Silvio De Santis - CV

Silvio De Santis, PhD Lecturer of Italian University of North Texas Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Office: Language Building 405 A Office Phone (940) 565-2404 [email protected]

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS M.A. Teaching Italian Language and Literature 2015 University for Foreigners of Siena, Siena, Italy B.S. Archival and Palaeography Science, summa cum laude 2004 University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy Ph.D. Medieval History 2002 University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy Post Grad. Economic History 1996 Istituto Internazionale di Storia Economica “Francesco Datini,” Prato, Italy B.A. Conservation of Cultural Assets, summa cum laude 1995 University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy

----- Training & Development certificate series 2012 Collin College, Plano TX Diploma DITALS 1° livello 2008 University for Foreigners, Siena, Italy Professional Certification for teaching Italian as a foreign language.

WORK EXPERIENCE

LECTURER OF ITALIAN Fall 2013-present University of North Texas, Denton, TX Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures Courses taught (all classes have been taught P2P):

ITALIAN LANGUAGE:  Elementary Italian I & II (ITAL 1010 and ITAL 1020)  Accelerated Elementary Italian I & II (ITAL 1010-1020)  Intermediate Italian I & II (ITAL 2040 and ITAL 2050)  Advanced Italian: o ITAL 3040 (Topics in Italian Culture – The Italian Mafia) - new course developed by me o ITAL 3040 (Topics in Italian Culture – Building Italian fluency) - Taught twice, both new topics developed by me o ITAL 3040 (Topics in Italian Culture – Italian in the Media & News) - Taught once, both new topics developed by me o ITAL 3080 (Italian Through Opera) - new course created, had added to the UNT Catalog and developed by me

LATIN LANGUAGE  Elementary Latin I & II (LATI 1010 and LATI 1020)  Intermediate Latin I & II (LATI 2040 and LATI 2050)  LATI 4090 (Special problems - Literature Survey) - Taught twice, both new topics developed by me  LATI 4090 (Special problems- Advanced Grammar) - new course developed by me

HISTORY  HIST 3762 (Biography of Rome) o Undergraduate level o Study Abroad Summer 2016 8W1 o Team taught with prof. Christopher Fuhrmann, Associate Professor, Dept. of History  HIST 4260 (Topics in History: Archaeology and History of Ancient & Medieval Sardinia) o Undergraduate level o New course developed by me o Study Abroad Summer 2016 8W1 o Team taught with prof. Christopher Fuhrmann, Associate Professor, Dept. of History  HIST 5010 (Biography of Rome) o Graduate level o Study Abroad Summer 2016 8W1 o Team taught with prof. Christopher Fuhrmann, Associate Professor, Dept. of History  HIST 5010 (Studies in Ancient History Archaeology and History of Ancient & Medieval Sardinia) o Graduate level o New course developed by me o Study Abroad Summer 2016 8W1 o Team taught with prof. Christopher Fuhrmann, Associate Professor, Dept. of History Service for the Department:  Coordinator of Latin program (September 2016-present)  Member of the Curriculum Committee (September 2015-present)  Advisor of the UNT “Gamma Kappa Alpha Italian Honor Society” Chapter (Fall 2013-present)  Secretary of the Curriculum Committee (September 2015-August 2016)  Advisor and Co-Leader for the UNT “Study Abroad program” for History and Archeology Summer 2016 8w1 (July 2015-July 2016)  Secretary of the Chinese Lecturer Search Committee (Fall 2015)  Coordinator of Italian Program (September 2013-August 2015)  Member of the “Mentoring Grant Project: Coordinating Across Languages” that involves all the language coordinators of WLLC Dept. at UNT (Fall 2014-Spring 2015)  Member and Secretary of the Assessment Committee (Spring 2015)  Member of the Events Committee (Spring 2015)  Advisor and Leader for UNT “Study Abroad program” for Italian language for Summer 2015 (July 2014- March 2015) Other activities for the Department and University:  Advisor of the Italian Conversation Table (Fall 2013-present)  Organized and attended of the Italian movie night: “Caro Diario” (November 21st, 2016)  Organized and attended a Bocce ball Tournament as part of the UNT International Education week (November 18, 2016)  Organized and attended of the Italian movie night: “We have a Pope” (November 1st, 2016)

2  Organized and hosted the Bocce Tournament for the Italian Program  Organized and participated to the WLLC “Language Fair” (October 10, 2016)  Co-organized the second edition of "Italian Film Festival USA,” a screening of three Italian movies in collaboration among the WLLC, the Media Arts Departments (April 22-23, 2016)  Presented the Italian movie and the author during the “Second International Animation Film Festival” organized by WLLC Department: Roberto Rossellini and “Roma, Open City,” 1945 (April 1, 2016)  Co-organized the first edition of "Italian Film Festival USA” a screening of three Italian movies in collaboration among the WLLC, the Media Arts Departments, and Italian Film Festival USA (April 16-18, 2015)  Presented Italian cartoons and the author during the “International Animation Film Festival” organized by our Department: Bruno Bozzetto and “Mr. Rossi on the Beach,” 1964 & “Mr. Rossi Buys a Car,” 1966 (April 9, 2015)  Invited and hosted a lecture and screening with the Producer, the actor and co-director, of the Italian short movie “Like in the movies” presented at the “Thin Line Film and Music Festival 2015” in Denton (February 18-22, 2015)  Advisor for the “Italian-Sino Noodle Celebration. A food Journey.” Cooking and tasting Chinese noodle and Italian pasta contest co-organized by Chinese and Italian programs (March 13, 2015)  Invited and hosted a Guest Speaker on Campus (February 9, 2015) o Mr. Fred Kuwornu, an Italian-Ghanaian film maker came for the screening of the docu-film “18 Ius Soli”. Screening was followed by a discussion on issues of race, ethnicity, and national identity in the “new” multicultural Italy o The screening was co-hosted and co-sponsored by Departments of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures; History; and the Multicultural Division  Attended to 2014 American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo in San Antonio TX, as a Member of the “Mentoring Grant Project: Coordinating Across Languages” that involves all the language coordinators of WLLC Department (November 21-22, 2014) New Courses proposed and approved for UNT Catalog:  ITAL 3080: Italian Language and Culture though Italian Operas part of the UNT Catalog from Fall 2015  ITAL 3010: Italian In the Media and the News submitted for approval (Spring 2016) Professional development and teaching-related workshops, conferences and webinars attended:  ASCD Seminars: “Welcome to the Nest: The Benefits of Using Trauma-Informed Practices in the Classroom Speakers: Kristin Souers, Licensed Mental Health Counselor & Pete Hall, Former School Principal (December 20, 2016)  ASCD Seminars: “Leading the Literacy Culture” – Speaker: Bonnie D. Houck & Sandi Novak, Education Consultants (September, 27, 2016)  ASCD Seminars: “Students with Disabilities: What Do I Do?” Speakers: David F. Bateman, Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Special Education, University of Pennsylvania and Jenifer L. Cline, Special Education administrator, Great Falls Public Schools (August 16, 2016)  ASCD Seminars: “Teaching Students to Drive Their Brains.” Speakers: Donna Wilson, Co-Founder BrainSMART and Marcus Conyers Director, Research and Development Center for Innovative Education and Prevention (June 28, 2016)  ASCD Seminars: “Intentional and Targeted Teaching: A Framework for Teacher Growth and Leadership.” Speakers: Doug Fisher, San Diego State University, and Nancy Frey, San Diego State University (May 10, 2016)  ASCD Seminars: “Steps to Becoming a Highly Effective Teacher.” Speaker: Jeff C. Marshall, Professor and Director of the Inquiry in Motion Institute, Clemson University (April 21, 2016)  Earned a Masters in Teaching of Italian language and Literature at Università per Stranieri di Siena, Italy

Silvio De Santis - CV 3 (November 25, 2015)  ALMA Webinar. Online workshop organized by ALMA Edizioni, (Italian L2 publisher): “Grammar: Rules and bending the rules.” Speaker Roberto Tartaglione (December 11, 2015)  ALMA Webinar. Online workshop organized by ALMA Edizioni, (Italian L2 publisher): “Playing games and having fun in the language classroom.” Speaker Carlo Guastalla (December 4, 2015)  ALMA Webinar. Online workshop organized by ALMA Edizioni, (Italian L2 publisher): “Strategies used to motivate students to speak.” Speaker Paolo Torresan (November 27, 2015)  Webinar with dr. Kelly L. Kidder (Lipscomb University): Enlivening the Lesson Plan: Engaging activities to promote language acquisition in the language classroom” (May 1, 2015)  Webinar with dr. Erik Surface (ALPS Solutions): “Performance Management Skills for Foreign Language Instructor Supervisor” (May 1, 2015)  Webinar organized by Rosetta Stone: “Pathways to English Language Learner Success.” Presenter: Boris Morew, Subject Matter Expert - K-12 Solutions, Rosetta Stone (March 11, 2015)  Webinar organized by Rosetta Stone: “Elevate and Empower: World Language Instructors as Key Players in the Shift to Competency-Based, Blended Learning.” Presenters: Tom Vander Ark, Author & CEO, Getting Smart, and Carri Schneider, Director of Policy & Research, Getting Smart (January 14, 2015)  American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) 2014 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo in San Antonio TX (November, 21-23, 2014)  Workshop on Teaching Italian language and Literature at University for Foreigners, Siena, Italy, Italy (May 5-10, 2014)  Workshop "Illiteracy and literacy in migratory contexts: good practice and experience in place" at University for Foreigners, Siena, Italy (May 9-10, 2014)  Workshop: Integrated Performance Assessment held by Prof. Lawrence Williams at UNT WLLC (March 29, 2014)  Action Research seminar with Dr. Lawrence Williams (March 27, 2015)  Workshop “Cengage Learning’s 2014 Experience Event”, Austin, TX (February 28-March 1, 2014)  Technology Workshop organized and host by WWLC at UNT (September 14 and October 11, 2013)

ADJUNCT LECTURER OF ITALIAN Spring 2016- present Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX Department of World Languages and Literatures Courses taught:  Elementary Italian I & II (ITAL 1401 and ITAL 1402) - Lectures and Labs

VISITING LECTURER OF ITALIAN 2012-2013 Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX Department of World Languages and Literatures Courses taught:  Elementary Italian I & II (ITAL 1401 and ITAL 1402) - Lectures and Labs  Intermediate Italian I (ITAL 2401) - Lectures and Labs  New Courses For SMU University Curriculum proposed and approved:  WL 2395: Italian Culture

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF MEDIEVAL STUDIES 2010-2012 Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX Master of Liberal Studies and Medieval Studies Program

4 Courses taught:  The Medieval City (SOSC 6319)  Man and Food: History of Nourishment through the Middle Ages (SOSC 7318)  Traveling in the Middle Ages (SOSC 6102)

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF MEDIEVAL STUDIES 2002-2008 University of Tuscia at Viterbo, Italy Duties:  Developed research, presented the results at congresses and taught classes. Courses taught:  Medieval History  History of Human Landscape  History of Rural Settlement and Agrarian Landscape in the Middle Ages Researches: As Member of National Research Group composed of Universities of Florence, Milan, Turin, Siena, Bologna, Tuscia, Italy, I developed the followed projects:  The minor centers of communal Italy (12th-14th centuries): economic resources, social structures and institutional links (AY 2003/2005);  City and country in communal Italy (12th-14th centuries): economic dynamics and social conflicts; The countries of central-northern Italy (12th-14th centuries): the building of urban domination between resistance and integration (AY 2006/2008).

LANGUAGE PROGRAM DIRECTOR 2011-2014 School of Italian at the Italian Club of Dallas, Dallas, TX Duties and Courses:  Created new language program for Italian classes (levels from Beginners to Advanced); coordinating the program, organizing schedule, recruiting and hiring teachers.

HUMANITIES PROFESSOR 2007-2008 Nicola Amici Middle School, Acquasanta Terme, Italy Courses taught:  6th and 7th grades Italian Literature, Italian Grammar and Composition, World History, World Geography, Latin. Other duties:  Member of School Magazine Board

PROJECT LEAD 2003-2005 ANAS’s Historic Museum, Cesano, Italy Duties:  Created project plan of new historical museum; developed planning and implementing museum exhibits; identified and catalogued specimens, maintained exhibits; created project plan of archive and library; planned museum web site; planned digitalizing of photographic archive

Silvio De Santis - CV 5 HONORS AND GRANTS  University of Tuscia, Viterbo - Italian Ministry of Education and University 2003-2008 o $3000 per year as member of National research group composed of Universities of Florence, Milan, Turin, Siena, Bologna, Tuscia, Italy. (Total of the local group in Viterbo $30000 per year)  Institute of History and Art for Southern Lazio, Ferentino, Italy 2002 o $2000 for the a regional research project and publication  Doctoral Fellowship, University of Cagliari, Italy - Italian Ministry of Education and University 1997-2001 o $15000 per year and fee and tuition waived. 14 scholarships awarded in Italy in 1997 for my study area

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS  American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) 2014-present  American Association of Teacher of Italian (AATI) 2014-present  Professional membership of the Southern Central Modern Language Association (SCMLA) 2016-present

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS PRESENTATIONS Submitted and accepted  Presenter in the Roundtable “Recruitment and Retention Strategies of the Italian Programs” at the South Central Modern Language Association (SCMLA.) Conference in Dallas, November 3-5, 2016.

Invited  L’allevamento nella Sardegna medievale, at “La pastorizia nel Mediterraneo. Storia, diritto e prospettive.” Congress (2006) University of Sassari, Alghero, Italy  L’agricoltura nelle terre sarde tra età giudicale ed età aragonese, at “Prima Settimana di Studi Medievali”. Congress (2006) Istituto Storico Italiano per il Medio Evo, Rome, Italy  Le strutture agrarie del giudicato di Arborea, at “Oristano e il suo territorio dalle origini alla quarta Provincia.” Congress (2004), University of Sassari, Oristano, Italy  “Vino e Vite in Sardegna”, at IV Simposio (2004), Asociación Internacional de Historia y Civilizatión de la Vid y el Vino, Haro-La Rioja, Spain  La Camera apostolica ai confini meridionali dello stato tra Due e Trecento, at “Le campagne dell’Italia centro- settentrionale (secoli XII-XIV): La costruzione del dominio cittadino tra resistenze ed integrazione.” Congress, (2004), Universities of Bologna, Siena, Turin, Viterbo, Siena, Italy  Il territorio del giudicato di Arborea nel medioevo, at “I quadri paesistici italiani dal medioevo all'età contemporanea. Fonti, progetti, tutela.” Workshop (2004), University of Siena and Centro Italiano per gli Studi Storico Geografici, Siena, Italy  Rivolte contadine nella Sardegna medievale, at “6th Laboratorio Internationale di Storia Agraria.” Workshop (2003), Centro Studi per la Storia delle Campagne e del Lavoro Contadino, Montalcino, Italy  Le consuetudini agrarie in Sardegna, at “Castelsardo. 900 anni di storia.” Congress (2002), University of Sassari, Castelsardo, Italy  Agrarian history in medieval Sardinia. Workshop, (2002), University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

6 PUBLICATIONS Books  Campagne giudicali. Agricoltura e società nella Sardegna bassomedioevale, [provisional title] ed. Carocci (Rome), forthcoming.  San Paterniano di Ceprano, Un’azienda agraria della Camera Apostolica nel Lazio meridionale, ed. Istituto di Storia e Arte del Lazio Meridionale, Anagni 2007. Peer-Reviewed Journals:

 (with A. SODDU), Signorie monastiche nella Sardegna medievale. Il priorato camaldolese di S. Nicola di Trullas, Annali della Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia dell’Università di Sassari, 1 (2009), 2010, pp. 353-378 (A. SODDU: pp. 353-360, S. DE SANTIS: pp. 360-378)  L’agricoltura nelle terre sarde tra età giudicale ed età aragonese. Produzione, consumi, tecniche, Bullettino dell’Istituto Storico Italiano per il Medioevo, 109/2 (2007), 139-173  Agricoltura e allevamento tra la valle dell’Amaseno e la valle del Sacco alla fine del secolo XV, Latium. Rivista dell’Istituto di storia e di arte del Lazio meridionale, 24 (2007)  Il salto. La frontiera dello spazio agrario nella Sardegna medievale, Rivista di Storia dell’Agricoltura, 42.1 (2002), 3-48  Ceprano, 1330. Una testimonianza sul consumo alimentare nel Tardo Medioevo, Rivista Storica del Lazio, 4.5 (1996), 83- 99  Primo Laboratorio internazionale di Storia agraria (Montalcino [SI], 31 agosto – 4 settembre 1998), Medioevo. Saggi e Rassegne, 23 (1998), 263-266

 Chapters in Edited Collections/Special Issues:  L’olivo e l’olio dall’Alto Medioevo all’età giudicale, Olio e Olivo. Storia, cultura e tradizione in Sardegna, Illisso, Nuoro, 2014  Il priorato camaldolese di S. Nicola di Trullas, in Semestene tra storia e presente, 2010  Consuetudine e struttura fondiaria in Sardegna tra XII e XIV secolo, La Carta de Logu nella storia del diritto italiano, a cura di A. Mattone e I. Birocchi, ed. Laterza (Roma-Bari, 2004), 239-261

 Conference Proceedings:  Le strutture agrarie del giudicato di Arborea: dall’economia curtense al commercio dei grani, Oristano e il suo territorio dalle origini alla quarta Provincia, in press  L’allevamento in Sardegna tra età giudicale ed età aragonese, La pastorizia nel Mediterraneo. Storia, diritto e prospettive, Ed. Carocci (Rome), Rome 2011  Azione politica ed economica della camera apostolica ai confini meridionali dello stato tra Due e Trecento: il caso di san Paterniano e del territorio cepranese, Le campagne dell’Italia centro-settentrionale (secoli XII-XIV): La costruzione del dominio cittadino tra resistenze ed integrazione, Atti del Convegno di Studi, ed. Protagon Editori , Colle Val d'Elsa (SI), 2009  Le consuetudini agrarie attraverso gli statuti di Castelgenovese, Castelsardo. 900 anni di storia, Atti del Convegno di studi (Castelsardo, 14-16 novembre 2002), ed. Carocci (Rome, 2007), 209-237

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