Dr. Allison Smith is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at University of Massachusetts Global. She has been deeply involved with the California Council on Teacher Education (CCTE), serving on the Board of Directors, the Policy Committee, and working on the conference committee to help plan the fall 2022 CCTE conference. Dr. Smith also serves as the President of the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities with Education programs (AICCU-ED) and is the Editor of the Issues in Teacher Education journal. Dr. Smith’s current research focuses on aspects of clinical practice, including the CalTPA and video mentoring. She is also involved at the national level with the Association of Teacher Educators as a Clinical Practice Fellow. Her involvement at the state and national levels, as well as serving as the editor of an international peer reviewed journal, keep her informed and current in the field of education.
Prior to her work in higher education in California, Dr. Smith was the Director of Assessment and Teacher Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She collaborated with many community organizations, including the Clark County Black Caucus, Workforce Development, and Career and Technical Education teacher pathway development. She was also the PI on a large-scale state funded grant focused on diversifying the teacher workforce, with a focus on community and parent involvement.
Outside of work, Dr. Smith is an avid beach lover who enjoys going on adventures with her husband and ten-year-old son. Some of her most recent adventures include dogsledding in Jackson Hole, Wyoming; wine tasting in the Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico; and fishing on an airboat off the coast of Rockport, Texas.
Recent Publications:
Meetze-Hall, M., Smith, A., Walters, K.A., & Arnold, B. (2021). Increased Reliance on Video Coaching During COVID-19: Understanding Educators’ Experiences. The Spring 2021 Research Monograph, 48-56.
Smith, A., Arnold, B. J., Meetze-Hall, M., Piowlski, L. (2020). CalTPA handbook: Unpacking equitable practices in the California teaching performance assessment. Great River Learning.
Meetze-Hall, M., & Smith, A. (2020). Bridging anti-racism pedagogy across teacher pre-service and in-service programs: The importance of collaborative solutions to deepen teacher practice in situ. The Fall 2020 Research Monograph, 82-88.