Will Coghill-Behrends, PhD

Will Coghill-Behrends is the co-director of the Linda R. Baker Teacher Leader Center, where his focus is on expanding global education initiatives within the entire College of Education, and is clinical associate professor in Multilingual Education.

Current Positions

Clinical Associate Professor of Multilingual Education

College of Education Affiliations

Education

BA in German and Russian, University of Northern Iowa
MA in German, University of Iowa
PhD in Foreign Language and ESL Education, The University of Iowa

Licenses & Certifications

Iowa K12 Teaching License, German, Russian, World History.

Selected Awards & Honors

Audrey Qualls Diversity Award, University of Iowa College of Education Diversity Committee, 2017
Mary Jo Small Development Fellowship, University of Iowa HR, 2012

Professional Memberships

American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, 2016
Iowa Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, 2010
Iowa World Language Association, 2005
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2005
American Association of Teachers of German, 2005

Selected Publications

Vogelgesang, K., Bruhn, A. L., Coghill-Behrends, W. L., Kern, A. & Troughton, L. (2016). A single subject study of a technology-based self-monitoring intervention. Journal of Behavioral Education.
Coghill-Behrends, W. L. (2014). Getting Hired: A student teacher's guide to professionalism,resume development and interviewing. Anthony, R. (Eds.) (2nd) Kendall Hunt.
Coghill-Behrends, W. L. (2012). The PhD Handbook to the Academic Job Search. Anthony, R. (Eds.) PhD Books.
Coghill-Behrends, W. L. (2011). CV Handbook. Anthony, R. (Eds.) pp. 268. PhD Books.
Jun, M. K., Rebecca, A. & John, A. (2007). Using eportfolio for the assessment and professional development of newly hired teachers. TechTrends 51 (4) 45-50.
Jun, M. K., Rebecca, A., John, A. & William, C. (2007). Using eportfolio for the assessment and professional development of newly hired teachers. TechTrends 51 (4) 45-50.

Selected Presentations

(2020, January) Teacher Performance Assessment in Virtual Learning Environments. Conference Presentation presented at IACTE Fall 2020 Virtual Conference.
Vogelgesang, K. & Coghill-Behrends, W. L. (2020, January) Embedding Value Added Programming to Strengthen School Partnerships. Conference Presentation presented at AACTE 2020 National Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
(2020, January) Teaching in the Time of COVID - College of Education Partners Around the Globe. Panel presented at International Education Week.
Coghill-Behrends, W. L. (2020, January) Internationalization in the College of Education. Guest Speaker Iowa City, Iowa.
(2020, January) Collaboration Tools in Online Learning. Workshop Moscow, Russia.
(2020, January) Building Online Assessments. Workshop Moscow, Russia.
Coghill-Behrends, W., Mayer, A., Wretman, D. & Colombo, M. (2020, January) The 5 C's of Teaching in the Time of Crisis. Conference Presentation presented at IACTE Fall 2020 Virtual Conference.
(2020, January) Willkommen, bienvenido, bienvenue, you are welcome here. How do foreign language teachers making sense of LGBTQ identities and queer-inclusive practices in their classrooms.. Invited Lecture
(2020, January) Course Design Concepts in Online Learning. Workshop Moscow, Russia.
(2020, January) Using Polls and Chat/Breakouts in Zoom to Increase Engagements. Workshop Moscow, Russia.
Vogelgesang, K. & Coghill-Behrends, W. (2019, September) Supporting Academic Language the edTPA Way. Conference Presentation presented at Midwest edTPA Conference, Iowa City, Iowa.
(2019, April) New to edTPA - Implementing edTPA Lesson Learned. Workshop presented at Midwest Online edTPA Conference.
(2019, January) Exploring Foreign Language and ESL Education in Iowa/US. Panel Iowa City, Iowa.
(2018, October) Infusing Professional Development in a Social Studies Education Program. Conference Presentation presented at International Social Studies Education Conference, Kersehir, Turkey.
(2018, June) Infusing Professional Development in A Teacher Education Program. Conference Presentation presented at American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Annual Meeting, Salamanca, Spain.
Coghill-Behrends, W. & Spiering, J. (2017, May) LGBTQ Topics in K12 Education. Guest Speaker Iowa City, Iowa.
(2017, April) Implicit Bias Equity Coaching. Workshop Iowa City.
(2017, March) Implicit Bias Equity Coaching. Workshop Iowa City, Iowa.
(2017, February) Implicit Bias Equity Coaching. Workshop Iowa City, Iowa.
Coghill-Behrends, W. (2017, January) Implicit Bias in Classroom Practice. Seminar Iowa City, Iowa.
(2016, November) Creating Safe Spaces in Iowa City's Schools. Workshop Iowa City, Iowa.
Coghill-Behrends, W. (2014, October) Trends in 21st Century Learning. Invited Lecture presented at National University of Materials and Metals - Moscow, Moscow, Russia.
(2012, June) The Pedagogy and Promise of New Technologies in Education: TLC. presented at ED MEDIA, Denver, Colorado.
(2010, May) Recruitment and Retention of Minority Teachers. Invited Lecture presented at IASPA, Des Moines, Iowa.
(2009, March) Teachers of the Future: Report on a National Survey. Invited Lecture presented at SITTE, Charlestonq, South Carolina.
William, C. (2008, June) What's Up Doc. Conference Presentation presented at NACE, Las Vegas, Nevada.
(2007, June) 3 Ring Binders = 3 Ring Circus: ePortfolio in Teacher Evaluation. Conference Presentation Washington, District of Columbia.