Timothy W. Legget, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Curriculum and Instruction
Tomlinson Building, Room 105
1310 North El Paso Avenue
Russellville, AR 72801-2222
Phone: 479-968-0425
Fax: 479-954-0811
E-mail: tleggett@atu.edu
EDUCATION
- Ed.D. Early and Middle Childhood Education, Nova Southeastern University,1995
- G.S.R.E. Childhood Education, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1983
- M.Ed. Secondary Education, William Carey College, 1980
- M.R.E. Educational Administration, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1977
- B.S. Social Science, William Carey College, 1975
- A.A. General Education, Jones County Junior College, 1973
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Assistant Professor, Arkansas Tech University, 2002
- Associate Professor, Mary Holmes College, 1998-2002
- Adjunct Instructor, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 1999-2002
- Adjunct Instructor, Pearl River Community College, 1998-2002
- Adjunct Instructor, Rust College, 1999-2002
- Consultant, Institute for Community Services, Holly Springs, MS., 1998-2002
COURSES TAUGHT
MEMEBERSHIPS
- National Education Association
- Arkansas Education Association
- Arkansas Early Childhood Association
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- Association for Childhood Education International
- North American Professors of Christian Education
- Southern Early Childhood Association
SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY
National Presentations
- Costley, K., Leggett, T., & Bell, D. (upcoming February 16, 2013). Practical and Workable Suggestions on How to Fight Grade Inflation. Association of Teacher Educators Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
- Costley, K., Leggett, T., & Bell, D. (upcoming February 16, 2013). A Plan to Raise Scores in Schools of Poverty. Association of Teacher Educators Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
- Costley, K. & Leggett, T. (2010 February). Writing Behavioral Objectives is Easy: Why Do Pre-service Teachers Have Trouble Writing
Them? Association of Teacher Educators Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, February 15,
2010.
- Costley, K. & Leggett, T. (2010 February). Making Music Fun by Making Musical Instruments for Children's Play. Association of Teacher Educators Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
Regional Presentations
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- Costley, K., Leggett, T., & Bell, D. (2012, October). Ten Ways to Fight Grade Inflation? Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators 59th Annual Conference, Little
Rock, Arkansas.
- Costley, K., Leggett, T., & Bell, D. (2012, October). Ten Ways to Get Impoverished Children's Test Scores Up. Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators 59th Annual Conference, Little
Rock, Arkansas.
- Pepper, S., Lawson, J., Leggett, T. & Stephenson, S. (2012, October). Friday Forums: Faculty Collaboration for Student Success-Developing Professional Dispositions. Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators 59th Annual Conference, Little
Rock, Arkansas.
State Presentations
- Leggett, T., Costley, K., Bell, D., & Paxton, J. (2012, October). Come to Your Senses: Sensory Issues in the Classroom. Building Bridges Arkansas Early Childhood Conference, Hot Springs, Arkansas.
- Leggett, T., Stephenson, S., Pepper, S., Lawson, J., Bell, D., & Paxton, J. (2012,
October). Brains, Books, Balls and Beans: Just Add Music...Arkansas Early Childhood Conference, Hot Springs, Arkansas.
- Leggett, T., Stephanie, P., Sammie, S., Lawson, J., & Bell, D. (2012, September).
Books, Rock. Building Bridges North Central Early Childhood Association Conference, Batesville,
Arkansas.
Publications
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- Costley, K., Leggett T. Mentoring New Teachers: A Comprehensive New Teacher Model That Works. Florida Association for Teacher Educators Journal: 2012. (Refereed)
- Costley, K., Leggett T. The Pathwise Classroom Orientation Systems: A Teacher Mentoring Model That Really
Works.The Kansas Teacher Education Advocate: Fall, 2011. (Refereed)
- Leggett, T., & Paxton, J. (2010, March/April). A New Bully on a New Playground. Home Educator's Family Times: no. 95.
- Costley, K. & Leggett, T. (2010). Childhood Obesity: A Heavy Problem. Eric Clearinghouse Document, ED508702
