Curriculum & Instruction Faculty

April Bedford , Ph.D.

Chair
Office : ED 342B
Phone : 504.280.6529
Fax: 504.280.1120
E-mail : awhatley@uno.edu

April Bedford is currently the Chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and the Elementary Program Coordinator. She teaches courses in elementary literacy, curriculum, and qualitative research methods and works extensively with doctoral students. Dr. Bedford’s professional interests include literacy, children’s literature, and narrative research. She is the co-editor of the Journal of Children’s Literature; the chair of the 2008 Notable Books for a Global Society committee; president of the Children’s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association (IRA); secretary of the Children’s Literature Assembly of the National Council of Teachers of English; and a member of the publications committee of the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI).

Education

Ph.D., - Curriculum and Instruction, Texas A&M University, 1997
M.Ed., - Curriculum and Instruction, Baylor University, 1991
B.S.Ed., - Curriculum and Instruction, Texas A&M University, 1985

Courses

EDLS 3100: Introduction to Children’s Literature
EDCI 3160/4160: Elementary Social Studies Methods
EDCI 3161: Field Experience for Elementary Social Studies Methods
EDCI 3400/4400: Foundations of Literacy
EDCI 3410/4410: Early Literacy Instruction
EDCI 3411: Field Experience for Early Literacy Instruction
EDCI 3425/4430: Literacy Instruction for Content Learning
EDCI 3426: Field Experience for Literacy Instruction for Content Learning
EDCI 6434: Developmental Reading
EDCI 6493: Practicum in Diagnostic and Remedial Reading
EDCI 6900: Doctoral Readings in Curriculum and Instruction
EDCI 6992: Doctoral Seminar in Curriculum Theory
EDCI 6994: Doctoral Seminar in Teacher Development
EDCI 6721: Qualitative Data Analysis
EDCI 6731: Advanced Qualitative Research Methods

External Links

Dr. Bedford's Vitae

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Children’s Literature Assembly

Children’s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group

Association for Childhood Education International - ACEI