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Amy Lannin



Assistant Professor of Practice in English Education Associate Director, Missouri Writing Project


303 Townsend
(573) 884-4272
E-mail: lannina@missouri.edu

Research Areas


  • Writing and Literacy
  • Professional Development and the teaching of writing
  • Writing Instruction and Assessment

Academic Background


Ph. D.    University of Missouri, Columbia Missouri; English Education; December, 2007
•    Dissertation:  “Freewriting for Fluency and Flow”;  Advisor: Roy F. Fox; Defense Date: November, 2007
•    Graduate Teaching Assistant and Teaching Internship for Teaching English Language Arts I, II, & III; Supervise English Education Field Experiences; Associate Director for Missouri Writing Project

M.A.    University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
    Curriculum and Instruction,  Literacy emphasis,  May 1996

B.A.    Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska
    Secondary Language Arts Education,  Language Arts Field Endorsement, May 1986


Published Works


(Refereed) Fox, Roy F. and Amy A. Lannin. “Belly Up to the Pond: Teaching Teachers Creative Nonfiction in an Online Class.” The Writing Instructor.  Fall, 2007.

Lannin, Amy A. “Writing Improvement: Setting the Stage.” The Network News – Missouri Network for Staff Development and Performance Based Education, Columbia, Missouri. January 2002.

Lannin, Amy A.  “Writing Improvement: Beginning the Play.” The Network News – Missouri Network for Staff Development and Performance Based Education, Columbia, Missouri, March 2002.

Lannin, Amy A. NebLAB: Nebraska Language Arts Bulletin.  Edited student issue of Nebraska Language Arts Bulletin, 1998.

Lannin, Amy A. “Truth or Dare - Portfolios Provide True Accounts of Learning If We Dare Try.”  News & Notes - Nebraska ASCD, Nebraska City, Nebraska, Summer 1996.

(Refereed) Ahlschwede, Margrethe; Anderson, Susan; Evans, Rick; Ritchie, Joy; Lannin, Amy (Ribble); and Ronald, Kate.  “Literate Life Stories:  Researching Our Lives as Writers and Readers.” Teacher Research:  The Journal of Classroom Inquiry, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, Fall 1993.

(Refereed) Lannin, Amy (Ribble). “Passing the Real Test - An Alternative to Semester Testing Through  Reading/Writing Autobiographies.”  InLand - Department of English, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, Winter 1992.



Presentations


INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (REFEREED)

Multigenre Reading and Writing.  China-US Conference on Literacy, Beijing, China – July, 2007

International Collaborations: Writing from Missouri to China and Back. (with Carol Gilles, Yanlian Zhang, and Wei-Hsin Lu). China-US Conference on Literacy, Beijing, China – July, 2007.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (REFEREED)

A Blizzard of Words: The Online Teaching of Writing Course, Associate Chair (with Roy F. Fox, Keri Franklin, Bev Fox, and Sharon Schneeberger).  National Council Teachers of English Annual Meeting, New York, NY – November, 2007

Hit the Trail ~ Writing!  Panel Presentation: New Identities, New Approaches in WAC/WID. Conference on College Composition and Communication, New York City, NY – March 23, 2007

Men Who Teach Elementary Kids: Reflections on a New Program (with Roy F. Fox). American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, New York City, NY – February 26, 2007

From Mr. Holland to Kindergarten Cop: How the Popular Media Influences Male Elementary Teachers (with Roy F. Fox). National Council Teachers of English, Nashville, TN – November, 2006

Radical Exploration and Experimentation:  Altering our Approach to Literature, Language, and Life (with Deborah Holland). National Council Teachers of English, Nashville, TN – November, 2006

Multimodal Literacy Practices in Middle and Secondary Grades. Panel Chair. National Council Teachers of English, Nashville, TN – November, 2006

Teachers’ Evolving Mental Models of Creative Nonfiction in an Internet Course. (With Roy F. Fox). Rural Sites Network Retreat, National Writing Project –  February, 2003
    

REGIONAL/STATE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (REFEREED)

 It’s All Routine: Writing Creative Nonfiction. Write to Learn State Language Arts Conference, Osage Beach, MO – February 17, 2007

Radical Exploration and Experimentation:  Altering our Approach to Literature, Language, and Life (with Deborah Holland and Juanita Willingham). Write to Learn Conference, Osage Beach, MO – February, 2006

Multigenre Writing. Ozarks Writing Project, Missouri State University– July, 2005
    
Mucking Around in Multigenre (with Juanita Willingham). Write to Learn Conference, Osage Beach, MO – February 2005

INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND CONSULTING

Middle School Reading Workshops.  St. Joseph, Missouri Middle Schools, St. Joseph, MO – 2007-2008
    
Literacies of Hope:  A Report on the China-US Literacy Conference (with Deborah Holland).  Missouri Writing Projects Network State Leadership Retreat, Columbia, MO – August 2007

Sharing a Language for Writing: Year-long K-12 Professional Development. Eldon Public Schools, Eldon, MO – 2006-2007
    
Writing Across the Curriculum, California Public Schools, California, MO – February 20, 2007
    
Writing Across the Curriculum, Boonville Public Schools, Boonville, MO – January 26, 2007
    
A Menu for Writers: A workshop of writing strategies to motivate reluctant and striving writers. Division of Youth Services, Jefferson City, MO – August 24, 2006
    
Writing Instruction:  Theory and Strategies. St. Andrews Elementary School, Tipton, MO – August 17, 2006
    
From Mr. Holland to Kindergarten Cop: How the Popular Media Influences Male Elementary Teachers (with Roy F. Fox). Research Day, University of Missouri - Columbia – March 2006
    
Literacy Workshops (with Roy F. Fox), Missouri Division of Youth Services, University of Missouri - Columbia, MO – 2005-2006
    
Overview of Missouri Writing Project (with Keri Franklin and Deborah Holland). Conversations Series, Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum, University of Missouri - Columbia – April 2006

How to Utilize Reading and Writing to Teach Content (with Sharon Means). William Woods University, Fulton, MO – January 2005.

Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum, Kickapoo High School, Springfield, MO – July 2004

District Communication Arts Consultant, North Callaway R-1 Public Schools - 2001 to 2004
 Worked 20 days per year with communication arts, special education, and social studies teachers, grades 4-12.  

Writing Across the Curriculum, Papillion-LaVista Public Schools, Papillion, Nebraska (October 26,  2001; January 21, 2002; March 18, 2002).  Series of workshops for 90, 9-12 teachers.

Trait-Based Writing for Instruction and Assessment, Educational Service Unit #6, Milford, Nebraska  (August, 2001).  Two-day workshop presented for 25, K-12 teachers.

Writing Across the Curriculum, Bloomington Junior High School, Bloomington, Illinois (February and April, 2001).  Workshops presented for 120, 6-8 teachers.

Trait-Based Writing – an Overview Lincoln Christian School, Lincoln, Nebraska (January 2001).  Workshop presented for 60, K-12 teachers.

Writing Instruction and Assessment…Connecting with Home. Lincoln Christian School, Lincoln, Nebraska (January 2001).  Workshop presented for 30 parents.

Trait-Based Writing for Instruction and Assessment:  An overview and beyond.  Medicine Valley Public Schools, Curtis, Nebraska (November 2000).  Two-day workshop for 25, K-12 teachers.

Trait-Based Writing for Instruction and Assessment:  An overview and beyond.  Educational Service Unit #2, Fremont, Nebraska (October, November 2000).  Workshops for 70, K-12 teachers.

Writing Instruction and Assessment.  Educational Service Unit #4, Nebraska City, Nebraska (October 2000).  Workshop for 120, K-12 teachers.

Trait-Based Writing for Instruction and Assessment.  Educational Service Unit #3, Omaha, Nebraska (October 2000).  Two-day workshop presented for 75, K-12 teachers.

Six-Trait  Writing:  Instructional Strategies. Fremont Public Schools, Fremont, Nebraska (October 2000).  Workshop for 40, grades  3-5 teachers.

Six-Trait Analytic Model:  Instruction and Assessment.  Fremont Public Schools, Fremont, Nebraska (July 2000).  Three-day workshop for 24 middle and high school language arts teachers.

Consultant for writing instruction and assessment, K-8.  Bloomington Public Schools, Bloomington, Illinois (2000-2002).

Writing Instruction and Assessment Cadre.  Educational Service Unit #3, Omaha, Nebraska, (December 2000 and February 2001).  Organized and prepared cadre of teachers to conduct writing workshops for teachers in Nebraska.

The Learning Web.  Educational Service Unit #3, Omaha, Nebraska (1996 – 2001). Resource Coordinator for  Technology Institutes.

Middle School Curriculum Integration Conference.  IN-VISION, Iowa-Nebraska Technology Challenge Project, Omaha, Nebraska (April and September 2000).  Facilitated three workshop days for 30 teachers.



Research Grants


FUNDED GRANTS AND GRANT ACTIVITIES

Missouri Literacy Academies.  Missouri Writing Projects Network and Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, $125,000. Role: Co-author., Funded. 2006-2007

Communication Arts and Boys’ Literacy Development – A Professional Development Study on Teaching and Classroom Management Strategies to Close the Gender Gap (with Roy F. Fox).  Paxton-Keeley, Fairview, Russell, and Mill Creek Elementary Schools, Columbia, MO –Missouri Partnership for Educational Renewal, $4,000. Role: Co-author, Funded.  2006-2007
   
Missouri Writing Project, The National Writing Project. Total budget: $152,000. Role: Co-author. Funded. 2007-2008

Missouri Writing Projects Network. The National Writing Project.  Total budget: $20,000.  Role: Co-author. Funded. 2007-2008

Missouri Writing Project. The National Writing Project. Total budget: $149,461. Role: Co-author. Funded. 2006-2007

Celebrating Rural Poetry.  Rural School and Community Trust and The Rural Sites Network of The National Writing Project. Total budget: $4,530. Role: Co-author. Funded. 2006-2007

Missouri Writing Project. National Writing Project. Total budget: $86,000. Role: Co-author. Funded. 2005-2006

Missouri Writing Project. National Writing Project. Total budget: $57,000.  Role: Co-author. Funded. 2004-2005

Missouri Writing Project.  National Writing Project. Total project: $57,000. Role: Co-author.  Funded. 2003-2004

The Effects of Teaching Creative Nonfiction via the Internet on the Writing Skills and Attitudes of Teachers and Students. National Writing Projects Rural Sites Network, $3,500. Role: Co-researcher. Funded. 2002

Technology and the World of Work. ConAgra Creative Educator Award, $500. Funded. 1995

Electronic Portfolios.  ConAgra Creative Educator Award, $500. Funded. 1995

Technology in Our World.  ESU #3 Technology Grant for Interdisciplinary Unit, $500. Funded. 1994


Memberships


National Council Teachers of English

Missouri Association Teachers of English (Board Member)

Missouri Undergraduate Teachers of English (Sponsor)

National Writing Project

Missouri Writing Projects Network (Co-director)

Missouri Reading Initiative (Board Member)

American Educational Research Association

Delta Kappa Gamma (Initiated 2007)

United Nations Association of USA


Awards and Honors


FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
   
2006-2007 – Walter Scott Monroe Research Fellowship Fund, MU

2005-2006 – Dr. Sodienye Bendbow Memorial Scholarship, MU

2004-2005 – Robert M. Frank Fellowship Fund, MU

2004    - Nominated for the Donald K. Anderson Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, College of Education, University of Missouri - Columbia

2003-2007 – UMC Teacher Development Program High Flyer Award for Teaching

1996 - Nebraska Middle Level Award for Excellence in Education

1996 - Cornhusker Award from the Nebraska High School Press Association