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Jenna Cramer

Bio

Jenna is a dedicated and experienced educator who has served in a variety of roles across several Wisconsin school districts, including Madison Metropolitan, Waunakee and Lodi. Her professional journey includes work as a classroom teacher, ELL teacher, interventionist, reading teacher, reading specialist, literacy coach and instructional coach. Throughout her career, she has remained deeply committed to supporting teachers, administrators and students—particularly those from traditionally marginalized groups. Currently, Jenna serves on the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted. She is also the program coordinator and a professor for the Gifted and Talented Add-On Licensure Program at the UW-Stevens Point. Her academic and professional focus continues to center on literacy and talent development.

Experience and Interests

Teaching

  • Instructional/Literacy Coach (6-12), Lodi School District, Lodi, Wis. (2015-22)
  • Literacy Coach/Reading Specialist (9-12), Waunakee School District, Waunakee, Wis. (2012-15)
  • Middle School Teacher (ELA & Science) Madison Metropolitan School District, Madison, Wis. (2009-11)
  • Elementary Teacher (ELL & Reading Teacher) Madison Metropolitan School District, Madison, Wis. (2009-10)

Research Interests

  • Access and Equity
  • Advanced Learners
  • Disciplinary Literacy
  • Early Literacy
  • Gifted & Talented
  • Literacy Instruction
  • Multilingual Learners
  • Talent Development

Certifications

  • Doctorate in Educational Leadership
  • English as a Second Language Teacher
  • Gifted and Talented Teacher

Involvement

Professional Memberships

  • Wisconsin Association of Talented & Gifted, Board of Directors (2022-present)
  • National Association for Gifted Children, Member (2022-present)
  • Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English, Member (2011-present)
  • International Literacy Association, Member (2009-present)
  • Wisconsin State Reading Association, Member (2002-present)

 

Jenna Cramer
Associate Lecturer - School of Education
Coordinator - Gifted and Talented Education

Education

Ed.D. in Educational Leadership
Edgewood College, 2016

Administrator License (A001)
Edgewood College, 2013

Gifted and Talented Coordinator License (5013)
UW-Whitewater, 2023

Gifted and Talented Teaching License (1013)
UW-Whitewater, 2022

Reading Specialist License (5017)
Edgewood College, 2013

Reading Teacher License (1316)
Edgewood College, 2012

English as a Second Language License (1395)
Edgewood College, 2009

Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence Teaching License (1777)
Edgewood College, 2009

Courses

EDUC 314 - Nature and Needs of the Gifted
EDUC 386 - Literacy in the Secondary School
EDUC 715 - Application & Analysis of Reading Instruction
EDUC 743 - Teaching Strategic Readers Across All Contents
EDUC 777 - Methods in Elementary and Middle Level Language Arts
EDUC 791 - Foundations of Gifted and Talented Education