Melissa Talhelm

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Biography

Dr. Melissa Talhelm is a Professor of English and the Coordinator of the Secondary English Education Program. A former high school English teacher, she specializes in reading and writing pedagogy but also teaches composition, young adult literature, and a course called Lyrics as Literature, which grew out of Melissa's past life as a singer-songwriter. Her research interests include ecocriticism--and a project called The Literary Garden at West Bloomfield High School in West Bloomfield, MI--the teacher-as-artist model, songwriting, and English Language Arts pedagogy. Melissa was awarded the SCSU Board of Regents Teaching Award in the Spring of 2017 and the J. Philip Smith Outstanding Teaching Award in the Spring of 2014. A "Triple Hoo" from the University of Virginia, Melissa earned her B.A. (English), M.A.T. and Ph.D. in Charlottesville, VA. Go Hoos!

Education/Academic qualification

English Education/English, University of Virginia

… → 2006

Greening the Literature Classroom: Rooting High School Readers in The Literary Garden
Talhelm, M. (Other)
SCSU
01/1/17 → 12/31/17
Project: Research
Greening the Literature Classroom: Rooting High School Readers in The Literary Garden
Talhelm, M. (Other)
Southern CT State University
01/1/17 → 12/31/19
Project: Research
Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform (CEEDAR)
McNamara, K. (Other), Spear-Swerling, L. (PI), Randall, R. (Other), Goldberg, A. (Other), Dickinson, C. (Other), Lopez-Velasquez, A. (Other), Raynolds, L. (Other), Talhelm, M. (Other) & Taylor-Roscow, M. (Other)
Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform (CEEDAR) Center
10/1/14 → 10/1/14
Project: Research
Rethinking Reading and Writing
Talhelm, M. (CoPI) & Johnson, B. (CoPI)
SCSU
08/31/14 → 12/20/14
Project: Research
Master’s Roundtable: Learning and Teaching in the 21st-century Classroom
Talhelm, M. (Other), Petto, C. (Other), D'Amour, A. (Other), Fluhr, N. (Other) & DeCesare, R. (Other)
SCSU
08/31/14 → 12/20/14
Project: Research

13 Paper
4 Article
3 Design
2 Performance
More
- 1 Chapter
- 1 Other contribution

Maximizing Participation as a Teaching and Learning Tool
Talhelm, M. A., 2024.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Uncovering the Craft of Lyrics
Talhelm, M. A., 2021, In: English Journal. 110, 5, p. 58-65
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Greening Literature: Growing Readers in the Literary Garden
Talhelm, M. A., 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Connecting readers and writers in "significant soil."
Talhelm, M. A., 2017.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Creating an Outdoor Classroom of Their Own: Getting Dirty in The Literary Garden
Talhelm, M. A., 2017.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

Committee Member
Talhelm, M. (Participant)
2013
Activity: Other › Professional Service
Member
Talhelm, M. (Participant)
2013
Activity: Other › Professional Service
Committee Member
Talhelm, M. (Participant)
2013 → 2014
Activity: Other › Professional Service
Committee Member
Talhelm, M. (Participant)
2013
Activity: Other › Professional Service
Member
Talhelm, M. (Participant)
2012
Activity: Other › Professional Service

~SOC Honors Prospectus

Ellis, S., Dutta, S., Thompson, C., Brancazio, L., Graves, S., Kenty-Drane, J., Latchman, P., Nye, L., Evans, M., Risisky, D., Dodson, J., Beals, P., Waldman DeLuca, Z., McGill, K., Rogers, M., Miller, M., Phillips, J., Casetti, D., Baker Bailey, S., Kruczek, K., Kearns, J., Cochenet, G., Talhelm, M., Brady, S., Grace, S. P., Sulkowski, M., Mugno, R., Budnick, C., Finch, E., Breslin, V., Powell, J., Piemontese, L., Bertana, A., Pang, J., Goldberg, A., Colwell, K., Marchant-Shapiro, T., Cook, B., Kuss, M., Edgington, N., Larocco, S., Taylor, D., Keenan, E., Tomczak, S. M., Paddock, T., Serchuk, C., Manzella, J., Shea, M., McDaniel, M. B., Hopper, J., Anthis, K., Nizhnikov, M., Madu, N., Rondinone, T. M., Bordner, K., Kim, Y., Carter-David, S., Walters, K., Aguilar, J., Lancor, L., Bay, M., Kalbfleisch, E., Crawford, S., Andoh, S., Vu, T. Q., Macur, D., Mock, J., Thompson, C. M., Reyes, L., Wu, B., Prince, M., McVerry, J. G., Smyth, A., Baraw, C., Carrigan, B. A., Breny, J., Antonios, I., Horch, E., Heidkamp, C., Olney, P., Marsland, K., Schwendemann, T., Brown , M., Smith, J., Forbus, Jr., R., Bernard, S., Swartz, D., Kelly, M., Marx, H., Enjalran, M., Rodriquez-Keyes, E., Henderson, N., Unson, C., Archambault, M. J., Skinner, M., Bower-Phipps, L., Lockwood, H., Smoyer, A., Durwin, C., Yu Ng, W., Johnson, B., Terpstra, J. E., O'Brien, K., Pang, Y., Suckle-Nelson, J. A., Engel, R., Barry Councilor, K., Hossain, M. S., Moore, D., Kwak, L., Axtell, III, R., Schmitt, E., Bennett, T., Wu, H., Skoczen, K., Dunbar, M., Clark, A., Sinclair, M., Richardson, A., Robertson, M., Kahlbaugh, P., Richmond, A., Wall, A., Islam, M. T., Stewart, C., Andrushko, V., Petroski, D., Amerman, S., Sessler Branden, P., Buckley, S., Al Seesi, S., Furey, R., Gilliland, R., Coleman, K., Sargent, M., Vaters-Carr, R., Wharton, J., Warner, H., Cavallero, E., Kern, D., Jacobs, J., Sherwood, C.-A., Adams, G., Abugri, B., Lunn, W., Webb, J., Sheta, A., McEachern, R., Coca, A., Lesley, M. J. G., Calin, C., Hong, J., Parrish, T., Liu, Y. Q., Harry, C. C., Lopez-Velasquez, A., Broadbridge, C., Ramachandar, S., Bessenoff, G., Zipoli, Jr., R., D'Angelo, K., Birz, G., Gregory, R., Fields, J., Morin, G., Jeffrey, R., Michalsen, V., Finch, K., Hoffler, S., Buterbaugh, K., West, E. S., Coury, C., Stiver, K., Cross, E., Brownell, M., Volkmar, F., Irwin, J., Chevan, D. & Mabry, K.

01/1/18 → …

Course

*~Seminar in Tutoring Writing
Talhelm, M. & Henderson, N.
01/1/22 → …
Course

DSAP Supervision & Appraisal

Kruczek, K., Tucker, L., Tamura, R., Gleason, J., Powell, J., Ferraro, M., Hynes, K., Lopez-Velasquez, A., Weir, J., Goldberg, A., Wei , Y., Groskreutz, M., Terpstra, J. E., Pocoski, J., Mercurio, M., Talhelm, M. & Sherwood, C.-A.

01/1/23 → …

Course

DSAP Supervision & Appraisal
Tucker, L., Talhelm, M., Gleason, J., Hynes, K., Groskreutz, M., Terpstra, J. E., Bode, P., Piemontese, L., Palma, G., Goldberg, A. & Mercurio, M.
01/1/23 → …
Course

Melissa Talhelm

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Biography

Education/Academic qualification

Greening the Literature Classroom: Rooting High School Readers in The Literary Garden

Greening the Literature Classroom: Rooting High School Readers in The Literary Garden

Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform (CEEDAR)

Rethinking Reading and Writing

Master’s Roundtable: Learning and Teaching in the 21st-century Classroom

Maximizing Participation as a Teaching and Learning Tool

Uncovering the Craft of Lyrics

Greening Literature: Growing Readers in the Literary Garden

Connecting readers and writers in "significant soil."

Creating an Outdoor Classroom of Their Own: Getting Dirty in The Literary Garden

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~SOC Honors Prospectus

*~Seminar in Tutoring Writing

DSAP Supervision & Appraisal

DSAP Supervision & Appraisal

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Melissa Talhelm

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