Tom Griggs, Ph.D.

Contact Information

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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