Cory Callahan

Education

Auburn University

Present Ph. D. candidate, Social Studies Curriculum and Teaching

2005 Ed. S./AA Certification, Social Studies Curriculum and Teaching

2002 M.Ed., Social Studies Curriculum and Teaching

1998 B.S., Secondary Social Studies Education

Institute for International Education

2004 Fulbright Memorial Fund study abroad program

University of Alabama in Huntsville

2004 Success Through Academic Research (STAR) Project: Independent Study Scholarship

University of Georgia

2001 Advanced Placement Certification, European History

Employment

Auburn City Schools: Auburn, Alabama. August 2002 - present; Educator and Vertical Team (School System’s Social Studies) Leader

Persistent Issues in History Network: April 2001-present; Problem-Based Historical Inquiry mentor and consultant.

Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. May 2002 - August 2002: Adjunct Professor, College of Education. Social Studies Curriculum and Teaching.

Troup County Board of Education: LaGrange, Georgia. August 1998 - May 2002. Educator, Baseball and Debate coach

Workshops Conducted

National Council of the Social Studies, Kansas City, Missouri 2005

National Council of the Social Studies, Chicago, Illinois 2003

History Alive!, Auburn Schools, Auburn, Alabama 2003

Persistent Issues in History, Auburn, Alabama 2003-present

Certification

2007 Georgia teaching certification, Masters Level, Social Science

2007 Alabama teaching certification, Class AA, Social Science

Community Involvement

Youth Group Volunteer,

St. Michael Catholic Church, 2003-present

St. Anne Catholic Church, 2001-2003

Holy Family Catholic Church, 1998-2001

Food for the Poor volunteer and contributor, 1998 - present

Relay for Life, Cancer Awareness volunteer, 1998- present

American Council for International Studies Leader, 2001-present

Publications

Callahan, C. (2006, July, 5). Public school classrooms: Laboratories of democracy. Opelika-Auburn News.

“An Auburn Tiger in the Bay Area”, USA Today Baseball Weekly, May 2000

Submitted Manuscripts

Beyond Words: Incorporating Interpretive Assignments into thoughtful Social Studies Instruction, Social Education, 2000

Enhancing problem-centered historical inquiry with the Persistent Issue in History Network and WebQuests, Social Education, 2004

Nandarou: A Teacher’s Journaling Across Three Continents, JFMF Press, 2005

Awards and Grants

2007 Auburn High School, Yearbook Dedication Award Recipient

2006 Auburn High School, Teacher of the Year, nominee

2005 Auburn High School F.A.C.E.S. Teaching Excellence Award

2005 Educator of Distinction, National Society of High School Scholars

2005 Wise Practice Development Award, PIH Network

2004 Fulbright Memorial Fund Scholar, Japan Participant

2004 United States Institute of Peace, winning-essay coordinator

2004 Fannie Mae Flynt Teaching Excellence Award, nominee

2004 Gilder Lehrman American History Teacher of the Year, nominee

2002 National Endowment of the Humanities Grant, consultant

2002 Exxon Mobile Education Grant, recipient

2002 LaGrange High School Teacher of the Year

2002 Troup County Teacher of the Year nominee

1999 LaGrange High School Spotlight Teacher

1998 Sallie Mae National Freshman Teacher of the Year, nominee

1994 Academic Scholarship (Textile Engineering), Auburn University

1993 Academic Scholarship (Journalism), Enterprise State Junior College