Education
University of Wisconsin – Madison, x2011
- PhD Student in Curriculum and Instruction
- Major Area of Focus: Multicultural Education
- Minor Area of Study: Education Policy Studies
Dominican University, 2006
- Master of Arts in Teaching
- Minor Area of Study: Middle Grades Education
Harvard University, 1999
- Bachelor of Arts in Women’s Studies
- Minor Areas of Study: Slavic literature, Policy & Inequality
Additional Graduate & Professional Coursework
- Spanish / Madison Area Technical College
- Financial Accounting / University of Chicago
- Native American Literature / Western Washington University
- Teaching Journalism / Indiana University
- Visions of the American Environment / University of Colorado, Boulder
- Reading for Deeper Meaning and Becoming Readers / Rochelle Lee Foundation – Boundless Readers
- Writing to Learn / Bard Institute for Writing and Thinking
Higher Education Experience
Instructor, Curriculum and Instruction 463: Seminar in Student Teaching, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2007 to present
Supervisor, Curriculum and Instruction 464: Elementary Student Teaching, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2007 to present
Supervisor, Curriculum and Instruction 465: Kindergarten Student Teaching, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2007-2008
Supervisor, Curriculum and Instruction 498: Middle School Student Teaching, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2007 to present
Professional Development Experience
Orientation & Professional Development Leader, Civic Leadership Institute/Civic Education Project, Chicago IL, Summer 2009
Sixth-Grade Learning Team Leader, Teach For America, Chicago IL, 2005-2006
SMART Course Instructor, “For the Love of Reading: Using Literature Study in the Classroom,” Chicago International Charter School-Basil Campus, Spring 2006
SMART Course Instructor, “Improving Reading Instruction,” Chicago International Charter School-Basil Campus, Fall 2005
K-12 Experience
Administration
Academic Dean, Civic Education Project’s Civic Leadership Institute / Northwestern University, Chicago IL, July 2009
Teaching
Substitute Teacher, Madison Metropolitan School District, Madison WI, 2008 to present
Middle School Social Studies/Communication Arts Teacher, Waunakee Community Middle School, Waunakee WI, 2006 to 2007
Middle School Reading/Language Arts/Math Teacher, Chicago International Charter School-Basil Campus, Chicago IL, 2004 to 2006
Middle School Language Arts Teacher, Markham Middle School, Los Angeles CA, Summer 2004
Service Learning Instructor, Civic Education Project, Evanston IL / Cincinnati OH, Spring 2004
High School English/Journalism Teacher, Lake Forest Academy, Lake Forest IL, 2000 to 2003
Curriculum Development and Design
Elementary Design Team, Chicago International Charter School – Basil Campus, Chicago IL, May 2005 to Aug. 2006: Worked with principal to design school-wide, scaffolded, K-8 curriculum. Included quarterly benchmarks and remediation skills matrix to aid in differentiation.
Student Achievement Toolkit Coordinator, Teach For America, Spring 2005: Created on-line toolkit for corps members aligning CPS, K-8 curricula/assessments in literacy, math with IL standards and TFA’s tracking of significant gains.
Site Coordinator, Civic Education Project / Northwestern University, Evanston IL / Cincinnati OH, Spring 2004: Developed original and revised existing curriculum for a week-long high school service-learning experience on “The Media and Social Change.”
Classroom Teacher, Chicago International Charter School – Basil Campus and Lake Forest Academy, Chicago IL and Lake Forest IL, 2000 to 2006: Designed and implemented original curriculum for twelfth-grade literature courses and sixth-grade reading curriculum.
Team Management & Mentoring
Site Coordinator, Civic Education Project / Northwestern University, Evanston IL / Cincinnati OH, Spring 2004: While leading service learning project, managed two junior staff members. Collaborated with staff in theories and practice of service learning and youth work and program itinerary.
New Teacher Mentor, Lake Forest Academy, Lake Forest IL, 2001-2003 / Chicago International Charter School-Basil Campus, Chicago IL, 2005 to 2006 / Teach For America, Chicago IL, 2005 to 2006: Partnered with first-year teachers to offer ongoing professional support through informal meetings and formal observations.
Research Experience
Research Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Summer 2008 to present: Work with Professor Carl Grant to research connections between human rights, globalization, and multicultural education for social justice
Project Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Spring 2009 to present: Work with Steve Head, Director of the Education Portfolio and Career Services Office, to examine best practices in integrating the e-portfolio into teacher education coursework.
Research Assistant, Harvard University, 1997-1998: Work with sociologist Lisa Dodson to research women, poverty and welfare in America for her 1999 book, Don’t Call Us Out of Name: The Lives of Women and Girls in Poor America.
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journals
- Gibson, M. (forthcoming). Are we ‘reading the world’?: A review of multicultural literature on globalization. Multicultural Perspectives.
- Gibson, M., & Grant, C. (under review). Toward a “paideia of the soul”: Enriching America’s multicultural democracy. Educational Researcher.
Chapters in Books
- Gibson, M., & Grant, C. (2010). ‘Working in the small places’: A human rights history of multicultural democratic education. In Hoosain, R., and Salili, F., Democracy and multicultural education. Charlotte NC: Information Age Publishing.
- Grant, C., & Gibson, M. (2009). A multicultural approach to ATE’s standards for teacher educators. In Houston, R., & Commission on Teacher Educator Standards (Eds.), Visions for teacher educators: Perspectives on the Association of Teacher Educators’ standards. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.
- Grant, C., & Gibson, M. (2010). Researching diversity in teacher education: A historical perspective. In Ball, A., and Tyson, C. (Eds.), Diversity and teacher education. AERA Press.
- Grant, C., & Gibson, M. (2010). These are revolutionary times: Human rights, social justice, and popular protest. In Chapman, T., & Hobbel, N. (Eds.), The practice of freedom: Social justice pedagogy. New York: Routledge.
- Jostaad, B., Gibson, M., Haggerson, A., and Jones, A. (in press). Portfolio integration for professional growth in elementary education practicum and student teaching courses. In Head, S.,and Zeichner, K. (Eds.), Using E-Portfolios to Support Teacher Learning and Teacher Education Program Renewal.
Presentations and Workshops
National Conferences (Refereed)
- Gibson, M. (2010). An inequality of purpose: Multicultural democratic education, urban schooling &
the marketization of the citizen. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Denver CO. - Gibson, M. (2009). Are we reading the world? Presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego.
- Gibson, M. (2009). Good intentions are not enough: Exploring student teachers’ commitment to and understanding of multicultural & social justice pedagogy. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the National Association for Multicultural Education, Denver CO.
- Gibson, M., & Grant, C. (2009). Toward a “paideia of the soul”: Enriching America’s multicultural democracy. Paper presented at the annual conference of Teacher Education and Social Justice (Center for Anti-Oppressive Education), Chicago IL.
- Gibson, M., & Leonard, A. (2009). Playing teacher: Pre-service teachers’ e-portfolios as performances of ‘good teaching.’ Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum, Arlington, VA.
- Grant, C., & Gibson, M. (2009). These are revolutionary times. Presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego.
Workshops
- Integrating the e-Portfolio into Teacher Education Courses, University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Educational Portfolios and Career Services, January 2009
- Living and Teaching by our Mission Statement, Civitas Schools Annual Staff Development, August 2005
Honors and Awards
- Wisconsin-Spencer Doctoral Research Fellow, 2009-2011
- NAME scholarship recipient, 2008
- Japan Fulbright Memorial Fellow, 2006
- Chicago International Charter School, Basil Campus, Teacher of the Year, 2006
- Chicago Foundation for Education Grant Winner, “Slam! A Poetry Jam,” 2005-2006
- Drive Award for Teacher Excellence Finalist, 2005
- Gilder-Lehrman Scholar, American Environmental History, 2005
- Rochelle Lee Fellow and Grant Winner, 2004-2006
- Fulbright-Hays Scholar, India, 2003
- National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, Native American Literature, 2002
- Faculty of Arts & Sciences, John Harvard, Aggasiz & Harvard College Scholar at Harvard College, 1995-2000
Professional Organizations
- American Educational Research Association
- National Association of Multicultural Education
- National Council of Teachers of English
- National Middle School Association
- Teach For America Alumni Association
