Tom Griggs, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Foundations of Education & Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
Education
School of Teacher Education
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Contact Information
Mailing Address
University of Northern Colorado
School of Teacher Education
Campus Box 107
Greeley, CO 80639
Education
- Ph.D., Teacher Education, with emphases in Second Language Education & Multicultural
Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.
- M.A., Teaching English as a Second Language. University of California, Los Angeles.
M.Ed., Secondary Teaching. University of California, Los Angeles.
- Single Subject Teaching Credential, Social Studies and English, with Bilingual Crosscultural
Language and Academic Development (BCLAD) certification. University of California,
Los Angeles.
- A.B., Theater Arts. University of California, Santa Cruz.
Professional/Academic Experience
- Associate Professor, School of Teacher Education, College of Education and Behavioral
Sciences, University of Northern Colorado
- Lecturer, Division of Teacher Education (TE), and Dept. of Linguistics & Language
Development (LLD), San Jose State University, CA
- Instructor, School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto
- Lecturer, International English Program, UC Berkeley Summer School
- Teacher, U.S. History, English and ESL Alisal High School. Salinas, CA
- Lecturer, English Language Program, UC Santa Cruz Summer Sessions
- Graduate Teaching Assistant,/Lecturer, English Language Service Courses, UCLA
Other Experience
- President, American Association of University Professors, UNC chapter
- Formerly Graduate Programs Coordinator, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education,
School of Teacher Education, UNC
- Former Candidate, Colorado State Board of Education, Fourth Congressional District
- Past President, Colorado Association for Bilingual Education
- Member, Faculty Evaluations Committee, School of Teacher Education, UNC
- Member, Equity & Diversity Advisory Council, Poudre School District, Fort Collins
Research/Areas of Interest
Teaching domains
General teacher education and development, foundations of education, second language
acquisition theory, sociolinguistics, multicultural education, history of language
minority students in the U.S. educational system, field supervision of candidates
for culturally and linguistically diverse endorsement and MAT degree.
Research interests
Teacher self-research; interpersonal and intrapersonal dimensions of teaching; teacher
professional development; the role of identity in teachers' professional lives, teacher
narrative inquiry; educator autobiography; second language education at the secondary
level; human diversity in education; use of actor preparation techniques in teacher
professional development; effects of education policy and politics on K-12 & postsecondary
teaching practice.
Publications/Creative Works
Muchmore, J., Griggs, T., & Tidwell, D. (2016). Jokes, Puns, and Emoticons: The Roles and Functions of Humor in our Teacher Education
Practices. Paper to be presented at & published in the proceedings of the Eleventh International
Conference on Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices. East Sussex, England: Self-Study
of Teacher Education Practices SIG of the American Educational Research Association,
July 30-August 4, 2016.
- Griggs, T. and Tidwell, D. (2015). Learning to Teach Mindfully: Examining the Self
in the Context of Multicultural Education. Teacher Education Quarterly 42(1).
- Griggs, T. & Muchmore, J. (2014). The beloved assignment as a reflection of teacher educator identity. Paper in the proceedings of the Tenth international Conference on Self-Study of
Teacher Education Practices. East Sussex, England: Self-Study of Teacher Education
Practices SIG of the American Educational Research Association. Auckland, NZ: The
University of Auckland.
- Muchmore, J. and Griggs, T (2014). The lure of the beloved assignment: Why do we use the same assignment every semester? Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research
Association (AERA): Philadelphia, PA.
- Griggs, T. and D. Tidwell (2012). Teaching online to effect learner change: On the challenges of teaching to foster
multicultural awareness. Paper in the proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Self-Study of
Teacher Education Practices. East Sussex, England: Self-Study of Teacher Education
Practices SIG of the American Educational Research Association. Provo, UT: Brigham
Young University.
Honors and Awards
- Schultze Speaker Award grantee (to host Sonia Nieto on Greeley campus), Center for
Honors, Scholars, and Leadership, UNC
- Title III Grant Co-recipient (with Dr. Madeline Milian) & Project Manager of $1.4
million grant Learning the Languages of the Content areas: Professional development and Coaching
for Middle and Secondary Level Teachers Who Educate LEP Students, to prepare secondary teachers to work with English language learners.
- Mortar Board Favorite Professor Award, National College Senior Honor Society, UNC
Chapter
- OISE International Student Scholarship, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education,
University of Toronto, 1994-1996
- Title VI National Resource Fellowship, Dept. of State, U.S. government
- California Artist in the Schools grant, California Arts Council, California Institute
of the Arts Fellowship, California Institute of the Arts
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