Dr. Tracey Garrett

Assistant Professor I

• Email Address: tgarrett@rider.edu
• Phone: (609)896-5347
• Office: Memorial Hall 102B
• Mailing Address: 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

Education:

2005 Ed.D. in Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

1999 M.A. in Counselor Education, Kean University, Union, NJ

1994 B.S. in Elementary Education and Psychology, East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA

Certifications:

New Jersey Elementary Teacher (K-8)

New Jersey Personnel Services

 Selected Presentations:

Casey, H., Morrow, L., & Garrett, T. (2007).  Situating teaching: Investigating the organization and management systems of language arts classrooms.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council for Teachers of English. New York City, New York.

Garrett, T. (2007). Relationships: The missing piece of classroom management. Workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of New Jersey Educators’ Association.  Atlantic City, New Jersey. 

 Forsbach-Rothman, T., Garrett, T., & Barr, J. (2007).  Ethnic and grade level differences in students’ perceptions of success.  Paper presented at the Association for Teacher Educators. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

Garrett, T., Forsbach-Rothman, T., & Barr, J. (2007). Perspectives on caring in the classroom: Do they vary according to ethnicity or grade level? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Chicago, Illinois. 

Barr, J., Garrett, T., & Forsbach-Rothman, T. (2006). Caring classrooms: A comparison across ethnic groups and grade levels. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association. Kerhonkson, New York.

Garrett, T. (2006). Classroom management beliefs and practices: What are they and are they consistent? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association. Kerhonkson, New York.

Garrett, T. (2006). Student– and teacher– centered classroom management: A case study of three teachers’ beliefs and practices. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, California.

Garrett, T. (2005). Student–centered teachers’ approaches to classroom management. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association. Kerhonkson, New York.

Garrett, T. (2004). Behaviorist or constructivist: The relationship between two teachers’ instructional and managerial strategies. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, California.

Selected Publications:

Garrett, T. (2007). What does it mean to be a “good” teacher?  The NJEA Review, November, 6-8.

Garrett, T. (2003). Book Review. [Review of the book Being Good: Rethinking Classroom Management and Student Discipline] Theory Into Practice: Classroom Management in a Diverse Society, 42(4), 351–352.

Other Professional Activities:

Ongoing design and implementation of professional development in-services in public and private schools throughout New Jersey

 Courses Taught:

EDU 106 Context of Schooling

EDU 465 Student Teaching Seminar

 
Areas of Interest for Research:

Teacher Education

Classroom Management

Cultural Diversity

Student Motivation