FORTGANG, Stephen J., Ph.D
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FORTGANG, Stephen J., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Social Foundations of Education
Department of Educational Psychology & Foundations
Schindler Education Center 117
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa 506140607
(319) 2732049/2694
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D.Syracuse University1972Cultural Foundations of Education
Minor: Teacher Education
M.A.Syracuse University1965Elementary Education: Urban Education Emphasis
B.A.University of Chicago1964Sociology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Iowa Area RepresentativeKappa Delta Pi1991-2005
Midwest Regional LiaisonKappa Delta Pi1989-1991
Exchange Associate ProfessorGlassboro State CollegeSpring 1987
Associate ProfessorUniversity of Northern Iowa1981Present
Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Northern Iowa19751981
Adjunct Assistant ProfessorNew York Institute of Technology19741975
Assistant ProfessorHofstra University19721975
InstructorHofstra University19701972
Administrator, CodirectorSyracuse Montessori Teacher Training19701971
Program
Teaching AssistantSyracuse University19691970
Research Assist/CoordinatorSyracuse University19671969
Substitute TeacherSyracuse City School District19661970
Graduate AssistantSyracuse University19661967
Adult Education TeacherSyracuse City School District19651966
Elementary School TeacherSyracuse City School District19641966
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
In Progress: Schools and American Society (under contract with Kendall Hunt Publishing).
"Preparing Beginning Teachers for Working with the Educationally Disadvantaged: A Continuing Study of the Influence on Student Teachers of a Training Program for Cooperating Teacher" (with T.E. Clayton and J.C. Belland). New York State Department of Education, 1969.
ARTICLES
“Background and Foreground Knowledge: An Idea Whose Time has Come?” Common Knowledge (vol. 20, no. 2) July 2007
"Models of Excellence in Iowa Schools," Schools, (Vol. 1, No. 1), Winter 1985.
"Treasuring the Irrational Attachment," Council Concerns, (Vol. 3, No. 5), October 1983.
"Books and the Meaning of Education," English Journal, (Vol. 71, No. 8), October 1982.
"The Best Laid Plans," School and Community, (Vol. LXIX, No. 1), September 1982.
"Confusion Exists Between Teaching and Therapy," Saskatchewan Bulletin, Vol. 48, No. 17), May 1982.
"Education and the Arts," Cedar Arts Forum, February 1982.
"Don't Change the Rules," The Hoosier Schoolmaster, (Vol. XXIII, No. 2), Winter 1981.
"We Need to Know," Virginia Journal of Education, (Vol. 24, No. 7), March 1981.
"No Fault Living," Your Child, (Vol. XIV, No. 4), February 1981.
"Cogniffective," Contemporary Education, (Vol. LII, No. 3), Spring 1981.
"The Wisdom of Ignorance," Midwest Educational Review, (Vol. 12, Nos. 3 & 4), Spring/Summer 1980.
"Finding vs. Forging Identity," Saskatchewan Bulletin, (Vol. 19, No. 3), November 1980.
"Dependence and Independence," Kansas School Board Journal, (Vol. 19, No. 3), Fall 1980.
"Teachers vs. Sellers The Modern Mismatch?" The High School Journal, (Vol. 64, No. 3), December 1980.
"Foreign Language Study and the Meaning of Education," Scholar and Educator, combined Spring and Fall 1980 issue.
"Understanding the Work of the Teacher: Some Light from the Past," The High School Journal (Vol. 63, No. 4), January 1980.
"Education Without Context: Trend for the Eighties?" Scholar and Educator, combined Spring and Fall 1979 issue. Also appeared in Social Perspectives and Education, Jay W. Stein, Editor, Society of Educators and Scholars, 1980.
"The Call of the Mall," School and Community, (Vol. LXVI, No. 4), December, 1979.
"The Gifted Minority," School and Community, (Vol. LXV, No. 3) November 1978.
MONOGRAPH
“Comparing Curricula: A Comparative Study of the Core Knowledge Content Guidelines and the Standards of Three States.”
EDITING
Served as CoEditor, Schools, College of Education, University of Northern Iowa.
Served as Editor, Kappa Delta PIpeline (distribution 6,000).
Served as Editor, University of Northern Iowa Chapter, Phi Delta Kappa Newsletter.
COMMENTATING
Education Columnist, Common Knowledge, Core Knowledge Foundation, Charlottesville, VA. Appointed 2007.
Educational Commentator, KUNI radio station, affiliate of National Public Radio, 1979-1986.
Education Columnist, Cedar Falls Record, 1981-1983.
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS/ACTIVITIES/ASSIGNMENTS
Association of Teacher Educators, Member, 1988-1998.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Member, 1989-present.
American Educational Research Association, member, 19811999.
Midwestern Educational Research Association, member, 19791995.
Society of Educators and Scholars, member, 19781986.
Kappa Delta Pi, member, 1977Present.
Faculty Counselor, UNI Chapter, 1975Present. Creator and Editor,
The PIpeline, (newsletter which goes out to approximately 6,000 people).
Member, KDP International Alumni Affairs Committee, 19821984, KDP International Foundation Board, 1993-2004. Vice-Chair, 2001-2004.
Phi Delta Kappa, member, 1976Present.
Newsletter Editor, 19841993.
PastPresident, Chairperson (through present), Scholarship Committee, UNI Chapter,
19831984.
President, UNI Chapter, 198283.
President Elect and Program Chairperson, UNI Chapter, 19811982.
VicePresident for Membership, UNI Chapter, 19801981.
Historian, UNI Chapter, 19761977.
National Education Association, 19752001.
Middle Atlantic States Philosophy of Education Society, 197075.
Eastern Sociological Society, member, 19691975.
American Sociological Association, member, 19681977.
Served as an expert witness on population patterns during the preparation of a lawsuit concerning a proposal to reorganize the schools in the Waterloo Community School District, Waterloo, IA: 1978-1979.
Served as member, Black Hawk County Extension Service Urban Advisory Board, 1979-1989.
Consultant to Choice Magazine, 1970-1974.
PRESENTATIONS
NATIONAL/REGIONAL
“Comparing Curricula,” Anaheim, CA, National Core Knowledge Conference, November 2008.
“Content Knowledge: Don’t Leave Home Without It” Louisville, KY, Kappa Delta Pi International Convocation, November 2007
“Preparing Future Core Knowledge Teachers,” San Antonio, TX, National Core Knowledge Conference, February 2006.
“The Overlooked and Underappreciated Virtues of Core Knowledge,” Phoenix, AZ, National Core Knowledge Conference, March 2003.
“Core Knowledge – A Content Centered Approach to Education,” St. Louis, MO, Kappa Delta Pi International Convocation, November 2001.
“Resume Writing for Kadelpians: Helping the Best Future Teachers Land the Jobs They Want,” St. Louis, MO, Kappa Delta Pi International Convocation, November 2001.
“Kadelpian Resume Writing: A Time Tested Approach,” St. Louis, MO, Kappa Delta Pi International Convocation, November 1999.
"Making Ideals Realities," Kappa Delta Pi, Mankato State College, Spring Initiation Address, Mankato, MN: April 1991.
"A Report on First Hand Accounts of Teachers," Association of Teacher Educators, National Conference, Las Vegas, NV: February 1990.
"Revisionism Revisited," American Educational Studies Association, National Conference, November 1987.
"Entering the Fishbowl: Becoming a Teacher Today," American Educational Studies Association, National Conference, Pittsburgh, PA: November, 1986.
"The Development of a Conservative Idea of Indirect Occupational Socialization," American Educational Studies Association, National Conference, Colorado Springs, CO: November 1980.
"Occupational Influences on the Work of the Teacher: Shall We Renew the Question?" Midwestern Educational Research Association, Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI: November 1979.
"The Gifted as Minority: The Application of a Model," Society of Educators and Scholars, National Conference, McComb, IL: October 1978.
"The 1970's: The Arrival of ContextFree Education," American Educational Studies Association, National Conference, Philadelphia, PA: November 1977.
"Education and Alienation," National Institute of Mental Health, Washington, DC: Spring 1974.
STATE/LOCAL
“Identifying Necessary Background Knowledge for Reading,” Cedar Falls, Elementary Literacy Conference, April 2009.
“Reading Comprehension: Much More than a Skill” Cedar Falls, IA, Beginning Reading Conference, April 2008.
“The Elephant in the Living Room,” Cedar Falls, IA, UNI Teacher Education Convocation Keynote Address, November 2007.
“Smarter than a Fifth Grader?” Teacher Education Convocation Keynote Address, Cedar Falls, IA, October 2007.
“Learning to Read or Reading to Learn?” Cedar Falls, IA, Beginning Reading Conference, April 2006.
“No Child Left Uncomprehending: How to Raise Test Scores,” Cedar Falls, IA, Beginning Reading Conference, April 2005.
“The Importance of Core Knowledge to Reading Comprehension,” Cedar Falls, IA, Beginning Reading Conference, April 2004.
“The Implications of Core Knowledge for Learning How to Read,” Cedar Falls, IA, Beginning Reading Conference, April 2002.
“Conveying the Real You in a Resume: Applying Philosophy to Real Life,” Cedar Falls, IA, Critical Writing Conference, April 1999.
“More Alike than Different? Some Thoughts on Multicultural Education,” Cedar Falls, IA, Critical Writing Conference, April 1997.
"Commitment in Education," Kappa Delta Pi, Wartburg College Chapter, Spring Initiation Address, Waverly, IA: March 1991.
"On the Implementation of Educational Ideas," Kappa Delta Pi, UNI Chapter, Spring Initiation Address, Cedar Falls, IA: March 1989.
"Teaching Mathematics Using the Hunter Model," Discussion Leader, Conference on Effective Teaching, Cedar Falls, IA: Fall 1982.
"Making Something from Nothing in College," Kappa Delta Pi, Wartburg College Chapter, Fall Initiation Address, Waverly, IA: November 1982.
"On Idealism in Education," Kappa Delta Pi, UNI Chapter, Spring Initiation Address, Waterloo, IA: March 1982.
"The Role of Educational Leadership," Phi Delta Kappa, UNI Chapter Presidential Address, Waterloo, IA: July 1981.
"Masters Degree Programs for Teachers," Seventh University of Northern Iowa Elementary Science and Metrics Conference, Cedar Falls, IA: April 1978.
"Appraisal of Teacher Effectiveness," Panel Chairperson, Iowa Regents College of Education Conference on Teacher Effectiveness, Cedar Falls, IA: October 1977.
"From Manhattan to Maquoketa A New Yorker Views Iowa Schools," Maquoketa Valley School District Inservice Day, Maquoketa, IA: August 1977.
"Teaching as an Occupational Choice," UNI Careers Conference, Cedar Falls, IA: 1977.
"Something New: A Group of New Education Certificates at UNI," University of Northern Iowa Elementary Education Conference, Cedar Falls, IA: September 1976.
"Alternative Routes to Adulthood," Phi Delta Kappa, UNI Chapter Local Program, Cedar Falls, IA: December 1975.
"A Proposal for consideration by the Hofstra University School of Education: Toward an Experience-Based Pilot Undergraduate Elementary Teacher Education Program Designed to Help Meet the Guidelines Set Forth by the New York State Department of Education," Hempstead, NY: May 1974.
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