Charla Crews

Dr. Charla Crews

Assistant Professor of Education

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 434-791-5748
Office: Frith 420

Education/Credentials:

Ed.D., The Effects of Using Bloom’s Taxonomy to Align Reading Instruction with the Virginia Standards of Learning Framework for English, Liberty University

M.S., Special Education, Longwood University

B.S., Early Childhood Education, Norfolk State University

Aha Process Certified Trainer: “A Framework for Understanding Poverty”

Virginia Tiered Systems of Support Training (60+ hours): Division & School Levels 2018-2020  

Expertise:

  • Curriculum Development
  • Lesson Development
  • Instructional Technology
  • Instructional Engagement
  • Professional Development
  • Alternative Ed/GED Tutor

Awards:

  • Elaine Witty Educational Award – Norfolk State University
  • Kappa Delta Pi – Honorary Member
  • Milken Foundation National Educator
  • Recognition by Del. Ted Bennet & the Virginia General Assembly
  • Technology Teacher Award – Southside Virginia Regional Technology Consortium
  • Virginia Lottery Excellence in Education Recipient
  • Who’s Who Among American Teachers

Publications/Presentations:

  • Crews, C. & Hawks, J. (2010). My personal math dictionary. Grades K-8. Zebra Productions.
  • Crews, C.F. (2007). How do you spell success – s u c c e s s! In P. Bigler & S. Bishop (Eds.), Be a teacher – you can make a difference (pp. 170-183). St. Petersburg, FL: Vandamere Press.
  • Crews, C. F., (2003, Spring). Assessing success in family literacy and adult ESL: book review. Progress Newsletter, 15(2).
  • Margaret Copenhaver National Institute for Teaching and Learning: Educational E.C.H.O.,Roanoke, VA 2015
  • Teachers of Promise Institute: Technology Solutions that Improve Student Engagement, Richmond, VA 2014
  • Margaret Copenhaver National Institute for Teaching and Learning: Connections by Clicking, Roanoke, VA2013
  • Virginia Department of Education SOL Institute: Connections by Clicking, Danville, VA 2012
  • Margaret Copenhaver National Institute for Teaching and Learning: Understanding by Design: Prioritizing and Targeting Actions to Improve Student Learning, Roanoke, VA College 2012
  • Margaret Copenhaver National Institute for Teaching and Learning: A Little R & R, Roanoke, VA  College 2011
  • Selected to Participate in Response to Intervention National Network, 2012
  • Selected for Pearson’s Elementary SuccessMaker Product Design Committee Phoenix, AZ 2012
  • Exemplary Educators Forum Theme: “Reflect, Collaborate, Teach, Lead” Hampton University 2008
  • Speaker, Halifax County Community Action Head Start Parent Appreciation Dinner, South Boston, VA2004
  • CO-Pilot Educational Workshops –Co-Developer & Co-Facilitator 2004-1993
  • Keynote Speaker: Virginia Association of School Superintendents Conference for Elementary Teachers Roanoke, VA 2000

Dr. Nina P. Huff

Assistant Professor of Education

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 434-791-5744
Office: Frith 417

Education/Credentials:

Ed.D., Curriculum & Instruction; Leadership Dissertation Focus on Elementary Reading, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University,

  • 18 additional graduate hours in English
  • Endorsement in Gifted Education

M.Ed., Reading Specialist, Averett College

B.A., English, Radford University

Expertise:

  • Research/Technical Writing
  • Instructional Engagement
  • Community Partnerships/Collaboration
  • Curriculum
  • Literacy

Awards:

  • Recipient: Lula White Johnson Distinguished Teaching Award (2018)
  • Honoree: Most Inspiring Teacher, Henry County Public Schools (Individual students) Martinsville City Schools (Individual students)
  • Recipient (PGSMST) through DonorsChoose.org 2 Field Cameras for a collaborative research project with the Virginia Museum of Natural History and the Piedmont Governor’s School for Mathematics, Science, & Technology

Publications/Presentations:

  • Curriculum Designer/Instructor: Instructional Dynamics for Technical Trainers: Nuts & Bolts of Teaching
    • New College Institute (Martinsville, VA)
    • Southern VA Higher Ed Center (South Boston, VA)
  • Curriculum Designer/Instructor: AU Graduate and Professional Studies Courses – ED501, ED534, ED690
  • Author: How to Prepare for the Virginia SOL EOC English: Writing & Reading/Literature and Research (Barron’s Publishing, 2004)
  • Presenter: Public Forum – Lula White Johnson Distinguished Teaching Award (2018): Never Too Old To Learn About Life: Reflections of a Career Educator
  • Presenter: L.I.F.E. (Learning is ForEver Program at NCI) From Seed to Story…Cultivating a Love of Writing (2019) Creative Writing for Seniors: Finding Inspiration (2018)
  • Presenter: In-progress dissertation work at graduate conference: Inquiring Voices: Conference for Graduate Research
  • Presenter: NCTE Conference, Atlanta GA Motivating Reluctant Readers 6-12

Dr. Leslie Kapuchuck

Chair, Education Department, M.Ed. Program Director, Assistant Professor of Education

Email: [email protected]
Office Phone: 804-729-8286
Mobile Phone: 540-478-3674

Education Credentials

  • Ed.D., Administration and Supervision, Leading Instructional Change through Division-Wide Professional Learning: A Study of the Implementation of READ in Three Elementary Schools,  University of Virginia
  • M. A. T. Early Childhood Education, James Madison University
  • B.S. Sociology, Virginia Tech

Additional Endorsements: 

  • Administration and Supervision PreK-12
  • Gifted Education
  • Virginia Superintendent’s License

Awards:

  • Elizabeth Davies Morie Endowed Scholarship Recipient, University of Virginia, 2022

Donna Barker

Administrative Assistant – Averett Online Education Department

Email: [email protected]
Office: Richmond Campus