Portrait of Dr. Lori Czop Assaf

Dr. Lori Czop Assaf

  • Professor at Curriculum And Instruction, College of Education

Biography

Ph. D. 2003 The University of Texas at Austin
Curriculum and Instruction Specialization in Literacy
“The Authoring of Self: Looking at Preservice Teachers’ Professional Identities as Reflected in an Online Environment”

M. Ed. 1996 The University of Texas at Austin
Curriculum and Instruction with Reading Major

B. A. 1988 University of San Diego Bachelor of Arts in Diversified Liberal Arts and K-8 Teaching Certification

CERTIFICATIONS
California Elementary Education PK thru 8 (Lifetime certificate obtained in 1988)
Texas Elementary Education Self-Contained Grades PK-6th (Lifetime certificate obtained 1988)
Texas Reading Specialist Grades PK-12 (Lifetime certificate obtained in 1995)
Texas ESL Education PK-6 (Lifetime certification obtained in 1995)

Research Interests

Multiliteracies
Writing Instruction and Assessment
In Service and Pre Service Teacher Education
Professional Identity
Generative Learning
Computational Thinking

Teaching Interests

Masters and Doctoral Level Literacy Courses
International Perspectives on Writing Instruction and Teacher Professional Development
Computational Thinking and Literacy learning