Carol Brennan Jenkins
Associate Professor Emerita
Dr. Carol Brennan Jenkins is an associate professor emerita at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Jenkins worked in the field of literacy as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, and teacher educator. She taught courses in literacy and coordinates the elementary education program. In addition to presenting at local and national conferences, she conducted literacy workshops for teachers, parents, and administrators. She also worked side-by-side with teachers in classrooms, tapping their expertise and supporting their efforts.
Education
PhD, Boston College
EdM, Northeastern University
BA, Northeastern University
Selected Publications
Jenkins, C. B. & Earle, A. (2006). Once upon a fact: Helping children write nonfiction. New York: Teachers College Press.
Jenkins, C. B., & White, D. (Eds.) (in press). Life-literature connections: Nonfiction author studies in the elementary classroom. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Jenkins, C. B. (in press). “Did I tell you that you are the BEST writer in the world?”: Author studies in the elementary classroom. Journal of Children’s Literature.
Jenkins, C. B. (1999). The allure of authors: Author studies in the elementary classroom. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Jenkins, C. B. (1996). Inside the writing portfolio: What we need to know to assess children’s writing. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.