Adrian Rodgers, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Contact Info:

• E-mail: rodgers.50@osu.edu
• Office: 2066 Founders Hall (Newark Campus)
• Phone: (740) 366-9261
• Fax: (740) 366-5047

Mailing Address:

• 1179 University Dr.
• Newark, OH 43055-1765

Biographical Information:

Dr. Adrian Rodgers is an Assistant Professor in Teaching and Learning at OSU-Newark. He earned his B.A .in English and history; B.Ed. in Secondary Education; and M.A. in British Social History from Memorial University of Newfoundland; M.A. in Drama Education; and Ph.D. in Teacher Education from The Ohio State University. Dr. Rodgers areas of interest are professional development and pre-service teacher education, literacy, drama education, and qualitative research.

Presentations

• Rodgers, A. & Rodgers, E. (2007, May). Coaching conversations: Guiding teacher inquiry to promote reflection and change. Presented at the at the Annual Meeting of the International Reading Association, Toronto, ON.
• Rodgers, A. & Rodgers, E. (2007, April). Using action research as a tool to support coaching and teaching. Presented at the at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
• Rodgers, E. & Rodgers, A. (2007, April). Examining teacher renewal in a vintage professional development site. Presented at the at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
• Rodgers, A. & Rodgers, E. (2007, April). Sound it out: The power and peril of systemic pressure on literacy coaching and teaching. Presented at the at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
• Rodgers, A. (2007, January).Combining action research by teachers and narrative case studies by literacy coaches to create tools for change in teaching. Presented at the 20th Annual Conference of Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, Athens, GA.
• Rodgers, A., Rodgers, E., & Fried, M. (2007, June). Support with pressure: Re-energizing teaching and learning at vintage sites. Presented at the at the National Teacher LeaderInstitute - Leadership Academy, Tyson Corners, VA.
• Rodgers, A., Rodgers, E., & Fried, M. (2007, June). Re-energizing sites: Support and pressure for teaching and learning. Presented at the at the National Teacher Leader Institute - LeadershipAcademy, Tyson Corners, VA.
• Rodgers, A., & Rodgers, E. (2007, February). Coaching conversations. Presented at the National Reading Recovery Conference, Columbus, OH.

Publications

• Rodgers, A. & Rodgers E. (2007). The effective literacy coach. New York: Teachers College Press.
• Rodgers, A., & Rodgers, E.M. (2007). Preparing for diversity: Professional development for today's educators. In B. Honchell & M. Schulz (Eds.), Literacy for diverse learners. (pp. 262 - 294). Norwood, MA: Christopher Gordon.
• Rodgers, A., & Keil, V. (2007). Restructuring a traditional student teaching supervision model: Fostering enhanced professional development and mentoring within a professional development school context. Teaching and Teacher Education. 23 (1), 63 - 80.
• Keil, V., Rodgers, A., & Switzer, T. 2005. Crafting an effective professional development school partnership. The Ohio Journal of Teacher Education. 18 (2): 25 - 29.
• Rodgers, A., & Rodgers, E. (Eds) (2004). Scaffolding literacy in K - 3 classrooms. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. Rodgers, E. & Rodgers, A. (2004). The role of scaffolding in teaching. In A. Rodgers & E. Rodgers (Eds.) Strategies for Scaffolding Literacy Instruction in K-4 Classrooms. (pp. 1-10). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
• Rodgers, A. (2004). Some assembly required. In A. Rodgers & E. Rodgers (Eds.) Strategies for Scaffolding Literacy Instruction in K-4 Classrooms. (pp. 162 -172Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
• Rodgers, A. (2003). Old roads and new paths: What happens when two teachers a attempt an alternative teaching strategy within a peer collaborative relationship. In Rodgers, E., & Pinnel, G.S. (Eds). Learning from teaching in literacy education: New perspectives on professional development. 135 - 157. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Select Appointments

• Co-Editor, Mid-Western Educational Researcher. (Appointed. October, 2004 - October, 2008. 4 editions per year)
• Reviewer; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Journal of Literacy Resea December 2004 - Present

Selected Grants History

• Preparing Expert Literacy Volunteers in Urban Schools; funded by Excellence in Engagement, University Outreach and Engagement, The Ohio State University. Amount: $70,000; Principal Investigator July 2006- July 2008
• Principal Investigator, State of Ohio Gifted Summer Institute. 2002 & 2001. $62,500.