Renard Harris
Assistant Professor
Education
Ed.D - The University of
Tennessee, Knoxville,
TN
Teacher Education (May 2005)
Dissertation
“An Interpretive Analysis of the Formative Period of Journal Publications related to Multicultural
Education, 1977-1987”
Ed.S - Lincoln Memorial
University
Education
Specialist in Education Administration and Supervision (1998)
Thesis
“A Comparison of the Influence of Music in an Alternate School Program”
M.S. - The University of
Tennessee, Knoxville,
TN
Masters
of Science in Curriculum and Instruction (June 1995)
Publications
Professional Publications
Harris, R. (2011). Empowerment from the Margins: An Implication for Marginalized students found in an exploration of South Carolina Slave Narratives. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 1(21), 79-83.
Bryant, L. Harris, R. (2011). Using storytelling to increase interest and recollection in finance concepts. Journal of Instructional Pedagogies 6, 71-80.
Harris, R. (2008). The Power of John Henry’s Blues. Journal of Urban Education 5(1), 89-94.
Harris, R. (2007). Blending Narratives: A Storytelling Strategy for Social Studies. Social Studies 98 (3), 111-115.
Harris, R. (2004). Middle Schoolers and the Blues. Social Studies, 95, 197-200.
Harris, R. (2002). Marginalized (Poem). Academic Exchange Extra (on-line journal)
Electronic
Pedagogical Publications
Lesson Plan: “Beale Street: A Bounded Escape” (2007)
Lesson Plan: “A Marginalized Voice in the Segregated South” (2007)
Humanities Tennessee http://www.humanitiestennessee.org/community/lessonplans.php
Lesson Plan: “African-American Poetry Before Emancipation” (2006)
CLAW – Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World http://www.cofc.edu/atlanticworld/
Professional
Presentations
Folk and Blues: Lyrics as Agents of Storytelling (co-presenter), National Council for the Social Studies (2009)
Blues Culture, Rap themes, Narrative Elements, and Creative Classroom Strategies, Bridges for Student Success II: Understanding Race, Culture, & Language, Sponsored by the National Association of Holmes Scholars Alumni (NAHSA), the College of Charleston, School of Education, Health, & Human Performance & The Center for Partnerships to Improve Education (2009)
Struttin’ with the Blues through the Social Studies Text, National Council for the Social Studies Conference (2008)
Blending Narratives: A Storytelling Strategy for the Social Studies, National Council for the Social Studies Conference (2007)
Multiple Intelligences in Social Studies (co-presenter), National Council for the Social Studies Conference (2006)
Minstrels, Mummers, and Mead: Integrating Curriculum through the Middle Ages (co-presenter), National Council for the Social Studies Confereence (2005)
Bridging the Cultural Gap between Student and Teacher: An interpretation of the Professional Literature, South Carolina Annual Teacher Educator Conference (Fall 2005)
Mapping the World’s Diversity through Children’s Books (co-presenter), National Council for the Social Studies Conference (2004)
Strategies that work-Celebrating Multiculturalism in the Classroom, East Tennessee Education Association Conference (2004)
Multicultural Education and Middle School Students, East Tennessee Association Conference (2003)
Ways to get Student’s Attention in the Classroom (co-presenter), Tennessee Association of Middle School Summer Conference (2000)
Using Music to Teach about the Civil Rights Movement (co-presenter), Tennessee Association of Middle School Summer Conference (1998)
Alternative Methods of Dealing with At-Risk Students (co-presenter), Tennessee Association of Middle School Summer Conference (1996)
Professional
Development and Workshops
Storytelling and the Blues, Guest Speaker: Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville Tennessee (2008)
Blending Narratives, The Center for the Advancement of New Literacies in Middle Grades (2006)
Blending Narratives, Morningside Middle School, M-Gap (Nov., 2006)
Blending Narratives, West Ashley Middle School (2006)
Blending Narratives, Morningside Middle School, M-Gap (Dec., 2006)
Professional Memberships
CUFA National Council for the Social Studies (2011)
National Council for the Social Studies (2005 - present)
Tennessee Association of Middle Schools (TAMS) board member (2000-2003)
