Dr. William Gaudelli
Associate Professor of Social Studies and Education
Program in Social Studies
Teachers College-Columbia University
525 W. 120th Street
New York, NY 10027
(212) 678-3150
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Rutgers University-Graduate School of Education
Emphasis on global education and ethnographic research
Dissertation Title: Approaches to Global Education: A
description and analysis of the New Jersey global education
mandate.
M.Ed. Social Studies Education May 1995
Rutgers University-Graduate School of Education
Rutgers College
AREAS OF SCHOLARLY INTEREST
Social studies education
Global education
Civics and democratic education
Curriculum theory and philosophy
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2006-present Associate Professor
Social Studies Education
Teachers College-Columbia University New York, NY
2000-2006 Associate Professor
Secondary Social Studies Program Coordinator
University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
Courses Taught
SSE 4361, Social Science Instructional Analysis
SSE 4909, Seminar in Secondary Internship
EDF 6608, Social Factors in American Education
SSE 5776, Democracy and Education
SSE 5361, Global Education: Theory and Practice
SSE 5790, Inquiry and Analysis in Social Science Instruction
EDG 7692, Issues in Curriculum and Instruction
Internship supervision; Service to doctoral, department, college, and university committees; Program coordinator, responsible for course/program revision, course sequencing, adjunct hiring, accreditation, and advising over 135 students.
1999-2000 Adjunct Instructor
Teachers College-Columbia University New York, NY
Courses Taught
4530 A&HW, Seminar for Student Teachers in Social Studies
4032 A&HW, Problems in World History/Geography
Internship supervision; Service on departmental committee
1990-2000 Social Studies Teacher
Hunterdon Central Regional High School Flemington, NJ
Courses Taught
Comparative World Studies
Multicultural Studies
African Studies
Anthropology
U.S. History-20th Century
Implemented a student exchange with Russian school; Created urban high school exchange program; Coached forensics and debate; Advisor of National Honor Society; Recipient of NCSS Programs of Excellence Award
PUBLICATIONS
Gaudelli, W. (2003). World class: Teaching and learning in global times. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Edited Books
Biraimah, K. & Gaudelli, W. (2006). Social inequality in the global culture. Hingham, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Gaudelli, W. (2006). Critical pedagogy as alternative crisis curriculum. In J. Diem and R. Helfenbein, (Eds.), Unsettling beliefs: Teaching social theory to teachers. Information Age Press, Greenwich, CT.
Gaudelli, W. & Segall, A. (2006). Reflecting socially on social issues in a social studies methods course: What does it make im/possible? Teaching Education.
Gaudelli, W. & Manning, J. (2006). What teacher educators should know about poverty and special education, Teacher Education and Special Education.
Gaudelli, W. (2005). Locating John Dewey: An intellectual history of John Dewey’s later years. Education and Culture, 20 (3), 18-38.
Gaudelli, W. (2005). Critically reading race on TV: Implications for leadership towards democratic education. Journal of School Leadership, 15: 262-283.
Gaudelli, W. (Forthcoming, 2006). Professional development and global education: Possibilities and limitations. Policy and Practice in Education.
Gaudelli, W. (2006). Convergence of technology and diversity: Experiences of two beginning teachers in Web-based distance learning for global/ multicultural education, TeacherEducation Quarterly.
Gaudelli, W. & Fernekes, W.R. (2004). Teaching about global human rights for global citizenship: Action research in social studies curriculum. The Social Studies, 95 (1).
Gaudelli, W. & Manning, J. (2003). Modern myths about poverty and education. Social Studies and the Young Learner, 16 (2): 27-29.
Gaudelli, W. (2003). Tending the gate in social studies methods. International Social Studies Forum, 3 (1): 277-280.
Gaudelli, W. (2002). US kids don't know US history: The NAEP study, perspectives, and presuppositions. The Social Studies, 93 (5): 197-201.
Gaudelli, W. (2002). All curriculum is glocal: Global education in comparative contexts. International Journal of Educational Policy, Research, and Practice, 3 (2): 33-60.
Boote, D.N. & Gaudelli, W. (2003). Notes on the use and abuse of historical educational theorists: The case of John Dewey. Insights, 35 (2): 9-13.
Gaudelli, W. (2001). Identity discourse: Problems, presuppositions, and educational practice. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 20 (3): 60-81.
Gaudelli, W. (2001). Pedagogical orientations towards democratic civic life. Florida Educational Leadership. 1(3): 26-29
Gaudelli, W. (2001). Reflections on multicultural education. Multicultural Education (Summer), 35-37.
Gaudelli, W. (1997). Teaching human rights through conflict-resolution. Social Science Record, 34 (2): 16-22.
Gaudelli, W. & Biraimah, K. (2006). The conundrum of globalization. In K. Biraimah and W. Gaudelli. Social inequality in the global culture. Hingham, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Gaudelli, W. (2006). The future of high stakes assessment in history teaching. In S.G. Grant (Ed.) Measuring history: Cases of high-stakes testing across states. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
Gaudelli, W. (2006). Critical Reflection as Educative, Alternative Crisis Talk. In J. Diem & R. Helfenbein (Eds.), Unsettling beliefs: Teaching social theory to teachers. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
Gaudelli, W. (2001). Kenyan Women: Educational opportunities and the dynamics of change. Images of Africa: Stereotypes and Realities. Princeton, NJ: Africa World Press.
Gaudelli, W. (2005). Words and deeds. Review of S. Totten’s (2004) Teaching about genocide: Issues, approaches, and resources. Journal of Genocide Research, 7 (2): 300-304.
Gaudelli, W. (2004). Going the distance: Qualitative longitudinal research in teacher education. Review of B. Levin’s (2003) Case studies of teacher development. American Journal of Psychology, 117 (3) 465-468.
Gaudelli, W. (2003). Waking the elephant: Interrogating social studies methods. Review of A. Segall’s (2002) Disturbing Practice: Reading teacher education as text. Theory and Research in Social Education, 31 (2): 265-271.
Gaudelli, W. (2006). Global New Jersey: Teaching and learning in global times. In Social Science Docket, 6 (1): 33-35.
Gaudelli, W. (2001). Reflections on multicultural education. In F. Schultz (2002), Annual editions: Multicultural education: Boston: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin.
Gaudelli, W. (2001). Reflections on multicultural education. In Trends and Issues, 12 (4): 3-9.
Gaudelli, W. (2000). Approaches to global education: A description and analysis of the New Jersey global education mandate. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
Cornett, J.W. & Gaudelli, W. (2003). Fostering democratic discussions in the classroom: An examination of tensions in civic education, contemporary schools, and teacher education. Gainesville, FL: Conference on Democratic Education of Social Studies Teachers (ERIC Document Reproduction Services No. ED475582).
Gaudelli, W. (2003). Baked Alaska: Global climate change as moral issue. Orlando Sentinel, August 11, 2003.
Gaudelli, W. (2003). Global civics after 9-11: Where do we go now? Trends and Issues, 13 (3): 28-33.
Gaudelli, W. (2002). Civic teacher education in Hungary at a glance. Newsletter of the International Forum of the National Council for the Social Studies.
Gaudelli, W. (2002). High stakes assessment in social studies? No thanks. Trends and Issues, 13 (4): 4-5.
Gaudelli, W. (1992). The teacher's side of the desk. Conjecture, 1 (2): 12-18.
Gaudelli, W. & Hewitt, R. (In Preparation). The beauty of social issues: Reflections on Dewey’s notion of democratic life.
Gaudelli, W. (In Preparation). Global citizenship and transjudicialism: Implications for curriculum.
Gaudelli, W. (In Preparation). Reading visual texts: Student interpretation of media through a civic lens.
Gaudelli, W. (In Preparation). Academic freedom in retrospect: An interview with Jack Nelson.
FELLOWSHIPS
University of Central Florida Academy Fellow for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
Faculty Fellow for University of Central Florida’s Office of International Studies
FUNDED RESEARCH AND GRANTS
2002-2005 US Department of Education,
FIPSE (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education)
To develop ways of preparing teachers to work with underachievement by allowing teacher candidates global mobility to enable them to learn specific approaches for assisting at-risk students.
Project REAL: Teaching U.S. History $999,500 (25,000 subcontract)
Professional Development Grant
Subcontracted Program Evaluator (with Orange County Public Schools)
2002-2005, US Department of Education
To promote professional development of elementary and middle school teachers with regard to US history curriculum and instruction.
Urban Teaching Residency Partnership $250,000
Principal Investigator
2002-2003 Florida Department of Education
To promote retention of beginning teachers in high-needs, Title I schools through onsite mentoring and professional development collaboration with university faculty.
Urban Teaching Residency Partnership $125,000
Principal Investigator
2001-2002 Florida Department of Education
To promote retention of beginning teachers in high-needs, Title I schools through onsite mentoring and professional development collaboration with university faculty.
Globalization, Pedagogy, and Practice: Examining $7,500
the potential of sustained reflection in global education
professional development
Principal Investigator
2001-2003 In House Grant Program, University of Central Florida
To examine effects of professional development in global/multicultural curriculum on secondary classroom instruction.
Total- $1.58 million in grant participation
INVITED ADDRESSES
Gaudelli, W. (2006, February). Visions and Structures of Global Citizenship: Building dialogic space in curriculum. Invited presentation to the faculty of Teachers College-Columbia University, New York, NY.
Gaudelli, W. (2005, November). Teaching the methods course: Reflection and discussion. Panel presentation to the opening session of the College and University Faculty Association of the National Council for the Social Studies, Kansas City, MO.
Gaudelli, W. (2005, April). Reading democracy on TV. Presented to The Mass Media and the Civic Mission of Schools in Contemporary Democracies Conference, Tallinn, Estonia.
Gaudelli, W. (2005, February). Teaching about identity, globalization, and diversity. Presented at the Pedagogical Institute International Program--Tomorrow’s Education Today, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Gaudelli, W. (2004, October). Cultural pedagogy: A framework for practice. Presented to the Human Development Conference, Wheelock College, Cambridge, MA.
Trends and Issues, the Quarterly Publication of the Florida Council for the Social Studies, 2001-2002
REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Gaudelli, W. (2006). Visions and Structures of Global Citizenship: Building dialogic space in curriculum. Paper Presented to Division B-Curriculum of American Educational Research Association San Francisco, CA.
Gaudelli, W. (2005). Global Citizenship and Transjudicialism: Implications for curriculum. Paper presented to the College and University Faculty Association of the National Council for the Social Studies, Kansas City, MO.
Gaudelli, W. (2005). What is the Method of Methods? Theories of knowing, reality, and ultimate ends implicated in social studies methods. Panel presented to the College and University Faculty Association of the National Council for the Social Studies, Kansas City, MO.
Gaudelli, W. (2005). History Re/conceived? A sense of time and place in Florida. Paper presented to Division K, Teacher Education as a panel, American Educational Research Association, Montreal.
Gaudelli, W. (2005). Locating John Dewey: Place theory and Dewey’s retirement in Key West. Paper presented to the John Dewey Society SIG of American Educational Research Association, Montreal.
Gaudelli, W. (2005). High Stakes Testing in History: Technical realities and cases of teachers’ practice. Discussant on panel presented to Research in Social Education special interest group of American Educational Research Association, Montreal.
Gaudelli, W. (2005). Teacher Education as Add-on Curriculum. Flawed dualisms and their implications. Paper presented to the Southeast Philosophy of Education Society, Orlando, FL.
Gaudelli,, W. (2004). Reading TV: Student capacity for de/constructing democratic lessons from visual media. Paper presented to the College and University Faculty Association of the National Council for the Social Studies, Baltimore, MD.
Gaudelli, W. (2004). Research on Global Perspectives. Discussant on panel presented to the College and University Faculty Association of the National Council for the Social Studies, Baltimore, MD.
Gaudelli, W. & Segall, A. (2004). Reflecting Socially on Social Issues in a Social Studies Methods Course: What does it make im/possible? Paper presented to the American Educational Research Association, Division K, Teacher Education as a Panel, San Diego, CA
Gaudelli, W. (2004). Children at Risk in Education (C.A.R.E.): A transatlantic program to develop global competencies through international experiences. Program presentation to the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Chicago, IL
Gaudelli, W. (2003). The Conceptualization and Practice of Global Citizenship Education: Five national case studies (discussant). Panel presented to the College and University Faculty Association of the National Council for the Social Studies, Chicago, IL
Gaudelli, W. (2003). Book Talk on World Class: An opportunity to consider the use and direction of research. Paper presented to the College and University Faculty Association of the National Council for the Social Studies, Chicago, IL
Boote, D.N. & Gaudelli, W. (2003). Notes on the Use and Abuse of Historical Educational Theorists: The case of John Dewey. Paper presented to the John Dewey Society of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL
Gaudelli, W. (2003). Teaching about Global Human Rights for Global Citizenship. Paper presented to the social studies research SIG of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL
Gaudelli, W. (2002). Distributed learning, professional development, and global/multicultural learning. Paper presented to the College and University Faculty Association of the National Council for the Social Studies, Phoenix, AZ
Gaudelli, W. (2002). Global civics: Marginalized pedagogy? Paper presented to the Comparative and International Educational Society, Orlando, FL
Gaudelli, W. (2001). Professional Development in Global Education. Paper presented to the College and University Faculty Association of NCSS, Washington, DC
Gaudelli, W. (2001). Developing an Identity Framework. Paper presented to the International Assembly of NCSS, Washington, DC
Gaudelli, W. (2001). Contexts of Global Education. Paper presented to the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WS
Gaudelli, W. (2001). Moral Discourses in Global Education. Paper presented to the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WS
Gaudelli, W. (2001). Images on the Wall in the House of Muumbi. Paper presented to the 2nd Annual RACE Conference, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Gaudelli, W. (2000). Multicultural Education and Global Education: Competing paradigms or shared visions? Panel Presentation to the Southern Region of Comparative and International Education Society, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Gaudelli, W. (2000). Conversations about our Houses of Muumbi. Paper Presentation to the Southern Region of Comparative and International Education Society, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Gaudelli, W. (1999). Kenyan Women: Educational opportunities and the dynamics of change. Paper presented to the Society of Research on African Cultures, Montclair University and International Conference on the African Child, Montclair, NJ.
Gaudelli, W. (1998). African Art and Spirituality. Panel presented to the Society of Research on African Cultures (SORAC), Montclair, NJ.
Gaudelli, W. (1996). Global Education: A viable framework for an issues-centered curriculum. Paper presented to the College and University Faculty Association of the National Council for the Social Studies, Washington, DC
Gaudelli, W., Azukas, M.E., Haftel, R. (1996). Conflict-resolution in Global Education. Panel presented to the National Council for the Social Studies Conference, Washington, DC
Gaudelli, W., Fernekes, W.R., & Hladky, C. (1996). Teaching Religion in Cultural Contexts. Panel presented to the National Council for the Social Studies Conference, Washington, DC
Gaudelli, W. & Bennett, N. (1995). Multicultural Studies: Interdisciplinary innovation. Panel presented to the National Council for the Social Studies Conference, Chicago, IL
Nelson, J.L., Gaudelli, W. & Peck, J. (1993). Nationalist Education in Russia and the United States after the Fall of the Soviet Union. Paper presented to the College and University Faculty Association of the National Council for the Social Studies, Detroit, MI
Nelson, J.L., Gaudelli, W. & Peck, J. (1991). 900 Shows a Year: An analysis of Palonsky's conclusionsthrough the experience of a neophyte teacher. Paper
presented to the College and University Faculty Association of the National Council for the Social Studies, Washington, DC
AFFILIATIONS
National Council for the Social Studies
College and University Faculty Association
International Assembly
American Educational Research Association
Division K-Teaching and Teacher Education
Social Studies Research SIG
John Dewey Society
University of Central Florida’s College of Education Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award.
University of Central Florida’s College of Education Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award.
University of Central Florida Award-Teaching Incentive Program
World Class: Teaching and learning in global times nominated for Outstanding Research Award
by the National Council for the Social Studies
Outstanding Affiliate Article Award for Pedagogical Orientations towards Democratic Civic Life, presented by the Association for Supervision
and Curriculum Development.
Best Practice Award, Institute for the African Child, Ohio University
Nancy Higginson Dorr Award, outstanding teacher candidate, Rutgers University
National Council for the Social Studies, Programs of Excellence Award
Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society
Recipient of Governor’s Teaching Scholars scholarship
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Curriculum Consultant for American Bar Association teacher in-service on teaching the federal judiciary, 2006
Team Leader for University of Central Florida’s delegation to the Carnegie Corporation’s Teachers for a New Era Network
Section Chair, American Educational Research Association Division B Curriculum, Section 2 Critical Perspectives for Annual Meeting, 2006
Appointed to the John Dewey Society Awards Committee, 2005-2006
Attended R. Freeman Butts Institute on Civic Learning in Teacher Education, 2005
Appointed to the Editorial Board of Theory and Research in Social Education, 2004
Developed online professional development module for civics education for the Florida Law Related Education Association, Tallahassee, Florida
Appointed to the Academic Freedom, Ethics and Equity Committee of the National Council for the Social Studies, 2003-2005
Manuscript Reviewer for
Peabody Journal of Education
Theory and Research in Social Education
International Journal of Educational Policy, Research and Practice
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education
Selected to attend AERA Division K New Faculty Retreat, 2002
U.S. delegate with Civitas Teacher Educator Exchange through Center for Civic Education, Hungary, 2002
Authored online professional development course in civics through Florida Law Related Education
Trained in WebCT distributed learning course development and implementation
Reviewer of professional and content area tests for teacher certification for the State of Florida
Reviewer of conference proposals for American Education Research Association, College and University Faculty Association of National Council for the Social Studies, and Comparative and International Education Society
Presented numerous teacher workshops at various locations on topics such as teaching about Africa, teaching about Islam, conflict-resolution, teaching controversial issues, discussion leadership, developing civic capacity, and writing for publication
Book reviewer for Random House Landmark Books series, McGraw-Hill academic division
Panelist for New York City teacher training in African studies, hosted by the African Studies Department of Columbia University
Panelist for Global 2000, Rutgers University grant project on International Education
Participant in the Maryknoll Institute for African Studies at Tangaza College, Nairobi, Kenya taking coursework and conducting ethnographic research
Panel speaker at Governor’s Convocation on Educational Excellence, Princeton, New Jersey, 1988
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Congressional intern for Congressman Dale E. Kildee, Michigan, Washington, D.C
New Jersey- University/College Coordinator for Michael Dukakis Presidential Campaign
Chair of Rutgers University Student Articulation Committee, New Brunswick, N.J
Vocalist and actor in community theatre
Marathon runner