Texas A&M University-Commerce | Department

Dr. Martha Foote
Curriculum & Instruction
Texas A&M University-Commerce
P.O. Box 3011, Commerce, TX 75429
Martha.Foote@tamuc.edu
903-886-5413

Teaching

Current responsibilities as faculty are to teach masters and doctoral level courses, serve as program coordinator for the Cohort of Rockwall Educators’ (CORE) Masters Cohort; and advise and mentor doctoral students. Previously, I have taught undergraduate and graduate courses in ECE, ELED, and Reading and served as the Center Coordinator for the Plano Center for Professional Development and Teaching.

Doctoral Level Courses Taught

• Curriculum Development & Instructional Design
• Exploring Action Research
• Reggio Emilia & Constructivist Pedagogy
• Exploring Family Literacy and Learning

Master’s Level Courses Taught

• Research Literature and Techniques
• Teaching Reading Comprehension
• Communication Skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, & Writing
• Integrating Curriculum Through Inquiry-Driven Projects [Reggio Emilia]
• Diversity in Today’s Schools
• Early Childhood Education Curriculum Design
• Leadership & Supervision in the Elementary School

Undergraduate Courses Taught

• Introduction to Teaching
• Early Childhood Curriculum
• Reading Comprehension and Literacy
• Internship in Teaching
• Content Reading Methods for Teacher Candidates in Field-Based Settings
• Early Childhood Education: Organization and Materials
• Planning and Organization of Reading Instruction in Field-Based Settings
• Child Development: Preschool
• Language Development in Field-Based Settings
• Teaching Technology in Field-Based Settings
• Classroom Management in Field-Based Settings
• Student Teaching in Field-Based Settings
• Teaching Integrated Math, Science, and Social Studies in Field-Based Settings

Research,Recent Publications

BOOKS:

Szabo, S., Sampson, M. B. & Foote, M., & Falk-Ross, F., Mentoring Literacy Professionals: Continuing the Spirit of CRA/ALER after 50 Years (2010), Volume 31.

Falk-Ross, F, Szabo, S., Sampson, M. B. & Foote, M. Co-editors (2009). Literacy Issues During Changing Times: A Call to Action, College Reading Association.

Foote, M, Falk-Ross, F, Szabo, S, & Sampson, M. B.; (co-editors). (2008). Charting the Literacy Waters: Research, Praxis, & Advocacy, College Reading Association.

Sampson, M. B., Linder, P. E., Falk-Ross, F., Foote, M., & Szabo, S., (2007) Multiple Literacies. (Co-editors) . College Reading Association.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Araujo, J. J. , Morton, T. B., Foote, M. M., & Dixon, K. V. (Submitted). Helping preservice teachers get the power of parental involvement: Establishing connections from day one.
     In R. Johnson, L. Sharp, J. Araujo, & N. Cossa (Eds.). (Forthcoming).Literacy: The critical role of teacher knowledge. The 39th Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers Yearbook, (pp. 1-28). Louisville, KY: Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers.

Madrigal-Hopes, D.L, Foote, M., Green, L.C., & Villavivencio, E. (May, 2014). “Transforming Adult English Language Learners’ (ELLs) Work Readiness: Case Studies in Explicit, Work-Specific Vocabulary Instruction”, AdultLearning. 25 (2), 47- 56.

Hammack, B., Foote, M., Garretson, S., and Thompson, J., (2012) “Family Literacy Pack: Engaging Teachers, Families, and Young Children in Quality Activities to Promote Partnerships for Learning,” Young Children, 67 (3), 104-110.

Green, C., Foote, M., Walker, C., & Shuman, C. (2010) “From questions to answers: Education faculty members learn about English learners.” In S. Szabo, M.B. Sampson, M.M. Foote, & F. Falk-Ross (Eds.), Mentoring Literacy Professionals: Continuing the Spirit of CRA/ALER after 50 Years, (pp. 113-125) Commerce, TX: Texas A&M University Press.

Walker, C., Zeek, C.K., & Foote, M. (2008).“ Re-Creating Teacher Education through Long-Term Partnerships” In I. N. Guadarrama, J. M. Ramsey, and J. L. Nath (Eds.) University and School Connections: Research Studies in Professional Development Schools. Charlotte, NC, Information Age Publishing, Inc. ,203-220.

Jones, A., Torti, C., & Foote, M., (2007) “What’s in that egg? A preschool project based on the Reggio Emilia Learning Theory,” Supporting Student Success, 73-78.
Cordell, M. & Foote, M. (Fall, 2006) “Supporting Young Children Through Hurricane Disaster”, Texas Childcare Quarterly, 16-23.

Walker, Zeek, & Foote, (Summer, 2002) “Looking with New Eyes: Making the Pursuit of Equity Personal” The Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin, 28-33.

Sampson, M. B. & Foote, M., (2002) Exploring the Evolution of Public  School Teachers’ Perceptions of University/Public School Partnerships: The Quest for Collaborative Preparation of Literacy Teachers.  

Linder, P. & Foote, M., (Winter, 2002) Why Should We Care about Family Literacy? Preservice & Mentor  Teachers’ Awareness. Journal of Reading Education, 27, (2),  8-16.

Zeek, C., Foote, M.,  & Walker, C., (November/December, 2001) Teacher Stories and Transactional Inquiry:    Hearing the Voices of  Mentor Teachers. Journal of Teacher Education, 52, (5), 377-385.

GRANTS

Naizer, G. and Foote, M. (2016)Texas Teacher Residency Program (T-RES) Phase2: An Apprenticeship Model for Texas. Funded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for $1,396,421

Naizer, G.,, Walker, C., and Foote, M. (2014) The Texas Teacher Residency Program (TRes): An Apprenticeship Model for Texas . Funded by THECB for approximately for $1.2 million

Foote, M, Walker, C., & Green, C., (July 2, 2007) Listo! Sharp & Ready: Strategies for ELL Student Success. A major federal grant awarded to A&M-Commerce from the Office of English Language Acquisition in the U. S. Dept. of Education. Funded for approximately $1.2 million over five years.

Foote, M. Regents Initiative Grant (2005) funded for $8,300 for the “First Annual Bill Martin Jr. Symposium”.

NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS

Walker, C., Naizer, G., and Foote, M., and Blount, K., (April 17, 2015) “Resident Teacher Research: Toward Data Literacy and Reflective Practice through the Texas Teacher Residency Program,” Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Foote, Martha and Fletcher, Tina, (November 7, 2014 ) “The Effects of Reggio Emilia Learning Tenets on the Beliefs and Creative Production of Graduate Students,” National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Annual Conference, Dallas, TX.

Thompson, J., Foote, M., & Golden, F. (November 2013). Living with Learner: ResearchNet on Teacher Education. National Association for Early Childhood Teacher Educators. Washington, DC.

Walker, C., Foote, M., & Green, C., Listo! Proven Practices for Teacher Educators, Pre-Service Teachers, and their English Learners, American Educational Research Association, April 15, 2012.

Foote, M., Green, L.C., & Walker, C., “The Listo! project: Changing teacher education to better prepare preservice teachers to support English-language learners" National Association for the Education of Young Children, National Conference Nov 5, 2010, Anaheim, CA

Walker, C., Foote, M., & Green, L.C. We Teach the Way We Were Taught: Changing the Cycle for Teachers of English Language Learners,” Annual meeting of the Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, February 21, 2010. Atlanta, GA.

Walker, C., Foote, M., Green, C., & Zeek, C., “Preparing Teachers for Linguistically Diverse Populations: Calculated Responses and Measured Results. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, April 16, 2009, San Diego, CA.

Green, C., Brown, D., & Foote, M. “Preparing All Teachers for English Language Learners, An Infused Model,” Annual Conference of the National Association for Bilingual Education, March 20, 2009 Austin, TX.

Foote, M., Green, C., and Walker, C., “Project ¡Listo!, a Faculty Development Initiative to Better   Prepare Teachers to Teach ELLs” College Reading Association’s 52nd Annual Meeting, November 7, 2008, Sarasota, FL.

Szabo, S., Sampson, M. B., Foote, M., and Falk-Ross, F., “CRA Yearbook Prospective Authors and Reviewers,” College Reading Association’s 52nd Annual Meeting, November 8, 2008, Sarasota, FL.

Foote, M., Hammack, B., Thompson, J. & Garretson, “Learning From Families – Pre-Service Teachers Engaging Families”, College Reading Association 51st Annual Conference, November 3, 2007, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Cheatham, J, & Foote, M., “The Bookstore Project: How One ELL Teacher Used Project Work to Promote Reading Volume, College Reading Association 51st Annual Conference, November 2, 2007, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Vasinda, S. & Foote, M., “Inspired Projects within Standards-Based Classrooms”, North American Reggio Emilia Alliance (NAREA), June, 2007, Santa Monica, CA.

Vasinda, S. & Foote, M., “Finding a Place for Voice, Choice, and Parent Participation in an American Standards-Based Classroom, American Educational Research Association [AERA], April, 11,2006, San Francisco, CA.

Hammack, B., Foote, M., & Garretson, S., “Backpacks to Family Nights: Engaging Families in Quality Activities to Support Student Literacy Success,” College Reading Association, November 5, 2005, Savannah, GA. 

Vasinda, S., Linder, P. & Foote, M., “Documenting Children’s Science and Literacy learning: Both Process and Artifact”, Early Literacy Institute, October 14, 2005, Dallas, TX.

RECENT STATE OR REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL PRESENATIONS

Csorvasi, V. & Foote,, M. , "ELs Explore Prosthesis through Reggio”, Presentation for the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children, September 24, 2016, Dallas,

Foote, M., Holt, W., and Reid, M., “T-Res: A Teacher Residency Program for STEM Teachers”,
The Chancellor’s Summit on Teacher Education”, October, 2015, San Antonio.

Foote, M. and Boggs, M. 2007 Texas Teachers Forum in Austin, March 4-5.

EDITIORSHIPS:

Co-editor for the College Reading Association’s Yearbook editorial team, 2006 through
2010.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• American Educational Research Association
• Association for Childhood Education International
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers
• Language Experience Special Interest Group (LESIG)
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
• North American Reggio Emilia Alliance (NAREA)
• Phi Delta Kappa
• Southern Early Childhood Association

SERVICE ON DOCTORAL COMMITTEES

Service as Chair of the Doctoral Committees:

Hopes, D., A Comparative Study of Six North Texas School Districts And Their Effects on English Language Learners’ Acquisition of English Language Proficiencyuand Academic Achievement

Johnson, R., The Effects of a Protocol-Guided Professional Learning Community Model of Professional Development and Teacher’s Knowledge and Use of Classroom Formative Assessment

Gillespie, M., The Impact of a Reggio-Inspired Professional Learning Community On a Newly Implemented Two-Way Immersion Program

Vasinda, S. Reinventing Reggio Through Negotiated Learning: Finding a Place for Voice and Choice in an American Standards-Based Elementary Classroom

Slater, C. Using Arts-Based Representation as a Way of Knowing in a Third Grade Classroom with a Mandated Standards Based Curriculum: A Documentation of the Process

Vornberg, C. Parental Perceptions of Roles, concerns and Issues and the Effects of a Multilingual Family Literacy Program on Reading Comprehension and Writing Fluency in Second Grade LEP and non-LEP Students

Service on Doctoral Committees

• Margie Garcia-Steiner, Member
• Tina Fletcher-Member
• Morrison, J. Understanding How Middle Class Values, Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status Contribute to Segregated Environments
• Pool, M. The Impact of a Homework Intervention Program on Middle School Student Success: Changing Teacher Perceptions, Reducing Student Failures, and Improving Student Achievement on State Mandated Tests
• Gentry, J. The Impact of e-Publishing Assistive Technology in an Inclusive Sixth Grade Social Studies Classroom on Students' Content Learning, Writing, Spelling, and Motivation
• Welsh, K. Evaluating Teaching Effectiveness as Evidenced by the Professional development and Appraisal System and the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
• Cowman, J. M. A Comparison of Attrition Rates of Elementary Teachers Prepared Through An Alternative Certification Program, An Emergency Certification Program, and a Center for Professional Development and Technology Field-Based Program by Ethnicity, Gender, Age, and Certification Examination Performance
• Ramos, K. Reading and Writing in Social Studies Through the Use of Text Sets and Reader Response: The Relationship to the Achievement and Attitudes of Fourth Graders
• Brasseaux, K. The Impact of the Texas Teacher Reading Academies on Third Graders’ Reading Achievement
• Woodall, S. Does Inquiry-Based Social Studies Instruction Make a Difference for Fifth and Sixth Grade Students: A Study of Affect, Critical Thinking, and Reading Comprehension
• Zimny, J. Effects of Grade Level Retained, and Other Variables, on Student Progress, Following Retention
• Murry, A. J. The Relationship Between Looping and Cognitive Development and Social-Emotional Development Among Students in Grades One through Five
• Sanders, D. Communicative Homework Instruction for Literacy Development: Effects on Reading Achievement

  UNIVERSITY SERVICE

• 2017 Project ASPIRE, collaboration between A&M-Commerce, Commerce ISD, and City of Commerce
• 2016 Council of Academic Department Heads
• 2014 University Committee to Plan Summer School
• 2013 University Search Committee for Vice President and Associate Provost of Academic Affairs
• 2012 Search Committee for Environmental Science Assistant Professor
• 2012 COEHS, P-16 Committee
• 2008-2009, Member, Provost’s Search Committee
• 2007 Member, TAMU-C’s Strategic Planning Committee
• 2007 Chair, Sub-Committee on Delivery & Environment for the Strategic Planning Committee
• 2007 Chair, Search Committee for Head of the Dept. of Educational Leadership
• 2007-2008 Co-Chair, Academic Program Review Committee for C&I
• 2007 -Present Member, Faculty Senate Academic Life Committee
• 2003-Present Coordinator, Cohort of Rockwall Educators [CORE Masters Cohort]
• 2002-Present Departmental Representative/Presenter for the MANE Event
• 2002-Present Member, Mesquite/TAMU-C Partnership Council
• 2002-Present Member, COEHS Executive Council
• 1997-Present Member, Centers Council
• 1997-Present Member, ECE Program Area Committee
• 1998-Present Member, Northeast Texas Area Universities ECE Federation Committee

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Volunteer, Greenville High School Destination Imagination Tech Team, 2008-09
• Member, Kavanaugh Kids Day 0ut Board
• Member, 2005-Present, Greenville Foundation Scholarship Committee
• Volunteer, Fundraising and providing meals for Greenville High School Robotics Team, 2007-08
• Coach, Destination Imagination [formerly OM] Team, Lamar Elementary, Greenville ISD,
• Third Grade Team, 1999-2000; Fourth Grade Team, 2000-2001, Intermediate School Team, 2001-2002. Assisting Coach in 02-03, 04-05, 05-06, 06-07,

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