GENEVIEVE ERKER CAFFREY
EDUCATION
2009 Masters in Instructional Leadership & Elementary Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2009 Teacher of English as a Second Language Certification University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2009 Bilingual Education Teacher Certification, Spanish, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2005 Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certification, International Teacher Training Organization, Guadalajara, Mexico
2005 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Minor in Political Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, College Honors
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015-2017 K-8 Literacy Interventionist and Curriculum Coordinator, John C. Coonley Elementary, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL
2014-2015 2nd Grade Gifted Teacher and Student Teacher Mentor, John C. Coonley Elementary, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL
2012-2014 6th Grade Language Arts Teacher and Student Teacher Mentor, Maplewood Richmond Heights Elementary, St. Louis, MO
2009-2012 4th Grade Teacher, Kratz Elementary, Ritenour School District, St. Louis, MO
2007-2009 Adult Literacy & ESL Teacher, Project F.L.A.M.E. (Family Literacy: Aprendiendo, Mejorando y Educando), Teacher Apprenticeship, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2007 K-5 Grade Summer School Teacher, Horizons for Youth Mentor Program, Chicago, IL
2005-2007 4th Grade Teacher, George Washington School, Guadalajara, Mexico
2005 K-Adult English as a Second Language Teacher, English Now Institute, Guadalajara, Mexico
2002-2005 Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapist, Special School District, St. Louis, MO
PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapters
2017 Henderson, K., Martin-Corredor, L., & Caffrey, G.E. (in press), “Issues of Equity in Dual Language Bilingual Education,” Language and Social Justice: Case Studies on Communication & the Creation of Just Societies, Routledge.
Book Reviews
2016 Caffrey, G.E. (2016). "Teaching literacy and social justice-oriented social studies as complementary subjects in the elementary classroom." [Review of the book Social Studies, Literacy and Social Justice in the Common Core Classroom: A Guide for Teachers by Ruchi Agarwal-Rangnath]. Journal for Social Studies Research, 41(2), 167-169.
In Progress
2017 Caffrey, G.E. & Rogers, R. Social Action Against Bullying and Discrimination: Critical Literacy Practices through Museum Learning, Berkeley Review of Education.
2017 Caffrey, G.E. No More Excuses: Lessons from Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Teachers in One Chicago Public School, Social Studies and the Young Learner.
PRESENTATIONS
Conference Paper and Poster Presentations
2017 “No More Excuses: Lessons from Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Teachers in One Chicago Public School.” Paper accepted to be presented at the College, University and Faculty Assembly Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, November 15-17.
2017 “Civic Engagement with Superheroes, Systems Thinking, and Student- Curated Museum Exhibits.” PowerPoint Presentation at National Council for Social Studies Conference, San Francisco, CA, November 17-19.
2017 “Designing and Constructing Museum Exhibits in Classrooms: Enacting Social Justice through Critical Literacy Practices.” Paper presentation at the annual Journal of Language and Literacy Conference, Athens, GA, February 3-4.
2016 “A Social Justice Curriculum Model for Language Arts Classrooms.” Poster presentation at the annual Educators for Social Justice Conference, St. Louis, MO, February 26-27.
2015 “Equipping Students with Social Justice Vocabulary for Civic Activism.” Poster Presentation at Teachers for Social Justice Curriculum Fair, Chicago, IL, November 21.
2014 “Civic Empowerment through Socially Just Children’s Literature.” Poster Presentation at annual Educators for Social Justice Conference, St. Louis, MO, February 22.
2013 “Social Action through Social Justice Museum Exhibits and Critical Literacy Practices.” Poster Presentation at annual Educators for Social Justice Conference, St. Louis, MO, March 1-2.
2011 “Civic Engagement with Elementary Students: A World Water Crisis Social Action Project:” Poster Presentation at annual Educators for Social Justice Conference, St. Louis, MO, October 8-9.
Workshops
2017 "Social Studies at Coonley Elementary: Successes, Challenges, and Recommendations." Professional Development Workshop revealing my school-wide research and recommendations on social studies curriculum and instruction, John C. Coonley Elementary, Chicago, IL, March 21.
2015 “Equipping Your Students with Social Justice Vocabulary: Identity Webs, The Sneetches & More!” Workshop presentation at the annual Teachers for Social Justice Curriculum Fair, Chicago, IL, November 21.
2013-2014 “Teaching Anti-Racism: Practical Strategies on How to Explore Race with Students.” Educators for Social Justice Inquiry to Action Group, St. Louis, MO, October-January.
2012 “Talking about Gay Issues in Schools.” Educators for Social Justice Inquiry to Action Group, St. Louis, MO, July 13.
2011 “Give Me Your Two Cents: An Elementary Adaptation of Socratic Seminars,” Social Studies for Social Justice Inquiry to Action Group, St. Louis, MO, November 3.
Guest Speaker Presentations
2017 "Social Justice Education in the Social Studies Classroom," Guest Lecturer for Undergraduate Level Course, Elementary Social Studies Methods. Invited by Professor Becky Christ, PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, April 3.
2016 "Restorative Justice in Classrooms," Panel Discussant at annual Educators for Social Justice Conference, St. Louis, MO, February 26-27.
2012 "Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Teaching & Learning." Guest Presenter for Graduate Level Course, Teaching Reading in the Elementary Classroom. Invited by Associate Professor Rebecca Rogers, PhD, University of Missouri- St. Louis, St. Louis, MO July 18.
AWARDS AND HONORS
2014 2nd Place Missouri Assessment Program Award, Communication Arts, St. Louis Regional Academic Conference
2011-2012 Diamond Circle Teacher of the Year Award, 4th Grade Teacher, Kratz Elementary School, Ritenour School District
2013 Nominated for “Teaching Tolerance Award” by Rick Kordenbrock, History Teacher at Clayton High School
2011 Nominated for “Teaching Tolerance Award” by Dorlita Adams, Principal at Kratz Elementary
2010 Nominated for the Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development Young Educator’s Award by Dr. Kathy Pole, PhD, St. Louis University Professor
of Education
MEDIA
2013 Interviewee, Channel 5 News, Public Relations for Educating for Social Justice Curriculum Fair
2012 Interviewee, Activist Hub Radio, Educating for Community Empowerment, Minute 20, https://archive.org/details/ActivistHubRadio92610
SERVICE
2017-present Board Member, Director of Communications, Educators for Social Justice, St. Louis, MO
2017 Reviewer, College University & Faculty Assembly Conference
2016-2017 Sponsor of Syrian Refugee Family, World Relief Resettlement Agency, Chicago, IL
2014-2017 Founder, Teachers for Social Justice Book Club, Chicago, IL
2012-2014 6th Grade Team Leader, Positive Learning Community, Maplewood Richmond Heights Elementary, St. Louis, MO
2011-2014 Leadership Team Member, Conference Chair, Educators for Social Justice, St. Louis, MO
2010-2013 Co-founder, Social Studies for Social Justice Teacher Group, St. Louis, MO
2010-2012 Sustainability Committee Coalition Chair, Ritenour School District, St. Louis, MO
MEMBERSHIPS
2005-present Educators for Social Justice (formally called Literacy for Social Justice Teacher Research Group)
2016-present College University and Faculty Assembly
2015-present National Council for Social Studies
2015-present National Association for Multicultural Education
2011-2012 National Nominating Committee of National Young Scholars Program
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (one week or more of formal training)
2015 Science on the Go!, Chicago Academy of Sciences and it's Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago, IL
2013 Positive Learning Community Leadership, National Positive Learning Conference in San Diego, CA
2012 Restorative Justice through Home Visits by Dr. Charles Pearson, Maplewood Richmond Heights School District
2012 Understanding by Design Curriculum Writing, Maplewood Richmond Heights School District
2011 The Daily 5: A Reading & Writing Workshop Technique, Annual National Daily 5 Conference, Chicago, IL
2010-2011 Implementing Reading and Writing Workshop by Stephanie Opela, Ritenour School District, St. Louis, MO
2009-2011 Systems Thinking, The Waters Foundation, Systems Thinking Institutes, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
2009 Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning by Sharroky Hollie, Center for Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning
2009 Sheltered Instruction Operation Protocol for English Language Learners, Cooperating School Districts, St. Louis, MO
2007 Participatory Methodology in Family Literacy Programs by Dr. Flora Rodriguez, University of Illinois at Chicago
2005 Dismantling Racism in Classrooms by Phil Hunsberger, Dismantling Racism Institute, St. Louis, MO
2009 Masters in Instructional Leadership & Elementary Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2009 Teacher of English as a Second Language Certification University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2009 Bilingual Education Teacher Certification, Spanish, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2005 Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certification, International Teacher Training Organization, Guadalajara, Mexico
2005 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Minor in Political Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, College Honors
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015-2017 K-8 Literacy Interventionist and Curriculum Coordinator, John C. Coonley Elementary, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL
2014-2015 2nd Grade Gifted Teacher and Student Teacher Mentor, John C. Coonley Elementary, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL
2012-2014 6th Grade Language Arts Teacher and Student Teacher Mentor, Maplewood Richmond Heights Elementary, St. Louis, MO
2009-2012 4th Grade Teacher, Kratz Elementary, Ritenour School District, St. Louis, MO
2007-2009 Adult Literacy & ESL Teacher, Project F.L.A.M.E. (Family Literacy: Aprendiendo, Mejorando y Educando), Teacher Apprenticeship, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2007 K-5 Grade Summer School Teacher, Horizons for Youth Mentor Program, Chicago, IL
2005-2007 4th Grade Teacher, George Washington School, Guadalajara, Mexico
2005 K-Adult English as a Second Language Teacher, English Now Institute, Guadalajara, Mexico
2002-2005 Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapist, Special School District, St. Louis, MO
PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapters
2017 Henderson, K., Martin-Corredor, L., & Caffrey, G.E. (in press), “Issues of Equity in Dual Language Bilingual Education,” Language and Social Justice: Case Studies on Communication & the Creation of Just Societies, Routledge.
Book Reviews
2016 Caffrey, G.E. (2016). "Teaching literacy and social justice-oriented social studies as complementary subjects in the elementary classroom." [Review of the book Social Studies, Literacy and Social Justice in the Common Core Classroom: A Guide for Teachers by Ruchi Agarwal-Rangnath]. Journal for Social Studies Research, 41(2), 167-169.
In Progress
2017 Caffrey, G.E. & Rogers, R. Social Action Against Bullying and Discrimination: Critical Literacy Practices through Museum Learning, Berkeley Review of Education.
2017 Caffrey, G.E. No More Excuses: Lessons from Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Teachers in One Chicago Public School, Social Studies and the Young Learner.
PRESENTATIONS
Conference Paper and Poster Presentations
2017 “No More Excuses: Lessons from Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Teachers in One Chicago Public School.” Paper accepted to be presented at the College, University and Faculty Assembly Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, November 15-17.
2017 “Civic Engagement with Superheroes, Systems Thinking, and Student- Curated Museum Exhibits.” PowerPoint Presentation at National Council for Social Studies Conference, San Francisco, CA, November 17-19.
2017 “Designing and Constructing Museum Exhibits in Classrooms: Enacting Social Justice through Critical Literacy Practices.” Paper presentation at the annual Journal of Language and Literacy Conference, Athens, GA, February 3-4.
2016 “A Social Justice Curriculum Model for Language Arts Classrooms.” Poster presentation at the annual Educators for Social Justice Conference, St. Louis, MO, February 26-27.
2015 “Equipping Students with Social Justice Vocabulary for Civic Activism.” Poster Presentation at Teachers for Social Justice Curriculum Fair, Chicago, IL, November 21.
2014 “Civic Empowerment through Socially Just Children’s Literature.” Poster Presentation at annual Educators for Social Justice Conference, St. Louis, MO, February 22.
2013 “Social Action through Social Justice Museum Exhibits and Critical Literacy Practices.” Poster Presentation at annual Educators for Social Justice Conference, St. Louis, MO, March 1-2.
2011 “Civic Engagement with Elementary Students: A World Water Crisis Social Action Project:” Poster Presentation at annual Educators for Social Justice Conference, St. Louis, MO, October 8-9.
Workshops
2017 "Social Studies at Coonley Elementary: Successes, Challenges, and Recommendations." Professional Development Workshop revealing my school-wide research and recommendations on social studies curriculum and instruction, John C. Coonley Elementary, Chicago, IL, March 21.
2015 “Equipping Your Students with Social Justice Vocabulary: Identity Webs, The Sneetches & More!” Workshop presentation at the annual Teachers for Social Justice Curriculum Fair, Chicago, IL, November 21.
2013-2014 “Teaching Anti-Racism: Practical Strategies on How to Explore Race with Students.” Educators for Social Justice Inquiry to Action Group, St. Louis, MO, October-January.
2012 “Talking about Gay Issues in Schools.” Educators for Social Justice Inquiry to Action Group, St. Louis, MO, July 13.
2011 “Give Me Your Two Cents: An Elementary Adaptation of Socratic Seminars,” Social Studies for Social Justice Inquiry to Action Group, St. Louis, MO, November 3.
Guest Speaker Presentations
2017 "Social Justice Education in the Social Studies Classroom," Guest Lecturer for Undergraduate Level Course, Elementary Social Studies Methods. Invited by Professor Becky Christ, PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, April 3.
2016 "Restorative Justice in Classrooms," Panel Discussant at annual Educators for Social Justice Conference, St. Louis, MO, February 26-27.
2012 "Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Teaching & Learning." Guest Presenter for Graduate Level Course, Teaching Reading in the Elementary Classroom. Invited by Associate Professor Rebecca Rogers, PhD, University of Missouri- St. Louis, St. Louis, MO July 18.
AWARDS AND HONORS
2014 2nd Place Missouri Assessment Program Award, Communication Arts, St. Louis Regional Academic Conference
2011-2012 Diamond Circle Teacher of the Year Award, 4th Grade Teacher, Kratz Elementary School, Ritenour School District
2013 Nominated for “Teaching Tolerance Award” by Rick Kordenbrock, History Teacher at Clayton High School
2011 Nominated for “Teaching Tolerance Award” by Dorlita Adams, Principal at Kratz Elementary
2010 Nominated for the Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development Young Educator’s Award by Dr. Kathy Pole, PhD, St. Louis University Professor
of Education
MEDIA
2013 Interviewee, Channel 5 News, Public Relations for Educating for Social Justice Curriculum Fair
2012 Interviewee, Activist Hub Radio, Educating for Community Empowerment, Minute 20, https://archive.org/details/ActivistHubRadio92610
SERVICE
2017-present Board Member, Director of Communications, Educators for Social Justice, St. Louis, MO
2017 Reviewer, College University & Faculty Assembly Conference
2016-2017 Sponsor of Syrian Refugee Family, World Relief Resettlement Agency, Chicago, IL
2014-2017 Founder, Teachers for Social Justice Book Club, Chicago, IL
2012-2014 6th Grade Team Leader, Positive Learning Community, Maplewood Richmond Heights Elementary, St. Louis, MO
2011-2014 Leadership Team Member, Conference Chair, Educators for Social Justice, St. Louis, MO
2010-2013 Co-founder, Social Studies for Social Justice Teacher Group, St. Louis, MO
2010-2012 Sustainability Committee Coalition Chair, Ritenour School District, St. Louis, MO
MEMBERSHIPS
2005-present Educators for Social Justice (formally called Literacy for Social Justice Teacher Research Group)
2016-present College University and Faculty Assembly
2015-present National Council for Social Studies
2015-present National Association for Multicultural Education
2011-2012 National Nominating Committee of National Young Scholars Program
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (one week or more of formal training)
2015 Science on the Go!, Chicago Academy of Sciences and it's Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago, IL
2013 Positive Learning Community Leadership, National Positive Learning Conference in San Diego, CA
2012 Restorative Justice through Home Visits by Dr. Charles Pearson, Maplewood Richmond Heights School District
2012 Understanding by Design Curriculum Writing, Maplewood Richmond Heights School District
2011 The Daily 5: A Reading & Writing Workshop Technique, Annual National Daily 5 Conference, Chicago, IL
2010-2011 Implementing Reading and Writing Workshop by Stephanie Opela, Ritenour School District, St. Louis, MO
2009-2011 Systems Thinking, The Waters Foundation, Systems Thinking Institutes, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
2009 Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning by Sharroky Hollie, Center for Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning
2009 Sheltered Instruction Operation Protocol for English Language Learners, Cooperating School Districts, St. Louis, MO
2007 Participatory Methodology in Family Literacy Programs by Dr. Flora Rodriguez, University of Illinois at Chicago
2005 Dismantling Racism in Classrooms by Phil Hunsberger, Dismantling Racism Institute, St. Louis, MO
| cv_genevieve_caffrey.pdf |
| published_book_review_-_genevieve_caffrey_-_12.3.16.pdf |