Professional Development Experiences in the Last 3 Years

• Assistant Professor of Education, Spring Arbor University
• March 2003, Training for MLPP 4-5, from the Jackson ISD for grade 4 & 5 teachers.
• June 2003 Training for MLPP K-3 at the Jackson ISD.
• July 2003 Trainer of Trainers Training from Wayne-RESA literacy staff.
• lead faculty to develop and enact School of Education Assessment System

Familiarity with K-12 Curriculum Framework and MEAP Asssessment

Fall 2003, state committee for reviewing and drafting new standards for Early Childhood Professionals.

Special Awards and Recognition

Executive board, Michigan Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (2002-2004).

P-12 Collaborative Work

2001 to present (spring semester), I conduct the SOAR to Success, a reading comprehension development program, at Western Middle School with around 40 sixth graders who are reading below grade level. My EDU424 students are the tutors for 10 weeks. I do pre and post statistics on the children’s independent and instructional levels. 

The summer of 2001, I organized the Western Middle School summer school reading program for 6 and 7th graders. I trained the teachers and also taught for the 3 week summer school in June 2001.