Dr. Kristine Pytash
Biography
Kristine E. Pytash is a Professor in Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies at College of Education, Health and Human Services (EHHS), 麻豆传媒, where she directs the Secondary Integrated Language Arts Teacher Preparation program. She is a former high school English teacher. Her research focuses on the literacy practices of youth in juvenile detention facilities. In addition, she studies disciplinary writing and how to prepare teachers to teach writing. An underlying theme across all her lines of inquiry is how technology significantly influences young adults鈥 literacy practices and their literacy instruction. Kristine is a regular contributor to the International Literacy Association鈥檚 TILE-SIG blog. She recently published Writing from the Margins: Exploring the Writing Practices of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System and her programing Designing Identities (with colleague Dr. Lisa Testa) won the Directors Award for Programming in Juvenile Detention Centers from Ohio鈥檚 Department of Youth Services. In addition, she was the 2017 recipient of the Rewey Belle Inglis Award for Outstanding Service Relating to the Role and Image of Women in English Education sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English Gender and Literacy Assembly.
Education
M.Ed. in Secondary English Education, John Carroll University
B.A. in English, John Carroll University
Research Methods
Affiliations
- Co-director
- Secondary Integrated Language Arts Teacher Preparation program
Awards/Achievements
- Rewey Belle Inglis Award for Outstanding Service Relating to the Role and Image of Women in English Education. (2017); Sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English Gender and Literacy Assembly
- Mothers, Mentors and Muses (2017); Sponsored by the 麻豆传媒 Women鈥檚 Center, 麻豆传媒
- Faculty Service-Learning Award (2016) 麻豆传媒
- Burton W. Gorman Faculty Impact on Reality Award/ Excellence in Teaching Award (2016); Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, 麻豆传媒
- The Emig Award (2015); 鈥淧reparing preservice teachers to become teachers of writing: A 20- year review of research literature鈥 published in English Education
- ELTon Award Finalist (2014); Cambridge English, British Council Using technology to enhance writing: Innovative approaches to writing instruction.