Troy Hicks :: Professional Portfolio

Service to CMU and the Field of English Education

Through service to various organizations, I both enact my scholarship and share my vision of teaching with other educators, from kindergarten through the university. I distinguish on each item between long-term service (requiring commitments that streched over months, and ad hoc service, which requires brief engagement). As you will see, I value long-term service and commit my efforts to a variety of organizations that serve teachers.

Long-Term vs. Ad Hoc Service

• Department Service
  • English Education Interest Group
  • Ph.D. in Children's and Young Adult Literature and English Education Interest Group
  • Coordinated a Guest Speaker: "Graphic Novels in the Writing Classroom"
  • Facilitated Composition Brown Bag Session: "Multiliteracies in the Writing Classroom"
• College/University Service
• State Service
  • Co-Director, Red Cedar Writing Project, Michigan State University
  • Technology Chair, Michigan Reading Association
  • Member, Bright Ideas Steering Committee
  • Reviewer, Michigan Department of Education Writing Across the Curriculum Module
  • Webmaster, National Writing Projects of Michigan
  • Technology Liaison, Project WRITE
• National Service
  • Web-Editing Team, Conference on English Education
  • Reviewer for Professional Journals and Organizations
• Workshops
  • Teaching Non-Fiction Writing, Grades 3-5
  • Digital Storytelling: A Workshop for K-12 Language Arts Teachers
  • Twenty-First Century Technologies and English Language Arts
  • Project Write: Writing, Reading, Inquiry, and Technology Education
  • Examining the Michigan Genre Project and Grammar Module
  • Technology Matters Institute

Department Service

English Education Interest Group

As a member of the English Education Interest Group, I paricipate in discussions of policy, procedures, program requirments, course offerings such as subject matter supervision, and other topics related to teaching English.

Ph.D. in Children's and Young Adult Literature and English Education Interest Group

As a member of

Coordinated a Guest Speaker: "Graphic Novels in the Writing Classroom"

I coordinated a guest speaker, “Graphic Novels in the Writing Classroom” on October 16, 2007.

Facilitated Composition Brown Bag Session: "Multiliteracies in the Writing Classroom"

Brown Bag Feb

College and University Service

As per the requirements described in my first-year duties, I abstained from any direct participation in college and university service this year, although I participated in meetings for the Professional Education Faculty, the English Language Arts Faculty, and in ORSP's December 2007 Grant Writing Workshop.

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State Professional Service

Co-Director, Red Cedar Writing Project, Michigan State University

In this role, I work with K-12 teachers from around the state to develop professional development opportunities,

Technology Chair, Michigan Reading Association

In this role, I work with other members of the Michigan Reading Association Executive Board and provide insights on technology-related issues. In particular, I am involved in redesigning the MRA website and planning a strand of technology and media sessions for the annual conference, attended by over 3000 educators each spring.

Member, Bright Ideas Steering Committee

In this role, I work with English educators and teachers from around the state to develop programming for the annual spring conference on the English Language Arts, Bright Ideas, help at Michigan State University.

Reviewer, Michigan Department of Education Writing Across the Curriculum Module

In this role,

Webmaster, National Writing Projects of Michigan

In this role, I have created and maintain the new National Writing Projects of Michigan blog and calendar.

Technology Liaison, Project WRITE Title II Professional Development Grant

In this role, I

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National Professional Service

Web-Editing Team, Conference on English Education

Reviewer for Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture and the Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education Annual Conference.

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Workshops

Hicks, T. (2007, August 29). Teaching Non-Fiction Writing, Grades 3-5. Workshop presented at the Gratiot-Isabella Regional Education Service Agency Back-to-School Professional Development Day, Mt. Pleasant, MI.

Hicks, T., & Kabodian, A. (2007, October 17). Digital Storytelling: A Workshop for K-12 Language Arts Teachers. Workshop presented at the Cheboygan-Otsego-Presque Isle Professional Development Session, Indian River, MI.

Rozema, R., Hicks, T., Desler, G., Nellen, T., McGrail, E., Rice, R., et al. (2007, November 19). Twenty-First Century Technologies and English Language Arts. Workshop presented at the National Council of Teachers of English Post-Convention Workshop, New York, NY.

Webb, E., & Hicks, T. (2007, Various Dates). Project WRITE: Writing, Reading, Inquiry, and Technology Education. Workshops presented for the Red Cedar Writing Project, Various Locations.

VanDyke, L., Maddox, R., Steffel, S., & Hicks, T. (2007, November 12). Examining the Michigan Genre Project and Grammar Module. Workshop presented at the MCTE Region 5 Professional Development Session, Shepherd, MI.

McComas, K., Kittle, P., Allison, P., Hicks, T., Collum, B., Sloan, C., et al. (2007, July 17 - 22). Technology Matters Institute 2007. Workshop for the National Writing Project, Chico, CA.

As part of a team of National Writing Project teacher consultants, I have helped facilitate the Technology Matters Institute for the past two summers. This week-long, intensive workshop requires teachers to apply for participation and then brings invitees to the campus of Chico State University to develop the pedagicial and technical skills for them to teach digital writing in their classrooms and deliver professional development to other teachers at their local writing project site.

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