Ashleigh King

Ashleigh M. King is the Arizona State University site coordinator for students seeking their master’s degree in elementary education and teacher certification through a 15-month accelerated program. She developed an innovative program, the Technology Infusion Experience, to bring training and technology to teacher candidates and mentor teachers. Participants received training and resources to increase student rigor with technology. She was named Arizona Technology in Education's pre-service faculty of the year in 2016. She provides coursework, supervision, and evaluation of teacher candidates. Ms. King trains mentors monthly and provides quarterly reports to the district governance team. She is the course coordinator for RDG 531 and SPE 538. She served on program alignment teams promoting university collaboration. She was nominated for several awards including the Centennial Professor Award, ASU Staff Commitment Award, and Faculty Womens’ Association Outstanding Mentor Award. Ms. King has her master’s degree in educational administration, a reading instruction endorsement, structured English immersion endorsement, cross categorical K-12 special education certification, and undergraduate degrees in English composition with an emphasis in comparative religion. She taught in the Glendale Elementary school district where she was named teacher of the year. Ms. King received the Paula Jennings Hardison Award from Teach For America for outstanding community leadership. She is collaborating with colleagues to research best practices for supporting English language learners. The team is currently focused on preparing future teachers with the skills and mindsets needed to support second language learners at all levels, and examining the impact on social studies as a vehicle for both content and language expertise. Ms. King is working with external child specialists, such as Children's Hospital, to bring expertise on managing student behavior through development of strategies to help children overcome Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and childhood trauma. She and colleagues are working to help develop teacher candidate's skills in the area of building student resilience through self-coping strategies and through positive adult relationships.