Judi Conroy

Director
Student Affairs & Teacher Education
Senior Lecturer
Department of Education

Email: jconroy@uci.edu
phone: 949.824.7465
office: Education 2062

Biography

• Ed.D., Educational Administration, University of California, Irvine and Los Angeles, December 2009
• Master's Degree, English, University of California, Irvine, 1994
• Writing Project Fellow, University of California, Irvine, 1985
• Teaching Credential, English, University of California, Irvine, 1984
• Bachelor's Degree, English Literature, University of California, Irvine, 1983

Professional Experience

Current Positions

• Director, Single Subject Credential Program, University of California, Irvine, September 2001 to present
• Instructor, ED 201, Master of Arts in Teaching, beginning summer 2004

Previous Professional Experience

• Designer/Trainer, Classroom Evidence Institute, Irvine Unified School District, 1996 to present
• Coordinator and Lecturer, Single Subject Credential Program, University of California, Irvine, July 1999 to September 2001
• Instructor, Professional Administrative Credential Program, University of California, ED 273 Assessment in the Schools, 1998 to 2000
• Teacher, University High School, 1983-1998
  • Advanced Placement English, Grade 12
  • United States Literature, Grade 10, College Preparatory and Honors
  • World Literature, Grade 12, College Preparatory
  • British Literature, Grade 11, College Preparatory and Honors
  • Advanced Composition, Grade 10 and 11
  • Intermediate Composition, Grade 11 and 12
  • World Literature Grade 9, College Preparatory
• Department Chair, English, University High School, 8 years
• Assessment Mentor, Irvine Unified School District, 1996-1999
• Consultant and Trainer, College Board: Building Success, Vertical Team Planning and regional conference coordinator
• Co-coordinator, Senate Bill 1274 Grant, a five-year, 1.5 million dollar restructuring grant, University High School, 1992-1997

Relevant Speaking Engagements and Publications

• Presenter, California Reading and Literature Project, "Backwards Planning: Linking Assessment and Instructional planning to california High School Exit Exam Standards," for Imperial valley June 29, 2001, Ponomo region, August 14,2001, and Orange County Region, August 18, 2001
• Presenter, California Reading and Literature Project, August 2000, on developing standards-based assessments and collaboratively examining student work against performance standards as a way to refine performance assessment practices at a school
• Presenter, California Mathematics Project, July 2000, on developing assessments and examining student work against standards as a way to refine mathematics assessment practices and focus teacher collaboration efforts in at-risk secondary schools
• Presenter, Beginning Teachers Support and Assessment session, March 2000 and March 2001, "Assessment Values: Essential Questions and Thoughtful Practices in a Balanced Assessment Program"
• Presenter, UCI Writing Project Conference, December 2000, "Standards and the SAT 9: Implications for the Classroom Teacher"
• Editor and writer, Assessment in Focus, a four-part district-wide newsletter ser/ies for the Irvine Unified School District on assessment issues related to the Stanford 9 Norm-referenced Test and the California Content Standards in 1996-7
• Board Member, Center for Collaborative Research in Education, (CCRE), University of California, Irvine
• Presenter, Regional Advanced Placement Conference at Venice High School, Vertical Team Planning based on the California Content Standards, 1998
• Presenter, "Empowering Students: Advanced Placement and the Writing Project," UCLA Writing Project, July 21, 1997
• Course Instructor, Irvine Unified School District course, "Performance Assessment: Action Research in K-12 Classrooms," 1996
• Designer, District Graduation Proficiency Redesign Task Force, 1996-1998
• Keynote Teacher Reflector, Statewide Symposium on SB 1274 School Restructuring Grants, 1995

 

Read more about Dr. Judi Conroy: November 2009 Spotlight