Veronica Moermond
Biography
Veronica started her journey as a high school ELA teacher in Cincinnati, Ohio. From there, she went on the run the Developmental Department at a technical college before playing the adjunct game for a number of years. She then signed up for the U.S. Peace Corps and found herself as a TEFL Teacher Trainer in Baganuur, Mongolia. At the conclusion of her two-year Peace Corps service she moved into the capital, Ulaanbaatar, and acted as program designer and Lead Instructor of the Bridge Program at the American University of Mongolia. Her final year in Ulaanbaatar was spent teaching Cambridge courses to the wonderful students at Elite International School where she was the Head of the Secondary English Department. Veronica then moved to Uong Bi, Vietnam, to work as an English Language Fellow with the U.S. Department of State. For two years she taught at Ha Long University and was in charge of all Third Year English Majors. After an accidental adult gap year in the Dominican Republic, Veronica moved to Urbana to begin her doctorate in Fall of 2020. She plans to research the lived experiences of K-12 trans educators and their sense of belonging to their schools and communities.
Courses
CI 402: Teaching Diverse Middle Grade Students (CI 402) Examines the curriculum and philosophy of teaching students in the middle grades. Students will focus on a number of related topics including teaching a diverse middle school student population, including all students in instruction, using technology for teaching middle school English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies and alternative means of assessing students' learning. Seminar content will be integrated with coursework in adolescent development, and special education in middle school settings. Coursework is integrated with a middle grade field experience.
CI 403: Teaching a Diverse High School Student Population (CI 403) Examines the curriculum and philosophy of teaching students in high school grades. Students will focus on a number of related topics including teaching a diverse student population, including all students in instruction, using technology for teaching high school English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies and alternative means of assessing students' learning. Seminar content will be integrated with coursework in instructional technology, assessment, and special education with high school students. Coursework is integrated with a high school field experience.
CI 404: Teaching and Assessing Secondary School Students (CI 404) Emphasizes the practical application of theory and recommended practices for developing curriculum, teaching, and assessing learning in the middle and senior high school years.
CI 473: Disciplinary Literacy (CI 473) Provides secondary and K-12 level education majors with principles and practices of effective language and literacy instruction in their content areas, consistent with the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards for educator preparation of the Illinois State Board of Education.
CI 485: Assessing Student Performance (CI 485) Same as EPSY 485. See EPSY 485.
EPSY 485: Assessing Student Performance (EPSY 485) Designed especially for secondary education students, this course introduces basic concepts and practices of assessment, measurement, and evaluation as they are used in school settings. The course covers current trends and issues in assessment including large scale standardized testing practices and cultural issues in assessment. Students become familiar with using assessment and evaluation data to inform instructional decisions.