About Dr. TaliaferroI am excited to be a part of ASPIRE and am looking forward to another wonderful year!
Education Ph.D. in Reading with a minor in Anthropology from University of North Texas M.A. in Reading from Texas Woman's University B.A. in Politics from University of Dallas Experience 2016-present ASPIRE Humanities teacher 2015-present Adjunct Instructor, Texas A&M-Commerce 2014-present Academic Coordinator, Duke University's Talent Identification Program 2015-2016 Malone Fellow, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations 2009-2015 Teaching Fellow/Adjunct Instructor, University of North Texas 1997-2016 English Teacher, Selwyn College Preparatory School 1995-1997 History Teacher, DeSoto ISD |
Publications |
Taliaferro, C. (In-press). Integrating multicultural literature in the classroom. In K. Magro (Ed.), New voice and vision in literacy learning: Encouraging transformative learning. Paris, France:
International Centre for Innovation in Teaching. Taliaferro, C. (2012). Introducing high school students to Afghanistan: A text set for Middle Eastern studies. English Quarterly, 43(1-2), 13-32. Taliaferro, C. (2011). Teaching Things Fall Apart in the Village of Umuofia. In A. Webb (Ed.), Teaching literature in virtual worlds: Emersive learning in English studies (pp. 51-63). New York, NY: Routledge. Taliaferro, C. (2011). First opinion: Homework stories – Martin MacGregor and the quest to complete homework on time. First Opinions – Second Reactions: Innovative Online Reviews of Literature for Children and Young Adults, 4(3), 15-17. Purdue University. Taliaferro, C. (2009). Using picture books to expand adolescents’ imaginings of themselves and others. English Journal, 99(2), 30-36. Parris, S. R., & Taliaferro, C. (2009). Successful secondary teachers share their most effective teaching strategies. In S. R. Parris, D. Fisher, & K. Headley (Eds.), Adolescent literacy, field-tested: Effective solutions for every classroom (pp. 219-227). Newark, DE: International Reading Association. Taliaferro, C., & Parris, S. R. (2009). Successful teachers share strategies to motivate reluctant readers. In S. R. Parris, D. Fisher, & K. Headley (Eds.), Adolescent literacy, field-tested: Effective solutions for every classroom (pp. 157-167). Newark, DE: International Reading Association. Mathis, J., Blackburn, S., Johnson, S., Sarker, A., Taliaferro, C., & Walker, K. (2006). Instruction that invites involvement in the global community. Journal of Children’s Literature, 32(2), 88-91. |
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Taliaferro, C. (November/December, 2012). Ninth grade students’ negotiations of aesthetic, efferent, and critical stances in response to a novel set in Afghanistan. Literacy Research Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA
Mathis, J., Shearer, R., & Taliaferro, C. (November, 2011). Literacy development through international literature experiences. National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, Chicago, IL Albright, L. K., Taliaferro, C., & Compton, M. (December, 2010). Unintended connections and unanticipated thinking: Forging socially constructed identities as readers and writers during teacher read-alouds in an eighth-grade classroom. National Reading Conference/Literacy Research Association, Fort Worth, TX Mathis, J., Taliaferro, C., Shearer, R., & Morton, T. (November, 2010). Reading aloud: Sustaining literacy promises across instructional contexts in contemporary times. Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers Annual Meeting, Omaha, NE Albright, L. K., & Taliaferro, C. (December, 2009). A new look at interactive read-alouds: Fostering socially-constructed knowledge among adolescents using related texts. National Reading Conference, Albuquerque, NM Taliaferro, C. (March, 2009). Using teacher read-alouds in an eighth-grade English class. Rose F. Spicola Forum in Reading, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX Albright, L., & Taliaferro, C. (January, 2009). Teacher read alouds in middle school: Results from a study of a teacher’s processes, planning and implementation. Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts Annual Conference, Fort Worth, TX Taliaferro, C. (November, 2008). Digging deeper into characters using photos, music, and game- play in a virtual world. National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX Taliaferro, C. (November, 2007). Exploring understandings about culture and personal perceptions: Adolescents focus on a multigenre, cross-curricular approach to reading Things Fall Apart. National Reading Conference, Austin, TX Leavell, A., Mathis, J., Clayton, J., & Taliaferro, C. (November, 2007). Building authentic understandings of African culture using traditional and digital literacies. National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, New York City, NY Taliaferro, C., & Clayton, J. (September, 2007). Helping adolescent students engage with multicultural literature: An interdisciplinary approach. Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading Conference, Denton, TX Mathis, J., Johnson, S., Blackburn, S., Youngblood, L., Sarker, A., Taliaferro, C., & Walker, K. (November, 2006). Recent research on children’s literature: Positioning readers as community members. National Reading Conference, Los Angeles, CA |