• Associate Dean
• Director of Teacher Education and Partnerships
• edTPA National Academy Consultant
• CAEP National Site Visitor

• edTPA
• Performance-based assessments
• Teacher preparation

Books

• Chandler, P., & Barron, L. (2024). Creating teacher apprenticeship programs: A guide. Harvard Education Press. (in progress)
• Chandler, P., & Barron, L. (Eds.). (2021). Rethinking school-university partnerships: A new way forward. Charlotte, NC:  Information Age Publishing.
• Barron, L. (Ed.). (2019).  A practical guide for edTPA implementation: Lessons from the field. Charlotte, NC:  Information Age Publishing.

Book Chapters

• Barron, L., Impeartrice, S., Bellamy, M., & Chandler, P. (2022). Grow your own: Creating pathways for teachers and leaders. In B. Zugelder & M. L’Esperance (Eds.), The educator continuum and development of teachers. (pp. xx-xx). Pennsylvania, PA: IGI Global. (in review).
• Chandler, P., & Barron, L. (2021). Partnership work towards common goals. In P. Chandler & Barron (Eds.), Rethinking school-university partnerships: A new way forward. (pp. 1-7). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
• Chandler, P., & Barron, L. (2021). Transforming teacher education through effective partnerships. In P. Chandler & L. Barron (Eds.), Rethinking school-university partnerships: A new way forward. (pp. 9-24). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
• Barron, L., & Chandler, P. (2020). Partnerships as innovative practices in teacher education. In Makewa, L. (Ed.), Theoretical and practical approaches to innovation in higher education (pp. 184-202). IGI Global, 2020. http://doi:10.4018/987-1-7998-1662-1.ch010
• Lambert, C., Morris, L., Barron, L. (2020). Developing university-school partnerships to support rural education. In C. Greene, B. Zulgelder, and J. Manner (Eds.), Handbook of research on leadership and advocacy for children and families in rural poverty. (pp.295-318). IGI Global. http://doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-2787-0.ch014.
• Barron, L. (2019) More than a score. In L. Barron (Ed.), A practical guide for edTPA Implementation and success. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
• Barron, L. (2019). Candidate success – providing effective support strategies for edTPA. In K. Winter, H. Pinter, and M. Watson (Eds.), Performance-Based Assessment in 21st Century Teacher Education (pp. 143-161). IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-8353-0.ch006
• Bruster, B. and Barron, L. (2019) edTPA curriculum mapping: providing the roadmap to success. In L. Barron (Ed.), A practical guide for edTPA implementation and success. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

• McConnell, J., Teske, A., Attwood, A., Barron, L. (2021). Preservice teachers’ performance and confidence in their readiness to teach: An exploratory study. Journal of the Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators, 30(1).
• Barron, L. (2018). Implementing edTPA as a meaningful assessment. Journal of Social Sciences Research, 1, pp 69-72.
• Rogers, D., Barron, L. (2015). The science edTPA: Emphasis on inquiry. Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina, 15(1).
• Barron, L. (2015). Preparing pre-service teachers for performance assessments. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 3(2).
• Barron, L., Wells, L. (2013). Transitioning to the real world through problem-based learning: A collaborative approach to teacher preparation. Journal of Learning in Higher Education, 9(2).
• Barron, L., Preston-Sabin, J., Kennedy, D. (2013). PBL for the pre-service teacher. SRATE Journal, 22(2).

Peer-Reviewed National Professional Presentations

• Wilson, C., Foster, M., Barron, L., & McKinney, B. (2024, February). Enhance field Experiences with ATLAS video cases. Session presented at the annual conference for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) in Denver, CO.
• Barron, L., & Chandler, P. (2024, February). Teaching apprenticeships: Innovation in action. Session presented at the annual conference for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) in Denver, CO.
• Chandler, P., & Barron, L. (2024, January). Developing, maintaining, and sustaining teacher apprentices. Session presented at the National Convening on Registered Apprenticeships in Teaching in San Antonio, TX.
• Barron, L., & Chandler, P. (2023, October). Addressing teacher shortages through apprenticeships. Session presented at the fall conference for the Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities (TECSCU) in St. Louis, MO.
• Barron, L., Chandler, P., & Allen, L. (2023, September). Establishing teacher apprenticeship programs through the lens of CAEP standards. Session presented at the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) Conference in Crystal City, VA.
• Barron, L., Chandler, P., Donaldson, D., Steck, P., & Walter, W. (2023, February). Growing the profession through registered apprenticeships: Models and standards to guide program development. “Deeper Dive” session presented at the annual conference for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) in Indianapolis, IN.
• Impeartrice, S., Barron, L., Chandler, P., Garcia, V., Baker, L., Radford, L., Akers, K., & Rye, (2022, December). Solving teacher diversity and teacher shortage with apprenticeships. Session presented at the Learning Forward Conference in Nashville, TN.
• Chandler, P., & Barron, L. (2022, October). Impacting teacher shortages through apprenticeships. Session presented at the fall conference for the Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities (TECSCU) in Denver, CO.
• Barron, L., Casebolt, P., Chandler, P., Garcia, V., Impeartrice, S., & Smith, T. (2022, July). Rethinking teacher preparation in order to address teacher diversity, teacher shortage, and teacher retention. Session presented at the Making Schools Work Conference of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) in Grapevine, TX.
• Chandler, P., Barron, L., & Impeartrice, S. (2022, March). Apprenticeships for teaching: A national model. “Deeper Dive” session presented at the annual conference for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) in New Orleans, LA.
• Impeartrice, S., Chandler, P., Barron, L., Garcia, V., Akers, K., Koon, T., Radford, L., Casebolt, P., & Husk, S. (2021, October). Teacher apprenticeships: The future is now. Session presented at the American Association for Employment in Education (AAEE) Conference in Louisville, KY.
• Chandler, P., & Barron, L. (2021, October). Using teaching residencies to impact enrollment and workforce pipeline issues. Session presented at the fall (virtual) conference for the Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities (TECSCU).
• Barron, L. & Chandler, P. (2021, June). Creating new teacher pathways through effective partnerships. Presentation at the summer conference for the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC), Savannah, GA.
• Barron, L. & Chandler, P. (2021, February). Innovative approaches to developing and sustaining a diverse teacher pipeline. Presentation to the annual virtual conference for American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE).
• Barron, L. & Chandler, P. (2020, June). Creating new teacher pathways through effective partnerships. Presentation at the summer conference for the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC), Boston, MA. (Conference cancelled).
• Barron, L. & Brown, K. (2020, March). Ready, set, implement. Presentation at the 2020 TPA Conference, Austin, TX. (Conference cancelled).
• Barron, L., & Brown, K. (2020, March). Transforming teacher education through P-12 partnerships: Using edTPA to prepare effective teachers. Presentation at the 2020 TPA Conference, Austin, TX. (Conference cancelled).
• Barron, L., Chandler, P., Bruster, B. (2020, March). Addressing inequities in clinical practice through effective partnerships. Presentation to the annual conference for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), Atlanta, GA.
• Chandler, P., & Barron, L. (2019, October). Disrupting inequities through effective partnerships. Session presented at the fall conference for the Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities (TECSCU) in New Orleans, LA.
• Barron, L., Chandler, P., Mason, J., & Bruster, B. (2019, February). Advancing the profession through authentic partnerships. Presentation to 2019 American Association of Colleges of Teacher Educators (AACTE), Louisville, KY. 
• Barron, L., Zugelder, B., Hegleson, S., & Foster, M. (2018, October). Using the ATLAS video library to support candidate understanding. Presentation to 2018 International Teacher Performance Assessment Conference, San Jose, CA.
• Barron, L., Wetherington, P., Palmer, E., & Kroeger, L. (2018, October). Constructing a solid foundation for successful edTPA implementation. Presentation to 2018 Teacher Performance Assessment Conference (International), San Jose, CA.
• Barron, L. (2018, March). Implementing edTPA as a meaningful assessment. Presentation to International Organization of Social Sciences and Behavioral Research Conference, New Orleans, LA.
• Barron, L., Angeletti, K., Brown, K., and Cone, N. (2017, November). Using edTPA for CAEP accreditation: From policy to practice. Presentation to edTPA National Implementation Conference. San Joe, CA.
• Barron, L., Brown, K., and Hajek, A. (2017, November). Effective candidate support utilizing video Cases. Presentation to edTPA National Implementation Conference. San Jose, CA.
• Barron, L. & Brown, K. (2017, March). Improving the practices of teacher candidates and teacher educators through the use of video-case analysis. Presentation to Council of Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). St. Louis, MO.
• Hougan, E., Barron, L., & Palmeri, A. (2017, March). Going deeper: Reflections of video-based technology influence on candidates’ and teacher educators’ learning. Presentation to American Association of Colleges of Teacher Educators (AACTE), Tampa, FL.
• Barron, L., Bercaw, L., Hougan, E., & Hajek, A. (2017, March). Innovative approaches utilizing video cases with prospective teachers. Presentation to American Association of Colleges of Teacher Educators (AACTE), Tampa, FL.
• Barron, L. (2017, February). edTPA and ATLAS: Preparing effective teachers. Presentation to Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) Conference, Orlando, FL.
• Barron, L. (2016, April). Implementing the edTPA - a national performance-based assessment: Research concerns, implications, and impact. Panel presentation to American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference. Washington DC.
• Barron, L., Wilson, J., Brown, K., Palmer, E., & Wetherington, P. (2016, April) Leadership lessons learned: A collaboration of three states on the challenges and celebrations of edTPA implementation. Presentation to edTPA National Implementation Conference, Savannah, GA.
• Barron, L. & Hajek, A. (2016, April). Building accomplished teachers through effective strategies. Presentation to edTPA National Implementation Conference, Savannah, GA. 
• Whitaker, A. & Barron, L. (2016, March). Anchoring the teacher professional development continuum: edTPA outcomes for candidates, cooperating teachers and scorers. Presentation to National Teaching and Learning Conference, Washington, DC.
• Barron, L., Hougan, E., & Stone, H. (2016, March). Innovative approaches utilizing ATLAS in teacher preparation. Presentation to National Teaching and Learning Conference, Washington, DC.
• Barron, L., Foote, C., Hougan, E., Johnson, H., Murley, R., & Palmeri, A. (2016, February). Shaping Pre-Service Visions of Accomplished Teaching: Innovative approaches utilizing ATLAS and edTPA. Presentation to American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE), Las Vegas, NV.
• Barron, L., Castleberry, J., Darden, L., & Taylor, E. (2015, November). Seminars for support and success. Presentation to Tennessee edTPA Conference, Cookeville, TN. 
• Barron, L., Gary, D., Carlson, C., & Cornell, B. (2015, March). Building practice to an accomplished level through ATLAS. Presentation to Teaching and Learning 2015 Conference, Washington, DC.
• Barron, L., Hardin, C., & Bruster, B. (2015, February). Using the edTPA for program and EPP improvement. Presentation to American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE), Atlanta, GA. 
• Stooksberry, L. & Barron, L. (2015, February). ATLAS: Preparing candidates for success. Presentation to American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE), Atlanta, GA
• Barron, L., Palmer, E., Brown, K., Wetherington, P., Wilson, J. (2014, October). Data driven decisions: Interstate conversations and collaborations for successful edTPA implementation. Presentation to edTPA National Implementation Conference, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
• Barron, L., Foote, C., Ciminelli, & Mills, K. (2014, October). Diving into ATLAS: A resource for candidate support. Presentation to edTPA National Implementation Conference, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
• Barron, L. (2014, April). Using teaching performance assessment data for curriculum changes and program improvement. Presentation to International Organization of Social Sciences and Behavioral Research (IOSSBR), Atlantic City, NJ.
• Barron, L. (2014, March). edTPA scoring – Using data to improve teacher education Programs. Presentation to American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), Indianapolis, IN.
• Barron, L. (2013, July). edTPA: Successful implementation and submission. Presentation to LiveText Assessment and Collaboration Conference, Chicago, IL.
• Wall, A., Hardin, C. & Barron, L. (2013, July). One university’s journey from e-portfolio to an individualized review of standards. Poster presentation to LiveText Assessment and Collaboration Conference, Chicago, IL.
• Hill-Clarke, K. & Barron, L. (2013, April). Elementary literacy and the teaching performance assessment – preparing teacher candidates for literacy instruction in the real world. Presentation to International Reading Association (IRA), San Antonio, TX.
• Barron, L. & Hardin, C. (2013, February). Nuts and bolts of TPA implementation. Presentation to American Association of Colleges of Teacher Educators (AACTE). Orlando, FL.
• Barron, L., McQuillan, J. & Herz, D. (2012, November). Supporting candidates. Presentation to edTPA National Implementation Conference, San Diego, CA. 
• Barron, L. (2012, July). Successful TPA submission using LiveText. Presentation to National LiveText Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. 
• Wells, L. & Barron, L. (2012, May). Transitioning to the real world through problem-based learning: A collaborative approach to teacher preparation. Presentation to International Conference on Learning and Administration in Higher Education, Nashville, TN. 
• Barron, L. & McQuillan, J. (2011, October). Supporting candidates. Presentation to Teacher Performance Assessment 2011 National Implementation Conference, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA. 
• Barron, L., Hardin, C., & Wall, A. (2011, July). Teacher performance assessment (TPA) – challenges and opportunities. Presentation to LiveText National Conference, Chicago, IL.
• Barron, L. (2011, February). Preparing future national board-certified teachers. Presentation to Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.
• Barron, L., Hardin, C., & Wall, A. (2010, August). Problem-based learning – the future of course delivery in the 21st Century. Presentation to Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) Summer Conference, Kansas City, MO.

Peer-Reviewed Regional and State Presentations

• Barron, L., Brown, C., Chandler, P., Evans, R., House, M., Husk, S., Impeartrice, S., & Lahann, R. (2019, November). Grow your own teacher residency program. Presentation to the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) Leadership Conference and Annual Convention, Nashville, TN.
• Barron, L., Bellamy, M., Chandler, P., Impeartrice, S., & Mason, J. (2019, November). Grow your own teachers. Session presented at the annual LEADership conference in Nashville, TN.
• Barron, L., Brown, C., Chandler, P., Evans, R., House, M., Husk, S., Impeartrice, S., & Lahann, (2019, November). Grow your own teacher residency program. Clinic presented at the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) Leadership Conference & Annual Convention in Nashville, TN.
• Barron, L., Bruster, B., Chandler, P., & Impeartrice, S. (2019, September). Creating teacher residencies through successful university-school partnerships. Presentation to Tennessee Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (TACTE) annual conference, Franklin, TN.
• Barron, L., Bellamy, M., Chandler, P., Donaldson, D., Impeartrice, S., & Mason, J. (2019, September). The future of teacher prep: How districts can get and grow better teachers for their schools. Presentation to Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents (TOSS) annual conference, Gatlinburg, TN.
• Barron, L. & Hook, C. (2019, March). edTPA 101. Focus session presented to 2019 edTPA Southeast Regional Conference, Franklin, TN.
• Barron, L. (2019, March). Providing evidence through effective writing. Presentation to 2019 Southeast Regional Conference, Franklin, TN.
• Barron, L., Chandler, P., Mason, J., Weeks, D. & Causey, C. (2018, October). Pathways to partnership: From preservice to inservice and beyond. Presentation to LEAD Conference, Nashville, TN.
• Chandler, P., & Barron, L. (2018, May). Effective partnerships: Building bridges from pre-service to induction. Presentation to Alabama Association of Alabama Educators, Athens, AL.
• Barron, L. (2018, February). edTPA: More than a score. Presentation to Georgia edTPA Summit, Macon, GA.
• Barron, L. (2017, April). Preparing accomplished teachers through edTPA and ATLAS. Presentation to Southeastern edTPA Conference. Raleigh, NC.
• Barron, L. (2016, November). Avoiding the Pitfalls and Perils of edTPA. Presentation to TN edTPA Conference, Cookeville, TN.
• Barron, L. (2015, November). Course by course: Using ATLAS to prepare teacher candidates for edTPA success. Presentation to Tennessee edTPA Conference, Cookeville, TN.
• Barron, L. (2015, November). Remediation and retakes. Presentation to the Tennessee edTPA Conference, Cookeville, TN.
• Barron, L. (2015, November). How Low Can You Go? Helping candidates avoid common pitfalls in the edTPA. Presentation to Tennessee edTPA Conference, Cookeville, TN.
• Barron, L. (2015, July). What I wish I had known about the edTPA: Lessons Learned. Presentation to Alabama Association for Career Technical Education (ALACTE) Meeting, Montgomery, AL.
• Barron, L. & Mills, K. (2015, June). Preparing teacher candidates through an interactive look inside the classrooms of board-certified teachers. Presentation to 2015 Mid-Atlantic edTPA Implementation Conference, Towson, MD.
• Stooksberry, L., Barron, L., Presley, J., & Tiller, J. (2015, March). Diving into ATLAS: A resource for supporting teacher candidates preparing for the edTPA. Presentation to 2015 edTPA Southeast Regional Summit, Savannah, GA.
• Barron, L. (2015, March). How low can you go? Strategies for success in low-scoring rubrics. Presentation to 2015 edTPA Southeast Regional Summit, Savannah, GA.
• Rogers, M. & Barron, L. (2014, November). The edTPA, inquiry, and new teachers. Presentation to Tennessee Science Teachers Association, Murfreesboro, TN.
• Barron, L. & Wall, A. (2014, October). The challenges of video recording in the edTPA: Equipment, engagement, and evaluation. Presentation to Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE), Isle of Palms, Charleston, SC.       
• Barron, L. (2013, October). You have edTPA Scores – now what? From edTPA scores to program improvement. Presentation to Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE), Sarasota, FL.
• Barron, L. & Luck, D. (2013, October). iPad as a clinical supervision tool. Presentation to Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE), Sarasota, FL.
• Barron, L. (2013, October). All hands-on deck for the edTPA. Presentation to Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE), Sarasota, FL.
• Hill-Clarke, K. & Barron, L. (2012, December). Elementary literacy and the teaching performance assessment:  Preparing pre-service teachers to reach one child at a time. Presentation to Tennessee Reading Association Conference, Murfreesboro, TN. 
• Barron, L. (2012, October). TPA 101. Presentation to Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE), Little Rock, AR.
• Barron, L. (2012, October). Using LiveText to successfully submit the teaching performance assessment. Presentation to Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE), Little Rock, AR. 
• Barron, L., Hardin, C., & Wall, A. (2011, October). Teacher performance assessment (TPA): Report from a pilot Program. Presentation to Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE), Savannah, GA. 
• Barron, L. & Davis, L. (2011, October). Preparing for TPAC:  Lessons along the way. Presentation to Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE), Savannah, GA
• Barron, L., Hardin, C., & Wall, A. (2011, September). Teacher performance assessment (TPA) – challenges and opportunities. Presentation to TN LiveText User’s Group Meeting, David Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN.
• Barron, L. (2010, October). Preparing future national board-certified teachers. Presentation to Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators (SRATE), Nashville, TN.

Invited Presentations

• Baird, M., Mote, E., Matzke, L., Chandler, P., Barron, L., & McDonald, C. (2023, August). Developing high-quality registered apprenticeship programs to address teacher shortages: National guidelines for apprenticeship standards. Participant in a webinar with the US Department of Education hosted by InnovateEDU.
• Barron, L., & Chandler, P. (2023, August). Partnerships, collaborations, and external relations. Session presented at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Leadership Academy in Denver, CO.
• Barron, L., Chandler, P., & Kuykendall, J. (2023, July). Leading innovation and change in today’s higher education environment. Session presented at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Leadership Academy in Denver, CO.
• Chandler, P., & Barron, L. (2023, June). Innovations in the Eriksson College of Education: AAPN, EdD, and Grow Your Own/Apprenticeships. Presentation to the Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees in Clarksville, TN.
• Barron, L. (2022, April). Innovations in the Eriksson college of education. Session presented at the Leadership Clarksville “Education Day” in Clarksville, TN.
• Barron, L., Chandler, P., & Donaldson, D. (2022, April). Establishing a pipeline of future special educators: Using grow-your-own programs to recruit high school students, career changers, and paraprofessionals. Webinar with the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) (Combating Shortages of Educators Series).
• Barron, L., Impeartrice, S., & Chandler, P. (2022, March). Apprenticeships: A new and innovative approach to addressing teacher shortage (Public Policy in Action Series). Webinar with the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE).
• Donaldson, D., Chandler, P., Barron, L., Gamblin, H., Rose, M., & Rodriguez, J. (2021, September). Educating the future, today: How to use emergency relief funds for educator preparation. Webinar with the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) and GoReact on the use of Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funds.
• Barron, L. (2020, June). Trends and innovations in addressing teacher recruitment and retention challenges. Invited panel presentation at opening session of National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC), Boston, MA. (conference cancelled).
• Barron, L., Bellamy, M., Bruster, B., Chandler, P., Donaldson, D., Impeartrice, S., & Mason, J. (2019, December). Building multiple pathways to the classroom: Increasing diversity through successful residency experiences. Session presented at the Grow Your Own Summit (GYOS) district meeting in Clarksville, TN.
• Barron, L., Bellamy, M., Chandler, P., Donaldson, D., Impeartrice, S., & Mason, J. (2019, November). Building multiple pathways to the classroom: Increasing diversity through successful residency experiences. Session presented at the Grow Your Own Summit (GYOS) state meeting in Nashville, TN.
• Barron, L., Chandler, P., House, M., & Impeartrice, S. (2019, October). Early learning teacher residency: Innovation in teacher education. Presentation to the Tennessee Higher Education Leadership and Innovations Fellows program (THEC program) in Clarksville, TN at Austin Peay State University.
• Barron, L. (2019, September). KEYNOTE, MidAtlantic edTPA Conference, Baltimore, MD.
• Barron, L. (2019, September). edTPA local evaluation. Invited presentation at University of Texas San Antonio, TX.
• Barron, L. (2019, September). edTPA deep dive. Invited presentation at University of Texas, San Antonio, TX.
• House, M., Impeartrice, S., Luna, J., Bellamy, M., Lahann, R., Barron, L., & Chandler, P. (2019, August). Partners in Innovation. Invited presentation to the Education Committee of the Tennessee General Assembly in Nashville, TN.
• Barron, L. (2019, July). edTPA local evaluation. Invited presentation at University of North Carolina Pembroke, NC.
• Barron, L. (2019, June). edTPA local evaluation. Invited presentation at Concordia University, Austin, TX.
• Barron, L. (2019, May). edTPA rubrics and handbooks. Invited presentation at Stephen Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX.
• Barron, L. & Chandler, P. (2019, February). Reinvisioning partnerships. Panel participant at the Tennessee Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (TACTE) conference, Franklin, TN.
• Barron, L. (2019, January). edTPA deep dive. Invited presentation at University of Arkansas, Ft. Smith, AR.
• Barron, L. (2018, September). edTPA local evaluation. Invited presentation at Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN.
• Barron, L. (2018, July). edTPA deep dive. Invited presentation at University of North Carolina. Asheville, NC.
• Barron, L. (2018, July). edTPA local evaluation. Invited presentation at University of Arkansas, Fort Smith, AR.
• Barron, L. (2018, July). edTPA deep dive. Invited presentation at Mars Hill University, Mars Hill, NC.
• Barron, L. (2018, March). edTPA local evaluation. Invited presentation at University of Tennessee Chattanooga, TN.
• Barron, L. (2018, February). edTPA local evaluation. Invited presentation at Union University, Jackson, TN.
• Barron, L. (2017, May). Successful edTPA implementation. Invited presentation at Trevecca University, Nashville, TN.
• Barron, L. (2017, May). edTPA local evaluation. Invited presentation at MedTPA Learning Institute, Maryland.
• Barron, L. (2016, December). edTPA candidate support. Invited presentation at Georgia edTPA Summit, Atlanta, GA.
• Barron, L. (2014, June). edTPA local evaluation Training. Invited presentation at Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA.
• Barron, L. (2014, June). Keys for successful edTPA implementation. Invited presentation at Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA.
• Barron, L. (2013, March). Nuts and bolts of TPA implementation. Invited presentation at Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN.
• Barron, L., Roberts, S., Thurmond, P., Haynie, J., & Bowman, E. (2012, September). Evaluating teacher candidates. Invited panel presentation to Tennessee Association of Colleges of Teacher Educators (TACTE), Nashville, TN.
• Hill-Clarke, K. & Barron, L. (2011, November). Partnerships and clinical sites in times of tight budgets and high accountability: Sharing the responsibility for preparing teachers. Invited keynote presentation to Georgia Educator Preparation Programs’ Conference (GACTE), Augusta State University, Augusta, GA. 
• Barron, L., Hurwitz, R., Smith, S., Singer-Gabella, M., Kershaw, C., Alberg, M., & Hill-Clarke, K. (2011, September). TPA: challenges of implementing the teacher performance assessment. Invited panel presentation to Tennessee Association of Colleges of Teacher Educators (TACTE), Nashville, TN.
• Barron, L. (2010, February). Introduction of the Tennessee teacher redesign project. Invited presentation to school district administrators from Cheatham County, TN.
• Barron, L. (2010, January). Using teacher evaluations to promote effective instruction. Invited presentation to clinical student teachers, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN.

Grant Activity

• Barron, L., Allen, L. & Chandler, P. (2024). Tennessee grow your own center faculty fellows ($60,000). Award money used to compensate six faculty members selected as Faculty Fellows.
• Allen, L., Barron, L., Baker, L., Button, A., & Chandler, P. (2024). GYO teacher occupation apprenticeship ($595,000). Award money used to support federally registered teaching apprenticeship programs with local school districts.
• Barron, L. Chandler,P. (2023). GYO teacher occupation apprenticeship ($590,000). Award money used to support federally registered teaching apprenticeship programs with local school districts.
• Barron, L., Chandler, P. (2023). GYO teacher occupation apprenticeship ($245,000). Award money used to support federally registered teaching apprenticeship programs with local school districts.
• Barron, L., Chandler, P. (2023). GYO teacher occupation apprenticeship ($590,000). Award money used to support federally registered teaching apprenticeship programs with local school districts.
• Allen, L., Barron, L., Jones, S., & Chandler, P. (2021). Grow your own partnership competitive grant ($200,000). Award money used to fund/create a partnership with CMCSS County TN school district for a tuition free residency pathway for K-5/SPED candidates/endorsement (ELTR and EMTR).
• Allen, L., Barron, L., Jones, S., & Chandler, P. (2021). Grow your own partnership competitive grant ($200,000). Award money used to create a partnership consortium with 3 rural Tennessee school districts (Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman Co.) for a tuition free residency pathway for K-5/SPED candidates/endorsement.
• Allen, L., Barron, L., & Chandler, P. (2020). Grow your own partnership competitive grant ($100,000). Award money used to fund/create a partnership with Robertson County TN school district for a tuition free residency pathway for K-5/SPED candidates/endorsement.
• Allen, L., Barron, L., & Chandler, P. (2020). Grow your own partnership competitive grant ($200,000). Award money used to fund/create a partnership with CMCSS County TN school district for a tuition free residency pathway for K-5/SPED candidates/endorsement (ELTR and EMTR).
• Allen, L., Barron, L., & Chandler, P. (2020). Grow your own partnership competitive grant ($100,000). Award money used to create a partnership consortium with 3 rural Tennessee school districts (Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman Co.) for a tuition free residency pathway for K-5/SPED candidates/endorsement.
• Chandler, P., Barron, L., & Bruster, B. (2019/2020). Using GoReact to support teacher candidates during clinical teaching experiences (Internal TAF grant, $14,000 annually). Award money used to purchase GoReact license for College of Education.
• Causey, C., Simmons, T., Barron, L., Hatcher, J., & Chandler, P. (2018). Diversity innovation grant ($100,000). Award money used by Robertson County Schools (TN) to develop minority recruitment activities, especially in Special Education.