EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
FACULTY
Deborah Vriend Van Duinen
Assistant Professor of Education
Secondary Education
E-MAIL: vanduinen@hope.edu
Ph.D., Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education, Michigan State University, 2011
M.A., Curriculum and Instruction, Calvin College, 2002
B.A., English, Religion and Theology, Calvin College, 1998
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIESED 200 Encounters with Culture
ED 285 Secondary Reading/Language Arts Across Disciplines
ED 286 Secondary Reading/Adolescent Design Field Placement
ED 287 Instructional Design for AdolescentsRESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
adolescent literacy, English education, secondary teacher preparation and development, children’s and young adult literature, language variation
PUBLICATIONSVan Duinen, D. V. (2011, Dec 28). "Literacy Matters - In Church" Comment magazine, http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3025
Vriend Van Duinen, D. (2009). Review of Literacy and Gender by Gemma Moss. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. v31 n1 p. 138.
Vriend Van Duinen, D. and Wilson, M. (2008). Holding the words in our mouths. English Journal, v97 n3 p. 31-37.
Conley, M., Freidhoff, J., Gritter, K., and Vriend Van Duinen, D. (2008). Strategies that improve adolescents’ performance with content-area tests. In Conley, M., Freidhoff, J., Sherry, M., & Tuckey, S. (Eds.), Meeting the Challenge of Adolescent Literacy: Research We Have, Research We Need (p. 88-103). New York: The Guilford Press.
Fero, M., Ridolfo, J., McKay Chrobak, J., Vriend Van Duinen, D., Wirtz, J., Cushman, E., and Grabill, J. (2006). A reflection on teaching and learning in a Community Literacies Graduate Course. Community Literacy Journal. Vol 1, No 2.
Vriend Van Duinen, D. (2005) Authentic Assessment: Praxis with Power. International Journal of Learning, Volume 12, Issue 6, p.141-148.
PRESENTATIONSHamilton, E. and Van Duinen, D. V. (forthcoming). Learning to Teach: Using Comics in Perservice Teacher Education to Push Boundaries Tee Boys' Church Related Literacy Practices: Direct and Indirect Sponsorship. Paper to be presented at the American Reading Forum conferenc. Sanibel Island, FL.
Van Duinen, D. V. (forthcoming). Many Books to Reach and Teach Them All: Using YA Literature to Prepar Pre-Service Teachers for Wrokign with Adolescents Across Content Areas. Paper to be presented at the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English conference. Las Vegas, NV.
Van Duinen, D. V. (forthcoming). So Many Hats to Wear! Melding Preservice Teachers' Coursework and Field Placements to Foster Awareness of Teacher Identities and Roles. Paper to be presented at the American Educators Research Association conference. Las Vegas, NV.
Van Duinen, D. V. (forthcoming). Teen Boys DO Read: Examining the Literacies of Sports Websites, Blogs and Magazines. Paper presented at the National Council of Teacher of English conference. Las Vegas, NV.
Van Duinen, D. V. (2012, April). Teen Boys' Church Related Literacy Practices: Direct and Indirect Sponsorship. Paper to be presentate at the American Educators Research Association conference. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Van Duinen, D. V. (2011, November). Teen boys' sports-related literacy practices: Examining the reading, writing, and viewing surrounding teen boys' involvements and interest in sports. Paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of English conference. Chicago, IL.
Vriend Van Duinen, D. (2011, Feburary). "We Read Books Here We're Not Supposed to Read": Exploring Spatiality in Adolescent Boys' Literacy Practices. Paper to be presented at the National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research conference. Milwaukee, WI.
Vriend Van Duinen, D. (2010, November). YouTube Videos, Football Coaches, and Car Magazines: Adolescent Boys and Their Literacy Sponsors. Paper to be presented at the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention. Orlando, FL.
Vriend Van Duinen, D., & Schoon-Tanis, K. (2009, November). Take Your Positions: Analyzing the Interactions Between Adolescent Boys, Teachers, and Texts. Paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention. Philadelphia, PA.
Vriend Van Duinen, D., & Jimerez, L. (2009, July). Criteria for Quality Multicultural Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Presentation at the Great Lakes Folk Festival. East Lansing, MI.
Vriend Van Duinen, D. (2009, June). Language Variation/Dialects in Children’s and Young Adult Literature: Pedagogical Considerations. Paper presented at the International Association of Mother Tongues Education Biannual Conference. Toronto, ON, Canada.
Vriend Van Duinen, D., & Falk, L. (2009, April). Different worlds in different words: Discussing, dismantling and disrupting notions of “Standard English” in the classroom. Paper presented at the Michigan Council of Teachers of English Bright Ideas Conference, East Lansing, MI.
Vriend Van Duinen, D. (2008, October). Dialects in Children’s and Young Adult Literature – Pedagogical Considerations. Workshop presented at the Michigan Council of Teachers of English conference, Lansing, MI.
Dawson, C., Fredricksen, J., Schoon-Tanis, K., Sherry, M., & Vriend Van Duinen, D. (2007, November). Snapshots: Teacher educators examine the thinking of prospective teachers. Paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention. New York, NY.
Vriend Van Duinen, D., Freidhoff, J., & Gritter, K. (2006, December). Teaching the Whys, Whats and Wheres of Teacher Reflection: Using Urban Field Experiences to Challenge Pre-service Teacher Thinking about Adolescent Literacy. Paper presented at the National Reading Conference. Los Angelos, CA.
Dawson, C., Francis, J., Gritter, K., & Vriend Van Duinen, D. (2006, November). Grammar dilemmas: Understanding our purposes in language instruction. Paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention. Pittsburgh, PA.
Vriend Van Duinen, D., & Schoon-Tanis, K. (2006, April). Alternative Assessment with an Edge: Establishing a Connection Between Critical Pedagogy and Informal Assessment Practices. Paper presented at the Michigan Council of Teachers of English Bright Ideas Conference. East Lansing, MI.
Gritter, K., Pu, J., Gritter, R., & Vriend Van Duinen, D. (2005, April). Reading Some History or Reading in History? An Invitation to Discuss Interdisciplinary Reading of Literature. Paper presented at the Michigan Council of Teachers of English Bright Ideas Conference, East Lansing, MI.
Vriend Van Duinen, D., & Schoon-Tanis K. (2005, October). From Isolation to Community: How teacher learning communities transform individual teaching practices. Paper presented at the Michigan Council of Teachers of English conference, Lansing, MI.
Vriend Van Duinen, D. (2005, November). Navigating the Dance between Theory and Practice: The Complex Transition from the Secondary Classroom to the Community of Educational Research. Paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, Pittsburg, PA.
Schoon-Tanis K., & Vriend Van Duinen D. (2004, March). From the Popular to the Critical: Using Popular Culture to Teach Empowering Literacy. Paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research conference, Columbus, OH.
AWARDSDissertation Completion Fellowship (2011)
GRANTSACAT Innovation Fund Grant (2012)
RESEARCH
Dissertation Research 2009-2011
Sponsoring Teen Boys Directly, Sponsoring Teen Boys’ Literacy Practices Indirectly. Michigan State University. Directed by Dr. Mary Juzwik.Independent Research 2008-2010
Gendered Literacy Sponsorship. Michigan State University.
Directed by Dr. Mary Juzwik.Student - Faculty Research Project (Summer 2012)
Teens' Out of School Literacy PracticesPROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Member, American Reading Forum 2012-present Member, American Educational Researcher Association 2011-present Member, International Reading Association 2010-present Member, National Council of Teachers of English 2004-present Member, Michigan Council of Teachers of English 2005-present Membe, Christian Educators Association 1998-2004 PRIOR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES
Prior to joining the Hope Education faculty, I taught undergraduate and graduate level courses at Michigan State University during my doctoral studies. I also supervised student teachers. Before this, I was a high school English teacher for five years at Holland Christian High School.
PERSONAL
I grew up in Guelph, Ontario, Canada but moved to the States after completing my undergraduate degree at Calvin College. I married my husband Jon in 2000. We are now the proud parents of four absolutely delightful children: Claire, David James, Jacob, and Elijah. I enjoy running, traveling, baking and reading.