Sandra Davis

Department

Education, School of Business, Education, and Mathematics

Research, Professional and Creative Activity

Doctorate of Education: Child and Youth Studies, Nova Southeastern University

Specialization:  Curriculum Development and Systemic Change

Master of Education:  Education, Salisbury University 

Specialization: Reading

Bachelor of Science:  Elementary Education, Salisbury University 

Bachelor of Arts:  Studio Art, Salisbury State College

• Florida Department of State Division of Historical Resources grant recipient for work to create an online curriculum highlighting historical St. Augustine, 2001
• Co-author of lesson plans for St. Augustine landmarks The Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse and The Fountain of Youth Park
• Member, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Professional Profile

Dr. Davis has taught at Flagler College since 1998 and was promoted to full professor in 2011. Her credentials include 30+ years in the field of education. Prior to joining the faculty at Flagler College, Dr. Davis taught elementary students in Maryland for 12 years; seven years as a Title 1 Mathematics teacher. She is a committed advocate for education in St. Johns County schools, leads the Clinical Educator Training program, and the summer Flagler College Creative Writing Camp. 

Teaching and Related Service

 Courses taught:

• Elementary Methods of Mathematics
• Elementary Methods of Language Arts
• Intro to Technology & Portfolio Design
• Professional Development
• Classroom Management
• Diagnostic Reading
• Elementary Methods of the Arts
• Elementary Reading Instruction
• Methods of Social Sciences
• Electronic Portfolio Development

Previously taught at:

• Sojourner-Douglass College, MD
• Wicomico County Public Schools, MD

Florida Leader Magazine, The Best of Florida Schools 2001, Most Novel Idea Award Recipient

Maryland’s Elementary Mathematics Teacher of the Year, 2007

More Information

• Awarded Sabbatical Leave, Fall 2012 to write a manuscript, Developing Mathematics Proficiency through Ancient Time Algorithms to Invented Strategies Found in Today’s Classrooms.
• Florida Leader Magazine, The Best of Florida Schools 2001: Most Novel Idea
• Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics: Maryland’s Elementary Mathematics Teacher of the Year 1997

• Begin simple, applaud frequently: Increasing writing proficiency and self-esteem through daily interactive writing. LESLLA 2015 Annual Conference, St Augustine, FL November 2015
• Developing Mathematics Proficiency through Ancient Time Algorithms to Invented Strategies Found in Today’s Classrooms, The Learner: Twenty Second International Conference on Learning, Madrid, Spain, July 2015
• Training Pre-Service Teachers to Teach Math Creatively, 2015 HUIC Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Education Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii January 2015
• Prospective Student Day (2000, 2015)
• Literacy in Learning Emerges through Home-School Dialogue Journals, The Learner: Twenty First International Conference on Learning, New York City, July 2014
• This is what I did today! The Use of Dialogue Journals to Increase Communication between Home and School, Poster Presentation, Florida Council for Exceptional Children’s 67th Annual Conference, October 2013
• Language Learning and Rich Rewards Emerge through Family Message Journals, Florida Literacy Conference, Captiva, Florida May 2013
• Teaching Mathematics for Conceptual Understanding in the Intermediate Classroom, Miller Intermediate School, July 2011
• Teaching Mathematics for Conceptual Understanding in the Primary Classroom, Middleton-Burney Elementary School, July 2011
• Unexpected Outcomes: Portfolio, Florida Association of Teacher Educators (FATE) Conference held at the Advanced Technology College, Daytona State College in Daytona Beach, October, 2009
• Family Message Journals, St Johns County Reading Association’s Spring Conference, April 2003
• Family Message Journals, Kappa Delta Pi Conference, 2000

• Featured User Testimonial, MediaWorks, 2009
• Wrote the interactive Visual Arts section of the Elementary K-6 Online Content Review Module, Florida Department of Education, 2006
• Wrote an article, A Legacy of Teaching Excellence, for SU Magazine, 2006
• Created a 24-page publication of lesson plans for the Gonzalez-Alvarez Oldest House, 2003
• Co-created a website of printable, online lesson plans and activities highlighting Florida history and connecting social studies with the language arts, 2002
• Wrote and was awarded a $25,000 grant by the Florida Department of State’s Division of Historical Resources to create an online curriculum highlighting historical St. Augustine, 2001
• Wrote a series of lesson plans for the visual arts for the Baltimore City Public School System, 2001

 

• Flagler College Creative Writing Camp, 2015-2018
• Summer Creative Writing & Math Camps (Independent), 2008-2012
• St Johns County Public Schools, Strategic Plan Implementation Team: Staff Development and Retention, 2011-2013
• Allen D. Nease High School, JV Cheerleading Liaison, 2011-2012
• Nease High School Booster Club Member, 2010-2012
• Sebastian Middle School Advisory Council, Volunteer, and PTO Member, 2007-2010
• Anastasia Baptist Church Member, 2000-Present
• R. B. Hunt Elementary School Advisory Council, Homeroom Coordinator for Primary Grades, Weekly Classroom Volunteer and PTO Member, 2000-2007
• St. Johns County Reading Association, Co-President, 2003-2004, Vice President 2001-2003;
• St. Johns County Reading Association, Flagler College Representative, 2000-200
• St. Johns County School District Creative Writing Contest Judge, 2001-2004
• St. Johns County School Readiness Coalition Committee Chair, 1999

Office Hours (On Campus):

• Tuesday: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
• Wednesday: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM