Education Faculty

Dr. Nancy B. Riddell

Chair of the Education Department,
Director of Teacher Education,
Professor of Education

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 434-791-5741
Office: Frith 201

Education/Credentials:

Ph.D., Educational Policy, Planning, & Leadership; Administration, Curriculum and Assessment, The College of William and Mary

M.S., Elementary Education: Reading, Old Dominion University

B.A., Elementary Education, Long Island University

Expertise

Educational Policy, Planning and Leadership
Curriculum
Assessment
Classroom Management
Problem Based Learning
Administration and Supervision

Awards

Blackwell Talks: Research Award – Longwood University
Dean’s Faculty Development Award – Longwood University
Faculty Honoree- Athletics-Academic Awards – Longwood University
Grant Recipient – Virginia Department of Education: Teacher Leadership Program
Grant Recipient – Virginia Partner’s for Education
Kappa Delta Pi – International Honor Society
Fellows Program – William & Mary Fellows Institute
4-H Outstanding Volunteer – Mathews County, Virginia
Teacher of the Year – Thomas Hunter School , Virginia
Teacher of the Year – Piankatank Citizen’s Committee – Mathew’s County Virginia
Teacher of the Year – Tidewater Soil/Water Conservation District, Virginia

Publications/Presentations

Riddell, N. B. (2016). Maximizing the Effective Use of Formative Assessments. Teacher Educators’ Journal, 9,63-74.
Riddell, N. B. & Sokol, G. R. (2014) Differentiation and Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Higher Education Through the Use of Modules: Instructional Modules Approach.
Riddell, N. B. & Aerni, P. W. (2011). The Flowers of Formative Assessment. ASCD
Riddell, N. B. (2010). National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) – Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) Report.
Riddell, N. B. (2010). Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Report.
Buchanan, N. (2003). Fifth Grade Performance on Virginia Standards of Learning Computer/Technology Assessment: An Analysis of Variables.
Virginia Educators Research Association (VERA): Differentiation and Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Higher Education Through the Use of Modules: Instructional Modules Approach. Charlottesville, Virginia. 2014
Virginia Association for Secondary School Principals (VASSP) Assessing 21^st Century Skills:Teacher/Administrator Evaluations, Williamsburg, Virginia. 2014
Longwood Administrator Institute: Theme-Social Conflict and Communication for Educational Leaders, Institute Coordinator, Farmville, VA 2013
Longwood Administrator Institute: Presenter, Institute Coordinator/ Decision Making and Its Impact on the Educational Community, , Farmville, VA 2013
Longwood Administrator Institute: Presenter, Institute Coordinator/Improving School Culture and Climate,Farmville, VA 2013
Longwood Summer Literacy Institute: The Power of Literacy, Presenter/ You are the POWER: Literacy Leadership, Farmville, VA 2011
37^th Annual National Middle School Association’s Conference, Presenter/ The CIA of Classroom Management: Content, Instruction, Attitude, Baltimore, MD 2010
The National Curriculum Network Conference, Presenter/ Successfully Supporting Gifted Learners through Innovative Classroom Management, Williamsburg, VA 2010
Virginia Education Media Association: Roanoke Region, James/Rappahannock Region, Presenter /Classroom Management Through the Eyes of a Librarian VA 2009
Longwood Summer Literacy Institute: Linking Literacy to Learning: Farmville, VA, Presenter/ Where Does the Sidewalk End? 2008
S.U.R.N. (School & University Research Network)-Conference Coordinator, 1998
William & Mary’s Fellow’s Institute: Williamsburg, VA, Presenter 1998

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. Paul Scott

Assistant Professor of Education

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 434-791-4917
Office: Frith

Education/Credentials:

Ed.D., Curriculum & Instruction, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
M.A.Ed., Curriculum & Instruction, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
B.A., Communication Arts, Bluefield College

Awards:

Teacher of the Year – 2014, Gilbert Linkous Elementary School, Blacksburg, VA
Teacher of the Year – 2008, Atkins Elementary School, Atkins, VA

Presentations:

Virginia Association of School Librarians Conference, Roanoke VA Motivational Benefits of Reader’s Theatre (March 2020)

Dr. Jaime Stacy

Program Director for M.Ed.

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 804-729-8286
Office: 4860 Cox Rd, Glen Allen, VA 23060

Education/Credentials

Ed.D., Leadership – Virginia Commonwealth University
M.Ed., Administration and Supervision – University of Virginia
BM, Education – Virginia Commonwealth University

Expertise

Professional Learning Specialist, Chesterfield County Public Schools – July, 2017-July, 2019
Adjunct Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University – Since 2013
Associate Principal, Henrico County Public Schools (Holman and Rolfe)- 2014-2017
Assistant Principal, Chesterfield County Public Schools – 2005-2014
Music Teacher, Chesterfield County Public Schools – 1998-2005

Awards

2011 – Nominee, CPED Dissertation in Practice Award
2005 – Teacher of the Year

Publications

Mansfield, K. C. & Stacy, J. (2016). Preparing practitioners to conduct educational research and evaluation: What the research says and what our experiences taught us. Journal of Research on Leadership Education 12(3) p. 302-334
Stacy, J. (2016). Reimagining undergraduate education: Meeting the demands of todays students, employers, and the economy. (White Paper) Gaithersburg, MD: Sodexo Quality of Life Services
Stacy, J. (2013). The dissertation in practice: A student’s perspective. Planning and Changing Journal 44(3/4) p. 327-336