Stephanie

Savick

School of Education

Education

• Ph.D. Instructional Leadership for Changing Populations, College of Notre Dame of MD, 2009.
• M.A. Leadership in Teaching, Administration and Supervision, College of Notre Dame of MD, 1999.
• B.A. English/Secondary Education, College of Notre Dame of MD, 1992.

Bio

Dr. Stephanie Savick joined the faculty at Notre Dame of Maryland in August of 2011. She teaches in the graduate and Ph.D. programs in the School of Education. Her courses include Learning Theory and Practice, Human Development, Language and Intercultural Communication, Introduction to Cultural Competency and Educational Equity, Critical Race Theory in Education, and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. She co-designed the concentrated coursework and currently oversees curriculum and instruction for the Leadership in Teaching: Culturally Proficient Leadership Master’s Program in the School of Education.

Professor Savick has represented Notre Dame at various national conferences including AERA, AACTE, and NAPDS. Her research interests include teacher cultural competence, educational leadership with a focus on equity and social justice, and school-university partnerships. She is also a certified consultant for the EQ-i 2.0/EQ 360, an Emotional Intelligence Inventory; the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI); and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).

Professor Savick has served on various institutional committees including the Promotion and Tenure, University Curriculum and Academic Policy, Faculty Research and Development, Service Learning, Library Committees and Faculty Senate. In the School of Education, she also serves as the Professional Development School Coordinator, the PDS Committee Chair, and a member of the Initial Certification Committee. Supporting student research, she also chairs several doctoral candidate committees. To retain her ties to local public school systems, Dr. Savick serves as the PDS liaison to Western High School in Baltimore City, and Woodlawn High School in Baltimore County.

Recent Publications

• Savick, S.L. & Watson, M.L. (2022). Nine Essentials Render a Roadmap for Continued Improvement in an Award-Winning PDS Partnership Network. PDS Partners: Bridging Research to Practice 17 (3). 30-33. 
• Larson, K., Savick, S.L., Segree, T., Buchanan, M. & Chaturvedi, A. (2022). Integrating Flourishing within a PDS Partnership to Support Students’ Social-Emotional Learning and Wellbeing. School-University Partnerships 15 (2). 62-79. 
• Savick, S.L., Durham, R., Silver, P., Letizia, A. & Watson, L. (2022). Professional Development and Community School Models Meet to Make a Difference at a Title I Elementary/Middle School. In Ferrara, Nath & Bebee (Eds.). PDS and Community Schools: The Nexus of Practice. Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, NC. pp.191-217. 
• Davenport, G. & Savick, S.L. [contributing author]. (2022). Adaptive Leadership for School Equity. Educational Leadership 79 (6). 22-29. 
• Savick, S.L. (2022). Six Steps for Adaptive Leadership. Educational Leadership 79 (6). 26-27.  
• Savick, S.L. (2021). From Recruitment to Completer Effectiveness: How Are We Defining Equity at Each Stage of the Teacher Preparation Process in the Context of Our PDS Partnership Networks?  PDS Partners: Bridging Research to Practice 16 (3). 19-25. 
• Savick, S. L. & Logan-Washington, C. (2020).  How One School-university Partnership Designed Learning Experiences to Propel Equity-based Teaching Forward in the PDS Context.  School-University Partnerships 13 (3). 67-84. 
• Savick, S.L. & Logan-Washington, C. (2020). Measuring Changes in Teachers’ Perceived and Actual Cultural Competence Using the Intercultural Developmental Inventory in the PDS Context.  In Ferrara, Nath & Beebe (Eds.) Exploring Cultural Competence in Professional Development Schools. Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, NC. pp. 135-164. 
• Dupuis, J., Savick, S.L. & Fenster, M. (2020).  Relationship Between Self-efficacy  Measured by the TSES Scale and Teacher Participation in PDS Activity. The Professional Educator 43 (1). 47-58. 

Recent Conference Papers/Presentations

• Williams, S., Whitby, R., & Savick, S.L. Collaboration for Innovative Clinical Experiences to Support District Partners in Teacher Shortage. Presented at National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) Conference. Jacksonville, FL. March 2023.  
• Larson, K. & Savick, S.L. Integrating Flourishing within PDS Partnerships to Support Students’ Mental Health and Wellbeing. Presented at National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) Conference. Jacksonville, FL. March 2023. 
• Savick, S.L. Advancing Equity Literacy in PDS Networks. Presented at National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) Conference. Chicago, IL. February 2022. 
• Silver, P., Watson, M., Savick, S.L., Letizia, A. & Durham, R. Professional Development and Community School Models Meet to Make a Difference at a Title I Elementary/Middle School. Presented at National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) Conference. Chicago, IL. February 2022. 
• Jeanne, C., Savick, S.L. & Durham, R. Black Female Teachers Who Stay: Teacher Efficacy through Counter Narratives. Paper Accepted for Presentation at American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference. San Diego, CA. April 2022. 
• Savick, S.L., Logan-Washington, C., Weeks, D., & Booker, Y. Transformative Professional Learning in Developing Culturally Competent and Racially Conscious Educators in the PDS Context. Presented at National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS). Virtual Conference. February 2021. 
• Larson, K.E., Segree, T., Culp, J. & Savick, S.L. Creating PDS Networks for Flourishing.  Presented at National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS). Virtual Conference. February 2021. 
• Savick, S.L.  Implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices: Overcoming Potential Barriers and Blindspots. Presented at National Catholic Education Association (NCEA). Virtual Conference. April 2021. 
• Savick, S.L. A Closer Look: Using Student Perception Surveys to Improve PDS Practices. American Educational Research Association (AERA), Accepted Paper. April 2020. 
• Savick, S.L. Analyzing and Eliminating Potential Barriers to Educator Cultural Competence. National Catholic Education Association (NCEA). Accepted Paper. April 2020. 
• Savick, S.L. A Closer Look: Using Student Perception Surveys to Improve PDS Practices. Presented at National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) Conference. Atlantic City, NJ. February 2020. 

Honors and Awards

• Recipient, Mullan Distinguished Teacher Award, Notre Dame of Maryland University, 2018.
• Recipient, Faculty Service Learning Award, Notre Dame of Maryland University, 2018.
• Recipient, Mission Advancement Grant, Catholic Intellectual Life Committee, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Spring 2014.