Courses Taught

• TED 400: Seminar: Introduction to Education
• TED 415: Multicultural Education
• TED 408: Visual and Performing Arts Methods
• TED 412: Elementary Social Studies Methods
• TED 470: Critical Perspectives in Urban Education
• TED 444: Assessment Seminar
• TED 445S: Field Supervision

Degrees

• Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles
• M.Ed. University of California, Los Angeles
• B.A. University of California, San Diego

Research Projects, Grants & Interests

• Coordinator of The DELTA Local District G Professional Development School: A Partnership with California State University, Dominguez Hills; Los Angeles Unified School District’s Local District G; and Los Angeles Educational Partnership.
• Coordinate and implement a new model for credentialing beginning teachers, initially supported by a three year, $300,000 grant from the Stuart Foundation, (September 1999 – June 2002). The aim is to produce in a shorter period of time, highly qualified teachers, with the skills and inclination to remain teaching in the inner city. Beginning July 2002 the PDS is supported solely by funds from the university and the school district. Because of the documented success of this PDS, it is now the School of Education model for credentialing beginning teachers in hard-to-staff schools. Credentialing programs for Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education of the same model are currently functioning in Local Districts G, I, & K.
• Plan and implement teacher training orientations, workshops, and professional experiences integrating the arts and social studies, with a comprehensive, constructivist curriculum that supports all learning styles and intelligences.
• Collaborating with the Inner City Arts Center, Annenberg Professional Development Program for Elementary Classroom Teachers – providing the elementary teachers in the Local District G Professional Development School meaningful and engaging strategies to incorporate the visual and performing arts into their classroom curriculum.
• Active performer and composer of popular, folk, and ethnic music.
• Working with School of Education and Teacher Education faculty to develop curriculum that infuses technology into the Social Studies methods curriculum. The group developed an instructional CD-ROM, presented at national conferences, in-services faculty, and has submitted papers for publication.
  Teacher in multi-age classrooms and principal in a public alternative school prior to my career in higher education. Lifelong learner dedicated to renewing pedagogical practices and curriculum development, by integrating the fine and performing arts as the central hub for active learning in the core content areas.

Publications \ Presentations \ Scholarship \ Service

• Cantor, J., Desberg P., Hembacher, D., & Mach, N. (2003). Promoting Social Science Inquiry with Database Technology. Social Education, The Official journal of the National Council for the Social Studies. Volume 67, Number 3, April 2003.
• Cantor, J. (2002). Who’s Teaching the Urban Poor? Supporting An Emerging Social Justice Educator in a Professional Development School. Equity & Excellence in Education. Volume 35, Number 3, September 2002.
• Hembacher, D., Cantor, J., & Porter, P. (2003). Readings in Social Studies/Reading and Writing in the Content Areas. Reader for TED 412 classes, California State University, Dominguez Hills.
• Cantor, J., and Schaar, S. (2003) Where the Sea Meets the Shore: Coordinating a Professional Development School for In-Service, Non-Credentialed Teachers. Article submitted to Teacher Education Quarterly.
• Cantor, J. and Schaar, S. (2003). Collaborating to Address An Emergency in Teacher Education: The Evolution of A Professional Development School for Emerging Professionals. Chapter accepted to be included in Proceedings, a book covering advancements of Professional Development Schools from the presentations at the Maryland Professional Development School Network’s Second National Professional Development School Conference. Baltimore, MD. March 2003.
• Mach, N., Cantor, J., Davis, J., Desberg, P., Hembacher, D., and Moscovici, H. (2003). Preparing Teachers to Integrate Technology into Multicultural Inner-City Classrooms. Article Submitted to: Issues in Teacher Education.
   
• PAPER PRESENTATIONS
• Mach, N., Desberg, P., Cantor, J., Davis, J., Hembacher, D., & Moscovici, H. (2004). Meeting Federal Guidelines for Technology Integration in Teacher Education. A Concurrent Session presented at the 25th Annual National Education Computing Conference. New Orleans, LA. June 2004.
• Mach, N., Desberg, P., Cantor, J., Davis, J., Hembacher, D., & Moscovici, H. (2004). Pathways to Change: Preparing Teacher Education Faculty to Integrate Technology in the Age of ‘No Child Left Behind.’ A symposium for American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, AACTE’s 56th Annual Meeting & Exhibits. Chicago, Il. February 2004.
• Mach, N., Desberg, P., Cantor, J., Hembacher, D., Davis, J. & Moscovici, H. (2003). Preparing Teachers to Integrate Technology into Multicultural Inner-City Classrooms. A Concurrent Session presented at the 24th Annual National Education Computing Conference. Seattle, WA. June 2003.
• Cantor, J., Mora, E., & Schaar, S. (2003). Collaborating to Address An Emergency in Teacher Education: The Evolution of A Professional Development School for Emerging Professionals. Multi-media presentation at the Maryland Professional Development School Network’s Second National Professional Development School Conference. Baltimore, MD. March 2003.
• Blair, B., Russell, S., Cantor, J., Schaar, S., & Mills-Marbury, K. (2003). Teacher Education for Emergency Permit Teachers: The Evolution of a Professional Development School for Emerging Professionals. Multi-media presentation at the Holmes Partnership Seventh Annual Conference. Washington, D.C. February 2003.
• Cantor, J., & Colbert, J. (2003) The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) – Microsoft Innovative Teachers Program. Multi-media presentation at American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, AACTE’s 55th Annual Meeting & Exhibits. New Orleans, LA. January 2003.
• Mach, N., Desberg, P., Cantor, J., Hembacher, D., & Moscovici, H. (2003). Teacher Education Programs Meet the Digital Age: Challenges Faced and Lessons Learned. A symposium for American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, AACTE’s 55th Annual Meeting & Exhibits. New Orleans, LA. January 2003.
• Cantor, J., Schaar, S., Mills-Marbury, K., Paris, N. (2002). Teacher Education for Emergency Permit Teachers: The Evolution of a Professional Development School for Emerging Professionals. Symposium presented at the 2002 Professional Development Schools National Conference. Orlando, Florida. March 2002.
• Mach, N., Desberg, P., Cantor, J., Hembacher, D., & Moscovici, H. (2002). Collaborating to Infuse Technology into Teacher Education: A Trainer-of-Trainers Model. A concurrent session presented at the 2002 National Educational Computing Conference, San Antonio, TX.
• Cantor, J. (2002) Wrote a review of Affirming Diversity, 3rd Edition, by Sonia Nieto, by request of author, for feedback helpful in writing the 4th Edition. (March 2002).
• Mach, N., Desberg, P., Cantor, J., & Hembacher, D. (2002). Infusing Technology into Teacher Education Programs: New Paradigms of Accountability. A symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. New York, NY. February 2002.
• Vasuveda, A., Cantor, J. (2002). Distributed Accountability: Reforming Districts to Share Responsibility for Student Success. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. April 2002.
• Cantor, J. (2001). From the Dust Bowl to Los Angeles: Integrating Woody Guthrie’s Songs in a Literature Rich Curriculum,. Workshop presentation at the South Bay Area Reading Council’s 18th Annual Literacy Conference. Lennox, CA, October 2001.
• Olson, P.M., Cantor, J.S., & Wilkins-Canter, E., (2001). Considering an alternative? Consider this …., Symposium presented at the Association of Teacher Educators, ATE Summer Conference, Portland, Oregon, August 7, 2001.
• Cantor, J., Dacumos, M., & Medina, J. (2001). Alleviating Cognitive Dissonance for Beginning Teachers Through Professional Development School/School-University Partnerships. A best practice session presented at the California Council on the Education of Teachers Spring Conference. March 2001.
• Cantor, J., Mills-Marbury, K., Paris, N., & White, K. (2001). Teacher Education for Emergency Permit Teachers: A Professional Development School for Emerging Professionals. A symposium presented at the Association of Teacher Educators Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. February 2001.
• Cantor, J. (2000). Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Coordinating a Professional Development School for In-Service, Non-Credentialed Teachers. Paper presented at the 79th Annual Conference of the California Educational research Association, Ontario, CA. November 2000.
• Cantor, J. (2000). Following the Drinking Gourd: Integrated Teaching Through the Arts, Social Studies, and Content-Area Reading and Writing,. Workshop presentation at the South Bay Area Reading Council’s 17th Annual Literacy Conference. Lennox, CA, October 2000.
• Cantor, J. (1998). Support for the Common Good: Beginning Teachers, Social Justice, and School-University Partnership. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 1998.
• Friedlaender, D., Cantor, J., Vasudeva, A., & Ryan, S. (1998). A Writing Group As a Forum for Critical Inquiry and Social Learning. . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 1998.
• Cantor, J., Friedlaender, D., Ryan, S., Vasudeva, A. (1997). A Writing Group as a Forum for Critical Inquiry. Paper presented at Reclaiming Voice Conference, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, June 1997.
• Cantor, J. (1997). The Development of Beginning Teachers as Social Justice Educators in the Context of a School-University Partnership. Paper presented at University of California, Los Angeles Center X Conference, When Research & Practice Intersect, Los Angeles, May 1997.
• Cantor, J. (1997). The Development of Beginning Teachers as Social Justice Educators in the Context of a School-University Partnership. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, March 1997.

• Contemporary Professional Service in P-12 Settings:
• Summer 2004 – present: consult with P.S,. ARTS to design and facilitate professional development for artists working in public schools.

Professional Associations

• Board member, California Council on the Education of Teachers
• Association of Teacher Educators
• American Educational Research Association
• California Council for the Social Studies

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