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Stephen York

Stephen York

Graduate Adjunct Faculty, Education

e-mail: slyork@plymouth.edu
Contact phone number: (207) 367-5807

Degrees and Education

  • MDiv in Education and Humanities, Starr King School for the Ministry, Berkeley, CA, 1993
  • BA in Education and Liberal Arts, Vermont College of Norwich University, Montpelier, VT, 1999
  • Diploma in Ministry, Biblical Literature, Theology, and Pastoral Studies, Free Gospel Bible Institute, Export, PA, 1974

Profile

Stephen York serves as the Dean of Instruction and core faculty member of The American Institute for Creative Education (AICE), a Maine-based learning organization that specializes in teacher professional development courses. Mr. York is an experienced public and private school educator and has served as a school board member. He brings to the classroom a rich background in public speaking, small group facilitation, and leadership from secular and religious work. He also currently serves as the pastor of the United Methodist Church in Stonington, Maine.

Research Interests

  • Critical Pedagogy
  • Teachers as Reflective Practitioners
  • The Role of Narrative in Teaching
  • Progressive Education
  • Critical Issues in Education

Publications

Associations, Boards and Committees

  • Pastor, United Methodist Church, Stonington, Maine
  • Hancock County Democratic Committee
  • Past Chair, Stonington Democratic Committee
  • Founder, Mr. York's Book Shoppe, Stonington, Maine
  • Director, Down East Writers Conference, Deer Isle/Stonington, Maine

Professional Experience

AICE courses taught:

  • Teaching the Exceptional Child in the Regular Classroom
  • So All May Learn: Behavior Management Strategies for Teachers and Educational Technicians
  • The Long and the Short of It: Teaching through the Short Story
  • Looking at Ourselves in the Mirror: Teachers as Reflective Practitioners
  • Teaching: A Novel Approach
  • Whatever Happened to Childhood? On Growing Up in Today's World
  • The Authentic Voice: the 'Writing' Teacher
  • Beyond Words: Teachers as Critical Readers
  • Supervising, Training, and Evaluating Educational Technicians
  • For the Love of Reading: On Engaging Students with the Printed Page
  • Roots and Wings: The Power of Story in Teaching and Learning
  • Guided Independent Studies in education




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