Claire Coleman Lamonica
603 Normal Avenue Home phone: (309) 454-1645
Normal, IL 61761 Work phone: (309) 438-3297
E-mail: cclamon@ilstu.edu Web Site: http://english.ilstu.edu/cclamon
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Education
1989-1996 Illinois State University, Normal, IL
*D.A., English Studies
Dissertation: Conflict
and Creativity in Student Writing Groups: A Case Study Investigation
The dissertation integrates elements
of composition, small group communication, and creativity theory in a case
study investigation of how ideational
conflict affects the collaborative writing of university students.
Dissertation
Director: Dr. Janice Neuleib
*The D.A. in English Studies at Illinois
State University was subsequently changed to a Ph.D. in
English Studies without any alteration of program requirements.
1980-1983 Illinois State University, Normal, IL
M.A., English
1971-1975 University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
B.S.-English Education
6-12 certification in English with endorsement in journalism
Administrative Experience
2005-Present Illinois State
University, Department of English
Coordinator, Clinical Experiences, English
Education
2002-2005 Illinois
State University, Department of English
Associate Director of Writing Programs
1998-2002 Illinois
State University, Department of English
Assistant Director of Writing Programs
1996-Present Illinois
State Writing Project; the central Illinois site of the National Writing
Project
Co-Director
1995-1998
University High School
Team Facilitator for interdisciplinary freshman program; led team of 10 teachers from 5 disciplines
Current Administrative Service
2004 Editor, IATE Newsletter
2003-2004 2nd Vice President (Conference Program
Chair), IATE
1999-present Director, ISWP
Young Writers Workshop series
Teaching Experience
1998-Present Illinois State
University, Department of English
Taught
courses in writing and the teaching of writing at the 100, 200, 300, and 400
(graduate) levels
1994-1998 University
High School, Normal, IL
Taught freshman English
Taught junior/senior level American Literature (1995-96)
Received exceptional merit rating each year
Received tenure, 1996
1988-1994 Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Taught 100- and 200-level composition courses as an adjunct instructor and full-time graduate student.
Taught
one semester of literature (doctoral internship)
1992-1993 Heartland Community College,
Bloomington, IL
Taught
developmental writing and first year composition
1987-1988 Lincoln College, Normal, IL
Taught first year composition
1978-1979 Evansville-Vanderburgh School
Corporation, Evansville, IN
Substituted in area high schools
1975-1978 Glenbard West High School, Glen Ellyn,
IL
Taught high school English and journalism at all levels
Advisor, student newspaper
Received tenure, 1978
2000-Present NCTE
Authored successful rejoinder for NCATE program review
Taught secondary methods course in the teaching of writing
Served as “debriefer” for freshman education majors participating in an Early Clinical Experiences program in high-needs schools
Member, English Education Committee
Helped design and implement professional development activities for English Education majors
Worked with Director of English Education to design a plan for the implementation of INTASC principles into the English Education program
Served on the committee to bring IATE (Illinois Association of Teachers of English) to ISU
1994-1998
University High School
Mentored
English Education majors in pre-student teaching experiences
1992-1994 Illinois State University
Supervised
student teachers in central Illinois high schools
Publications
“Share the
Load; Share the Learning: Everyone Benefits from Online Response Project.” In More
Ways to Handle the Paper Load—On Paper and Online. Ed. Jeffrey N. Golub. Forthcoming from NCTE.
“Editor’s Introduction.” Illinois English Bulletin. Summer 2003. Normal, IL: IATE, 5.
“Writing for Every Age and Stage: Teaching Activities from the Illinois State Writing Project.” Illinois English Bulletin. Summer 2003. Normal, IL: IATE, 45-8. With Susan Cavanaugh, Betsy Dye, Becky Hansen, Sue Kelley, Kathryn Kerr, Lori Kixmiller, Kashmira Thakkar, Tom Wells, and Jan Wirsing.
“Better Writing ‘Is Everybody’s Business.’” Guest Commentary. The Pantagraph. Bloomington, IL. 20 May 2003.
“A Teacher Exchange that Changed Teachers” in Teaching Writing in High School and College: Conversations and Collaborations. Ed. Thomas C. Thompson. Urbana: NCTE, 2002. With Ron Fortune and Janice Neuleib.
“The Illinois State Writing Project.” Illinois English Bulletin, 89 (Summer 2002): 25-30. With Janice Neuleib and Maurice Scharton.
"Sharing
the Power of Revision," Illinois English Bulletin, 88 (Spring
2001): 41-50.
"What a University Writing Course Really Looks Like," Illinois English Bulletin, 87 (Spring 2000): 13-31. With Jan Neuleib.
“First Regional Conference of Midwestern WPAs Nets Call for More.” Composition Chronicle. January, 2000.
“Midwest Affiliate News.” WPA President’s Newsletter. October, 2000.
"Problems and Solutions: An Experience in Problem-Solving." Transformations: High School Reform to Promote Student Performance, a publication of the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, 1996.
"I'm _____; Who Are You?" Exemplary Practices, an on-line journal of teaching strategies published by the Illinois State University College of Education.
Publications: Programmatic
Instructor’s
Manual for English 101
Course Guide
for English 145: Language and Composition II
Course Guide for English 101: Language &
Composition I (with Jan Neuleib)
Presentations: National
“Revising First Year
Composition—Again.” Writing Program
Administrators’ Annual Conference. July
2004. Newark, DE.
“The WPA Outcomes Statement
as an Articulation Vehicle.” Panel Presentation. Making Composition Matter through the WPA Outcomes
Statement. CCCC. March 2004. San Antonio,
TX.
“Innovative Methods:
Pre-service and In-service Teachers Teaching Writing Together.” Panel Presentation. English Education and
Composition-Rhetoric Partnerships: Cooperating to Improve the Teaching for
Writing in Secondary Schools. CCCC.
March 2003. New York, NY.
“Taking Directed Self-Placement Online:
what We’re Doing; What We’re Learning.”
Writing Program Administrators' Conference.
July 2003. Grand Rapids, MI. With Jan
Neuleib.
“Getting Real in Cyberspace: How
Technology Helps High School and University Students Learn Together.” Computers in Writing. Normal, IL.
May 2002. With Diane Walker.
“Teaching
Revision Through Literature: Using Writing to Retell Literary Tales.”
Panel Presentation. National Writing Project Annual Meeting. November 2002. Atlanta, GA.
“A WPA Self-Study.” Writing Program Administrators' Conference. July 2002. Park City,
UT. With Jan Neuleib.
“Seeking Revision: Activities for
Teachers and Students.” National
Writing Project Annual Meeting.
Baltimore, MD. November 2001.
“Revising Response/Revising Revision:
Changing the Practices of Pre-Service Teachers and High School
Students.” CCCC. March 2001. Denver, CO.
“Planning and Implementing a Young Writers Workshop.” Panel
Presentation. National Writing Project Annual Meeting. November 2000. Milwaukee, WI.
“Assessment Wars: Writing Placement at
Illinois State University.” Writing Program Administrators Annual Conference.
July 2000. Charlotte, NC. With Jan
Neuleib.
“Imagining and Re-Imagining Learning
Communities: A WPA’s Perspective.” CCCC.
April 2000. Minneapolis, MN.
“Writing Program Administration: From
Autonomy to Articulation.” Writing Program Administrators’ Conference. West Lafayette, IN. July 1999. With Jan Neuleib and Maurice
Scharton.
"Project FIRST: An
Interdisciplinary Program for High School Freshmen." National Association of High Schools
Conference. January 1996. San
Francisco, CA. With Mike Virlee.
"Instructor Attitudes Toward Grammatical Error." Assembly for
the Teaching of English Grammar Convention.
May 1994. Normal, IL.
Presentations:
State, Region
“Parents as Interested Adult
Readers.” Conference of Illinois
Teachers of English. April, 2003. Normal, IL.
“The State of FYC in Our
State.” Panel Presentation/General Session.
Allerton Articulation Conference.
April 2003. Monticello, IL.
“Gleaning ISU’s Resources for English
Teachers.” Meeting of Cornbelt
Conference English Teachers. September
2002. Normal, IL.
“Be Wise: (Help Them) Revise!” Illinois Association of Teachers of
English Annual Conference. October
2001. Springfield, IL.
“Computers, Revision, and Reflection: The
Writing Program at ISU Illinois Association of Teachers of English Annual
Conference. October 2000. Springfield,
IL.
“Research in English 101 at Illinois
State University.” Librarians as Educators: A Workshop for Illinois High School
and Academic Librarians. July 2000.
Normal, IL.
“Classroom Collaboration: Getting Started, Moving On.” Allerton
Articulation Conference. April 1999.
Monticello, IL.
"Writing Activities for Kids and Collaboratives." Heads of
Illinois Secondary English Departments Conference. April 1997. Normal, IL.
"Literature Links: The Roles
of Literature in an Interdisciplinary Curriculum." Illinois Association of
Teachers of English Conference. October 1996.
St. Louis, MO.
"Project FIRST: Whole Language Grows Up." Illinois Association of Teachers of English Conference. October 1995. Champaign, IL.
"Rethinking the Curriculum." Panel Discussion. Heads of Illinois Secondary English
Departments Conference. April 1995. Normal, IL.
“‘Getting Down and Dirty’ About Student Writing Groups.” Heads of Illinois Secondary English Departments Conference. April 1994. Normal, IL.
"Voices of Collaboration: Student Writing Groups in Action." Illinois Association of Teachers of English Conference. October 1994. Springfield, IL.
"The Prose and the Passion: Making Language Whole." Illinois Association of Teachers of English Conference. October 1994. Springfield, IL. With Ruth Fennick.
“Meeting the Challenge: Preparing Students to Write for a Variety of Discourse Communities.” Allerton Articulation Conference. April 1993. Monticello, IL.
“Beyond Peer Revision: Approaches to Collaborative Writing.” Heads of Illinois Secondary English Departments Conference. April 1993. Normal, IL.
“Views and Viewpoints: Introducing Students to Argumentation.” Allerton Articulation
Conference. April 1993. Monticello, IL. With Susan M. Burt.
“Detection and Deconstruction.” Allerton Articulation Conference. April 1992. Monticello, IL.
“The Role of Conflict in Successful Collaboration.” English Studies Conference. March 1992. Columbia, MO.
“Discourse Communities in the Composition Classroom: A Practical Approach.” Allerton Articulation Conference. April 1991. Monticello, IL.
Presentations: Local
Complete list available upon request.
Grants: Past 5 Years
2004 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Small Grant Program, $5000.00 for assessment of Directed Self-
Placement Program
2004 Center for the Advancement of Teaching Compost Grant, $150.00 in support of English Studies Symposium at Ewing Manor
2002 Parents Advisory Board Grant, $750.00 for establishment of the Redbird Reader, anthology of freshman writing
1999-present National
Writing Project Grants ($150,000+ over
five years) for Illinois State Writing Project (with Jan Neuleib)
2002-2003 Associate Editor, Illinois English Bulletin
2003-present Member, FOI Transition Team
2001-2003 District
Leader, Central District, IATE
2001-2003 Member,
Educating Illinois Implementation Team for General Education, Illinois State
University
1999-2001 Member, CONNECTIONS Advisory Council, Illinois State University
2000-present Member, Undergraduate Studies
Committee, English Department, Illinois State University
1998-present Member, Writing Committee, English
Department, Illinois State University
1998-present Member, Planning Committee, Allerton
Articulation Conference
1998-present Member,
Planning Committee, HISED/CITE Conference (Heads of Illinois Secondary English
Departments, now know as Conference of Illinois Teachers of English)
Professional Memberships
National Council of Teachers of English
Conference on College Composition and Communication
National Writing Project
Council of Writing Program Administrators
Mid-America Writing Program Administrators
Illinois Association of Teachers of English
Selected Honors and Awards
2005 English
Department Nominee, Outstanding University Teacher, Category II
2003 Faculty Guest. State Farm Student-Athlete Academic Excellence Banquet
2002-2003 Faculty Appreciation Award, English Department
2002, 2005 Who's Who Among America's Teachers
2000 Fellow, State Farm Teaching Technology Fellowship Program
1997-1998 Fellow, Educational Policy Fellowship Program
1996 Dissertation named English Department’s Outstanding Dissertation, nominated for Outstanding
Dissertation
at Illinois State University
Tim Hunt, Chair Janice Neuleib, Acting Coordinator, English Education
English Department English Department
4240 Illinois State University 4240 Illinois State University
Normal, IL 61790-4240 Normal,
IL 61790-4240
Phone : (309)
438-3667 Phone :
(309) 438-7858
E-mail : tahunt@ilstu.edu E-mail :
jneuleib@ilstu.edu
Kathleen Blake Yancey, Ron
Fortune, Immediate Past Chair
R. Roy Pearce Professor of Professional Communication English Department
601 Strode Tower 4240 Illinois State University
Clemson University Normal, IL 61790-4240
Clemson, SC 29634 Phone : (309) 438 7158
Phone: (864) 656-1520 E-mail :
rfortune@ilstu.edu
E-mail : kyancey@clemson.edu