Cynthia Dollins, EdD

Cynthia Dollins is an Associate Professor at Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California. She teaches writing and reading methods courses to Graduate students in the Department of Teacher Education. She also continues to work in PK-12 classrooms, helping teachers improve their literacy instruction. Cynthia has previously been a school principal and a classroom teacher. She has published numerous articles for state and international journals. Her current book (in press), entitled, Mentoring Adolescent Writers: Texts as Teachers, highlights an innovative strategy to help secondary students strategically connect close reading with close writing. Her first book, The ABCs of Literacy (Dollins, 2008), provides early childhood educators (preschool - third grade) ideas for how to use quality literature to teach key pre-literacy skills in order to prepare children for lifelong learning.

Education

• EdD, Doctorate in Educational Leadership, Administration, and Policy, Pepperdine University
• MS, Educational Administration, California State University, Fullerton
• MA, Education – Curriculum and Instruction, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
• BA, Liberal Studies, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Credentials/Certifications

• California Administrative Services Credential
• California Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
• California Supplementary Credentials in English/Language Arts and History/Social Science

Academic Area

• School of Education

Expertise

• Educational Psychology
• Instructional Design
• Learning Theory
• Literacy
• Curriculum and Instruction

Courses Taught

• TESP 501 – Art of Teaching I: Foundations of Teaching
• TESP 502 – Science of Teaching I: How Students Learn
• TESP 503 – The Soul of Teaching: Tapestry of American Education
• TESP 504 – Schools and Educational Systems
• TESP 507 – Multilingual Learners and Literacy Development
• TESP 508 – Literacy and the Humanities
• EDUC 530 – Introduction to Research for Practitioners
• EDUC 536 – Family, Community, and School Connections
• EDUC 537 – Curriculum Development, Revision, and Evaluation Process
• EDUC 560 – Action Research in Education
• ENGL 434 – Children's Literature