Samuel S. Perkins, Ph.D.

Barry University Administrative Experience

2009 -

Director of the Five Year Program

(This Program morphed into the Bachelor of Science Program with Master of Science Option.)

This seamless program is a unique program in which students may earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education. There are three choices of undergraduate majors: Infancy to Early Childhood (Grade 3), Early to Middle Childhood (Kindergarten to Grade 6), and Special Education (Kindergarten to Grade 12).There are four choices of middle-school (grades 5 – 9) content-area minors: Social Sciences, Mathematics, English, and General Science. Also, students in this program earn both State of Florida ESOL and reading endorsements. This program is built upon the themes of social justice, professional development, socio/political community contexts, and critical thinking/ problem solving.

Beginning in 2007, I Co-Chaired the committee that developed the curriculum for this program in addition to collaborating on developing the initial Florida Department of Education (FDOE) folio for the Program. I have collaborated with administrators and faculty members of the College of Arts and Sciences to schedule program courses and for curriculum development and refinement.

2007 – 2009

Department Chair, Early and Middle Childhood Education

As Chair of the Early and Middle Childhood Education Department, I have led the undergraduate and graduate programs in Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, Montessori, and TESOL. This involves developing and/or supervising the development of semester course schedules and annual program and departmental budgets; supervising the program, curricular, (online and face-to-face) course, and syllabi development and refinement for the Department; monitoring student advisement; collaborating in student recruitment and marketing endeavors; supervising collection, analysis, and communication of data and information for accreditation and program reviews; securing, mentoring, and evaluating full-time and adjunct faculty; representing the Department at meetings and functions within and outside of the University; performing financial analyses of program sites for the purposes of closing or consolidating the sites; and collaborating with other Department Chairs (Exceptional Student Education, Reading, and Curriculum and Instruction) for the purposes of curriculum development and refinement and preparation for accreditation reviews.

2005 - 2010

TESOL Coordinator, Barry University

In this position mandated by the FDOE for state-approved programs. I have served as the liaison between the FDOE and the University in terms of receiving and communicating information related to TESOL; gathering, synthesizing, and reporting TESOL data and information for purposes including accreditation and program reviews; and monitoring the credentials of full-time and adjunct faculty teaching TESOL courses and courses in the ESOL-infused programs.

2005 – 2007

Director, TESOL Department, School of Education, Barry University

As Director of the TESOL Department, I developed the semester course schedules and annual budgets for the Department; supervised the development and refinement of curricula, (online and face-to-face) courses, and syllabi for the TESOL undergraduate and graduate courses; supervised student advisement; collaborated in student recruitment and departmental marketing; secured, mentored, and evaluated full-time and adjunct faculty members; and represented the Department within and outside of the University.

2002 – 2004

Program Coordinator, School of Education, Barry University

As Coordinator of the undergraduate Kendall Elementary Day Program, which at the time was the undergraduate program with the most students, I developed the semester course schedules and annual budget for the Program; supervised student advisement; participated in student recruitment and program marketing; secured and mentored full-time and adjunct faculty members; mentored students in completing their portfolios to document mastery of the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices (FEAPs); and represented the Program within and outside of the University.

Taught adult ESL courses

Teaching

2007 -

Associate Professor of Education, Barry University

2000 – 2007

Assistant Professor of Education, Barry University

I developed and taught the following doctoral courses, all with superior student evaluations:

• Cultural Diversity in American Education
• Language Development for ESOL Students
• I developed and taught the following specialist course with superior student evaluations:
• Directed Research

I developed and taught the following masters courses, all with superior student evaluations:

• Methodology of Research
• Visionary Leadership in Education
• Applied Linguistics (face-to-face and online) – By developing the online version of this course, I provided the first online TESOL course at Barry University.
• Methods of Teaching K-12 ESL Students
• Cross Cultural Communication and Understanding
• Cultivating Culturally Responsive Educational Leaders
• ESOL Curriculum and Materials Development
• Testing and Evaluation of ESOL

I developed and taught the following undergraduate courses, all with superior student evaluations:

• Applied Linguistics (face-to-face and online) – By developing the online version of this course, I provided the first online TESOL course at Barry University.
• Comprehensive ESOL Strategies
• Methods of Teaching K-12 ESL Students
• Cross Cultural Communication and Understanding
• ESOL Curriculum and Materials Development
• Testing and Evaluation of ESOL
• Children’s Literature (online)
• Evaluation and Measurement in Education
• Foundations of Education Accomplished Practices Seminar (I also Chaired the committee to develop this course in addition to collaborating to develop rubrics to assess mastery of the FEAPs.)

Advising

2009 -

Student advisor, undergraduate education, School of Education; in 2004, I received an Apple Award (based on recommendation from students) given in appreciation for leading educators.

2008 -

Chair of Dissertation Committees, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

2004 – 2007

Student advisor, masters in TESOL programs; this role included serving as advisor to cohorts of Taiwanese ESL students earning their Masters in TESOL Degrees, thus developing my knowledge and skills of issues and paperwork involving international students

2003 –

Member of Dissertation Committees, Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Department of Educational Leadership

Publications

2011

Hsu, H. T., Huang, H. Y., Ban, R., & Perkins, S. (2011). The influences of the English article knowledge, writing self-efficacy, and general English ability upon foreign language writing anxiety. 2011 National Pingtung University of Education, English Department Conference, 231-242.

2009

Perkins, S. S. (2009). Culturally proficient educators and students: Partners in transforming challenges into opportunities. In J. M. Govoni (Ed.), Preparing the way: Teaching ELLs in the K-12 classroom.

2007

Perkins, S. S. (2007). Culture: The ever-present enigma. In J. M. Govoni (Ed.), Perspectives on teaching K-12 English Language Learners (pp. 71-90). Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing.

2005

Rodriguez, D., Pelaez, G., Perkins, S., & Luterbach, K. (2005). Linking multiple intelligences into the TESOL curriculum through technology. Sunshine State TESOL Journal, 4(1), 11-17.

2004

Perkins, S. S., & Giordano, V. A. (2004). Distance learning interactions: Implications for design. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 15 (1/2), 105-117.

2003

Farrell, J., Giordano, V., Paneque, O., Perkins, S., Rodriguez, D., Stallions, M., & Yeatts, K. (2003). Net-a-Morphosis in Teacher Education. ERIC Document Reproduction No. ED 477 802.

2002

Perkins, S. S., & Giordano, V. A. (2002). One size does not fit all: Distance learning course designs for all learners. Florida Association of Teacher Educators Journal. Available at http://fate1.org/library/ejournal/2002/13_Perkins_Giordano.pdf Perkins, S. S., & Giordano, V. A. (2002). Distance learning interactions: Implications for design.

Published in the Conference Proceedings for the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference; Nashville, Tennessee; March, 2002.

2001

Perkins, S. (2001). Mucho multicultural methods for PreK to sixth grade. E Journal of FATE (Florida Association for Teacher Educators).

Perkins, S. S. (2001). ESL students learn in the same ways as other children: Theory and practice for mainstream teachers of ESL students. TESOL Academy: Teaching Bilingual Children.

1998

Perkins, S. (1998). Attitudes and actions: Teacher preparation programs in ESL and IEPs. ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics.

1997

Perkins, S. S. (1997). Bridging the gaps: The relationship between teacher preparation programs of English as a Second Language and Intensive English Programs. Dissertation Abstracts International, 58(10).

Presentations

International

2011

Hsu, H. T., Huang, H. Y., Ban, R., & Perkins, S. S. (2011). The Influences of the English Article Knowledge, Writing Self-Efficacy, and General English Ability upon Foreign Language Writing Anxiety.

National Pingtung University of Education, English Department Conference. Taiwan, Pingtung: National Pingtung University of Education, English Department.

2004

What You Can Do with Blackboard: A TESOL Experience; SITE Conference

2002

From a Distance; SITE Conference (This presentation reported the results of a study examining undergraduate and graduate student interaction with the content and technologies of the online version of the Applied Linguistics course I developed.)

National

2008

Farrell, J., Vernaza, N., Perkins, S., Ricketts-Duncan, J. L., & Kimbar, D. (2008). Transcending boundaries and borders: Constructing living theory through multidimensional inquiry. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA)

2003

Net-a-Morphosis in Teacher Education; AERA Annual Meeting

Regional

2010

Roseman, F., Perkins, S., & Ban, R. Cultural knowledge and the skills and beliefs of pre-service teachers. Southeastern Regional TESOL Conference

2004

Implications for Distance Learning Course Design: Expert vs. Novice Learners; Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE) Conference

2003

You Too Can Teach with Blackboard; SRATE Conference

2000

Statistics Does Not Have to Be Sadistic; SRATE Conference

State

2009

Culture: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities; Sunshine State TESOL Conference

2007

Empowering diverse learners through holistic tutoring; Florida Association of Teacher Educators (FATE) Conference

2004

Benefits of Blackboard: A TESOL Experience; Sunshine State TESOL Conference

2002

One Size Does Not Fit All: Distance Learning Course Design for All Learners; FATE Conference

The Multicultural Mirror: Becoming Aware of Our Own Multiculturalism; Sunshine State TESOL Conference

The Multicultural Mirror: Becoming Aware of Our Own Multiculturalism; Florida Fund for Minority Teachers Conference

2001

Mucho Multicultural Methods; FATE Conference

Mucho Multicultural Methods; Sunshine State TESOL Conference

1998

Attitudes and Actions: Teacher Preparation Programs in English as a Second Language and Intensive English Programs; Sunshine State TESOL Conference

1996

Team Spirit; Georgia TESOL Conference

Local

2011

Roseman, F., Perkins, S., & Ban, R. Diversity and culture: Impacts on learning. Association of Independent Schools of Florida (AISF) Annual Teaching and School Leadership Conference

2009

Brandford, J., Callaghan, K., DiBello, L., Giordano, V., Harris-Looby, J. H., Perkins, S., Roseman, F., & Weitman, C. A human rights approach to education: Understanding the framework provided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Ending Poverty Undergraduate Conference, Barry UniversityCultural Proficiency as a Vehicle for Societal Transformation; Palm Beach County Language and Culture Conference

Perkins, S., & Roseman, F. Preparing educators to transform global communities through a social justice framework: A case study of one program

2007

A Culturally Informed Tutoring Program for Graduate Taiwanese ESL Students; Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) Research Day, Barry University

Professional Leadership and Service

2011

Article reviewer, Journal of Curriculum and Instruction

2009

Participant, Anker Department Chair Conference

Book reviewer: Kahveci, M.

Shared perceptions of professors about instructional interactivity. Saarbrucken, Germany

2008

Folio Reviewer, Florida Department of Education

Book reviewer: Gruenewald, D. A., & Smith, G. A. (Eds.) (2008). Place-Based

Education in the Global Age: Local Diversity. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum

2007

Member, Leadership Academy, Association for Teacher Educators

Book reviewer, The Crosscultural Language and Academic Development Handbook (3rd ed.)

Proposal Reviewer, Sunshine State TESOL Conference

2007, 2005

Proposal Reviewer, PDK Research Day, Barry University

2006

Proposal Reviewer, FATE Conference

Article Reviewer, FATE Journal

2005 - 2007

Secretary, Sunshine State TESOL

Treasurer, PDK Chapter

2005

Secretary, Miami Dade TESOL

Article Reviewer, Action in Teacher Education

Participation, invitation-only Monarch Center Grant Proposal Development

Workshop

2004 – 2007

Member, Executive Board, Sunshine State TESOL

Secretary and Member of Executive Board, FATE

2004 – 2006

Secretary, 2006 International TESOL Convention

2004 – 2005

Member, Planning Committee, First Annual Barry University PDK Research Day

Co-Secretary and Member of Executive Committee, Faculty Senate, Barry

University

2004

Participant, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher (NCATE) Site Visit

Training

2003 – 2004

Professional Development Schools Liaison

2002 – 2005

Member, Faculty Senate, Barry University

Chair, Faculty Awards Committee, Barry University

2001 – 2005; 2007

Consultant, development and revision of the FTCE (Florida Teacher Certification Exam) in areas of English, English as a Second Language, and Reading

2001 – 2005

Co-Editor, Edlink Newsletter

2001, 2002, 2004

Participant, Curriculum Infusion Institute on Family Involvement (also presented at the 2004 Institute)

2001 – 2003

Member of the Institutional Effectiveness Committee for SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) accreditation; in conjunction with this role, served as Chairperson of the Planning and Evaluation of Educational Programs Subcommittee

2000 – 2002

Co-Advisor, Alpha Chi Honor Society

2000

Developer of web page of ideas of activities for ESL educators; address is http://www.geocities.com/drsperkins

Community Leadership and Service

2011

Volunteer, Community Partnership for the Homeless

2010

Participant, Ft. Lauderdale AIDS Walk

2008

Contributor of textbooks to students in Dominica

2006 – 2007

Big Brother

2005

Contributor, Christmas Toy Drive

2004

Contributor, Grenada Hurricane Relief Fund Effort

2001 – 2002

Participant, Miami Beach AIDS Walk

1997 – 2003

Member, Circle of Light Metropolitan Community Church; served in the following roles:

Secretary, Board of Directors (2002 – 2003)
Leader, Lector Ministry (2001 – 2003)
Treasurer, Board of Directors (2000 – 2002)
Recipient, Outstanding Service in Ministry Award (2002)

1999

Volunteer ESL tutor (children, adolescents, and adults); New Delhi, India