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Dr. Deborah Tidwell Associate Professor, Reading Division Co-Director, TEAMS Project (Teacher Education Addressing Minority-language Speakers) A Bilingual Career Ladder Grant. U.S. Department of Education ($1,021,835) Contact Information Office: SEC 139 Office Phone: (319) 273-2983 E-mail address: deborah.tidwell@uni.edu Fax: (319) 273-7420 Final Degree & Awarding Institution Ph.D. University of Arizona Area of Expertise Reading practices (connections found in beliefs, teaching practices, and learning) Reading assessment (in context of the classroom) and instruction Teachers‚ beliefs and practice Working with diverse learners (bilingual education, multicultural education) Grade Level Focus K-middle school Types of Consulting Talks Workshops Staff Development Program Consultant Resource Consultant Assessment and Evaluation Consultant (related to teaching and literacy programs) Major, Recent Publications Tidwell, D. L., & Fitzgerald, L. M. (2004). Self-study as teaching. In J. Loughran, M. L. Hamilton, V. LaBoskey, & T. Russell (Eds.), International handbook of self-study of teaching and teacher education practices. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer. Tidwell, D. L., Hoewing, B. L., & Ko-Bras, H. (2003). Remedial reading and tutoring (6th edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. Tidwell, D. L. (2002). A balancing act: Self-study in valuing the individual student. In J. Loughran & T. Russell (Eds.), Improving teacher education practice through self-study. London: Routledge Falmer. Tidwell, D. L., & Heston, M. I. (1998). Self-study through the use of practical argument. In M.L. Hamilton (Ed.), Reconceptualizing teaching practice: Self-study in teacher education (pp. 45-66). London: Falmer Press. Montecinos, C., and Tidwell, D.L. (1996). Multicultural education in the content areas: Case studies of secondary language arts teachers. In. F. (Ed.), Teacher thinking in cultural contexts (pp. 210-236). New York: SUNY Press. Pertinent Information As a member of the Reading Division, Dr. Tidwell teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in literacy assessment and practices, as well as courses in bilingual education related to literacy issues. She is the director of the UNI Reading Clinic, the director of a 5 year federal grant providing teacher education preparation for bilingual minority-language speakers, and coordinator for the division of literacy education (to begin in the 2004-2005 academic year). Dr. Tidwell's recent research and scholarly activity has been in self-study of teacher education practices, effective instructional practices for minority-language students in the mainstream classroom, and holistic practice and problem solving. Back to Faculty Directory

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