Early/Elementary/Literacy
Resume:
Ritchie S. Kelley, D.ED.
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Office: Clarks Summit University
Clarks Summit, PA 18411
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Education & Credentials
Doctor of Education Degree, Curriculum and Instruction: Concentration: Literacy, Supporting Field: Teacher Supervision, 1992 · The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Master of Education Degree, Curriculum and Instruction, Developmental and Remedial Reading, 1988 · The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Bachelor of Science in Education, Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Endorsements in NK-3 and 4-7, 1982 · Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
Professional Experience
Dean of the School of Education, Professor of Education, 2003 - Present
Clarks Summit University, Clarks Summit, PA
Chair of PreK-12 and Secondary 7-12 Education Programs, 2021-Present
Duties include administration of the Undergraduate and Graduate programs as well as teaching the following courses:
Undergraduate
oDifferentiated Reading Instruction and Interventions
oLiteracy Development and Instruction in Core Secondary Subjects
oReading Instruction for Young Children
oSenior Education Seminar
oChildren’s Literature
oCultural Diversity and Relationship Building
oObservation and Assessment in Early/Elementary
oStudent Teaching
Graduate
oBest Practices of Teaching Reading
oContemporary Issues in Education
oDiagnostic Evaluation of Reading Problems
oInstructional Design
oInstructional Supervision
oLeadership in Educational Settings
oLiterature for Children & Adolescents
oPhilosophy of Learning
oPrincipals of Teaching and Learning
oReading Clinical Experience
oReadings in Education
oTeaching Strategies for Reading in the Content Areas
oTeaching Struggling Readers & Writers
University Office Oversight
o2018 – Present: Office Student Support Services
Program Development
o2015 PreK-4th Grade
o2012 Reading Specialist Concentration for M.Ed. Program
The Pennsylvania Department of Education Major Reviews
oChaired the 2024 Major Review
oChaired the 2017 Major Review
Clarks Summit University Community Service
o2024 Group Member for Association of Biblical Higher Education Re-Accreditation
o2023 Group Member for Middle States Re-Accreditation Review
o2020 - Present Admissions Advisory Board
o2017 Faculty and Staff Strategic Planning Committee
o2016 Chaired the Pennsylvania Department of Education Teacher Program Full Review.
o2016 Co-Chair Association of Biblical Higher Education Re-Accreditation Review
o2015 Co-Chair Middle States Re-Accreditation Review
o2014 Developed the CSU President’s Faculty Advisory Counsel
o2008-Present Academic Affairs
o2008-Present Dean’s Committee
PAC-TE Community Service
o2018 – Conference Session Presider
o2017 – Served as part of the Ad Hoc Committee to Develop a Plan to Pilot the Pennsylvania Teacher Candidate Evaluation Assessment Tool.
Community Service
o2016 – Present Judge for the Scranton Times-Tribune Scholastic Superstar
Assistant Professor of Education, 2002-2003
Clarks Summit University of PA, Clarks Summit, PA
Duties included teaching the following courses:
Undergraduate:
oEducating Exceptional Children
oDevelopment and Learning
oReading in the Content Area
oTeaching Children’s Literature in Elementary Schools
oChild, Family, and Community
oStudent Teaching I & II
Early Childhood Teacher/Elementary Principal/Assistant Administrator/Director of Panda Preschool and Daycare, June 1995 – July 2002
Mifflin County Christian Academy, Burnham, PA
Duties included:
Teaching kindergarten
Supervising the elementary school faculty and staff
Assistant Administrator
Serving as a reading specialist for elementary and secondary school
Acting as learning support coordinator
Directing Panda Preschool and Daycare
Professor of Education, August 1992 – June 1995
Department of Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, and Secondary Education
Maranatha Baptist Bible College, Watertown, WI
Duties included directing the early childhood program and elementary education curriculum as well as teaching the following courses:
Undergraduate:
oPrograms and Curriculum for the Preschool Child
oTeaching and Learning Strategies for Early Childhood
oLanguage Acquisition
oParent Education and Involvement
oScreening, Diagnosis and Prescription for Young Children
oAdministration of Early Childhood Programs
oCurriculum and Methods in Social Studies
oSecondary School Reading
o Human Relations
Supervise Student Teachers
Supervisor of Student Teachers and Teaching Assistant, August 1989 – May 1992
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Duties included:
Student Teaching supervision and conducting teaching seminars for student teachers in elementary education.
Teaching undergraduate teacher preparation courses in Methods of Teaching Reading to Elementary Students
Children’s Literature
Supervised elementary education pre-student teaching field experiences.
Classroom Teacher, August 1986 – May 1989
Mifflin County Christian Academy, Lewistown, PA
Duties included:
Teaching all subjects in a kindergarten classroom.
Classroom Teacher, August 1985 – June 1986
Upper Bucks Christian School, Sellersville, PA
Duties included:
Teaching third grade math, history, science, English, and spelling
Serving on the Curriculum Development Committee for Elementary Reading
Serving on the Elementary Evaluation Committee
Classroom Teacher, August 1982 – June 1985
Calvary Bible Christian School, Lewistown, PA
Duties included:
Teaching all subjects in kindergarten for two years
Teaching all subjects in 4/5 combination classroom for one year
Relevant Consulting Experience
Association of Christian Schools International Mid-Point Program Approval,
February 2017
Served on a team to evaluate the quality of the education programs at Carin University.
Calvary Baptist School, Lansdale, PA, September 2014 - 2016
Providing inservice and consulting in best practices in literacy instruction.
Professional Educator Certification Tests (PECT) Standard Setting, January 2012
Participated in setting the standards for the questions of the PreK-4th Grade teacher’s examination for the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Evaluation Systems Group of Pearson.
Educator Certification Tests (PECT) Item Reviewer, June 2011
Reviewed test items for the PreK-4th Grade teacher’s examination for the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Evaluation Systems Group of Pearson.
Horseheads Christian Academy, Horseheads, NY, March 2011
Provided direction in developing standards for writing instruction and assessment.
Program Reviews for the Pennsylvania Department of Education
Eastern Mennonite University, 2011
Participated in an initial program review for master’s level reading specialist program
West Chester University, 2010
Participated in an initial program review for PreK-4th Grade
Carlow University, 2010
Data Collection, May 1990
Hollidaysburg School District, Hollidaysburg, PA
Assisted in collecting data of classroom reading practices to be used in reading program development.
Staff Development, January – March 1990
Leechburg Elementary and Leechburg Junior High School, Leechburg, PA
Assisted in coaching teachers in the methods of Clinical Supervision in a staff development project.
Course Design, Fall 1989 – Spring 1990
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Assisted in developing an experimental course which integrated the teaching of Children’s Literature, Language Arts, and Reading Methods.
Program Development, October – December 1988
Centre County Christian School, Bellefonte, PA
Assisted in developing a developmental and remedial reading program for junior high school. Also completed the diagnostic testing of the students.
Presentations
Clarks Summit University, 2013
The Construction and Use of Rubrics
Mid-Atlantic Christian School Association, 2010
Wee Writing
Using Big Books to Support Literacy Development
Using Children’s Literature to Support Children’s Learning
Keystone Christian School Association Teacher’s Conference, 2010
Reading Comprehension Strategies
Literature Circles
Reading in the Content Areas
Using Children’s Literature to Support Content Subjects
Association of Christian Schools International Teacher’s Conference, Pittsburg, 2009
Reading Comprehension Strategies
Literature Circles
Reading in the Content Areas
Willowbrook Christian School, 2008
Current Trends in Education
Action Research
Ladies Lyfe Conference, 2008
Bullying
Summit Christian Academy, 2007
Interpreting Achievement Test Scores and Using the Data to Make Instructional Decisions
Mid-Atlantic Christian School Association Conference, 2006
Mrs. Whickersham, Why Don’t You Read to Us Anymore
How Can I Include More Writing in My Classes
The Association for Biblical Higher Education Conference, 2006
Effective Practices in Teacher Education
Mid-Atlantic Christian School Association Conference, 2005
Put Your Wagons in a Circle: A Literature Circle That Is
Don’t Get Teed Off: Try PAR
Keystone Christian Education Association Statewide Convention, 1998
Using Big Books in Early Childhood Classrooms
Wee Writing: Fostering Emergent Writing in Young Children
Keystone Christian Education Association Statewide Convention, 1996
Appropriate Understanding and Practice for Preschoolers for Such a Time as This
Keystone Christian Education Association Statewide Convention, 1995
The Carpenter Who Only Had a Saw: Giving Our Students More Than One Tool to Use in Word Attack
Maranatha Baptist College Teachers’ Inservice, 1994
Big Books, Big Themes, Big Ideas
Wee Writing
Great Lakes Teachers’ Convention, 1993
High School Reading: Problems and Solutions
Using Big Books in Early Childhood Classrooms
Calvary Christian School Inservice Program, 1993
Human Relations
National Teacher Educators’ Conference, 1991
Expanding the Role of Technology in Teacher Preparation: a Pilot Study
National Reading Conference, 1990
Expanding the Role of Technology in Teacher Preparation: a Pilot Study
National Reading Conference, 1989
Restructuring Reading Methods Courses in Teacher Education
Keystone Christian Education Association Statewide Convention, 1988
What’s New in Children’s Literature?
Literature Based Reading and Whole Language: What’s It All About?
Keystone Christian Education Association Statewide Convention, 1987
Diagnosing Reading Problems in the Elementary Classroom
Publication
Kelley, R. (2023, September). Preparing students to be educators. Happenings Magazine, 44-46.
Publication Reviewer
I was a reviewer for the text:
Experiencing the Life Span, by Janet Belsky (2007) published by Worth Publishers, New York, NY
Assisted Research
I assisted in the research which led to the following publications by Dr. Elaine Yates-Hendricks at The Pennsylvania State University:
Expanding the Role of Technology in Teacher Preparation: A Pilot Study
Restructuring Reading Methods Courses in Teacher Education
Professional Organizations
Pennsylvania Association of Colleges of Teacher Education
Pennsylvania Dean’s Forum
Certification
Commonwealth of Virginia: Endorsements NK-3 and grades 4-7, 1992
Professional Development
Pennsylvania Higher Education Summit, Structured Literacy Competencies, Spring, 2023
Association of Biblical Higher Education Competency-Based Theological Education (CBTE), Spring 2023
Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Education Fall and Spring Sessions, 2009-Present
Pennsylvania Department of Education Program Approval Training, 2017
Pennsylvania Department of Education Middle States Commission of Higher Education, Fall, 2014
Pennsylvania Department of Education Standards Aligned System, 2010
Pennsylvania Department of Education, New Program Review Training, 2010
Pennsylvania Early Learning Conference, 2010
Pennsylvania Early Learning Conference, 2009
Pennsylvania Early Learning PA Keys to Professional Development, Work Sampling and
Ounce Scale Symposium, 2009
Pennsylvania Department of Education, Program Reviewer Training, 2009
Pennsylvania Department of Education, Chapter 49 Changes, 2009
Pennsylvania Department of Education, Early Childhood STAR Program, 2008
Pennsylvania Department of Education, Assessment Anchors, 2007
Pennsylvania Department of Education, PA State Standards, 2004
Awards and Honors
Happenings Magazine Happie Awards for the category of Best Professor, 2015
Who’s Who Among College and University Educators, 2005
WalMart Teacher of the Year: Lewistown, PA 1998
Who’s Who Among Colleges and Universities, 1981
Best Children’s Book Written, 1980, Liberty University
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