Bio
Dr. Lara Searcy is an Associate Professor, English Education Specialist at Northeastern
State University in Tahlequah, OK where she teaches English teacher candidates. Searcy
is a former graduate of the B.A.Ed. English Education and the M.Ed. Instructional
Leadership programs at NSU. She earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction, English
Education from the University of Arkansas. She is a former high school English language
arts teacher and middle school literacy resource specialist who is Nationally Board
Certified (NBCT AYA-ELA, 2011). She was awarded the Circle of Excellence in Teaching
Award (2018) and the Graduate Mentor Faculty Award (2022) from NSU.
Education:
- PhD, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Arkansas, Magna cum laude, 2018
- MEd, Education, Northeastern State University, 2009
- BA, Education, Northeastern State University, 2006
teacher efficacy, standards-based reforms, and teacher professional development
teacher efficacy, standards-based reforms, and teacher professional development
Intellectual Content:
- We Need to Go Next Door and Talk about Our Lessons: One States Context and Collaboration
around Standards-Based Reform. (Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New), Integration, Published, May, 2019
Presentations:
- We Need to Go Next Door and Talk about Our Lessons. - National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Fall 2018 Conference - Houston,
TX - November 2018
Courses Taught:
- YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE - ENGL 3043 - Fall 2024
- ENGLISH COMPOSITION I - ENGL 1113 - Fall 2020
- TEACHING ENGL IN SECONDARY SCH - ENGL 4133 - Fall 2020
- ADV COMPOSITION FOR TEACHERS - ENGL 4123 - Summer 2019
- CRITICAL ISSUES IN ENG ED - ENGL 3501 - Spring 2019
- ENGLISH EDUCATION CAPSTONE - ENGL 4501 - Spring 2019
