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Kimberly Pennington, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean

University of Central Oklahoma
kpennington8@uco.edu (405) 974-5889 Educational Sciences, Foundations & Research CTL 214 , Box 206

Education and Certifications

 

Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 2014

Major:  Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum

Degree Specialization:  Social Studies Education

Dissertation Title:  Why Wage War?  Global Education in the Middle School Classroom

Advisor:  Dr. Neil Houser

M.Ed, University of Oklahoma, 2003

Major:  Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum

Degree Specialization: Social Studies Education 

B.S, University of Oklahoma, 1994

Major:  History

Research, Published Work, and Scholarly Activities

Pennington, K. (2020) Developing critically conscious and wide-awake teachers:  Advocacy and urban educators.  In Ethridge, E.A., Davis, J.M.and Winterbottom, E.  (Eds.) Advocacy in Education:  Research-Based Strategies for Teachers, Administrators, Parents, and the Community.  New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers. 

Pennington, K., (2018) Consumption. In Krutka, D. & Whitlock A.M. (Eds.) Keywords in the Social Studies:  Concepts and Conversations (pp. 237-247). New York, NY: Peter Lang Publisher.

Houser, N. O., Krutka, D. G., Province Roberts, R., Pennington, K., & Faili Coerver, N. (2017). Navigating the reform–accountability culture in Oklahoma Social studies. Theory & Research in Social Education, 45(1), 7-42.

Pennington, K. (2014). Creating a visionary commons for global education. The Ohio Social Studies Review, 51(1).

Woglom, L., & Pennington, K. (2010). The Bystander's dilemma: how can we turn our students into upstanders? Social Education, 74(5), 254-258

Honors and Awards

  • UCO College of Education and Professional Studies Elizabeth Threatt Diversity Award, 2022
  • UCO College of Education and Professional Studies Emergent Faculty Award, 2018
  • UCO College of Education and Professional Studies Collaborative Teamwork Award, 2016
  • UCO College of Education and Professional Studies Collaborative Teamwork Award, 2015
  • University of Oklahoma Provost’s Distinction in Teaching award, 2013 & 2014
  • Mount Vernon Lifeguard Fellowship for the study of George Washington, 2013
  • OU Society for Innovative Education Fellowship, 2013
  • James Madison Fellowship for the study of the Constitution, 2000
  • Moore Public Schools site Teacher of the Year, 1997 and 2004 
  • Moore Public Schools District Teacher of the Year, 2004

Experience

  • Chair and Associate Professor, Educational Sciences, Foundations, and Research, 2020 - present
  • Assistant Professor, Educational Sciences, Foundations, and Research, 2014-20
  • Coordinator of School Partnerships, College of Education and Professional Studies, 2013-14
  • Social Studies Specialist, K20 Center @ the University of Oklahoma, 2012-13
  • University of Oklahoma Adjunct Instructor, Jeanine Rainbolt College of Education,  ILAC 2000-12
  • Moore Public Schools, Secondary Social Studies teacher, 1994-14

Classes Taught

  • Foundations of American Education
  • Educational Assessment
  • Educational Sociology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Contemporary Learning Sciences
  • Designing Instruction
  • Educational Research
  • Social Studies Methods
Portrait

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