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Sheri Vasinda

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Teaching, Learning & Educational Sciences

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  • Professor
    Teaching, Learning & Educational Sciences
  • 405-744-7125 (Work)
  • Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma State University, 251 Willard, Stillwater, OK, 74078, United States
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TEACHING SUMMARY

With over 25 years of K12 experience that include elementary classroom teacher, campus reading specialist and district literacy specialist, Sheri Vasinda is currently the Alice Phillips Endowed Professor of Elementary Education in the School of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Sciences. She teaches literacy education courses at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels. Her teaching interests include leveraging technology for amplified and transformative learning and the effect sizes of teacher-student relationships and classroom discussion. She has received several teaching awards including the K12 Teacher of the Year at the campus and district level (Allen, TX), the College of Education Teaching Award, the OSU Regents Distinguished Teaching Award, and the College of Education and Human Sciences Global Education Faculty Excellence Award. 

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TEACHING

  • COURSE TAUGHT
    21st Century Literacies: Theory, Research, and Practice
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Theory and research on new literacies for the 21st Century including digital literacies, multimodalities, multi-literacies, participatory culture, and popular culture, considering the implications and applications for K-20 classroom. Previously offered as CIED 6193.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Directed Study
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Directed study for master's level students.Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Required of all candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Credit is given upon completion of the dissertation. Offered for variable credit, 1-12 credit hours, maximum of 25 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Literacy Leadership and Coaching
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Develops skills and knowledge for school literacy program design and leadership, and for coaching other teaching professionals in literacy teaching.Prerequisite(s): CIED 5463.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Mathematics Leadership and Coaching
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Develops skills and knowledge for school mathematics program design and leadership, and for coaching other teaching professionals in mathematics teaching. Course previously offered as CIED 5943.Prerequisite(s): Completion of a Bachelor's degree and nine hours from SMED 5253, SMED 5273, SMED 5913, SMED 5923, and SMED 5933.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Required of all candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Credit is given upon completion of the dissertation. Offered for variable credit, 1-12 credit hours, maximum of 25 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Literacy Assessment and Instruction
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Selection, administration, and interpretation of a variety of formal and informal literacy assessments. Use of assessment results to plan, evaluate, and revise effective instruction for diverse learners within an assessment/evaluation/instruction cycle. Tutoring practicum is required.Prerequisite(s): CIED 3293 and CIED 3253.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Literacy and Technology Across the Curriculum
    7 Jul 2025 - 1 Aug 2025
    The characteristics of computer-facilitated learning relating to broad definitions of literacy. Use of a variety of computer and literacy tools across the curriculum.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Required of all candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Credit is given upon completion of the dissertation.Offered for variable credit, 1-25 credit hours, maximum of 25 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Required of all candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Credit is given upon completion of the dissertation.Offered for variable credit, 1-25 credit hours, maximum of 25 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Internship in Education
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Directed off-campus experiences designed to relate ideas and concepts to problems encountered in the management of the school program.Offered for variable credit, 1-8 credit hours, maximum of 8 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Literacy Assessment and Instruction
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Selection, administration, and interpretation of a variety of formal and informal literacy assessments. Use of assessment results to plan, evaluate, and revise effective instruction for diverse learners within an assessment/evaluation/instruction cycle. Tutoring practicum is required.Prerequisite(s): CIED 3293 and CIED 3253.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Literacy Leadership and Coaching
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Develops skills and knowledge for school literacy program design and leadership, and for coaching other teaching professionals in literacy teaching.Prerequisite(s): CIED 5463.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Mathematics Leadership and Coaching
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Develops skills and knowledge for school mathematics program design and leadership, and for coaching other teaching professionals in mathematics teaching. Course previously offered as CIED 5943.Prerequisite(s): Completion of a Bachelor's degree and nine hours from SMED 5253, SMED 5273, SMED 5913, SMED 5923, and SMED 5933.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Directed Study
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Directed study for master's level students.Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Required of all candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Credit is given upon completion of the dissertation.Offered for variable credit, 1-25 credit hours, maximum of 25 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Required of all candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Credit is given upon completion of the dissertation.Offered for variable credit, 1-25 credit hours, maximum of 25 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Internship in Literacies Research Methodologies
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Directed off-campus experiences designed to relate ideas and concepts to problems encountered in the management of the school program.Offered for variable credit, 1-8 credit hours, maximum of 8 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Sem Soc Sci Decoding the World: Honors
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Introduction to topics in various disciplines by faculty from the undergraduate colleges for freshman and sophomore students in the University Honors College.Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 12 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Introductory Honors Topics.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Teaching Reading in the Elementary and Middle School
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Learning theory, content and methods specifically related to teaching children to read a wide range of texts for a wide range of purposes. Understandings of central reading components such as print awareness, phonological/phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and critical literacy. Best practices for teaching reading effectively for diverse learners with varied needs and interests. Includes program phonics exam.Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1113 and ENGL 1213 and ENGL 2413.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    10 Jun 2024 - 2 Aug 2024
    Required of all candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Credit is given upon completion of the dissertation.Offered for variable credit, 1-25 credit hours, maximum of 25 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Required of all candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Credit is given upon completion of the dissertation.Offered for variable credit, 1-25 credit hours, maximum of 25 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Required of all candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Credit is given upon completion of the dissertation.Offered for variable credit, 1-25 credit hours, maximum of 25 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Literacy Instruction in Primary Grades
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Analysis of growth in literacy from the preschool level through early elementary years. Examination of literacy learning processes and instructional procedures.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Decoding the World: Honors
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Introduction to topics in various disciplines by faculty from the undergraduate colleges for freshman and sophomore students in the University Honors College.Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 12 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Introductory Honors Topics.