Wetherill, Karen S

Wetherill, Karen S
Professor

Professor, Educational Leadership , Watson College of Education
Associate Dean, Watson College of Education , Academic Affairs 1998-08-01 -

Overview

I am a full Professor in Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. I served as the Interim Dean of the Watson School of Education from 2009-2011 and as the Associate Dean for Outreach Alliances for 11 years prior to assuming this two-year administrative assignment as Interim Dean. I have served as President and in other leadership positions for two national organizations and am a reviewer for an international journal on evaluation and assessment.

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
2005-06-01	Using school change states to analyze comprehensive school reform projects. School Effectiveness and School Improvement: An International Journal of Research, Policy and Practice. 16:197-215. 2005-06-01
2002-11-01	Teacher Socialization: Opportunities for university-school partnerships to improve professional cultures.. The High School Journal. 85:23-29. 2002-11-01
2001-03-01	Redefining professional career development in the twenty-first century. The High School Journal. 85:54-66. 2001-03-01
1997-02-01	Learning-centered supervision: Implications for professional development. N.C. Journal of Teacher Education. 9:82-98. 1997-02-01
1996-06-01	Lessons learned from the failure of a good idea. N.C. Journal of Teacher Education. 8:2-15. 1996-06-01
1995-09-01	Increasing the relevance of foundations study: The case for case ana. Educational Foundations. 9:33-49. 1995-09-01

Chapter

Year	Title	Altmetric
2011-03-01	Connecting Teaching and Learning: Teacher Work Samples in a University-School Partnership. Rowman & Littlefield Education. 2011-03-01

Presentations

Research Overview

I have worked extensively with university-school partnerships, providing leadership to move partnerships to higher, more meaningful standards and to address student-learning outcomes. I am actively involved in writing and directing state, federal and private grants totaling over eight million dollars. Areas of research at the university are predominately in educational change, school administration, supervision, and leadership development.

Principal Investigator On

NC TEACH II- Transition to Teaching 2011-10-01 - 2012-09-01

Robertson Regional Education Grant 2008-06-01 - 2012-03-01

Robertson Regional Education Grant Evaluation 2008-01-01 - 2012-03-01

The Hill Center, Front Street Village, Carteret County Schools HillRAP Partnership Evaluation 2008-01-01 - 2011-12-01

NC TEACH II- Transition to Teaching 2010-10-01 - 2011-09-01

NC TEACH II- Transition to Teaching 2009-10-01 - 2010-09-01

Transition to Teaching 2008-11-01 - 2009-09-01

NC Teach 2007-09-01 - 2008-09-01

Coalition 4 Success 2005-02-01 - 2007-12-01

Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology – mini grant 2002-02-01 - 2003-07-01

Middle Grades Math Coalition: Linking Effective Instruction to Student Learning Outcomes 2001-01-01 - 2002-12-01

Coach 2 Coach Teacher on Loan Program 2001-06-01 - 2002-07-01

Advanced Professional Development for Mentors 1998-11-01 - 1999-10-01

Guiding the Development of Professional Educators through Portfolio Evaluation 1994-08-01 - 1996-09-01

Co-principal Investigator On

STAR (Scholarship Team in Action to Recruit) Program 2009-09-01 - 2014-08-01

North Carolina Quality Educators through Staff Development and Training (NC QUEST) Middle Grades Educators Empowering Learners 2007-01-01 - 2008-01-01

Technology for Reflection and Assessment Coalition 2001-07-01 - 2004-06-01

Matching Incentives Grant 1998-12-01 - 1999-01-01

A Proposal to Reinvent Schools of Education 1997-07-01 - 1998-06-01

Investigator On

Hill-UNCW Carteret County Evaluation Project 2008-06-01 - 2012-03-01

NC TEACH II- Transition to Teaching 2008-10-01 - 2009-09-01

UNCW NC TEACH 2008-07-01 - 2009-06-01

Middle Grades Educators Empowering Learning 2006-03-01 - 2008-12-01

Middle Grades Educators Empowering Learners through Balanced Literacy 2007-03-01 - 2008-09-01

E-Learning: Technology for Quality Educators 2006-04-01 - 2007-06-01

E-Learning: Technology for Quality Educators 2006-04-01 - 2007-01-01

UNCW Math and Science Professional Development Network 2004-01-01 - 2006-12-01

Technology for Quality Educators E-Learning Grant 2005-04-01 - 2006-05-01

NC TEACH 2004-12-01 - 2005-07-01

Technology for Reflection and Assessment Coalition 2001-07-01 - 2005-06-01

Illuminations 2003-08-01 - 2004-07-01

NC TEACH 2003-12-01 - 2004-06-01

Collaborative Support Network for Lateral Entry Teachers 2002-01-01 - 2003-12-01

Illuminations’ Research Grant 2002-01-01 - 2003-12-01

Collaborative Support Network for Lateral Entry Teachers 2002-01-01 - 2003-06-01

Breaking Down the Barriers 1999-09-01 - 2000-08-01

An Integrative Performance Evaluation Model for Effective Administrators 1998-08-01 - 2000-07-01

Professional Development System Early Childhood Initiative 1999-07-01 - 2000-06-01

Watson School of Education’s Professional Development System Impact on Professional Practice of Beginning Teachers in North Carolina 1997-10-01 - 1998-06-01

Teaching Overview

Areas of teaching and research at the university are predominately in educational change, school administration, supervision, and leadership development. I have designed and taught courses in the graduate programs for Curriculum, Instruction and Supervision as well as the Masters for School Administration. I have also involved in curriculum development and has worked with the Ed Leadership doctoral students. I have supervised interns (graduate and undergraduate) and taught instructional design at the undergraduate level.

Full Name

Karen S Wetherill