EDUCATION:

Doctor of Philosophy

Curriculum and Instruction/

Reading/Language Arts

University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

2001

Masters of Science in Reading/Language Arts

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT

1996

Bachelor of Science in Education

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT

1990

TEACHING EXPERIENCE-UNIVERSITY LEVEL:

Assistant Professor

Eastern Connecticut State University

Fall 2001-Present

Courses Teaching:

Undergraduate Level:

Language and Literacy

Reading and Writing In the Primary Years

Introduction to Early Childhood Education

Graduate Level:

Language and Literacy

Reading and Writing in the Primary Years

Adjunct Professor

University of Connecticut

Courses Taught:

Advanced Children’s Literature

An Introduction to the Teaching of Reading and Writing

Teaching Language Arts in the Elementary School

Adjunct Professor

Eastern Connecticut State University

Courses Taught:

Language and Literacy II

Literacy and Culture

Adjunct Professor

Three Rivers Community College

Courses Taught:

Child Development

The Development of Literacy in the Young Child

Coordinator of the Reading Center Tutoring Program

Teaching Assistant under Dr. Mary Ann Doyle

University of Connecticut

TEACHING EXPERIENCE-ELEMENTARY LEVEL:

Multi-age Grades 3 and 4

Woodstock Elementary School

1995-1996

Grade 1

Woodstock Elementary School

1994-1995

Grade 2

Woodstock Elementary School

1993-1994

Grade 2

West Stafford Elementary School

1991-1993

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Serve as reviewer for The Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education.

Serve as Vice President for the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NAECTE)

Invited to be a reactor on the National Reading Panel (NRP) addressing teacher education at St. John’s University, Queens, New York, on May 17, 2003.

       Picard, T. (2003, May).  Educating Teachers of Reading on the Power of Pleasure.  Poster session to be presented at the 48^th International Reading Association (IRA), Orlando.

       Trawick-Smith, J. & Picard, T.  (in press).  Literacy Play:  Is it really play anymore?  Childhood Education.

       Picard, T.  (in review).  Educating teachers of reading to read for the heart and mind.  The Reading Teacher.

       Picard, T.  (2003, March).  Web pages, preschoolers, and literacy play centers: Technology in early childhood education.  T3P Writers’ Lab.

       Picard, T.  (2003, March).  Early childhood education portfolio assessment for certification.  Poster session presented at Assessment Summit, Eastern CSU, Willimantic, CT.

       Picard, T.  (2002, September).  Exploring children’s multicultural literature.  Presented at Connecticut Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC), Willimantic, CT.

       Picard, T.  (2002, April).  The Relationship of a Multicultural/Multiethnic Literature Approach to Student Self-Efficacy Toward Reading and Independent Reading Time.  Poster session presented at the 47^th International Reading Association (IRA), San Francisco.

       Picard, T.  (2001, April).  Multicultural Literature and Student Self-Efficacy Towards Reading.  Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.

       Picard, T.  (2001). The Relationship of a Multicultural/Multiethnic Literature Approach to Student Self-Efficacy Toward Reading and Independent Reading Time.  Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.

       Picard, T.  (November, 2000).  The Development of an Instrument Used to Determine Children’s Self-Efficacy Towards Reading.  Paper presented at the National Reading Conference (NRC), Scottsdale, AZ.

       Picard, T.  (October, 1999).  The Development of the Children’s Self-Efficacy Towards Reading Survey (CSTRS).  Paper presented at the Northeastern Education Research Association (NERA), Montreal, Canada.

GRANTS:

Submitted proposal for CSU-AAUP Collective Bargaining Agreement: Summer Curriculum Development Funds.  Ensuring Quality in Teacher Candidate Learning.

CSU-AAUP Collective Bargaining Agreement: Summer Curriculum Development Funds.  The Development of Six Unit-Specific Comprehensive Rubrics (aligned with national/state standards) for Assessing Graduate Students Portfolios. 

Summer Institute for Future Teachers (SIFT) Awarded small grant to fund project with early childhood education students to develop literacy backpacks.  Project will be presented to SIFT participants in summer of 2003.

WORLD WIDE WEB PAGES:

       Picard, T.  (2003). Personal faculty web page. 

http://www.easternct.edu/personal/faculty/picardt/

       Picard, T.  (2003). A Bakery:  Web page development project by preservice teachers.

http://t3.preservice.org/T0300968/

       Picard, T.  (2003). Doctor’s Office Visit:  Web page development project by preservice teachers.

http://t3.preservice.org/T0300966/

       Picard, T.  (2003). A Pet Store:  Web page development project by preservice teachers.

http://t3.preservice.org/T0300967/

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE:

Served as reading consultant for Putnam Public Schools.  Responsibilities included:

• Program evaluator:  Completed end of year reports investigating the implementation of programs administered under federal grants.
• Project consultant:  Provided ongoing consultation services regarding the continuing implementation of three federal grants.

Served as reading consultant for East Hartford Public Schools.  Responsibilities included:

• A qualitative research study investigating phonics instruction.
• Follow-up staff development in integrated phonics instruction.

CURRICULUM EXPERIENCE:

Served as Curriculum Facilitator of Grades K-8 for Reading/Language Arts, Woodstock Public Schools

• Planned and implemented workshops for teachers on reading/language arts instruction and assessment

1994-1996

Served on Numerous Curriculum Committees

AWARDS:

Outstanding Returning Student Award

Beta Sigma Chapter-Pi Lambda Theta

University of Connecticut

Spring 1999

Excellence in Student Teaching Award

Eastern Connecticut State University

1990

STUDIES ABROAD:

Visited, observed, and participated in classroom activities in New Zealand Public Schools.

1998

Visited, observed, and participated in classroom activities in French school system.

Spent six weeks studying at Alliance Français (College), Paris, France.

1989

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

International Reading Association (IRA)

Connecticut Reading Association (CRA)

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

Connecticut Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC)

National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NAECTE)

Northeastern Association for the Education of Young Children

Pi Lambda Theta (PLT)