Sarrah Grubb, Ph.D.

Miami University

• Graduate Research Assistant, Partnership Office: August 2013-May 2016
  • Utilize K-12 expertise to partner with educational organizations and strengthen Miami-community relationships; Support partners with program evaluation, including suggesting methods for data collection and presentation and analysis of results for grant applications and strategic planning; Perform PRE-K CLASS Observations for partner sites, and use information to help plan for future professional development needs and teacher support by developing a teacher leadership team joining five Head Start sites in a rural county

Preble County Educational Service Center, Eaton, OH

• Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development Coordinator/Gifted Coordinator, K-12 Generalist: August 2006-July 2013
  • Coordinated and facilitated county-wide Resident Educators Program ensuring high quality mentoring for between 10 and 35 beginning teachers each year; Partnered with districts to implement effective large and small-scale professional development and curriculum for all grades and content areas in all county districts to meet short-term and long-range goals, including moving all districts to low state support; Developed gifted brochures and identification plans, as well as Written Education Plans and services to ensure 100% district compliance to state expectations; Facilitated information-sharing between local districts, the region, and the state to leverage strong practices, processes, and procedures through active membership in the regional State Support Team partnership for seven years; Coordinated the Local Professional Development Committee for the Educational Service Center to ensure teachers had support for recertification according to the Ohio Standards for Teaching (August 2006- July 2010)

Preble County Educational Service Center, Eaton, OH

• K-12 Gifted Specialist: August 2004-May 2006
  • Developed, compiled, wrote, and implemented gifted education curriculum for grades K-12; Guided K-12 teachers in the use of teaching strategies with gifted students in the regular classroom, resulting in co-teaching with teachers previously resistant to gifted programming and inclusion in district curriculum and instruction improvement planning.

Bradenton Academy, Bradenton, FL

• English Department Chair, Upper Level English Teacher: August 2002-June 2004
  • Developed and implemented curriculum for multiple classes of 9th grade survey course, American literature, and A.P. English-Literature and Composition both face-to-face and online; Mentored and advised K-12 teachers in English Language Arts decisions; Developed a humanities department where English and Social Studies curriculum aligned to show students that literature and history did not exist in isolation; Sponsored the National Honor Society

Walnut Grove Christian Preparatory School, Carmel, IN

• Grammar School Teacher: August 2001-June 2002
  • Taught third, fourth, and sixth graders course load tailored to challenge each student at ability level, including interdisciplinary projects; Co-planned fundraisers and co-chaired first silent auction. 

• Grubb, S.J. (2019).  On Leaving.  Emancipating Education: Considerations of Deferred Dreams and Visions for Change. Ed by Andrew Kemp, Joseph Flynn, and John Lupinacci.  (Upcoming Fall 2019).
• Grubb, S.J.  (2019).  Thank You, Overdue.  Currere Exchange Journal, 3(1). (Upcoming May 2019).
• Grubb, S.J. (2018).  Remembering Columbine.  Dear Secretary DeVos.  Brill/Sense Publishing.  Ed by R. Goldstein, L. Nicosia, E. Renfro-Michel, & E. Dickerson (Upcoming Fall 2018/Winter 2019).
• Grubb, S.J. (2018).  Not in a War.  Critical Intersections in Contemporary Curriculum and Pedagogy.  Ed by Laura Jewett, Freyca Calderon-Berumen, & Miryam Espinosa-Dulanto.
• Grubb, S.J. (2018). The Next Apology. Currere Exchange Journal, 2(1).
• Grubb, S.J (2017). Reflections on Rural: Why Place Can Be Privilege and How “Common Sense” Understandings Hurt Rural Students. In Privilege Through the Looking Glass. Sense Publishing. Ed by Patricia Leavy.
• Grubb, S.J. (2017). Adolescent Development with SOUL through SOLE. Currere Exchange Journal, 1(1) 24-31.
• Grubb, S.J. (2017). Apology. Currere Exchange Journal, 1(1) x.

• Grubb, SJ. (2019).  What’s this Course For:  Contemplating Goodlad’s Legacy to Reclaim Teaching.  School and University Partnerships. Annual Online Issue.  Ed by Bernard Badiali and Megan Lynch.

Rural Village Teacher Presentations, Makeni, Sierra Leone, Africa: 2009

After establishing needs voiced by rural school teachers in Makeni, Sierra Leone, implemented teacher training that resulted in a mentoring program where government-trained teachers assisted and mentored colleagues without government training for the good of all schools.

Peer Reviewed

• Currere and Co Creation: The Thirst for Soul Work.  Roundtable for Currere Exchange Conference, Oxford, OH: May 2019. (Upcoming.)
• Poetter, et al. Creating Curriculum Studies Publications:  Writing for Our Lives. Session panelist for 39th Annual Bergamo Conference on Curriculum Theory and Classroom Practice, Dayton, OH: November 1-3, 2018.
• HEAR NO EVIL * SEE NO EVIL * SPEAK NO EVIL* --(im)possibilities of transformative pedagogy and career trajectory. Co-author. Paper session for 39th Annual Bergamo Conference on Curriculum Theory and Classroom Practice, Dayton, OH: November 1-3, 2018.
• Legos + Owl Pellets + Snap Circuits = Culturally Responsive Science Enrichment. Presentation for National Forum to Advance Rural Education, Denver, CO: October 10-14, 2018.
• Burning the Syllabus: Co-creating Course Content with Undergrads. Roundtable for Currere Exchange Conference, Oxford, OH: May 2018.(Still) Learning with SOLE. Presentation for the National Association of Professional Development Schools Conference, Jacksonville, FL: March 2018.
• Through the Looking Glass: Currere in the Classroom. Presentation for the National Association of Professional Development Schools Conference, Jacksonville, FL: March 2018.
• SOLE Work is SOUL Work. Presentation for National Forum to Advance Rural Education, Columbus, OH: October 2017.
• Up the Hill and Down the Holler: My First Year Teaching, Learning, & Living in Appalachia. Roundtable for Currere Exchange Conference, Oxford, OH: May 2017.
• Learning with SOLE (Self-Organized Learning Environments). Presentation for the National Association of Professional Development Schools Conference, Washington, DC: March 2017.
• SOLE Work is SOUL Work. Roundtable for the National Association of Professional Development Schools Conference, Washington, DC: March 2017.  (With students.)
• Ending Death by PowerPoint. Roundtable for the National Association of Professional Development Schools Conference, Washington, DC: March 2017.
• Powerful Collaboration through Nominal Group Process. Roundtable for the National Association of Professional Development Schools Conference, Washington, DC: March 2017.
• Nominal Group Process. Presentation for the Professional Development Schools National Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC: February 2017.
• Reflections on Rural. Roundtable for Currere Exchange Conference, Oxford, OH: May 2016.
• Impact of Metrocentricity on Rural Students. Roundtable for Currere Exchange Conference, Oxford, OH: May 2016.
• Teacher Leadership: Creating a Collaborative Team. Presentation for the National Association of Professional Development Schools Conference, Washington D.C.: March 2016.
• From Factory Model to Fantasy Factory, co-author. Paper presented at the 12th Annual Curriculum & Pedagogy Conference, Akron, OH: October 2011.
• Enough is Enough!  Managing the Data Overload. Presentation for the National Value-Added Conference, 2008.

• I LOVE this BOOK: Learning through Lit in Gen Ed.  Individual Presentation for Indiana State Literature Association, Noblesville, IN: September 2019.  (Upcoming.)
• Taking Back my Teacher Soul -OR- Why is the Syllabus Blank?  Individual Presentation for Indiana State Council of Teachers of English, Indianapolis, IN: March 16, 2019.
• CIP in Action. Presentation for the Making Ohio Schools Work Conference, Columbus, OH: June 2007.
• Technology for Techno-phobes.  Presentation for Ohio Association of Gifted Children Teacher’s Academy, Columbus, OH: Spring 2006.

Invited

• Beyond Two-and-Four Point Questions, Miami Valley Regional Center (2014) Regional workshop for teachers and administrators serving grades 3-8 focusing on best practice writing instruction reaching teachers in three counties
• Value-Added and the Common Core, Southwest Ohio Region (2013-2014) Regional workshop series for teachers and administrators serving grades 4-8 focusing on explaining the EVAAS Value-Added System in use in Ohio, as well as powerful instructional strategies, reaching educators in five counties
• Two Reds in a Row, Now What Do I Do? Miami Valley Regional Center (2010) Regional workshop for teachers and administrators serving grades 3-8 focusing on powerful instruction to support student learning and growth.

Amount Funded:  $6000

Title:  Currere and Co-Creation with Undergraduates, Indiana University Kokomo Summer Fellowship: 2019

Amount Funded:  $3000

Title:  Little Eagles on Campus--Super Saturday Science, Work College Consortium Grant: 2017

Amount funded: $80,000 ($20,000 per year for four years)

Title: National Trail Local Schools, Race to the Top Professional Development Grant: 2010-2014                                        

Amount funded: $143,000

Title: Ready to Read--Early Literacy Grant, Grant Recipient: Preble County Educational Service Center: 2013-2014

Amount attempted: $50,000

Title: Getting Better-- Instructional Practices of Preschool Teachers that Support Academic Growth in Students, Federal Health and Human Services Head Start Dissertation Scholars Grant: 2014

Amount attempted: $10,000

Title: Blazer Aquaponics Lab, America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education Finalist: 2014

Amount attempted: $10,000,000

Title: 21^st Century TEAMS (Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, & Science Collaborative, Straight A Fund from State of Ohio: 2013

Amount funded: $400

Title: Third Grade School History Project, Vectren Peyback Foundation: 2005 

National Rural Education Association

Reviewer for The Rural Educator Journal

Currere Exchange, Currere Exchange Journal Reviewer: 2018-Present

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), National Conference Proposal Reviewer: 2018

National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS)

National Conference Proposal Reviewer: 2016-2019

School-University Partnerships Journal Reviewer: 2017

Indiana University Kokomo, Kokomo, IN

• Library Liaison for the School of Education: 2018
• Faculty Administrative Review Committee: 2018
• Diversity Committee: 2018

Alice Lloyd College, Pippa Passes, KY

• Education Committee Member: 2016-2018
• Institutional Research and Assessment Committee Member: 2017-2018

College of Education, Health, and Society, Miami University, Oxford, OH

• Partnership Committee Member: 2015-2016
• EHS Imagineer: 2015-2016

Southwest Ohio Regional Value-Added Leader Facilitator: 2007-2014

Trained other professionals in the Ohio Value-Added system, including the meaning of reports and questions that could be derived from the data, as well as real world application. Assisted in analysis and support of administrators and teachers, including explaining results to boards of education. Worked with small and large teams using strengths-based decision-making strategies, and by asking critical questions to guide groups to self-sufficiency in analysis of results.

Preble County Resident Educator Program Coordinator & Facilitator: 2006-2013

Implemented high quality induction program to county teachers new to the profession. Planned curriculum from initial three-day introductory workshop to monthly meetings that supported resident educators throughout their initial year and beyond. Honored the entry year continuum described by Stanford University research. Adjusted program outcomes and expectations according to State and District requirements, as Praxis III Assessment transitioned to the current Resident Educator State Assessment programming. Mentored entry year teachers in large and small group settings, as well as one-on-one. Served 10-35 teachers per year.

Instructional Planning Workshops: 2008-2013

Dedicated to sharing instructional planning frameworks that support teachers work toward student mastery learning, encouraging meta-cognition. Presented in large and small groups, and one-on-one for teachers and administrators.

Ohio Improvement Process Facilitation: 2008-2013

Guided district, building, and teacher-level teams through needs assessment and collaborative goal setting. Planned and implemented professional development based on group decisions. Supported teachers and administrators as they shared data, results, and power. Implemented cognitive coaching strategies. District solutions to local issues shared in regional and state venues.

Facilitator Facilitating Courses in an Online Environment: 2009-2010

Trained other professionals in delivering course content online, and supported them as students while they learned and applied concepts. Encouraged interaction and completion of course, which was a pre-requisite for course facilitators through eTech. College credits could be achieved through this eight-week course.

Facilitator Short Cycle Assessment: 2009

Developed and revised content for this course. Trained other professionals in short cycle assessment online, and supported students as they completed requirements and applied concepts in face-to-face classrooms. Encouraged interaction and completion of course. A college continuing education credit was available for this five-week course.

Sound Assessment Practices Workshops: 2006-2013

In large and small group settings, assisted teachers and administrators in various grade levels understand assessment design for a variety of purposes. Emphasized student-centered practices.

Kentucky Valley Education Cooperative: 2016-2017

Served as both a process observer as they began a team leadership training project and also higher education team member for the homegrown Perpetual Excellence in Teaching, Leadership, and Learning (PETLL) project.

National Trail Local School District: 2013-2016

Recommended updates for the district Continuous Improvement and Gifted Plans; provided needed support for both including professional development and data analysis.

Preble Shawnee Local School District: 2013-2016

Recommended updates for the districts Gifted Plans; Provided needed support and data analysis.

Greene County Educational Service Center: 2013-2014

Served as Gifted and Value-Added Coordinator assigned to a large suburban district; trained teachers and administrators in use of data, as well as facilitating testing and conducting parent/teacher meetings regarding results; conducted strategic planning meetings and updated district plan; mentored teachers one-on-one to improve instruction.  Teachers assisted moved from below expected growth to at or above expected growth according to achievement testing results.

• Nationally-Certified Pre-K CLASS Observer
• Ohio State-Certified Instructional Mentor
• Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES) Certified Evaluator
• Ohio Improvement Process (OIP) Facilitator
• Member of ODE Standard-Setting and Range Finding Committees for Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) Writing and Reading (2005-2014)
• Curriculum, Instruction and Professional Development Specialist Certification in Ohio
• K-12 Gifted Specialist Certification in Indiana and Ohio
• 7-12 Integrated English Language Arts Certification in Indiana and Ohio

• American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
• American Education Research Association (AERA)
• Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
• National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
• National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS)
• National Rural Education Association (NREA)
• Kappa Delta Pi, Education Honor Society (KDP)