Novel Guides to Promote Socially Responsive Learning
(376 pp., co-authored/edited with Dr. Jacqueline N. Glasgow). International Reading Association, 2007. http://www.reading.org/publications/bbv/books/bk609/ To see a sample chapter in PDF form, visit this link: http://www.reading.org/Library/Retrieve.cfm?D=10.1598/0872076099.6&F=bk609-6-Rice.pdf
Chapters in Books
“From Helplessness to Resilience in Caroline B. Cooney’s The Face on the Milk Carton Quartet” in Strategies for Engaging Young Adult Readers: A Social Themes Approach (pp. 159-187). Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon, 2005. http://www.christopher-gordon.com/Authors/glasgow_thmb.shtml
“The Long Walk Home: Equity in Alabama” in Strategies for Engaging Young Adult Readers: A Social Themes Approach (pp. 35-60). Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon, 2005.
“Struggles with Poverty, Teen Pregnancy, and Workplace Harassment in Make Lemonade” (co-authored with Joyce Rowland) in Strategies for Engaging Young Adult Readers: A Social Themes Approach” (pp. 189-210). Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon, 2005.
“Poetry Notebook” in Standards-Based Activities With Scoring Rubrics: Middle and High School English. Volume 1: Performance-Based Portfolios (pp. 71-87). Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education, 2002. (available on www.amazon.com with “Search Inside” feature)
“The Timeline of the Twentieth Century,” in Standards-Based Activities With Scoring Rubrics: Middle and High School English. Volume 2: Performance-Based Projects (pp. 107-117). Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education, 2002. http://www.eyeoneducation.com/prodinfo.asp?number=629%2D2 (also available on www.amazon.com with “Search Inside” feature)
“Cultures and Generations: Researching the Family History” in Standards-Based Activities With Scoring Rubrics: Middle and High School English. Volume 2: Performance-Based Projects (pp. 41-53). Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education, 2002.
“Interactive Novel Group Presentations” in Standards-Based Activities With Scoring Rubrics: Middle and High School English. Volume 2: Performance-Based Projects (pp. 55-72). Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education, 2002.
“Conformity v. Individuality in Cormier’s The Chocolate War” in Using Young Adult Literature: Thematic Activities Based on Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences (pp. 191-207). Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon, 2002. http://www.christopher-gordon.com/Authors/glasgow_thmb.shtml
Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals
“McCarthy and More: A Conversation with Trudy Krisher.” The ALAN Review, Fall 2007, Volume 35, Number 1, pp. 25-33.
“The Power and Promise of Poetry Outings.” Ohio Journal of English Language Arts, Summer/Fall 2007, Volume 37, Number 3, pp. 79-81.
Articles Online
“Active Learning and the Historically Based Young Adult Novel: Centerpieces of Integrating Literacy Instruction with Social Studies.” Adolescent Literacy in Perspective, February 2008. Read the article online.
“Countering the Voices of Scripted Curriculum: Strategies for Developing English Language Arts Curriculum in an Age of Standards.” SLATE Newsletter, March 2004. http://www.ncte.org/about/issues/slate/115817.htm
“From A Nation at Risk to A Nation Prepared: The Opportunity of National Board Certification.” SLATE Newsletter, September 2003. http://www.ncte.org/about/issues/slate/views/111153.htm
Curriculum Vitae
Philosophy of Teaching and Learning
This article gives insight into who I am as a teacher. http://www.ohio.edu/admissions/honors/rice.cfm
And if you want to hear me talk about teaching, listen to this podcast. http://www.ohio.edu/admissions/ourohio/podcasts/
Upcoming Presentation(s)
“Reading Poems Aloud: Captivating Students and Celebrating the Genre” (OCTELA, March 2008) http://octela.org
“C. S. Lewis and Students’ Self Exploration and Search for Meaning” (C. S. Lewis Summer Institute - Oxbridge 2008, Oxford and Cambridge, England, July-August 2008) http://www.cslewis.org/programs/oxbridge/2008/index.html
National & International Presentations since 2000
“Mapping Life’s Big Questions through Literature: C. S. Lewis, Sigmund Freud, and the Question of God” [College Colloquium] (NCTE, New York, November 2007). http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/annual
“Diversity and Promise: Mapping Both with Books by Jacqueline Woodson” (NCTE, New York, November 2007)
“Intersections of Time, Place, and Self in Historically-Based Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction” (ALAN, New York, November 2007 with Edward T. Sullivan, author of The Ultimate Weapon: The Race to Develop the Atomic Bomb http://www.sully-writer.com/).
“Reading Beyond Boundaries: Exploring the Life and Literature of Africa-- The Struggle for Human Rights” (IRA, Toronto, May 2007)
http://www.reading.org/association/meetings/annual.html
“Historically-Based YA Novels that Open Student Minds and Touch Student Hearts” (ALAN, Nashville, November 2006 with Trudy Krisher, winner of the International Reading Association Book Award for Spite Fences http://www.trudykrisher.com/home.html) http://www.alan-ya.org/)
“Coping with Trouble and Change: Common Threads in South African Literature” (NCTE, Pittsburgh, 2005) http://www.ncte.org/
“When life gives you lemons… Make Lemonade--A discussion of Virginia Euwer Wolff’s Novel” (NCTE, Indianapolis, 2004)
“A Partnership that Leaves No Child Behind: English Arts Festival” (NCTE, San Francisco, 2003)
“Life’s Passage: A Celebration through Multigenre and Multimedia Research Papers” (NCTE, Atlanta, 2002)
“Recreating the Classroom to Discuss Conformity v. Individuality in The Chocolate War” (NCTE, Baltimore, 2001)
“Crossing Lines and Joining Hands: Compassion and Justice in Film, Song, and Art” (NCTE, Milwaukee, 2000)
State Presentations since 2000
“The 4 E’s of Excellence in the K-12 Library” (NEO-RLS School Library Symposium, Kent, OH, August 2007). http://www.neo-rls.org/Serendipity/ce/eventdetail.cfm?ID=236
“Jacqueline Woodson: Little Books, Big Issues” (OCTELA, March 2007) http://octela.org
“Exploring Intersections of History and Culture through Young Adult Literature” (OCTELA, April, 2006)
“Lenses and Literature: A Primer on Critical Theory” (OCTELA, October 2005)
“Bridging Musical/Rhythmic Compositions and 3-D Projects with Literary Analysis” (OCTELA, March 2005)
“Simulation and Role Play: Making Historical Novels Converse with the Hearts of Today’s Students” (OCTELA, October, 2004)
”Tuesdays with Morrie and Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul : Using Inpsirational Stories to Help Students Express Concerns and Develop Skills” (OCTELA, March 2004)
”Holes : Digging up Fun and Learning in Louis Sachar’s Novel” (OCTELA, October 2003)
“Finding a Passion for Life and Learning Through Dead Poet’s Society” (ATPA, OCIRA, & OCTELA, March 2003)
“Mental Aerobics: Combining Classic Novels and Contemporary Films to Promote High-Order Critical Thinking” (OCTELA, October 2002)
“Merging Multigenre and Multimedia in Writing and Presenting” (OCTELA, October 2001)
“Crossing Lines and Joining Hands: Compassion and Justice in Film, Song, and Art” (OCTELA, March 2001)
“The Timeline of the Twentieth Century” (OCTELA, OCIRA, & ATPA, March 2000)
Additional Career Information & Selected Highlights
Then
Middle and High School English Teacher (1992-2002) http://www.lakeviewlocal.org/; http://www.mercer.k12.pa.us/; http://www.tctc.k12.oh.us/
National Board Certified Teacher (Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English Language Arts) http://www.nbpts.org/
Outstanding High School Language Arts Educator, awarded by the Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (1998)
Certified Pathwise Trainer and Mentor (to assist Entry-Year Teachers to prepare for Praxis III ) http://www.ets.org/
Institute on the Media and the American Democracy (attended on scholarship from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the John F. Kennedy School of Government, and the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1998) http://www.gse.harvard.edu/
New Hampshire Summer Writing Program (University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 1996) http://www.learn.unh.edu/pcw/pd/sched.php/51
Now
Difficult Dialogues (Discussion Facilitator). OU is one of 27 (of nearly 700 applicants) universities nationwide to be awarded a $100,000 grant from the Ford Foundation for this program to promote discussion about Religion and Law, Race, Sexuality and other important aspects of daily life and culture. Read about the program on the following websites: Promoting Pluralism and Academic Freedom on Campus (Go to the Project bar and click on Ohio to see a specific description of our program); “Freshman broach tough topics” (The Post Online); “Respectful Religious Debate” (The Columbus Dispatch)
Collaborations with Ohio University’s College of Education: Unit for Preparing Education Professionals (UPEP); Assessment Council http://www.coe.ohiou.edu/; Co-chair of the Ohio Core Summit for Superintendents from 29 CORAS (Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools) Counties. Read about the event on Outlook “… Superintendents talking about new educational standards” and in The Athens Messenger “Educators discuss new curriculum...”
Co-researcher for Better Mathematics through Literacy (Workshop for K-3 teachers at Eastern and Athens campuses of Ohio University; funded through $103,000 grant from the Ohio Board of Regents involving collaboration with the Literacy Center at Ohio University) http://regents.ohio.gov/sgs/index.php; http://www.ohio.edu/literacy/; Read about the project in The Athens Messenger, “The beautiful sound of numbers”; on the COE webpage, “Reading + Writing = Math Skills Multiplied”; on OUE, “Eastern campus partners...”; on Outlook, “… using literacy to aid math education”; in The Intelligencer: Wheeling News-Register, “Grant helps teachers keep learning”
University Professor (2006-2007) History of Award; Article on Outlook; UP Course Descriptions
Excellence in Education (Feature in Ohio Magazine, December 2006, pp. 96-97, 103) Read the article online.
Executive Board Member (OCTELA Liason), College English Association of Ohio (CEAO) (2005-2008) http://www.englishceao.org/index.html
Executive Board Member (Secretary), Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (OCTELA) (20004-2006)
Designer/Presenter of Staff Development Workshops on a variety of topics including the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) http://www.octela.org/newoctela/newcontedu.html
Consultant for the Ohio Department of Education (per project basis) http://ilrc.ode.state.oh.us/
Student Advising
Faculty Advisor of the Ohio University student affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English (OU NCTE) (2003-present) http://www.ncte.org/groups/affiliates/lists/107931.htm
Precollege Advisor for the Humanities (Summer 2006 & 2007) http://www.ohio.edu/precollege/; Read article on Outlook, “Precollege impressive...”
Important Links for Adolescent-to-Young Adult/Integrated Language Arts Majors
Degree Requirements http://www.catalogs.ohio.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=4&poid=808
ODE Standards http://www.ode.state.oh.us (look under Standards and Instruction --> Curriculum --> English Language Arts)
LiveText http://college.livetext.com/college/index.html
Simple, good reminders… or for those times you need a bit of support & inspiration Sunscreen Song; 212: The Extra Degree; Make a Difference
We prepare leaders… Talented, Responsible, Ethical Educators
Courses
ENG 151: Writing and Rhetoric I
ENG 200: Introduction to Literature
ENG 201: Critical Approaches to Fiction
ENG 306J: Women and Writing
ENG 307J: Writing and Research in English Studies
ENG 356: Young Adult Literature (ENG 556 for graduate students)
ENG 451/451L: Teaching Language Composition/Field Experience (ENG 551/551L for graduate students)
ENG 452/452L: Teaching Literature/Field Experience (ENG 552/552L for graduate students)
ENG 464: Major English Authors (C. S. Lewis)
ENG 490 Topics: American Literature (1865-1918); Children's Literature; Improving Technical and Grammatical Skill in Writing; Establishing and Maintaining Appropriate Teacher-Student Relationships and Boundaries; Women and Literature; World Literature
ENG 590: Pedagogical Theory & Practice in English Language Arts
UP 450H: C. S. Lewis--Life and Writings http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/questionofgod/
UP 451H: Great Teacher Films