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Degrees
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction and English, UMKC (2018)
Ed.S., Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Literacy, UMKC (1999)
M.A., Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Literacy, UMKC (1993)
BA, English; Minor, Musicology, University of Missouri-Columbia (1990)
Professional Experience
9-12 District English Instructional Coach, Blue Springs School District
College Board Consultant and Adjunct Professor, UMKC
Professional Licensures and Certifications
Missouri Teaching Certificate for English, Grades 7-12
Research
Schlein, C & Crump, S. (Eds.) (2026). Active and engaging classrooms: A practical exploration of P-12 school contexts. Leeds, England. Emerald Publishing.
Schlein, C., & Crump, S. (Eds.) (2024). Active and engaging classrooms: A practical exploration of higher education. Charlotte, NC: Information Age.
Schlein, C., & Crump, S. (2024). Situating the action in action research: Developing active and engaging practices for educators and students. In Candace Schlein and Sara Crump, Eds., Active and engaging classrooms: A practical exploration. (pp. 99-112). Information Age.
Crump, S.L. (2021). The physicality and emotionality of learning: Design inclusive classrooms for all students. Journal for Leadership and Instruction, 20 (1), 19-21. https://www.scopeonline.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/JLI-Spring-2021-Final.pdf
Schlein, C., Wenger, C., & Crump, S. (2018). Teachers’ storied cultural tensions of curriculum as a standardizing practice. In Suniti Sharma, Ed., Rethinking 21st century diversity in education. (pp. TBA). New York: Springer. Schlein, C., Crump, S., & Wenger, C. (2018). English teachers’ narratives in the midst of sacred curriculum stories. Curriculum and pedagogy Group’s 10th Annual Collection, Information Age.
Wenger, C. Crump, S.L., Lafollette, J. & Kurtz, M. (2017). Exploration of family-school relationships regarding children with RAD and/or EBD: A review of relevant literature from 1995-2016. The Open Family Studies Journal, January.
Awards
UMKC School of Education Adjunct of the Year Nominee (2017)
The Milken Award (2007)
Cornerstone Award Blue, Springs School District (2007)
Biography
Sara Crump, Ph.D., is an assistant teaching professor in the Education Department at Rockhurst University. She earned her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction and English from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. A former high school English teacher and district instructional coach, Dr. Crump currently teaches courses in curriculum design, instructional design for higher education, and literature review development. Her research focuses on curriculum theory, instructional methodology, literacy instruction, and teacher efficacy. Additionally, she serves as a College Board Consultant for Language and Composition and studies how rhetoric and writing shape daily discourse.