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Amy Shema , Ph.D

Lecturer and Director of Brockport Summer Learning

(585) 395-5554
alshema@brockport.edu
Office: Brown Building 284

Bio

Amy Shema, PhD is an instructor in the Department of Education and Human Development. Prior to her work at the College, she taught in the Rochester City School District and worked on contracts with the US Department of Education that focused on out of school time learning, literacy, and staff development. Her research includes work with diverse families, early childhood education, and global citizenship.

Amy Shema joined SummerLEAP at SUNY Brockport in May of 2018

Education

• PhD, University of Rochester
• MS, University of Rochester
• BA, Allegheny College

Areas of Specialty

• Literacy
• Social Foundation of Education
• Out of School Time and Summer Learning
• Early Childhood Education

Research Interests

• Diverse Families
• Curriculum Studies
• Teacher Development
• Program Evaluation
• Community and School Partnerships

• Recent Publications

  Shema, A. (2016). Family. In E. Brockenbrough, J. Ingrey, W. Martino, & N. Rodriguez (Eds.), Critical Concepts in Queer Studies and Education: An international guide for the twenty-first century, p. 95-104. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

  Shema, A. (2014). Troubling “Family”: How primary grade teachers negotiate hegemonic discourses of family. In K. Becker, E. Miller, N. Reid, B. Smith, & M. Sorensen (Eds.), Collective Unravelings of the Hegemonic Web: Movement, place, and story, p.113-125. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

  Shema, A. (2011). Editing Crew: More than just carets. In C. Reilly, V. Russell, L. Chehayl, & M. McDermott (Eds.), Surveying Borders, Boundaries, and Contested Spaces in Curriculum and Pedagogy, p. 7-20. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing

  Monroe-Baillargeon, A. & Shema, A. (2010). Time to talk: An urban school’s use of literature circles to create professional development. Education and Urban Society, 42(6), pp. 651-673.