Hutchison, Amy | College of Education and Human Development

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George Mason University
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4400 University Dr.
MS 4B3
Fairfax, VA 22030

View Amy Hutchison's curriculum vitae in PDF format.

Email: ahutchi9@gmu.edu, Twitter:@HutchisonAmy

Dr. Hutchison is a Professor and the Leader of Faculty Research Mentoring in the College of Education and Human Development.

Dr. Hutchison is passionate about using digital innovations to provide equitable learning opportunities for all students and prepare them for a future that is constantly changed by digital technologies. Accordingly, her scholarship centers around three primary areas of inquiry: (1) Understanding how digital innovations can be used to provide equitable literacy learning opportunities for diverse learners; (2) Preparing students for success in a world in which digital literacy is essential to well-being; and (3) Understanding how to prepare teachers to teach computer science through literacy in the elementary grades, with a particular focus on supporting students with disabilities.

Dr. Hutchison, along with her colleagues, has received over $5 million in funding from agencies and businesses such as National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, and Amazon to conduct research focused on these areas of interest. Insights from her work in the field, and research from the field more broadly, are brought together in her recently published co-authored books and a large body of peer-reviewed research articles. Through her work, Dr. Hutchison explores the complexities of digital literacies and invites others to reconsider the role of digital technology in today’s literacy instruction and to understand the interconnected nature of reading, writing and digital

Dr. Hutchison was recently awarded the 2020 Digital Literacy Game Changer Award by the International Literacy Association, and has previously received research awards from the Literacy Research Association, the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and Iowa State University, and was the recipient of the Thomas N. Urban Award for outstanding scholarly contributions to education.

Dr. Hutchison hold a PhD in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in digital literacy from Clemson University.

Current funded projects include:

Hutchison, A. (Principal Investigator), Colwell, J., Evmenova, A., Guttierez, K., Kaya, E., Offutt, J., & Regan, K., (Co-PIs). (2021-2024). A Partnership to Implement the Inclusive Computer Science Model of Professional Development and DEPICT-CS to Provide PK-6 Computer Science Instruction for Students with Disabilities. National Science Foundation. Awarded, $999,985.

Hutchison, A. (Principal Investigator), Colwell, J., Evmenova, A., Guttierez, Offutt, J. , (Co-PIs). (2018-2022). Preparing K-5 Teachers to Integrate the Computer Science Standards of Learning in Inclusive Classrooms to Support Students with High Incidence Disabilities. National Science Foundation. Awarded, ~$1,000,000.

Evmenova, A. (Principal Investigator). Hutchison, A. & Regan, K. (Co-PIs). WEGO-RIITE: Writing Efficiently With Graphic Organizers- Responsive Instruction While Implementing Technology Effectively. U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehavilitiative Services. Awarded, $2, 5000,000.

Hutchison, A. (Principal Investigator), Kaya, E. (Co-PI). (2020-2022). Building the George Mason University-Amazon Teacher Externship Program. Funded by Amazon. Awarded.

Dr. Hutchison is passionate about using digital innovations to provide equitable learning opportunities for all students and prepare them for a future that is constantly changed by digital technologies.

GRANTS AWARDED:

Hutchison, A. (Principal Investigator), Colwell, J., Evmenova, A., Guttierez, K., Kaya, E., Offutt, J., & Regan, K., (Co-PIs). (2021-2024). A Partnership to Implement the Inclusive Computer Science Model of Professional Development and DEPICT-CS to Provide PK-6 Computer Science Instruction for Students with Disabilities. National Science Foundation. Awarded, $999,985.

Hutchison, A. (Principal Investigator), Colwell, J., Evmenova, A., Guttierez, Offutt, J. , (Co-PIs). (2018-2022). Preparing K-5 Teachers to Integrate the Computer Science Standards of Learning in Inclusive Classrooms to Support Students with High Incidence Disabilities. National Science Foundation. Awarded, ~$1,000,000.

Evmenova, A. (Principal Investigator). Hutchison, A. & Regan, K. (Co-PIs). WEGO-RIITE: Writing Efficiently With Graphic Organizers- Responsive Instruction While Implementing Technology Effectively. U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehavilitiative Services. Awarded, $2, 5000,000.

Hutchison, A. (Principal Investigator), Kaya, E. (Co-PI). (2020-2022). Building the George Mason University-Amazon Teacher Externship Program. Funded by Amazon. Awarded.

Hutchison, A. (PI). (2018-2020). Grant from the Native-Speaking English Teacher Section of the Education Bureau in Hong Kong. Implementation and Evaluation of the Coding To Learn Project: Enabling Primary Students to Experience A New Approach to English Learning. ($110,017).

2015: PI, Fellowship awarded by the Center for Educational Transformation. Implementing the Technology Integration Planning Cycle. ($78,898).

2014: PI, Grant from Iowa Reading Research Center Iowa. Intensive Summer Reading Programs Landscape Assessment. ($80,000).

2014: PI, Fellowship awarded by the Center for Educational Transformation. Implementation and Evaluation of the Technology Integration Planning Cycle for Literacy and Language Arts. ($63,736).

2014: Co-PI, Seed Grant, College of Human Sciences, Iowa State University. Epistemic Beliefs and Reading Strategies When Competent High School Readers Select and Learn from Internet Sources. ($10,000).

2013: Co-PI, Educational Testing Services Grant, Tablet Technology and English Language Assessments for Young Learners: First Steps on an ECD Path. ($120,663).

2013: PI, Iowa Reading Research Center, Needs Assessment: The State of PK-3 Literacy in Iowa.($79,520).

2013: Co-PI, Intramural Collaborative Seed Grant, College of Human Sciences, Iowa State University. Improving Teachers Implementation of Movement into the Classroom Through Social Networking Tools. ($24,876).

2010: PI, Untenured Faculty Seed Grant, College of Human Sciences, Iowa State University. Identifying the Affordances and Constraints of using iPads with Elementary Students for Reading and Responding to Text. ($10,000).

2010: Co-PI, Intramural Collaborative Seed Grant, College of Human Sciences, Iowa State University. Advancing Knowledge on the Integration of Information and Communication Technologies for Learning in K-12 Settings. ($25,000).

2010: PI, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Grant. Developing Leading STEM Elementary Educators Through a Coherent and Interdisciplinary Elementary Education Program. ($9,982).

Books
Colwell, A., Hutchison, A. & Woodward, L. (2020) Digitally-Supported Disciplinary Literacy for Diverse K-5 Classrooms: Teachers College Press.
Hutchison, A., & Colwell, J. (2015). Bridging Technology and Literacy: Developing Digital Reading and Writing Practices in Grades K-6. New York: Rowman & Littlefield.

Journals (Refereed & Invited)

Hutchison, A. (In Press). Review of the book Breaking barriers: How P-TECH schools create a pathway from high school to college to career, by S. Litow & T. Kelley. Teachers College Record.

Hutchison, A. (2021). Empowering students with digital skills: Digital literacy as a pathway to joy in learning.  Literacy Today, 39(1), 54-55.

Hutchison, A., Colwell, J., Gutierrez, K., Evmenova, A., Offutt, J., Taylor, V. (2021). Designing a model of computer science professional development for elementary educators in inclusive settings. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education.

Regan, K., Evmenova, A., Hutchison, A., Day, J., Stephens, M., Verbiest, C., Gafurov, B. (2021). Steps for success: Making instructional decisions for students’ essay writing. TEACHING Exceptional Children. https://doi.org/10.1177/00400599211001085

Hutchison, A., & Evmenova, A. (In Press). CSIP+ model to plan computer science instruction for students with high-incidence disabilities. Intervention in School and Clinic.

Evmenova, A., Reagan, K., and Hutchison, A. (2020). AT for writing: Technology-based graphic organizers with embedded supports. TEACHING Exceptional Children 52(4), 266-269.

Hutchison, A. (2020). Computer science for all is a right, not an option. In Proceedings of the 2019 Connected Learning Summit. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon University: Etc. Press.

Parsons, S., Hutchison, A., Hall, L., Ward Parson, A. Ives, S., & Leggett, A. (2019). U.S. Teachers’ Perceptions of Online Professional Development. Teaching and Teacher Education, 82, 33-42. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.

Hutchison, A. (2018). Using virtual reality to explore science and literacy concepts. The Reading Teacher.

Hutchison, A. & Woodward, L. (2018). Examing the technology integration planning cycle model of professional development to support teachers' instructional practices. Teachers College Record.

Chapelle, C., Schmidgall, J., Lopez, A., Blood, I., Wain, J., Cho, Y., Hutchison, A., Lee, H.,Dursun, A. (In Press). Designing a prototype tablet-based learning-oriented assessment for middle school English learners: An evidence-centered design approach. Educational Testing Service Research Reports.

Colwell, J., Woodward, L., & Hutchison, A. (2018). Out-of-school reading and literature discussion: An exploration of adolescents’ participation in a digital book club. Online Learning Journal.

Woodward, L. & Hutchison, A. (2018). The STAK Model: Exploring Indvidualized Professional Development for Technology Integration. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education.

Colwell, J. & Hutchison, A. (2018). Considering a Twitter-Based Professional Learning Network in Literacy Education. Literacy Research and Instruction, 57I(1), 5-25. DOI: 10.1080/19388071.2017.1370749 Thoma, J. &

Hutchison, A., Johnson, D., Johnson, K., & Stromer, E. (2017). Planning for technology integration in a professional learning community. The Reading Teacher, 71(2), 167-175. https://doi.org/10.1002/trtr.1604

Estapa, A., Hutchison, A., & Nadolny, L. (2017). Recommendations to support coding in the elementary classroom. Technology and Engineering Teacher.

Hutchison, A., Nadolny, L., & Estapa, A. (2017). Using coding apps to support literacy instruction and develop coding literacy. International Reading Association Cross Journal Virtual Issue on Literacy Across the Disciplines

Hutchison, A., Woodward, L., & Colwell, J. (2016). What are Preadolescent Readers doing online? An examination of upper elementary students’ reading, writing, and communication in digital spaces. Reading Research Quarterly.

Hutchison, A. (2016). Considering the role of coding in literacy classrooms. Literacy Today, 33(4), 14-15.

Hutchison, A. & Colwell, J. (2016). Preservice teachers’ use of the Technology integration planning cycle to integrate iPads into literacy instruction. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 48(1), 1-15.

Hutchison, A., Nadolny, L., & Estapa, A. (2016). Using coding apps to support literacy instruction and develop coding literacy. Reading Teacher, 69(5), 493-503. DOI:10.1002/trtr.1440

Beschorner, B. & Hutchison, A. (2016). Parent education for dialogic reading: Online and face-to-face delivery methods. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 30(3), 374-388.

Colwell, J. & Hutchison, D. (2015). Refining a flipped classroom model in a content area literacy course: Determining modification through reflection. International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments, 3(4), 249-266. DOI: 10.1504/IJSMILE.2015.074007

Colwell, J. & Hutchison, A. (2015). Supporting teachers in integrating digital technology into language arts instruction to promote literacy. Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 31(2), 56-63. DOI: 10.1080/21532974.2014.991813

Hall, A., Hutchison, A., & White, A. (2015). Teachers’ beliefs about the common core english language arts writing standards. Journal of Research in Education, 25(1), 88-106.

Hutchison, A. (2015). Technology Integration: What’s Your Next Step? The Oklahoma Reader.

Pang, S., Reinking, D., Hutchison, A., Ramey, D. (2015). South Korean teachers’ perceptions of integrating information and communication technologies into literacy instruction. Education Research International, 2015, 1-13. DOI: 10.1155/2015/783593

Hutchison, A., & Beschorner, B. (2014). Using the iPad as a Tool to Support Literacy Instruction. Technology, Pedagogy & Education, 24(5), 407-422. DOI: 10.1080/1475939X.2014.918561

Hutchison, A. & Colwell, J. (2014). The Potential of Digital Technologies to Support Literacy Instruction Relevant to the Common Core State Standards. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 58(2). DOI: 10.1002/jaal.335

Hutchison, A. & Woodward, L. (2014). An Examination of How A Teacher’s Use of Digital Tools Empowers and Constrains Language Arts Instruction. Computers in the Schools, 31(4), 316-338. DOI: 10.1080/07380569.2014.967629

Hutchison, A. & Woodward, L. (2014). A Planning Cycle for Integrating Technology into Literacy Instruction. Reading Teacher, 67(6), 455-464. DOI:10.1002/trtr.1225.

Hutchison, A. Beschorner, B. & Schmidt-Crawford, D. (2013). Exploring the use of the iPad for literacy learning. International Reading Association Cross Journal Virtual Issue on Hot Topics in Education.

Beschorner, B. & Hutchison, A. (2013a). iPads as tools for communicating with parents. The Oklahoma Reader, 49(1), 17-19.

Beschorner, B. & Hutchison, A. (2013b). iPads as a literacy teaching tool in early Childhood. International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 1(1), 16-24.

Hutchison, A. & Wang, W. (2012). Blogging within a social networking site as a form of literature response in a teacher education course. Educational Media International, 49(3). DOI:10.1080/09523987.2012.741197

Hutchison, A., Beschorner, B., & Schmidt-Crawford, D. (2012). Exploring the use of the iPad for literacy learning. Reading Teacher, 66(1), 15-23.

Colwell, J., Hutchison, A., & Reinking, D. (2012). Using social network blogs to promote literary response during teachers’ professional development. Language Arts, 89(4), 232-243.

Hutchison, A. (2012). Literacy teachers’ perceptions of professional development that increases integration of technology into instruction. Technology, Pedagogy & Education, 21(1), 37-56.

Hutchison, A. & Colwell, J. (2012). Using a wiki to facilitate an online professional learning community for induction and mentoring teachers. Education and Information Technologies, 17(3), 273-289.

Hutchison, A. & Reinking, D. (2011). Teachers’ Perceptions of Integrating Information and Communication Technologies into Literacy Instruction: A National Survey in the U.S. Reading Research Quarterly, 46(4), 308-329.

Hutchison, A., & Reinking, D. (2010). A national survey of barriers to integrating information and communication technologies into literacy instruction. In R. Jimenez, V. Risko, M. Hundley, & D. Rowe (Eds.), Fifty-Ninth Yearbook of the National Reading Conference (pp.-230-243). National Reading Conference. Milwaukee, WI.

Mokhtari, K., Hutchison, A., & Edwards, P. (2010). Organizing instruction for struggling readers in tutorial settings. Reading Teacher, 64(4), 287-290.

Hutchison, A., & Henry, L. (2010). Internet use and online reading among middle-grade students at risk of dropping out of school. Middle Grades Research Journal, 5(2).