Kristin Bourdage

Email
kbourdage@otterbein.edu

Office
Roush Hall 437

Part-Time Faculty in Education
Department of Education

Dr. Kristin Bourdage is a former middle-grades teacher and now teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in literacy and language arts teaching. In addition to her passion for teaching, she enjoys classroom-based research and collaborative projects with teachers to enhance K-12 learning.

Dr. Bourdage’s teaching interests in project-based learning, integrating technology and pedagogy, 4Cs – collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity, and dialogic teaching. Her research interests in discussion as a tool for reading comprehension, dialogic teaching, and instructional coaching in literacy teaching. When Kristin isn’t at Otterbein, she enjoys lots of outdoor activities, gardening, and cooking for family and friends.

Education

  • Ph.D, The Ohio State University, Literacy Education, 2007
  • M.S in Teaching, State University of New York at Potsdam, Elementary Education, 1995
  • B.A., State University of New York at Potsdam, Spanish and Psychology, 1993

Research, Creative, & Professional Work

  • Teaching interests in project-based learning, integrating technology and pedagogy, 4Cs - collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity, and dialogic teaching
  • Research interests in discussion as a tool for reading comprehension, dialogic teaching, and instructional coaching in literacy teaching.

Publications

Recent Publications and Presentations
  • Wilkinson, I. A. G.; Reznitskaya, A; Bourdage, K.; Oyler, J., et al. (2017). Toward a More Dialogic Pedagogy: Changing Teachers' Beliefs and Practices through Professional Development in Language Arts Classrooms. Language and Education, v31 n1 p65-82 2017
  • Wilkinson, I.A.G., & Reninger, K.B., & Soter, A. (2010). Developing and using a professional development tool to assess the quality of discussions. National Reading Conference Yearbook, spring 2010.
  • Reninger, K.B. (Writer). (2010). Teaching English Learners in the Mainstream Classroom [DVD]. Available from Teacher Quality Enhancement Program, School of Teaching and Learning, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Grant Projects
  • Bourdage, K. (2017-present). Out of the Gates: Collaborative Professional Development in Project-Based Learning. Grant awarded.
  • Bourdage, K. (2016-present). Pathways to Possibilities: 21st Century Skills and the 4Cs in the Curriculum. Sub-award, Straight A Grant with Canal Winchester Local Schools. Sub-award. Research and Teaching Presentations: Bourdage, K. (2018). Tiered Professional Development as a Mechanism to Promote English Learner Achievement. Roundtable presentation at the annual conference of the Literacy Research Association, Palm Springs, CA., December, 2018.
  • Bourdage, K. (2017). Family and community engagement in schools. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of Ohio TESOL, October 2017.

Affiliations & Awards

  • Member, Literacy Research Association
  • 9i果冻制作厂 Center for Community Engagement Citizen Award, 2014
  • Scholar-in-Residence, AAC&U Grant, Center for Community Engagement, 9i果冻制作厂, 2013
  • Recipient, New Teacher of the Year Award, 9i果冻制作厂, 2008.