Virginia M. Jagla, PhD
Title:
Associate Professor
Middle Level Education Program
National College of Education
Programs/Classes Taught:
M.Ed. in Middle Level Education
Middle Level Overview
Middle Level Curriculum
Integrating the Arts at the Middle Level
Methods for Teaching Arts Education
Areas of Expertise:
Middle Level Education
Service-learning P-12 and higher education
Urban Education
Integrating the curriculum
Arts integration in the basic curriculum
Teacher’s use of imagination and intuition
Creative drama in the classroom across disciplines
Professional Development Schools
Biography:
Dr. Virginia Jagla is an Associate Professor at National-Louis University in the Chicago area. She received her PhD in 1989 from the University of Illinois at Chicago in Curriculum and Instruction, her MS from the University of Chicago, and her BS from DePaul University. She has been a teacher and administrator in urban schools, museums and arts organizations. She has taught for various colleges and universities. Currently Dr. Jagla leads the NLU Civic Engagement Team. She is an editor of the online journal i.e.: inquiry in education, She is the chair of the Middle Level Educators SIG of the Association of Teacher Educators and the chair of the Service-Learning & Experiential Education SIG of the American Educational Research Association. Dr. Jagla has a published book, Teachers’ Everyday Use of Imagination and Intuition: In Pursuit of the Elusive Image, and numerous published chapters and articles in various juried journals. She is a frequent presenter at local, national, and international conferences and symposia. Her research interests include imagination and intuition in education, the use of the visual and creative arts in education, with particular emphasis on creative drama; urban education and service-learning, particularly as it applies to middle level education.
Education:
PhD University of Illinois at Chicago (Curriculum & Instruction)1989
MS University of Chicago (Reading)1976
BS DePaul University (Elementary Education)1970
Research and Interests:
Middle Level Education Service-learning Urban Education
