LMU Graduate Faculty

 
  Laura J. Hopfer
  Assistant Professor, Graduate Education
  865.693.1570
  lhopfer@lmunet.edu







Education

EdD in Education Administration and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
MS in Leadership Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
BS in Science Education/Secondary, Phillips University, Enid, Oklahoma

Other Teaching Experience

• Cumberland County Board of Education, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 7-9th grade science teacher, 1975-1978
• North Enid School District, Enid, Oklahoma, 7-8th grade science teacher/department chair, 1979-1982
• Office of the Mayor, Fussa City, Japan, English Language Instructor, 1982-1985
• Toho Academy, Chofu, Japan, English Language and Science Integration Instructor, 1982-1985
• U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USAF Cadet Tutor, 1985-1988
• District 20 Schools, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Substitute Teacher, 1985-1988
• Vacaville Public Schools/California Department of Welfare, Vacaville, California, Gain Program Instructor, 1988-1989
• Travis Unified School District, Fairfield, California, Science Integration Teacher and Curriculum Development Team Advisor, 1988-1989
• Winters Joint Unified School District, Winters, California, Assistant Administrator/Classroom Teacher, 7th and 8th Grade Science and 8th Grade Outreach, 1989-1995
• Administrative Intern, Knox County (Tennessee) Schools, 1996
• University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Instructor/Program Coordinator/Field Supervisor, Indidivualized Instruction Teacher Education Program, 1996-2000
• University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Field Supervision/Grad Assistant for EdAmn 535, 2000-2002
  

Honors and Awards

• Teacher of the Year, Cumberland County Board of Education, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1977
• Teacher of the Year, North Enid School District, Carrier, Oklahoma, 1982
• Striving for Excellence Award for writing and development of Eight Grade Outreach (EGO) program, Yolo County, California, 1994

Professional Presentations

• Build a Better Roller Coaster: A Middle School Cooperative Learning Project. Co-presenter, National Council Teachers of Mathematics annual meeting, San Antonio, Texas, April 2003
• Post-Bac Field Supervision Training/Workshop, Summer 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
• Post-Baccalaureate Faculty Workshop (Training Session) Summer 2007, Knoxville, Tennessee
• Post-Baccalaureate Faculty Workshop (Training Session) Summer 2008, Knoxville, Tennessee
• Information session on Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure Program, March 2008, Kingsport, Tennessee

Research

• Research within the last 3-5 years has consisted of multiple on-going action research projects conducted as a tool being used to facilitate improvement of the overall Post-bac program, instruction within the program, and implementation of more diverse levels of instruction within the program.

Publications

• Hopfer, L. Wignot, L. (1993)  EGO- Program Development and Implementation. California League of
  Middle Schools (CLMS) Annual convention, San Francisco, California, Spring. 1993.
• Roberts, S., LeCoultre, M., Hopfer, L. (1997). Individualized Instruction Teacher Education Model.
  National Staff Development Conference (NSDC) Annual meeting. Nashville, Tennessee,
  December 1997.
• Roberts, S., LeCoultre, M., Hopfer, L. (1998).  A New Breed of Professional Development Schools.
  National Staff Development Conference (NSDC). Annual meeting. Washington, D.C.
  December, 1998.
• Hopfer, L. (1999). A Collaborative Process for Teacher Development. Presentation at Professional
  Development Schools Conference (PDS), Louisville, KY. March, 1999.
• Hopfer, L.J. (1999) Portfolio Assessment as Summative Documentationin a Teacher Preparation
  Program. Presentation at Mid-South Educational Research Association. November, 1999.  (ERIC
  Document No. 435754)
• Hopfer, L.J.  (2002). In Pursuit of Purpose: An Exploration of the Purpose of Education. Dissertation
  Abstracts International. (UMI No. 072699)

Professonal and Scholarly Affiliations

• American Association of University Women
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• National Council Teacher of Mathematics
• National Staff Development Council
• Phi Delta Kappa International
• Tennessee Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
• Tennessee Education Association
• National Education Association