Faculty Profile for Katrina McDonald Jansky

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Katrina McDonald Jansky
Assoc Professor of Instruction — Curriculum And Instruction
ED 3044

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • David, A. D., Consalvo, A., Grote-Garcia, S., Burke, A., Jansky, K. M., & Semingson, P. (2020). Teaching Goldilocks To Read:Too Much, too little, or just the right amount of phonics? English in Texas, 50(1), 42–49.
  • Vetter, A., David, A., Hruby, A., Jansky, K. M., & LeJeune, M. (2018). Fostering the writing identities of teens in ELA classrooms. Writers Who Care. Writers Who Care. Retrieved from https://writerswhocare.wordpress.com/2018/05/28/fostering-the-writing-identities-of-teens-in-ela-classrooms/
  • David, A. D., & Jansky, K. (2018). Let it roll on by: Refocusing writing instruction in times of changes. English in Texas, 48, 25–29.
  • David, A., & Jansky, K. M. (2017). No Need to Reinvent the Wheel: Reading Instruction in a Time of Change. English in Texas, 47(1), 32–36.
  • Skerrett, A., Bomer, R., Fowler-Amato, M., & Jansky, K. M. (2014). Meeting Them Where They Are: Researching Youth Literacy In and Outside of School. Oak Creek, WI: National Reading Conference.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi. May 2017
  • Award / Honor Recipient: A+ Federal Credit Union Educator Grant Recipient, Taylor ISD. August 2006
  • Award / Honor Recipient: A+ Federal Credit Union Educator Grant Recipient, Taylor ISD. August 2005
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Coach of a Regional Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking Students, Medina I.S.D. 2002
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Coach of a Regional Poetry Student, Medina I.S.D. 2002

Selected Grants

  • Jansky, Katrina McDonald (Co-Principal), Stephens, Liz (Co-Principal). NWP CRWP Seed Professional Development in a High Needs High School, National Writing Project, Federal, $20000. (Funded: March 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Undergraduate Advisor
Living and Learning Community: Future Teachers
August 1, 2022-July 1, 2023
Participant
Charles Butt Foundation Scale Up
October 1, 2023-Present
Member
Band Boosters Miller Middle School
August 1, 2023-Present
Member
Theater Boosters Miller Middle School
August 1, 2023-Present
Member
Secondary Curriculum Planning
May 23, 2023-Present