CV/RESUME
Professional
info
Focused on Teaching and Learning I have ....
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Taught primary school in the United States and Cote d'Ivoire West Africa
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Directed the training of families transitioning to an overseas assignment
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Monitored 100s of children's schooling located in over 40 countries
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Led workshops around the world for teachers working with children of diverse backgrounds,
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Researched how to enhance teacher-student interactions across cultural differences using a hybrid participatory photography method
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Coached teachers in enhancing their interactions with students who come from diverse cultural backgrounds
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Consulted with schools and families to enhance immigrant and refugee families' transitions into schools
Skills
*Cross-cultural competence
*Creative Teaching Approaches
*Coaching Transitioning Families
*Collaborative Research
*Constructive & Informed Reframing of Teaching & Learning in Diverse Contexts
Work
experience
Associate Professor of Education
Penn State Harrisburg
2013 - present
Assistant Professor of Education
Penn State Harrisburg
2006-2013
Research Educational Specialist
Mid-Atlantic Regional Education Laboratory
2008-2011
Director of Training & Education
WorldVenture (nonprofit; aka CBInternational)
1990-2001
Primary School Teacher
Grades 1-4; ICA Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa
Grades 4-6: Westminster Christian School, Miami, FL
Global Work
Experience in...
France
Cote d'Ivoire
+40 countries
Global Nonprofit: Director of Training & Education
Education
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
Ed.D. in Educational Psychology
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
M.A. in Educational Leadership
Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois
B.A. in Elementary Education