Andrea Tochelli-Ward, Ph.D
- Associate Professor Purcell School of Professional Studies
- Chair Education
Andrea Tochelli-Ward, Ph. D., is the Accreditation Coordinator at Le Moyne College since 2020. Andrea is a former elementary and middle school teacher with a degree from the University at Buffalo, SUNY in Curriculum, Instruction, and the Science of Learning, concentration in Reading Education. She teaches courses focused on elementary literacy methods for preservice teachers. Additionally she teaches courses for inservice teachers on emergent literacy, literacy assessment and instruction, and teaching children’s literature in elementary classrooms. Her research interests include using children’s and young adult literature in K-12 classrooms, teacher reflective practices, multimodal compositions created by K-12 students and teachers as well as the use of video reflection in professional development. Since the fall of 2022, Andrea began working with the Diverse Book Finder as a coder for books displayed on their website.
Education
Ph.D. Curriculum Instruction, and the Science of Learning, Concentration: Reading Education
Masters of Education Literacy Specialist
Masters of Science in Education, Childhood Education (grades 1-6)
Bachelor of Arts Psychology
Publications
Referred Journal Articles
Tochelli-Ward, A. L., & Ward, A. (2020). “Am I mute?” COVID-19 through the eyes of a
preschooler. Perspectives and Provocations in Early Childhood Education. Volume 9(3). Retrieved from: https://sites.google.com/view/ecea-ncte/ecea-journal/previous-volumes?authuser=0
Tochelli, A. L., & Shanahan, L. E. (2014). Engaging students in response to
informational texts through comic books and digital art. Language Arts, 92(2), 119.
Shanahan, L. E., & Tochelli, A. L. (2014). Digital video: Mediating teachers’
pedagogical content knowledge of explicit strategy instruction. Literacy Research and Instruction, 53(1), 1-24.
Shanahan, L. E., & Tochelli, A. L. (2012). Video study group: A context to cultivate
professional relationships. In P. J. Dunston, S. K. Fullerton, C. C. Bates, K. Headley, & P. M. Stecker (Eds.). 61st Literacy Research Association Conference Yearbook (pp. 196-211). Literacy Research Association.
Referred Book Chapter
Tochelli-Ward, A. L. (2022). Multimodal reflections on literacy experiences. In E.
Baumgartner, R. Kaplan-Rakowski, R. E. Ferdig, R. Hartshorne, & C. Mouza, (2022) Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, A Retrospective of Teaching, Technology, and Teacher Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved January 13, 2023 from: https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/221522/.
Tochelli-Ward, A. L. (2020). Multimodal reflections on teaching experiences. In R. E.
Ferdig, E. Baumgartner, R. Hartshorne, R. Kaplan-Rakowski, & C. Mouza, (2020). Teaching, Technology, and Teacher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Stories from the Field. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved June 19, 2020 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/216903/.
Book Chapters
Tochelli-Ward, A. L. (in press). Bringing global texts into the classroom: Challengine
preservice teachers to engage with diverse books. In L. McKee, D. Rickey, & S. Read (Eds.) Using Data for Continuous Improvement in Educator Preparation. Myers Press.
Tochelli-Ward, A. L., & Boyd, F. B. (2022). Culturally compelling teaching,
multimodality, and transmediation in an eighth grade classroom. In K. Hinchman & H. Sheridan-Thomas (Eds.) Best Practices in Adolescent Literacy Instruction (3rd ed.) (pp. 313-330). Guilford Press.
Shanahan, L. E., Tochelli-Ward, A. L., & Rinker, T. W. (2019). The ebb and flow of
scaffolding: Thinking flexibly about the gradual release of responsibility during explicit strategy instruction. In M. M. McVee, E. Ortlieb, J. Reichenberg, & P. D. Pearson (Eds). The gradual release of responsibility in literacy research and practice (pp. 53-66). Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Shanahan, L. E., Tochelli-Ward, A. L., & Rinker, T. W. (2015). Insights into
inservice teachers video-facilitated reflection of literacy practices. In E. Ortlieb, L. E. Shanahan, & M. B. McVee (Eds.) Video reflection in literacy teacher education and development: Lessons from research and practice (Literacy Research, Practice, and Evaluation, Volume 5) (pp. 21-40). Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Boyd, F. B., & Tochelli, A. L. (2014). Designing safe places to talk about
contentious topics. In F. B. Boyd & C. H. Brock (Eds.) Social diversity within multiliteracies (pp. 89- 106). Routledge.
Boyd, F. B., & Tochelli, A. L. (2014). Multimodality and literacy learning:
Integrating the ELA Common Core State Standards- retroactively. In K. A. Hinchman & H. K. Sheridan Thomas (Eds.), Best practices in adolescent literacy instruction: Solving problems in the teaching of literacy (2nd ed.), (pp. 291-307). The Guilford Press.
Grants and Sponsored Research
GenCyber at Le Moyne College, National Science Foundation and National Security Agency, 2022, Role: Pedagogical Expert,
GenCyber at Le Moyne College, National Science Foundation and National Security Agency, 2023, Role: Pedagogical Expert,
