Dr. Jacqueline Darvin
Assistant Professor
(718) 997-5147
e-mail: jdarvin@qc.cuny.edu


 

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Jacqueline Darvin received her Ph.D. in Literacy Studies from Hofstra University. She taught middle and high school English, special education, and reading for over twelve years, and in 2002 received the prestigious News 12 Long Island Educator of the Month Award for her work integrating literacy instruction into career education courses at a vocational high school in Nassau County. She was also featured in a cover story of New York Teacher, the official publication of the New York State United Teachers, for her work in Regents level, standards-based literacy instruction. Her publications include several articles in English Journal, the secondary journal of the National Council of Teachers of English and the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, a journal of the International Reading Association. Her presentations include both national and international conferences in Philadelphia, San Francisco, Scottsdale, Los Angeles, Nashville, London, Brazil, Jamaica and Havana, Cuba on topics related to literacy teaching and learning.

Education:
2004: Ph.D. Literacy Studies, Hofstra University
1997: M.A. Secondary Education, Dowling College 
1990: B.S. Psychology, University of Vermont 

Research Interests:
My research interests include literacy in vocational education, literacy education for linguistically diverse secondary students, teacher education and socio-cultural and political issues in literacy and language learning.  

Publications:
Darvin, J. (2006).Real world cognition doesn’t end when the bell rings: Literacy instruction strategies derived from situated cognition research. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy  49(5): 398-407.

Darvin, J. (2006). On reading recipes and racing forms: The literacy practices and perceptions of vocational educators. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 50 (1): 10-18.  

Darvin, J. (2005). Breaking down the educational dichotomy between those who work with their hands and those who work with their minds. NCTE SLATE, February 2005.   

Darvin, J. (2002). Teaching in the days after September 11, 2001. English Journal, 91(4): 18-19.

Darvin, J. (2001). Beyond filling out forms: A more powerful version of workplace literacy. English Journal, 91(2): 35-40.

Darvin, J. (2000). Poetry meets plumbing: Teaching English in a vocational classroom. English Journal, 89(6): 59-64.


Conference Presentations

Darvin, J. (2007) 26th Ethnography in Education Research Forum, the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Darvin, J. (2006). Thirteenth International Conference on Learning, Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College, Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Darvin, J. (2006). NCTE Annual Convention, Nashville, Tennessee

Darvin, J. (2006). The National Reading Conference, Los Angeles, California

Darvin, J. (2005). AERA Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada

Darvin, J. (2005). 25th Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum , the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Darvin, J. (2004). NCTE Annual Convention – "Significance", Indianapolis, Indiana

Darvin, J. (2004). The Eleventh International Conference on Learning, Havana, Cuba

Darvin, J. (2004). 24th Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum, the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Darvin, J. (2003). The National Reading Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona

Darvin, J. (2003). The Tenth International Conference on Learning, Institute of Education, University of London, London, UK

Darvin, J. (2003). Doctoral Research Colloquium, Literacy Studies Department, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

Darvin, J. (2001). International Reading Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, California

Darvin, J. (2000). NCTE Annual Convention – "Teaching Matters", Milwaukee, Wisconsin

 

Courses Taught:

SEYS 340: Language, Literacy and Culture in Education
SEYS 700: Language, Literacy and Culture in Education
SEYSL 702: Literacy in the Content Areas
SEYSL 703: Literacy Instruction for Diverse Learners
SEYSL 705: Multiple Perspectives of Literacy Instruction
SEYSL 760: Supervised Literacy Practicum with Middle School Students
SEYSL 761: Supervised Literacy Practicum with High School Students 


Certifications & Memberships in Professional Organizations:

New York State Permanently Certified Teacher of English Grades 7-12 with Middle Level Extension for Grades 5-6

New York State Permanently Certified Teacher of French Grades 7-12

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

International Reading Association (IRA)

American Educational Research Association (AERA)

Long Island Language Arts Council (LILAC)

Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), National Honor Society in Education, Faculty Advisor

 

Honors & Awards:

Equity Studies Research Center, Queens College, Research Associate, 2007

Queens College President’s Grant for Innovative Teaching Projects

Queens College Faculty Fellowship in Writing & Learning for 2004/2005

News 12 Long Island 2002 Educator of the Month Award

Outstanding Scholarship Award, Literacy Studies Department, Hofstra University (2002)