Chair and Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction
Karin Keith is an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at East Tennessee State University in the Clemmer College. She also coordinates the Masters of Arts in Teaching program. She received her Ph.D. in Language and Literacy Education from the University of South Carolina. Her research interests include teacher professional development in literacy studies with a focus on literacy integrated with disciplinary content, how language facilitates learning, classroom discourse analysis, action research, and ethnographic study.
Dr. Keith has been published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals including The Reading Teacher, The Journal of Literacy Research, Illinois Reading Council Journal, Southeast Regional Association of Teacher Educators Journal, Reading Matters, The Tennessee Reading Teacher, Query, and a number of edited volumes. She also serves as a reviewer for The Journal of Teacher Education. Additionally, Dr. Keith is a campus representative for the Institutional Review Board.
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About Karin Keith
Karin Keith is an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at East Tennessee State University in the Clemmer College. She also coordinates the Masters of Arts in Teaching program. She received her Ph.D. in Language and Literacy Education from the University of South Carolina. Her research interests include teacher professional development in literacy studies with a focus on literacy integrated with disciplinary content, how language facilitates learning, classroom discourse analysis, action research, and ethnographic study.
Dr. Keith has been published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals including The Reading Teacher, The Journal of Literacy Research, Illinois Reading Council Journal, Southeast Regional Association of Teacher Educators Journal, Reading Matters, The Tennessee Reading Teacher, Query, and a number of edited volumes. She also serves as a reviewer for The Journal of Teacher Education. Additionally, Dr. Keith is a campus representative for the Institutional Review Board.
| Present | Associate Provost, East Tennessee State University ‐ Office of the Provost | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2017 - 2018 | Science LIteraCy in Education through Project-Based Learning (SLICEPBL) |
| Tennessee Department of Education | |
| Math Science Partnership Grant Program | |
| Role: PI | |
| Colleague(s): PIs: Steve Starnes (Hawkins County), Chih-Che Tai; Co-PIs: Reba Bailey, Wayland Seaton, Renee Moran, Laura Robertson, Huili Hong | |
| $460,000 | |
| 2017 - 2017 | Reaching for Excellence in STEM and Literacy through Project-based Learning |
| Tennessee Higher Education Commission | |
| Improving Teacher Quality Grant Program | |
| Role: Co-PIs | |
| Colleague(s): PI: Laura Robertson; Co-PIs: Thomas Jones | |
| $74,997 | |
| 2017 - 2017 | Science LIteraCy in Education (SLICE) |
| Tennessee Department of Education | |
| Math Science Partnership Grant Program | |
| Role: PI | |
| Colleague(s): PIs: Steve Starnes (Hawkins County), Chih-Che Tai; Co-PIs: Reba Bailey, Wayland Seaton, Renee Moran | |
| $120,000 | |
| 2016 - 2017 | Science LIteraCy in Education (SLICE) |
| Tennessee Department of Education | |
| Math Science Partnership Grant Program | |
| Role: PI | |
| Colleague(s): PIs: Steve Starnes (Hawkins County), Chih-Che Tai; Co-PIs: Reba Bailey, Wayland Seaton, Renee Moran | |
| $445,284 | |
| 2016 - 2016 | Integrating Science Learning with Literacy using Informational and Fictional Texts in Grades 6-12- additional funding |
| Tennessee Department of Education | |
| Math Science Partnership Grant Program | |
| Role: PI | |
| Colleague(s): PIs: Steve Starnes (Hawkins County), Chih-Che Tai (ETSU); Co- PIs: Wayland Seaton, Reba Bailey | |
| $200,000 | |
| 2016 - 2016 | Reaching for Excellence in High School Biology and Literacy |
| Tennessee Higher Education Commission | |
| Improving Teacher Quality Grant Program | |
| Role: PI | |
| Colleague(s): Co-PIs: Thomas Jones and Laura Robertson | |
| $74,990 | |
| 2015 - 2016 | Integrating Science Learning with Literacy using Informational and Fictional Texts in Grades 6-12 |
| Tennessee Department of Education | |
| Math Science Partnership Grant Program | |
| Role: Co-PI | |
| Colleague(s): PIs: Steve Starnes (Hawkins County), Chih-Che Tai (ETSU); Co-PIs: Wayland Seaton, Reba Bailey |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| Present | Member, American Educational Research Association | Present | Member, Eastern Educational Research Association | Present | Treasurer, Gilbreath Reading Association | Present | Peer Reviewer, Journal of Teacher Education | Present | Member, Literacy Research Association | Present | Peer Reviewer (Presentation Proposals), Literacy Research Association Annual Meeting | Present | Member, National Council of Teachers of English | Present | Member, National Science Teachers Association |
Honors and Awards
- 2009 - Promising Young Researcher Award Nomination
- 2012 - Horizon Award Recipient, Cohort Programing, ETS
- 2016 - Outstanding Teaching Award, Clemmar College of Education, ETSU
- 2017 - INtopFORM Faculty Fellow, ETSU
Courses
- READ 5120 - Literacy Instruction in Linguistically Diverse Classrooms
- READ 5120 - Teaching Reading
- READ 5437 - Reading in the Middle and Secondary School
- READ 5210 - Psychology of Reading
- READ 5950 - Action Research in the Reading Education
- READ 5780 - The Role of the Reading Specialist and Literacy Coach
- READ 5890- Advanced Practicum in Reading Education
- READ 3200 - Teaching Writing and Language Arts in the Elementary (K-6) School
- READ 5750 - Literacy Instruction for Linguistically Diverse Classrooms
- READ 5453 - Residency I: Advanced Middle Grades (4-8) English/Language Arts
- READ 3100 - Teaching Reading in the Elementary (K-6) School
- READ 3000 - Current Issues in 21st Century Literacy
| 2009 | Ph.D., Language and Literacy Education, University of South Carolina | |
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| 1995 | M.A.T., East Tennessee State University | |
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| 1992 | B.B.A., East Tennessee State University | |
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| 1991 | B.S., East Tennessee State University | |
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Links
Contact Information
PO Box 70684
Johnson City, Tennessee 37614
Office: 401 Warf-Pickel Hall
Phone: 423-439-7598
Email: