Jane Blystone, Ph.D.

Reading Department Chair/English-Journalism Teacher (Retired)

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Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

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Timeline
About me
Retired chair graduate studies in secondary education Mercyhurst University
Education
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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  Ph.D. English (Rhetoric and Linguistics)
- PennWest Edinboro
  1977 - 1980
  M. Ed. Reading Specialist
- Point Park University
  1969 - 1970
  Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
- PennWest Edinboro
  1977 - 1980
  Master's degree EDUCATION
- Gannon University
  1986 - 2002
  National Writing Project site
  Activities and Societies: Teacher/Consultant for the National Writing Project - Northwestern PA Writing Project
- Cedarville University
  1970 - 1973
  B.A. Communications
- PennWest California
  2003 - 2005
  K-12 Principal certification Educational Leadership
  State certified k-12 principal
Experience
- North East School DIstrict
  Jan 1979 - Jan 2008
  Reading Department Chair/English-Journalism Teacher (Retired)
- Pennsylvania School Press Association
  Sept 1983 - now
  Member Board of Directors
- Gannon University
  Jun 1988 - Aug 1988
  Adjunct Professor
  Taught a graduate course called Writing Assessment
- Gannon University
  Jun 1989 - Aug 1989
  Writing Project Co-director
- Mercyhurst University
  Aug 2008 - May 2016
  Director Graduate Studies in Secondary Education
  Chair, Graduate Studies in Secondary Education; Program development, management and assessment, graduate instruction, program/course scheduling, admissions review, professional development and delivery, budget development and management, clinical supervision, online course development and facilitation, PA Department of Education compliance officer for secondary education.
- Vineyard Musings
  Jan 2009 - now
  Fabric artist
- Journalism Education Association
  Feb 2009 - Feb 2014
  JEA Region 7 Director
  Supporting state journalism directors in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
- NORTH EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT
  Dec 2009 - now
  North East School District School Board of Directors
  Elected public official. Served two years as board president and 5 years as board representative to Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit #5.
- Journalism Education Association
  Jan 2021 - Feb 2023
  Retired JEA Mentoring Program Director
Licenses & Certifications
- Communications 7-12
  Pennsylvania Department of Education
- Principal K-12
  Pennsylvania Department of Education
- Reading Specialist k-12
  Pennsylvania Department of Education
- Flipped Learning Level I Certification
  Flipped Learning Global Initiative
  Nov 2016
- Master Journalism Educator
  Journalism Education Association
- Lesson Planning Specialist
  Flipped Learning Global Initiative
  Dec 2018
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Jane Blystone, Ph.D.
  Lifetime Achiievement Award Journalism Education Association Apr 2018 Award bestowed for more than 40 years as a journalism educator and mentor.
- Awarded to Jane Blystone, Ph.D.
  Best Article of the Year National Council of Teachers of English Nov 2004 Awarded for an article called "Best Practices in English Education" published in the English Leadership Quarterly.
- Awarded to Jane Blystone, Ph.D.
  Columbia Gold Key Columbia Scholastic Press Association Mar 1997 Columbia Scholastic Press Association "In recognition of outstanding devotion to the cause of the school press, encouragement to the student editors in their several endeavors, service above and beyond the call of delegated duty, leadership in the field of education, and support of the high ideals from which the Association has drawn its strength and inspiration."