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Janeen Pizzo

(She/Hers/Hers)

Lecturer

(585) 395-2205
jpizzo@brockport.edu
Office: Brown Building 210 A
Website

Bio

2022 Presidential Teaching Excellence Award Winner

Janeen Pizzo is an exuberant, highly energetic, and engaging educator who has been teaching English and literacy at the secondary level for 17 years. Her passions are deeply rooted in current, research-based, literacy education, and she believes in helping students realize their capabilities while exceeding their own expectations.

She believes all educators have the power and moral obligation to help students better their future lives through progressive, differentiated, and research-based instruction.

Education

• Doctoral Candidate, University of Buffalo, expected May 2025
• M.S. Adolescent Literacy 5-12, Saint Bonaventure University, May 2008
• B.A. Adolescence Education in English 7-12, State University of New York at Fredonia, May 2005

Areas of Specialty

• Instructional Technology
• Developing classroom libraries to support literacy development in the secondary classroom
• Cultivating and supporting student and teacher agency
• Readers and writers workshop in the secondary classroom
• Teaching reading and writing to diverse learners in the secondary level
• Developing authentic assessments that reach the objectives in a meaningful way
• Video Coaching to support all teachers and students

Courses Taught

Undergraduate

• GEP 100 - Academic Planning Seminar
• EDI 431 - Teaching Literacy in the Middle and High School - Part I
• EDI 432 - Teaching Literacy in the Middle and High School - Part II
• EDI 475 - Practicum and Seminar in Adolescence Inclusive Generalist Ed
• EDI 481 - Technology for Learning

Graduate

• EDI 531 - Teaching Literacy in the Middle and High School - Part I
• EDI 532 - Teaching Literacy in the Middle and High School - Part II
• EDI 575 - Practicum and Seminar in Adolescence Inclusive Generalist Ed
• EDI 581 - Technology for Learning
• EDI 634 - Teaching Reading to Children with Diverse Needs
• EDI 739 - Teachers as Writers; Teachers Teaching Writing
• EDI 745 - Adolescent Literacy Internship

Research Interests

• Video-coaching
• Instructional Technology
• Readers and Writers Workshop

• Awards/Recognitions
  • SUNY Brockport Presidential Teaching Excellence Award (PTEA) - 2022
  • Pizzo, Janeen (2021). Developing Classroom Libraries in Content Area Classrooms. Submitted NYSRA $500.00. Funded
  • SUNY Brockport Presidential Teaching Excellence Award (PTEA) Nominee - 2021
  • Nominated for SUNY Brockport’s Student-Faculty Engagement Award - 2021
  • ISTE Certified Educator - 2020
  • SUNY Brockport Presidential Teaching Excellence Award (PTEA) Nominee - 2020
  • 2019 Hilton Central School District Teacher of the Year Finalist
  • Nomination for the 2019 New York State Teacher of the Year — Advanced to Round Three
  • Awarded a $1000 grant to create school-wide audiobook library through RALC
  • Selected for one of twenty spots for Tyrolia Literacy Institute in Waco, TX to learn alongside Kylene Beers, Penny Kittle, Linda Rief, and Bob Probst in an international candidate pool (2018)
• Recent Publications
  • Pizzo, J., Svrcek, N., Colantonio-Yurko, K. (2022). “A Framework for Discussion in a Post-COVID World: Supporting Discussion in Virtual Learning Spaces”, chapter in Preparing Faculty for Technology Dependency in the Post-COVID-19 Era.
  • Pizzo, J., Rath, L. “Empowering Students to Engage in Global Children’s and Young Adult Literature through Multimodal Practices”, chapter in Embracing stories: Amplifying voices with global children’s literature - under review
• Presentations
  • Pizzo, J. (2022, June). Literacy showcasing student voices: using podcasts for authentic literacy learning. Annual International ISTE Conference. New Orleans.
  • Pizzo, J. (2022, April). Digital citizenship: student-centered mini-missions. ISTE Certified Educators.
  • Colantonio-Yurko, K., Pizzo, J., & Svrcek, N. (2021, November). Enhancing teaching and learning with digital tools. CELT at SUNY Brockport. SUNY Brockport.
  • Pizzo, J., Colantonio-Yurko, K., & Svrcek, N. (2021, November). Interrogating our white gaze: supporting equity through teacher educator racialized reader response. NCTE National Conference. Virtual.
  • Pizzo, J. (2021, November). Developing classroom libraries in content area classrooms 7-12. NYSRA Annual Conference. Rochester
  • Pizzo, J. (2021, November). Supporting literacy learning with student-created podcasts. NYSRA Annual Conference. Rochester.
  • Pizzo, J. (2021, October). Podcasting in a culturally-relevant literacy classroom. Reading Specialist Council of Suffolk Conference. Suffolk County. (invited)
  • Pizzo, J., & McCormick, M. (2021, June). Let’s celebrate! genius hour & writing workshop are married in the digital age. Annual International ISTE Conference.
  • Pizzo, J. (2021, April). Multimodal literacy and podcasting. NYSRA Virtual Conference.
  • Pizzo, J. (2020, October). Synth Podcasting Tool. ISTE Certified Educators.
  • Pizzo, J., Colontonio-Yurko, K., Svrcek, N., & Miller, H. “C. (2020). Using Social Media and Technology for Equity-oriented Pedagogies. NCTE National Conference.*
  • Pizzo, J., & McCormick, M. (2020). In the Mix! Using Mixtapes, Poetry, Genius Hour. NCTE National Conference.*
  • Pizzo, J., & McCormick, M. (2020). Let’s Celebrate! Genius Hour & Writing Workshop are Married in the Digital Age. Annual International ISTE Conference.*
  • Pizzo, J., Colontonio-Yurko, K., Svrcek, N., & Miller, H. “C. (2020). Using Social Media to Grow Our Understanding of Equitable Practices. 29th Annual Conference on Instruction & Technology.*
  • Pizzo, J. (2019). ISTE Standards for Educators. SUNY Brockport Scholars Forum. Brockport.
  • Pizzo, J., & McCormick, M. (2019). Kick Yourself in the Ass: Reclaim your Agency and Up the Ante. Annual International ISTE Conference. Philadelphia.
  • Pizzo, J., & McCormick, M. (2019). Cultivating and Audiobook Library. Sail into Summer. Rochester.
  • Pizzo, J., & McCormick, M. (2018). Voice and Choice: Amplifying Student Learning. Cadet Tech on Demand. Hilton.
  • Pizzo, J., & McCormick, M. (2018). How to use HyperDocs in Your Instruction. Merton Williams Professional Learning Session. Hilton.
  • Pizzo, J. (2014). Teaching Literacy with the Common Core. SUNY Brockport Preservice Teacher Conference. Brockport.
  • Pizzo, J., & Meleca-Voigt, C. (2011). Differentiation in the English Language Arts Classroom. HCSD Superintendent’s Conference Day. Hilton.
  • Pizzo, J., & Goff, S. (2011). Benefits of Pbis in Schools. SAANYS Conference. Albany.

  *Covid-19 canceled these conferences

Professional Memberships

• International Literacy Association (ILA)
• International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
• Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the NCTE (ALAN)
• Rochester Area Literacy Council (RALC)
• New York State Reading Association (NYSRA)
• New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education (NYSCATE)
• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
• Arabian Horse Association (AHA)
• United States Equestrian Federation (USEF)

Personal Interests

• Reading & writing
• Showing Arabian and Half-Arabian horses
• Hobby Farms & Urban Gardening
• Supporting Monroe County Public Libraries
• Learning new languages
• Traveling
• Home renovating & DIY work
• Cooking and Baking