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Department of Leadership and Counseling
 

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Boise

Department of Leadership & Counseling
Kathy Canfield-Davis, Ph.D
Associate Professor Ed. Leadership
Interim Department Chair
Boise Location:
322 E. Front St., Suite 440
Boise, Idaho 83702
Phone: (208) 364-4047
Fax: (208) 364-4078

Coeur d'Alene

Department of Leadership & Counseling
Kathy Canfield-Davis, Ph.D
Associate Professor Ed. Leadership
Interim Department Chair
Coeur d' Alene Location:
1031 N. Academic Way, Suite 242
Coeur d' Alene, Idaho 83814
Phone: (208) 292-1286
Fax: (208) 667-5275

Penny Tenuto

Penny Tenuto, Ph.D.

Office: 440K
Phone: (208) 364-4015
Email: ptenuto@uidaho.edu
Mailing Address:
322 E. Front Street, Suite 440
Boise, ID 83702

College of Education
Leadership and Counseling
Assistant Professor

Campus Locations: Boise
With UI Since 2010
  • Ph.D., Education, Educational Leadership, University of Idaho, 2006
  • M.Ed., Educational Administration, University of Idaho, 2002
  • B.A., French, University of Idaho, 1983

Research/Focus Areas

  • Democratic Practice and Theory in Education
  • Advancing Teaching and Learning

Biography

Dr. Tenuto has held administrative and leadership positions in education and in the private sector.  Her primary research interest is democratic practice and theory in education. She is also interested in providing practical opportunities for advancing teaching and learning and helping others to achieve higher levels of professional and academic growth.

Selected Publications

Tenuto, P., Canfield-Davis, K., & Joki, R. (2012). Using a professional learning community to build capacity for teacher leadership and systemic change. The Researcher, 24(1), 14-27.

Canfield-Davis, K., Tenuto, P., Joki, R., Hadley, E. (2011). Nine decades later: Idaho women reflect on the meaning of the Nineteenth Amendment. Advancing Women in Leadership Journal. 31, pp. 69-78. Canfield-Davis, K.., Tenuto. P., Jain, S., McMurtry, J. (2011). Professional ethical obligations for multicultural education and implications for educators. Academy of Educational Leadership Journal.  15(1), p. 95-116.

My Courses

  • EdAd 528:
    Leading Standards Driven Instruction
  • EdAd 534:
    The Principalship
  • EdAd 595:
    Administration & Supervision of Personnel
  • EdAd 570:
    Foundations of Educational Research
  • EdAd 535:
    School Finance

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