Jean Ketter

 

ketter@grinnell.edu
Campus Phone: 
(641) 269-4871
Professor of Education, Chair of Education Department
On-Campus Address: 
304 Steiner Hall, Park Street
Department Chair?: 
Yes
Education / Degrees: 
B.A. from the University of Northern Colorado
M.A. in English from The University of Kansas
Ph.D. in English Education from The University of Kansas

About Jean Ketter

Before earning her Ph.D., she taught high school English and journalism for eleven years. Her teaching courses at Grinnell are

  • EDU 101: Educational Principles in a Pluralistic Society
  • EDU 211: The Politics of Education Assessment
  • EDU 250: Differentiating Instruction Seminar
  • EDU 341: Theory and Practice in the Teaching of Language Arts
  • EDU 460: Teaching the Young Adult

In addition, she supervises student teachers, she has conducted research in uses of technology in schools: the teaching and assessment of writing, the use of critical multicultural approaches in the teaching of young adult literature, teacher narrative of identity. In her research she focuses on social justice concerns and explores the effects educational practices have on student access to and engagement in learning.

Academic Interests

  • The teaching and assessment of writing
  • The use of critical multicultural approaches in the teaching of young adult literature
  • The effects educational practices have on student access to and engagement in learning

Courses Taught

Curriculum Vitae