Dr. Ruie Pritchard was a middle school, high school and college teacher in Missouri and New Orleans before coming to North Carolina State University in the United States. She received her Ph.D. from University of Missouri-Columbia. Currently, she is
...MoreDr. Ruie Pritchard was a middle school, high school and college teacher in Missouri and New Orleans before coming to North Carolina State University in the United States. She received her Ph.D. from University of Missouri-Columbia. Currently, she is Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, emphasis English Education. She served as Interim Associate Dean of Academic Programs in the College of Education, 2003-2005. Since 2005, she has been Director of Graduate Programs for the Dept. of Curriculum, Instruction, and Counselor Education. From 1983-2010, she directed the Capital Area Writing Project (CAWP), an award winning National Writing Project site that offers fellowships to K-12 teachers to enhance their abilities as writers and teachers of writing. For her outreach contributions, in 2002 she received the Alumni Distinguished Award for Extension and Engagement, one of three on the NC State campus. As a senior researcher on a Fulbright Award with the New Zealand Ministry of Education, she held writing projects for teachers throughout the nation. Her research area is the professional development of teachers, writing and technology, and school district organization that enables teachers to grow. In summer 2011, she taught a study abroad course in England for North Carolina K-12 teachers who were supported by a grant.
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