Anthony Dralle

Present Position:  

Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction

Program Area Chair, History Education

Education:

Ph.D.    

Curry School of Education, University of Virginia                            

History Education

M.Ed.                   
Duquesne University, Secondary Social Studies Education

B.A.
Cornell University- Government

North Carolina License

License granted by the State Board of Education/North Carolina Department of Public Instruction in the following areas:

• Secondary Social Studies (9-12)

Research Interests:

Reading across the curriculum, technology integration, Middle Grades

Johna Lee Faulconer

Present Position:  

Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
Collegiate Middle Level Association: Middle Grades Club Advisor     

Education:

Ed.D.  
North Carolina State University-Raleigh
Department of Educational Leadership

M.Ed.
Campbell University-Buies Creek

Additional Certifications

B.S
East Carolina University-Greenville
Middle Grades Education

North Carolina License

License granted by the State Board of Education/North Carolina Department of Public Instruction in the following areas:

Research Interests:

Literacy, Gender, Middle Grades

Favorite Quote:

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. 
Edith Wharton

Mark Edward L’Esperance 

Present Position:

Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instructor
Middle Grades Education Area Coordinator

Education:

Ph.D.
University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Ph.D. Student
Indiana University
Department of Curriculum Studies

M.Ed.
University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Middle School Curriculum & Instruction
North Carolina Class “G” Certification

B.S.
University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Middle Grades Education

Licensed by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Middle Grades 6-9
Language Arts
Social Studies

Research Interests:

Social class and school achievement
Transformative school reform

Favorite Quote:
"Nobody likes hassles less than I do. I'd like to go through life without another hassle. But it will be unavoidable because I'll take certain stands on things and somebody will make some comment, and I'll say, 'that's an idiotic thing to say,' because it is idiotic to say."
Robert Montgomery Knight

Hulda Tayloe

Present Position:

Visiting Instructor Curriculum and Instruction

Education:

M.Ed.   East Carolina University

Elementary Education

B.S.  East Carolina Univesity

Intermediate Education (Grades 4-9)

North Carolina License:

License granted by the State Board of Education/North Carolina Department of Public Instruction in the following areas:

Language Arts (6-9)

Social Studies (6-9)

Math (6-9)

Science (6-9)

Health (6-9)

Physical Education (6-9)

Elementary Education (K-6)

Academically Gifted (K-12)

Mentor

National Board Certification-Early Adolescent Generalist

Favorite Quote

The mediocre teacher tells.  The good teacher explains.  The superior teacher demonstrates.  The great teacher inspires.  ~William Arthur Ward