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MARK HELMSINGDepartment of Teacher Education, Michigan State University

313 Erickson Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824(E-mail): helmsing@msu.edu

ACADEMIC INTERESTSSocial studies education; histories & theories of school curriculum; genealogy of school subject areas; thehistory of teacher education; curriculum policy & conflict; education reform of the 1960s and 1970s; oralhistories & biographies in educational research; schooling in Scotland; pop culture & education; anti-oppressive education; teaching for social justice; critical pedagogy; social foundations of education

ACADEMIC PREPARATION

Ph.D. Curriculum, Instruction, and Teacher Education. Michigan State University. In progress.History and Social Studies Education emphasis area

B.S. Secondary Education, magna cum laude. Indiana University. 2004.

Social Studies Education [major] and English Education [minor]

State of Indiana Proficient Practitioner license in Historical Perspectives, Geographical Perspectives,Psychology, and Language Arts, grades 7-12.

State of Indiana license for Mentor for Beginning Teachers & Mentor Certified Faculty Trainer. 2008.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Graduate Instructor. Teacher Education Program, Department of Teacher Education, Michigan StateUniversity. 2009-present.

TE 407: Teaching Social Studies to Diverse Secondary Learners [lab]TE 501: Internship in Teaching Diverse Learners I & II

Undergraduate Instructor. Collins Living-Learning Center, College of Arts & Sciences. IndianaUniversity. 2002-2004.

Q199: Residential Learning WorkshopQ299: Fundamentals of Peer Instruction Workshop

Sunnyslope High School. Phoenix, Arizona. 2008-2009.Accelerated English 1-2, English 3-4, English 5-6

Sylvan Learning Center. Phoenix, Arizona. 2008-2009.K-12 Reading, Writing, & Math DevelopmentSATTest Preparation

Bloomington High School North. Bloomington, Indiana. 2004-2008.

College-Prep English 9, 10, 11, & 12, American Literature & Culture, Speech CommunicationHonors Introduction to Social Science/English 9, World Geography, Ethnic Studies

New Leaf, New LifeProgram. Monroe County Correction Center. Bloomington, Indiana. 2006-2008.Exploratory Writing, Theatre Arts

Gairloch High School. Gairloch, Ross-Shire, Scotland, United Kingdom. 2004.S1-S2 Modern Studies, S1-S4 History, S1-S4 Geography, S1-S5 English

AWARDS

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University Enrichment Fellowship (full tuition). Michigan State University. 2009.

Urban Education Recruitment Fellowship. Michigan State University. 2009.

Chancellors Scholar, Indiana University. 2003.

ETS Recognition of Excellence on PRAXIS II Exam. 2003 (scored in top 10% in the U.S.)

Lydia Gemmer and Jacob Grant Collicot Award. Indiana University. 2003.

Richard Bengston Memorial Award. Indiana University. 2002.

Edward R. Hutton International Experiences Honors Award. Indiana University. 2003.

Indiana University Wells Scholar finalist (full tuition). Indiana University. 2002.

GRANTS

Replication Planning Grant, New Tech High Foundation ($50,000), team investigator. 2006.

Indiana State Department of Education One-to-One Computing Grant ($300,000), co-author. 2006.

Federal Department of Education Small Learning Community Grant ($800,000), co-author. 2005.

Monroe County Community Schools Foundation Classroom Grant ($500). 2005 and 2006.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Teaching Sensitive Topics Roundtable. Office of Faculty & Organizational Development, ProvostsOffice, Michigan State University. 2009.

Structured English Immersion certification. Arizona Department of Education. 2008.

Strategies for Writing Success: Increasing Reluctant Writers Achievement. Indiana Department ofEducation. 2006.

Whats New in Adolescent Literacy? Best Practices Workshop. Bureau of Educational Research.Indianapolis, IN. 2005, 2006, 2007.

The Best Young Adult Books of the Last Decade & How to Use Them in Your Program . Bureau of

Educational Research. Indianapolis, IN. 2007.

CONFERENCES

Chair, Success Stories At School And In The Community: Latino/A Students, Strengths And Leadership.

2010 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Denver, CO. 2010 (forthcoming).

Participant, Graduate Student Roundtable. 2009 Conference for the College and University FacultyAssembly of the National Council for the Social Studies. Atlanta, GA. 2009.

Attendee. Bergamo Conference on Curriculum Theory & Classroom Practice. Dayton, OH. 2009.

Featured session presenter, Teaching Elaboration & Word Choice in Mini-Lessons for Student Writers.Indiana Online Writing Project Annual Workshop. Indianapolis, IN. 2007.

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Panel presentation, Creating Virtual Classrooms: Using Moodle to Enhance Your Learning Environment.Concurrent session at Indiana Computing Education conference. 2007.

Panel presentation, Teaching in Scotland. International Conference on Overseas Practice Teaching,Bloomington IN. 2006.

Presenter, Taking your English class on the Web. Assembly for Computers in English Education. 2006

National Council for the Teahcers of English Annual Convention. Indianapolis, IN. 2006.

Attendee. 81st National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference. Indianapolis, IN. 2003.

Keynote speaker, Simple Joys: Making Meaningful Experiences in Teaching. Indiana University Call toTeach program. Bloomington, IN. 2003.

Keynote speaker, Teaching as Giving, Giving as Learning. Indiana University School of Education HonorsDay. Bloomington, IN. 2003.

Panel presentation,Building Community and Culture with Hall Based Student Orientations . 10th annualConference on Residential Colleges. The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH. 2002.

Discussant,How Do We Empower Rural Children? 2002 Indiana University School of Education FacultyRetreat. Nashville, IN. 2002.

Discussant, Capturing the Passion of Teaching. 2002 Indiana University School of Education FacultyRetreat. Nashville, IN. 2002

SERVICE

Webmaster. Research in Social Studies Education Special Interest Group (AERA). 2009-Present

Proposal Reviewer for 2010 conference. American Educational Research Association. 2009.

Proposal Reviewer for 2010 conference. National Association for Multicultural Education. 2009.

Academic Integration Committee. Glendale Union High School District. 2008-2009.

School Correspondent & Public Relationships Team. Glendale Union High School District. 2008-2009.

United States Academic Decathlon Assistant Coach. Glendale Union High School District. 2008-2009.

ISTEP+ Content/Bias Reviewer. Indiana Department of Education. 2007.

Indiana State Standards Exemplars Writer. Indiana Department of Education. 2006-2008.

Geography & History of the World Curriculum Committee. Indiana Department of Education. 2004.

High Ability Education Taskforce. Monroe County Community School Corporation. 2004-2008.

High School Redesign Work Group. Monroe County Community School Corporation. 2004-2006.

Corporation Policy Review Committee. Monroe County Community School Corporation. 2007-2008.

Human Understanding & Diversity Committee. Monroe County Community School Corporation. 2004-2005

Faculty Council Co-Chair. Bloomington High School North. 2004-2008.

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Discussion Council member. Monroe County Community School Corporation. 2004-2008.

English Language Arts Curriculum Committee. Monroe County Community School Corporation. 2007-2008.

University Chancellors Advisory Board. Indiana University. 2003-2004

School of Education Deans Advisory Council Representative. Indiana University. 2002-2004.

School of Education Committee on Teacher Education Representative. Indiana University. 2002-2004.

School of Education Committee on Diversity Representative. Indiana University. 2002-2004

Collins Living-Learning Center Board of Educational Programming. Indiana University. 2001-2004.

Collins Living-Learning Center Historian & Executive Committee Chair. Indiana University. 2001-2004.

Counselor. 21st Century Scholars Summer Program, Earlham College. 2001.

Ambassador. Indiana University Student Alumni Council. Indiana University. 2000-2001.

Training Facilitator. The Community Guidance for Youth Program. Wayne County, IN. 1998-2000.

Indiana student representative. The Rural School & Community Trust. 1998-2000.

Education subcommittee for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. 1997-1999.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Educational Research Association

Division B: Curriculum StudiesDivision F: History & Historiography of Education

Division K: Teaching & Teacher EducationResearch in Social Studies Education Special Interest Group Executive BoardCritical Issues in Curriculum and Cultural Studies Special Interest GroupCultural Historical Research in Education Special Interest GroupFoucault and Education Special Interest GroupLives of Teachers Special Interest GroupMedia, Culture, & Curriculum Special Interest Group

The John Dewey Society

History of Education Society

Society for the Study of Curriculum History

College & University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies

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