Mailing Address
Teacher
Education
California State
University,
Dominguez Hills
1000 E. Victoria
Street
Carson, CA 90747
Awards
Courses
Taught
LBS 400 Senior Seminar (equivalent to TED 400)
Introduction to SecondaryTeaching Methods (taught prior to SB 2042 Credential Program).
Degrees
Ed.D. UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 1984
M.Ed. UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 1974
California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, UCLA 1967
B.A. UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 1966
Research Projects,
Grants & Interests
Current Responsibilities:
Professional Development Facilitator for Quality Educator Development Federal Grant, CSUDH Mathematics and Science Faculty
CSUDH Center for Teaching and Learning: CTL Faculty Associate for Mentoring
Chair of Action Research Workgroup for Noyce (NFS funded) Master Teacher Program (MTP) in Mathematics & Science with LAUSD
Professional Development Topics: Active Learning Strategies, Curriculum Design, Lesson Design, Classroom Management, Basic Skills Infusion
Research: Student Perceptions of Factors Affecting Academic Success
Publications \
Presentations
Jones, M.G., johnston, S. (In press). Using Lesson DesignAs A Vehicle For Faculty Professional Development. PRIMUS (Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies). Scheduled for Publication in late 2009.
Stanford University Center for Teaching and Learning’s online edition: Tomorrow’s Professor Newsletter: #849- Supporting Student Success Through Scaffolding, S. Johnston, & J. Cooper, 2008 and #818-The Interactive Lecture, S. Johnston, & J.Cooper, 2008
American Education Research Association (AERA), Mathematics Faculty Learning to Engage Students: A Study of a Workshop on Effective Lesson Design, S. Johnston & M. Jones, New York City, NY, March 2008.
Co-author of two classroom observer training videos for WCER sponsored research study, 2007-2008.
QED/SCALE/LAUSD Science Immersion Leadership Study Consortium. Invited keynote speaker: Classroom Management for Professional Developers. CSUDH, November 2006.
California Educational Research Association (CERA), The Interactive Lecture, Long Beach, CA, November 2005.
International Conference on Education (HICE), Designing a Teacher Preparation to Ensure High-Quality Teachers: A Description of One California State University’s Innovative Approach, S. Lal & S. Johnston, Honolulu, HI, 2004.
Book Chapter: Crisis of Clarity, S. Johnston. Small Group Instruction in Higher Education - Lessons from the Past, Visions of the Future, New Forums Press, J. Cooper, Editor, 2003.
Presenter of Classroom Management annual workshops for new teacher hires: Centinela Valley High School District, 2001-Present.
Author of Guidebook for Critical Skill Infusion into Course Content: A Collaborative Framework for Skill Experts and Course Instructors. Title V Publication. CSUDH, March 2002.
Professional
Associations
California Council on Teacher Education
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
