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 (Virtual):
- Monday: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
- Wednesday: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM