Anne Burns Thomas
Anne Burns Thomas
Anne Burns Thomas is an associate professor in the Foundations and Social Advocacy Department in the School of Education at SUNY College at Cortland. Prior to teaching at Cortland, she was a middle school teacher in Philadelphia at JR Masterman School. Anne coordinates the C.U.R.E. program, a comprehensive urban teacher education effort, and her research interests include teacher diversity, community based urban teacher education and mentoring of new teachers.
Education
- Ph.D. – University of Pennsylvania
- M.S. – Elementary Education, St. Joseph’s University
- B.A. – English and History, University of Scranton
Teaching
- FSA 101: Introduction to Urban Education
- FSA 205: Contemporary Issues in Education
Publications
- Barrett, B., Burns Thomas, A & Timberlake, M (2016) Flipping the script: Exploring the impact of curriculum modules on access to knowledge. Knowledge, Curriculum and Equity. London: Routledge.
- Timberlake, M., Barrett, B, & Burns Thomas, A (2016) The Allure of Simplicity: Scripted curricula and equity. Teaching and Teacher Education.
- Burns Thomas, A. (Fall/Winter 2017). Response to the TeachNY Advisory Council Report of Findings and Recommendations on Recruiting Diverse Teachers. Excelsior: Leadership in Teaching and Learning, 11(1), pp. 3-4.
- Burns Thomas, A (2017). Why I’m opting out of the state assessments. Editorial published on BustED pencils blog site:http://bustedpencils.com/2017/03/opt-reminder-still-powerful-act-civil-disobedience/.
Service
Department
- Member, Personnel Committee (2014-2018)
School
- School of Education Creative Activities Committee (2014- 2017)
- CAEP Accreditation Site visit interview participation and poster session (2018)
College
- Co-Chair, President’s Council on Inclusive Equity (2017-Present)
- Chair, Faculty Committee on Inclusive Practices (2016-2017)
- Member, Culturally Relevant Teaching Working Group (2018-Present)
- Member, Intergroup Dialogue Working Group (2018-Present)
- Member, Search Committee for Chief Diversity Officer (2016-2017)
Grants
- (2016) Teacher Opportunity Corps Grant from New York State Department of Education, $509,832 over 4 years to support expansion of C.U.R.E. Program and Scholarship.
- (2016) Park Foundation, $159,000 over 4 years for scholarship and research support.
- (2017) Faculty Development Center, $500 to support undergraduate students’ attending 38th Annual Ethnography in Education Forum, Philadelphia, PA.
- (2017) Undergraduate Research Committee, $375 ($125 per student, 3 students) to support undergraduate students’ attending 38th Annual Ethnography in Education Forum, Philadelphia, PA.