Andrea J. Stairs, Ph.D.
Dr. Stairs earned her B.A. in English from Colby College and her M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Boston College. Before teaching at UT, she taught seventh-grade English language arts; ninth-grade Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID); and tenth, eleventh, and twelfth-grade English in New Hampshire and Colorado. She also worked as a literacy coach in Boston Public Schools and a literacy consultant with New England Educational Consultants.
Courses Taught:
University of Tennessee
- ENG ED 459 Teaching English in the Secondary School
- ENG ED 543 Teaching Language Arts in the Middle Grades
- ENG ED 597 Teaching Drama Grades 7-13
- ENG ED 590 Seminar in Teaching English in Secondary Schools
- EDUC 591 Clinical Studies (Action Research for interns)
- EDUC 575 Professional Internship in Teaching
Boston College
- ED 447 Literacy and Assessment in Secondary Schools
- ED 407 Secondary Curriculum and Instruction (graduate)
- ED 211 Secondary Curriculum and Instruction (undergraduate)
Research Interests:
- Urban teacher recruitment, preparation, and retention with a focus on understanding how sociocultural context influences teacher learning across time
- School-university and professional development school partnerships as mutually-beneficial, reform-minded collaborations for improved teaching and learning
- Choice in middle and high school English language arts classrooms as a vehicle for encouraging learners to be lifelong readers
|
BEL Portraits
Contact Information
Dr. Andrea J. Stairs
Assistant Professor
English Education
A418 Jane and David Bailey Education Complex
1126 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37996-3442
Phone: 865-974-8385
Fax: 865-974-8718
astairs@utk.edu
Contact CEHHS
335 Claxton Complex
1122 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
Phone: 865-974-2201
Fax: 865-974-8718