Dianna G. Terrell
Assistant Professor, Social Sciences and Education
(603) 526-3992 | dterrell @colby-sawyer.edu
Joined faculty in 2008. Master of Arts in Teaching and Master of Arts in History from Tufts University in 2001. Areas of specialization include the impact of high stakes tests in U.S. History and Social Sciences, Social Context of Education, Teaching for Social Justice, Civic and Democratic Education. | faculty profile
Areas of Expertise
- Civic and Democratic Education
- Education
- Education Policy
- Impact of high stakes tests in U.S. History and Social Sciences
- Secondary English and Social Studies Teacher Preparation
- Social Context of Education
- Teaching for Social Justice
Recent Publications and Presentations
2009 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting and Exhibition. April 13 – April 17. San Diego, CA. Division K Symposium: “Social Justice, Teacher Education and School Change.”Discussants Beverly Gordon (Ohio State University) and Joel Westheimer (University of Ottawa). Research team member (non-presenter) for paper session: “Teacher Education for Social Justice: Critiquing the Critiques.”
40th Annual Meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization (NEERO) April 9 to 11, 2008. The Cape Codder Resort, Hyannis, MA. Paper Session Presenter: “No Child Left Behind and the New Education Federalism.”
39th Annual Meeting of the NEERO April 25 to 27, 2007. Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel, Portsmouth, NH. Paper Session Presenter: “On Social Hope: Richard Rorty and Paulo Freier inform the debate over history standards.” Chair/Discussant Peter Morgan, Providence College.
39th Annual Meeting of the NEERO April 25to 27, 2007. Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel, Portsmouth, NH. Symposium: “Rethinking Teacher Education: From Teacher Learning to Student Learning”. Paper Session Presenter: “This I believe: The impact of beliefs and actions.” Chair/Discussant Marilyn Cochran-Smith
2007 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting and Exhibition April 9 – April 13, 2007. Chicago, Illinois. Symposium “Rethinking Teacher Education: From Teacher Learning to Student Learning.” Chair Marilyn Cochran-Smith. Discussant Linda Darling-Hammond (Standford) and Thomas J. Lasley (University of Dayton). Research team member for paper session: “Beliefs and Actions in Context: Teacher Candidates and Social Justice.”
Publications
Cochran-Smith, Marilyn, Barnett, J, Lahann, R., Shakman, K & Terrell, D (in press). Teacher Education for Social Justice: Critiquing the Critiques. In Ayers, W. Quinn, T. and Stovall, D. Handbook of Social Justice in Education. RoutledgeFalmer, a division of the Taylor and Francis Group.
Cochran-Smith, Marilyn, Shakman, K, Jong, C, Terrell, D, Barnett, J and McQuillan, P. (in press). Good and Just Teaching: The case for social justice in teacher education. American Journal of Education.
Education
- Ph. D. Advanced Candidate, Boston College Lynch School of Education
- 2001 Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Secondary History Tufts University
- 2001 Master of Arts (M.A.) in History Tufts University
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Environmental Studies minor in Sociology
