Faculty Profiles: Ball, Cecily

Assistant Professor

Telephone: 386-481-2073
Email: ballc@cookman.edu

Dr. Cecily J. Ball currently serves as Associate Professor of Leadership at Bethune-Cookman University in the Master of Science in Organizational Leadership program.  Dr. Ball holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of South Carolina, a M.Ed. in Divergent Learning from Columbia College and a B.A. in Elementary Education from Columbia College. In higher education, Dr. Ball has served as a Director in the Graduate School and Professional Studies programs, a faculty senator, graduate thesis advisor and has been actively involved in the creation of new graduate programs. Prior to working in higher education, Dr. Ball was an elementary school teacher for nine years in South Carolina and Florida public school systems.  She served as a lead teacher, new teacher mentor, coaching teacher for student interns, diversity coordinator, SACS committee member and district science contact, among other roles.  Dr. Ball’s primary academic interests include divergent learning, action research, online teaching and learning, and minority issues in education.  

Served on Discussion Panel at Columbia College for Palmetto State Teachers Association (Fall, 2000)

 

Presentation at Richland School District Two Induction Meeting for Educators in Columbia, S.C., July 29, 2001.

Presented: “Support for Induction Teachers”

 

Presentation at the Richland County School District One Teacher Forum, March 15, 2001.

Presented: “Masters of Education in Divergent Learning Program.”

 

Served on Discussion Panel, Richland School District Two Induction Meeting for Educators, Columbia, S.C., August 2, 2002

 

Presentation at Richland District Two Teacher Forum Instructional Fair, March 2003 in Columbia, S.C.

Presented: “Looping in Elementary Grades”

 

Guest Lecturer, Columbia College, August 2003

Presented: “Meeting the Needs of Divergent Learners in the Elementary Classroom”

Dr. Carol B. Johnson, Divergent Learning Master’s Program

 

Guest Lecturer, University of South Carolina, July, 2004

Presented: “Integrating South Carolina Curriculum Standards through Social Studies – Integrated Thematic Instruction Model”

Dr. Teresa Kuhs, College of Education

 

Presentation at Richland District Two Teacher Forum Instructional Fair, October 2005.

Presented: “Teaching Poetry through Third Grade Curriculum Standards”

 

Presentation to Faculty of Killian Elementary School, Richland School District 2, November, 2005.

Presented: “Teaching Poetry through Third Grade Curriculum Standards”

 

Presentation to Faculty of Bookman Road Elementary School, Richland School District 2, November, 2005.

Presented: "Recognizing Diversity"

 

Presentation to Faculty of Bookman Road Elementary School, Richland School District 2, December, 2005.

Presented: "Diversity Bingo"

 

Presentation to Faculty of Bookman Road Elementary School, Richland School District 2, January, 2006.

            Presented: "My Brown Eyes"

 

Presentation to Faculty of Bookman Road Elementary School, Richland School District 2, February, 2006.

Presented: “Recipe for Diversity”

 

Presentation to Faculty of Coronado Beach Elementary School, Volusia County School District, October, 2007.

Presented: “Formative Assessment and Scientific Probes in the Classroom”

 

Presentation to Faculty – Bethune-Cookman University, December, 2008

Presented: “Sponsored Programs/Grants Management - Lunch & Learn”

 

Presenter/Workshop Coordinator – Bethune-Cookman University – Institutional Review Board workshop - Action Research 

            Training for IRB committee members, February, 2009

 

Presenter - President’s Leadership Institute – April 8, 2013 – Bethune Cookman University – Workshop: “Transformative

             Leadership”

 

Presenter - 21st Annual OLC International Conference - October 16, 2015, Orlando, Florida – Research Presentation:

              “Barriers to Online Learning in Minority Students in an Online Graduate Program”