William H. Schubert, PhD
schubert@uic.edu
Professor of Education
Coordinator of Graduate Curriculum Studies
University of Illinois, Chicago

Education| Appointments| Administrative| Public School Teaching| Certifications| Misc. Recognitions

Education

Ph.D., 1975, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Curriculum/Elementary Education/Philosophy) M.S., 1967, Indiana University (Philosophy of Education/Elementary Education) B.S., 1966, Manchester College (Elementary Education/Psychology) Misc., 1968-1972, University of Wisconsin, University of Chicago, Northern Illinois University, Indiana University (miscellaneous courses in Educational Administration)

University Appointments

University of Illinois at Chicago; Professor, College of Education, 1985-present University of South Carolina, Distinguished Visiting Professor, Summer, 1986 University of Illinois at Chicago; Associate Professor (with tenure), College of Education; 1981-1985 University of Victoria; British Columbia, Canada; Visiting Associate Professor; Curriculum Studies Program; Summer, 1981 University of Illinois at Chicago; Assistant Professor, College of Education; Area of Curriculum, Instruction, and Evaluation; 1975-1981 National College of Education; Evanston, Illinois; Instructor in Curriculum and Philosophy of Education; 1975 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Education; University Fellow 1974-1975; Teaching Assistant 1973-1974 University of Wisconsin - Madison; Clinical Instructor, MAT Program in Downers Grove Schools; 1969-1973

Administrative Responsibilities, University of Illinois at Chicago

Chair, Area of Curriculum, Instruction, and Evaluation, 1990-94 Coordinator of Graduate Curriculum Studies (Ph.D. and M.Ed.), College of Education, 1985-1989, 1990-present Coordinator, Educational Studies, M.Ed. Program, 1990-1994 Director of Graduate Studies, College of Education, 1983-85 Coordinator of Instructional Leadership Program for Schools and Institutions, M.Ed. Program, 1979-1985 Coordinator, Secondary Education, 1979-1981

Public School Teaching

Downers Grove Public Schools, Elementary District 58, Downers Grove, Illinois, 1967-1975 Self-contained sixth grade, Fairmount School, 1967-1969 Open Space Intermediate Team, El Sierra School, 1969-1973 Sabbatical Leave for Doctoral Work, 1973-1974 Departmentalized Junior High, Herrick School, 1974-1975

Certifications

Illinois State Certification Board Elementary K-9 Teaching Certificate General Supervisory Endorsement General Administrative Certificate (Principalship)

Miscellaneous Recognitions

List of Teachers Rated as Excellent by Students, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1974-75 University Fellow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1974-75 Travelling Scholar, Northwestern University, Committee on Intercollegiate Cooperation, 1974-75 Unprecedented Special Commendation, Qualifying Examination, by the Graduate Programs Committee, College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1974 Who's Who in the Midwest, 1980-present Who's Who in Emerging Leaders in America, 1988-present Who's Who in American Education, 1987-present Nominated several times for the Silver Circle Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1975-present Teaching selected for portrayal in Curriculum Teachers Network Newsletter, 3(2), 1-6; Teaching Education, 1(2), 77-81 and 1(1), 86-91 Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award, College of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1988 Curriculum Leader of the Twentieth Century, Designated by The McKissick Museum of Education, University of South Carolina, 1991 (one of twenty academics in the active, non-emeriti category) Critic's Choice Award, for Reflections from the Heart of Educational Inquiry, from the American Educational Studies Association, 1991 "Outstanding Book" rating for the American Curriculum by Choice, a review periodical published by the Association of College and Research Libraries (one of twelve books listed in "Education" with 1992-93 copyright) First place rating for Curriculum: Perspective, paradigm, and possibility in a poll of Professors of Curriculum (an elected academy based an contributions to the curriculum field) for the most influential textbook in curriculum, 1970-90 (see L. S. Behar, 1994, The knowledge base of curriculum: An empirical study, Lanham, MD: University Press of America, p. 131) William Van Til Lecturer, Indiana State University, April 30, 1993 Who's Who in America, 1993-present Who.s Who in the World, 1997-present Elected to membership in The International Academy of Education, 1997 University of Illinois at Chicago Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1997-98 (A university-wide award nominated by faculty in one.s home unit and selected by campus-wide faculty committee, presented at graduation each year) William H. Schubert Experience Award established at Suder Elementary School, Chicago Public Schoolsgiven annually to several eighth grade students (based on academic and civic promise), 1998-present Elected Vice President of the American Educational Research Association (Division B, Curriculum Studies), 1999-2000 Elected President of The Society for Professors of Education, for 2001-2002, President-Elect and program chair for 1999-2000.