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Tori Smith

Title: Lecturer

Department: Teacher Education and Administration

College: College of Education

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • PhD, Baylor University, 2022
    Major: Curriculum & Teaching
    Dissertation: Recognizing and Critiquing Whiteness Through Critical Tools, Dialogical Praxis, and Humanizing Classroom Labor Relations: An Exploratory Case Study of a Grade Eight U.S. History Classroom Activity System
  • BA, Baylor University, 2010
    Major: International Studies

Current Scheduled Teaching

EDCI 5850.430Instructional Methodologies in Language Arts and Social StudiesSpring 2026
EDEE 3340.001Teaching Social Studies EC 6Spring 2026
EDCI 3830.001Teaching/Learning Process and EvaluationSpring 2026
EDCI 3830.002Teaching/Learning Process and EvaluationSpring 2026
EDCI 5850.400Instructional Methodologies in Language Arts and Social StudiesFall 2025
EDCI 3800.001Professional Issues in TeachingFall 2025 Syllabus
EDEE 3340.009Teaching Social Studies EC 6Fall 2025 Syllabus
EDCI 3830.001Teaching/Learning Process and EvaluationFall 2025 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

EDLE 2010.401How Schools WorkSpring 8W2 2025 Syllabus SPOT
EDCI 5850.430Instructional Methodologies in Language Arts and Social StudiesSpring 2025 SPOT
EDCI 5030.430Maintaining Classroom DisciplineSpring 2025 SPOT
EDCI 3800.002Professional Issues in TeachingFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
EDCI 3800.005Professional Issues in TeachingFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
EDEE 3340.006Teaching Social Studies EC 6Fall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
EDCI 3830.003Teaching/Learning Process and EvaluationFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
EDCI 3830.001Teaching/Learning Process and EvaluationSummer 3W1 2024 Syllabus
EDCI 5850.030Instructional Methodologies in Language Arts and Social StudiesSpring 2024 SPOT
EDEE 3340.006Teaching Social Studies EC 6Spring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
EDEE 3340.009Teaching Social Studies EC 6Spring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
EDEE 3340.021Teaching Social Studies EC 6Spring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
EDCI 3800.002Professional Issues in TeachingFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
EDEE 3340.016Teaching Social Studies EC 6Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
EDEE 3340.020Teaching Social Studies EC 6Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
EDEE 3340.022Teaching Social Studies EC 6Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Bauml, M., Smith, V., Blevins, B. (2024). Revisiting young adolescents’ perceived barriers to civic action.. Routledge.

    • Book Review

  • Smith, V., Smith, W., Crowley, R. (2023). Whiteness and the social studies: Naming and re-articulating “the invisible.” A book review of Marking the “invisible”: Articulating whiteness in social studies education.. Theory and Research in Social Education. 51 (1) 162-166.

    • Journal Article

  • Bronstein, E., Smith, V. (2024). For the students: A teacher’s explanation of curricular pivots.. The Journal of Social Studies Research. 49 (1) Sage.
  • Magill, K., Smith, V. (2024). Creating space for transformational community engagement: Examining locally focused curriculum, partnerships, and praxis.. The Social Studies. 115 (4) 219-232.
  • Smith, V., Magill, K., Bauml, M., Blevins, B., LeCompte, K. (2023). Students as place-makers: A case study on action civics and place-consciousness. Educational Studies. 59 (3) 318-337.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Magill, K. (Principal), Smith, V. (Supporting), "Yolo County Youth Civic Initiative," sponsored by James B. McClachy Foundation, Private, $100000 Funded. (2022 - 2024).
  • Magill, K. (Principal), Smith, V. (Supporting), "COVID Resilience Grant," sponsored by James B. McClachy Foundation, Private, $20000 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
  • Blevins, B. (Co-Principal), LeCompte, K. (Co-Principal), Smith, V. (Supporting), "iEngage Summer Civics Institute," sponsored by Sumners Foundation, Private, $25000 Funded. (2018 - 2022).
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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