BONNIE TAI

EDUCATION

HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Cambridge, Massachusetts Doctor of Education, Learning and Teaching Dissertation: “The Power to Change Minds: Toward an Understanding of the Nature of Power in the Teacher-Student Relationship.” Master of Education, Technology in Education

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Baltimore, Maryland Bachelor of Arts, Humanistic Studies Minor in German Language and Literature

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ASSOCIATE DEAN, Learning and Teaching 2019-present DIRECTOR, Education Studies 2011-present FACULTY, Education and Human Studies 2000-present College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, Maine

PROGRAM EVALUATOR/EVALUATION CONSULTANT Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamp) Nutrition Education 2008-2011 MediaWORKS Enterprise-Training and Development Corporation 2003 Boston Public Schools-Harvard Institute For Teaching Science 1996-1997

DIRECTOR, Graduate Programs In Curriculum and Instruction 1999-2000 LECTURER, Department Of Teacher Education California State University Long Beach, California

INSTRUCTOR Spring, 1998 & 1999 Harvard University Graduate School of Education Cambridge, Massachusetts

TEACHING FELLOW WRITING/RESEARCH CONSULTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT Fall, 1994-Fall, 1998 Harvard Graduate School of Education Cambridge, Massachusetts

CURRICULUM SPECIALIST January, 1993- August, 1994 Student Support Services Program, Brandeis University Waltham, Massachusetts

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS 1990-1992 Brandeis University Waltham, Massachusetts

TEACHER, MATH AND ENGLISH January 1986-December 1988 Mahalapye Community Junior Secondary School Mahalapye, Botswana

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EXTERNAL GRANTS AWARDED

Davis Educational Foundation Grant (2020-2022): $143,355 to implement a college-wide professional development program to improve teaching, learning, and advising for a diverse student body

Collaborative grant-writing with Nibezun (2019), which was awarded $150,000 from Maine Initiatives for Change for advancing racial justice and equity through the preservation and education of Wabanaki cultures and languages

Carnegie Corporation of New York (2010): $50,000 for “From Cell to System” Science Education Summer Institutes

COURSE DEVELOPMENT AND TEACHING

Undergraduate courses developed and taught: • Introduction to the Philosophy of Education • Experiential Education • Changing Schools, Changing Society • Education for Life • Education through Music • Intercultural Education • Understanding and Managing Group Dynamics • Culture and Ecology in Taiwan (team-taught) • Femininity and Masculinity Go to School: Gender, Power, and Education • Ethnographic Research Methods I: Interviewing • Comrade, Worker, Parent, Mensch: Education and the State (team-taught) • Elementary Methods II: Math and Science • Integrated Methods II: Math, Science, and Social Studies • Curriculum Design and Assessment • Qualitative Research Methods for Evaluating Human Service Programs • Tutorial: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages • Tutorial: Language Diversity, Loss, and Revitalization • Tutorial: Research and Program Development for Ecological Education • Tutorial: Social Power and Identity Politics • Tutorial: Organizational Governance • Tutorial: Qualitative Program Evaluation Methods

Graduate courses developed and taught: • Intercultural Education: U.S. and Global Dimensions • Seminar in Teacher Education • Issues in Elementary Mathematics • Power, Politics, and the Teacher-Learner Relationship

2 HONORS AND AWARDS

Spencer Foundation Research Training Grants, 1995-98 Harvard University Edmonds-Cheng Fellowship, 1998 Educational Testing Service Pre-Doctoral Research Fellowship, 1997 John and Florence Schumann Foundation Grant, 1989 Goethe Institute Scholarship, Mannheim, Germany, 1985 Delta Phi Alpha, National German Honorary Society, 1984

SPECIAL ISSUE

C. Woyshner & B. Tai (Eds.) (1997, Winter). Symposium on Women's Educational History, Harvard Educational Review, 67, 4.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Tai, B. (in press). “Ceci n’est pas une pipe: Engaging the subject before the word.” In Meyer, S. & M.K. Delaney (Eds.), Looking and Listening for Learning. New York: Teachers College Press.

2013. Witness to learning. In W. Shorr, S. Hoidn, C. Lowry & E. Cavicchi (Eds.), Always Wondering. Cambridge, MA: Critical Exploration Press.

REPORTS

Tai, B. (2012). Final Report of the First-Year Academic Experience Task Force. College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine.

Tai, B. (2009). Academic Program Renewal Report. College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine. December, 2009.

Tai, B. (2008). Year 2 Report. Evaluation of Food Stamp Nutrition Education Programs in Hancock County. Presented to Healthy Acadia, Bar Harbor.

Tai, B. (2006). "From Cell to System: A Collaborative Science Learning Project.” Inquiry-based science education professional development seminars for K-12 teachers, Bar Harbor, ME. Funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Fall 2004-Spring, 2006.

Tai, B. (July, 2003). An Evaluation Report of the MediaWORKS Enterprise Pilot Program in Bangor, Maine. Funded by the Training and Development Corporation.

Tai, B. (Fall, 2003). An Evaluation Report of the Educational Studies Program, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME.

Tai, B. et al. (April, 2003). Final Report of the Governance Initiative Liaison Committee. College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME.

Tai, B. et al. (July, 2002). Interim Report of the Governance Initiative Liaison Committee. College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME. 3

Tai, B. (June, 1997). The 1997 Institute: The Boston Science Learning Standards and National and State Science Education Reform—Phases One and Two. Evaluation of the Boston Public Schools-Harvard Institute for Teaching Science (Grades 6-12). Funded in part by the Massachusetts Higher Education Coordinating Council.

Tai, B. (June, 1996). The 1996 Institute: National and State Science Education Reform. Evaluation of the Boston Public Schools-Harvard Institute for Teaching Science (Grades 6-12). Funded in part by the Massachusetts Higher Education Coordinating Council.

REVIEWS

Tai, B. (Winter, 1998). Review of Free speech in the college community by R. M. O'Neil. Harvard Educational Review, 68, 4.

Tai, B. (Fall, 1998). Power Dynamics in the Classroom. Harvard Educational Review, 68, 3,.

Tai, B. (Fall, 1997). Review of Beyond discipline: From compliance to community by A. Kohn. Harvard Educational Review, 67, 3.

Tai, B. (Summer, 1997). Review of Making and molding identity in schools: Student narratives on race, gender, and academic engagement by A. L. Davidson. Harvard Educational Review, 67, 2.

CONFERENCE PAPERS/INVITED PRESENTATIONS

July, 2019. “Critical exploration in the culturally sustaining classroom: A meditation on decolonizing teacher education.” Paper presented at the Summer Conference, Association for Teacher Educators, Burlington, Vermont.

February, 2019. “Culturally Competent Educational Leadership.” Invited lecture. National Taipei University of Education. Taipei, Taiwan.

February, 2018. “AValues-Driven, Student-Centered Postsecondary Education.” Invited lecture. National Taipei University of Education. Taipei, Taiwan.

October, 2015. “Teacher and Youth Leader Development in Nepal: A Transdisciplinary Case Study of an International K-16 Partnership.” Paper Presentation at the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies at Merrimack College, North Andover, MA.

November, 2014. The role of human rights in the human ecology curriculum. Annual Conference of the Society for Human Ecology. Bar Harbor, Maine: College of the Atlantic.

June, 2013. “Critical exploration as pedagogical method and/or theoretical stance.” Invited panelist. Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society, Chicago, IL.

September, 2010, Presentation of Year 4 Report. Evaluation of Food Stamp Nutrition Education Programs in Hancock County. Presented to Healthy Acadia, Bar Harbor, and the Maine Nutrition Network, Hallowell, Maine.

4 September, 2009. Final Presentation and Year 3 Report. Evaluation of Food Stamp Nutrition Education Programs in Hancock County. Presented to Healthy Acadia, Bar Harbor, and the Maine Nutrition Network, Hallowell, Maine.

June, 2009. “Developing Teachers Learning to Embrace the Atypical.” Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society (Park City, UT).

(with M. Baiocchi) November, 2006. A global feminization of teaching: Does it matter? Work-in-progress presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the Maine Women’s Studies Association, Orono, ME.

October, 2006. Enacting Human Ecology in Education: A Paradoxical Framework Joining Eclectic Theory with Versatile Practice. Paper presented at the Fourteenth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology, Bar Harbor, ME.

April, 2006. Critical inquiry, science teaching, and professional development. Symposium paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

March, 2005. Five Decades of Negotiating Power and Politics in Education. Invited Panelist, Alumni of Color Conference, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA.

April, 2002. A global feminization of teaching? Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization (April 24-26, 2002), Northampton, MA.

April, 2001. Teaching teachers teaching science. Symposium paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization (April 25-27, 2001), Portsmouth, NH.

March, 1997. Gender and Ethnic Differences in Attitudes Related to Doctoral Student Persistence. Symposium paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association Chicago, IL.

January, 1997. Understanding Power in a Student-Professor Relationship. Paper presented at the Tenth Annual International Conference on Women in Higher Education Fort Worth, TX.

COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS

May 26, 2015. Human Ecology Forum, “Made in Taiwan: Reflections on Buddhism, Feminism, Education, and Social Change.” College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine.

October 28, 2014. Education and Sustainable Development in Nepal. Human Ecology Forum. Bar Harbor, Maine: College of the Atlantic.

February, 2008. “Education for an Ecological Humanity.” Invited Lectures, National Tainan and Taitung Universities, Taiwan.

May, 2004. Mission Not Accomplished: The Struggle for Freedom, Equal Opportunity, and Justice for All. A public presentation in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME.

November, 2001. How can parents enhance their child’s education? Invited speaker at the Surry School Lecture Series, November 28, 2001, Surry, ME. 5

PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS

2015-2016. Faculty Workshops on “Equity, inclusion, and multiculturalism in teaching and learning.” Bay School, Blue Hill, Maine.

July, 2014. Teaching English for Middle and Secondary Educators (30 June – 2 July). Tanahun District, Nepal.

June, 2014. Maya Universe Academy Teacher Training (19-27 June). Tanahun, Nepal.

June, 2014. Peer Tutoring and Leadership Training (20-27 June), Maya Universe Academy, Tanahun, Nepal.

May, 2012. “Using Data to Differentiate Instruction in K-5 Math.” A series of three workshops presented to Hancock County educators. Ellsworth, Maine: DownEast Education Partnership.

December, 2011 & February, 2012. “Honoring Diversity.” Faculty professional-development workshops. Blue Hill, Maine: Bay School.

July, 2011. “Education: Creating an Owner’s Manual.” Workshop co-presented with Daniel Mahler (COA ’10), Free Minds, Free People Conference, Providence, Rhode Island.

June, 2011. Extending Experiences with Critical Exploration in Undergraduate Teacher Education. Annual Meeting of Critical Exploration in Teacher Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

October, 2006. K-8 Science Teaching In-Service Curriculum Development Workshop, School Administrative District 22, Hampden, Maine.

March, 2005. K-8 In-Service Inquiry-Based Science Teaching Workshop, School Administrative District 22, Hampden, Maine.

Carnegie Corporation-funded "From Cell to System": Inquiry-based science education professional development seminars for teachers, Fall 2004-Spring, 2005.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Board of Directors, Next Step Domestic Violence Project, Ellsworth, ME (2013-2019; Chair, 2014-2019) Advisory Board, Mount Desert Island Adult Education, (2015-present) Advisory Board, IMPACT, Boston, MA (2013-present) Rotary Club Bar Harbor/Mount Desert Island (2014-2018); chair, International Service Projects Advisory Committee, Women’s Health Center, Mount Desert Island Hospital (2011-2013)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Program Review Team, Maine Board of Education Reviews: University of Maine Augusta (2019); University of Maine Machias (Team Chair, 2014); Bowdoin College (2011), Colby College (2004 & 2009), University of Southern Maine (2002; concurrent NCATE review). Educational Advisor and Board, Diyalo Foundation (2014-2016) 6 Teacher-Educator, Maya Universe Academy, Nepal (2014) Board of Trustees, The Community School of Mount Desert Island (2014) Board Vice President and Secretary, Curriculum Advisory Board, Institute for Humane Education, 2008-2012. Service-Learning Leadership Team, Mount Desert Island Regional School System (AOS 91), 2007-2011 Education Circle of Change, national education reform movement-building network, 2010-present Founding Convenor, Critical Exploration in Teacher Education Annual Meetings, 2008-2012, Cambridge, MA. Maine Educational Assessment Content Development Committee, Middle School Science, 2004-2005. School Union 98 Local Staff Development and Certification Committee, 2002-03. Editorial Board, Harvard Educational Review, 1996-1998.

COLLEGE SERVICE

Literature and Writing Faculty Search Committee (Spring, 2020) Chair, Educational Studies Predoctoral Teaching Fellowship Search Committee (Winter, 2020) Member, President’s Cabinet (Fall, 2019 - present) Co-Chair, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force (Fall, 2019 - present) Chair, Student Persistence Working Group (Fall, 2018 - Spring, 2019) Chair, Lecturer Contract Review (Spring, 2018) Chemistry Faculty Search Committee (Fall, 2017) Faculty Development Group (2016 - 2019) Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Faculty Search Committee (2015-2016) Steering Committee, 2003-2008 (Chair: 2013 – 2016) Educational Studies Committee, 2000-present (Co-Chair, 2011 – present) Faculty Contract Review Team member, 2013 & 2016-2017 Chair, First-Year Academic Experience Task Force, 2011-2012 Chair, Educational Studies Search Committee, Spring, 2011 Academic Affairs Committee, 2001-2002 & 2009-2011 (Chair, 2010-2011) Coordinating Committee, Academic Program Review, 2007-2009 Chair, Anthropology Search Committee, Fall, 2008 Curriculum Renewal Committee, 2007-08 Writing Portfolio Review, 2005-present Chair, Director of Educational Studies Search Committee, 2005 Language Faculty Search Committee, 2005 Administrative Dean Search Committee, 2004 Co-Chair, Governance Initiative Liaison Committee, 2002-2003 Faculty Representative, Campus Master Plan Liaison Committee, 2001-2002 Personnel Committee, 2000-2001, 2016

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