Dr. Karen Bosch's Homepage


Department of Education
Virginia Wesleyan College
1584 Wesleyan Drive
Norfolk, Virginia 23502-5599

Dr. Karen A. Bosch Dr. Karen A. Bosch
Professor
Coordinator, Dept. of Education

Office: Blocker 20
Phone: (757) 455-3403

E-Mail: kabosch@vwc.edu

Office Hours:
Monday and Wednesday 9:30 a.m. -- 12:00 p.m.

Introduction:

Karen A. Bosch, Ph.D. came to Virginia Wesleyan College in 1993. She formerly taught at Old Dominion University. She has written two books, The First Year Teacher (1994, 2000) and Reflecting on Classroom Management for Change (1999). She has published over 25 articles in such journals as Middle School Journal, Current Issues in Middle Level Education, Schools in the Middle, Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, ClearingHouse, and Journal of Research on Computing in Education. Dr. Bosch has presented research at national and state conferences on topics such as redesigning field experiences in teacher education, classroom management, and lesson planning for improved student learning. She is active in public education, serving on the Virginia Beach City Public Schools, First Colonial High School Planning Council.

Courses Taught:

INST 202 School and Society

EDUC 225 Characteristics of the Learner

EDUC 320 Teaching of Reading and Language Arts

EDUC 322 Secondary Methods

EDUC 368 Upper Elementary teaching Methods

EDUC 369 Upper Elementary Practicum

EDUC 338 Middle Education Teaching Methods

EDUC 339 Middle Education Practicum

EDUC 434 Elementary Preservice Teaching I

EDUC 435 Elementary Preservice Teaching II

EDUC 433 Elementary Preservice Teaching Semimar

INST 482 Issues in Education