Amy Piotrowski

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

Associate Professor, Literacy


Amy Piotrowski

Contact Information

Office Location: Vernal, BEERC 221A
Phone: 435-722-1700
Email: amy.piotrowski@usu.edu
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Educational Background

PhD, Curriculum and Instruction, (English Education), Florida State University, 2016
Flipped Learning and 21st Century Literacies: Constructing Preservice Secondary English Teachers’ TPACK
MA, English, Middlebury College Bread Loaf School of English, 2010
BA, English, (Liberal Arts Honors), The University of Texas at Austin, 2002

Licensures & Certifications

Texas Educator Certificate Secondary English Language Arts, Texas State Board for Educator Certification, 2002

Biography

I'm an associate professor of English education in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership with a secondary appointment in the Department of English. I am based at USU's Uintah Basin campus. Before going into teacher education, I taught middle school English Language Arts, high school English, and college composition in Texas.

Teaching Interests

At the undergraduate level, I teach courses for the Secondary Teacher Education Program and the English Teaching program. At the graduate level, I teach courses for TEAL's literacy concentration.

Research Interests

My research focuses on digital literacies, young adult literature, and teacher education.

Awards

Richard A. Meade Award for Research in English Education, 2022

English Language Arts Teacher Educators of the National Council of Teachers of English

Teacher of the Year, 2020

School of Teacher Education and Leadership


    Publications | Book Chapters

  • Piotrowski, A., Plaizier, A., (2021). Critical Digital Literacies in Teacher Education: Utilizing Young Adult Literature to Develop Preservice English Teachers’ CDL-Based Pedagogical Practices: Critical Digital Literacies: Boundary-Crossing Practices. Brill
  • Robertson, M., Piotrowski, A., (2019). Authentic Inquiry with Undergraduate Preservice Teachers in Synchronous Interactive Video Conferencing Courses: Educational Technology and Resources for Synchronous Learning in Higher Education. IGI Global
  • Piotrowski, A., (2018). Flipping the Teaching of Young Adult Literature with Preservice Teachers: Towards a More Visual Literacy: Shifting the Paradigm With Digital Tools and Young Adult Literature .

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

Professional Journal

  • Piotrowski, A., (2017). "Why Does Someone Have to Die at the End of the Play?". Utah English Journal, 45, 3-6.

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Other

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Teaching

SCED 5200 - Language, Literacy, and Learning in the Content Areas, Spring 2023
SCED 5100 - Motivation and Classroom Management, Spring 2023
ENGL 4520 - Teaching Literacy in Diverse Classrooms, Spring 2023
SCED 5100 - Motivation and Classroom Management, Fall 2022
ENGL 3500 - Teaching English, Fall 2022
ENGL 3510 - Teaching Young Adult Literature, Fall 2022
SCED 5200 - Language, Literacy, and Learning in the Content Areas, Spring 2022
SCED 5100 - Motivation and Classroom Management, Spring 2022
ENGL 4510 - Teaching Literature, Spring 2022
TEAL 1003 - Instructional Strategies for Paraprofessionals, Fall 2021
SCED 5100 - Motivation and Classroom Management, Fall 2021
ENGL 4500 - Teaching Writing, Fall 2021
TEAL 7320 - Theories and Models of Reading, Summer 2021
, Spring 2021
TEAL 7326 - Designing and Conducting Literacy Research: A Capstone Experience, Spring 2021
SCED 5200 - Language, Literacy, and Learning in the Content Areas, Spring 2021
SCED 5100 - Motivation and Classroom Management, Spring 2021
ENGL 4520 - Teaching Literacy in Diverse Classrooms, Spring 2021
TEAL 7326 - Designing and Conducting Literacy Research: A Capstone Experience, Fall 2020
SCED 5100 - Motivation and Classroom Management, Fall 2020
ENGL 3500 - Teaching English, Fall 2020
ENGL 3510 - Teaching Young Adult Literature, Fall 2020
SCED 5200 - Language, Literacy, and Learning in the Content Areas, Spring 2020
SCED 5100 - Motivation and Classroom Management, Spring 2020
ENGL 4510 - Teaching Literature, Spring 2020
TEAL 5235, 6235 - Instructional Implications for Literacy Development, Fall 2019
SCED 5100 - Motivation and Classroom Management, Fall 2019
ENGL 4500 - Teaching Writing, Fall 2019
TEAL 7320 - Theories and Models of Reading, Summer 2019
ENGL 3470 - Approaches to Research in English Studies, Spring 2019
SCED 4300 - Clinical Experience II, Spring 2019
SCED 4300 - Clinical Experience II, Spring 2019
SCED 4300 - Clinical Experience II, Spring 2019
SCED 4300 - Clinical Experience II, Spring 2019
SCED 5200 - Language, Literacy, and Learning in the Content Areas, Spring 2019
ENGL 4520 - Teaching Literacy in Diverse Classrooms, Spring 2019
SCED 3300 - Clinical Experience I, Fall 2018
ENGL 5920 - Directed Study, Fall 2018
TEAL 6235 - Instructional Implications of Literacy Development, Fall 2018
SCED 5630 - Student Teaching in Secondary Schools, Fall 2018
ENGL 3500 - Teaching English Practicum, Fall 2018
ENGL 3510 - Teaching Young Adult Literature, Fall 2018
TEAL 6310 - Integrating Literacy Across the Curriculum, Summer 2018
SCED 5200 - Language, Literacy, and Learning in the Content Areas, Spring 2018
ENGL 4510 - Teaching Literature, Spring 2018
TEAL 6235 - Instructional Implications of Literacy Development, Fall 2017
ENGL 4500 - Teaching Writing, Fall 2017
TEAL 6310 - Integrating Literacy Across the Curriculum, Summer 2017
ENGL 4530 - English Clinical Experience, Spring 2017
ENGL 4520 - Teaching Literacy in Diverse Classrooms, Spring 2017
SCED 3100 - Motivation and Classroom Management, Fall 2016
ENGL 3510 - Teaching Young Adult Literature, Fall 2016

Graduate Students Mentored

Leah Davis, Teacher Education & Leadership, August 2022
Rachel Billings, Teacher Education & Leadership, August 2022
Kalie Chamberlain, Teacher Education & Leadership, August 2020
Mary Ellen Greenwood, Teacher Education & Leadership, August 2018
Alycia Cole, Teacher Education & Leadership, August 2022 - August 2023
Amanda Plaizier, Teacher Education & Leadership, June 2019 - August 2023
Mark Christiansen, Teacher Education & Leadership, July 2020 - December 2022
Lezlie Christensen-Branum, Teacher Education & Leadership, August 2017 - April 2022
Garret Rose, Teacher Education & Leadership, November 2017 - December 2019