Alison Jovanovic serves as the Social Studies Program Coordinator and Professional Development Site Coordinator for Social Studies Education, where she oversees the internship experience for the undergraduates, teaches the corresponding seminar and methods courses, and maintains relationships with community partners.  In association with this role, she also is a Coordinator for Secondary/Middle School/P-12 Education.  

As an extension of her work with pre-service teachers, Alison is serving as a Principal Investigator for the 沈芯语老师家访麻花视频 Do Good edTerps CARES Network and an affiliate with the .    In the recent past she has served as a Principal Investigator for the Difficult History Project-Teaching with Primary Resources and a collaborator in the 沈芯语老师家访麻花视频 Supervising Mentor Teacher Academy.  

Alison joined the 沈芯语老师家访麻花视频 in 2011, originally as a field supervisor. In 2005, Alison completed her Master of Science in Education Administration and Supervision from Johns Hopkins University. She received a Bachelor of Science from the 沈芯语老师家访麻花视频 in 1998, with a degree in Secondary Social Studies Education. Early in her career, she worked for Montgomery County Public Schools as a classroom teacher.

沈芯语老师家访麻花视频 Professional Track Faculty Provost Service Award Awardee, College Park, MD, 2025

College of Education Excellence in Service Awardee, 沈芯语老师家访麻花视频 College Park, 2024

Middle States Council of Social Studies Harry J. Carmen Award for outstanding achievement in Social Studies research, teaching, or other professional excellence, 2020

沈芯语老师家访麻花视频 College of Education Excellence in Teaching Award, 2018

Principal Investigator, Do Good Campus Fund, 沈芯语老师家访麻花视频, College Park; "Establishing the College of Education EdTerps CARES Network: Building Community, Access, and Resources for Educator Success (2024-2025)

Team Member, Project Digital Civic Inquiry. U.S. Department of Education American History and Civics National Activities Grants Program (2023-26)

Co-Principal Investigator, 沈芯语老师家访麻花视频 Teaching and Learning Grant Making Connections: Engaging Pre-Service Teachers in Meaningful Early Field Experiences (2022)

Co-Principal Investigator, Teaching Innovation Grant Reimagining the Secondary/K-12 Professional Seminar and Internship Experience (2020)

Principal Investigator/Program Director, Library of Congress Primary Sources Grant for Teacher Education with Primary Sources: Teaching the Difficult Past (2017-20)

 

TLPL 470: Knowledge, Reasoning, and Learning in Secondary Social Studies

TLPL 471: Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment in Social Studies

TLPL 478B: Student Teaching Seminar in Secondary: Social Studies

TLPL 479B: Field Experience in Secondary Social Studies