Faculty Profile for Dr. Tara Ann Newman

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Dr. Tara Ann Newman
Senior Lecturer — Curriculum And Instruction
ED 3073
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Lopez, M. M., & Newman, T. A. (n.d.). Walk with me:  Caminatas as a way for developing culturally sustaining literacies pedagogies with preservice teachers. In Handbook of Research on Cultivating Literacy in Diverse and Multilingual Classrooms. IGI Global.
  • Lawrie, G., Marquis, E., Fuller, E., Newman, T. A., Qui, M., Nomikoudis, M., … van Dam, L. (2017). Moving towards inclusive learning and teaching: A review and synthesis of the literature. Teaching and Learning Inquiry. https://doi.org/doi https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.5.1.3
  • Lopez, M. M., Newman, T. A., & Day, C. (2021). Community Cultural Wealth: Uncovering Assets through Community Mapping. In Reshaping Graduate Education through Innovation and Experiential Learning (pp. 83–102). IGI Global. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4836-3.ch005
  • Trimmer, K., & Padro, F. (2019). Ensuring Quality in Professional Education Volume I: Human Client Fields Pedagogy and Knowledge Structures. Palgrave-McMillan.
  • Trimmer, K., & Padro, F. (2019). Ensuring Quality in Professional Education Volume II: Engineering Pedagogy and International Knowledge Structures. Palgrave-McMillan.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Bobcat Preview Den Namesake, Texas State University. August 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi, Nolle Chapter, Texas State University. April 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi, Nolle Chapter, Texas State University. April 2018
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Ernest G. Osborne Award Finalist, National Council on Family Relations. 2014
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Willie Lee Glass Faculty Spirit Award, SFASU School of Human Sciences. May 2014

Selected Grants

  • Newman, Tara Ann (Co-Principal), Martin, Linda (Co-Principal), Olle, Mary (Co-Principal), Runnels, Chay (Co-Principal), Bradley, Carol (Co-Principal), Burr, Brandon (Co-Principal), Saracino, Marie (Supporting). Career and Technical Education (CTE) state leadership project grant, Texas Education Agency, State, $300000. (Funded: 2010 - 2012). Grant.
  • Newman, Tara Ann (Principal), Saracino, Marie (Co-Principal), Martin, Linda (Supporting), Gilbert, Phyllis (Supporting). Virtual reach: A pilot collaborative for Head Start employees seeking the baccalaureate., Higher Education Challenge Grant, United States Department of Agriculture, Federal, $330000. (Funded: 2009 - 2012). Grant.
  • Newman, Tara Ann, Runnels, Chay (Co-Principal), Olle, Mary (Co-Principal), Martin, Linda, , Marie Saracino (Co-Principal), Gilbert, Phyllis (Co-Principal). Career and Technical Education (CTE) state leadership project grant, Texas Education Agency, State, $300000. (Funded: 2009 - 2010). Grant.
  • Newman, Tara Ann. Texas higher education demonstration project, University of Texas Health Science Center, Institutional (Higher Ed), $295051. (Funded: 2007 - 2009). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
First Gen Proud Committee
August 2020-Present
Undergraduate Advisor
Faculty Advisor - Future Teacher Living-Learning Community
November 2020-2022
Member
Project Maestros Advisory Board
March 2020-2022
Member
EC-6 Program Redesign Task Force
September 2020-2021
Member
Scholarship Committee
2023-Present