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Curriculum Vitae

Terrance A. King

Syracuse University, Department of Teaching and Leadership: Special Education

Home Address: 112 Cleveland Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850 

Cell Phone: 646-571-9661

Email: teking@syr.edu

EDUCATION               

Ph.D. in Special Education | Anticipated May 2025

Syracuse University, School of Education 

Certificate of Advanced Study, Educational Leadership | Anticipated May 2026

Master of Science in General/Special Education (Grades 1-6) | August 2014

Metropolitan College of New York 

Bachelor of Arts Degree, Sociology (major) Criminal Justice (minor) | May 2008

Le Moyne College

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Co-Instructor of Record 

EDU 203: Introduction to Inclusive Schooling- Spring 2024

Adjunct Professor – S.U.N.Y. Oswego

EDU 301: School, Pedagogy, and Social Justice – Fall 2023 

Teacher Assistant 

EDU 203: Introduction to Inclusive Schooling- Fall 2023

Instructor of Record  

SPE 615: Seminar in Teaching Fall 2022- Spring 2023 

(Establishing key objectives for classes, creating a curriculum that accomplishes the set objectives, developing a syllabus that outlines topics that will be explored and listing due dates for assignments, Giving lectures and organizing activities to present material and deepen understanding of the coursework, and supervising students in field placements)

Teacher Assistant

SPE 324: Differentiation for Inclusive Education Fall 2021- Spring 2022

Teacher Assistant 

SPE 311: Perspectives In Disabilities Fall 2021- Spring 2021

Teacher Assistant 

DSP/CFE 614: Critical Issues in Dis/ability & Inclusion Fall 2020

(Co-taught instruction as a teaching assistant. Assisted in lesson planning and development of syllabi. Providing course support to Instructor of Records by grading, facilitating instruction, meeting with students, and providing meaningful feedback.) 

TEACHING CERTIFICATES

New York State Certification: 

General & Special Education Certification in Grades 1-6

PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Substitute Teacher |  2019- present

Ithaca City Schools

Ithaca City School District, Ithaca, NY 

Math General Education Teacher (6th grade) | 2018-2019

Clary Middle School 

Syracuse City School District, Syracuse, NY 

Special Education Teacher (Self-contained) | 2016-2018

Clary Middle School 

Syracuse City School District, Syracuse, NY 

Special Education/Science Teacher (Co-teaching model) | 2013-2016

Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health & Science Charter school

New York City Public Schools, Bronx, NY

EDUCATION CONSULTANCIES

Cornell University: BCT/AAP 101, Community Engaged Learning and Building 

Co-instructor/Community Representative: course delivered under the Bronfenbrenner Center for translational Research and Architecture, Art, and Planning. As an engaged learning course where students can join the Ithaca community in helping to cede the St. James church, the only church of its kind in the country in its original form. Major goal of the course is to collaborate with the church membership in grant writing for the installation of a commissary kitchen. 

Syracuse City School District: Huntington K-8, Syracuse, NY | April 2022 – June 2022

Special Education Department Consultant: provide tools and skills for Teachers, Teacher Assistants, and Special Education Director on implementing inclusive practices/pedagogy, IEP development/maintenance, Teacher-Student Rapport, Parent Engagement, and Behavior Management

OnTech Charter School, Syracuse, NY |  June 2020 – October 2020

Special Education Department Consultant: Interview Special education teachers for available positions. Implemented an organization system for monitoring IEPs and Progress monitoring. Train staff on Special Education guidelines and expectations. Mentor Student teachers from Syracuse University. Attend all staff and Board meetings to maintain rapport and relationships.’

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

King Terrance A. (April 2023) The Impact and Influence of Community Engagement: The need for collaboration between institutions and their local communities. Guest Speaker. The Einhorn Center for Community Engagement. Cornell University. Ithaca, NY. 

King, Terrance A. (February 2023) The Continued Miseducation of BIPOC Students: The need for Culturally Responsive/Sustaining Pedagogy. Guest Lecturer. S.U.N.Y. Cortland. Cortland, NY. 

King, Terrance A. (July 2022) Racial Justice, Activism, and the Church. Guest Lecturer. Cornell University. Ithaca, NY. 

King, Terrance A. (November 2021) Thanksgiving from the Methodist Perspective. Guest Speaker. Music & Message Series. Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. 

Panelist: Intergenerational Trauma (September 2021). Tompkins Cortland Community College. Office of Diversity & Inclusion 

Panelist: Toxic Masculinity SUNY Cortland (May 2021). Advocacy Center of Tompkins County Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Services

King, Terrance A. (April 2021). Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities. Guest Speaker. Skidmore College. Saratoga Springs, NY.  

INVITED INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

  • King, Terrance A. (2022). Ableism & Social Justice Education. Universidad Americana (UAM), Managua, Nicaragua. 

SUBMISSION FOR PUBLICATION

  • Chapter/Letter Submission 
    • The Pipeline is Broken: BIPOC Graduate Student Narratives of Finding Justice and Joy. (editing) 

INTERNAL GRANT

  • Himan Brown Scholarship/Grant {Summer 2023} ($10,370; awarded)
  • SOE Travel Grant {Spring 2023} ($400; awarded) 
  • Pre-dissertation Summer Fellowship {2023} ($4,000; pending) 
  • Pre-dissertation Summer Fellowship {2022} ($4,000; not awarded) 

EXTERNAL GRANT

  • Lilly Endowment Inc.       
    • Thriving Congregations Initiative: $350,000 (pending decision to officially apply) 
    • LOI Principal Writer: Terrance King 
  • Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities—National Technical Assistance Center for Inclusive Practices and Policies.  (Not awarded) 
  • NYSEG Community Collaboration Fund | 2022-2023
    • Avangrid Foundation: $10,000 (awarded) 
    • Principal Writer: Terrance King 
  • Community Foundation of Tompkins County |  2022-2023
    • Community Resiliency Grant: $10,000 (awarded $7,500) 
    • Principal Writer: Terrance King 
  • National Trust for Historic Preservation
    • African American Church Grant: $500,000 (not awarded) 
    • First ever awarded to a non-secular organization

SERVICE TO UNIVERSITY 

  • The Black Experience Abroad Panel. (April 4,2023) 
  • A Conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones-The True Contributions of Black Americans (October 28, 2022) 
  • Race and Equity in Special Education (January 28, 2022)
  • Moving from Surviving to Thriving as a BIPOC Graduate Student: Presented by the Graduate School BIPOC Alliance for Excellence (March 2022) 
  • workshop Writing, Procrastination, and Resistance: How to Identify your Writing Blocks and Move Through Them with Rachel McLaren, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies (University of Iowa) and facilitator from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) (December 2021) 
  • Group homes for children with disabilities? Disability rights perspectives. Symposium (September 2021) Sponsored and hosted by the University of Leeds, UK
  • Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act; the 15th anniversary of the Disability Law and Policy Program (April 2021) 
  • SOLHOT (March 2022): I feel like going to SOLHOT Today: Funk, Loops, and the Outside of Black Girlhood. 
  • Black, Disabled, Deaf & Blind (March 2022) 
  • The Mask of Masculinity: An Evening with Wade Davis

SERVICE TO SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

  • SOE Academic Strategic Plan. Grad Student Redesign input meeting with Dean Chandler-Olcott (March 2023) 
  • Graduate Student Union Rally Representative/Speaker (February 2023) 
  • Post-doctoral Scholar Interview Committee Member, Center on Disability, and Inclusion. (March 2022) 
  • Student Leadership Conference Volunteer State of the Art Conference 2021
  • (Room Facilitator) Syracuse University (November 2021) 
  • Grant writing workshop with Dr. Beth Ferri (November 2021)  
  • Committed. Susan Burch public talk Hosted by the University of Connecticut (November 2021) 
  • "CEEDAR & UCEA joint webinar series: Supporting systemic leadership for all learners" (Jan 2022)

SERVICE TO PROJECT INCLUDE

  • A conversation with: Arlene Kanter & Brent Elder (April 2023) 
  • Navigating the Tenure Track as BIPOC Scholars (March 2023) 
  • Dissertation Defense: Dr. Katie Ducett (March 2023) 
  • Cohort Convening. Arizona. (November 2022)
  • SU Cohort BBQ (September 2002) 
  • Dissertation Defense: Dr. Phillandra Smith (July 2022) 
  • Meet the Mentors (January 2022)
  • Dr. Wanda Blanchett - Signature Scale Activity (January 2022) 
  • Bao Phi - Refugee Books: From Readers to Authors (November 2021)
  • Dr. Erica McCray Webinar (October 2021)   

CONFERENCES ATTENDED

  • Black Male Educators Conference (BMEC) Philadelphia, PA  (November 2023)
  • American Educational Research Association Conference (AERA). Chicago, IL. (April 2023) 
  • Council for Exceptional Children Conference (CEC). Louisville, KY. (March 2023)
  • Teacher Educators of Children with Behavior Disorders (TECBD) Conference. Phoenix, Arizona. (November 2022) 
  • SUNY Cortland: Black Lives Matter at Schools (virtual event) PK-12 Educators Speak Out. (February 2022) 
  • Black Male Educators Conference (BMEC) Philadelphia, PA {virtual} (November 2021) 

FEATURED MEDIA

AFFILIATIONS

Future Professoriate Program (FPP), Member 

Graduate BIPOC Student Association, Member

Syracuse University Graduate Student Union, Representative

Teacher Education Division (TED) of the Council for Exceptional Children, Member

Black, Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) Inaugural Graduate student 

Black Graduate Student Association, Member 

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Iota Kappa Lambda (Syracuse)Alumni Chapter 

President | 2021-2023 

Community Faith Partners, Board Member | December 2021 – Present 

 Ithaca, NY 

St. James A.M.E. Zion Church, Pastor | July 2019 – Present 

116 Cleveland Ave, Ithaca, NY 

Le Moyne Multicultural Alumni Committee, Member |  October 2022- Present

Syracuse, NY  

Launch CNY | Fueling Individualized Learning, Board Member | August 2022 – Present

Syracuse, NY