Deborah Carter, PhD
Director for Education
PhD, Saint Louis University
MA, Sacred Heart University
BS, Eastern Connecticut State University
deborah.carter@mountsaintvincent.edu
Written Contributions
“Immersive Fieldwork: A pilot program” Paper written for department use. January 2020.
“Alumni Mentoring: A Case Study of a New Teacher Alumni Mentoring Program.” Paper written for department use. May 2017.
“Mentoring Alumni” paper published for department use. March 2017
Carter, Deborah & Nieves, Alexis. “Light & Hope.” Light of Life Advent Reflections 2016. Concordia College.
Lea, Dennis & Carter, Deborah. “Protecting our Children: Missouri initiatives related to alternative fuel for school buses.” MoASBO Journal. May/June 2009, Volume 56(5).
Lea, Dennis & Carter, Deborah. “Alternative Fuels for School Buses.” School Business Affairs. May 2009, Volume 75(5).
“Evaluation of Missouri’s Administrator Mentoring Program” paper published for committee use. May 2009.
Barrett, E; Carter, D; & Novicki, D. “Time to Learn: full-day kindergarten pilot study” report publish for local board of education use. February 1999.
Presentations
“Immersive Fieldwork: A pilot program” American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) Annual Meeting, Disrupting Inequalities, Atlanta, Georgia, February 29, 2020.
“Ministry and Fruits of the Spirit” Atlantic District Pastors’ Wives Retreat, Stony Point, New York. November 2, 2019. Invited Panel Member.
“Using Data to Inform Instruction” 2019 Lutheran Education Association Convocation, St. Louis, Missouri. October 11, 2019.
“Opening Experienced Minds to New Learning” 2019 Lutheran Education Association Convocation, St. Louis, Missouri. October 11, 2019.
“Using Pictures to Increase Wonder” 2019 Lutheran Education Association Convocation, St. Louis, Missouri. October 11, 2019.
“Teaching with Tape Diagrams” 2019 Lutheran Education Association Convocation, St. Louis, Missouri. October 11, 2019.
“Imagine a Bully-Free Zone” Lutheran Schools Association Annual Conference, Brookline, New York. October 19, 2018.
“Immersive Fieldwork: a pilot study” NYSATE/NYACTE Annual Fall Conference, Saratoga Springs, New York. October 11, 2019. Peer Reviewed.
“Teaching Math Visually” New Jersey District Lutheran Schools, East Brunswick, New Jersey. March 31, 2017. Invited.
“Why? I Wonder? What if?” National Council for the Teachers of Mathematics Innov8 Conference, November 17, 2016, St. Louis, Missouri. Peer Reviewed.
“From Theory to Practice: Mentoring Alumni” New York Association of Colleges for Teacher Education – New York State – New York State Association of Teacher Education Conference, October 20, 2016, Saratoga, Springs, NY. Peer Reviewed.
“New Teachers – New Paradigms” Lutheran Education Association Convocation, October 14, 2016, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
“Drowning in Change” Lutheran Education Association Convocation, October 14, 2016, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
“Diving into Common Core Math” Lutheran Education Association Convocation, October 14, 2016, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
“Teaching Math Visually” Lutheran Education Association Webinar, August 16, 2016
“Using modeling in elementary math to teach children to argue” cIcu ISNetworkED. Albany, NY. May 28, 2015.
“Meaningful Math” New England District Early Childhood/Preschool Conference. May 3, 2015. Invited.
“Mathematics and Literacy” Lutheran Services Association Preschool Conference, New City, NY. March 13, 2015.
“Common Core State Standards in Upper Elementary Grades” New England District’s Presidential Conference. November 5, 2014. Invited.
“Common Core State Standards and Early Childhood Education” New England District’s Presidential Conference. November 5, 2014. Invited.
“Fostering Creativity in Children” New England District Early Childhood/Preschool Workshop. May 3, 2014. Invited.
“A Workshop on IDEA and RTI” New Jersey District Lutheran Schools, Old Bridge, New Jersey. April 4, 2014. Invited.
“IDEA and the Early Educator” Lutheran Services Association Preschool Conference, Malverne, NY. March 28, 2014.
“IDEA and the Early Educator” Lutheran Services Association Preschool Conference, New City, NY. March 14, 2014.
Paper contribution at Critical Questions in Education Conference in Chicago, IL. November 2010.
Poster presented to the Missouri Professors of Educational Administration’s spring conference in Columbia, Missouri. April 2009.
“Principal Mentoring and Student Achievement” paper presentation to Saint Louis University Graduate Research Symposium, St. Louis, Missouri. 2009.
“An Investigation of Student Achievement and Principals’ Mentoring Experiences” presentation at a faculty research colloquium, College of Education and Public Service, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO. 2008.
“An Evaluation of Missouri’s Administrator Mentoring Program” presentation to Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Missouri Administrator Mentoring Program Board, Columbia, Missouri. 2008.
“Mentoring in Missouri” invited symposium presentation to the bi-annual meeting of the Missouri Professors of Educational Administration, Columbia, Missouri. 2007.
“Time to Learn: an evaluation of full-day kindergarten pilot” presented to the Groton Board of Education, Groton, Connecticut. 1999.
“Time to Learn: a proposal for full-day kindergarten” presented at the Groton Board of Education, Groton, Connecticut. 1997.
“Educational Experiences of a Navy Brat” presented at the Military School Research Symposium, Waterford, Connecticut. 1996.
Book Reviews
Florecita by Greg Rogahn. Self-published.
Imagine the Possibilities: Conversations on the Future of Christian Education by Bull Bernard and Jim Pingel. Concordia Publishing House, 2018.
Peer-Reviews
- Kappa Delta Pi, Classroom Grant Review, Spring 2018, Spring 2019
- AACTE Proposal Reviewer for Annual Conference, 2014 to 2016
- AERA Proposal Review for Annual Conference, 2014
- University Council for Educational Administration, Convention Proposal Reviewer, 2009
Professional Organizations
- Lutheran Education Association
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, NYSATE
- Council for Exceptional Children
Grants
- Thrivent Financial #livegenerously Hands & Hearts on a Mission | $250 | 2018
- Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (cIcu) Co-authored Institutional Allocation Grant, Independent Sector Faculty and Staff Development 2014-2015 Project Plan | $15,000 | 2014