Biography

Dr. Morrison considers teaching as a special calling, since God entrusts children to parents and special care givers such as teachers. Her commitment to knowing children in order to help each one develop his or her own gifts, talents, and interests has led her through graduate schools and through service with children, families and teachers in both public and private schools. At Wheaton she challenges and participates in their journey of meaning-making with many undergraduate elementary education students as they learn how to teach reading while learning how to reach young children. Her literacy and curriculum expertise has supported a partner school in District U-46 through a recent Sabbatical. Beyond local partnerships, Dr. Morrison and a team of mentoring students engaged in curriculum development for HIV/AIDS prevention for schools in South Africa. She truly cherishes this life-long journey.

She is traveling this journey with two sons, their spouses, two granddaughters and a wonderful, talented husband, Glenn. Dr. Morrison and her husband are also actively engaged in a large Evangelical church in the Chicago area.

Education (3)

Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, IL: Ed.D., Curriculum and Instruction 1996

Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, IL: M.S., Education 1991

Illinois State University, Normal, IL: B.S., Elementary Education 1974

Areas of Expertise and Research Interests (7)

Classroom Ethos

Literacy Development in Bilingual Classroom

Mentorship and Supervision

LIteracy Assessment and Instruction

Moral Development of Teachers

AIDS Curriculum in South Africa

Teaching Inquiry

Professional Affiliations (8)

• American Educational Research Association
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Association of Teacher Education
• Illinois Reading Association
• International Community of Christian Teacher Educators
• International Reading Association
• National Association of Early Childhood Educators
• Phi Delta Kappa

Presentations and Event Appearances (5)

Lederhouse, J., & Morrison, S. | The role of establishing and maintaining culturally responsive partnerships with public schools.

Paper presented at the Biennial Symposium of the International Christian Community for Teacher Education  Palos Heights, Il.

2016-05-01

Lederhouse, J., & Morrison, S. | The role of faith in establishing and maintaining culturally responsive partnerships with public schools

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA)  Chicago, Illinois

2015-04-01

Lederhouse, J., Egeland, P., & Morrison, S. | Living out a liberal arts mindset in three communities: Fostering positive partnerships with the academy, P-12 partners, and accrediting bodies

Annual Meeting of the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges of Teacher Education (AILACTE)  Atlanta, Georgia

2015-02-01

Where the rubber meets the road: The transforming power of faith beyond traditional courses

10th biennial conference of the International Community of Christian Teacher Educators  Azusa, California

2012-05-01

Never underestimate the knock at the door: Forming a global partnership to impact peer educator preparation for HIV/AIDS prevention

he Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education annual meeting  Chicago, Illinois

2012-02-01

Academics and Published Research (2)

Courses Taught

- Reading in the Elementary and Middle School - Literacy Assessment - Methods Practicum - Middle Grade Practicum - Student Teaching Supervision - Senior Seminar

Research

Individual: Literacy assessment and instruction, Moral development of teachers, Mentorship and supervision, AIDS curriculum in South Africa | With Students: Literacy development in the bilingual classroom; Teacher inquiry; Classroom ethos

Select Articles, Chapters, Reviews, and Other Publications (2)

A discourse of possibility: Questions that transform teachers’ practice

Critical Issues in Education

Morrison, S. E. & Lederhouse, J. N.

2011

Teaching Ms. Kerbin: A unique approach to student reflections and their use with preservice candidates

The Journal of Teacher Educators

Kuechle, J., Holzhauer, M., Lin, R., Brulle, A., & Morrison, S.

2010