AASU Department of Early Childhood Education

Dr. Elizabeth Crawford
Position: Assistant Professor
Office: University Hall Rm. 258
Phone Number: (912) 344-2634
Email: Elizabeth.Crawford@armstrong.edu

EDUCATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Ph.D., The College of William and Mary, 2007
Ed.S., The University of Alabama, 2004
M.S., Florida State University, 2001
B.A., The University of Georgia, 1999

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor Department of Early Childhood Education Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA	2007 - present
Adjunct Faculty Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA	2007
Independent Consultant Governor's Working Group on Early Childhood Initiatives, Richmond, VA The Virginia Department of Social Services, Richmond, VA	2006-2007
Governor's Fellow The Secretary of Education's Office, Richmond, VA	2006
Graduate Assistant Center for Gifted Education, The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA	2004-2006
Early Childhood Teacher (Gifted Students) Saturday/Summer Enrichment Program, Center for Gifted Education, Williamsburg, VA	2005-2007
Teacher North Jackson Elementary School, Talmo, GA	2002 -2004
French High School Teacher Lincoln High School, Tallahassee, FL	2001
English Elementary and Middle School Teacher Le Collège de l'Agiot, Elancourt, France	1999-2000

COURSES TAUGHT

Fall 2008	ECUG 3100 Contemporary Social Issues of the Family Graduate Program Coordinator
Summer 2008	ECMT 6030 Social Studies/Science ECEG 7110 Advanced Child Growth and Development ECUG 4410 Special Topics in Early Childhood Graduate Program Coordinator
Spring 2008	ECUG 3100 Contemporary Social Issues of the Family (2 sections) Graduate Program Coordinator
Fall 2007	ECUG 3100 Contemporary Social Issues of the Family ECMT 6100 Developmental Characteristics of Young Children (2 sections) FOUN 7060 Educational Research

INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

A. Professional Publications

Crawford, E. O., & Kirby, M. M. (2008). Fostering students' global awareness: Technology applications in social studies teaching and learning. Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2(1). http://www.joci.ecu.edu/

B. Professional Presentations

Crawford, E. O. (2007, November 10). Parents' perceptions of home involvement: What ever happened to play? Paper presented at annual conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Chicago, IL.

McCall, L. A., & Crawford, E. O. (2007, October). Toward the daylight: Mind/brain-based theory and practice. Annual conference of the Georgia Association of Teacher Educators, Savannah, GA.

Crawford, E. O., & Drain, J. D. (2006, November). Sisters/brothers around the world: Global awareness for the young child. Annual conference of the National Association for Gifted Children, Charlotte, NC.

Bracken, B. A., & Crawford, E. O. (2006, June). Project Clarion: A concept-based curriculum. Basic concepts and early childhood educational standards. Paper presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children's 15th 'Connecting with Standards' National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development, San Antonio, TX.

Bracken, B. A., Gregory, V., Crawford, E. O., Wnek, A., Jacquot, P., & Balduf, M. (2005, November). Setting the pace with early childhood science curriculum: Project Clarion. Annual conference of the National Association for Gifted Children, Louisville, KY.

Drain. J. D., & Crawford, E. O. (2005, October). Meeting social and emotional needs through literature. Eleventh annual Virginia Conference on Gifted Education, Williamsburg, VA.

Gregory, V., Crawford, E. O., Wnek, A., Jacquot, P., & Balduf, M. (2005, October). Setting the pace with early childhood science curriculum: Project Clarion. Eleventh annual Virginia Conference on Gifted Education, Williamsburg, VA.

Drain, J. D., & Crawford, E. O. (2005, October). Meeting the social and emotional needs of a diverse population through literature. Annual conference of the Maryland Conference on Gifted and Talented Education, Greenbelt, MD.

Gregory, V., Crawford, E. O., & Drain, J. D. (2005, October). No young scientist held back: Project Clarion. Annual conference of the Maryland Conference on Gifted and Talented Education, Greenbelt, MD.

Gregory, V., & Crawford, E. O. (2005, June). The three R's: Reading, 'riting, and reflecting in a differentiated classroom. Professional Summer Institute, The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.

C. Service Activities

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Invited Honor Societies

Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education College of William & Mary Chapter	2005 - present
Pi Lambda Theta Honor Society Florida State University Chapter	2001 - present

Professional Membership

American Educational Research Association	2007 - present
The National Association for the Education of Young Children	2006 - present
Virginia Association for the Gifted	2005 - present
National Association for Gifted Children	2004 - present

Scholarly Activities

Panel reviewer National Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington, D.C. Serve on the Supporting Teachers, Strengthening Families panel to review NAEYC resources aimed to help educators communicate more effectively with families about difficult topics, such as special needs, suspected abuse or neglect, and challenging behaviors.	2007

Service Activities

Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of Early Childhood Education
Kappa Delta Pi, Faculty Sponsor
Committee Member, PEU Standard 1