PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

 

1996-2007	Chair, Department of Education, Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois
1984-Present	Associate Professor, Education, Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois
1977-1984	Assistant Professor, Education, Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois
1968-1977	Director of Counseling, McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, Illinois
1964-1965	English Teacher, Farmington Community High School, Farmington, Illinois
1962-1964	English Teacher, Lincoln Community High School, Lincoln, Illinois

 

EDUCATION

 

1973-1977	Ph. D. in Guidance and Educational Psychology, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois
1966-1967	M.S. in Education, Counseling and Guidance, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
1958-1962	B.S. in Education, Major: English. Minor: Sociology, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois

 

IN-SERVICE TEACHER PRESENTATIONS

I have presented over 225 in-service presentations for teachers in Macon-Piatt County since coming to Millikin. Presentations topics include assertive discipline, communicating for responsibility and parenting skills.

PUBLICATIONS

"Metaphors of Teaching: Uncovering Hidden Instructional Values," To improve the Academy, October 1994.

Parenting...You and Your Child...A Curriculum on Parenting for High Risk Parents. Written for Families Consortium, 30 complete lessons designed and written by counselors, teachers, social workers, and paraprofessionals who are working with at risk parents. All teaching aids, overheads, etc. are provided in the curriculum. Written Summer, 1992. Training Program developed and conducted November, 1992.

Deciding...What To Do...An Instructional Manual for Counselors and Teachers. Nine Individual Lessons for use with Middle school students in teaching decision making skills. Developed for Illinois Vocational Counseling Consortium. Now available through Illinois Vocational Curriculum Center Library, Springfield. May, 1990.

Deciding...What to Do...Instructional Manual for Teachers working with Elementary School Children. This is a shortened form of the above publication that has activities tailored for use by teachers of grade school children, Fall, 1990.

PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES

Web Conferencing : A Supplement to Journals as a ? to Internships in Educational Psychology. Paper presented at Midwest Association of Teachers of Educational Psychology, October 2, 1998. Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

Utilizing a Micro-teaching Laboratory to Teach Classroom Communication and Discipline Skills to Pre-Service Teachers." Paper presented to annual conference of Midwestern Association of Teacher of Educational Psychology, October 14, 1997 conference, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

What in the world is New in Elementary School Classroom Discipline? Presentation at the Decatur Conference, April, 1998.

What in the world is New in Secondary School Classroom Discipline? Presentation at the Decatur Conference, April, 1998.

"Peer Rejection Among Middle School Curriculum," Paper presented at Fall Conference of Association of Middle School Teachers, Lisle, Illinois, October, 1995.

"Building Responsibility into the Middle School Curriculum," Paper presented at Fall Conference of Association of Middle School Teachers, Lisle, Illinois, October, 1995.

"Metaphors of Teaching: Hidden Values Agenda of Long-Term Teaching Effectiveness Workshops." Paper presented at 1993 National Conference of Progessional Organizational Development Association. (POD) October, 1993.

"Pre-and Post-Perceptions of Student Teachers in the Transfer of Educational Psychology Principles and in Student Teachers Support Groups," Paper presented in conjunction with Dr. Howdyshell at Annual Conference of Midwestern Association of Teachers of Educational Psychology, Eastern Kentucky University, October, 1992.

SCIENCE-RELATED ACTIVITIES

Planned, Coordinated and Moderated Field Biology Workshop for Decatur Elementary Teachers, October, 1996. In conjunction with the Biology Department and Education Department, I coordinated the publicity and planning for a 5-hour workshop for teachers, sponsored by the James Millikin Trust.

"What Is The Hidden Curriculum of Science Teaching?" and "Discipline Problems In Science Teaching, How are they Different and How can they be Prevented?" Workshops presented at Frogs, Fungi, Fossils and Forests and intensive workshop for elementary science teachers, conducted jointly by the Science and Education Department of Millikin University, June, 1996, sponsored by the James Millikin Trust.

"Roots of Learning Science: A Retrospective look at Early Learning Experiences in Science." In-service session as part of Field Biology Workshop, Conducted for Elementary Science Teachers by Education and Biology Departments, July, 1995, sponsored by the James Millikin Trust.

HONORS

"Perspectives on Education: View from My Ever-Revolving Desk," Selected to be Distinguished Faculty Lecturer at Millikin University, Spring Honors Convocation,April, 1995.