Margaret E. Troyer

203 Pearl St

Somerville MA 02145 617-909-4168

EDUCATION:

Doctor of Education Expected May 2017

Culture, Communities and Education

Committee: None Lesaux (chair), James Kim, Catherine Snow

Master of Education May 2015

Language and Literacy

Harvard Graduate School of Education Cambridge, MA

Master of Arts in Teaching May 2005

Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD

Cumulative GPA: 3.9/4.0

Bachelor of Arts in English May 2003 Oberlin College Oberlin, OH Cumulative GPA: 3.8/4.0 Thesis:“Stuff You Really Want to Read:” Pleasure and Negotiation in Teen Magazine Reading

HONORS AND AWARDS:

  • International Literacy Association Steven A. Stahl Research Grant, 2016
  • Dean’s Summer Fellowship, Summer 2016
  • Doctoral Student Travel Grant, Spring 2016
  • National Board Certification, Early Adolescent English/Language Arts, 2009
  • Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program, Summer 2005
  • Phi Beta Kappa, Oberlin College, 2003
  • High Honors in English, Oberlin College, 2003

PUBLICATIONS:

Kim, J.S., Hemphill, L., & Troyer, M. (in preparation). “Experimental effects of the Strategic Adolescent Reading Intervention.” In Grover, V., Uccelli, P., Rowe, M. & Lieven, E. (Eds.) Learning through Language. Cambridge University Press.

Troyer, M. (under review). Teacher implementation of an adolescent reading intervention.

Troyer, M. (under review). “This is what I know:” Use of the first person in sixth grade argumentative writing.

Kim, J.S., Hemphill, L., Troyer, M., Thomson, J.M., Jones, S.M., LaRusso, M., Donovan, S. (forthcoming). Engaging struggling adolescent readers to improve reading skills. Reading Research Quarterly.

Troyer, M. (in press). A mixed-methods study of adolescents’ motivation to read. Teachers College Record.

Stotko, E. M., & Troyer, M. (2007). A new gender-neutral pronoun in Baltimore, Maryland: A preliminary study. American Speech, 82(3), 262-279.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

Snow, C., Kim, J., Hemphill, L., Troyer, M., Jones, S., LaRusso, M., Donovan, S., Sabatini, J., & O’Reilly, T. (July, 2016) Experimental effects of the Strategic Adolescent Reading Intervention on reading comprehension outcomes. Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR), Porto, Portugal.

Kim, J., Hemphill, L., Troyer, M., Jones, S., LaRusso, M., Kim, H.Y., & Snow, C.E. (March, 2016) Reading for Understanding: New findings from the Catalyzing Comprehension for Discussion and Debate Project. The Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE), Washington, DC.

Troyer, M. (March, 2014) Adolescents’ Motivation to Read. Student Research Conference, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA.

Troyer, M. (April, 2013)“This is what I know:”Use of the first person in sixth grade academic writing. Student Research Conference, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA.

PRACTITIONER WORKSHOPS:

Troyer, M. & MacDonald, M. (June, 2016) How can you engage in purposeful planning? Teacher Leader Summit, New Orleans, LA.

Librizzi, V. & Troyer, M. (June, 2016) Guidebooks 2.0: How do the units work? Teacher Leader Summit, New Orleans, LA.

Troyer, M. & Striebel, E. (June, 2014) Close reading, text complexity and text-dependent questions. LearnZillion Teachfest, New Orleans, LA.

Troyer, M. (October, 2011)Nuts and bolts of teaching nonfiction in a reading workshop. Fall Literacy Institute, Washington, DC.

Troyer, M. (October, 2011)Note-taking and writing about reading in the content areas. Fall Literacy Institute, Washington, DC.

Troyer, M. (October, 2011)Conferring into nonfiction. Fall Literacy Institute, Washington, DC.

Troyer, M. (October, 2011)Research and inquiry in the content areas. Fall Literacy Institute, Washington, DC.

Troyer, M. (October, 2010)How to do an engaging instructional read aloud. Fall Literacy Institute, Washington, DC.

Troyer, M. (October, 2010)Bands, conferring and assessment. Fall Literacy Institute, Washington, DC.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

Harvard Graduate School of Education Cambridge, MA

Research Assistant, Strategic Adolescent Reading Intervention, 2014-present

Research Assistant, READS for Summer Learning, 2013-present

Research Assistant, Catalyzing Comprehension through Discussion and Debate, 2012-2013

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Harvard Graduate School of Education Cambridge, MA

Teaching Fellow, Adolescent Literacy, Fall 2015

Instructor, Academic Writing at Harvard: Structure, Style & Strategy, Fall 2015

Teaching Fellow, Reading Difficulties, Spring 2014

Teaching Fellow & Practicum Supervisor, Reading Specialist Licensure Practicum, Spring 2014

Teaching Fellow & Practicum Supervisor, Literacy Assessment Intervention Practicum, Fall 2013

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

LearnZillion

Literacy Content Coach September 2011-present

  • Develop and review Common Core-aligned online English/Language Arts curricula
  • Provide professional development for teachers in developing and implementing curricula

SEED Public Charter School Washington DC Literacy Coordinator August 2009-June 2012

  • Coached 8 experienced English teachers. Collaborated to vertically align instruction.
  • Provided professional development in literacy to content area teachers, boarding staff and families.
  • Implemented reading interventions such as Wilson Reading and Read180. Designed and implemented additional interventions in fluency, stamina and comprehension.
  • Participated in Academic Leadership Team to evaluate, revise and implement school policies.
  • Taught one section of 7th grade English.

Instructional Coach August 2008-June 2009

  • Taught one 8th grade English class and two periods of reading intervention daily.
  • Coached 4 experienced middle school English teachers in implementation of new curricular model.

Middle School English Teacher August 2006-June 2008

  • Taught 8th grade English to approximately 40 students per year.

Teach for America

Pimlico Middle School, Booker T Washington Middle School Baltimore, Maryland

Middle School English Teacher August 2003-June 2006

  • Taught 6th, 7th and 8th grade English to 100-180 students per year.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

  • Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness
  • International Literacy Association
  • Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education