Rebecca Wilson
- Title Professor of Education
- Work Phone 574.807.7115
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Office
Academic Center, Room 111
1001 Bethel Circle
Mishawaka IN 46545 USA EST - Send an E-mail
Education:
- B.S. Taylor University, Elementary Education
- M.S. University of Southern California, Education
- Ed.D. Ball State University, Elementary Education, Cognates: Supervision and Administration, Curriculum and Instruction
Courses:
- Reading Language Arts Method I
- Curriculum Development & School Improvement
- Folklore, Children & Adolescent Literature
- Early Childhood Seminar
- Children's Literature
- Emergent Literacy
Graduate Courses:
- Folklore, Children & Adolescent Literature
- Curriculum Development & School Improvement
Experience:
I taught fourth grade in Connersville, In for one semester, then first grade in Lancaster, Ohio for 9 years. Then I taught first grade for 5 years in Seoul, Korea and second grade in Korea for 3 years. I earned my Master’s degree while teaching in Seoul, Korea. While earning my doctorate I was a teacher in the Living Learning Lab at Ball State University and substitute taught in Muncie, IN schools. I co-authored three English textbooks for Korean Middle Schools while in Korea. They were the number one selling English textbooks! I also starred in the video series that accompanied the textbooks.
Professional Interests:
I am interested in international education, language arts, literacy, and art education.
Professional Affiliations:
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- Phi Delta Kappa
- Delta Kappa Gamma
- Indiana Reading Professors
- Indiana Reading Association International Reading Association
- National Council for the Teachers of English
- St. Joseph Valley Council of the Indiana Reading Association (Vice President, President, and Past President)
- Association for the Education of Young Children
- Indiana AEYC
- Midwest AEYC
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- Early Childhood Professionals of Northern Indiana
