Laura Hembree Knighton 1221 Forest Lane Anniston, AL 36207 (256) 282-3296 hembr005@crimson.ua.edu Online Portfolio www.lauraknighton.

com

EDUCATION
PhD, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Instructional Leadership Instructional Technology Concentration Dissertation: Teacher Knowledge of Assistive Technology for Inclusive Classrooms Degree Conferred: August 2013 GPA: 4.0 M. Ed., The University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama Elementary Education, 2009 GPA: 4.0 B.S., The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Elementary Education, 2007 GPA: 4.0

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
August 2007 - Present Calhoun County Board of Education White Plains Elementary School Anniston, Alabama 3rd Grade Teacher 2nd Grade Teacher

2012 Present 2007 2012

OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND SERVICE

Spring 2014 Cooperating Teacher for Jacksonville State University Student Intern Cooperating Teacher for Jacksonville State University Practicum Student Bring Your Own Device Initiative Committee, White Plains Elementary School Yearbook Adviser, White Plains Elementary School Professional Learning Team, 2nd Grade Representative, White Plains Elementary School Problem Solving Team, Chairman 2nd Grade, White Plains Elementary School Budget Committee, White Plains Elementary School Tutor, After School Tutoring Program, White Plains Elementary School Phone Tree Coordinator, White Plains Elementary School Camp Wildcat Extended Learning Program Teacher, White Plains Elementary School Assessment Committee for the Continuous School Improvement Planning Team, White Plains Elementary School

Fall 2013 2008 Present

2008 Present 2010 2012

2010 2012 2010 2011 2007 2010 2008 2012 2008 2009

2007 Present

HONORS/AWARDS
2012 White Plains Elementary School Nominee: JSU Teacher Hall of Fame Honorable Mention: Digital Learning Teacher of the Year, Calhoun County Schools Teacher of the Month, White Plains Elementary School

2012

November 2009

PUBLICATIONS
REFEREED JOURNALS L. Knighton & Wright, V. (2013, in review). Assistive technology for inclusion: Assessing the knowledge of elementary general and special education teachers.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL REFEREED Knighton, L. (2014, June). Teacher knowledge of assistive technology for inclusion. Presentation to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), Atlanta, GA. STATE/LOCAL PRESENTATIONS Edwards, J., Greenwood, S., Jackson, A., Knighton, L., & Snead, L. (2013, March). Appy hour: Making byod work in your classroom. Presentation to teachers at White Plains Elementary School, Anniston, AL.

Knighton, L. (2012, April). Assistive technology for inclusion: Comparing elementary general education teachers and elementary special education teachers. Presentation to the Technology, Education, and Research Conference, Tuscaloosa, AL. Hollis, C. & Knighton, L. (2012, January). Tech tools for the classroom. Presentation to teachers at White Plains Elementary School, Anniston, AL. Crow, C. & Knighton, L. (2011, January). Critical and creative thinking in the elementary classroom. Presentation to teachers at White Plains Elementary School, Anniston, AL.

SERVICE
Reviewer for 2014 International Society of Technology in Education Conference Proposals, Fall 2013 Reviewer for Journal of Interactive Online Learning, March 2012 Conference Co-Chair: 2012 Technology, Education, & Research Conference, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
AERA: Member, American Educational Research Association ISTE: Member, International Society for Technology in Education