Rank:

Clinical Assistant Professor
Associate Director, Teacher Education Program
Department of History

Address:

Department of History (M/C 198)
913 University Hall
University of Illinois at Chicago
601 South Morgan Street
Chicago, IL 60607

Office Address: 1511 University Hall
Phone: (312) 996-7270
Fax: (312) 996-5799
Email: amryan@uic.edu

Areas of Expertise: 

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Contemporary and Historical Issues in Urban Education
History and Social Science Education

Education:



• Ph.D. in progress, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois at Chicago, Dissertation Topic: "Negotiating Assimilation: Accreditation and Americanization in Chicago's Catholic Schools, 1900-1930", Anticipated completion, July 2002
• M.A., Curriculum and Instruction, Seattle University, 1996, Master's Thesis: "Establishing a Rationale for Taking a Multicultural Approach to the History Curriculum"
• B.A. History, Loyola University of Chicago, 1986, Magna Cum Laudein
• Illinois Type 09 Teaching Certificate, History, Grades 6-12
  
  

Professional Experience: 

2001-December 2002 Acting Director, Direct the Teaching of History programs, Department of History, University of Illinois at Chicago

-- oversaw undergraduate and graduate level programs leading to secondary certification in history. Coordinated all aspects of the program, including teaching courses, advising undergraduate and graduate students, and supervising student teachers. Presently working with an advisory committee and the department on a major revision of program requirements to meet Illinois state teacher education standards and NCATE standards. Acted as a liaison between the College of Education and the Department of History and served on a university-wide committee that advises on matters related to secondary education. Maintained and developed relationships with schools, cooperating teachers, and graduates of the program.

1999-2001 Visiting Program Associate, College of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago

--Served as a program associate on the Big City Teacher Preparation Initiative funded by the MacArthur Foundation. Provided research and resources on issues of diversity and intercultural competence in urban teacher preparation and worked with program coordinators to redesign pre-service education programs to meet state and national standards.

1996-1999 Senior Program Associate, Facing History and Ourselves, Chicago, IL

--Designed and facilitated teacher institutes and provided ongoing professional development to educators. Worked with teachers to help engage students of diverse backgrounds in rigorous and in-depth examinations of history. Co-authored a $575,000 multi-year school reform grant funded by the Chicago Annenberg Challenge Foundation to work intensively with teachers, parents, community members, and administrators of three Chicago Public Schools on curricular and structural issues to improve the quality of education for students.

1995 Program Director, First Place School, Seattle, WA

--Directed an educational and social service program for homeless children in grades kindergarten through six. Integrated the education and social service programs forming a more cohesive model and increasing the quality of services for students and their families. Worked with government agencies, non-profit organizations, and community coalitions to gain access to services for students and families and to procure resources for the program.

1989-1995 Eastside Catholic High School, Bellevue, WA

--Vice Principal of Academics, Eastside Catholic High School (1991-1995)
Provided leadership in a co-educational secondary school serving grades nine through twelve by articulating the primary role of academics in the school and worked to establish policies and procedures to support that role. Developed and implemented curriculum along with academic department heads and faculty. Supervised six academic department heads, 40 faculty members, and support staff. Coordinated and conducted faculty, staff, and parent training.

History Teacher, Eastside Catholic High School (1989-1995)

--Developed and taught courses in world history, Western civilization, U.S. history, political science, and economics. Developed and co-taught a college-credit course integrating economics, government, human relations, social science inquiry methods and rhetoric.

Awards and Honors: 

Dean's Merit Award, College of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, May 2001
Distinguished Teacher Award, Eastside Catholic High School, June 1991 & June 1993
Alpha Sigma Nu, Jesuit Honor Society, May 1986
Mellon Essay Award, History Department, Loyola University of Chicago, May 1985 & May 1986
Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society, Fall 1986

Publications: 

• Review: Inheriting Shame: The Story of Eugenics and Racism in America in Educational Studies 33(2) (2002),: 219-226.
• Study Guide: with D. Simpson and M. Haugh, Halsted Street, USA: Study Guide (Berkeley, CA: University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, (1999)

Presentations: 

• "Responding to the Americanization Movement: Chicago's Catholic High Schools, 1900-1930." Presentation at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Studies Association, Pittsburgh, PA, November 2002
• with J. Fleming, J., I.. Olmedo, and S. Ransom, "Beyond Diversity 101: Developing Cultural Competence at Multiple Levels of Teacher Education." Presentation at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA, April 2002
• "Romanized, Anglicized, Americanized: Irish Americans and Schooling in Chicago, 1890-1930." Presentation at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Studies Association, Miami, FL, November 2001
• with S. Ransom, J. Radinsky, and J. Fleming, "Helping Students Develop Deeper Understandings of Diversity through Critical Moments in History." Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Boston, MA, March 2001
• with S. Ransom, J. Radinsky, and J. Fleming, "Research to Inform Practice in Preparing Teachers to Teach in a Diverse Society: Teaching Everybody's Children." Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Boston, MA, March 2001
• with J. Radinsky, "Creating Context around Difficult Moments in History.". Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Illinois Council for the Social Studies, Peoria, IL, September 2000

Institutional Service : 

• Member, Unit Assessment Committee, Council on Teacher Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, Fall 2001 - present
• Member, Secondary Teacher Education Advisory Committee, Council on Teacher Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, Fall 2001- present
• Member, Teacher Education Advisory Committee, Department of History, University of Illinois at Chicago, Fall 2001 - present
• Member, Undergraduate Teaching Committee, Department of History, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2001-2002
• Member, Conceptual Framework Committee, Council on Teacher Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, Summer 2001
• Interviewer, Elementary Education Application Interviews, College of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, Spring 2000 & 2001