Dr. Sherri R. Colby
Secondary Education
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Texas A&M University - Commerce
PO Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429-3011
Sherri_Colby@tamu-commerce.edu
903-468-6067
Education
Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction (History emphasis). 2007. University of North Texas.
Dissertation: Students as Historians: The Historical Narrative Inquiry Model’s Impact on Historical Thinking and Historical Empathy. Dissertation Chair: Dr. Ron Wilhelm Committee Members: Dr. Gloria Contreras and Dr. Randolph Campbell (history professor)
M.Ed. Secondary Education (History emphasis). 2002. University of North Texas.
B.A. English 1998. University of North Texas.
Teaching
SED 514 Classroom Management in Diverse Environments
SED 515 Effective Teaching in Diverse Environments
SED 521 Models of Instruction
EDCI 559 Diversity
in Education
Research Interests
Qualitative researcher: historical thinking, effective social studies education, writing processes (specifically with adolescents)
Research Publications
Book Chapter
Colby, S. (2011). “Dr. Lorrene Love Ort (1970-1972),” In O.L. Davis Jr. and M. Spearman, eds. A Century of Leadership: Biographies of Kappa Delta Pi Presidents (pp. 113-127). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
National Journals (referreed)
Colby, S. "Paul Ricoeur, Memory, and the Historical Gaze: Implications for Education Histories," In review with the American Educational History Journal.
Colby, S. (in press). “Contextualization and historical empathy: Seventh-graders' interpretations of primary documents,” Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, 12.
Colby, S. (2008). “Energizing the history classroom: Historical narrative inquiry and historical empathy,” Social Studies Research and Practice 3 (2), 60-79.
Colby, S. (2009). “Finding place in state history: Connecting to students through diverse narratives,” Social Studies
and the Young Learner, 22 (2),
16-18.
Colby, S. (2009). "The emergence of historical inquiry as curriculum: Reconsidering the British Schools Council History Project" Curriculum History, 42-55.
State Journals (referred)
Colby, S. (2008). “The Texas Connection: Liberating the lost battalions,” The Social Studies Texan, 24 (3), 53-57.
Colby, S. (2009). The urban expansion of Dallas in economic hard times," The Social Studies Texan, 25 (1), 48-51.
International/National Publications
Colby, S. "Paul Ricoeur, Memory, and the Historical Gaze: Implications for Education Histories," In Review with the American Educational History Journal.
International and National Presentations
"Experiencing the Within-Time-Ness of Historical Empathy" American Association for Teaching and Curriculum; Denver, Colorado - October 2011
"Weaving Historical Narratives: Middle Students Experience Historical Empathy," American Association of Teaching and Curriculum; St. Louis, Missouri - October 2010
"Paul Ricoeur, Memory, and the Historical Gaze: Implications for Education Histories," Organization for Education Historians; Chicago Illinois - September 2010
"The Mind of Paul Ricoeur: Curriculum History, Narrative, and Memory," Society of Curriculum History at the Educational Research Association; Denver, Colorado - April 2010
Students As Historians: The Historical Narrative Inquiry Model’s Impact on Historical Thinking and Historical Empathy, Dissertation of the Year in Teaching Presentation, American Association of Teaching and Curriculum, Austin, Texas - October 2008
“Employing the Historical Narrative Inquiry Model: Seventh-graders’ Interpretations of Historical Texts,” Qualitative Interest Group Annual Conference, Athens, Georgia - January 2006
“Reclaiming the Representational Voices in Education: The Anti-Federalists and John Dewey," American Association for Teaching and Curriculum, Austin, Texas - October 2005
"Somebody Like Me: Immigrant Students and the 'I' in Historical Inquiry," American Association of Teaching and Curriculum, Alexandria, Virginia - October 2009
"The Emergence of Historical Inquiry as Curriculum: British Schools Council History and Philosophical Pond Crossings," Society for the Study of Curriculum History at the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California - April 2009
Regional Presentations
"Improving the ELL Strategies of Pre-Service Teachers," Texas National Association of Multicultural Education; Mesquite, Texas (Presented with Secondary Faculty) - April 2011
“Handling Categorical Predictors in Multiple Regression: Dummy, Effect, Orthogonal Contrast, and Criterion Coding,” Southwest Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana - February 2005
“The WPA in Dallas: The Agent of Business Progressivism and City Beautification, ” Winner of Best of Conference in U.S. History, Phi Alpha Theta, Texas Northeast Regional Conference, Denton, Texas - April 2004
Honors and Awards
- Outstanding Dissertation of the Year in Teaching, American Association of Teaching and Curriculum, 2008
- James Madison Fellowship Alternate, 2002
- Phi Alpha Theta (Northeast Texas Regional), Winner of Best Paper in U.S. History, 2004
Contact Info
Email: Sherri_Colby@tamu-commerce.edu
Phone: 906-886-6067
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Texas A&M University - Commerce
PO Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429-3011
