Tennessee State University - Teaching & Learning
Teacher and Graduate Education Faculty
Higher Education
Dr. Cori
Van Buren
Nashville, Tennessee
Experienced Professor, Teacher and Leader with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education profession. A commitment to student success, student professional growth and mentorship. Experience in teaching undergraduate, graduate and doctoral courses - online, hybrid, traditional face-to-face - in Teacher Education and Education Leadership. Skilled in Team Building, Management, Leadership and Strategic Planning. Strong education professional with a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) focused in Learning Organizations and Strategic Change from Lipscomb University.
Instructor
Academic Enrichment:
Developmental Reading (DSPR 0800, 0801)
A course designed as an experience in reception and processing of ideas in the evaluation, application, and retention of textual materials and designed to provide strategies, applying high-level reasoning skills to identify, formulate, and solve problems.
Learning Strategies (DSPS 0800)
A course designed to provide an integrated system of instruction, application and assessment in major college survival skills essential for success.
AEAO 1020 Academic Recovery
Instructor; Adjunct Assistant Professor
College of Education, Department of Teaching & Learning, Undergraduate:
Reading in the Content Area (EDRD 2010)
A course that is designed to assist the enhancement of students’ competencies in reading and learning. Emphasis is placed upon methods and procedures for use with interdisciplinary
readings designed to provide a link across the disciplines for directive work in all fields of college study. The course not only strengthens students’ literal comprehension but also the development of inferential comprehension in content area courses, the media, and socio-technical systems. .
Critical Thinking (UNIV 2010)
This course is designed to provide an integrated system of instruction, application, and assessment so that students will be able to understand the logical connections between ideas; identify, construct and evaluate arguments; detect inconsistencies and common mistakes in reasoning; solve problems systematically; identify the relevance and importance of ideas; reflect on the justification of one's own beliefs and values.
TOEIC Rater/Scorer
Scorer for the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC)
The TOEIC® Speaking and Writing tests provide an accurate assessment of an individual's ability to communicate in spoken and written English in the workplace.
Online Faculty
School of Education, Teacher and Graduate Education
Courses
• EDUC 746: Conflict Resolution, Online Doctorate
• EDUC 784: Assessment & Accreditation, Online Doctorate
• EDUC 638: Leadership in Educational Technology, Online Graduate
• EDUC 304: Classroom Management for Teachers, Online Undergraduate
• EDUC 307: Instructional Practices for Differentiated Instruction, Online Undergraduate
Other courses not listed
History Teacher, Stratford High School
Courses:
American History
Government
Economics
World Geography
Connecting with people all over the world on behalf of Focus on the Family; participating in social media platforms such as discussion boards, forums and blogs; enriching the lives of families; engaging the culture.
Teach graduate-level courses for the Master of Education program:
EDUC 5010: Education in Context: History, Philosophy and Sociology
EDUC 5210: Learning Theory and Implications for Instruction
EDUC 5240: Creating Positive Classroom Environments
Specialist in Education, (Ed.S.)
Instructional Leadership
Clinical Experience in Instructional Leadership
Organizational Theory and Practice
Managing Operations and Processes
Educational Research
Understanding Organizational Culture
Curriculum and Instruction
Implementing Change
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
Learning Organizations and Strategic Change
Dissertation: An Analysis of Teacher Efficacy and the Effectiveness of Teacher Preparation Programs
Managing Conflict in Organizations
Organizational Behavior and Adaptive Change
Strategic Leadership
Current Issues in Education
National and International Policy Experience
Master of Education (M.Ed.)
Educational Administration and Supervision
Perspectives in Education, Leadership, and Culture
Theories in Educational Administration
School Law
School and Community Relations
School Finance
Additional Hours in History Education
Instructor
Academic Enrichment:
Developmental Reading (DSPR 0800, 0801)
A course designed as an experience in reception and processing of ideas in the evaluation, application, and retention of textual materials and designed to provide strategies, applying high-level reasoning skills to identify, formulate, and solve problems.
Learning Strategies (DSPS 0800)
A course designed to provide an integrated system of instruction, application and assessment in major college survival skills essential for success.
AEAO 1020 Academic Recovery
Instructor; Adjunct Assistant Professor
College of Education, Department of Teaching & Learning, Undergraduate:
Reading in the Content Area (EDRD 2010)
A course that is designed to assist the enhancement of students’ competencies in reading and learning. Emphasis is placed upon methods and procedures for use with interdisciplinary
readings designed to provide a link across the disciplines for directive work in all fields of college study. The course not only strengthens students’ literal comprehension but also the development of inferential comprehension in content area courses, the media, and socio-technical systems. .
Critical Thinking (UNIV 2010)
This course is designed to provide an integrated system of instruction, application, and assessment so that students will be able to understand the logical connections between ideas; identify, construct and evaluate arguments; detect inconsistencies and common mistakes in reasoning; solve problems systematically; identify the relevance and importance of ideas; reflect on the justification of one's own beliefs and values.