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Education:
Currently
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Educational
Diagnostician, 1993, ETSU
LLD Certification
- August 1973 ETSU
M.S. 1970, East Texas
State University
Major: Special
Education
Minor: Speech
& Hearing Therapy
B.S. 1967, Texas Woman's
University
Major: Elementary
Education
Minor: English
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Experience:
2009—PRESENTER
TSHA-VISUAL STRATEGIES ENHANCE COMMUNICATION
2008-Co-presenter:
National ASA; International Conference on Diverse Abilities Conferences
2008-presenter
TSHA
2008-Egypt-2
months-set up classes and bedrooms of live in students with visual supports;
taught workshops: behavior, making lesson plans, and BOARDMAKER; set up
individualized behavior plans for students; and taught each class for a day.
2007-Egypt-presented 2 day
workshop to teachers; set up 3 model classrooms: 1 elementary and 2
secondary; Assessed students to determine if Autism present
2007-Kuwait-Speaker and Trainer for three teacher workshops and two
parent workshops; Set up a lower elementary and upper elementary classroom
and taught 250 workshop attendees whys of the set ups; Assessed students to
determine if Autism present
2007-Co-speaker National Autism Society Conference in Phoenix Arizona
2007-Region 16 & 17 Autism Conference speaker-"How to Set Up a Best
Practices Structured Classroom"
2007-Co-speaker North Dakota-Autism
2007-continue to set up best practices classrooms and provide proactive
behavior solutions for difficult behaviors for children with Autism and
developmental disabilities
2006-Caddo Mills ISD-training teacher and setting up a best practices
classroom for autism and developmental disabilities
2006-2007 Special Education Director & Diagnostician Phoenix Charter
School
2006-workshop presenter-Lubbock Autism Conference
2006-Consultant Emory ISD-helping set up an individualized program for a
child with autism
2005-workshop presenter-Mc Kinney Special Education; workshop
co-presenter Region 15.
2005, 2006, 2007 Golden Child Resources-co-developed, planned and held
Autism Camp for Educators (camp to train educators on best practices and
techniques for students with Autism and developmental disabilities)
2004-Autism co-author (Golden Ideas for Golden Students by Kathy Kelchner and Joane Walvoord)
2004-Presenter Autism State Conference
2001-PRESENT: INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR: ASSESSMENT AND CONSULTANT TO VAN-ZANDT
SHARED SERVICES; CONSULTANT TO TRI-COUNTY C0-OP; DIAGNOSTICIAN PHOENIX
CHARTER SCHOOL; INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT: Hurst-Euless-Bedford
ISD-2005;LANCASTER 2001; AUTISM CONSULTANT TO RICHARDSON ISD; Autism
Consultant to Mc Kinney ISD; Autism consultant to Tri-County Co-op: Workshop
presenter on discipline, autism, finding a method to teach reading and
spelling to the student who has not learned to read, and learning styles.
1995-PRESENT: REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL DIAGNOSTICIAN #1283
1999-2004 REGION X AUTISM COHORT LEADER
2002-2003 WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS ON AUTISM TO REGION X ALTERNATIVE CERTIFIED
TEACHER PROGRAM
2001-WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS ON DISCIPLINE FOR REGION X TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS
2000-2002 MATH DISABILITY ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR TEXAS A&M COMMERCE
1997-12/07/2000 DIAGNOSTICIAN-QUINLAN ISD
1993-12/07/2000 Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Master Teacher
1993-1997 Educational Diagnostician Tri-County Co-op. Districts served:
Celeste, Lone Oak, Quinlan, & Campbell.
Conducted In-service on Modifications, ADD & ADHD, Learning Styles, and
Autism.
1974-93 Special Education Resource Teacher Commerce ISD, K-3
1973-74 Special Education Resource Teacher Celeste ISD, K-12
1971-73 Tutor. Worked with children having reading difficulties and learning
disabilities that were referred to me by the East Texas State University
Speech and Hearing Clinic.
1970 M.S. Practicum-Greenville,
TX. Worked in two classes of
MBI children on the primary level.
1968-69 North East
Independent School
District, San
Antonio. TX. First Grade Teacher from September to
May. Summer School Remedial Reading Master Teacher. First Grade Teacher from
September through December-resigned in December because of job change by
husband to another city.
1967-68 Goose Creek Consolidated ISD, Baytown,
TX. First Grade Teacher. Taught
a first grade class of children termed slow learners.
Memberships, Offices, and Honors: Who's Who in American Colleges and
Universities; President of the Galveston Club; President of TWU Student
Education Association; Alpha Lambda Delta; Pi Lambda Theta; Round Table;
Senior Honor Woman; Texas Teacher Certificate K-6; TSTA; NEA; Building
Representative to TSTA in Baytown. TSTA Delegate to District Convention from Baytown. Commerce
Classroom Teachers Association President; Level 3 Career Ladder; Sabine
Valley Learning Disability Association, ETSU Celebration of Education
Outstanding Educator Award; Texas Educational Diagnosticians Association.
PRESIDENT-LOUISE DRAKE GARDEN CLUB FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE YEARS; PRESIDENT OF
AGGIE MOMS-COMMERCE FOR 2 YEARS; DEACON FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH COMMERCE;
helping reorganization of Dallas ASA chapter. Board member Dallas Autism
Society of America; President of Meals on Wheels in Commerce Texas; Relay for Life
Committee member of Texas A & M Commerce event.
References: Available upon request.
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