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CURRICULUM VITAEP. Elizabeth Pate

The University of Texas at San Antonio Phone: (210) 458-7442College of Education and Human Development Fax: (210) 458-7281Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching E-mail: elizabeth.pate@utsa.eduOne UTSA CircleSan Antonio, Texas 78249

ACADEMIC TRAINING

Present Rank: Professor Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and TeachingThe University of Texas at San Antonio

Degrees: Ph.D., 1989, Texas A&M UniversityCurriculum and Instruction, ReadingEffects of social studies and analogical reasoning training on sixth-graders’ domain-specific and strategic knowledgeM.Ed., 1978, Angelo State UniversityReading SpecialistB.S. Ed., 1977, Angelo State UniversityElementary Education, Art

Teacher Certification: Texas Lifetime Certificate in Elementary Self-Contained, Elementary Art, and Reading Specialist

SUMMARY OF WORK EXPERIENCE

The University of Texas at San Antonio2006-present Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching; Chair

(Summer 2007-Spring 2010); Assistant Department Chair (Fall 2006-Spring 2007), Middle-Level Certification Area and Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Program; Member of Graduate Faculty

2004-2006 Associate Professor; Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching; Middle-Level Certification Area (Facilitator) and Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Program; Member of Graduate Faculty

The University of Georgia2000-2004 Courtesy Faculty Appointment; College of Environment and Design; Institute of

Ecology1995-2004 Associate Professor; Department of Elementary Education; Middle School

Program1995-2004 Faculty Associate/Research Scientist, Learning and Performance Support

Laboratory

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2003, Spring Acting Middle School Program Area Head, Department of Elementary Education2001 Successful Post Tenure Review, Reappointed to the Graduate Faculty1997-2000 Co-Director, Consortium for Overseas Student Teaching (COST)1995-1998 Middle School Program Area Head, Department of Elementary Education1994 Appointed to the Graduate Faculty1989-1995 Assistant Professor, Middle School Program, Department of Elementary

Education

Texas A&M University1987-1989 Lecturer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Other Professional Employment1982-1987 Middle School Reading and Art Teacher, Grades 6 & 7, Kerrville, TX1979 Self-Contained Teacher, Grade 4, Bryan, TX1978-1980 Self-Contained Teacher, Grade 2, Center Point, TX

REFERRED PUBLICATIONS

BooksPate, P. E., Homestead, E. R., & McGinnis, K. L. (1997). Making curriculum integration work:

Teachers, students, and the quest for coherent curriculum. New York: Teachers College Press.

Book Chapters Tippins, D. J., Pate, P. E., Britton, S., & Ammons, J. (in press). A Fork in the Road; Reclaiming

a Conversation on Sustainability for Science Teacher Education in the Anthropocene. In S. Stratton, R. Hagevik, A. Feldman, and M. Bloom (Eds.), Educating Science Teachers for Sustainability. New York: Springer.

Pate, P. E., Guerrero, A. L., & Dobie, D. F. (in press). Carrizo Springs, TX—Hometown of the Systems Academy for Young Scientists (SAYS). In M. P. Mueller and D. J. Tippins (Eds.), EcoJustice, Citizen Science and Youth Activism: Situated Tensions for Science Education. New York: Springer.

Pate, P. E. (2013). Academically excellent curriculum, instruction, and assessment.In P. G. Andrews (Ed.), Research to Guide Practice in Middle Grades Education. (pp. 165-186). Columbus, OH: Association for Middle Level Education.

Pate, P. E. (2013). From age isolation to multiage interactions. In K. Roney and R. Lipka (Eds.), Middle Level Curriculum: Voices and Visions of the Self-Enhancing School. (pp. 89-103). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Pate, P. E. (2005). Anchor essay: Academically excellent curriculum, instruction, and assessment. In Anfara, V. A., Andrews, P. G., & Mertens, S. B. (Eds.), The encyclopedia of middle level education. (pp. 15-23). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Pate, P. E. (2005). Service-learning. In Anfara, V. A., Andrews, P. G., & Mertens, S. B. (Eds.), The encyclopedia of middle level education. (pp. 341-344). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

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Thompson, K. F., & Pate, P. E. (2005). Community. In Anfara, V. A., Andrews, P. G., & Mertens, S. B. (Eds.), The encyclopedia of middle level education. (pp. 151-154). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Homestead, E. R., & Pate, P. E. (2004). Curriculum integration and science: “The enemy of understanding is coverage”. In T. Koballa & D. Tippins (Eds.), Cases in Middle and Secondary Science Education: The Promise and Dilemmas (2nd. ed.). (pp. 75-78). Columbus, OH: Prentice Hall.

Conti, J. & Pate, P. E. (2004). The evolution debate: Reconciling student beliefs and a value-laden issue. In T. Koballa & D. Tippins (Eds.), Cases in Middle and Secondary Science Education: The Promise and Dilemmas (2nd. ed.). (pp.195-197). Columbus, OH: Prentice Hall.

Pate, P. E., & Thompson, K. F. (2003). Effective professional development: What is it? In V. A. Anfara & P. G. Andrews (Eds.), Handbook of research in middle level education, Leaders for a movement: Professional preparation and development of middle level teachers and administrators. (pp. 123-143). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Pate, P. E. (2003). Student stress: It’s 10:00 p.m. Do you know where your kids are? In S. Neuharth-Pritchett, B. Payne, & J. Reiff (Eds.), Perspectives on elementary education: A casebook for critically analyzing issues of diversity. (pp. 147-150). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Pate, P. E. (2002). Interdisciplinary approaches to literacy. In B. Guzzetti (Ed.), Literacy in America: An encyclopedia of history, theory, and practice. (pp. 254-257). Denver, CO: ABC CLIO.

Cincotta, P. & Pate, P. E. (2002). Do I listen to my students? Or do I cover the mandated curriculum? In D. Tippins, T. Koballa, & B. Payne (Eds.), Learning from cases: Unraveling the complexities of elementary science teaching. (pp. 65-68). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Pate, P. E. (2001). Standards, students and exploration: Creating a curriculum intersection of excellence. In T. Dickinson (Ed.), Reinventing the middle school. (pp.79-95). New York: Routledge.

Conti, J. & Pate, P. E. (2000). The evolution debate: Reconciling student beliefs and a value-laden issue. In T. Koballa & D. Tippins (Eds.), Cases in middle and secondary science education: The promise and dilemmas (pp. 168-171). Columbus, OH: Prentice Hall.

Homestead, E. R., & Pate, P. E. (2000). Curriculum integration and science: “The enemy of understanding is coverage”. In T. Koballa & D. Tippins (Eds.), Cases in middle and secondary science education: The promise and dilemmas (pp. 67-69). Columbus, OH: Prentice Hall.

Pate, P. E. (1997). Teaming and decision making. In T. Dickinson & T. Erb (Eds.), Interdisciplinary teaching and site-based management (pp. 425-442). Columbus, OH: National Middle School Association.

Pate, P. E., McGinnis, K., & Homestead, E. (1995). Creating coherence through curriculum integration. In J. Beane (Ed.), Toward a coherent curriculum (pp. 62-70). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Pate, P. E., Homestead, E., & McGinnis, K. (1995). Integrated curriculum themes. In Y. Siu-Runyan & V. Faircloth (Eds.), Beyond separate subjects: Integrative learning at the middle level (pp. 117-125). Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon Publishers.

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Pate, P. E. (1995). Suggested educational equipment and materials for a middle school group. In J. Moyer (Ed.), Selecting educational equipment and materials for school and home (pp.71-73). Wheaton, ME: Association for Childhood Education International.

Hart, L. E., & Pate, P. E. (1993). The Delta Project. In J. Lounsbury (Ed.), Linking services for Georgia's young adolescents (pp. 54-55). Atlanta, GA: Georgia Board of Education.

White, C. S., Hayes, D. A., & Pate, P. E. (1991). Bridging across instances of a concept in science instruction. In S. McCormick & J. Zutell (Eds.), Fortieth yearbook of the National Reading Conference (pp. 263-268). Chicago, IL: National Reading Conference.

Journal Articles Pate, P. E. (submitted). Examining ‘Scientists in the Classroom’ Through Systems Thinking,

Journal of Research in Science Teaching.Pate, P. E., & Nesin, G. (2011). Teaching about and through curriculum integration:

Personal narratives of two university professors. Middle Grades Research Journal, 6(4), 235-244.

Durodoye, B. A., Coryell, J. E., Wright, R. R., & Pate, P. E. (2011). Assessing global perspectives at a Hispanic and minority serving institution: A university-wide effort. Journal of College & Character. Available from http://journals.naspa.org/jcc/.

Robbins, K. A., Senseman, D. M., & Pate, P. E. (2011). Teaching biologists to compute using data visualization. Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE). Proceedings of the 42nd ACM technical symposium on Computer science education.  New York, NY, USA: ACM.

Coryell, J.E., Durodoye, B., Wright, R.R., Pate, P. E., & Nguyen, S. (2010). Case studies of internationalization in adult and higher education: Inside the processes of four universities in the US and UK, Journal of Studies in International Education. DOI:10.1177/1028315310388945.

Pate, P. E., & Andrews, P. G. (2009). Parent involvement. Middle Level Education Research Annual: Connecting with Parents and Families, 1-5.

Wright, R.R, Coryell, J.E., Pate, P.E. (2009). The internationalization of an Hispanic-serving American university– Effective research strategies for policy, structure, and curricular change. Conference Proceedings of the Standing Conference on University Teaching and Research in the Education of Adults (pp. 443- 451). University of Cambridge, UK.

Anfara, V. A., Pate, P. E., Andrews, P. G., Caskey, M. M., Daniel, L. G., Merten, S. B., Muir, M.. (2008). Research summary: Courageous, collaborative leadership. National Middle School Association Research Summaries, available from http://nmsa.org/Research/ResearchSummaries/tabid/115/Default.aspx.

Henkin, R., Harmon, J. and Pate, E. (2008). An insider perspective of the National Spelling Bee: An interview with James Maguire, Voices from the Middle, 15(3), 16-24.

Pate, P. E., & Andrews, P. G. (2006). Research summary: Parent involvement. National Middle School Association Research Summaries, available from http://www.nmsa.org/ResearchSummaries , 1-10.

Thompson, K. F., Homestead, E. R., & Pate, P. E. (2004). Middle school curriculum, instruction, and assessment through the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. [Special section]. Middle School Journal, 35(5), 70-74.

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Thompson, K. F., Homestead, E. R., & Pate, P. E. (2004). Middle school students and parents through the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. [Special section]. Middle School Journal, 35(4), 56-61.

Thompson, K. F., Homestead, E. R., & Pate, P. E. (2004). Middle school organization through the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. [Special section]. Middle School Journal, 35(3), 56-60.

Pate, P. E., & Muth, D. K. (2003). Perspectives on the middle school movement: Snapshots from the past. Middle School Journal, 35(2), 15-22.

Andrews, P. G., Pate, P. E., & Fiske, A. G. (2003). Multiple change agents work for middle grades school reform. Middle School Journal, 35(2), 31-45.

Bickmore, D. L., Fiske, A. G., Lowe, C. L. A., Mullen, T. M., Paisley, W. L., Parker, A. K., Pate, P. E., Pinnow, R. J., Robinson, D. M., Rogan, R. P., Stoner, D. A., Stratton, P. W., Torrence, N. L., & Walters, D. B. (2003). Changes in Middle School Journal content over 30 years. Middle School Journal, 35(2), 23-29.

Pate, P. E., Thompson, K. F., & Keyes, M. (2001). Students, standards, and exploration: A responsive, relevant, and engaging curriculum. Middle School Journal, 33(1), 20-35.

Pate, P. E., Nicholls, S. E., & Tippins, D. J. (2001). Preparing science teachers for diversity through service learning. Science Educator, 10(1), 11-18.

Pate, P. E., Homestead, E., & McGinnis, K. (1994). Middle school students' perceptions of integrated curriculum. Middle School Journal, 26(2), 21-23.

Pate, P. E., Homestead, E., & McGinnis, K. (1993). Rubrics: Authentic evaluation tools for alternative assessment. Middle School Journal, 25(2), 25-27.

Pate, P. E., Mizelle, N. B., Hart, L. E., Jordan, J., Matthews, R., Matthews, S., Scott, V., & Brantley, V. (1993). The Delta Project: A three-year longitudinal study of middle school change. Middle School Journal, 25(1), 24-27.

Tippins, D. J., Habib, G., Pate, P. E., Gray, V., & Dallas, P. (1993). Science learning through role play: A case of interdisciplinary curriculum. Science Scope, 16(6), 32-35.

Hart, L. E., Pate, P. E., Mizelle, N. B., & Reeves, J. L. (1992). Interdisciplinary team development in the middle school: A study of the Delta Project. Research in Middle Level Education, 16(1), 79-98.

Tippins, D. J., & Pate, P. E. (1992). What's in a picture? Science Activities, 29(1), 12-14.Alexander, P. A., & Pate, P. E. (1991). An interactive model of word recognition: A practical

stance on a relentless debate. Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities, 7, 43-58.

Tippins, D. J., & Pate, P. E. (1991). Lifestyles in life science. Science Scope, 15(3), 39-42.Tippins, D., Pate, P. E., & Matthews, S. (1991). Recipe for recycling: The environmental swap

meet. Council for Elementary Science International News, 23(4), 4-5.

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Alexander, P. A., Pate, P. E., Kulikowich, J. M., Farrell, D. J., & Wright, N. L. (1989). Domain-specific and strategic knowledge: Effects of training on students of differing ages or competence levels. Learning and Individual Differences, 1, 283-325.

Pate, P. E., Alexander, P. A., & Kulikowich, J. M. (1989). Assessing the effects of training social studies content and analogical reasoning processes on sixth-graders' domain-specific and strategic knowledge. Middle School Research: Selected Studies 1989, 13, 19-29.

Alexander, P. A., Kulikowich, J. M., & Pate, P. E. (1989). An educology of instruction: Training domain-specific and strategic knowledge. International Journal of Educology, 3,104-123.

Pate, P. E., & Tippins, D. J. (1989). Sponge activities for middle grade classrooms. Georgia Journal of Reading, 15(1), 13-15.

Conference ProceedingsAllen, C. D., Neely, A. D., McKenzie-Davis, J. A., Johnson, J. S., Mary, M. T., & Pate, P. E.

(2013). Examining mentoring case narratives. In N. Dominguez & Y. Gandert (Eds.), 6th Annual Mentoring Conference proceedings: Impact and effectiveness of developmental relationships. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico.

Pate, P. E., Dougherty, G. W., & Dougherty, S. (1999). Oglethorpe county middle school: A longitudinal study of a rural professional development school. In Abstracts of the sixth European congress of psychology, Rome, Italy.

Pate, P. E., Hayes, D. A., & White, C. S. (1993). Conceptual models and bridging strategies: A case study of an eighth grade science teacher. In Abstracts of the 66th conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Atlanta, GA.

NON-REFERRED PUBLICATIONS

BooksPate, P. E. (1992). Strategic study guide for educational psychology: A classroom perspective.

New York: Merrill Publishers.Pate, P. E. (1992). Instructor's guide for educational psychology: A classroom perspective. New

York: Merrill Publishers.

Research Studies Pate, P. E., Webb, J., & Guajardo, H. (2013). 2013 San Antonio Prefreshmen Engineering

Program instruction evaluation study. The University of Texas at San Antonio, TX.Coryell, J.E., Pate, E. Durodoye, B., Wright, R.R., Johnson, D., & Nguyen, S. (2010). UTSA

Internationalization Task Force: Evaluation study on research, learning/teaching, and organizational approaches. Retrieved from http://provost.utsa.edu/evp/docs/ITF_Evaluation_Study_Final_Report.pdf

Other PublicationsPate, P. E. (2003). Middle grades early community experiences. [On-line].

Available: http://www.coe.uga.edu/elementary/programs/earlyexp/Ames, G., Brewer, P., Daugherty, P. W., Dunn, D. D., Dunning, A., Feldman, S., Harward, B.,

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Melnik, M. E., Myers, M. A., Pate, E., Stephens, J., Thomas, K., Todd, C. M., & Williams, N. R. (2003). Linking academic study and civic engagement. Athens, GA: University of Georgia, Service Learning Committee.

Cogswell, G. & Pate, P. E. (Videotape). (2001). The legacy of urban rivers: A case study of the North Oconee River. Athens, GA: The University of Georgia Institute of Ecology and Sea Grant.

Pate, P. E. (Videotape). (2000). Service learning in higher education. Milledgeville, GA: Georgia College and State University.

Carr, M., Foster, S., Hayes, R. L., Pate, P. E., Tallman, J., Schell, J. W., & Warren, C. (1999, February). Framework: Contextual teaching and learning project. Athens, GA: College of Education, The University of Georgia.

Pate, P. E. (1999, Winter). Oglethorpe folklore project: A service learning partnership. InSites: The Newsletter of the League of Professional Schools, Program for School Improvement, The University of Georgia, Vol. 9(1).

Pate, P. E. (1999). Foundations of service-learning. [On-line]. Available: http://www.coe.uga.edu/~epate

Pate, P. E. (1998, October 15). Middle school salutes good samaritan Doug Smith for granite sign donation. The Oglethorpe Echo.

Pate, P. E. & Connor, C. (Fall, 1998). Oglethorpe folklore project: A service learning partnership. College of Education Alumnus, The University of Georgia.

Pate, P. E (1998, May 28). Folklore event proves to be fun and interesting. The Oglethorpe Echo.Pate, P. E., & Ogren, P. (Videotape). (1997). Peer mediation and conflict resolution at

Oglethorpe County Middle School. Athens, GA: The University of Georgia, College of Education.

Lounsbury, J., & Pate, P.E. (1996, December 13). Opinion editorial: Middle school on right track. The Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Mizelle, N. B., Hart, L. E., Pate, P. E., Jordan, J., Matthews, R., Matthews, S., Scott, V., Brown, S., Christian, T., Hardy, E., & Porter, C. (1993). Classroom structures and student motivation: A study of the Delta Project. ERIC Document TM 020016.

Pate, P. E. (Audiotape). (1990). Analogy instruction in the middle school. Columbus, OH: National Middle School Association.

PAPER PRESENTATIONS

International ConventionsPate, P. E., & Tippins, D.J. (March, 2013). Systems Academy for Young Scientists: Citizen

science in practice. Paper presented at the International Consortium for Research in Science & Mathematics Education, Granada, Nicaragua.

Pate, P. E. (October, 2012). Systems thinking and conceptual frameworks. Paper presented at the International Organization of Social Sciences and Behavioral Research, Biloxi, MS.

Coryell, J.E., Wright, R.R, & Pate, P.E. (2009, July). The internationalization of an Hispanic-serving American university: Effective research strategies for policy, structure, and curricular change. Paper presentation to the Standing Conference on University

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Teaching and Research in the Education of Adults. Downing College, Cambridge, England. 

Pate, P. E., Reyna, R., & B. Jurewicz. (2008, May). TexPREP: Systems and Water Science Pilot Course. Paper presented at the International Consortium for Research in Science & Mathematics Education, Quito, Ecuador.

Pate, P. E. (2008, May). Community–based research and social change. Paper presented at the 2008 North American Energy Summit, San Antonio, TX.

Pate, P. E. (2006, March). Perception of teacher practice in pursuit of academic excellence: Alternatively trained secondary mathematics and science teachers. Paper presented at the International Consortium for Research in Science & Mathematics Education, Nassau, Bahamas.

Cogswell, G., & Pate, P. E. (2001, May). Service-learning and environmental education: A natural fit. Paper presented at the International BaitWorm Environmental Conference, Toronto, Canada.

Pate, P. E., Dougherty, G., & Dougherty, S. (1999, July). Oglethorpe County Middle School: A longitudinal study of a rural professional development school. Poster presented at the Sixth European Congress of Psychology, Rome, Italy.

Pate, P. E. (1998, March). Paper and digital portfolios. Paper presented at the American School of Quito, Quito, Ecuador.

Tippins, D., & Pate, P. E. (1998, February). The portfolio as a tool for science learning. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Consortium for Research in Science and Mathematics, St. Clair, Trinidad.

Pate, P. E., Dougherty, G. W., & Dougherty, M. S. (1997, December). Community learning. Paper presented at the 1st International Conference on Service Learning, London, England.

Pate, P. E. (1994, January). Using scaffolding in analogy instruction. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Consortium for Research in Science and Mathematics, Concepcion, Chile.

National and Regional ConventionsJenkins, L. L., Britton, S., Pate, P. E., & Tippins, D. J. (April, 2014). Citizen Science in the

Education of Teachers: Developing a Sense of Place, Agency and Mindfulness Paper presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Pittsburg, PA.

Neely, A. D., Johnson, J. S., & Pate, P. E. (October, 2013). Examining mentoring case narratives. Paper presented at the Mentoring Conference, Albuquerque, NM.

Tippins, D., Pate, P. E., Guerrero, A., & Dobie, D. (April, 2013). Citizen science and the Systems Academy for Young Scientists (SAYS). Paper presented at the National Science Teachers Association. San Antonio, TX.

Pate, P. E. (May, 2011). Studying ‘middle school teaching’ using systems thinking. Paper presented at the Regional Professors of Middle Level Education Conference (PoMMEL). Milledgeville, GA.

Robbins, K. A., Senseman, D. M., & Pate, P. E. (March, 2011). Teaching biologists to compute using data visualization. Paper presented at the Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education meeting of the Association for Computing Machinery. Dallas, Texas.

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Gribou, J., Coryell, J.E., Pate, P.E., Wright, R.R., Durodoye, B., Johnson, D. (2010, July). Internationalizing an Hispanic-Serving Institution: Findings of an evaluation study on internationalization at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Paper presented at the Association of Public and Land-Grant University’s Commission on International Programs Summer Meeting, Sedona, AZ.

Coryell, J. E.,Wright, R. R., Pate, P. E., Durodoye, B., & Nguyen, S. (2010, May). Internationalizing an Hispanic-serving university: An evaluation study guiding strategies for policy, structure, and curricular change. Paper presented at the American Education Research Association, Denver, CO.

Gribou, J., Durodoye, B., & The UTSA Internationalization Task Force [Coryell, J.E., Pate, P.E., Wright, R.R.] (2009, July). UTSA Internationalization Task Force: Evaluation study of research, learning/teaching, service, and organizational approaches. Paper presented at the Commission on International Programs Summer Meeting, Colorado, Springs, CO.

Coryell, J.E., Wright, R.R, Pate, P.E., Durodoye, B., & Johnson, D. (2009, May). The University of Texas at San Antonio Internationalization Evaluation Study: Employing the power of the logic model. Poster presentation to the National Association for International Educators Annual Conference. Los Angeles, CA.

Pate, P. E. (2009, November). Grant writing demystified. Paper presented at the 36th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Henkin, R., Harmon, J., & Pate, P. E. (2009, November). Meet the authors. Discussion at the annual conference of the National Council of Teachers of English, Indianapolis, IN.

Henkin, R., Harmon, J., & Pate, P. E. (2008, November). Meet the authors. Discussion at the annual conference of the National Council of Teachers of English, San Antonio, TX.

Pate, P. E. (2008, November). School work ethic: Strategies for young adolescents. Paper presented at the 35th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Denver, CO.

Pate, P. E. (2008, May). Community–based research and social change. Paper presented at the 2008 North American Energy Summit, San Antonio, TX.

Henkin, R., Harmon, J., & Pate, P. E. (2007, November). Meet the authors. Discussion at the annual conference of the National Council of Teachers of English, New York City, NY.

Pate, P. E., Flores, B., Claeys, L., O’Neal, K., Flores, M., & Beza, H. (2007, November). ML-ATEP—An Accelerated Teacher Education Program. Paper presented at the 34th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Houston, TX.

Park, C., & Pate, P. E. (2007, November). School work ethic. Paper presented at the 34th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Houston, TX.

Pate, P. E., & Thompson, K. F. (2007, November). Conceptual framework of teaching practice. Paper presented at the 34th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Houston, TX.

Caskey, M., Pate, P. E., & Capraro, R. (2007, November). Research and resources in support of This We Believe: Multiple learning and teaching approaches. Paper presented at the 34th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Houston, TX.

Pate, P. E. (2007, November). Pathways to publication. Paper presented at the 34th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Houston, TX.

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Pate, P. E., & Steinmetz, L. (2007, February). Inquiring about inquiry: Eight individuals taking action collectively. Presentation at the annual conference of the Southern Educational Research Association. San Antonio, TX.

Roney, K., Andrews, P. G., Caskey, Hartman, K., M., Lipka, R., Mertens, S., & Pate, P. E. (2007, April). National Middle Grades Research Project. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Pate, P. E., Ollerenshaw, J. A., Thompson, K. T., and Andrews, P. G. (2006, November). Analyzing the standards. Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Nashville, TN.

Ollerenshaw, J. A., and Pate, P. E. (2006, November). Classroom management strategies: Stories from the field. Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Nashville, TN.

Lipka, R., Thompson, K. T., Park, C. P., Andrews, P. G., and Pate, P. E. (2005, November). Service-learning components, research and resources. Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Pate, P. E., Thompson, K. T., Andrews, P. G., Park, C. P., and Ollerenshaw, J. A. (2005, November). Charrettes: Focused, concise portfolios on a specific topic. Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Andrews, P. G., Pate, P. E., & Caskey, M. (2005, November). Research and resources in support of This We Believe: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Pate, P. E., Thompson, K. T., and Andrews, P. G. (2005, November). Assessment feedback: Formative and summative. Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Pate, P. E., & Park, C. (April, 2005). An illustrative portfolio: The science charrette. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the National Science Teachers Association, Dallas, TX.

Pate, P. E., & Andrews, P. G. (November, 2004). Understanding students and their cultural contexts. Paper presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Minneapolis, MN.

Pate, P. E., Lipka, R., Thompson, K. T., & Andrews, P. G. (November, 2004). Service-learning research and components. Paper presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Minneapolis, MN.

Pate, P. E., & Andrews, P. G. (November, 2004). Curriculum models appropriate for middle school. Paper presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Minneapolis, MN.

Andrews, P. G., & Pate, P. E. (November, 2004). 101 book contracts. Paper presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Minneapolis, MN.

Glynn, S. M., Muth, K. D., & Pate, P. E. (April, 2004). Preservice education of middle school teachers: A contextual teaching and learning approach. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

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Pate, P. E., & Hoffman, C. (April, 2004). Altamaha Accountability: A middle school environmental science service learning initiative. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the National Science Teachers Association, Atlanta, GA.

Pate, P. E. (November, 2003). What research says: Democratic service learning. Invited research presentation sponsored by the National Middle School Association Research Committee at the 30th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Atlanta, GA.

Pate, P. E., Hoffman, C., Cordero, C., Girtz, K., Keyes, M., Knight-Brown, C., Locke, L., McCuen, L., Moorhead, M., Mullen, T., Nickelson, T., Putnam, R., Reeves, M., Shuman, J., Webster, J., & Wimmer, L. (November, 2003). Extending schooling into the community: Lessons learned. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Atlanta, GA.

Lipka, R., Pate, P. E., Davis, G., Thompson, K. F., & Foster, R. E. (November, 2003). Service learning projects and portfolios: How to’s. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Atlanta, GA.

Pate, P. E., & EDMS League Fellows. (October, 2002). Getting into the heads of young adolescents: What we learned from action research. Paper presented at the 29th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Portland, OR.

Pate, P. E., Lipka, R., & Schine, J. (October, 2002). Service learning: Critical components. Paper presented at the 29th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Portland, OR.

Powell, J. V., Pate, P. E., Yaksic, D., & Navarro, C. (2001, December). Documenting our voices everywhere: A virtual web site and collaborative opportunity. Paper presented at the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

Foster, R., & Pate, P. E., (2001, November). Curriculum integration from a beginner’s perspective. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Washington D. C.

Pate, P. E., Lipka, R., & Schine, J. (2001, November). Service learning: What we now know and can do. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Washington D. C.

Knowles, T., & Pate, P. E. (2001, November). Working towards a democratic classroom: A conversation about university teaching. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Washington D. C.

Pate, P. E., Adams, A., Agnew, W. Ayers, D., Harris, B., Hensley, C., Howell, J., Jones, B., Perrin, K., Sanders, C, & Payne, B. (2001, April). Service learning communities: Stephens County, GA and beyond. Paper presented at the 12th Annual National Service-Learning Conference, Denver, Colorado.

Pate, P. E., & Thompson, K. (2001, March). Community Context Curriculum Project: Lessons learned. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, Dallas, TX.

Pate, P. E. (2001, January). Specialist in Education and Doctor of Philosophy in middle school education: Model programs at The University of Georgia. Paper presented at Tomorrow’s Teachers Today: A Symposium on Middle Level Teacher Preparation sponsored by the National Middle School Association, Dallas, TX.

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Pate, P. E, Lipka, R., & Schine, J. (2000, November). Thoughts & ideas about service learning. Paper presented at the 27th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, St. Louis, MI.

Knowles, T., Ullrich, W., Pate, P. E., & Tadlock, M. (2000, November). Modeling curriculum integration in the college classroom. Paper presented at the 27th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, St. Louis, MI.

Pate, P. E. (2000, July). Understanding service learning and preparing a service learning project. Paper presented at the annual Maine Middle Level Institute, Orno, ME.

Pate, P. E. (2000, July). Documenting service learning activities. Paper presented at the annual Maine Middle Level Institute, Orno, ME.

Crozier, J., Pate, P. E., & Gillis, A. (2000, March). School to community partnership: The virtual folklore museum. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Pate, P. E., & Thompson, K. (1999, December). Community Context Curriculum Project: Middle school students learning the curriculum through work and community contexts. Paper presented at the Seventh Annual National Dropout Prevention Conference, Austin, TX.

Sampson, A., & Pate, P. E. (1999, October). Digital portfolios as assessment and evaluation. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Orlando, FL.

Pate, P. E., & Lipka, R. (1999, October). Service learning and curriculum integration: Making connections. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Orlando, FL.

Pate, P. E., Gillis, A., Robinson, S., Bridges, D., & Lennon, S. (1999, October). Curriculum integration and Oglethorpe County Middle School. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Orlando, FL.

Pate, P. E., Sampson, A., Nesin, G., Barker, J., Dermeyer, T., Fearrington, S., McKenny, T., & Sullivan, J. (1999, October). Middle school preservice teachers in transition to becoming first year teachers. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Orlando, FL.

Pate, P. E. (1999, March). Oglethorpe County Middle School Annenberg Rural Challenge Grant. Paper presented at the Rural Challenge Stewardship Institute, Pine Mountain, GA.

Pate, P. E. (1999, January). Curriculum integration and science education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Educators of Teachers of Science, Austin, TX.

Pate, P. E., Sampson, A., Nesin, G., Whitney, D., Homestead, E., & Guldbransen, M. (1998, November). Appropriate resources to support curriculum integration. Paper presented at the 25th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Denver, CO.

Pate, P. E., & Gillis, A. (1998, November). Curriculum integration and service learning: The community learning project. Paper presented at the 25th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Denver, CO.

Pate, P. E. (1998, November). Curriculum integration and art exploration. Paper presented at 25th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Denver, CO.

Pate, P. E. (1998, July). Professional development and middle school teachers. Paper presented at the annual Maine Middle Level Institute, Orno, ME.

Pate, P. E. (1998, July). Service learning and the middle school. Paper presented at the annual Maine Middle Level Institute, Orno, ME.

Pate, P. E. (1998, July). The future of middle schools. Keynote speech at the annual Maine Middle Level Institute, Orno, ME.

Pate, P. E. (1998, April). A rural professional development middle school: A five-year study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Tippins, D. J., Pate, P. E., & Park, C. (1998, April). Analogies: A teaching strategy for linking science and language. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Las Vegas, NV.

Pate, P. E., & Homestead, E. R. (1997, November). Introducing curriculum integration to preservice teachers. Paper presented at the 24th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Indianapolis, IN.

Shumer, R., & Pate, P. E. (1997, March). Service learning at the college level. Paper presented at the National Learn and Serve Conference, Orlando, FL.

Beane, J., George, P., & Pate, P. E. (1996, November). The debate continues: Curriculum integration. Paper presented at the 24th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Baltimore, MD.

Homestead, E., & Pate, P. E. (1996, November). Curriculum integration in teacher education. Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Baltimore, MD.

Pate, P. E., Beane, J., Brodhagen, B., & Vars, G. (1996, November). Curriculum integration: Opening assembly. Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Baltimore, MD.

Pate, P. E., & Homestead, E. (1996, November). Useful resources for curriculum integration. Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Baltimore, MD.

Pate, P. E., Beane, J., Brodhagen, B., & Vars, G. (1996, November). Curriculum integration: Closing assembly. Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Baltimore, MD.

Pate, P. E., Beane, J., Brodhagen, B., McGinnis, K., & Homestead, E. (1995, November). Curriculum integration: Strategies for successful implementation. Preconference paper presented at the 22nd Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, New Orleans, LA.

Pate, P. E., Beane, J., & Vars, G. (1995, November). Curriculum integration: Opening assembly. Paper presented at the 22rd Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, New Orleans, LA.

Pate, P. E., Homestead, E., Matthews, S., Park, C., Matthews, R., Jordan, J., Sorohan, B., & McCotter, S. (1995, November). Useful resources for curriculum integration. Paper presented at the 22rd Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, New Orleans, LA.

Pate, P. E., Beane, J., & Vars, G. (1995, November). Curriculum integration: Closing assembly. Paper presented at the 22rd Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, New Orleans, LA.

Dougherty, G. W., Pate, P. E., Sampson, A. C., & Bourdeau, G. (1995, November). Integrating technology into curriculum and instruction in a small rural middle school. Paper presented at the 22rd Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, New Orleans, LA.

Tippins, D. J., Nichols, S., & Pate, P. E. (1995, November). Research on science teaching and learning: Practical applications for the classroom. Paper presented at the regional meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, San Antonio, TX.

Pate, P. E., Homestead, E., & McGinnis K. (1994, November). Integrated curriculum: Components and examples. Paper presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Cincinnati, OH.

Pate, P. E., Beane, J., Brodhagen, B., Homestead, E., & McGinnis, K. (1994, November). Integrated curriculum in democratic systems: The classroom and the school. Paper presented at the 21st Annual Conference the National Middle School Association, Cincinnati, OH.

Pate, P. E. (1994, November). Thoughts on integrated curriculum. Invited research sponsored by the National Middle School Association Research Committee presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Cincinnati, OH.

Pate, P. E., McGinnis, K., & Homestead, E. (1994, November). Integrated curriculum in the middle school: Student perceptions. Invited research presentation sponsored by the National Middle School Association Research Committee at the 21st Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Cincinnati, OH.

Pate, P. E., McGinnis, K., & Homestead, E. (1994, November). Essential components of integrated curriculum. Paper presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Cincinnati, OH.

Crockett, D., Tippins, D. J., Doster, E., Pate, P. E., & Hook, K. (1994, November). Research on science teaching and learning: Practical applications for the classroom. Paper presented at the regional meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, National Science Teachers Association, Las Vegas, NV.

Tippins, D. J., Crockett, D., Doster, E., & Pate, P. E. (1994, November). Alternative assessment of science: The promise of meaningful learning. Paper presented at the regional meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Las Vegas, NV.

Pate, P. E., Homestead, E., & McGinnis, K. (1994, April). Middle school students' perceptions of integrated curriculum. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Calvert, R., Flage, L., Jackson, D., & Pate, P. E. (1994, March). Immediate effects of a summer workshop in computer and video technology and sustained contact effort at one professional development school. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Anaheim, CA.

Homestead, E., McGinnis, K., & Pate, P. E. (1993, November). Democratic classrooms in the middle school. Paper presented at the 20th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Portland, OR.

McGinnis, K., Homestead, E., & Pate, P. E. (1993, November). Rubrics: Setting the criteria for success. Paper presented at the 20th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Portland, OR.

Mizelle, N. B., Hart, L. E., & Pate, P. E. (1993, November). Developing multi-year middle school curriculum. Paper presented at the 20th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Portland, OR.

Pate, P. E., Matthews, S., & Jordan, J. (1993, November). Integrating thinking skills and content: Project 2061 block implementation. Paper presented at the 20th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Portland, OR.

Pate, P. E., Mizelle, N. B., Hart, L. E., Matthews, S., & Jordan, J. (1993, November). The Delta Project: Research on middle school student teacher progression. Invited research presentation sponsored by the National Middle School Association Research Committee at the 20th Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Portland, OR.

Mizelle, N. B., Hart, L. E., & Pate, P. E. (1993, April). Classroom structure and student motivation: A study of the Delta Project. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA.

Pate, P. E., Hayes, D. A., & White, C. S. (1993, April). Conceptual models and bridging strategies: A case study of an eighth grade science teacher. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Atlanta, GA.

Pate, P. E., & Reeves, J. L. (1992, November). Modeling teams-games-tournaments. Paper presented at the 19thAnnual Conference National Middle School Association, San Antonio, TX.

Hart, L. E., Pate, P. E., Mizelle, N. B., & Reeves, J. L. (1992, April). Interdisciplinary team development in the middle school. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Hart, L. E., Pate, P. E., Beane, J., & Lipka, R. (1991, November). Toward designing and conducting evaluation studies on curriculum and instruction change. Invited research symposium sponsored by the National Middle School Research Committee presented at the 18thAnnual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Louisville, KY.

Mizelle, N. B., Reeves, J. L., Pate, P. E., Hart, L. E., & Munumer, C. (1991, November). Evaluating middle school implementation. Paper presented at the 18thAnnual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Louisville, KY.

Pate, P. E., Munumer, C., & Warren, L. (1991, November). Inservice on interdisciplinary units. Paper presented at the 18thAnnual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Louisville, KY.

Pate, P. E., Tippins, D. J., & Park, C. (1991, March). Using extended analogies to facilitate comprehension of human body systems. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Houston, TX.

Tippins, D. J., Pate, P. E., & Park, C. (1991, March). Strategies for making abstract science concepts concrete. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Houston, TX.

Pate, P. E. (1990, December). Strategies for helping students comprehend scientific material. Paper presented at the regional meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Washington, DC.

Pate, P. E., & Tippins, D. J. (1990, December). Down to Earth. Workshop presented at the regional meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Washington, DC.

Hayes, D. A., White, C. S., & Pate, P.E. (1990, November). Bridging across instances of a concept in science education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Miami, FL.

Pate, P. E., & Tippins, D. J. (1990, November). Integrating children's literature with science concepts using contracts. Workshop presented at the regional meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Tippins, D. J., & Pate, P. E. (1990, November). Astronomy for the daylight hours. Workshop presented at the regional meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Pate, P. E. (1990, November). Making abstract curriculum concrete. Paper presented at the 17thAnnual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Long Beach, CA.

Pate, P. E., Rojek, K., & Finch, K. (1990, November). Analogy instruction in the middle school. Paper presented at the 17thAnnual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Long Beach, CA.

Tippins, D. J., & Pate, P. E. (1990, October). Strategies for taking the darkness out of astronomy. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the School Science and Mathematics Association, Cincinnati, OH.

Willson, V. L., Alexander, P. A., Kulikowich, J. M., & Pate, P. E. (1990, April). Structural and developmental components of information processing on items of the Raven Progressive Matrices test. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Boston, MA.

Pate, P. E. (1989, November). Training social studies content and analogical reasoning processes to sixth-graders. Paper presented at the 16thAnnual Conference of the National Middle School Association, Toronto, Canada.

State Pate, P. E. (2005, January). Professional development and service-learning. Presentation

at The University of Georgia Conference on Service-Learning, Athens, GA.Pate, P. E. (2005, May). Reflections on democratic learning and service-learning.

Presentation at the Spring Conference of the League of Professional Schools, Athens, GA.

Pate, P. E. (2005, June). Human memory banking. Presentation at the annual Borderlands Conference, Tenants Harbor, ME.

Pate, P. E. (2004, February). Service-learning: Basics to know. Presentation at State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA.

Pate, P. E. (2004, January). Curriculum models for science. Presentation at the Creativity in Korean Science Workshop, Athens, GA.

Homestead, E. R., & Pate, P. E. (2003, October). Democratic learning: Students and teachers planning together. Presentation at the Fall Conference of the League of Professional Schools, Savannah, GA.

Pate, P. E. (2003, May). Democratic learning in Grades K-3: What’s next? Presentation at the Spring Conference of the League of Professional Schools, Atlanta, GA.

Pate, P. E., & Hoffman, C. (2003, February). Altamaha Accountability: Lessons learned about the Altamaha River basin. Paper presented at the Georgia Science Teachers Association Conference, Jekyll Island, GA.

Pate, P. E. (2003, February). Democratic learning in Grades K-3: Lessons learned. Presentation at the Winter Conference of the League of Professional Schools, Atlanta, GA.

Pate, P. E. (2003, January). Service-learning and environmental education. Presentation at the Creativity in Korean Science Workshop, Athens, GA.

Pate, P. E., & Hoffman, C. (2002, October). Altamaha accountability. Paper presented at the Georgia Science and Mathematics Professional Development Opportunities Conference, Athens, GA.

Pate, P. E. (2002, October). Democratic learning in Grades K-3. Paper presented at the Fall Conference of the League of Professional Schools, Savannah, GA.

Pate, P. E., & Thompson, K. F. (2002, October). Instructional strategies for democratic learning. Paper presented at the Fall Conference of the League of Professional Schools, Savannah, GA.

Pate, P. E., & Thompson, K. F. (2001, October). Just what is academic community learning? Paper presented at the Fall Conference of the League of Professional Schools, Savannah, GA.

Pate, P. E. (2002, October). Democratic learning: What the research says. Paper presented at the Fall Conference of the League of Professional Schools, Savannah, GA.

Pate, P. E. (2001, October). Coming to understand service learning. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Georgia Outdoor Council, Atlanta, GA.

Coile Middle School Seventh Grade Students, Keyes, M. L., & Pate, P. E. (2001, April). A walk through the watershed. Presentation at the Fourth Annual River Rendezvous, Athens, GA.

Coile Middle School Seventh Grade Students, Keyes, M. L., & Pate, P. E. (2001, April). A walk through the watershed. Presentation at the 2001 Youth Environmental Symposium, Atlanta, GA.

Keyes, M. L., Pate, P. E., & Sorohan, B. (2001, May). Middle school students and the environment: A walk through the watershed project. Presentation at the Spring Conference of the League of Professional Schools, Athens, GA.

Cogswell, G., & Pate, P. E. ( 2001, March). Living upstream: Learning how to serve our downstream neighbors. Paper presented at the Georgia’s Environment: Reaching and Teaching Communities Conference, sponsored by the Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia, Columbus, GA.

Harnish, D., Pate, P. E., & Smith, B. (2000, October). Connecting the workplace and teacher education: A partnership with business and industry for contextual teaching and learning in the preparation of teachers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators, Georgia Unit, Macon, GA.

Thompson, K. F., & Pate, P. E. (2000, July). Community context curriculum project: A discussion. Presentation to the Oglethorpe County Rotary Club, Lexington, GA.

Pate, P. E. (2000, March). The state of middle school education. Presentation to the Georgia State Board of Education, Atlanta, GA.

Pate, P. E. (1999, April). Technology infusion. Paper presented at the annual retreat of the University of Georgia Dean’s Forum, Savannah, GA.

Pate, P. E., & Homestead, E. R. (1999, April). Curriculum integration: Academic Community Learning. Paper presented to the League of Professional Schools, Athens, GA.

Pate, P. E. (1998, October). Service learning and digital portfolios: The undergraduate preservice teacher experience. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Southern Institute on Service Learning, Atlanta, GA.

Pate, P. E., Rosenbaum, A., & Moore, M. R. (1998, July). Art and education partnership: Documenting Oglethorpe County folklore. Paper presented at the annual retreat of the University of Georgia Dean’s Forum, Amicola Falls, GA.

Pate, P. E. (1998, July). One professor’s interpretation of service learning at the University of Georgia. Panel presentation at The University of Georgia Annual Student Affairs Colloquium, Athens, GA

Pate, P. E. (1998, April). Service learning and Oglethorpe County Middle School. Paper presented to the League of Professional Schools, Athens, GA.

Pate, P. E., & Homestead, E. R. (1997, April). Curriculum integration: Democratic collaborative teaching and learning. Paper presented to the League of Professional Schools, Athens, GA.

Pate, P. E. (1997, February). Community learning: Curriculum integration and service learning. Paper presented to the Office of Public Service and Outreach, Conference on Service Learning, Athens, GA.

Pate, P. E. (1997, February). Service learning in Professional Development Schools. Workshop presented at the state meeting of the Professional Development School Alliance, Columbus, GA.

Pate, P. E., & Dougherty, G. W. (1997, January). School-university collaboration: Oglethorpe County Middle School and The University of Georgia. Reflection presented at the state P-16 Council Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Pate, P. E. (1989, October). Effect of treatment on sixth-graders' performance on a social studies domain knowledge measure. Paper presented at the state meeting of the Georgia Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA.

SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Service to School DistrictsAustin Independent School District (Texas) Collaborator on grant writing and service-learning for Austin Discovery School, 2009-

present.Barrow County Public Schools (Georgia)Served on Advisory Council for Russell Middle School, 1996.Presented Strategies for Teaching and Learning in Social Studies and Science inservice,

1992.Carrizo Springs Independent School District (Texas)Professional Development and Research Coordinator for Systems Academy for Young

Engineering Scientists (SAYS) Rising Grades 5-6, 2008-present.Clarke County Public Schools (Georgia)Clarke County-UGA School of Education Partnership, 2001-2002.Clarke Middle School

Document Writing Team, 1999-2001.Collaborated on Community Context Curriculum Project, 1999-2000.Co-authored School of Excellence Award, State winner 2001.Learn and Serve Advisory Board, 1999-2000.Presented Interdisciplinary Unit Design inservice, 1995.Presented Learning Strategies for the Middle School inservice, 1991.Presented Making Abstract Middle School Curriculum Concrete inservice, 1990.Wrote curriculum; taught classes on site; facilitated field placements.

Cobb County Public Schools (Georgia)

Presented Service Learning for All for Cobb County Middle and High School Administrators, 2000.

Comal Independent School District (Texas)Collaboration on school research, grant writing, and service-learning, Mountain Valley

Elementary School, 2005-2006Dallas Independent School District (Texas) Collaboration on Texas History Summer Camp, 2005Elbert County Public Schools (Georgia)Collaborated on Delta Project, 1991-1994.Presented Designing Interdisciplinary Curriculum inservice, 1990.Green County Public Schools (Georgia)Collaborated with Greensboro Dreamers, 2001-2002.Gwinnett County Public Schools (Georgia)Collaborated on Democratic Learning in the Age of Standards and Standardization,

Snellville Middle School, 2003-2004.Collaborated on Kids Helping Kids: Creating Curriculum for the Recording for the Blind

and Dyslexic, Snellville Middle School, 1999.Collaborated on McHome Team Project, Duluth Middle School, 1993-1994.Jeff Davis County Public Schools (Georgia)Conducted needs assessment for Jeff Davis Middle School, 2002.Presented Problem Solving Strategies, 2002.Madison County Public Schools (Georgia)Collaborated on Savannah Watershed Project, Madison County Middle School, 2004.Oglethorpe County Public Schools (Georgia), 1990-2000 inclusive.Instrumental in the development of OCMS as a Professional Development School.Conducted yearly needs assessment.Collaborated with faculty in developing a school vision and yearly school goals.Co-authored documents (e.g., SACS evaluation, School of Excellence Award Proposal,

Smithsonian Award Proposal).Developed scope and sequence.Wrote curriculum.Taught classes on site.Facilitated field placements.Presented year-long inservices (e.g., Internet, Mentoring, Interdisciplinary Unit Design,

Alternative Assessment, Mathematics Manipulatives, Content Area Reading, Technology, Teaching and Learning Strategies, Curriculum Integration, Conflict Resolution through Literature).

Wrote grant proposals.Collaborated on local, state, national, and international presentations (e.g., Georgia

Science Teachers Association, Georgia Middle School Association, National Middle School Association, National Association for Research in Science Teaching, P-16 Council, Georgia Alliance of Professional Development Schools, American Educational Research Association, Learn and Serve America,1st International Learn and Serve Conference).

Designed a community service learning program connecting UGA students and OCMS students.

Director of Annenberg Rural Initiative. Port Aransas Independent School District (Texas)Collaboration on service-learning projects and grant writing, Brundrett Middle School,

2005-2009.South San Independent School District (Texas)Collaboration on grant writing, TSTEM Academy, 2006.Southwest Independent School District (Texas)Professional Development and Research Coordinator for Systems Academy for Young

Engineering Scientists (SAYES) Grades 5-6, 2011.Stephens County Public Schools (Georgia)Collaborated on design and implementation of regional service learning conference.Collaborated on presentation at national service learning conference.

Service to Other State Agencies, Universities, and FoundationsState of Texas, Spotlight in the Middle (Middle Level Education in Texas), university

expert, 2013City of San Antonio, CORE4 STEM Expo, survey consultant, 2011The University of Georgia; External promotion and review of Dr. Mark Vagle (Associate

Professor), 2010The University of Vermont; External promotion and review of Dr. Penny Bishop

(Professor), 2010The University of Hawaii—Manoa; External promotion and review of Dr. Deborah

Zuercher (Associate Professor), 2010The University of Georgia; External promotion and review of Dr. Laurie Fowler

(Professor), 2007The University of Vermont; External promotion and review of Dr. Penny Bishop

(Associate Professor), 2006League of Professional Schools, Democratic Learning in the Schools, Athens, GA, 2003-

2005.Texas Center for Service-Learning, Title IV Community Service Grant Proposal

Reviewer, 2003, 2004, 2006Gwinnett County, Georgia Environmental and Heritage Center, Planning Consultation,

2002-2004.Georgia Middle School Association and the Georgia Alliance for Middle Level

Excellence, Schools to Watch State Program, Leadership Team member, 2002-2004.

Georgia Department of Education, Georgia Environmental Protection Division, and The University of Georgia, Using the Environment as an Integrating Context for Learning, Board of Advisors/Steering Committee, 2002-2004.

Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia, Monarchs across Georgia: Incorporating service-learning, Atlanta, 2001-2004.

University of North Texas, External Reviewer for Promotion and Tenure, Diana Bernshausen, 2003.

St. Croix Public School System, Virgin Islands, Middle School Education, 2003.River Basin Science and Policy Center, Executive Committee Member for Education,

2001-2002.

National Wildlife Federation, Science Habitats and Service Learning, Atlanta, 2002.University of Cincinnati, Middle Childhood Education, Program Review, 2002.Young Audiences of New Jersey, Arts for learning, Princeton, NJ, 2001.League of Professional Schools, Service-Learning in the Schools, Athens, GA 2001.Georgia State Department of Education, Teacher Education and School Leadership,

Atlanta, GA, 2000.Georgia College and State University, Service Learning in Higher Education,

Milledgeville, GA, 2000.Emmanuel College, Understanding Service Learning, Franklin Springs, GA, 2000. National Office of the Rural Challenge, Rural Challenge Leadership Group, CO,

1998-1999.Appalachian State University, College of Education, Oglethorpe County Middle School:

A Professional Development School, Boone, NC, 1997.Wesleyan College, Teaching and Learning at Wesleyan College: Seminar-Based and

Learner-Centered, Macon, GA, 1997.American Association for the Advancement of Science, Project 2061, Washington D.C.

Participant in Linking Curriculum Materials to Science Literacy Goals Project, 1996.

Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance, St. Paul, MN, Presented Modeling Effective Pedagogy for the Teacher Preparation Project, 1996.

Keystone Area Education Agency, Dubuque, IA, Presented Examining Critical Issues in Middle Level Education Seminar, 1995.

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, Presented Strategies for Teaching and Learning in Mathematics and Science seminar, 1994.

Clemson University, Clemson, SC, Presented Current Middle School Research address, 1993.

National Wildlife Federation, Bellingham, WA, Conservation consultant, Pacific Northwest Conservation Summit, 1990.

Service to the ProfessionJournal EditorNational Council of Teachers of English, Co-Editor, Voices from the Middle, 2006-2011Expert PanelsPrentice Hall Expert Panel, Middle Grades Science Team, 1996Prentice Hall Expert Panel, Middle Grades, 1993Reviewer for External GrantsReviewer for Title IV Community Service, State of Texas, 2003, 2004, 2006Reviewer for Title II Eisenhower Act, United States Department of Education, 1994,

1996Reviewer for Book PublishersSage Publications, 2006Teachers College Press, 1999, 2000Reviewer for JournalsEducational Researcher, 2001-2004Middle School Journal, 1991-2003Research in Middle Level Education, 1991-2000, 2006-ongoing

The Clemson Kappan, 1992-1995

Professional Associations and ActivitiesNational Middle School AssociationChair, discussant, or organizer of conference sessions, annuallyMember, Research Advisory Board, 2005-2008Professional Preparation and Certification Committee, NCATE/NMSA, Curriculum Folio

Review Board, 1996-2003Planner, Curriculum Integration Strand for annual conference, 1996Planner, Curriculum Integration Strand for annual conference, 1995Co-planner, Curriculum Integration Strand for annual convention, 1994

American Educational Research AssociationChair, discussant, or organizer of conference sessions, annuallyCouncil Member, Middle Level Special Interest Group, 2005-2007President, Middle Level Special Interest Group, 1994-1995President-elect, Middle Level Special Interest Group, 1993-1994Program Chair and Vice-President, Middle Level Special Interest Group, 1992-1993

Treasurer, Middle Level Special Interest Group, 1991-1992Reviewer, Division K, 1994 Conference, 1996

Reviewer, Middle Level Special Interest Group, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2005National Council of Teachers of EnglishCo-Editor, Voices from the Middle, 2006-2011Consortium for Overseas Students TeachingCo-Director, The University of Georgia, 1997-2000COST annual conference Co-Director, April 1998Professors of Middle Level EducationInaugural Member, 1997-presentGeorgia Professional Development School AllianceBoard member, 1995-1997Co-Planner, annual conference, 1997Co-Planner, annual conference, 1996Kappa Delta Pi, Beta Kappa ChapterMembership Secretary, 1990-1991

Service to The University of Texas at San AntonioUniversity-wideService-Learning Advisory Council, 2014-present committee member University Faculty Review and Advisory Committee (UFRAC), 2012-2013 (Assistant

Chair), 2013-2014 (Chair), 2014-2015 (Committee Member)President’s Distinguished Achievement Award: Teaching Excellence Committee, 2011-

2012 Chair, 2012-2013Piper Selection Committee, 2013Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars, 2013, committee memberFreshmen Focus, Block Schedule Subcommittee, 2011-presentPrefreshmen Engineering Program (PREP)

Search Committee for PREP Associate Director, 2013

Systems Academy for Young Engineering Students (SAYES) advocacy, 2010-present

Institutional Review Board—“Mentoring and Research”, Spring 2011; “Multiple Institution IRB Approval and Federal Funding”, Fall 2011UTSA Day, Presenter, 2011GE2MS, Co-Director, 2009-2010National Science and Mathematics Teacher Imperative (STMI), UTSA Member, 2009-

2010 Faculty Senate, University Senator, 2005-2007

Executive Committee, Member, 2006-2007Plus-Minus Grading Ad Hoc Committee, Member, 2006Academic Policy and Requirements Committee, Member, 2006

SACS Core Curriculum, Member, 2008Institutional Review Board, Member and Alternate Member, 2006-2011University Standing Committee on Core Curriculum, Member, 2004-2005University Inclusion and Community—Inclusion and Community

Advisory Board, 2004-2006, 2012-2013 committee memberDirector Search, Committee Member, 2013Faculty Training in Partnership Workshop, 2013Faculty Mentor, 2013

College of Education and Human DevelopmentAd Hoc COEHD Scholarship Committee, 2011-2013Teacher Education Advisory Council, 2013-preentScholarship Committee, Member, 2005-2007UTeach Steering Committee, 2005-2006Full Professor College Faculty Review and Advisory Committee (Full Professor

CFRAC), Chair, 2006-2007College Faculty Review and Advisory Committee (CFRAC), Committee Member, 2006-

2007Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Adult & Higher Education,

Assistant/Associate Professor Educational Psychology Search Committee—Affirmative Action Advocate, 2006-2007

Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and TeachingMerit Ad hoc Committee, 2012Adult Learning and Teaching, Advisor and Comprehensive Exam Reviewer, 2011-presentStrategic Plan Ad hoc Committee, 2011PhD SACS Committee, 2011Department Chair, 2007-2010Department Assistant Chair, 2006-2007IDS Advisory Ad Hoc Committee, Member, 2005-2007Assistant Professor Mentor (Dr. JoAnne Ollerenshaw), 2005-2006Academic Policy and Curriculum Committee (DAPCC), Member, C&I, 2005-presentAdvisory Committee (DAC), 2005-2006Middle Grades 4-8 Certification Program, Coordinator 2004-2006, Member Fall, 2004-

present

Interdisciplinary Theory and Practice Ph.D. Proposal Ad Hoc Committee, Member, 2005-present

Assistant Professor Curriculum & Instruction (Social Studies) Search Committee, Chair 2007

Assistant Professor Middle Level (4-8) Search Committee, Chair, 2004-2005, 2006-2007Interdisciplinary Theory and Practice Ph.D. Proposal Ad Hoc Committee, Member, 2005-

2006Awards Ad Hoc Committee, Member, 2006-2007Introduction to Teaching Ad Hoc Committee, Member, 2005-2006Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Theoretical Framework Ad Hoc Committee,

Member, 2006-2007Merit Review Ad Hoc Committee—Research, Member, 2006Adult Learning and Teaching Ad Hoc Committee, Chair, 2006-2007Full-Time Adjunct Ad Hoc Committee, Member, 2006

Service to The University of GeorgiaUniversity-wideLinking Academic Study and Civic Engagement Committee, 2003-2004Academic Advising Coordinating Council, Communication Subcommittee Chair, 2002-

2003Interdisciplinary Certificate in Leadership and Service, Advisory Committee Member,

2001-2004Review Board, Genetics Self-Study and Program Evaluation, Genetics Department,

2001-2002Richard B. Russell Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Awards Selection Committee,

(Chair), 2000-2002Office for Civic Engagement, proposal writing team, 1999-2001Opening Convocation, 1999-2000Academic Affairs Symposium, 1999, 2002 Office of Public Service and Outreach: Service Learning Interest Group, College of

Education Representative, 1998-present Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs: Academic Honesty Panel, 1997Office of Public Service and Outreach, Outreach Conference on Service Learning:

Community learning: Curriculum integration and service learning, 1997Office of Instructional Development:

Workshop for Graduate Teaching and Laboratory Assistants, Alternative strategies for teaching, 1997Graduate Seminar, Democratic education at the college level, 1997Noon Seminar, Democracy in higher level education, 1995Workshop for Graduate Teaching Assistants, Collaboration in the college classroom, 1994Teaching Improvement Program Mentor, 1993Noon Seminar, Collaborative learning at the college level, 1993

Noon Seminar, Using cooperative learning in the classroom: A powerful teaching tool, 1992

Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Anthropology, collaborator on Southern Seed Legacy (PASS) program, 2000-2002

Department of Psychology, Fostering critical thinking using philosophy, politics, and interdisciplinary approaches to contextualize classroom material, 1997

College of Environment and Design, Institute of EcologyService Learning Advisory Faculty, 2000-2004Master’s committee member, 2000-2004Liaison between environmental service learning and public school systems, 2001-2004School of LawService Learning Advisory Faculty, 1999-2002College of PharmacyService Learning Advisory Faculty, 2002-2003College of Veterinary MedicineService Learning Advisory Faculty, 1999-2002College of Agricultural and Environmental SciencesService Learning Advisory Board, 1999-2002College of EducationAwards Committee, 2002-2004

Task Force for Service Learning, School of Teacher Education Representative, 1997-2003

Speakers Bureau, 2002-2003GSTEP Early Community Experiences Advisory Board, 2002-2003Dean’s Forum, 1997-2002Faculty Senate, Senator, 2000-2001Beta Group on Co-Reform, 1998-2001Undergraduate Academic Appeals Committee, 1998-2001P-16 Committee, 1996-2001Outreach Advisory Committee, 1996-2001Learning Performance and Support Laboratory Search Committee, 1999-2000Convocation Reader, Fall 1999, 2001, 2003

Graduate Courses and Programs Committee, 1991, 1995-1996, 1997-1998 Promotion and Tenure Review Committee, 1996-1997Ad Hoc PSC Grant Review Committee, 1996-1997

Course Evaluation Review Committee, 1996Scholarship Committee, 1992-1995Environmental Education Council, 1993-1994 Task Force on Regents Report Committee, 1992School of Teacher Education Advisory Council, 1991-1993School of Teacher EducationPost-Tenure Review Committee, 1999-2000 for Dr. George StanicPost-Tenure Review Committee, 1998-1999 for Dr. Beverly PaynePost-Tenure Review Committee, 1998-1999 for Dr. Brenda ManningPost-Tenure Review Committee, 1997-1998 (Chair), for Dr. Judith ReiffDepartment of Science EducationAssistant Professor Search Committee, 2003

Department of Elementary Education

Graduate Program Committee, 2002-2003 (Chair)New Faculty Mentor, 2001-2002, Dr. Gayle DavisExit Examination Committee, 1990-1992 (Chair), 1997-1998 (Chair), 1998-1999 (Chair),

1999-2000 (Chair), 2001-2002, 2003-2004Leadership Team, 1996-1998, 2003Middle School Program Graduate Assistantship Selection Committee, 1996-1997 (Chair),

1999-2000, 2001-2002Student Admissions and Appeals, 1999-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004Middle School Search Committee, 1992, 1994, 1999-2000, 2000-2001Early Childhood Search Committee, 1994, 2000-2001Alternative Program Planning Committee, 1997-1998Graduate Program Committee, 1989-1992, 1996-1998

Gwinnett Committee, 1996-1998 Awards Committee, 1996-1997 (Chair) Middle School Program Area Head, 1995-1998, 2003

Middle School Advisory Board, 1993-1998 Graduate Admissions Committee, 1992-1996, 2002-2003 Faculty Evaluation Committee, 1990-1992

HONORS, AWARDS, AND SPECIAL RECOGNITION2014 The U. S. Professors of the Year Award, Carnegie Foundation for the

Advancement of Teaching, The University of Texas at San Antonio nominee, in review

2013 Visiting Scholar—Pre Engineering Program (PREP), The University of Texas at San AntonioResearch project supporting a data collection effort to inform curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices in San Antonio’s Pre Engineering Program (PREP) at all levels, PREP I-IV

2013 University Life Award, The University of Texas at San Antonio Outstanding Academic Advisor Award 2013 Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars, The University of Texas at

San Antonio2012 Regents Outstanding Teaching Award

University of Texas System, $30,0002006 Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Teaching University of Texas System, $50002006 President’s Distinguished Achievement Award Teaching Excellence The University of Texas at San Antonio, $1000 2001-2004 Teaching Academy

Faculty academy dedicated to promoting and celebrating excellence in teaching and to fostering learning through inquiry, The University of Georgia

2003, 2002 The University of Georgia Career CenterFaculty Recognition Certificate for contribution to career development of UGA students

2001-2002 Kappa Delta Epsilon Educational Honor Society, Alpha Epsilon Chapter

Award for distinguished service to the education profession, The University of Georgia

2001 Walter B. Hill Award for Distinguished Achievement in Public ServiceOne of five peer reviewed annual awards given by The University of Georgia in recognition of continuing contributions to public service and outreach, $2000 permanent pay-raise

2001 Youth Environmental Symposium, The Georgia ConservancyAward to Melissa Keyes, Elizabeth Pate and 105 seventh grade students for the service learning project: A walk through the watershed. Project selected as one of ten statewide finalists and presentation at Zoo Atlanta

2000 Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service LearningAward for recognition as one of top ten in nation given to college and university faculty committed to enhancing service learning in higher education

1999 Laureate Award Winner and Permanent Research Collection Information Technology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (Washington, D.C.), Team member for Oglethorpe County, GA Middle School’s Virtual Folklore Museum

1998 Richard B. Russell Undergraduate Teaching AwardOne of three peer reviewed annual awards given by The University of Georgia in recognition of excellence in undergraduate instruction by junior faculty members, $4000

1997-2002 Dean’s ForumSelected as opinion leader for collaborative effort between the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Education, designed to promote and support the improvement of teaching and learning at The University of Georgia

1994 Award for Outstanding Scholarship on Teacher EducationStudent teaching in the middle school: Team planning and decision making. One of three awards presented by the Association of Colleges and Schools of Education in State Universities and Land Grant Colleges and Affiliated Private Universities for scholarship in promoting the understanding of teacher preparation, $625

1992-1993 Lilly Teaching FellowshipOne of eight fellowships given to university-wide junior faculty in support of professional development in teaching, The University of Georgia, $2,000

1992 The College of Education Faculty Senate Award for Teaching Excellence Single peer- reviewed award at the Assistant Professor level honoring talent, commitment, and dedication to teaching, The University of Georgia, $2,000 and Lamar Dodd print

1992 Honors Day Outstanding Teacher AwardOne of two peer-reviewed awards from the College of Education in recognition of outstanding merit and accomplishment in teaching and instruction, The University of Georgia.

GRANTS RESEARCH

External Grants (PI or Co-PI)National Science Foundation: Research Initiation Grant: Appling Adult

Learning/Teaching Theory and Formative Assessment Feedback to Environmental Engineering to Improve Performance & Promote Lifelong Learning H. Shipley (co-principal investigator) and P. E. Pate (co-principal investigator), (2013-2015) $200,000, not funded.

National Science Foundation: A student-centered conceptual framework of engineering learning and teaching. H. Shipley (principal investigator) and C. Saygin, P. E. Pate, & T. Yuen (co-principal investigators), (2012-2014) $200,000, not funded.

National Science Foundation: Examining ‘Scientists in the Classroom’ Through Systems Thinking; P. E. Pate (principal investigator of subcontract) with K. Dunton (principal investigator) from University of Texas Environmental Science Institute and Marine Science Institute, J. Marshall (co-principal investigator) and J. Banner (co-principal investigator), University of Texas at Austin, GK-12—From Aquifers to Estuaries via an Interactive Program Linking UT Scientists with K-12 Students and Teachers, Total Award: (2007-2011) $1,833,937; UTSA Subcontract: (2011) $50,001.

National Science Foundation: Teaching Computing to Biologists through Data Visualization, 2008-2010 ($146,363), K. Robbins (principal investigator) and P. E. Pate and D. Sensemen (co-principal investigators).

Office of Innovation and Improvement; Transition to Teaching Grant Program; United States Department of Education: Middle Level—Mathematics and Science (for Diverse and Special Populations) Accelerated Teacher Education Program (ML-ATEP), 2006-2011 ($1,914,130), B. Flores (principal investigator) and P. E. Pate and M. Kaylor (co-principal investigators).

Title II Eisenhower Act, United States Department of Education: Altamaha accountability II: A middle and secondary school environmental science service learning on-line and field-based initiative, 2004-2005 ($43,038), Co-principal investigator with C. Hoffman.

Georgia Systemic Teacher Education Program (GSTEP) Research Grant: Etowah education initiative: Professional preparation of educators, 2003-2004 ($3500), Co-principal investigator with L. Ormes.

Title II Eisenhower Act, United States Department of Education: Altamaha accountability: A middle school environmental science service learning initiative, 2002-2003 ($59,788), Co-principal investigator with C. Hoffman.

Georgia Systemic Teacher Education Program (GSTEP) Grant: Evaluation of middle school preprofessional experiences, 2002-2003 ($2000), Co-principal investigator with G. Davis, L. Hart, J. McLaughlin, B. Manning, D. Glynn, & L. Gilbert.

Georgia Systemic Teacher Education Program (GSTEP) Mini-Grant: League Fellows drive-in conference, 2001-2002 ($1500), Co-principal investigator with G. Davis and EDMS League Fellows.

P-16: State of Georgia: Web site construction for Early and young adolescents in cultural contexts: Documenting our voices project, 2000-2001 ($2000), Co-principal investigator with J. Powell, D. Yaksic, and C. Navarro.

SeaGrant: The Altamaha freshmen service learning course: Living upstream: Learning how to serve our downstream neighbors, 2000-2001 ($4720), Co-principal investigator with G. Cogswell.

Title II Eisenhower Act, United States Department of Education: CONNECTIONS: Integrating technology into middle school curriculum and instruction, 1995-1996 ($18,647), Co-principal investigator with G. Dougherty.

Title II Eisenhower Act, United States Department of Education: Integration of manipulatives into middle school mathematics for a Project GIMS Professional Development School, 1994-1995 ($7,644), Co-principal investigator with S. Larkin.

Title II Eisenhower Act, United States Department of Education: Integration of strategies into curriculum and instruction for a Project GIMS Professional Development School, 1994- 1996 ($10,453 plus), Co-principal investigator with N. Mizelle.

Title II Eisenhower Act, United States Department of Education: Documentation of middle school mathematics and science curriculum and instruction: A needs assessment for a Project GIMS Professional Development School, 1993-1994 ($16,013), Principal investigator.

Title II Eisenhower Act, United States Department of Education: Integration of technology into curriculum and instruction for a Project GIMS Professional Development School,1993- 1994 ($17,976), Co-principal investigator with G. Dougherty.

Title II Eisenhower Act, United States Department of Education: Integration of strategies into Project 2061, Science for All Americans, Georgia Team's curriculum model, "How the World Works," 1992-1994 ($10,641), Principal investigator.

Title II Eisenhower Act, United States Department of Education: Changes in middle school science and mathematics team organization, curriculum, and instruction: Impact on students, 1991-1994 ($101,382), Co-principal investigator with L. Hart.

Title II Eisenhower Act, United States Department of Education: Conceptual models and bridging strategies in middle school science instruction, 1990-1991 ($9,743), Co-principal investigator with D. Hayes & S. White.

External Grants (Participant)Office of Innovation and Improvement; Transition to Teaching Grant Program; United

States Department of Education: Accelerated Teacher Education Program (ATEP) for Mathematics and Science, 2006-2011 ($1,500,00), Grant funded to B. Flores. Pate activities: Researcher and course instructor, 2005-2006.

Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Development of a habitat conservation plan for imperiled aquatic species of the Upper Etowah River Basin, Year Three, Grant funded to B. Freeman and L. Fowler. ($170,000). Pate activities: Senior personnel for public outreach education, 2003-2004, Pate activities funded for $6000.

Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Development of a habitat conservation plan for imperiled aquatic species of the Upper Etowah River Basin, Year Two, Grant funded to B. Freeman and L. Fowler. ($170,000). Pate activities: Senior personnel

for public outreach education, 2002-2003, Pate activities funded for $6000.Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Development of a habitat conservation plan

for imperiled aquatic species of the Upper Etowah River Basin, Year One. Grant funded to B. Freeman and L. Fowler. ($158,050). Pate activities: Senior personnel for public outreach education, 2001-2002, Pate activities funded for $6000.

Georgia Systemic Teacher Education Program (GSTEP), grant funded through the United States Department of Education to M. Padilla, Principal investigator, College of Education, The University of Georgia. ($6,000,000 over 5 years). Pate activities: Early Community Experiences Team, Co-chair, 2001-2002, Pate activities funded for $6181.

State of Georgia Learn and Serve Program, Stephens County Board of Education, Service learning regional conference, 2000-2001, ($25,000, Pate activities donated), Conference planner.

Georgia Systemic Teacher Education Program (GSTEP), grant funded through the United States Department of Education to M. Padilla, Principal investigator, College of Education, The University of Georgia. ($6,000,000 over 5 years). Pate activities: Early Community Experiences, Co-chair, 2000-2001, Pate activities funded for $6,100.

State of Georgia Learn and Serve Program, Stephens County Board of Education, Service learning, 2000-2001, ($25,000, Pate activities funded for $8,000), Instructor.

Annenberg Rural Challenge to the League of Professional Schools, Oglethorpe County Middle School Annenberg Rural Challenge, 1999-2000, ($32,000, Pate activities donated), Project collaborator.

Annenberg Rural Challenge to the League of Professional Schools, Oglethorpe County Middle School Annenberg Rural Challenge, 1998-1999, ($32,000, Pate activities funded for $9,000), Project director.

Apple Corporation to Oglethorpe County Middle School, Oglethorpe County FolkloreApple Grant, Project Interchange for Wiring the Ties That Bind, 1998-1999, ($42,773, Pate activities donated), Lead faculty for the University of Georgia Middle School Program.

Annenberg Rural Challenge to the League of Professional Schools, Oglethorpe CountyMiddle School Annenberg Rural Challenge, 1997-1998, ($30,000 Pate activities

funded for $9000), Project director. The University of Georgia Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Title II Eisenhower

Act, Middle School Teacher Institute, 1997, J. Shaw, Principal investigator, (Pate activities funded for $1,200), Teaching instructor.

The University of Georgia Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Title II Eisenhower Act, Middle School Teacher Institute, 1996, J. Shaw, Principal investigator, (Pate activities funded for $1,200), Teaching instructor.

Georgia Initiative in Mathematics and Science (GIMS) sponsored by National Science Foundation, Oglethorpe County Middle School: Professional Development School, 1992-1997, M. Padilla, PI, (Pate activities funded for $59,205), School-university liaison.

External Contracts (Participant)United States Department of Education Contract: Preservice to Inservice Teacher

Education Models of Excellence in Preparation of the Use of Contextual Teaching and Learning Strategies to Improve Student Learning, Dean Louis Castenell, Principal investigator, College of Education, The University of Georgia. ($864,000 over five years). Pate activities: University Researcher, 2001-2003; Middle School Content Advisory, Community Seminar Instructor, Instructor of Service Learning Course, Internship with Athens-Clarke County Police Department, 2000-2001; Middle School Content Advisory, Community Seminar Development, Instructor of Service Learning Course, 1999-2000; Core Leadership Team Member, Conceptual Framework Committee, Instructor of Service Learning Course, 1998-1999, (Pate activities funded for $45,000 over five years).

United States Department of Education Contract: Preservice to Inservice Teacher Education Models of Excellence in Preparation of the Use of Contextual Teaching and Learning Strategies to Improve Student Learning, Dean Louis Castenell, Principal investigator, College of Education, The University of Georgia. ($864,000 over five years). Subcontract: Community context curriculum: Middle school students learning the curriculum through work and community contexts, 1999-2000, ($1500), Co-principal investigator with K. Thompson.

Institutional Grants (PI or Co-PI)UTSA Provost, UTSA Internationalization Task Force: Evaluation Study on Research,

Learning/Teaching, Service, & Organizational Approaches, 2008-2009 ($100,000). Joellen Coryell (principal investigator, Robin Wright, co-principal investigator, David Johnson, co-principal investigator, Charles Crane (co-principal investigator), Beth Durodoye (co-principal investigator), Elizabeth Pate (co-principal investigator).

UTSA COEHD Mini-grant, The Development and Delivery of a Nutrition Education Module for Mexican-American Youth: An Exploratory Assessment. Tammy Wyatt (principal investigator) and P. E. Pate (co-principal investigator).

Academy for Teacher Excellence (ATE), Faculty Learning Community, Professional Development and Research, Inquiring about Inquiry: Nine Individuals Taking Action Collectively, 2007-2008 ($1000), P. E. Pate (principal investigator), M. Cortez (co-principal investigator), C. Moseley (co-principal investigator), C. Fies (co-principal investigator), C., Ollerenshaw, J. A. (co-principal investigator), Cuero, K. (co-principal investigator), Crim, C. (co-principal investigator), Bilica, K. (co-principal investigator), and Steinmetz, L. (co-principal investigator).

Academy for Teaching Excellence, Academically excellent curriculum, instruction, and assessment, 2005 ($1,000), Co-principal investigator with J. Ollerenshaw.

League of Professional Schools, The University of Georgia, League fellows, 2002-2003,($6,300), Principal investigator.

League of Professional Schools, The University of Georgia, League fellows, 2001-2002,($6,200), Principal investigator.

College of Education Summer Research, The University of Georgia, Community context curriculum, 2000, (10% summer salary), Principal investigator.

College of Education Outreach, The University of Georgia, Professional development for College of Education professors interested in incorporating service learning into

course work, 1999-2000, (10% summer salary), Principal investigator.College of Education Outreach, The University of Georgia, Service learning, 1998-1999,

(10% summer salary), Principal investigator.College of Education Outreach, The University of Georgia, Graduate student

competition, 1998-1999, ($4500), Principal investigator.Vice President’s Office for Public Service and Outreach, Service learning grant, The

University of Georgia, 1997-1998, (10% summer salary), Principal investigator.College of Education Outreach, The University of Georgia, Community learning, 1997,

(10% summer salary), Principal investigator.College of Education Outreach, The University of Georgia, Oglethorpe County Middle

School, 1996, (10% summer salary), Principal investigator.College of Education Summer Research, The University of Georgia, Integration of

strategies into curriculum and instruction for a Project GIMS, Georgia Initiative in Mathematics and Science, professional development school, 1994, (10% summer salary), Principal investigator.

College of Education Summer Research, The University of Georgia, Evaluating changes in middle school science and mathematics organization, curriculum, and instruction, 1991, (10% summer salary), Co-principal investigator with L. Hart.

College of Education Summer Research, The University of Georgia, Bridging across instances of a concept in science instruction, 1990, (10% summer salary), Co-principal investigator with D. Hayes & S. White.

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS SUPERVISED

Doctoral Dissertations Chaired or Co-ChairedAnthony D. Neely, Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, The University of Texas at

San Antonio, in progress, ChairAnna Cohen-Miller, Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, The University of

Texas at San Antonio, 2014, Chair, The Phenomenon of Doctoral Student Motherhood/Mothering in Academia: Cultural Construction, Presentation of Self and Situated

Roxanna Nelson, Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2014, Chair, The Role of Motivation and University Environment Curriculum in “Latino Firsts” completing Bachelor’s Degrees in Education

Holly Meyer, Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2014, Chair, Knowledge of Content and Teaching (KCT) Constructed by Prospective Mathematics Teachers during a Methods Course

Debra Root, Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2013, Chair, Purpose, Policy, and Possibilities: Social Studies Teachers’ Sense-Making of Curriculum.

Leo Whittnebel, Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2013, Co-Chair, Learning within the Confines of a Continuing Professional Education Activity: Perspectives from Respiratory Therapists.

Shelbee Nguyen, Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2012, Co-Chair, The Influence of Public Pedagogy and

Popular Culture on Adult Learners Perceptions and Motivations to Study Abroad. Position: Assistant Professor, American University in Dubai.

Nicole Torrence, Ph.D., Elementary Education, The University of Georgia, 2004, Chair, Middle Level Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of Background Differences and Similarities. Position: Assistant Professor, Mississippi State.

Janet Lofgran, Ph.D., Elementary Education, The University of Georgia, 2004, Co-Chair, Factors That Facilitate and Hinder Service-Learning Implementation: Perspectives of Novice and Veteran Teachers. Position: Assistant Professor, Brigham Young University.

Bryan Sorohan, Ph.D., Middle School Education, The University of Georgia, 2003, Chair, Exploring the Meaning of Community, Service, and Learning in the Work of Elsie Ripley Clapp and John Dewey. Awarded the Barbara J. Howe Award for outstanding scholarship in New Deal Homestead Research, Arthurdale Heritage, Inc., W. VA, 2005. Position: Assistant Professor, Brenau University, GA.

Vicki Hollinshead, Ph.D., Middle School Education, The University of Georgia, 2003, Chair, Using Cases as a Strategy with Middle Grades Preservice Teachers to Foster Their Decision Making. Position: Dean, College of Education, Emmanuel College, GA.

Dayna Yaksic, Ph.D., Middle School Education, The University of Georgia, 2002, Chair, What Happens When Young Adolescent Girls Participate in Christian Service Learning? Position: Assistant Professor, Trinity University, IL.

Heather Fosgate, Ed.D., Elementary Education, The University of Georgia, 2001, Chair, Middle School Students’ Collaborative Paired Response to Poetry. Position: Assistant Professor, Piedmont University, GA.

Alice Sampson-Cordle, Ph.D., Middle School Education, The University of Georgia, 2001, Chair, Exploring the Relationship Between a Small Rural School in Northeast Georgia and Its Community: An Image-Based Study Using Participant-Produced Photographs. Awarded the AERA Rural Education SIG Dissertation of Year, 2003. Position: Assistant Professor, North Georgia College and State University.

Gert Nesin, Ph.D., Middle School Education, The University of Georgia, 2000, Chair, Young Adolescent Achievement and Attitudes in Various Curriculum Designs. Position: Temporary Faculty, University of Maine.

David Whitney, Ph.D., Middle School Education, The University of Georgia, 2000, Chair, What Happens When Middle School Teachers Collaborate with a School Technology Coordinator to Integrate Computers into Their Classroom Instruction? Position: Middle School Technology Coordinator.

Katherine Thompson, Ph.D., Middle School Education, The University of Georgia, 1999, Chair, Middle Level Teachers’ Interpretations of Their Experiences Regarding Empowerment. Position: Co-Director of League of Professional Schools.

Elaine Homestead, Ph.D., Middle School Education, The University of Georgia, 1998, Chair, How Middle School Teachers Conceptualize and Implement Curriculum Integration: A Study of Three Cases. Position: Classroom Teacher.

Delta McCall, Ed.D., Elementary Education, The University of Georgia, 1998, Chair, Parent Perceptions of Involvement in a Fifth Grade Rural School. Position: Classroom Teacher.

Doctoral Advisory and Examining Committees Ralph Gdovin, Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, The University of Texas

at San Antonio, in progressGeorge Jackson, Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, The University of

Texas at San Antonio, in progressJosiah Johnson, Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, The University of Texas

at San Antonio, in progressTim Mullen, Ph.D., Middle School Education, The University of Georgia, 2006,

Environmental Service-Learning in an Age of Accountability: The Story of a Middle School Interdisciplinary Team

Jamie Calkin, Ph.D., Science Education, The University of Georgia, 2005, An Arts-Based Narrative Inquiry into Co-planning and Teaching Elementary Science Using the Visual Arts

Linda Winters, Ph. D., Educational Psychology, The University of Georgia, 2004, “Watchdogs are Supposed to Bark”: A Case Study of the Charleston Education Network

Clif Mims, Ph.D., Instructional Technology, The University of Georgia, 2004, Beginning Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of Computer Integration

Allison Nealy, Ph.D., Reading Education, The University of Georgia, 2003, The Effects of Instruction on Expository Text Structure and Use of Graphic Organizers on Comprehension for Young Adolescents with Learning Disabilities

Lisa Swor, Ph.D., Educational Psychology, The University of Georgia, 2002, Grouping Gifted Eighth-Graders at Laurel Falls Middle School: Their Perceptions of How Grouping Affects Their Achievement, Motivation, Peer Interaction, and Self-Esteem

John Culligan, Ph.D., Middle School Education, The University of Georgia, 2002, What Are Middle School Students’ Reasons for Choosing to Engage or Not to Engage in Their Own Learning?

Catherine May, Ph.D., Applied Cognition and Development for Educational Psychology, The University of Georgia, 2001, Elaborate Analogies in Science Text: A Strategy to Enhance Middle School Students’ Conceptual Knowledge, Interest and Self-Efficacy

Masato Ogawa, Ph.D., Social Science Education, The University of Georgia, 2001, Building Multiple Historical Perspectives: An Investigation of How Middle School Students are Influenced by Different Perspectives

Pamela Sheppard, Ph.D., Language Education, The University of Georgia, 2001, Las Ultimas Munecas: The Construction of Subjectivity by Adolescent Girls of Mexican Origin Living in the American South

Susan LaFave, Ed.D., Elementary Education, The University of Georgia, 2000, The Use of Speech-to-Self Instruction to Improve Teachers’ Responses to Classroom Vignettes and Levels of Stress

Alice Terry, Ph.D., Gifted Education, The University of Georgia, 2000, A Case Study: The Effects of a Particular Type of Service Learning, Community Action, on Young, Gifted Adolescents and on a Southern, Rural Community

Jeannie Oakley, Ed.D., Elementary Education, The University of Georgia, 2000, Voyage of Discovery: What Happens When Inservice Teachers Explore Teaching for

Understanding through Collaborative Investigation?Suzanne McCotter, Ph.D., Middle School Education, The University of Georgia, 1999,

Literacy Education in a Democratic Society: A Study of the Leads GroupVictor Aeby, Ed.D., Elementary Education, The University of Georgia, 1998, Impact of

Family Involvement with Students Identified as Chronically Disruptive: Psychosocial and Academic Outcomes

Colin Green, Ed.D., Elementary Education, The University of Georgia, 1998, Two Male Early Childhood Teachers’ Perspectives on Their Occupational Specialty and Caring: A Cross-National Ethnographic Case Study

Dan Saurino,Ed.D., Elementary Education, The University of Georgia, 1998, A Qualitative Study of Middle School Collaborative Team-Action Research

Karen Tolley, Ed.D., Elementary Education, The University of Georgia, 1998, The Mathematical Success of Poor African American First Graders: An Examination of the Developmental Niche

Susan Field, Ed.D., Elementary Education, The University of Georgia, 1997, Preservice Teachers’ Participation in a Teacher Education Co-Reform Effort: A Qualitative Study

Linda Lord, Ed.D., Elementary Education, The University of Georgia, 1997, Exploring the Discourse Related to Cultural Diversity

Emmett Mullins, Ed.D., Elementary Education, The University of Georgia, 1997, Changes in Young Adolescents’ Self- Perceptions Across the Transition from Elementary to Middle School

Elizabeth Doster, Ph.D., Science Education, The University of Georgia, 1996, Values, Dissection, and School Science: An Inquiry into Students’ Construction of Meaning

Laurie Fletcher, Ed.D., Elementary Education, The University of Georgia, 1996, An Evaluation Study of At-Risk Programs for Middle School Students

James Reeves, Ed.D., Elementary Education, The University of Georgia, 1993, A Qualitative Study of Walk with Nature: An Outdoor, Environmental, Experiential Education Program

Louis Warren, Ed.D., Elementary Education, The University of Georgia, 1993, Middle Grades Organizational Patterns and Their Relationship to Students’ Self-Concepts and Perceptions of Their School Climate and Teachers’ Efficacy and Perceptions of Their Working Environment

Sherry Weeks, Ed.D., Elementary Education, The University of Georgia, 1991, Critical Responses by Leading Middle Level Educators to Turning Points: Preparing American Youth for the 21st Century: A Delphi Study

International Doctoral Dissertation Examining CommitteeSuzanne Hudson, Ph.D., Southern Cross University, Australia, 2012, Preservice

Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Middle Schooling Teacher Preparation: A Sample of the Australian Context

Specialist Projects DirectedAnne Cash, Ed.S., 1993, The University of GeorgiaJohn Ensley, Ed.S., 1993, The University of GeorgiaShirley Harper, Ed.S., 1993, The University of GeorgiaPatricia Moon, Ed.S., 1993, The University of Georgia

James Rabey, Ed.S., 1993, The University of GeorgiaSuzanne Best, Ed.S., 1992, The University of GeorgiaJudy McAllister, Ed.S., 1992, The University of GeorgiaMartha Williams, Ed.S., 1992, The University of GeorgiaTeresa Waters, Ed.S., 1991, The University of GeorgiaMaster’s Advisory and Examining Committees Alexandra Villalobos, Honors College, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2010,

Thesis: A Guide for Teachers-Mathematics and Science—It’s a Girl Thing!Joan E. Carter, Curriculum and Instruction, The University of Texas at San Antonio,

2005, Thesis: Analysis of Effective Teacher Mentoring: Induction Program of a Model School District

Joy Denninger Long, Landscape Architecture, The University of Georgia, 2004, Thesis: Ecological Schoolyards: Connecting to Our Native Landscape

Libby Ormes, Science Education, The University of Georgia, 2003, Thesis: How Does the Etowah Public Environmental Survey Contribute to the Framework for the Etowah Public Involvement and Education Campaign?

Amy Telligman, Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2003, Thesis: A Holistic Environmental Education Community Gardening Curriculum for Inner-City Youth

Gini Cogswell, Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2001, Thesis: Service Learning: An Appropriate Approach to Environmental Education?