Bio
Dr. Eastman teaches both British literature and English education. Her Ph.D, from the University of Colorado at Boulder, is in British literature of the 18th and 19th centuries. She also has a graduate degree in secondary education from CU-Boulder and has 26 years of experience teaching high school English and journalism in the Jefferson County (Colorado) Public Schools.
Degree
PhD in English Literature
University of Colorado at Boulder
MA in English Literature
University of Colorado at Boulder
MA in Education
University of Colorado at Boulder
BA in English
Valparaiso University
Published Works
- Deakin, K., Eastman, G. (2019). Where's My Happy Ending? Fostering Empathy Through Conversations About Anxiety and Depression in Young Adult Literature. Language Arts Journal of Michigan, (Fall 2019), 12. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lajm/.
- Eastman, S. G. (2015). Making Metaphor Visible: the Common Core, Poetry, and Visual Literacy. English Journal, National Council of Teachers of English,
- Adams, J., Deakin, K., Eastman, S. G., Jeffrey, A., Brianne, B., Andrea, N., Eliza, S. (2015). Navigating Collaborative Teaching Waters: Professors Go Back and Pre-Service Teachers Move Forward to Embody the Promise of Story. Teaching Writing: The Journal of Writing Teacher education,
- Eastman, S. G. (2012). "Gottcha Covered" Look Book. Jostens,
- Eastman, S. G., O'Neill, G. R. (2010). "I See What You Mean": Using Visuals to Teach Metaphoric Thinking in Reading and Writing. . The English Journal, www.ncte.org
- Eastman, S. G., Gorman, R. (2010). "I See What You Mean: Using Visuals to Teach Metaphoric Thinking in Reading and Writing". English Journal, National Council of Teachers of English,
- Eastman, S. G. (2009). "Becoming Better Teachers: Recent Books for Improving Our Classroom Practice". Statement: the Journal of the Colorado Language Arts Society,
- Eastman, S. G. (2009). "Teaching Poetry in the Secondary School Language Arts Classroom". Research Digest: A Quarterly Journal of Higher Education,
- Eastman, S. G. (2009). "Typography and Metaphor: A Critical Thinking Activity". Journalism Education Today,
- Eastman, S. G. (2009). 1,2,3 Teacher's Yearbook Guide. ,
- Eastman, S. G. (2006). "The New Coloradans: Immigration in Colorado". ,
- Eastman, S. G. (2004). "Teaching Critical Thinking Through Shakespeare in Performance". Shakespeare and the Classroom.
- Eastman, S. G. (2003). "Method to this Madness: Fragmented Discourse in Mary Wollstonecraft's Maria" Eighteenth-Century Women. (3). AMS Press.
- Eastman, S. G. (2002). "Write it Right". Adviser and Staff Magazine ; Jostens,
- Eastman, S. G. (2002). Perceiving the American West; Expectations and Outcomes: Lessons for Secondary History and Literature Classes. Social Science Education Consortium,
- Eastman, S. G. (1996). "A New Look at the American West: Lessons for Secondary History and Literature". Social Science Education Consortium,
- Eastman, S. G. (1989). "Toward a Wider View of Nineteenth-Century American Literature" Multiethnic Literature in the U.S.. University of Colorado Press.
- Eastman, S. G. (1987). Teaching the Bicentennial of the Constitution. Social Science Education,
Office Hours
Spring 2020:
Monday 11-2
Tuesday - 12 to 2
Wednesday - 1-2
and by appointment