Dr.+Liz+Stephens

Liz C. Stephens' 25 years in education include teaching at the high school and college levels. She is currently has two roles at her university: Director of the Office of Educator Preparation and Professor of Educational Technology. She has been an active member of the National Writing Project since 1998 and serves on the NWP Board of Directors. Most recently she was appointed by The College Board to the Advisory Panel for the National Commission on Writing for America’s Families, Schools, and Colleges. She has numerous publications on technology, education, and writing. Dr. Stephens is a native of Laredo, Texas and is bilingual. __Educational Background__

Ed.D., University of Houston, 1995, Major: C&I-Literacy and Technology Dissertation: The Design, Development, and Evaluation of Literacy Education: Application and Practice (LEAP), An Interactive Hypermedia Program for English/Language Arts Teacher Education.

M.Ed, University of Houston, 1992, Major: C&I-Reading and Language Arts Thesis: //Using the Computer as a Writing Tool in Writing Process Instruction: A Survey of Texas High School English//

B.J., University of Texas, 1977, Major: Journalism

B.A., University of Texas, 1977, Major: Psychology

__ Teaching Experience __

Professor, Educational Technology and Reading, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas State University, 1996-current

Texas High School Teacher, English, Psychology and Journalism, 1977-1989

__ Recent Publications and Presentations __

Book Stephens, L. & Ballast, K. (2009). //Using technology to improve adolescent writing: Digital make-overs for writing lessons//. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. Articles Radcliffe, R. A., & Stephens, L. C. (2009). Writing marathons help build middle school students’ college aspirations and strengthen their literacy skills. // The Clearninghouse, 83 // (1), 20-25. Radcliffe, R. A., & Stephens, L. C. (2008). Preservice teachers are creating a college culture for at-risk middle school students. //Research in Middle Level Education Online, 34//(4), 1-15. Stephens, L., Radcliffe, R., & Schaefer, J. (2007). Using a writing marathon to create a college culture among at-risk sixth graders. //Voices in the Middle, 14//(4), 14-19. Stephens, L. & Radcliffe, R. (2008). Preservice teachers use digital stories, Nicenet, and AlphaSmarts to create a college culture for at-risk middle school students. In K. McFerrin et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (pp. 4661-4665). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Presentations Stephens, L. & Radcliffe, R. (2008, November). Digital story-telling, email, and writing marathons help at-risk labeled adolescents prepare for university study. Paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of English Convention, San Antonio, TX. Stephens, L. & Radcliffe, R. (2008, February). Using technology, mentoring, and writing to establish a college culture among at-risk middle school Latino student. Paper presented at the National Association for Bilingual Education Conference, Tampa, FL.