BIOGRAPHY FOR PROF. OYLER

Professor Celia Oyler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching.  Professor Oyler has a Ph.D from the University of Illinois.  Her academic work centers around teaching for democracy, social justice and full inclusion.  Since 9/11, she has been collecting curriculum materials for elementary school teachers dealing with Islam, Muslims, and anti-racist teaching.  Professor Oyler has been a Teacher for 15 years.  Her scholarly interests and a list of her selected publications are listed below:

Scholarly Interests:

Classroom-based collaborative research on issues of social justice, equity and accessible pedagogy 

Inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classrooms

Selected Publications:

“Making Room for Students: Sharing Teacher Authority in Room 104” (Teachers College Press). 

“Teaching Beyond the Progressive-Traditional Dichotomy:  Sharing Authority and Sharing Vulnerability” (Curriculum Inquiry). 

"Sharing Authority: Students Initiations During Teacher-Lead Read-Alouds of Information Books" (Teaching and Teacher Education).

"Us and Them: Finding Irony in our Teaching Methods" (Journal of Curriculum Studies). 

“Silenced Gender: The Construction of a Male Primary Educator” (Teaching and Teacher Education). 

“Extending Narrative Inquiry” (Curriculum Inquiry). 

“Integrated Curriculum and Service Learning; Linking School-Based Knowledge and Social Action” (English Education).