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The focus of my professional work has always been education. I have taught secondary English/Language Arts in both public and private schools in urban and suburban school districts. In addition to teaching, I have developed curriculum for school systems, urban university K-12 outreach program, and museums. My work at the university has focused on literacy, teacher preparation, and school-university partnerships in urban settings. Outside of my professional work, I devote my time my three children and their many school, community, and personal projects.

To contact Dr. Beaty-O'Ferrall, call 410-516-7959 or email her at mebo.@jhu.edu

Faculty CV

Education

Ph.D. – Curriculum and Instruction, English, 1998

Master of Arts – Curriculum and Instruction, English, 1985

Bachelor of Arts – English Education, 1980

University of Maryland, College Park

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor Johns Hopkins University 1999-present

Graduate Assistant University of Maryland 1996-1998

Scholarly/Research Interests

Teacher preparation; urban education, school-university partnerships; literacy

Current Activities - Grants/Sponsored Research/Partnership Activities

I have worked for seven years as the coordinator of the Dunbar-Hopkins Professional Development School, a partnership that was funded in part by the Maryland Higher Education Commission and the Maryland State Department of Education. I am participating in the 325T Special Education program restructuring grant that becomes effective July 1, 2009.

Selected Publications

Beaty-O’Ferrall, M.E., & Johnson, F. W. (in press). Using supportive team building to promote improved instruction, student achievement, and collaboration in an urban PDS. School University Partnerships.

Beaty-O’Ferrall, M.E., Green, A., & Hanna, F. (in press) Classroom management strategies for difficult students: Promoting change through relationships. Middle School Journal.

Masci, F. J., Cohen, L. J., Field, T. T., Beaty-O’Ferrall, M. E., Johnson, F., & Mitchell, R. (2007). Maximizing the professional development school: Two collaborative models. School University Partnerships, 1, 18-30.

Stotko, E., Ingram, S., Beaty-O’Ferrall, M.E. (2007). Promising strategies for attracting and retaining successful urban teachers. Urban Education. 42, 30-51.

Stotko, E., Beaty-O’Ferrall, M.E., & Yerkes, A. (2005). Subject matter knowledgein a Master of Arts in Teaching program: Ensuring candidates’ content knowledge through an Arts and Science/Education collaboration. Teaching Education, 16, 245-255.

Arrington, A.R., Beaty-O’Ferrall, M.E., Field, T.T., & Stotko, E. (2004). Blending theory, practice and assessment in a real-world model of teacher education. International Journal of Reading, 10, 122-126 (LC03-0001-2003).