J. Gregory
McVerry
Curriculum Vita
Southern Connecticut State
University
Email: jgregmcverry@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Ph. D., University of
Connecticut Expected Graduation 2012
Educational
Psychology, Cognition and Instruction
Advisor:
Donald J. Leu
Master of Science,
University of Hartford 2001
Elementary
Education
Bachelor of Arts, University
of Hartford 1999
Politics
and Government
PUBLICATIONS
Invited
Publications
McVerry, J. (2011). Digital Development. Reading Today Online. Retrieved from: http://www.reading.org/General/Publications/blog/BlogSinglePost/11-11-18/Digital_Development.aspx
Leu, D.J., Everett-Cacopardo, H., Zawilinski,
L., McVerry, J. G., & O’Byrne,
W.I. (2011). "New Literacies of
Online Reading Comprehension." The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics,
ed. Chapelle, C.A. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
Refereed
Journals
Leu, D.J., McVerry,
J., O'Byrne, W., Kiili, C., Zawilinski, L., Everett-Cacopardo, H., Kennedy,
C., & Forzani, E. (2011). The new literacies of online reading
comprehension: Expanding the literacy and learning curriculum. Journal of Adolescent
& Adult Literacy, 55(1), 5–14. doi: 10.1598/JAAL.55.1.1
McVerry, J. G. (2011). Critical evaluation of websites: Reading in complex ecologies. Educational Technology.
O'Byrne, W. I., & McVerry, J. G. (2009). Measuring the
dispositions of online reading comprehension: A preliminary validation study. In K. Leander, D. Rowe, D. Dickinson,
R. Jimenez, M. Hundley, & V. Risko (Eds.), 57th yearbook of the National Reading Conference. Oak Creek, WI:
National Reading Conference.
McVerry, J.G., Zawilinski, L., & O’Byrne, W. I. (2009). Internet Reciprocal
Teaching: Navigating the C’s of change. Educational
Leadership, 67(1). Retrieved from
http://ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership/sept09/vol67/num01/Navigating_the_Cs_of_Change.aspx.
Leu, D. J., O’Byrne, W. I.,
Zawilinski, L., McVerry, J. G.,
& Everett-Cocapardo, H. (2009). Expanding the new literacies conversation. Educational Researcher, 38, 264-269.
McVerry, J. G. (2007). Forums and
functions of threaded discussions: Using new literacies to build traditional
comprehension skills. The New England
Reading Association Journal, (43)1,
17-22.
McVerry, J.G. (2007). Power of posting
poetry: Teaching new literacies. Language
Arts Journal of Michigan, 23(1), 51-56.
McVerry, J. G. (2007).
Discussion boards: The new instructional text. Sigtel Bulletin [Online Serial].
Chapters
McVerry, J. G. (in press). TPACK and the new literacies of online reading
comprehension. In S. Kadjer & C. Young (Eds.), Research in ELA and technology: An edited collection. Charlotte,
NC: Information Age Publishing.
Castek, J., Zawilinski, L.,
O’Byrne, I., McVerry, J. G., &
Leu, D. J. (in press). The new literacies of online reading comprehension: New
opportunities and challenges for students with learning difficulties. In C.
Wyatt-Smith & Elkins (Eds.), Multiple
perspectives on difficulties in learning literacy and numeracy.
Leu, D. J., McVerry, J. G., O’Byrne, W. I.,
Zawilinski, L., Castek, J., & Hartman, D. K. (2008). The new literacies of
online reading comprehension and the irony of No Child Left Behind: Students
who require our assistance the most, actually receive it the least. In L.
Morrow, R. Rueda, & D. Lapp (Eds.), Handbook
of research on literacy instruction: Issues of diversity, policy, and equity (pp.173-194). New York: Guilford.
White Papers
McVerry, J. G. (2008). Systemic change and 21st century skills. Washington
D.C.: Epals.
Serim, F., Zolt, N., Teale,
W., McVerry, J. G., & O’Byrne,
I. (2008). Reaching the NETS with Epals. Washington DC: Epals.
PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS
Invited Keynotes and Presentations
McVerry, J.G, (2011, May). Enhancing pedagogy and teaching with new literacies.
Invited presenter at Connecticut Association of Schools New Administrators.
Cromwell, CT.
McVerry, J. G. (2010, September). Recent
research on the new literacies of online reading comprehension. Invited
Presenter at the Teaching and Learning in Future Tense Conference. Waterbury,
CT.
McVerry, J. G. (2009, March). Connecting
classical literature and curriculum with Web 2.0 technology. Invited presenter
at the 4th Annual Literacy Essentials Conference. Central Connecticut
State University. New Britain, CT.
Leu, D. J., McVerry, J. G.,
O’Byrne, W. I., Zawilinski, L., & Everett-Cacopardo, H. (2009,
October). The Changing Face of Literacy and Learning
In 1-1 Laptop Classrooms: The New
Literacies of Online Reading Comprehension. The 2009 Technology Conference
of the Massachusetts Computer Using Educators and the Massachusetts Association
of School Superintendents,
Inc., Foxborough, MA.
O’Byrne, W. I., & McVerry,
J. G. (2009, October). Strategy
Exchange And Online Content
Creation In The IRT Classroom. The 2009 Technology
Conference of the Massachusetts Computer Using Educators and the Massachusetts
Association of School Superintendents,
Inc., Foxborough, MA.
Coiro, J., Leu, D. J., McVerry,
J.G., O’Byrne, I., & Zawilinski, L., (2009, March). How do reading and learning change on the
Internet? Responding to new literacies in Massachusetts. Keynote address at
the secondary school reading conference, Massachusetts Department of Education,
Marlborough, MA.
McVerry J.G. (2008, December). Critical
evaluation of websites: A review of research. In D. Leu & D. Hartman
(Chairs), New literacies of online
reading comprehension. Keynote address at the meeting of the American
Reading Foundation, San Anabel Island, FL.
McVerry, J. G. (2007, November). E-Portfolios:
New Literacies and New Assessments. Invited presenter at the Connecticut
Career Pathways Conference. Waterbury, CT.
McVerry, J. G. (2007, November). Threading the
web: Threaded discussions as the new instructional text. Invited presenter
at the Roundtable Discussion in D. Hartman (Chairs), New directions in literacy: teaching and learning the new literacies
with adolescents. National Council of Teachers of English Annual
Conference. New York, NY.
McVerry, J. G., & O’Byrne, W. (2007,
March). Forums and functions of threaded
discussions. Invited presenter at the Annual Literacy Essentials
Conference. Central Connecticut State University. New Britain, CT.
McVerry, J. G. (2007, June) E-Portfolios: An
assessment, reflection, and marketing tool. Invited presenter at the
Connecticut Vocational-Agricultural schools annual meeting. Woodbury, CT.
McVerry, J. G. (2006, April). Iron age to the
information age: using classical literature to teach new literacies. CECA
Showcase. Invited Presenter at the Connecticut Educators Computer Association
Annual Conference. Cromwell, CT.
Conference Papers and Presentations
McVerry, J. G., O'Byrne,
W. I., Bartels, J., Rhodes, J., Zammit, K., & Wolsey, T. D. (2011). Cool Tools: Potential Uses, Assessments, and
Methodologies for the Literacy Educator and Researcher. A Study Group
Presented at the Literacy Research Association. Jacksonville, FL.
McVerry, J. G. & O’Byrne, W. I. (2011, December). Critical online information
literacies. In D. Grisham (Chair), Students
as readers and writers of online texts: collaborative inquiry, comprehension,
and content construction. A paper presented at the Literacy Research
Association. Jacksonville, FL.
Leu, D. J., Coiro, J.,
Zawilinski, L., O’Byrne, W. I., McVerry,
J. G., & Forzani, E. Online reading comprehension assessment: A
preliminary study of online reading comprehension ability in rich and poor
schools. In L. Henry (Chair), Exploring
new literacies trends and implications for schools. A paper presented at
the Literacy Research Conference. Jacksonville, FL.
McVerry, J. G., Ringler-Pet, S., &
O’Byrne, W. I. (2011, November). Using multimodal poetery to teach crilical
literacy in a transmedia world. Presentation at the National Council for
Teachers of English. Chicago, IL.
McVerry, J. G., & O’Byrne, I. W. Publishing as the province of a participatory
culture: Critical evaluation of websites. In C. Hickerford (Chair) Learning in Digital Spaces. Paper
presented at the American Educational Research Association.
McVerry, J. G. & O’Byrne, W. I. (2010, June). Online content creation to support
strategy exchange. Presentation at Confratute Annual Conference. Storrs, CT.
McVerry, J. G. (2010, April). Literacy online: Reading in complex environments. In C.
Bonk (Chair), Complex Ecologies: Moving
From "Educational Researcher" Position Statements to Research on Web
2.0-Enabled Learning Environments. A paper presented at the Annual American
Educational Research Association.
Leu, D. J., McVerry, J. G., O’Byrne, I.,
Zawilinski, L., & Everret-Cacaporda, H. (2010, April). Developing Internet
Reciprocal Teaching: An intervention designed to teach the new literacies of
online reading comprehension. In J. Kulikowich (Chair), Reading for understanding: Where we were, where we are, where we need
to be. A paper presented at the Annual American Educational Research
Association.
McVerry, J. G. & Everret-Cacopardo, H. (2009, December). Critical evaluation of
websites: Verbal protocol analysis. In
L. Zawilinski (Chair), The Internet said
so: Critical evaluation and communication in online spaces. A paper
presented at the 58th Annual National Reading Conference,
Albuquerque, NM.
O’Byrne, W. I. & McVerry, J. G. (2009, December).
Assessments as evolved and defined by Internet communication technologies. In
W. I. O’Byrne (Chair), Extending
Reciprocal Teaching. A paper presented at the 58th Annual
National Reading Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
McVerry, J. G. & Ringler-Pet, S. (2009, December). Internet images, newfangled
negotiations, and multimodal metaphors: Reducing fear and loathing in poetry classrooms.
In A. Hruby (Chair), Using popular
culture in English class: The implications of dialogism, heteroglossia, and chronotope. A paper presented at
the 58th Annual National Reading Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
McVerry, J. G., O’Byrne, W.I., & Zawilinski, L. (2009, December). Internet
Reciprocal Teaching and professional development. In W. I. O’Byrne (Chair), Extending
Reciprocal Teaching. A paper presented at the 58th Annual
National Reading Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Zawilinski, L.,
Everett-Cacopardo, H., McVerry, J. G.,
& O’Byrne, I. (2009, November). Working
with new literacies: How the Internet is changing reading. Learning &
the Brain 24th International Conference, Boston, MA.
McVerry, J. G. & Ringler-Pet, S. (2009,
November). Drop a Mouse in Poetry. Presentation
at 99th Annual National Council of Teacher of English Conference,
Philadelphia, PA.
O’Byrne, W. I., McVerry, J. G., & Everrt-Cacopardo,
H. (2009, November). In L. Zawilinski (Chair), Writing in the 1-to-1 laptop. Presentation at 99th
Annual National Council of Teacher of English Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
McVerry, J. G. & O’Byrne, W. I. (2009, June). Encouraging
critical thinking through content creation. Presentation at Confratute
Annual Conference, Storrs, CT.
McVerry, J. G., O’Byrne, W. I. & Robbins, K. (2009, April). Validating instruments used in the TICA Project. American
Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Cornelius-White, J.,
Lawless, K., Henry, L. (2009, April). In J.
G. McVerry (Chair), Methods and
challenges of writing a literature review. American Educational Research
Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Black, R., Boling, E., &
Schraeder, P.D. (2009, April) In J. G.
McVerry (Chair), New Directions in
the Field of Learning and Instruction. American Educational Research
Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Leu, D., Reinking, D., McVerry, J. G., Zawilinski, L.,
O'Byrne, I., Hutchinson, A. (2009, May). Internet Reciprocal Teaching (IRT): A research-based model for teaching the New
Literacies of online reading comprehension. International Reading
Association Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN.
McVerry, J. G., & O’Byrne, W. I. (2009,
May). Providing Technical Support in the
Technology and Literacy Classroom. Literacy and technology institute.
International Reading Association Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN.
McVerry, J.G. (2009, March). Enhancing numeracy
and scientific writing through New Literacies. Presentation as the
Massachusetts Department of Education Secondary School Reading in the Content
Areas Summit. Marlboro, MA.
McVerry, J. G. & Ringler-Pet, S. (2009, March). Multimodal poetry: Connecting response and authorship. Presentation
at the Literacy Essentials Conference. New Britain, CT.
McVerry, J. G. & O’Byrne, W. I. (2009, March). Putting
it together: Synthesis and online reading comprehension. Presentation at
the Literacy Essentials Conference. New Britain, CT.
McVerry, J.G. & O’Byrne, W.I. (2008, November). Constructing texts together: synthesis
and online reading comprehension. In L. Zawilinski (chair) Negotiating texts and identity in the 1-to-1 laptop classroom. A
paper presented at the at the 58th Annual National Reading
Conference. Orlando, FL.
O’Byrne, W.I., & McVerry, J. G. (2008, November). Developing an instrument to
measure dispositions. In L. Zawilinski (chair) Negotiating texts and identity in the 1-to-1 laptop classroom. A
paper presented at the at the 58th Annual National Reading
Conference. Orlando, FL.
McVerry, J.G., & Hutchinson, A. (2008, November). Year one overview. In D. Leu
& D. Reinking (chairs) Symposium on the TICA Project. Symposium session at
the 58th Annual National Reading Conference. Orlando, FL.
McVerry, J.G. & Ringler-Pet, S. (2008,
November). Prioritizing poetry in the 21st
century: Increasing response and authorship through technology. Presentation
at the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English.
O’Byrne, W. I., Zawilinski,
L., McVerry, J.G., &
Ringler-Pet, S. (2008, November). Make it
YouRTube: Using videocasts in the classroom. Presentation at the Annual
Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English.
Kamil, M. & McVerry, J.G. (2008, May). Vocabulary for students in the middle:
Lessons from the National Reading Report. Institute session presented at
the 53rd Annual Meeting of the International Reading Association,
Atlanta, GA.
Hartman, D.K., McVerry, G., & O’Byrne, I. (2008,
May). The vocabulary challenge:
Strategies and practices for the new literacies of the Internet. An institute
keynote address to be presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the
International Reading Association, Atlanta, GA.
Reinking, D., & McVerry, J. G. (2008, March). Formative
design and teaching Internet comprehension to adolescents. Social and emotional poster session. American Educational Research
Association Annual Meeting, New York.
Berliner, D. (2008, March).
Poverty and the Servile Arts: Moving Beyond High-Stakes, Standardized Testing
to Provide Fair and Equitable Education for All Students. In D. Manning, J.
Chen, S. Walls, & J. G. McVerry
(Chairs) Division C Fireside Chat. American
Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New York.
Buehl, M., Coiro, J.,
Squire, K. (2008, March). New Directions in the Field of Learning and
Instruction. In S. Walls, J. G. McVerry,
D. Manning, & J. Chen (Chairs) Division
C New Directions Series. American Educational Research Association Annual
Meeting, New York.
McVerry, J. G. (2008, March). Challenges to
comprehension: Comparing offline and online texts. Presenter at the Annual
Literacy Essentials Conference. Central Connecticut State University. New
Britain, CT.
Zawilinski, L., Carter, A.,
O’Byrne, I., McVerry, G., Leu, D. J.
(2007, November). Toward a taxonomy of
online reading comprehension strategies. Paper presented at the 57th Annual
National Reading Conference. Austin, TX.
McVerry, J. G. (2007). Potentials and Pitfalls
of Blogging, Presenter in L. Henry (chair), New spaces for writing: Using blogs in your classroom. National
Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference. New York, NY.
UNIVERSITY TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
Instructor,
EDCI 5080 Reading and Literacy in the Content Areas 2011
Waterbury,
CT
Instructor,
EDCI 5080 Reading and Literacy in the Content Areas 2010
West
Hartford, CT.
Instructor,
EDCI 5080 Reading and Literacy in the Content Areas
2010
Waterbury,
CT.
Instructor,
Qualitative Analysis Workshop. 2010
University
of Connecticut Storrs, CT.
Online
Instructor, EDCI 5189 New literacies and interactive learning 2009
environments.
University of Connecticut. Storrs, CT.
Online
Instructor, EDCI 326 Curriculum laboratory: New literacies 2008
research
and practice. University of Connecticut. Storrs, CT.
INTERVIEWS
Hill, R. (2009). The New
Literacies equation. Voices of Youth
America. American Library Association.
Collier, L. (2008). The C’s of change: An extended
interview with the New Literacies Research Team. The Council Chronicle. National Council of Teachers of English.
McVerry, J. G., & O’Byrne, W. I., (2008,
July). Digital Literacies and problem
based learning. A Driving Questions podcast
presented at the annual Epals conference, Boston, MA.
Mokhtari, K., Kymes, A.,
& Edwards, P. (2008). Assessing the new literacies of online reading
comprehension: An informative interview with W. Ian O'Byrne, Lisa Zawilinski, J. Greg McVerry, and Donald J. Leu at
the University of Connecticut. The
Reading Teacher, 62(4), 354–357.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant
Online
Reading Comprehension Assessment, IES Grant 2009-Present
University
of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Research Assistant 2007-Present
Teaching
Internet Comprehension to Adolescents, IES Grant
University
of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Research Assistant 2007-2008
Internet
Comprehension in Content Area Classrooms, Carnegie Grant
University
of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Research Assistant
2006-2007
Teaching
Internet Comprehension to Adolescents, IES Grant
University
of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Intern-Dean of Student
Affairs
1999-2001
Student
Activities Advisor, Program Council Advisor
University
of Hartford, Hartford, CT.
CLASSROOM TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
6th Grade Teacher 2002-2007
Woodbury
Middle School
Woodbury,
CT
Home Bound Tutor 2002-2007
Regional
School District 14
Woodbury,
CT
Extended School Year
Instructor
2002-2007
English
Language Learners
Regional
School District 14
Woodbury,
CT
Title One Teacher 2001-2002
Regional
School District 14
Woodbury,
CT
GRANTS
McVerry,
J.G., O’Byrne, W.I., & Koehler, C. (2012). The NExT Insitute: Negotiating
Education at the Crossroad of Technology. A DK-12 Grant submitted to the
National Science Foundation. $100,000.
Assisted
in the development of the following grant proposals:
Leu,
D. J. & Kulikovich, J., Sedransk, N., Coiro, J. (2008). Assessing Online
Reading Comprehension: The ORCA Project.
U. S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. Funded
for $2,813,127.00.
Leu,
D. J. & Reinking, D. (2008) Integrating Online Reading Comprehension Skills
In Science With Struggling Adolescent Readers. U. S. Department of Education.
Institute of Education Sciences. 2005-8. $1,516,779.00. (Under review.)
SERVICE TO PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS:
Literacy and Technology Area Chair, Literacy Research Association, 2011-2013.
Reviewer, Journal of
Educational Computing Research. Amytiville, NY: Baywood, 2010-Present.
Senior
Chair, Division C Graduate Student Committee, American Educational Research
Association, 2008-2009.
Editorial
Review Board, READ: Reading Exploration
and Discovery. Louisiana Reading Association, 2008-Present.
Guest
Reviewer, Reading Research Quarterly.
International Reading Association, 2008.
Member,
International Reading Association’s Studies and Research: Program Development
Subcommittee, 2008-2010.
Junior
Chair, Division C Graduate Student Committee, American Educational Research
Association, 2007-2008
Research
Poster Proposal Reviewer, IRA Annual Conference, 2010.
Research
Poster Proposal Reviewer, IRA Annual Conference, 2009.
Proposal
Reviewer, AERA Annual Conference, 2008.
Proposal
Reviewer, NRC Annual Conference, 2008.
Proposal
Reviewer, IRA Annual Conference, Minneapolis, 2008.
Proposal
Reviewer, IRA Annual Conference,
Phoenix, 2008.
Proposal
Reviewer. IRA World Conference of Reading, 2008.
CONSULTING
McVerry, J. G., &
O’Byrne, I. W. (2011-present). McGowan
grant for New Literacies. Marywood University. Scranton, PA.
McVerry, J. G., Drew, S.
& O’Byrne, I. W. (2010-present). Boston
Commons: Common core, common writing. Boston Public Schools.
McVerry, J. G. &
O’Byrne, I. W. (2008-present). Creating
blended learning environments in the Technical High School. Connecticut
Technical High School. State of Connecticut Board of Education.
McVerry, J. G. (2011) Massachussetts New Literacies Institute. Chair.
Cambridge, MA.
McVerry, J. G. (2010). Massachussetts New Literacies Institute. Conference
Organizer. Cambridge, MA.
McVerry, J. G. (2010). Moving from we can’t to we must: New
Literacies and schools. New administrator program. Connecticut Association
of Schools.
McVerry, J. G. (2009-2010). Developing a New Media Literacies Curriculum. Professional
Development sessions presented at the KING School. Stamford, CT.
McVerry, J. G. &
O’Byrne, I. W. (2007, February) Usefulness
and Truthfulness . Professional development session presented at ICT
Institute. Westport School District, Westport, CT.
McVerry, J. G. &
O’Byrne, I. W. (2007, February). New Literacies of Online Reading
Comprehension. Professional development session provided to classroom
teachers. Westport School District, Westport, CT.
McVerry, J. G. &
O’Byrne, I. W. (2007, February). New Literacies of Online Reading
Comprehension. Professional development session provided to Connecticut
Association of School Librarians. Berlin, CT.
McVerry, J. G. (2006-2008). E-Portfolios as performance based
assessments. Pilot electronic portfolio program funded by Carl Perkins
Grant. Ellis Clark Regional Agriculture and Technical Center, Woodbury, CT.
McVerry, J. G. (2007,
August). Bringing curriculum live. Professional development session
provided to language arts coordinators.
Regional School District 14, CT.
McVerry, J. G. (2007,
August). Pedagogies of classroom
websites. Professional development
session provided to elementary, middle school, and high school teachers.
Regional School District 14, CT.
McVerry, J. G. (2007, July).
Effective integration of interactive
whiteboard. Professional development
session provided to elementary, middle school, and high school teachers.
Regional School District 14, CT.
McVerry, J. G. (2007, July). Mastering the electronic grade book. Professional development session provided to
elementary, middle school, and high school teachers. Regional School District
14, CT.
SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY
- Integrated Bachelors/Masters Student Mentor, 2009
- New Teaching Assistant Mentor, 2008.
- President, Interfraternity Council, 1999.
- Vice President, Finance, Student Government Association, 1999.
HONORS
- Neag Educational Psychology Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, 2008-2010.
- Neag New Literacies Fellowship, University of Connecticut, 2007-2009.
- NGSA Fall/Winter Scholarship and Leadership Award- 2009
- NGSA Spring/Summer Scholarship and Leadership Award- 2008
- NGSA Fall/Winter Scholarship and Leadership Award- 2008
- NGSA Spring/Summer Scholarship and Leadership Award- 2007
- Connecticut Educators Computer Association Teacher of the Year Award. 2006.
- Dean of Students Recognition Award, University of Hartford, 2000.
- Dean of Students Recognition Award, University of Hartford, 1999.
- Order of Omega Lifetime Achievement Award, 1999.
- Order of Omega Honor Society Initiate, 1999.
- Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, 1994.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS:
American
Educational Research Association, Member,
2007-present
International
Reading Association, 2006-present.
National
Reading Conference, 2007-present.
