Education

 

 

Certifications

Certifications

North Carolina Teaching License
Class M - Standard Professional II

300: Secondary Science Comprehensive License

78400: Middle Grades Social Studies

North Carolina Teaching License
Class M - Standard Professional II

300: Secondary Science Comprehensive License

78400: Middle Grades Social Studies

Code/Area

300: Secondary Science Comprehensive License

78400: Middle Grades Social Studies

 

Research

 

Research Interests

Science Education

Science Curriculum

Philosophy of Science

Educational Policy

Urban Education

School Policy

Cultural Studies

Cultural Responsiveness

Critical Multiculturalism

Race & Identity

Multiracial Students

Globalization

Grant Projects

Research Assistant

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Center for STEM Education

Researcher

Title: Assessment Practices to Support Mathematics Learning & Understanding for Students (APLUS)
United States Department of Education, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Grant

Research Assistant

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Department of Sociology and Public Policy

Researcher

Title: Roots of STEM: Research on Women and Underrepresented Minorities in STEM Majors
National Science Foundation Grant [ Read More ]

Graduate Research Assistant

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Department of Middle, Secondary, & K-12 Education

Project Evaluator

Title: Civic Minor in Urban Youth and Communities (new undergraduate minor)

Other Research Activities

Research Assistant

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Middle, Secondary, & K-12 Education & Biology Departments

Researcher

Title: Changes in undergraduate students' perceptions of biotechnology over time

Doctoral Fellow

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Urban Education Collaborative

Researcher

Research Assistant

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Department of Middle, Secondary, & K-12 Education

Researcher

Publications

 

Peer Reviewed Works

Books

Ash, A., Wiggan, G., Watson-Vandiver, M. (2020). Teacher education to enhance diversity in STEM: Applying a critical postmodern science pedagogy. Routledge.

Journal Articles

Ash, A., Wiggan, G. (2021). Melanin and the malignity of social constructions of race. Black History Bulletin, 84(2), 5-8.

Ash, A., Wiggan, G. (2018). Race, multiculturalisms and the role of science in teaching diversity: Towards A critical post-modern science pedagogy. Multicultural Educational Review, 10(2), 94-120.

Book Chapters

Webster, N., Coffey, H., & Ash, A. (2016). #UrbanLivesMatter: Empowering learners through social action. In T. Petty, A. Good, & M. Putnam (Eds.), Handbook of research on professional development for quality teaching and learning. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Ash, A., & Wiggan, G. (2015). Science as a critical method for deconstructing diversity discourse: Towards an anti-racist teacher education. In L. Drakeford (Ed.), The race controversy in American education. Westport, CT: Praeger.

Ash, A. (2015). Fragmented but unbroken: Forming a black-white biracial identity in the South. In S. D. Hancock, A. Allen, & C. W. Lewis (Eds.), Autoethnography as a lighthouse: Illuminating race, research, and the politics of schooling. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Book Reviews

Ash, A. (2011). [Review of the book What happens when students are in the minority: Experiences that impact human performance, by C. B. Hutchison]. Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language, 15(3). Retrieved from http://www.tesl-ej.org

Works Submitted / In Preparation

Books

Ash, A., & Wiggan, G. (in progress). Human diversity in diverse spaces: The role of critical science post-modern pedagogy in the 21st century classroom.

Book Chapters

Ash, A. (in progress). Living, learning and teaching through multiple lenses: A biracial, “southern” schooling experience in the U.S. In G. Wiggan (Ed.), Dreaming of a place called home: Local and international perspectives on teacher education and school diversity.

Ash, A. (accepted for publication). Critical and Culturally Responsive STEM Education. In A. Allen & C. W. Lewis (Eds.), Urban Boost. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Ash, A. (in progress). 21st-century skills, or neoliberal pastiche? A critical poststructural analysis of the capitalist influence on urban schools.

Journal Articles

Merriweather, L., & Ash, A. (in progress). The spoken word: A Black aesthetic of learning for social justice. International Journal of Cultural Studies.

Ash, A. (in progress). Exploring (re)conceptions of critical pedagogy. Critical Education.

Talks, Panels & Presentations

 

Conference Panels

Hancock, S.; Tyler, A.; Muhammed, L.; Ash, A.; Allen, A.; & Lewis, C. (2015). Autoethnography as a lighthouse: Illuminating race, research, and the politics of schooling. Critical examination of race, ethnicity, class and gender in education. Equity and issues of ethnicity in schools. AERA 2015 Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.

Invited Guest Lectures

Ash, A. & Farinde (2013). Piedmont IB Middle School College Readiness. Professional Development, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC.

 

Teaching

 

 

Higher Education

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Middle, Secondary, & K-12 Education

MDSK 3151: Instructional Design and Technology Integration

Undergraduate

MDSK 2100: Diversity and Inclusion in Secondary Schools

Undergraduate

EDUC 5100: Diverse Learners (TA)

Graduate

K-12

Cleveland County Schools
Science Instructor, Kings Mountain High School

Honors Physics

Kings Mountain, NC

Honors Earth & Environmental Science

 

Cleveland County Schools
8th Grade Instructor, Kings Mountain Middle School

Science & Social Studies

Kings Mountain, NC

Ancillary Activities

 

Program Coordinator, Project TEACH, Cleveland County Schools, Grades 4-12

Kings Mountain, NC

Assistant Wrestling Coach

Kings Mountain High School

Head Women's Track Coach

Kings Mountain High School

Assistant Football Coach

Kings Mountain High School

Lincoln County Schools
Technology Instructor, North Lincoln High School

Fundamentals of Technology

Lincolnton, NC

Communication Technology

Lincolnton, NC

Service

 

Professional Organizations

 

Southern Sociological Society (SSS)

Member

American Educational Research Association (AERA) SIG: Social Context of Education

Member

National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)

Member

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

Member

North Carolina Science Teachers Association (NCSTA)

Member

Campus Organizations

 

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

 

Urban Educators for Change

Member

Professional Service

 

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Department of Middle, Secondary, & K-12 Education

 

edTPA Curriculum Development Committee

Member

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Center for STEM Education

 

Speed-OLOGY

Organizer

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Department of Middle, Secondary, & K-12 Education

 

Civic Minor in Urban Education Program Evaluation Committee

Member

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Urban Education Collaborative

 

Black Male Education Forum
Challenging the Status Quo: A Forum on Educational Equity and Inclusion for School-Age Black Males

Organizer

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

 

North Carolina Science Olympiad

Facilitator

Invited Guest Lectures

 

Ash, A. & Farinde (2013). Piedmont IB Middle School College Readiness. Professional Development, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC.

 

Community Service

 

Martial Arts University, Charlotte, NC

 

Martial Arts Instructor

 

National Education Association

 

Hidden Valley Elementary: Read Across America

Facilitator

Charlotte Action Research Project

 

CHARP: Cultivating One's Community...One Fork at a Time

Facilitator

Technology

 

Proficiency

Operating Systems
Software | Apps
Languages | Scripts
Web 2.0

Skills

Operating Systems

Apple: macOS, iOS;
Windows: 11/10
Linux: Ubuntu/Debian

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Software | Applications

Research / Data:
  SPSS, R, ATLAS.ti

Productivity:
   Microsoft 365 (Desktop/Cloud);
   Google Workspace;
   Apple iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote)

Publishing / Web:
   WordPress;
   Adobe Acrobat;
   Adobe Photoshop

LMS / Ed Tech:
  Moodle, Canvas

Languages | Scripts

Web:
   HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery

Scripting / Backend:
  Node.js, Python, Bash, PowerShell

Data:
  R, SQL



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