Faculty Profiles

• Ed.D. in Educational Program Development
• Ph.D. in Teacher Education (program co-coordinator)
• General Secondary Education
• STEM Middle School Residency Program (Helios)
• Institute for Research in Education
• Social Science Education

• EDG 7635 Problems of Practice

• ESE 7346 Collegiate Teaching in Secondary Education

• SSE 6932 Care and Personalization in Secondary Education

• SSE 6932 Middle School Trends and Issues

• ESE 5344 Classroom Management for a Diverse School & Society

• ESE 5342 Teaching the Adolescent Learner

• MAE 4942 School Mathematics Internship II

• MAE 4941 School Mathematics Internship I

• LAE 4936 Field Supervisor & Senior Seminar

• SSE 4936 Field Supervisor & Senior Seminar

• ESE 4322 Classroom Management for a Diverse School & Society

• EDM 3620 Teaching the Young Adolescent Learner

• EDM 3403 Middle Level Education 

Dr. Ellerbrock is a nationally recognized scholar who serves/has served in the following leadership roles:

• Chair, AERA's Middle Level Education Research Group (2020-Present)

• Research Advisory Board Member, Association for Middle Level Education (2017-present)

• Program Chair (Chair-elect), AERA's Middle Level Education Research Group (2018-2020)

• Vice Chair, AERA's Middle Level Education Research Group (2016-2018)

• School Structures Project Co-Lead, Middle Level Education Research SIG Research Agenda Project (2015-2017)

• Early Career Mentoring Program Coordinator, AERA’s Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group (2011-2016)

• Graduate Student Mentoring Program Coordinator, Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group (2011-2016)

• Member of Constitution and By-laws Ad-Hoc Committee, National Association of Professors of Middle Level Education (Fall 2015)

• Council Member, Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group (2013-2015)

Dr. Ellerbrock serves in the following leadership roles at the state level:

• Secretary, Florida League of Middle Schools (2012-present)
• Collegiate Contact, Florida League of Middle Schools (2012-present)

Dr. Ellerbrock identifies herself as a middle grades and general secondary scholar who is expanding and deepening inquiry in middle grades education as well as impacting the local secondary education community and beyond by conducting educational research that investigates ways to promote responsive secondary school experiences for young adolescent learners (ages 10-15). Her systematic program of research revolves around six interconnected strands: 

• Investigating ways middle and high school environments are responsive to the basic and developmental needs of adolescent learners;

• Exploring ways to foster a responsive middle-to-high-school transition for young adolescents;

• Examining ways to promote responsive middle level mathematics/STEM teaching for young adolescent learners;

• Exploring ways to infuse arts-based learning in secondary schools to explore issues of global importance in developmentally responsive ways; 

• Examining ways to cultivate developmentally and culturally responsive secondary teachers and teacher educators;

• Exploring ways to enhance middle grades educator preparation.

• International Study of Programs that Prepare Teachers of Young Adolescents
• Coplanning and Coteaching Coursework in a Clinically Rich Middle Level STEM Teacher Residency Program
• Longitudinal Qualitative Investigation of Preservice and Novice Teachers’ Conceptualization and Enactment of Responsive Middle Level Mathematics Teaching

1. Ellerbrock, C. R. (2019). Faculty International Travel Grant.
   Role: Principal Investigator
   Agency: USF
   Purpose: To support sabbatical work/guest lecturer at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia in spring 2020.
   Year/Status: 2019; grant funded, $2166

2. Ellerbrock, C. R., & Vomvoridi-Ivonivac, E. (2019.) Novice teachers' conceptualization and enactment of responsive middle level mathematics teaching.
   Role: Principal Investigator
   Agency: USF College of Education Anchin Center Bank of America Grant
   Purpose: The purpose of this grant is to analyze a longitudinal data set on the conceptualization and enactment of responsive middle level mathematics teaching to aid undergraduate program refinement and enhancement and help prepare for the submission of an IES grant.
   Year/Status: 2019; grant funded, $2,000

3. Cruz, B., Ellerbrock, C. R., & Smith, N. (2019). Hidden history: Using socially-engaged art to teach about marginalized peoples.
   Role: Project member
   Agency: USF College of Education Anchin Center Bank of America Grant
   Purpose: This project aims to  a) develop the curriculum to accompany “The Visible Turn,” the Spring 2019 exhibition and “The Return of the Real,” the Fall 2019 exhibition; b) administer, collate, and analyze the evaluations for the two 2019 teachers’ workshops; c) administer, collate, and analyze high school students’ reflections to the exhibitions and curriculum; and d) provide conference travel support to present on the project at the annual conference of the National Council for the Social Studies in Austin, Texas.
   Year/Status: 2019; grant funded $2000

4. Cruz, B. Ellerbrock, C. R., & Smith, N. (2017) Using socially-engaged art to foster enlightened citizenship.
   Role: Project member
   Agency: USF College of Education Anchin Center Bank of America Grant
   Purpose: We sought funding to a) develop the next edition of Inside Art, the curriculum to accompany “Climate Change: Cuba/USA,” the Spring 2018 exhibition; b) administer, collate, and analyze the evaluations for the Spring 2018 teachers’ workshop; c) administer, collate, and analyze high school students’ reflections to the exhibition and curriculum; and d) provide conference travel support to present the findings at the annual conference of the National Council for the Social Studies.
   Year/Status: 2017-2018; grant funded, $2000

5. Ellerbrock, C. R., Potter, R., Campbell, S., Krajcevski, M., & Thomas, S.  (2016 9/30/2020). Helios middle school residency program: Transforming STEM teacher preparation for the transition years implementation grant. Kersaint, G., Ellerbrock, C. R., Feldman, A., Plank, L., & Potter, R. (2013-2016). Helios middle school residency program: Transforming STEM teacher preparation for the transition years implementation grant.
   Role: Principal Investigator & Project Manager (2016-current) Co-Principal Investigator (2013-2016)
   Agency: Helios Education Foundation
   Purpose: The purpose of this grant was to support the implementation of the newly developed STEM middle school teacher education program for two cohorts of prospective mathematics and science teachers. This program was (a) collaboratively developed by the USF teacher education, content, engineering faculty, content specialists from Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS), and the Helios Education Foundation; (b) linked to practice through a yearlong residency program supervised by effective teachers, (c) based on ongoing professional development for clinical faculty, collaborating teachers, and residents, (d) supported by clinical faculty tied to both the university and school districts to ensure consistent connections between coursework and practice, and (e) dependent on the continuous assessment of teacher effectiveness and student learning.
   Year/Status: 2/1/2013-9/30/2020; Grant funded, $2,736,313.56 Spring 2018-no cost extension through 9/30/2019 approved, $303,826 Spring 2019-no cost extension through 9/30/2020 approved, $62,423.51

6. Kersaint, G., Ellerbrock, C. R., Herman, B., Plank, L., Potter, R., & Stewart, M. (2011). Helios STEM middle school residency program: Transforming STEM teacher preparation for the transition years planning grant.
   Role: Co-Principal Investigator
   Agency: Helios Education Foundation
   Purpose: The purpose of this grant was to support the development of a new teacher education program for STEM middle school teachers. The program was collaboratively developed among the University of South Florida’s College of Education and College of Arts and Sciences faculty, Hillsborough County Publics Schools, and the Helios Education Foundation.
   Year/Status: 11/2011-12/2012; Grant funded, $430,000.00

7. Berson, M., Ellerbrock, C. R., & Holfeld, T. (2011). simSchool open educational resource modules project.
   Role: Co-Principal Investigator
   Agency: EDUCAUSE and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
   Purpose: The purpose of this grant was to apply and gather information on ways simSchool could be used in initial teacher preparation coursework at the University of South Florida.
   Year/Status: 2011-2012; Grant funded, $36,000.00

8. Ellerbrock, C. R. (2010). Center for 21st century teaching excellence iPad grant to implement the iPad in collegiate teaching.
   Agency: Center for 21st Century Teaching Excellence Teaching Grant
   Purpose: The purpose of this grant was to implement the use of iPads in collegiate teaching.
   Year/Status: 2010; Grant funded, $1,000.00

9. Ellerbrock, C. R. (2008). The middle to high school transition.
   Role: Principal Investigator
   Agency: University of South Florida Internal Mini Grant
   Purpose: The purpose of this grant was to examine the ways a freshman academy may help students make a developmentally responsive transition to high school. 
   Year/Status: Spring 2008-12/2009; Grant funded, $5,000.00
    

1. Vomvoridi-Ivonivac, E., Ellerbrock, C. R., Campbell, S., Plank, L., & Dedrick, R. (in preparation). Weaving Responsiveness and STEM (WeRSTEM) Integration in Middle Grades Mathematics Teaching
   Role: Co-Principal Investigator
   Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
   Purpose: In partnership with NASA and HCPS and building on lessons learned from projects funded by the NSF, the Helios Education Foundation, and NASA, the purpose of this project is to explore professional development for middle school mathematics teachers that incorporates developmental responsiveness for young adolescents, culturally responsive pedagogy, and principles of STEM integration through the engineering design process.
   Year/Status: Submission deadline: rolling.

* Asterisk indicates manuscripts where co-authors are graduate students
** Asterisk indicates manuscripts where co-authors are undergraduate students

Invited International Refereed Articles 

1. Ellerbrock, C. R., Main, K., Falbe, K., & Franz, D. (2018). An Examination of Middle School Organizational Structures in the United States and Australia. Education Sciences. 8(4), 168; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci8040168 (Double blind review, 38% acceptance rate; As of July 7, 2020 Views: 1256, Downloads: 2331, Citations: 3, Altmetrics: 2).

Refereed Articles

1. Virtue, D., Ellerbrock, C.R., & Main, K. (2020). A review of trends in the scope of international scholarship in middle level education, 1989–2019. Middle Grades Review. 6(3).

2. Ellerbrock, C. R. (2020). Obstacles and opportunities to developing and sustaining a clinically rich STEM middle school residency program. Middle School Journal, 51(5), 19-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/00940771.2020.1814625 (blind review, 23% acceptance rate, Altmetric 26; 15 views as of 11/4/2020)

3. Ellerbrock, C. R., Main, K., & Virtue, D. (2020). An international study of programs that prepare teachers of young adolescents. Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 25(1). https://doi.org/10.20429/cimle.2020.250102 (41 downloads as of 11/4/2020)

4. *Sarnoff, K., & Ellerbrock, C. R.  (2020). Stronger together: A collaborative triad approach to middle school STEM teacher preparation. School-University Partnerships, 13(1), 48-53. (blind review, 30-40% acceptance rate).

5. Ellerbrock, C. R., & Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, E., *Sarnoff, K., *Jones, B., & **Thomas, M. (2019). Collaborating to “Grow Our Own”: The Helios STEM middle school residency program. The Clearing House, 92(4-5), 119-124. https://doi.org/10.1080/00098655.2019.1614516 (double blind review, 30% acceptance rate; 71 views as of 11/4/2020)

6. Cruz, B., Ellerbrock, C.R., & *Mead, S. (2019). Exploring families through contemporary art: Changing roles and relationships. Social Education, 83(3), 128-133. (Blind peer review, 20% acceptance rate)

7. Thomas, S. W., Campbell, S. W., Subramanyam, M. D., & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2019). Contemporary STEM issues: Engineering training of pre-service teachers for middle school STEM curriculum development. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 1-10.

8. *Mead, S., & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2018). Know they selfie: Using contemporary art to teach adolescent identity exploration. Social Studies Research and Practice, 13(2), 279-288. https://doi.org/10.1108/SSRP-04-2018-0013 (Double blind peer review, 11% acceptance rate)

9. Ellerbrock, C. R., Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, E., & Duran, J. (2018). Working Together: Preparing the next generation of highly qualified middle school STEM teachers. The Clearing House, 91(3), 124-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/00098655.2018.1428458 (double blind peer review, 30% acceptance rate; 181 views as of 11/4/2020)

10. *Mead, S., Ellerbrock, C. R., & Cruz, B. (2017). Discussing global issues through contemporary art. The Social Studies, 108(2), 72-77. https://doi.org/10.1080/00377996.2017.1289146 (blind peer review, 45% acceptance rate; 553 views, 1 CrossRef citations as of 11/4/2020)

11. Ellerbrock, C. R., DiCicco, M., *Denmon, J. M., *Parke, E., & *Mead, S. (2016). Cracker jacks: “Finding the prize” inside each adolescent learner. The Clearing House, 90(1), 26-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/00098655.2016.1235955 (double blind peer review, 30% acceptance rate; 144 views as of 11/4/2020)

12. Ellerbrock, C. R., Cruz, B., Vásquez, A., & Howes, E. (2016). Preparing culturally responsive teachers: Effective practices in teacher education. Action in Teacher Education, 38(3), 226-239. https://doi.org/10.1080/01626620.2016.1194780 (blind peer review, 15-20% acceptance rate; 1864 views, 3 CrossRef citations, and 30 Altmetric as of 11/4/2020)

13. Ellerbrock, C. R., *Denmon, J. M., *Owens, R., & *Lindstrom, K. (2015). Fostering a developmentally responsive middle-to-high-school transition: The role of transition supports. Middle Grades Research Journal, 10(1), 83-101. (double blind peer review, 20-27% acceptance rate)

14. Cruz, B., & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2015). Developing visual literacy: Historical and manipulated photography in the social studies classroom. The Social Studies, 106(6), 274-280. https://doi.org/10.1080/00377996.2015.1083932 (blind peer review, 45%acceptance rate; 921 views and 2 CrossRef citations as of 11/4/2020)

15. Cruz, B., Ellerbrock, C. R., & Smith, N. (2015). “I have never witnessed students so engaged”: The art of democracy in high school classrooms. Art Education, 68(6), 9-15. (blind peer review, 35% acceptance rate)

16. Kiefer, S. M., Alley, K., & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2015). Teacher and peer support for young adolescents’ motivation, engagement, and school belonging. Research in Middle Level Education Online, 38(8), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/19404476.2015.11641184 (double blind peer review, 15% acceptance rate; 1,941 views and 13 CrossRef citations as of 11/4/2020). 

17. Ellerbrock, C. R., Kiefer, S. M., & Alley, K. (2014). School-based interpersonal relationships: Setting the foundation for young adolescents’ belonging in middle school. Middle Grades Research Journal, 9(2), 1–17. (double blind peer review, 20-27% acceptance rate)

18. Ellerbrock, C. R., & Kiefer, S. M. (2014). Fostering an adolescent-centered community: Lessons learned and suggestions for middle level teachers. The Clearing House, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/00098655.2014.933157 (double blind peer review, 30% acceptance rate; 379 views and 2 CrossRef citations as of 11/4/2020).

19. Ellerbrock, C. R., *Abbas B., & *DiCicco, M. (2014). Developmentally responsive teacher practices across the middle-to-high-school transition. Journal of Research in Education, 24(1), 17-37. (blind peer review, 18% acceptance rate)

20. Kiefer, S. M., Ellerbrock, C. R., & Alley, K. (2014). The role of responsive teacher practices in supporting academic motivation at the middle level. Research in Middle Level Education Online, 38(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/19404476.2014.11462114 (double blind peer review, 15% acceptance rate; 619 views, 3CrossRef citations, and 8 Altmetric Score as of 11/4/2020).

21. Ellerbrock, C. R., & Kiefer, S. M. (2014). Supporting young adolescents’ middle-to-high-school transition by creating a ninth-grade community of care: Implications for middle grades educators. Middle School Journal, 45(3), 3-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/00940771.2014.11461886 (double blind peer review, 28% acceptance rate; 297 views, 1CrossRef citation as of 11/4/2020).

22. Ellerbrock, C. R., & Kiefer, S. M. (2013a). Extending a community of care beyond the ninth grade: A follow-up study. Journal of Educational Research, 106(4), 319–331. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220671.2012.692728 (double blind peer review, 5-year impact factor 1.282, 18% acceptance rate; 294 views and 5 CrossRef citations as of 11/4/2020).

23. Ellerbrock, C. R., & Kiefer, S. M. (2013b). The interplay between adolescent needs and secondary school structures: Fostering developmentally responsive middle and high school environments across the transition. High School Journal, 96(3), 170-194. doi:10.1353/hsj.2013.0007. (blind peer review, 20% acceptance rate)

24. Ellerbrock, C. R. (2012). Creating a family-like ninth-grade environment through interdisciplinary teaming. Urban Education, 47(1), 32-64. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085911427736 (double blind peer review, 5-year impact factor .916, 11-20% acceptance rate; 283 download and 1 CrossRef as of 11/4/2020)

25. Kiefer, S. M., & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2012). Caring and fun: Fostering an adolescent-centered community within an interdisciplinary team. Middle Grades Research Journal, 7(3), 1-17. (double blind peer review, 20-27% acceptance rate)

26. Dennis, D., Parker, A., Kiefer, S., & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2011). “I can read this!” Promoting developmentally responsive literacy practices in a middle school science classroom. Journal of Reading Education, 36(2), 15-22. (peer review, 20% acceptance rate)

27. Ellerbrock, C. R., & Kiefer, S. M. (2010). Creating a ninth-grade community of care. Journal of Educational Research, 103(6), 393-406. doi:10.1080/0022067090383-085. (double blind peer review, 5-year impact factor 1.386, 18% acceptance rate; 490 views and 16 CrossRef citations as of 111/4/2020)

28. Kiefer, S. M., & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2010). Understanding middle grades students’ perceptions of their peer world: Implications for teaming. Middle School Journal, 42(2), 48-54. https://doi.org/10.1080/00940771.2010.11461756 (double blind peer review, 16% acceptance rate; 76 views as of 11/4/2020)

1. Ellerbrock, C.R., Virtue, D., & Main, K. (2021, Accepted). Middle level teacher preparation across international contexts: Understanding local and global factors influencing teacher education. Routledge.
2. Cruz, B., Ellerbrock, C. R., Howes, E., & Vásquez, A. (Eds.). (2014). Talking diversity with teachers and teacher educators: Exercises and critical conversations across the curriculum. Teachers College Press.

 *Asterisk indicates manuscripts where co-authors are graduate students

1. Ellerbrock, C. R. (2020, accepted). Clinical practice at the heart of teacher preparation: Developing a STEM middle school residency program. To be published in D. Polly, R. West Burns, E. Garin, & B. Badiali’s (Eds.)., Handbook of Clinical Practice in Teacher Education Programs. Information Age Press.
2. Cruz, B. C., Ellerbrock, C. R., Denney, S. M., & *Viera, C. M. (2020). The art of global education: Using socially conscious art to develop global perspectives. In J. Myers (Ed.), Research on teaching global issues: Pedagogy for global citizenship education (pp. 91-113). Information Age Publishing.
3. Kiefer, S., & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2019). Supporting young adolescent motivation in school through an adolescent-centered community of care. In D. Virtue (Ed.), International handbook of middle level education: Theory, research, and policy (ch. 12). Routledge.
4. Ellerbrock, C. R., & Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, E. (2019). A Framework for responsive middle level mathematics teaching. In K. M. Brinegar, L. M. Harrison, & E. Hurd Eds.), The handbook of research in middle level education: Equity and cultural responsiveness in the middle grades (pp. 45-68). Information Age Publishing.
5. Ellerbrock, C. R., Falbe, K., & Franz, D. (2018). Middle Grades Schools and Structures. In S. B. Mertens & M. M. Caskey (Eds.), Literature reviews in support of the middle level education research agenda. Information Age Publishing.
6. Ellerbrock, C. R., Kersaint, G., Smith, J. J., & Kaskeski, R. (2016). Transforming teacher preparation for the transition years: A partnership-based STEM residency program. In P. B. Howell, J. Carpenter, & J. Jones (Eds.), Clinical preparation at the middle level: Practices and possibilities (pp. 33-58). Information Age Publishing.
7. Ellerbrock, C. R., & Cruz, B. (2014). A vision of diversity in teacher education. In B. Cruz, C. R. Ellerbrock, E. Howes, & A. Vásquez (Eds.), Talking diversity with teachers and teacher educators: Exercises and critical conversations across the curriculum (pp. 13-27). Teachers College Press.
8. Ellerbrock, C. R. (2014). Cultivating a positive learning environment in college classrooms. In B. Cruz, C. R. Ellerbrock, E. Howes, & A. Vásquez (Eds.), Talking diversity with teachers and teacher educators: Exercises and critical conversations across the curriculum (pp. 28-52). Teachers College Press.

 * Asterisk indicates manuscripts where co-authors are graduate students

1. Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, E. & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2018). Responsive middle level Mathematics teaching. Noticias de TODOS - TODOS Newsletter: Mathematics For All, 13(2), 3-5.
2. Ellerbrock, C. R., Franz, D., & Falbe, K. (2016). Middle grades schools and structures. In S. B. Mertens, M. M. Caskey, P. Bishop, N. Flowers, D. Strahan, D., G. Andrews, & L. Daniel (Eds.), The MLER SIG research agenda (pp. 26-31). Retrieved from http://mlersig.net/research/mler-sig-research-agenda/
3. Ellerbrock, C. R. (2016). Paul George. In S. B. Mertens, M. M. Caskey, & N. Flowers (Eds.), The encyclopedia of middle grades education (2nd ed.). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
4. Ellerbrock, C. R. (2016). Howard Johnston. In S. B. Mertens, M. M. Caskey, & N. Flowers (Eds.), The encyclopedia of middle grades education (2nd ed.). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
5. Ellerbrock, C. R. (2016). Relationships. In S. B. Mertens, M. M. Caskey, & N. Flowers (Eds.), The encyclopedia of middle grades education (2nd ed.). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
6. Ellerbrock, C. R. (2016). Developmental responsiveness. In S. B. Mertens, M. M. Caskey, & N. Flowers (Eds.), The encyclopedia of middle grades education (2nd ed.). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
7. Ellerbrock, C. R., *Abbas, B., *DiCicco, M., *Denmon, J. M., *Sabella, L., & *Hart, J. (2015, May). Relationships: The fundamental R in education. Phi Delta Kappan, 96(8), 48-51. https://doi.org/10.1177/0031721715583963  (5-year impact factor 0.223, 10% acceptance rate; 237 downloads, 4 CrossRef, and 2 Web of Science citations as of 11/4/2020).
8. Ellerbrock, C. R. (2015). Interdisciplinary team teaching. In George Scarlott (Ed.), Classroom management: An A-to-Z guide. New York, NY: Sage. (invited to submit, peer review)
9. Ellerbrock, C. R. (2015). Warm demanders. In George Scarlott (Ed.), Classroom management: An A-to-Z guide. New York, NY: Sage. (invited to submit, peer review)
10. Ellerbrock, C. R. (2015). Fostering a positive classroom learning environment. USF Faculty Voices, 3(1): 1-3.
11. Ellerbrock, C. R., *Denmon, J., *Mahoney, B., *DiCicco, M. & *Sabella, L. (2014, April). Moving from the middle. AMLE Magazine, 1(8), 13-15. (invited to submit, distributed to over 40,000 members of AMLE across the United States and in 45 other countries;18,667 views as if 5/25/2020)
12. *Mahoney, B., & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2013, March). Positive teacher-student relationships: The role of the warm demander. Powerlines. (invited to submit, distributed to all members of the Florida League of Middle Schools)
13. Ellerbrock, C. R. (2012, April). Help students transition to high school smoothly. Middle E-Connections. http://www.amle.org/BrowsebyTopic/TransitionstofromMiddleSchool/TranDet/TabId/206/ArtMID/839/ArticleID/117/Help-Students-Transition-to-High-School-Smoothly.aspx (invited to submit, distributed to over 40,000 members of AMLE across the United States and in 45 other countries; 66,077 views as of 5/25/2020)
14. Ellerbrock, C. R. (2012, March). Fostering care during the middle school years: The role of the warm demander. Powerlines. (invited to submit, distributed to all members of the Florida League of Middle Schools)
15. Ellerbrock, C. R. (2011, April). Easing the transition to high school. Middle EConnections. http://www.amle.org/Publications/MiddleEConnections/April2011/tabid/2430/Default.aspx (invited to submit, distributed to over 40,000 members of AMLE across the United States and in 45 other countries)

(National Presentations 2015-Present)
* Asterisk indicates presentations where co-presenters are graduate students
** Asterisk indicates presentations where co-presenters are undergraduate students

1. Ellerbrock, C. R. (2021, October). ELearning for All: Experiences Teaching and Interning Remotely via eLearning. Paper presented at the 2021 annual meeting of PDS-SERVE.
2. Virtue, D., Ellerbrock, C. R. (2021, October). School-University Partnerships Supporting Middle Grades Teacher Preparation: Lessons Learned from Cases Around the World. Paper presented at the 2021 annual meeting of PDS-SERVE.

3. Ellerbrock, C. R., Parke, E., & Denmon, D. (2021, April). “I'm kinda nervous about high school”: Fostering a responsive middle-to-high-school transition though a summertime camp. Paper presented at the 2021 virtual meeting of American Educational Research Association.

4. Ellerbrock, C. R., & Virtue, D. (2020, October). An international study of programs that prepare teachers of young adolescents. Concurrent session presented at the 2020 annual virtual meeting of the Association for Middle Level Education.

5. Ellerbrock C. R. (2020, October). Supporting teacher education training through coplanning and coteaching in the field. Roundtable presentation presented at the Middle Level Education Research SIG Roundtable session at the 2020 annual virtual meeting of the Association for Middle Level Education.

6. Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, E. & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2020, April – accepted but conference cancelled due to COVID-19). A responsive middle grades math exploration of the effects of animal agriculture on our planet. Burst session presented at the 2020 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Centennial Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

7. Andrews, G., Brinegar, K., DeMink-Carthew, J., Ellerbrock, C.R., Harrison, L., Moulton, M., & Virtue, D. (2019, November). Advocacy for the middle level: Opportunities to use the new ALME position papers. Concurrent session presented at the Association for Middle Level Education’s Research Advisory Council’s Creating a Culture that Makes a Difference session at the 2019 annual meeting of the Association for Middle Level Education, Nashville, TN.

8. Ellerbrock, C. R., & Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, E. (2019, November). Middle level teacher education training through co-teaching in the field: A self study. Roundtable presentation presented at the NAPOMLE Best Practice session at the 2019 annual meeting of the Association for Middle Level Education, Nashville, TN.

9. Ellerbrock, C. R., *Sarnoff, K., *Cannon, M., & Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, E. (2019, November). Striving to become a responsive middle level mathematics teacher. Roundtable presentation presented at the Middle Level Education Research SIG Roundtable session at the 2019 annual meeting of the Association for Middle Level Education, Nashville, TN.

10. Thomas, S., Campbell, S., & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2019, June). Contemporary STEM issues: Engineering training of pre-service teachers for middle school STEM curriculum development. Paper presented at the annual American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Tampa, Florida.

11. *Sarnoff, K., Ellerbrock, C. R., Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, E., & *Cannon, M. (2019, April). “It’s good teaching”: A novice teacher’s conceptualization and enactment of responsive middle level mathematics teaching. Paper presented at the 2019 annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada.

12. Ellerbrock, C. R., & Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, E. (2018, October). A framework for responsive middle level mathematics teaching. Roundtable presentation presented at AMLE’s Professional Preparation Advisory Committee session at the  2018 annual meeting of the Association for Middle Level Education, Orlando, FL.

13. Ellerbrock, C. R., Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, E., *Sarnoff, K., & *Cannon, M. (2018, October). Enacting responsive middle level mathematics teaching in the middle school classroom. Roundtable presentation presented at to NAPOMLE Best Practice session at the 2018 annual meeting of the Association for Middle Level Education, Orlando, FL.

14. Ellerbrock, C. R., Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, *Sarnoff, K., *Cannon, M., & *Jones, B. (2018, October). Responsive Middle Level Mathematics Teaching: A Framework for Mathematics Teaching at the Middle Level. Roundtable presentation presented at the Middle Level Education Research SIG Roundtable session at the 2018 annual meeting of the Association for Middle Level Education, Orlando, FL.

15. Ellerbrock, C. R., & Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, E. (2018, April). A framework for responsive middle level mathematics teaching. Paper presented at the 2018 annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, New York City, NY.

16. Yendol-Hoppey, D., Hoppey, D. T., Jacobs, J., Burns, R. W., Allsopp, D. H., & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2018, April). Developing a professional development school Practice framework for planning and resourcing clinically rich teacher education. Paper presented at the 2018 annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, New York City, NY.

17. Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, E. & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2018, April).  A framework for Responsive middle level mathematics teaching. Poster session presented at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 2018 Research Conference, Washington, DC.

18. Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, E., & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2018, February). Responsive middle level mathematics teaching: Converging developmentalism and cultural responsiveness in middle level mathematics. Poster session presented at the 2018 Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Conference in Houston, TX.

19. Ellerbrock, C. R., Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, E., Duran, J., **Gant, S., & **Cruz, C. (2017, November). Welcome to the real world: Opening preservice teachers eyes to the reality of teacher evaluation. Concurrent session presented at the Symposium on Middle Level Teacher Education at the 2017 annual meeting of the Association for Middle Level Education, Philadelphia, PA.

20. Ellerbrock, C. R., Duran, J., & Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, E. (2017, November). Co-planning and co-teaching in the field: A self-study of three teacher educators’ experiences. Roundtable presentation presented at to NAPOMLE Best Practice Session at the 2017 annual meeting of the Association for Middle Level Education, Philadelphia, PA.

21. Ellerbrock, C. R., Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, E., Duran, J., **Hange, D., **Schepisi, V., **Pedraza, U., **Gant, S., & **Cruz, C. (2017, November). Mentoring the next generation of middle school teachers: Preservice and first year teachers tell all. Roundtable presentation presented at the 2017 annual meeting of the Association. for Middle Level Education, Philadelphia, PA.

22. Ellerbrock, C.R., *Parke, E., Denmon, J.M., DiCicco, M., *Mead, S., & Abbas B. (2017). Fostering a developmentally responsive middle-to-high-school transition through a summertime transition camp. Paper presented at the 2017 annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.

23. Ellerbrock, C. R., Duran, J., & Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, E. (2017). Co-planning and co-teaching in the field: Practicing what we preach in a clinically-rich undergraduate STEM middle school program. Roundtable presentation presented at the annual National Association of Professional Development Schools Conference, Washington, DC.

24. Cruz, B., *Mead, S., & Ellerbrock, C.R. (2016, December). Economics, environment, and empathy: Photographing contemporary global issues. Presentation presented at the 2016 meeting of the National Council of the Social Studies, Washington, DC. 

25. *Mead, S., & Ellerbrock, C.R. (2016, December). Contemporary identity crisis: Exploring adolescent identity development through visual art. Presentation Presented at the 2016 meeting of the National Council of the Social Studies, Washington, DC.

26. Ellerbrock, C. R., & Plank, L. (2016, October). Preparing the next generation of STEM educators through an urban middle school residency program. Presentation presented at to the Council of Great City Schools, Miami, FL.

27. Ellerbrock, C. R., Franz, D., & Falbe, K. (2016, October). A new agenda for middle level education research. Roundtable presented at the Middle Level Education Research SIG Session at the 2016 annual meeting of the Association for Middle Level Education, Austin, TX.

28. Ellerbrock, C. R., Duran, J., **Hange, D., **Morris, M., **Pedraza, U., **Schepisi, V., & **Woodard, M. (2016, October). Pre-service and in-service teachers speak out: The importance of clinically-rich STEM middle level teacher preparation. Roundtable presented at to NAPOMLE Best Practice Session at the 2016 annual meeting of the Association for Middle Level Education, Austin, TX.

29. Ellerbrock, C. R., Duran, J., **Hange, D., **Morris, M., **Pedraza, U., **Schepisi, V., & **Woodard, M. (2016, October). Obstacles and opportunities: Creating and keeping a clinically-rich STEM middle level residency program. Roundtable presented at the Symposium on Middle Level Teacher Education at the 2016 annual meeting of the Association for Middle Level Education, Austin, TX.

30. Ellerbrock, C. R., *Parke, E., *Denmon, J. D., DiCicco, M., & *Mead, S. (2016, October). Fostering a developmentally responsive middle-to-high-school transition through a summertime transition program. Paper presented at the Middle Level Education Research Roundtable: Connecting Theory with Practice at the 2016    annual meeting of the Association for Middle Level Education, Austin, TX.

31. Ellerbrock, C. R., & Sparks, C. (2016, October). Raising men of distinction: Gender differentiation in the 21st century middle school. Presentation presented at the 2016 annual meeting of the Association for Middle Level Education, Austin, TX.

32. *Parke, E., *Denmon, J. D., *Mead, S., DiCicco, M., & Ellerbrock, C.R. (2016, October). The transition to high school: Supporting students’ academically, socially, and procedurally. Concurrent session presented at the 2016annual meeting of the Association for Middle Level Education, Austin, TX.

33. Kiefer, S., Ellerbrock, C. R., & Alley, K. (2015, October). The role of responsive teacher practices in supporting academic motivation at the middle level. Invited paper presented at the New Directions in Middle Level Education Research Session at the 2015 annual meeting of the Association for Middle Level Education, Columbus, OH.

34. Kiefer, S., Alley, K., & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2015, October). Teacher and peer support for young adolescents’ motivation, engagement, and school belonging. Invited paper presented at the New Directions in Middle Level Education Research Session at the 2015 annual meeting of the Association for Middle Level Education, Columbus, OH.

35. DiCicco, M., *Abbas, B., *Denmon, J. M., *Parke, E., & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2015, October). Academically supporting incoming ninth-grade students through a summertime high school transition program. Paper presented at the Middle Level Education Research Roundtable at the 2015 annual meeting of the Association for Middle Level Education, Columbus, OH.

36. *Denmon, J. M., *Abbas, B., DiCicco, M., *Parke, E., & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2015, October). Where’s the bathroom?: Transition programs and students’ procedural needs. Paper presented at the 2015 annual meeting of the Association for Middle Level Education, Columbus, OH.

37. Vásquez, A., Ellerbrock, C. R., Cruz, B., & Howes, E. (2015, February). Critical conversations and exercises for talking about diversity in teacher education. Concurrent session presented at the 2015 annual meeting of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Atlanta, GA.

38. Vásquez, A., Cruz, B., Ellerbrock, C. R., & Howes, E. (2015, February). Talking about diversity in teacher education: Critical conversations and exercises. Presentation presented at the 2015 annual meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators. Phoenix, AZ.

(Regional/Local Presentations 2008-Present)
* Asterisk indicates presentations where co-presenters are graduate students
** Asterisk indicates presentations where co-presenters are undergraduate students

1. Ellerbrock, C. R., Main, K., & Virtue, D. (2020, Cancelled due to COVID-19). International middle level teacher preparation program research project information and training session. Session scheduled to present at the 2020 annual meeting of the Southeast Professors of Middle Level Education. Ashville, NC.

2. Ellerbrock, C. R., Plank, L., **Schepisi, V., & **Clayton, B. (2017, June). Preparing the next generation of STEM educators through an urban middle school residency program. Concurrent session presented at the 2017 annual meeting of the Florida League of Middle Schools, Sarasota, FL.

3. Ellerbrock, C. R., *Mahoney, B., *Owens, R., *Denmon, J., *Sabella, L., *Parke, E. & *DiCicco, M. (2013, June). Actualizing the warm demander stance within the middle level classroom. Concurrent session presented at the 2013 annual meeting of the Florida League of Middle Schools, Sarasota, FL.

4. *Sabella, L., *Owens, R., *Denmon, J., *Mahoney, B., *DiCiccco, M., & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2013, June). Language and literature: Best practices in the English language arts classroom. Concurrent session presented at the 2013 annual meeting of the Florida League of Middle Schools, Sarasota, FL.

5. Ellerbrock C. R., & *Sukhram, G. (2013, April 19). Social Media in the classroom: Using edmodo to connect students. Presented at the 2013 COEDU Technology Summit. University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

6. Ellerbrock, C. R. (2012, Oct.). Show Them You Care. Concurrent session presented at the 2012 Florida League of Middle Schools Region 5 Conference, Seffner, FL.

7. *Denmon, J., *Boles-Haslup, S., *Eisenbach, B., *Mahoney, B., *Owens, R., *DiCicco, M., *Lindstrom, K., & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2012, June). Creating a community of care within the middle school classroom. Concurrent session presented at the 2012 annual meeting of the Florida League of Middle Schools, Sarasota, FL.

8. *DiCicco, M., *Owens, R., *Mahoney, B., *Denmon, J., *Boles-Haslup, S., *Eisenbach, B., *Lindstrom, K., & Ellerbrock. C. R. (2012, June). Voices from the transition: Students and school personnel weigh in. Concurrent session presented at the 2012 annual meeting of the Florida League of Middle Schools, Sarasota, FL.

9. Mahoney, B., & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2012, April 27). Teaching and learning online: Preparing preservice teachers in and for digital spaces. Presented at the 2012 COEDU Technology Summit. University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

10. Ellerbrock, C. R., *Mahoney, B., *Reid, J., *Karner, E., *Check, R., & *Rustan, L. (2011, June). The transition from middle school to high school: Triumphs and tribulations. Paper presented at the annual Florida League of Middle Schools, Sarasota, FL.

11. *Denmon, J. M., *Mahoney, B., *Owens, R., *Reid, J., *Boles-Haslup, S., *Karner, E., *Lindstrom, K., *Check A., *Rustan, L., & Ellerbrock, C. R. (2011, June). Best practices for meeting the needs of young adolescent learners: School environments, transitions, motivation and innovations. Poster roundtable presented at the annual meeting of the Florida League of Middle Schools, Sarasota, FL.

12. Dennis, D., Ellerbrock, C. R., Kiefer, S. M., Parker, A. (2008, June). Facilitating school transitions: The literacy classroom as a model for supporting young adolescent development. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Florida League of Middle Schools, Sarasota, FL.

13. Ellerbrock, C. R. (2008, June). A bridge over troubled waters: What middle schools can do to help students successfully make the transition to high school. Concurrent session presented at the annual meeting of the Florida League of Middle Schools, Sarasota, FL.

14. Ellerbrock, C. R. (2008, June). Freshman academies: Theory into practice. Paper presented at the pre-conference of the annual meeting the Florida League of Middle Schools, Sarasota, FL.

1. Cruz, B., Ellerbrock, C. R., Ferguson, M., Peck-Bartle, S., & Viera, C.M. (2020). The Neighbors: Slides Shows for America, arts-social studies curriculum, InsideART, Contemporary Art Museum, USF.

2. Cruz, B., Ellerbrock, C. R., Mead, S., & Viera, C.M. (2019). The Visible Turn: Contemporary Artists confront Political Invisibility, arts-social studies curriculum, InsideART, Contemporary Art Museum, USF. 

3. Cruz, B., Ellerbrock, C. R., Mead, S., & Viera, C.M. (2018). Miki Kratsman: People I Met, arts-social studies curriculum, InsideART, Contemporary Art Museum, USF. 

4. Cruz, B., Ellerbrock, C. R., & Mead, S. (2018). Climate Change: Cuba/USA, arts-social studies curriculum, InsideART, Contemporary Art Museum, USF.

5. Cruz, B., Ellerbrock, C. R., & Mead, S. (2017). David Claerbout, arts-social studies curriculum, InsideART, Contemporary Art Museum, USF. 

6. Cruz, B., Ellerbrock, C. R., & Mead, S. (2016). Histories/Histórias, arts-social studies curriculum, InsideART, Contemporary Art Museum, USF. 

7. Cruz, B., Ellerbrock, C. R., & Mead, S. (2015). A Family Affair, arts-social studies curriculum, InsideART, Contemporary Art Museum, USF. 

8. Cruz, B., Ellerbrock, C. R., & Smith, N. (2015). Enhanced!: The Art of Manipulated Photography, arts-social studies curriculum, InsideART, Contemporary Art Museum, USF.