Edric Johnson
Professor, Add'l Pay Instructional

Professor Johnson's research interests include teacher education, social studies, drama in education, ethnotheatre, and poetic autoethnography. He has over a dozen publications in the form of articles in referred journals and book chapters. Professor Johnson was a former recipient of the McClellan Endowed Teacher of Distinction Award and a former recipient of the University Honors Program Excellence in Mentoring Award at UW-Whitewater. In his spare time, he enjoys running, board games, and theatre arts.

Education
Ph.D. Teaching and Learning, The Ohio State University-Columbus
M.S. Educational Administration, University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.A. Elementary Education, Western Michigan University
B.S. Special and Elementary Education (dual certification), Central Michigan University

Current Courses
ELEMMID 318 Integrating Creative Arts into Teaching Curriculum
ELEMMID 363 Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary and Middle Grades
CIGENRL 384 Middle School Curriculum and Instruction
CIGENRL 450 Performing Justice: Educational Drama for Social Change

Courses Taught
ELEMMID 364 Teaching Social Studies in the Middle Grades
ELEMMID 370 Visual Literacy and Performing Arts Integration in the Classroom
CIGENRL 479/679 Drama in Education
SECNDED 705 Representations of Learning
CIGENRL 710 Politics, Literacy, and Critical Pedagogy
CIGENRL 723 Issues, Perspectives, and New Directions in Education
CIGENRL 725 Curriculum Development and Integration
EDUINDP 726 Capstone Advising I: Project Planning and Review of Literature
EDUINDP 727 Capstone Advising II: Data Collection and Analysis
EDUINDP 789 Capstone Project Seminar