Josh Slifkin, EdD

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Adjunct Faculty
412-365-1819
Braun

Hometown: Pittsburgh
Joined Chatham: 2004

ACADEMIC AREAS OF INTEREST

Pedagogical approaches to Ralph Ellison/Invisible Man; reflective writing, the ethic of self-care in student learning/writing; Foucault; Art Spiegelman/MAUS.

PERSONAL AREAS OF INTEREST

Writing, composing/recording music, reading, technology, and his MINI.

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Slifkin earned his doctorate in Education from Duquesne University. He teaches or has taught English 4 AP, AP Research, Screenwriting, and Creative Writing 2 at Allderdice High School in Squirrel Hill.  He has also served as sponsor for the school's literary arts journal, Dragonbreath.  While at Pittsburgh Public Schools, Dr. Slifkin helped to rewrite and revise the English 4 AP, English 4 AP, and English 4 PSP curricula. He has also been an active member of the NCTE and its regional affiliates. Dr. Slifkinwas born and raised in Pittsburgh and graduated from Allderdice High School. He is proud to note that his mother, his wife, and his oldest daughter all graduated from Chatham. 

EDUCATION

  • Ed.D., Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA), 2000
  • M.S. in Education and Secondary English Teaching Certificate, Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA), 1996
  • M.A. in English, Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA), 1994
  • B.A. in English, Hobart College (Geneva, NY), 1991

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

  • Society President, Ralph Ellison Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • “Similar literary quality”: Demystifying the AP English Literature and Composition open question. Alan Review, 37(2), 6-16. (2010). Miller, sj & Slifkin, J.M.
  • "Writing the Care of the Self: Higher Order Thinking in Reflective Journals." English Leadership Quarterly. August (2001)
  • "Alternative Methods of Assessing Student Writing," Bridges: A Publication of the Western Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English (2000).
  • "Mixing Memory and Desire: Some Reflections on Student Teaching and Teacher Education," English Journal, February (1997)

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate: Secondary English

AWARDS

  • Conference of English Leadership, English Leadership Quarterly, Best Scholarly Publication of the Year, 2002

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

  • Chaired and participated in symposium on "Reflective Journals: From the Care of the Self to a Care of the Curriculum" at the 14th Annual Ethnographic and Qualitative Research in Education Conference, Duquense University, June 2002
  • Presented a paper on "E-Discourse" at the Founding Conference of the Cultural Studies Association (U.S.), Carnegie Mellon University, June 2003
  • Chaired a session and presented a paper on "Teaching Between the Lines: Graphic Novels in the English Classroom" at the 95th Annual NCTE Convention, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA, November 2005