Bio
Dr. Lara Searcy is an Assistant Professor, English Education Specialist at Northeastern
State University in Tahlequah, OK where she teaches English teacher candidates. She
is a former high school English teacher and middle school Literacy Resource Specialist
and is Nationally Board Certified in AYA-ELA. In 2018, she was awarded the Circle
of Excellence in Teaching from NSU. She is a proud member of the National Council
of Teachers of English (NCTE) and is currently the President of the Oklahoma affiliate-
OKCTE.
Education:
- PhD, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Arkansas, Magna cum laude, 2018
- MEd, Education, Northeastern State University, 2009
- BA, Education, Northeastern State University, 2006
teacher efficacy, standards-based reforms, and teacher professional development
teacher efficacy, standards-based reforms, and teacher professional development
Intellectual Content:
- We Need to Go Next Door and Talk about Our Lessons: One States Context and Collaboration
around Standards-Based Reform. (Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New), Integration, Published, May, 2019
- #CensorED: A Responsibility and Rationale for How to Critically Select Texts. (Journal Article, Professional Journal), Integration, Published, 2019
- #WritingIs Using the NCTE Professional Knowledge about the Teaching of Writing Statements
in the Classroom (Newsletter), Integration, Published, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2018
- Freedom Writers as Narrative for Teaching Social Justice. (Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New), Integration, Published, February, 2017
Presentations:
- #ArguED: Shifting from Opinion to Argument in Writing. - Oklahoma Middle Level Educators Association - Tulsa, OK - May 2018
- "Standards of Advocacy: Using the New OAS-ELA Standards to Become a Teacher Advocate." - Student Oklahoma Education Association (SOEA) Fall 2016 Conference - Edmond, OK
- November 2016
- #MaintainingMomentum: Moving from Venting to Voicing a Vision for Leadership. - National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) 2017 - St. Louis, MO - November
2017
Courses Taught:
- ENGLISH COMPOSITION I - ENGL 1113 - Fall 2020
- TEACHING ENGL IN SECONDARY SCH - ENGL 4133 - Fall 2020
- SEMINAR IN ENGLISH STUDIES I - ENGL 5633 - Summer 2020
- ADV COMPOSITION FOR TEACHERS - ENGL 4123 - Summer 2019
- CRITICAL ISSUES IN ENG ED - ENGL 3501 - Spring 2019
- ENGLISH EDUCATION CAPSTONE - ENGL 4501 - Spring 2019
