Aimée Myers, Ph.D.

Contact

AMyers8@twu.edu
940-898-2244
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Biography

Dr. Aimée Myers is an Associate Professor of Literacy and Language in the Multilingual and Multicultural Studies program. Dr. Myers teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the School of Education. She also teaches courses affiliated with the Department of Language, Culture, and Gender Studies. Her teaching specialization is focused on culturally responsive-sustaining practices. Before entering academia, Dr. Myers had 15 years working in education, including working as a secondary public-school teacher. After teaching, her work at the K20 Center for Educational and Community Renewal allowed her to act as a phase coordinator for a federal GEAR UP grant that supported students and teachers in a large underserved, urban-school district. Currently, Dr. Myers partners with the community by serving on a Title I Leadership Team that serves low-income elementary students, and she establishes experiential learning opportunities working with underserved students through the non-profit organization Communities in Schools North Texas. In her research, she works to utilize social constructivist approaches with marginalized and underserved populations. Her current research project focuses on supporting critical literacy with refugee and immigrant secondary students. Her work has been presented internationally and nationally. Most recently she shared her research at the International Conference on Urban Education, National Council of Teachers of English, and the National Association of Multicultural Educators. During her time at TWU, she has been awarded the COPE Innovation Fellowship, the Academic Assessment Fellowship and the Chancellor’s Research Fellowship. She is also a part of the Provost Leadership Academy. She also served three years as the Assistant Director of Assessment and Accreditation for the university.

Education

Ph.D., Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum, University of Oklahoma
M.A., Contemporary Literature, University of Central Oklahoma
B.A., English, University of Central Oklahoma

Expertise

Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Pedagogies; Urban Education; Critical Literacy; Teacher Education; Curriculum Development; Equity and Inclusion; Underserved and Marginalized Students

Latest Articles

Weaving the fabric of shared experience: Immigrant and refugee students engaged in visual testimonio.
Frontiers in Education (2023)
Aimee Myers

Doing the Work: Actualizing Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion for Underserved Students through the COPE Clothing Closet
Academic Leader (2022)
Aimee Myers

The Time Is Now: Modeling the Tenets of Critical Pedagogy for Our Future Teachers at Hispanic Serving Institutions
Education, Language, and Sociology Research (2020)
Aimee Myers, Jorge Figueroa

Bringing together a harmony of voices: Using the Inside-Out strategy as a culturally responsive approach to intertwine knowledge from self, peer, and text
English in Texas (2019)
Aimee Myers, Jessica Hightower

Confronting mandated curriculum: Being a transgressive teacher and meeting the needs of our urban learners
Perspectives on Urban Education Journal (2019)
Aimee Myers

Developing critical consumers of knowledge: Merging critical literacy and digital tools.
Texas Teacher Education FORUM (2018)
Aimee Myers

Layers of cultural responsiveness: Community, collaboration, and literacy.
Voices from the Middle (2017)
Aimee Myers

Building bridges to the world: Utilizing service learning during the senior year to develop participatory citizenship.
American Secondary Education (2016)
Aimee Myers

Chapters

Is Resistance Futile? Exploring Ellison's Stories in a High School ELA Classroom Through a Culturally and Historically Responsive Framework
in Approaches to Teaching the Works of Ralph Ellison | Modern Language Association (MLA) (2024)
Aimee Myers

Don't Just Talk About It, Be About It: Supporting Critical Pedagogy in Teacher Education
in Critical Pedagogy in Action | Routledge (2023)
Aimee Myers, Gage Jeter

From start to finish: A programmatic approach to digital literacy in teacher education.
in Handbook of research on literacy and digital technology integration in teacher education. | IGI Global (2020)
Amanda Hurlbut, Sarah McMahan, Aimee Myers, Karen Dunlap, Rebecca Fredrickson

Opening the box: Developing critical reflection to empower and motivate students.
in The art of noticing deeply: Commentaries on teaching, learning and mindfulness. | Cambridge Scholars (2016)
Aimee Myers

Recent Presentations

Teaching the Works of Ralph Ellison
Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (2024)
Paper | Aimee Myers

In the Same Boat: Navigating the Rough Waters of Change Through the Community Cultural Wealth Model
Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (2024)
Round Table | Aimee Myers, Gage Jeter

Modeling the Tenets of Critical Pedagogy for Future Teachers Working in Multilingual and Multicultural Environments
Multilingualism Research Forum (2022)
Paper | Aimee Myers, Jorge Figueroa

Don't Just Talk About It, Be About It: Supporting Culturally Inclusive Teacher Learning through Reflective Application
National Association of Multicultural Education Conference (2022)
Paper | Gage Jeter, Aimee Myers

Visual Testimonio: Creating Counternarratives with High School Immigrant Youth
National Association of Multicultural Education Conference (2022)
Paper | Aimee Myers

Leading Diverse Groups
COPE Emerging Leaders Bootcamp (2021)
Faculty Workshop | Aimee Myers

Tossing Out the Textbook: Preservice Teachers' Understanding of Culturally Responsive Teaching After Engaging Stakeholders
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (2021)
Paper | Aimee Myers

Confronting and Advocating: Using Problem-Based Learning as a Culturally Responsive Approach to Address Gender Inequity
National Association of Multicultural Education (2020)
Paper | Aimee Myers

Five Guiding Principles of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
New Teacher Development Workshop, TWU COPE (2020)
Faculty Workshop | Phylicia Anderson, Aimee Myers, Aimee

Leading Diverse Groups
COPE Emerging Leaders Bootcamp (2020)
Faculty Workshop | Aimee Myers

From Abstractions to Actions: Supporting Teacher Effectiveness Through the Culturally Relevant Student Perspective Survey
American Educational Research Association (AERA) (2020)
Poster | Aimee Myers

Squad Goals: Developing a Sense of Belonging for Yourself and Others
TWU Student Leadership Conference for Student Organizations Council (2019)
Faculty Workshop | Aimee Myers

Inside-Out: A strategy for culturally responsive approaches
Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (2019)
Round Table | Aimee Myers, Jessica Hightower

Digital Spaces for Social Justice Voices: Using a Critical Literacy Framework with Students to Support Writing for Our World
Rose F. Spicola Forum in Reading (2019)
Faculty Workshop | Aimee Myers, Mandy Stewart

Students as Agents of Change: Decolonizing Teacher Learning in an Urban Education Setting through Culturally Responsive Practices
Curriculum and Pedagogy Annual Conference (2019)
Paper | Aimee Myers

Leading Diverse Groups
COPE Emerging Leaders Bootcamp (2019)
Faculty Workshop | Aimee Myers

Disrupting Hierarchies of Power in Teacher Education with Emergent Technologies and Web 2.0 Tools
Curriculum and Pedagogy Annual Conference (2019)
Paper | Aimee Myers, Jorge Figueroa

Learning from each other: Partnering with urban secondary students to develop a culturally relevant pedagogy.
International Conference on Urban Education (2018)
Paper | Aimee Myers

It starts with me: Empowering students as agents of change through culturally responsive feedback.
National Council of Teachers of English (2018)
Poster | Aimee Myers

Authentic teaching and instructional strategies for inclusive learning spaces in urban schools
International Conference on Urban Education (2018)
Round Table | Gage Jeter, Aimee Myers

Teaching the whole teacher: Supporting preservice teachers to find their voices.
National Council of Teachers of English (2018)
Symposium Paper | Aimee Myers

Classroom strategies for actualizing a culturally relevant pedagogy
President's Commission for Inclusivity- University of Central Missouri (2018)
Faculty Workshop | Aimee Myers

Utilizing backwards design for curriculum development
New Faculty Training (2017)
Faculty Workshop | Aimee Myers

Chorus of voices: Utilizing critical literacy practices to merge literary voice, social voice, and student voice.
National Council of Teachers of English (2017)
Paper | Aimee Myers

Authentically sustainable LEARNing for urban schools: The Lesson and Engaging Activities Repository Network.
International Conference on Urban Education (2016)
Poster | Aimee Myers, Gage Jeter

Advocating for Authenticity: Instructional strategies based on an authentic framework to promote critical literacy.
National Council of Teachers of English (2016)
Faculty Workshop | Aimee Myers, Gage Jeter

Critical literacy for advocacy.
National Council of Teachers of English (2016)
Symposium Paper | Aimee Myers

Making the journal vibrant
National Council of Teachers of English (2016)
Round Table | Aimee Myers

Carousel of initiatives: Where does GEAR UP fit in?
National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (2015)
Paper | Lindsay Williams, Aimee Myers

Opening the box: Making room for critically conscious citizens.
International Federation of Teachers of English/Conference on English Education (2015)
Paper | Aimee Myers

Leading a micro-revolution: A culturally relevant approach.
Oklahoma Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (2015)
Paper | Aimee Myers

Professional Affiliations

• Association of Texas Professional Educators
• International Society for Technology in Education
• National Association of Multicultural Education
• National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
• Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts

Honors & Awards

• FLAME Student Organization Award, Texas National Association of Multicultural Educators (2024)
• H. Prentice Baptiste Outstanding Teaching for Postsecondary Faculty, Texas National Association of Multicultural Educators (2024)
• Marketable Skills Champion, Communities in Schools North Texas (2023)
• COPE Above and Beyond Award, Texas Woman's University (2023)
• Distinction in Service, Texas Woman's University (2022)
• Chancellor's Research Fellows, Texas Woman's University (2020)
• Chancellor's Research Fellows, Texas Woman's University (2019)
• Academic Assessment Faculty Fellows, Texas Woman's University (2018)
• Faculty Member of Distinction, English and Philosophy Department, University of Central Missouri (2018)
• ACUE Faculty Fellows Program, Association of College and University Educators (2017)
• Bellweather Society Scholarship, University of Oklahoma (2016)