Curriculum Vitae for Costello, Elizabeth P

Biographical Profile Interest Background International Activity Professional Preparation Memberships & Professional Activities Positions & Appointments Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

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Costello, Elizabeth P

Senior Instructor

Dr. Beth Powers-Costello's has a Master of Science Degree in Mathematics from UMass Lowell and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in French and Secondary Education with a minor in Greek and Latin from UMass Lowell. She has also taken several computer science courses. She first came to USC Sumter in 1991. She teaches a variety of math courses–Calculus I, Calculus 2, Calculus 3, Calculus for Business Administration and Social Sciences, Finite Math, College Algebra and Basic Concepts Elementary Math I & II

Biographical Profile

College
University of SC Sumter
Department
SMT PALMETTO COLLEGE
Tenure Status
Non-Tenure Track

International Activity

International Activities
Yes
Type of Activity
Teaching, Study abroad
Countries
Italy, Zimbabwe, Thailand
Speaks Non-English Language
Yes ()

Interest Background

Do you include students in your research?
None
Interest Keywords
Early Childhood Education, Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, Qualitative Methodology
Personal Focus Areas
Math Instruction

Professional Preparation(Education & Training)

Dates Institution Location Degree Field of Study
08/2007 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC Chapel Hill, NC Ph.D. Curriculum, Critical Multicultural Education, & Teacher Education, Cultural Studies
08/1997 Antioch New England University Keene, NH M.Ed. Early Childhood and Elementary Education
08/1993 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA M.Ed. Learning Disabilities
08/1989 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA B.S. Business Administration & Marketing, Communication Studies

Memberships & Professional Activities

Dates Type Description Institution/Entity
2002 - Present Membership Member National Association for Early Childhood Teacher Education (NAECTE)
2007 - Present Membership Member National Association for Early Childhood Teacher Education (NAECTE)
2011 - Present Membership Member National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)
2005 - Present Professional Activity Proposal Review American Educational Research Association
2006 - Present Professional Activity Grant Proposal Review U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services/ Office of Special Education Programs
2007 - Present Professional Activity Journal Article Review National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Education

Positions & Appointments

Dates Description Institution/Entity
1997 - 2002 Classroom Teacher & Daycare Director, Kindergarten Emerson Waldorf School, Chapel Hill, NC
2002 - 2007 Research and Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Education The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
2007 - 2019 Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education Department of Instruction and Teacher Education, University of South Carolina
2019 Instructor of Math Division of Science, Mathematics and Engineering USC Sumter

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates Type Description Foundation/Entity
2006 Award Future Faculty Fellowship University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2012 Award Early Career Teaching Award University of South Carolina
2003 Fellowship AT&T Fellow University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2007 Fellowship Faculty Fellow for Inquiry Based Learning University of South Carolina
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