Educational Background

Ed.D. University of Houston 1991 Curriculum and Instruction
M.Ed. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 1987 Reading and Language Arts
B.S. University of Nevada, Las Vegas 1982 Elementary Education

Professional Licenses

Mediator: Dispute Mediation/ Conflict Resolution, Dallas, Texas
Lifetime Certificate, Elementary Education: State of Nevada
Lifetime Certificate, Reading Specialist: State of Nevada
Trainer: Gallup Youth Leadership Perceiver Instrument

Teaching Interests

Early Childhood Education (Birth through Grade 3)
Classroom Management
Emergent Literacy
Introduction to Elementary Education

Research Interests

Effective teaching strategies for use with young children
Teacher leadership behaviors
Technology and educational utilization
University and public school collaborative partnerships
Civil behavior in classrooms and society (personal responsibility issues)

Selected Publications

Refereed Publications:

Stetson, R. (1998, in press). The year I really learned how to teach. Educational Leadership. Due for publication in October, 1998.

Stetson, R. & Bagwell, T. (in press). Technology and teacher preparation: An oxymoron?. International Journal of Technology and Teacher Education.

Stetson, E., and Stetson, R. (1997). Overhauling teacher education: It takes a collaborative. Education. Vol. 117, No. 4, Summer, 1997.

Stetson, R. (1994). Project CREST: Centers for professional development and technology. Texas Teacher Education Forum. Spring, 1994.

Stetson, R. (1994). The CREST Program: The making of professional development schools. Centering Teacher Education. Vol. 9, No. 1, Winter/Spring.

Stetson, E., Stetson, R., and Horn, J. (1993). Project NET CPDT: A prototype of teacher education centers for the 21st century. Texas Teacher Education Forum, Vol. 19, Spring, 1993.

Weiss, Maria., and Hagen (Stetson), Ranae (1988). Kindergartners' awareness of the functions of print. The Reading Teacher, 41 (6), 575-78.

Book Chapters:

Stetson, R., Stetson, E. (publication date anticipated in late 1998). Assessment of academic achievement and special abilities. Chapter 13 in J.M. Sattler, Assessment of Children - 4th Edition. San Diego: Sattler Publishing, Inc.

Stetson, R., Stetson, E. (publication date anticipated in late 1998). Clinical Child Psychology and Educational Assessment. Chapter 7 in C. E. Walker & M. C. Roberts. (Eds). Handbook of Clinical Child Psychology - 3rd Edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons Publisher.

Reinhartz, J., Stetson, R. (1998). Teachers as leaders: A question or an expectation? Association of Teacher Educators Yearbook VII. Corwin Press.

Additional publications available upon request.

Awards

Kellogg National Fellow: Kellogg National Leadership Program/ Kellogg National Fellowship Program (KNLP/KNFP) is a nationally competitive leadership development program.

Grants Funded ($3,133,789)
$6,000. (1998). Kellogg Foundation. Women in Leadership (TCU Grant #5-23426).

$12,700. (1998). Kellogg Foundation. Gallup Youth Perceiver Interview Instrument (TCU Grant #5-23425).

$75,000. (1995-1998). Kellogg Foundation. Kellogg National Fellowship Program Award.

$330,000. (1995). Centers for Professional Development and Technology - Awarded by the Texas Education Agency.

$440,000. (1994). Centers for Professional Development and Technology - Awarded by the Texas Education Agency.

$1,100,000. (1993). Centers for Professional Development and Technology - Awarded by the Texas Education Agency.

$30,000. (1993). Centers for Professional Development and Technology - Awarded by the Texas Education Agency.

$1,079,839. (1992). Northeast Texas Centers for Professional Development and Technology - Texas Education Agency.

$60,000. (1992). Northeast Texas Professional Development and Technology Center. Awarded by the Texas Education Agency.

$250. (1986). Graduate Student Research Grant. University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Professional Service

Member: 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program Development, Spring, 1998.

Volunteer: Ashworth Elementary, Arlington ISD, Demonstration lesson to 4th Graders, November 24, 1997.

Mediator: Dispute Mediation Services, Volunteer Mediator, November 6, 1997. Dallas County JP Court.

Volunteer: Ashworth Elementary, Arlington ISD, Demonstration lesson to 4th Graders, October 31, 1997.

Volunteer: Ashworth Elementary, Arlington ISD, Demonstration lesson to 4th Graders, October 22, 1997.

Mediator: Dispute Mediation Services, Volunteer Mediator, October 17, 1997. Dispute Mediation Services, Dallas, TX.

Mediator: Dispute Mediation Services, Volunteer Mediator, September 11, 1997. Dallas County JP Court.

Judge: Texas Academic Decathlon, State Meet, February 21, 1997.

Barton Elementary Mentor Orientation Meeting, Irving ISD, January 6, 1997.

Member: Chamber of Commerce, Oak Cliff, Member of Education Sub-Committee, 1994-97.

Mediator: Volunteer Mediator for Dispute Mediation Services, Dallas, TX, 1997

Panelist: Women's Studies Program 10th Annual Women's History Month Lecture Series: Then & Now: Women Making History. "UTA Women Faculty: On the Cutting Edge. April 10, 1996.

Facilitator: Field-based teacher education institute. Facilitated a 2-day institute for 100 classroom teachers, principals, and university professors. Holiday Inn, Arlington, TX. August 7-8, 1995.

Consortium for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation. Member of the Hawaii Teacher Evaluation Team to develop a statewide teacher evaluation system. February 22-25, 1998. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

"How Young Children Learn". Staff development for preschool and kindergarten faculty at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, February 4, 1998.

"Overcoming obstacles to your program's success". Presentation at Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators/Texas Association for Employment in Education Conference, December 3-5, 1997, Austin, TX.

"Challenges facing the workforce of the 21st century". Moderator for panel discussion at the National School to Work Conference, September 29-30, 1997, Arlington, TX.

GTE Teambuilding Workshop. Presented to managers of national sales representatives. Los Colinas, TX. January 8, 1996.

Additional service activities for previous years available upon request.

Selected Presentations

Stetson, R., Stetson, E., & Kelly, J. (1998). Effects of professional development school teacher education on teacher attrition. Research paper presented at the Association for Teacher Educators (ATE) Annual Conference, February 13-17, 1998, Dallas, TX.

Stetson, E., Stetson, R., et al. (1998). Predictors of success on state certification tests among elementary education majors. Research paper presented at the Association for Teacher Educators (ATE) Annual Conference, February 13-17, 1998, Dallas, TX.

Stetson, E., Stetson, R., & Riner, P. (1998). Traditional and professional development school programs: Comparison of passing rates on certification tests. Research paper presented at the Association for Teacher Educators (ATE) Annual Conference, February 13-17, 1998, Dallas, TX.

Stetson, R., Stetson, E., & Kelly, J. (1998). Building a civil society: Are schools responsible? Paper accepted for presentation at the American Education Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference, April 13-17, 1998, San Diego, CA.

Stetson, R., Stetson, E., & Kelly, J. (1998). Teacher attrition: How can teacher education programs make a difference? Paper accepted for presentation at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Annual Conference, February 25-28, 1998, New Orleans, LA.

Stetson, E., Stetson, R., et al. (1998). Best and worst predictors of success on state teacher certification examinations for preservice teacher education students. Paper accepted for presentation at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Annual Conference, February 25-28, 1998, New Orleans, LA.

Stetson, E., Stetson, R., & Riner, P. (1998). Program approval and student passing rates on state certification tests: A new challenge for teacher education programs. Paper accepted for presentation at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Annual Conference, February 25-28, 1998, New Orleans, LA.

Kelly, J., Stetson, R., & Stetson, E. (1997). Effects of traditional and professional development school preservice training models on teacher attrition after three years. Original research presented at American Education Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference, April 1997, Chicago, IL.

Reinhartz, J. & Stetson, R. (1997). Enhancing preservice teacher leadership behaviors: Best practices in classroom management. Original research presented at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Annual Conference, February, 1997 Phoenix, AZ.

Additional national and regional presentations available upon request (N=35).

Professional Memberships:

American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Association of Teacher Educators (ATE)
American Association of College Teacher Educators (AACTE)
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Consortium for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation (CREATE)
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
National Institute for Dispute Resolution (NIDR)
Phi Kappa Phi (National Honor Society)

Personal Information

Dr. Stetson has lived in Texas since 1990. Before moving here, she lived in Las Vegas, Nevada for 28 years, where many of her family ties remain. She has two grown children, Jerry and Melissa Hagen. Jerry lives in Las Vegas with his wife Lyndi, and their two adorable sons (her incredible grandsons, Bradley and Joshua). Melissa is 3rd grade teacher in Arlington, TX. Ranae is married to Dr. Elton Stetson, a professor at Texas A & M University-Commerce.