Vitae for Christopher Shively

CURRICULUM VITAE

Christopher Thomas Shively, PhD

Assistant Professor

SUNY Buffalo State

Bacon 320B

1300 Elmwood Avenue


Buffalo, NY 14222

(716) 861-5057

shivelct@buffalostate.edu

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

University at Buffalo

PhD	Learning and Instruction Degree Conferred, May 2013 Dissertation: “Information at Their Hands”: Applying Sociocultural Theory to an Analysis of the Pedagogical Moves of Pre-Service Science Teachers During a Science Lesson Committee: Dr. Randy Yerrick (advisor), Dr. Mary McVee and Dr. Suzanne Miller
State University of New York at Buffalo State
MSED	Educational Computing Degree Conferred, May 1999
State University of New York at Buffalo State
BS	Elementary Education Degree Conferred, August 1993

AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST

Computer Supported Collaborative Learning in STEAM Learning Environments Rural Education Native American Education Undergraduate Research

AREAS OF TEACHING INTEREST

STEAM Methods of Educational Research Elementary Education

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

Permanent, New York State: Elementary Education

HONORS AND AWARDS

2018 2017 2017-2018 2016 2015-2016 2015 2013 2012-2013 2011-2012

Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship, Mentor, Buffalo State College, the State University of New York. Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship, Mentor, Buffalo State College, the State University of New York. PDS Mini-Grant Award Recipient, Seeding a Living Lab and Constructing Indigenous Knowledge, Buffalo State College, the State University of New York. Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship, Mentor, Buffalo State College, the State University of New York PDS Mini-Grant Award Recipient, Sending Codes by Light, a Unit of Study, Buffalo State College, the State University of New York Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship, Mentor, Buffalo State College, the State University of New York. Emerging Scholar Award, Buffalo State College, the State University of New York. S. David Farr Scholarship, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, Buffalo. S. David Farr Scholarship, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, Buffalo.

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

2019 - Pres.	Associate Professor Elementary Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership SUNY Buffalo State
2013 - Pres.	Assistant Professor Elementary Education and Reading Department SUNY Buffalo State
2009 - Pres.	Adjunct Professor Graduate School of Education University at Buffalo
2004 - 2012	Adjunct Professor Elementary Education and Reading Department SUNY Buffalo State
2010 - 2013	Third Grade Teacher Alden Central School
2009 - 2013	Technology Consultant, Preparing Leaders to Work in the Digital Age Grant funded by the US Department of the Education. Office of Special Education Programs #HD325D100026. University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, Buffalo.
2000 - 2010	Technology Integration Specialist/Assistant Technology Director Alden Central School
1999 - 2000	Third Grade Teacher A.J. Schmidt Elementary School Lake Shore Central Schools
1998-1999	Fourth Grade Teacher A.J. Schmidt Elementary School Lake Shore Central Schools
1994 - 1998	Third Grade Teacher A.J. Schmidt Elementary School Lake Shore Central Schools
1993 - 1994	Teacher’s Assistant Stanley G. Falk School

HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Graduate Courses
EDU 513 EDU 530 EDU 535 EDU 594 EDU 609 EDU 612 EDU 671 EDU 672 EDU 690 LAI 529 LAI 532 LAI 573	Theory, Research and Practice in Literacy Instruction Creative Teaching and Learning in Formal and Informal Settings Teaching Writing B-12 Research Methods in Education Literacy Instruction In The Upper Grades Developing Literacy Theory, Research, and Practice in Science Instruction Advanced Educational Technology for K - 6 Classrooms Masters Project Computers (ICTs) in Early and Primary Education (UB) Technology and STEM Teaching (UB) Technology as a Social Practice (UB)
Undergraduate Courses
EDU 312 EDU 313 EDU 316 EDU 375	Teaching Science and Mathematics Teaching Science in Early Childhood and Childhood Settings Teaching Elementary School Mathematics Integration of Technology in Education

LEADERSHIP IN SCHOOL PARTNERING ACTIVITIES

2019 - Pres.	Board Member West Seneca Teacher Center
2018 - Pres.	Professional Development in Math and ELA data analysis A.J. Schmidt Elementary School, Lake Shore Central Schools, Angola, NY Wilson Elementary School, Wilson, NY
2014-Pres.	Professional Development School Faculty Liaison A.J. Schmidt Elementary School, Lake Shore Central Schools, Angola, NY
2017-Pres.	Houston Independent School District Faculty Liaison
2018 (Su)	STEAM Workshop Presenter He Dog School, Todd County School District, Parmelee, SD
2015-2016	Niagara Wheatfield Central School District Workshop Instructor: Science Literacy
2014-2015	West Seneca Central School District Workshop Instructor: Math Literacy Workshop Instructor: Engineering and Design for Elementary Students Workshop Instructor: PhET Interactive Simulations for Science and Math
2014-2015	I am College Bound Science Coordinator Buffalo Public School #39, the Martin Luther King Buffalo Public Schools # 45, the International School
2014 (Sp.)	Professional Development School Faculty Liaison Buffalo Public School #39, the Martin Luther King
2013 (Fa.)	Professional Development School Faculty Liaison Buffalo Public Schools # 45, the International School

PUBLICATIONS

Book Chapters

Shively, C. & Clark, J. (under contract). [Title of your chapter]. In del Prado Hill & Garas-York

(Eds.), The Impact of PDS in Challenging Times. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Bruce, D., Yerrick, R., Radosta, M., & Shively, C. (2015). Affordances of Digital Video Editing among Prospective English and Science Teachers. In E. Ortlieb, L. E. Shanahan, & M. B. McVee (Eds.), Video Research in Disciplinary Literacies (Vol. 6, pp. 41–57). Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

Journal Articles

Evans, B., & Shively, C. (2019). Using the Cornell Note-taking System Can Help Eighth Grade Students  Alleviate the Impact of Interruptions While Reading at Home. Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 10(1).

Shively, C., Banerjee, S., Mazur, N., & Zawicki, J. (2018). Intellectual Character: A Driving Force Behind the Effective Teaching of the Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles Course. J. Comput. Sci. Coll., 33(6), 194–196.

Zawicki, J., Banerjee, S., Mazur, N., & Shively, C. (2018). Preparing Students for the First AP Computer Science Principles Exam: The Perspective of CS Teachers. J. Comput. Sci. Coll., 33(6), 200–202.

Shively, C. T., & Yerrick, R. (2014). A case for examining pre-service teacher preparation for inquiry teaching science with technology. Research in Learning Technology, 22(0). [Google Scholar number of citations = 7]

Professional Presentations 


Shively, C., Banerjee, S., Mazur, N., & Zawicki, J. (2019). Don’T Forget About Us: Understanding Rural and Small Town Principals’ Values Toward Computer Science. Proceedings of the 50th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 1279–1279.

Shively, C.T. (July, 2018), Open Educational Resources (OER), 2018 Rural Engagement to Advance Learning in STEM Digitally Workshop, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.

Shively, C.T. (November, 2017). Sending a Code by Light Over a Distance, 2017 NYSCATE Annual Conference, Rochester, NY.

Shively, C.T. (October, 2017). From Camp Counselor to Teacher: Revealing the Degrees of a Disposition, 18th Annual Faculty/Staff Research & Creativity Forum, SUNY Buffalo State.

Shively, C.T. (October, 2017). NGSS for Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Education Teacher Club, SUNY Buffalo State.

Shively, C.T. (October, 2016). Engineering Social Processes in a 5th Grade STEM Unit, 17th Annual Faculty/Staff Research & Creativity Forum, SUNY Buffalo State.

Shively, C.T., Brumagin, M. & Clark, J. (September, 2016). PDSF + (TCs+BSCP) = SL, 20th annual PDS Consortium Retreat, Amherst, NY.

Shively, C.T. (May, 2016). Charting the Path of Educating the Seneca Nation of Indians, Center for Development of Human Services, SUNY Buffalo State.

Shively, C.T. (August, 2015). The Wicked Problem of Being a 21st Century Leader. Spencerport Central School, Spencerport, NY.

Shively, C.T. (December, 2015). Math Literacy. West Seneca Central School Teacher Center, West Seneca, NY.

Shively, C.T. (November, 2015). Engineering and Design for Elementary Students. West Seneca Central School Teacher Center, West Seneca, NY.

Shively, C.T. (November, 2015). PhET Interactive Simulations for Science and Math. West Seneca Central School Teacher Center, West Seneca, NY.

Shively, C.T. (March, 2015). Next Generation Science Standards: An Overview for 6 - 12 Principals. West Seneca Central School, West Seneca, NY.

Shively, C.T. (March, 2015). Next Generation Science Standards: An Overview for K – 5 Principals. West Seneca Central School, West Seneca, NY.

Shively, C.T. (February, 2015). Next Generation Science Standards: An Overview for 6 - 12 Science Teachers. West Seneca Central School, West Seneca, NY.

Shively, C.T. (January, 2015). A Sociocultural Approach to Understanding What Haudenosaunee Students Think about the Value of School, Center for Development of Human Services, SUNY Buffalo State.

Shively, C.T. & Hoggard, S. (September, 2014). Does Actual Teaching Mirror the Task 4 Requirement of the edTPA Assessment?, 20th annual PDS Consortium Retreat, Amherst, NY.

Shively, C.T., Murphy, J., Beller, K., Galvin, N. (September, 2014). “Hands-on” Investigations Are Not Enough, 20th annual PDS Consortium Retreat, Amherst, NY.

Henry, D, & Shively, C.T. (July, 2014). Using PhET Simulations to Enhance Science Inquiry with Elementary Students, AAPT Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Shively, C.T., Weber, S., Zhang, J. & Hunter, J. (April, 2014). How Teacher Preparation Is Being Transformed by Digital Technologies at an Urban Comprehensive College, AERA Conference, Philadelphia, PA. 


Shively, C.T. & Turley, A. (April, 2014). I am College Bound, Buffalo Public Schools and Buffalo State Science Week, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY. 


Shively, C.T. (October, 2013). Acting Like a Scientist - Using Video to Generate Questions, Faculty and Staff Research and Creativity Fall Forum, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY.

Shively, C.T. (October, 2013). Taking the Next Step - What Should Happen after My Students Collect Science Data, Emerging Scholar Series, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY.

Shively, C.T., Weber, S. & Zhang, J. (September, 2013) Transforming Pedagogical Content Knowledge through Technology, PDS Retreat, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY.

Shively, C. T. (September, 2011). The Writing Process with Wikis. Professional Development School (PDS) Consortium, East Amherst, NY.

Shively, C. T. (November, 2011). Writing with Wikis. Preparing Future Ready Kids: Let them Soar!, NYSCATE Conference, Rochester, NY.

Shively, C. T., & Wilson. S. (September 2010). A Digital Home: Your Classroom on the Web. Professional Development School (PDS) Consortium, East Amherst, NY.

Shively, C. T. (November, 2010). The Digital Classroom. Discovering Your Digital Destination, NYSCATE Conference, Rochester, NY.

Shively, C. T. (November, 2009). Teach Research Skills with Firefox. Making Connections, Opportunities Through Collaboration, NYSCATE Conference, Rochester, NY.

Shively, C. T. (November, 2009). Teach Research Skills with Firefox. Making Connections, Opportunities Through Collaboration, NYSCATE Conference, Rochester, NY.

Shively, C. T. (November, 2009). 25 Common Ways to Integrate Technology. Making Connections, Opportunities Through Collaboration, NYSCATE Conference, Rochester, NY.

Shively, C. T. (November, 2009). The Pi.Licio.us Project, a Delicious way to Collaborate. Making Connections, Opportunities Through Collaboration, NYSCATE Conference, Rochester, NY.

Shively, C. T. (November, 2009). Google Presentations: A Flexible Tool for Collaboration and Sharing. Making Connections, Opportunities Through Collaboration, NYSCATE Conference, Rochester, NY

Shively, C. T. (June, 2009). Formatively Assess with Web 2.0 Tools. Technology Leaders for the 21st Century (TL21), BOCES, West Seneca, NY.

Shively, C. T. (April, 2009). Teach Students how to Research with Firefox. 4th Annual Ride the Digital Wave Conference, BOCES, West Seneca, NY.

Shively, C. T. (April, 2009). 25 Common Lessons Presented with Technology. 4th Annual Ride the Digital Wave Conference, BOCES, West Seneca, NY.

Shively, C. T. (April, 2009). Teach Students how to Research with Firefox. 4th Annual Ride the Digital Wave Conference, BOCES, West Seneca, NY.

Shively, C. T. (May, 2008). Teach CRQs and DBQs with Blogs & Message Boards. Technology Leaders for the 21st Century Conference, NYSCATE Conference, Rochester, NY.

Shively, C. T. (November, 2008). The Pi.Licio.us Project, a Delicious way to Collaborate. Discovering Your Digital Destination, NYSCATE Conference, Rochester, NY.

Shively, C. T. (November, 2008). Formatively Assess with a Blog!. Discovering Your Digital Destination, NYSCATE Conference, Rochester, NY.

Shively, C. T. (May, 2008). Panelist for 21st Century Conference. Technology Leaders for the 21st Century Conference, BOCES, West Seneca, NY.

Shively, C. T. (May, 2008). Technology for School Leaders. Technology Leaders for the 21st Century Conference, BOCES, West Seneca, NY.

Shively, C. T. (April, 2008). Prescribing Solutions to Literacy Challenges. “Wave 2.0.! Quest for 21st Century Skills”, 4th annual Ride the Digital Wave Conference, BOCES, West Seneca, NY.

Shively, C. T. (April, 2008). Firefox, The Instructional Platform. “Wave 2.0! Quest for 21st Century Skills” 4th annual Ride the Digital Wave Conference, BOCES, West Seneca, NY.

Shively, C. T. (November, 2007). Technology and the School Leader. NYSCATE Conference, Rochester, NY.

Shively, C. T. (November, 2007). Solutions for Literacy Challenges. NYSCATE Conference, Rochester, NY.

Shively, C. T. (March, 2007). Collaborating with Message Boards. Technology Integrator Forum Presenter. Erie 1 BOCES, West Seneca, NY.

Professional Organization Memberships and Committee Work

Member	National Science Teachers Association
Member	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Member	New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education Conference Committee (2009)

University Level

2018	2018 Commencement Volunteer
2018	Co-Planner for the 2018 Computer Science for All in Western New York Principal’s Summit
2018	Judge for the 2018 Computer Science for High School Student Showcase and Competition
2016-Pres.	College Senator
2017-Pres.	Academic Planning Council Committee Member
2013-Pres.	Critical Thinking Oversight and Assessment Committee Member
2014-Pres.	Center for Excellence in Urban and Rural Education Committee Member
2014	College Senate Curriculum Committee Member

School Level

2018	Co-planner for Service Learning Visit to the Rosebud Reservation with Dr. Darryl Tonemah
2018	Interviewer for the 2018 New York State Elementary School Master Teacher Program
2018	Co-hosted “Hour of Code” for grades 3 - 5  at A.J. Schmidt Elementary School students with undergraduate student, Katlin Smith
2018-2020	At-Large, Elected Representative for the Teacher Education Council
2017-Pres.	Liaison for Houston Independent School District (HISD) and Buffalo State College
2015	Special and General Education Dual Certification Program Revision Committee Member
2014-2015	Co-coordinator for the I am College Bound (IaCB) Program
2014	Volunteer for the 2014 Buffalo Public School/Buffalo State Science Week

Department Level

2017-Pres.	Curriculum Committee Member
2015	Volunteer for 2015 SUNY Buffalo State Orientation for First-year Students