Renee T Clift

Interests

Teaching

Family and Community LiteracyResearch on TeachingResearch on Teacher Education

Research

embodied pedagogyself study of teaching practiceschool of education deanships

Courses

Scholarly Contributions

Books

• Clift, R. T., Loughran, J., Mills, G. E., & Craig, C. J. (2015). Inside the role of dean: international perspectives on leading in higher education. Routledge.
• Achinstein, B., Adams, K., Athanases, S. Z., Bang, E., Bleeker, M., Carver, C. L., Cheng, Y., Clift, R. T., Clouse, N., & Corbell, K. A. (2010). Past, present, and future research on teacher induction: An anthology for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners. R&L Education.

Chapters

• Clift, R. T., & Anders, P. L. (2012). Adolescent language, literacy, and learning: Implications for a schoolwide literacy program.. In Best practices of literacy leaders: Keys to school improvement(pp 162-183). New York: Guilford Press.

Journals/Publications

• Clift, B. C., & Clift, R. T. (2017). Toward a “Pedagogy of Reinvention”: Memory Work, Collective Biography, Self-Study, and Family. Qualitative Inquiry, 23(8), 605-617.
• Clift, R. T., & Clift, B. C. (2016). Family scholar lenses on professional opportunities: Gendered transitions, gendered narratives. Enacting self-study as methodology for professional inquiry, 305.
• Clift, R., & Clift, B. (2016). Family Scholar Narratives: The gendered nature of transitions. International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching.
• Clift, R. T., Acevedao, M., Short, K., & Clift, R. (2015). Communities as resources in early childhood teacher education: Engaging families’ funds of knowledge through story. Teaching for Tomorrow Today, 248.
• Clift, R. T., Da Silva Iddings, C., Jurich, D., Reyes, I., & Short, K. (2015). A Programmatic Focus on Engaging Families, Communities and Children: Institutionalizing Assets-Based Pedagogies. International Teacher Education: Promising Pedagogies (Part C)(Advances in Research on Teaching, Volume 22C) Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 22, 161--181.
• Rust, F. O., & Clift, R. T. (2015). Moving from recommendations to action in preparing professional educators. Rethinking Field Experiences in Preservice Teacher Preparation: Meeting New Challenges for Accountability, 47.
• Clift, B. C., & Clift, R. T. (2014). Exploring family-scholar narratives: Explicating self as teacher, teacher educator, and academic researcher. Changing Practices for Changing Times: Past, Present and Future Possibilities for Self-Study Research, 43.
• Abo-Zena, M., Adams, J., Adams, S., Ahn, S., Ajayi, L., Algozzine, B., Allen, R., Allington, R., Alsup, J., & Amicucci, A. (2013). 2012-2013 Board of Reviewers. Journal of Teacher Education, 64(5), 468-471.
• CLIFT, R. T., & MUCHMORE, J. (2012). The Fun, the Frustration, the Collaboration: A Collaborative Self-Study of AERA S-STEP Program Co-Chairs. Extending Inquiry Communities: Illuminating Teacher Education Through Self-Study.
• Dana, N. F., & Clift, R. T. (2012). Supporting Emerging Scholars: Lessons from Editing a Special Issue of Action in Teacher Education. Action in Teacher Education, 34(2), 199-202.
• Dana, N. F., & Clift, R. T. (2012). Supporting Emerging Scholars: Lessons from Editing a Special Issue of Action in Teacher Education. Action in Teacher Education, 34, 199--202.
• Dangel, J. R., Fulton, L. A., Dana, N. F., & Clift, R. T. (2012). Moving an Initial Manuscript to Publication: Lessons Learned. Action in Teacher Education, 34(2), 111-120.
• Dangel, J. R., Fulton, L. A., Dana, N. F., & Clift, R. T. (2012). Moving an Initial Manuscript to Publication: Lessons Learned. Action in Teacher Education, 34, 111--120.
• Loughran, J., Clift, R., Kane, R., Lunenberg, M., Clarke, A., Freeman, D., MOK, M., & van, M. M. (2012). 3 Professional Learning. Teacher Learning That Matters: International Perspectives, 62, 47.
• MILLS, G., LOUGHRAN, J., & Clift, R. (2012). Is It Possible to Maintain a Focus on Scholarship in Teacher Education While Being a Dean?. Navigating the public and private: Negotiating the diverse landscape of teacher education.(Proceedings of the eighth international conference on the self-study of teacher education practices, pp. 219{\textyen} 222). Provo, UT: Brigham Young University.
• Adesope, O., Ahn, S., Akalpler, E., Alexander, K., Ares, N., Astor, R., Beach, R., Beckett, M., Bernard, R., & Borko, H. (2011). Reviewer Acknowledgments. Review of Educational Research, 81(4), 619-621.
• Brady, P., Hebert, L., Barnish, M. E., Kohmstedt, J., Welsh, H., & Clift, R. T. (2011). Inducting new teachers in Illinois: Challenge and response. Action in Teacher Education, 33(4), 329-342.
• Brady, P., Hebert, L., Barnish, M. E., Kohmstedt, J., Welsh, H., & Clift, R. T. (2011). Inducting new teachers in Illinois: Challenge and response. Action in Teacher Education, 33, 329--342.
• Clift, R. T. (2011). Shifting roles, shifting contexts, maintaining identity. Studying Teacher Education, 7(2), 159-170.
• Clift, R. T. (2011). Shifting roles, shifting contexts, maintaining identity. Studying Teacher Education, 7, 159--170.
• Bernard, R., Bickel, W., Borko, H., Cai, J., Cavagnetto, A., Chang, M., Clarke, A., Clift, R., Cook-Sather, A., & Correnti, R. (2010). The editor of Review of Educational Research would like to thank the following people for reviewing manuscripts from October 2009 through September 2010: Patricia Alderson, Institute of Education University of London, UK Robert Bangert-Drowns, University at Albany, SUNY. Review of Educational Research, 80(4), 639-641.
• CLIFT, R. T. (2010). Different Context, Different Job, Same Issues?. The Eighth International Conference on Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices.
• Clift, R. T., Hebert, L., Cheng, Y., Moore, J., & Clouse, N. (2010). Exploring the potential of internet-based technology for mentoring and induction programs. Past, present and future research on teacher induction, 151--168.
• Flores, M. A., Wang, J., Odell, S., & Clift, R. (2010). School cultures and organizations and teacher induction. Past, Present, and Future Research on Teacher Induction: An Anthology for Researchers, Policy Makers, and Practitioners, 45--56.
• Wilkins, E. A., & Clift, R. T. (2007). Building a network of support for new teachers. Action in Teacher Education, 28(4), 25-35.
• Clift, R. T., & Brady, P. (2005). Research on methods courses and field experiences. Studying teacher education: The report of the AERA panel on research and teacher education, 309-424.
• Chubbuck, S. M., Clift, R. T., Allard, J., & Quinlan, J. (2001). Playing it safe as a novice teacher implications for programs for new teachers. Journal of Teacher Education, 52(5), 365-376.
• Clift, R. T., Mullen, L., Levin, J., & Larson, A. (2001). Technologies in contexts:: implications for teacher education. Teaching and Teacher Education, 17(1), 33-50.
• Thomas, L., Clift, R. T., & Sugimoto, T. (1996). Telecommunication, student teaching, and methods instruction: An exploratory investigation. Journal of Teacher Education, 47(3), 165-174.
• Thomas, L., Larson, A., Clift, R., & Levin, J. (1996). Integrating technology in teacher education programs: Lessons from the teaching teleapprenticeship project. Action in Teacher Education, 17(4), 1-8.
• Clift, R. T., Meng, L., & Eggerding, S. (1994). Mixed messages in learning to teach English. Teaching and Teacher Education, 10(3), 265-279.
• Thurston, P., Clift, R., & Schacht, M. (1993). Preparing leaders for change-oriented schools. The Phi Delta Kappan, 75(3), 259-265.
• Clift, R., Johnson, M., Holland, P., & Veal, M. L. (1992). Developing the potential for collaborative school leadership. American Educational Research Journal, 29(4), 877-908.
• Clift, R. T. (1991). Learning to teach English—Maybe: A study of knowledge development. Journal of Teacher Education, 42(5), 357-372.
• Clift, R., Houston, W., & Pugach, M. (1990). Encouraging reflective practice: An examination of issues and exemplars. New York: Teachers CollegePress. CliftEncouraging reflective practice: An examination of issues and exemplars1990.
• Clift, R., Veal, M. L., Johnson, M., & Holland, P. (1990). Restructuring teacher education through collaborative action research. Journal of Teacher Education, 41(2), 52-62.
• Ginsburg, M. B., & Clift, R. T. (1990). The hidden curriculum of preservice teacher education. Handbook of research on teacher education, 450-465.
• Houston, W. R., & Clift, R. T. (1990). The potential for research contributions to reflective practice. Encouraging reflective practice in education: An analysis of issues and programs, 208-222.
• Clift, R. T., & Say, M. (1988). Teacher education: Collaboration or conflict?. Journal of Teacher Education, 39(3), 2-7.
• August, D. L., Flavell, J. H., & Clift, R. (1984). Comparison of comprehension monitoring of skilled and less skilled readers. Reading Research Quarterly, 39-53.
• Joyce, B., & Clift, R. (1984). The Phoenix agenda: Essential reform in teacher education. Educational Researcher, 13(4), 5-18.

Proceedings Publications

• Bier, M., Carlson, R., Clift, R. T., Dodman, S. L., & Dominguez, M. A. (2015). tings and video technology to support novice teacher learning..
• Rust, F. O., & Clift, R. T. (2015). Moving from recommendations to action in preparing professional educators.
• MILLS, G., LOUGHRAN, J., & Clift, R. (2012). Is It Possible to Maintain a Focus on Scholarship in Teacher Education While Being a Dean?.
• CLIFT, R. T. (2010). Different Context, Different Job, Same Issues?.
• Clift, R. T., Houston, W., & Pugach, M. C. (1990). Encouraging reflective practice in education: An analysis of issues and programs..

Presentations

• Clift, R. T., & Clift, B. C. (2014, April). Exploring Family-Scholar Narratives: Explicating Self as Teacher, Teacher Educator, and Academic Researcher. Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA: American Educational Research Association.
• Clift, R. T. (2013, February). Elaborating on the “C” in INTC: Connections, Communities, and Collaborations. Illinois New Teacher Collaborative Annual Conference. Urbana, IL: Illinois New Teacher Collaborative.
• Clift, R. T., LaGrange, A., Loughran, J., Orland-Barak, L., Smith, K., & Mills, G. E. (2013, April). Teacher education from the other side of the desk: International deans’ perspectives. Illinois New Teacher Collaborative Annual Conference. Urbana, IL.: Illinois New Teacher Collaborative.
• Clift, R. T., & Muchmore, J. (2012, Summer). The Fun, the Frustration, the Collaboration: A Collaborative Self-Study of AERA S-STEP Program Co-Chairs.. Ninth International Conference on Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices. Sussex, England: Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices.
• Clift, R. T., Loughran, J., & Mills, G. (2012, Summer). Is It Possible to Maintain a Focus on Scholarship in Teacher Education While Being a Dean?. Ninth International Conference on Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices. Sussex, England: Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices.
• Clift, R. T., Reinhardt, K., & Robbins, S. (2012, December). Creating CREATE Year Two: Funds of Knowledge and Story as Bases for Transforming Teacher Preparation. Conference. San Diego: Literacy Research Association.
• Clift, R. T., & Clift, B. C. (2011, July). Structures of familial revolutions: My mother, my son. the Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois at Urbana.

Poster Presentations

• Clift, R. T. (2012, April). Maintaining a focus on scholarship in teacher education: challenges to self-study and to teacher education practice when being dean. Annual Meeting. Vancouver, BC: American Educational Research Association.

Others

• Clift, R. T. (2013, April). Self-study to examine and grow pedagogic knowledge. American Educational Research Association.
• Clift, R. T. (2013, February). Qualitative Methods as Support for Student Teaching? An Accidental Finding and The Impact of Peer-to-Peer Teaching on Preservice Teacher Beliefs about Effective Instruction.. Annual meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators, Atlanta.
• Clift, R. T., & Clift, B. C. (2013, April). Son/mother/collaborator/critic: A contribution of family-scholar narratives to self-study methodologies. American Educational Research Association.
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  Roundtable
• Clift, R. T., LaGrange, A., Loughran, J., Mills, G., Orland-Barak, L., Smith, K., Oconnell Rust, F., Clark, C., Craig, C., & Beijaard, D. (2013, July). Views from deans’ offices: International perspectives on issues relating to teacher education.. International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching, Ghent, Belgium.
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  Symposium
• Clift, R. T. (2012, August). On the Cusp of College & Career: A High School Literacy Exploration. Association of Teacher Educators.
• Veal, M. L., Holland, P., Johnson, M., McCarthy, J., & Clift, R. T. (1995). Collaborative leadership and shared decision making: Teachers, principals, and university professors.