George Hillocks - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

George Hillocks, Jr. (born June 15, 1934) is an emeritus professor in the Department of Education, with a joint appointment in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago

University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...

. His teaching career included the preparation of English teachers in the Master of Arts in Teaching program, and the mentoring of Ph.D. students in the doctoral program, at the University of Chicago. His primary research interests centered on the teaching of writing, literature, and language in middle and high school English classes, and on wide-scale writing assessment. When not teaching and writing, he is an accomplished bagpipe player, performing frequently for Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

audiences and in international competitions.

Education

Ph.D.

A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...

in English

English studies

English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...

, Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...

, Cleveland, Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, 1970--Dissertation: The Synthesis of Art

Art

Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....

and Ethic in Tom Jones
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a comic novel by the English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding. First published on 28 February 1749, Tom Jones is among the earliest English prose works describable as a novel...

Harvard University

Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...

, Graduate School of Education, summer

Summer

Summer is the warmest of the four temperate seasons, between spring and autumn. At the summer solstice, the days are longest and the nights are shortest, with day-length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice...

, 1961

Diploma

Diploma

A diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study or confers an academic degree. In countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the word diploma refers to...

in English Studies

English studies

, University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...

, Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

, 1959

M.A.

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...

in English

English studies

, Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...

, 1958

B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

in English

English studies

, College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio

Wooster, Ohio

Wooster is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Wayne County. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio approximately SSW of Cleveland and SW of Akron. Wooster is noted as the location of The College of Wooster...

, 1956

Teaching career

Professor, Departments of Education and English Language and Literature, University of Chicago

University of Chicago

, 1985–2003

Director, MAT Program in English, Department of Education, University of Chicago

University of Chicago

, 1971–2002

Member, Special Field of Curriculum and Instruction, Department of Education, University of Chicago

University of Chicago

, 1977–1992

Member, Special Field of Educational Psychology, Department of Education, University of Chicago

University of Chicago

, 1987–1992

Chair, Special Field of Curriculum and Instruction, Department of Education, 1980–86

Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, University of Chicago

University of Chicago

,
1980-85

Associate Professor, Department of Education, University of Chicago

University of Chicago

, 1974–85

Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Chicago

University of Chicago

, 1971–74

Assistant Professor, Department of English, Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...

, 1970–71

Director of Freshman English Programs, Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green State University

, 1969–71

Field Reader and Consultant, Bureau of Cooperative Research, USOE, 1965–69

Director, NDEA English Institute, Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green State University

, 1967 and 1968

Associate Director, NDEA English Institute, San Fernando Valley State College, Los Angeles,
California, Summers of 1965 and 1966

Co-Director, USOE sponsored Constructing Achievement Tests in a Summer Workshop for
Partial Evaluation of a Project English Demonstration Center, Western Reserve University, 1964

Director, USOE, Cooperative Research Project D-067 (Project English Demonstration Center),
1963-65

Teacher and English Department Chair, grades 7, 8, and 9, Euclid (Ohio) Board of Education,
September 1959-June 1965

English Teacher, grades 7-10, and 12, Euclid (Ohio) Board of Education, Sept. 1956-June 1958

Publications

Hillocks has never been a researcher removed from the gritty realities of teaching, but rather one deeply dedicated to the classroom, its students, and its teachers. His many publications illustrate this commitment to the classroom. His landmark publications include the very first NCTE Theory into Practice book, http://www.coe.uga.edu/~smago/Books/Observing_and_Writing.pdfObserving and Writing. Using this model, his students have written a total of 7 additional books in the TIP/TRIP series. His review of research from 1963–1983, Research on Written Composition remains one of the most oft-referenced publications in the history of composition studies, having been cited over 600 times. His very personal Teaching Writing as Reflective Practice won the Russell Award for Distinguished Research presented by NCTE and remains one of the most inviting and relevant books based on research to reach a teaching audience. The Testing Trap provides a devastating critique of large-scale writing assessments.. More recently, Narrative Writing: Learning a New Model for Teaching won NCTE's Richard Meade award for excellence in writing in the field of English Education.

Books

Hillocks, G. (2007). Narrative writing: Learning a new model for teaching. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. http://books.heinemann.com/products/E00842.aspx
Hillocks, G. (2002). The testing trap: How state writing assessments control learning. New York: Teachers College Press.http://store.tcpress.com/product688.html
Hillocks, G. (1999). Ways of thinking, ways of teaching. New York: Teachers College Press.http://store.tcpress.com/0807738034.shtml
Hillocks, G. (1995). Teaching writing as reflective practice. New York: Teachers College Press.http://store.tcpress.com/0807734330.shtml
Hillocks, G. (1986). Research on written composition: New directions for teaching. Urbana, IL: National Conference on Research in English and Educational Resources Information Center.http://www.coe.uga.edu/~smago/Books/Hillocks_ResearchOnWrittenComposition.pdf
Hillocks, G. (1972). Alternatives in English: A critical analysis of elective programs. Urbana,IN: ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills and National Council of Teachers of English.
Hillocks, G., McCabe, B., & McCampbell, J. F. (1970). The dynamics of English instruction. New York: Random House, 1971.http://www.coe.uga.edu/~smago/Books/Dynamics/Dynamics_home.htm

Monographs

Hillocks, G., Smith, W. L., et al. (1986). Class size and English in the secondary school.
Urbana: NCTE and ERIC.

http://www.coe.uga.edu/~smago/Books/Observing_and_Writing.pdf Hillocks, G. (1975). Observing and writing. Urbana: ERIC and NCTE.

Hillocks, G. (1971). An evaluation of Project Apex: A nongraded phase-elective English
program. Trenton (Michigan) Public Schools, [Study conducted and published under the
auspices of USOE].

Hillocks, G., Kinnick, B. J., et al. (1966). The school literary magazine. Champaign: National
Council of Teachers of English.

Hillocks, G. (1965).Cooperative research project no. D-067: A comprehensive program in
English for the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades. United States Office of Education.

Fellowships

Fellow, American Educational Research Association 2009

Elected to National Academy of Education, 2000

Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA, 2000–2001

Fellow, National Conference on Research in English (now NCRLL), 1987

Research and service awards

The Richard Meade Award for distinguished research in English education for the book Narrative Writing: Learning a New Model for Teaching November, 2008.

Distinguished Service Award from the National Council of Teachers of English 2004

Outstanding Academic Work Award from Choice for The Testing Trap, 2003

Thomas R. Watson Visiting Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric and Composition, Spring Semester, 2000, University of Louisville

David H. Russell Award from NCTE for Distinguished Research in the Teaching of English for
the book, Teaching Writing as Reflective Practice, 1997

National Education Association Pacemaker Award for Euclid Central English Curriculum, 1965

Biographical listings

Listed in Who’s Who in the World, 2001 edition

Listed in Who’s Who in America, 2002- 2009 editions

Listed in Who’s Who in American Education, 2007 edition

Leadership of national organizations

President, National Conference on Research on Language and Literacy, 2000–2001

Vice-president of National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy, 1999–2000

Chair, NCTE Standing Committee on Research

Students

At the University of Chicago

University of Chicago

, Hillocks directed the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program in English education from 1971-2002. His students went on to distinguished teaching careers in middle and secondary schools. While some left the classroom for doctoral programs and university positions, others moved into careers that built on their teaching experience, and others raised families, for the most part his students remained in schools. http://nces.ed.gov/DAS/epubs/2001189/

External links

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.