Department:  Teaching and Inclusive Learning
Rank, Program:  Assistant Professor, Childhood Education

Contact info:     
Email:  adamse@sage.edu                                                        
Phone: 518.244.2054
Office: Education 203

Degree Information:

• B.A., Elementary Education, State University of New York at Fredonia
• M.S., Special Education, Russell Sage College
• Ph.D., Literacy Education, State University of New York at Albany

Dissertation:
A Descriptive Study of Second Graders' Conversations About Books

Professional Education Certifications:
Elementary Education, Special Education and Literacy

Courses Taught:

• EDU 309   Reading and Language Arts Methods
• EDU 319   Advanced Reading and Language Arts Methods
• EDU 523   Teaching the Humanities
• RWL 594   Teacher as Researcher

Research:

• Professional Development Schools
• Family Engagement
• Teacher as Researcher

Accomplishments:

• Thirty years of public school experience (Mechanicville Elementary School)
• Awarded IRA Dana Fietelson Award. (2004) as a secondary author of the article Learning to be Literate: A Comparison of Five Early Childhood Programs published in Educational Psychology
• Awarded the 2010 Wellness Award at Sage Colleges
• Conducts annual workshops on Matching Books to Readers and Preparing for School Interviews

Service:

• Advisor of Class of 2014 (Purple Cows)
• Advisor of STAR– Student Tutors Acting Responsibly
• Faculty Affairs Committee
• Appeals Committee (Occupational Therapy Department)
• Employees Benefits Committee
• Wellness Committee – Sage Colleges
• Project Kids – Mechanicville Public Schools

Partnerships:

• School #16 Elementary School – Troy, New York
• International Reading Association
• New York State Reading Association
• On the Same Page - Parents and Schools as Partners

Personal:

Enjoys her family and grandchildren, going to Barnes and Noble , taking walks, reading and all Sage students