2006 Distinguished Alumnus Dr. John Kornfeld M.A. Education, 1991School of Education Professor, School of Education Sonoma State University At Sonoma State, he displays stellar teaching abilities and receives extraordinarily high student evaluation ratings. In addition, he contributes to local, state, and national educational communities through his scholarly publications, presentations at conferences, and in-service presentations. His articles and book chapters address such important issues as curriculum, assessment, and the politics of teaching. His writing has been published in prestigious national journals in the fields of social studies, teacher education, and curriculum. Dr. Kornfeld's presentations reflect his scholarly writing and his concern about the quality of instruction and the impact of standardization on teachers, teacher educators, and students. Notable in both his writings and his presentations is his collaboration with teachers in schools and with colleagues here and at other universities; thus, his scholarship models the collaborative approaches to teaching he recommends to others. For many years his teaching was recognized in his district and throughout the county as a model of teaching effectiveness, and he was designated a mentor teacher in 1984 and Teacher of the Year in 1992. As a professor at Sonoma State, he was named by the Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce as recipient of the Excellence in Education Award in 2000. His service to Sonoma State University has been varied, and includes mentoring students as Program Advisor for the Single Subject Credential Program and Director of Graduate Studies in the School of Education. He also chairs the School of Education Graduate Committee and, for the past two years, chaired the University's Graduate Studies Committee. Dr. Kornfeld earned his PhD in Curriculum and Instruction at Indiana University. Prior to receiving his master's degree in Education from Sonoma State University, he earned an A.B. degree in English from Princeton University.
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Dr. Kornfeld has been a teacher and prominent educator for more than thirty years, including eleven years in the Monte Rio School District where he taught grades 5-8, and during the past eleven years as a member of the faculty of the SSU School of Education. A gifted teacher who is universally admired by his students and colleagues, Dr. Kornfeld has introduced innovative curriculum approaches that integrate literacy and language arts instruction with social studies, science, and the arts.