Associate Professor, Education
Heather Haynes Smith is a native Texan. She has worked as an elementary teacher, K-12 literacy coach, state level reading technical assistance specialist, program coordinator on research and dissemination grants related to reading and teacher preparation at The University of Texas, Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts, and a doctoral fellow at The University of Kansas, Beach Center on Disabilities.
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About Heather Haynes Smith
Heather Haynes Smith is a native Texan. She has worked as an elementary teacher, K-12 literacy coach, state level reading technical assistance specialist, program coordinator on research and dissemination grants related to reading and teacher preparation at The University of Texas, Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts, and a doctoral fellow at The University of Kansas, Beach Center on Disabilities.
| Present | Associate Professor, Education, Trinity University ‐ Department of Education | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
High incidence disabilities, early literacy, reading instruction, assessment, response to intervention (RTI) and multi-tiered systems of supports (MTSS), general education and special education collaboration, integrated academic and behavior instruction, inclusive education, technology, TeachLivE™, educational leadership and systems development, school reform, social justice, urban education, action research, and culturally responsive instruction and assessment.
Honors and Awards
- Texas Woman’s University, Senior Experiential Faculty Fellow, Appointed 2013-2014
- Texas Woman’s University, Full Graduate Faculty Status, Awarded Fall 2013
- Pi Lambda Theta, Education Honor Society, Initiated 2013-2014
- University of Kansas School of Education Achievement Scholarship, 2010-2012
- David W. Dahlke Memorial Scholarship, University of Kansas School of Education, Department of Special Education, 2011-2012
- Gordon R. Alley Memorial Scholarship, University of Kansas School of Education, Department of Special Education, 2010-2011
- Grace M. Phinney Scholarship, University of Kansas School of Education, 2009-2012
- Joseph & Gwen Speyer Scholarship in Special Education, University of Kansas School of Education, 2009-2010
- Fort Worth Star Telegram Exemplary Teacher of the Year, Honorable Mention, 2002
Courses
- EDUC 4290/4590-Problems in Education, Research on Social Emotional Learning
- EDUC 4390-Problems in Education, Independent Study in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- EDUC 4390-Problems in Education, Independent Study in Autism Spectrum Disorder
- EDUC 4390-Problems in Education, Independent Study in Advanced Reading Instruction
- EDUC 4390-Problems in Education, Independent Study and Peer Mentoring in Urban Education
- EDUC 4390-Problems in Education, Independent Study in Learning and Behavior Problems
- EDUC 3332/3335 Reading Difficulties with Diverse Populations
- EDUC 3330-Teaching Students with Learning and Behavior Problems
- EDUC 1331-Learners with Exceptionalities in School and Society
- EDUC 1310-Seminar in Urban Education Policy and Practice
| 2012 | PhD, University of Kansas ‐ Special Education | |
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| 1998 | M.A.T., Trinity University ‐ Elementary Education | |
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| 1997 | BA, Trinity University ‐ Humanities | |
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Contact Information
Storch Memorial Building, 203
Education dept.
210-999-7581
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