| The University of Texas-Pan American 1201 West University Drive Edinburg, TX 78541 Office: EDCC 1.606 or EDCC 3.240 Phone: (956) 292-7417 Fax: Email: apankake@utpa.edu |
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| Dr. Pankake's Curriculum Vitae | ||
Dr. Anita M. Pankake, a former teacher, team leader, assistant principal and principal, is currently a Professor of Educational Leadership at The University of Texas – Pan American. Dr. Pankake holds an undergraduate and a master's degree from Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana and her doctorate from Loyola University-Chicago. She has published in the Journal of Staff Development, Educational Considerations, People and Education, NASSP Bulletin, Educational Horizons, Urban Education, Journal of Instructional Psychology and other professional journals. She has given numerous speeches and presented a variety of workshops focused on change and school improvement issues. She has authored two books, The Effective Elementary School Principal and Implementation: Making Thinks Happen, the co-editor of two books, and has written chapters for several works edited by others. Her book, Implementation: Making Things Happen, was named the Outstanding Publication for the Year 2000 by the Texas Staff Development Council at their annual spring conference in Houston. She is currently working with Dr. Gayle Moller of Western Carolina University in writing a book for principals regarding teacher leadership. She is an active member of several national professional associations including Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and the National Staff Development Council. She is a currently a member of the governing boards for the Texas Staff Development Council and Texas Council of Women School Executives. She lives in Edinburg, Texas with her husband, David.
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