EDUCATION

Ph.D.  Educational Administration
Dissertation: Teachers Reconstruct: A Researcher's Model of Constructivist Peer Coaching
University of California, Berkeley, May 1994

Administrative Credential, Educational Administration
University of California, Berkeley, 1990

Master of Arts, Education, Math, Science & Technology
University of California, Berkeley, 1987

Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
University of California, Berkeley, Educational Research and Applications Program, 1984

Bachelor of Arts
University of California, Berkeley, 1983
Major: Psychology
 

Distinguished Lecturer, California State University, East Bay
East Bay Educational Leadership and Development  2006–Present
Teach educational leadership courses to Tier 1 students.  Supervise fieldwork and coordinate fieldwork supervisors.  Collaborate with faculty to create sample fieldwork plans, common assignments and assessment rubrics.  Participate in the hiring and support of adjunct faculty teaching non-cohort courses.

Coordinator of Professional Development, VCUSD  1998-2006
Designed, taught and facilitated a variety of staff development activities across content areas and grade levels (PreK-12).  Developed and supported the instructional leadership skills of administrators in using systems and venues (staff and department/grade level meetings, teacher observations, data analysis, master scheduling, etc.) to improve student achievement.

Vice Principal and Principal, Loma Vista Elementary School, VCUSD   1994-1998
Managed school site serving a low-income, racially, culturally and linguistically diverse population of 660 regular and special education students.

Supervisor of Teacher Education, U.C. Berkeley   1989-1994
Supervisor and lecturer for Educational Research and Applications Program and Developmental Teacher Education Program.  Supervised beginning teachers and taught teaching methods courses.

Principal, VCUSD Elementary Summer School   1990
Coordinated a program created to: offer abundant opportunities for student success; emphasize multi-cultural experiences; encourage parent participation and teacher collaboration.

Master Teacher, VCUSD   1987-1989
Taught K-1 and mentored student teachers. 
Nominee, Teacher of the Year  1989

Teacher, Lincoln Elementary School, VCUSD   1984-1986
Team-taught K-1, served on SIC/SAC, served as teacher-in-charge, provided language arts support teacher for groups of 1st, 2nd, & 3rd grade students, developed parent handbook, lead kindergarten support groups, presented at Professional Development Center, served on District report card committee. 

Summer School Teacher, VCUSD   1984-1988
Taught 4th, 5th, & 6th graders in remedial and enrichment courses at summer school programs during three summers.

Coordinator of Partnership Program, U.C. Berkeley   1981-1984
Developed and directed support services (tutoring, Saturday college, summer school, family outreach, etc.) for over 200 minority and low-income junior and senior high school students.  Responsibilities included hiring, training, and supervising university tutors, program assistants and classroom teachers; coordinating services with district and university administrators; managing sites; designing and implementing curricular programs.

GRADUATE LEVEL EXPERIENCES

Joint Doctoral Program California State University, East Bay   2007-2008
Residency Advisor

Doctoral Program California State University, East Bay   2006-2007
Curriculum Design Committee

Tier 1 Program Coordinator California State University, East Bay   2007-2008

Distinguished Lecturer, California State University, East Bay   2006-2008

Adjunct Professor, Saint Marys College   1998
Taught Curriculum and Instruction course ELCD 320

Adjunct Professor, Mills College   1996
Taught Community Involvement in Education course EDU 244

Lecturer, U.C. Berkeley   1994
Taught Social Science Methods course

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
 
• American Educational Research Association

• California Association of Professors of Educational Administration

• Association for Supervision & Curriculum and Development

REFERENCES

Dr. Paul Ammon
Professor and Director, Developmental Teacher Education Program
Graduate School of Education #1670, University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-1670
Phone  (510) 643-6615    Fax (510)  642-3555
prammon@berkeley.edu

Dr. Linda R. Kroll

Professor
 and Director Early Childhood Education Programs 

School of Education
, Mills College

Oakland, CA  94613
Phone  (510)-430-3161    Fax  (
510)-430-3379
lindak@mills.edu

Dr. Della Peretti
Coordinator, Developmental Teacher Education Program,
Graduate School of Education #1670 University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-1670
Phone  (510) 653-1111   Fax  (510) 642-3555
dperetti@berkeley.edu

Professional Focus

American Educational Research Association Conference

Participated in district leadership team on Glenn Singleton's Courageous Conversations & Courageous Leadership as well as Collaborative Action Research for Equity (C.A.R.E.) site teams.  2002-2004

Education

• BA 1983 University of California, Berkeley
• MSTCred 1984 University of California, Berkeley
• MA 1987 University of California, Berkeley
• Admin Cred 1990 University of California, Berkeley
• PhD 1994 University of California, Berkeley

Publications

(editor and contributing author) (2002). Standards-based Instruction and Assessment. Mathematics Curriculum Guide. Vallejo City Unified School District.

(editor and contributing author) (2001). Standards-based Instruction and Assessment. English/Language Arts Curriculum Guide. (Vallejo City Unified School District).

(editor and contributing author) (2001). Standards-based Instruction and Assessment. Science Curriculum Guide. (Vallejo City Unified School District).

(editor and contributing author) (2000). Standards-based Instruction and Assessment. History/Social Science Curriculum Guide. (Vallejo City Unified School District.)

(co-author) (1988). Parent Handbook. Handbook. Vallejo City Unified School District.

(author) (1987). Kindergarten Parent Handbook. Handbook. (Vallejo City Unified School District).

(editor and contributing author) ( 2001). Standards-based Instruction and Assessment. Science Curriculum Guide. (Vallejo City Unified School District.)

author ( 1999). The Apprehension of Student Teachers (author) chapter in Joining Hands: Preparing Teachers to Make Meaningful Home-School Connections California. Family Involvement in Education. (Department of Education, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing).

Presentations

 Case for Case Studies (keynote), January 1, 2001, unknown, Pre K-6 Reading Results Institute

Beginning Teachers Transitions from University Teacher Preparation Programs to School District Support(with P. Gallager, A. Henderson, M. Lindstone, and T. Maestre), January 1, 1998, unknown, Collaborative Conversations Conference

Family Involvement in Education: The Apprehension of Student Teachers, January 1, 1998, unknown, American Educational Research Association Conference

Developing Empathy AND Multicultural Perspectives In The Social Studies (with N. Dulberg and T. Maestre), January 1, 1997, unkn, Collaborative Conversations Conference

Preparing Teachers to Bring Home and School Together (with M. Ammon, P. Ammon, P. Levin, M. D. Evans-Schilling), January 1, 1997, unknown, School's In Conference sponsored by the California State Department of Education.

CLAD placements. Teacher educators' biographies and CLAD certificate preparation. Wild Ideas for Teacher Education (with P. Gallager, M. Lindstone, T. Maestre , and D. Peretti), January 1, 1996, unknown, Collaborative Conversations Conference

Teachers Reconstruct A Researcher's Model of Constructivist Peer Coaching, January 1, 1995, unknown, American Educational Research Association Conference

Teacher Preparation for Parent Involvement (with M. Ammon, P. Ammon, P. Levin, M. D. Evans-Schilling), January 1, 1994, unknown, California Council for the Education of Teachers.

Multicultural Education & the Education of Teachers: Prejudices, Possibilities, and Tensions (with P. Gallager, M. Lindstone, and T. Maestre), January 1, 1993, unknown, Collaborative Conversations Conference

Preparing Teachers to Work with Families of Culturally Diverse and Special Needs Children (with D. Peretti, M.S. Ammon, B. Merino, S. Tining, .J Blancher, E. Moir and J. Cooper Van-Auken), January 1, 1992, unknown, Association for Constructivist Teaching Annual Conference

Service

Presented on Leadership and Team Building at CEAS Staff Fall Retreat. 2007

Designed and presented VCUSD Summer Leadership Academy and monthly Instructional Leadership Seminars in collaboration with Director of Secondary Schools. 2004-2006

Coordinated AB75/Tier II Training, designed and monitored practicum for VCUSD administrators. 2004-2006

Coordinated the development, implementation, and analysis of district student assessment program. Supervised teacher leaders in the creation and revision of quarterly, grade level assessments in Mathematics and English/Language Arts. Facilitated the dev

Facilitated Secondary Teacher Leadership Meetings to restructure the culture and content of department meetings to better serve students. 2004-2006

Served as district representative on VCUSD's Peer Assistance and Review Committee. 2002-2006

Co-presented (with VEA president) teacher evaluation workshops for district administrators and teachers' union representatives. 2002-2006

Participated in district leadership team on Glenn Singleton's Courageous Conversations & Courageous Leadership as well as Collaborative Action Research for Equity (C.A.R.E.) site teams. 2002-2004

Coordinated district support for Dr. Sylvia Ibarra's "Dataworks" training. Facilitated collection of "curriculum slippage" assignments and observation of direct instruction lessons. 2002-2004

Facilitated district partnership with Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory providing teachers and high school students with research experience and the development of scientific knowledge. 2000-2004

Designed district structures and facilitated committee decision making for K-12 curriculum selection and implementation. 1998-2006

Wrote grants to fund professional development for teachers and administrators in a variety of areas including: Literacy, Mathematics, Science, Technology, and World Languages. 1998-2006

Directed University/District partnerships with: California Reading and Literature Project at Sonoma State; North Bay International Studies Project at Sonoma State; North Bay Science Project at Sonoma State and University of California at Davis Mathematic

Served as an external consultant for the University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Education Review. 1997

Served on the Steering Committee for Collaborative Conversations: A Forum For Teacher Educators In The Greater Bay Area. Collaborated with Bay Area teacher educators in designing and presenting Collaborative Conversations conferences on a variety of teac

Served on Teacher Education Parent Involvement Consortium (with M. S. Ammon, D. Evans-Schilling, L. Kroll, D. Nichols, D. Safran, J. Voets, S. Wallenstein). 1991-1992

Professional

Other Accomplishments

• Presented on Leadership and Team Building at CEAS Staff Fall Retreat.  2007

• Designed and presented VCUSD Summer Leadership Academy and monthly Instructional Leadership Seminars in collaboration with Director of Secondary Schools.  2004-2006

• Coordinated AB75/Tier II Training, designed and monitored practicum for VCUSD administrators.  2004-2006

• Coordinated the development, implementation, and analysis of district student assessment program.  Supervised teacher leaders in the creation and revision of quarterly, grade level assessments in Mathematics and English/Language Arts.  Facilitated the development and refinement of protocols for teacher collaboration at site and district level.  2004-2006

• Facilitated Secondary Teacher Leadership Meetings to restructure the culture and content of department meetings to better serve students.  2004-2006

• Served as district representative on VCUSD's Peer Assistance and Review Committee.  2002-2006

• Co-presented (with VEA president) teacher evaluation workshops for district administrators and teachers' union representatives.  2002-2006

• Participated in district leadership team on Glenn Singleton's Courageous Conversations & Courageous Leadership as well as Collaborative Action Research for Equity (C.A.R.E.) site teams.  2002-2004

• Coordinated district support for Dr. Sylvia Ibarra's "Dataworks" training.  Facilitated collection of "curriculum slippage" assignments and observation of direct instruction lessons.  2002-2004
• Facilitated district partnership with Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory providing teachers and high school students with research experience and the development of scientific knowledge.  2000-2004

• Designed district structures and facilitated committee decision making for K-12 curriculum selection and implementation.  1998-2006

• Wrote grants to fund professional development for teachers and administrators in a variety of areas including:  Literacy, Mathematics, Science, Technology, and World Languages.  1998-2006

• Directed University/District partnerships with:  California Reading and Literature Project at Sonoma State; North Bay International Studies Project at Sonoma State; North Bay Science Project at Sonoma State and University of California at Davis Mathematics Project and University of California at Berkeley Improving Reading Comprehension Project.  1998-2006

• Served as an external consultant for the University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Education Review.  1997

• Served on the Steering Committee for Collaborative Conversations: A Forum For Teacher Educators In The Greater Bay Area.  Collaborated with Bay Area teacher educators in designing and presenting Collaborative Conversations conferences on a variety of teacher education topics.  1992-1999

• Served on Teacher Education Parent Involvement Consortium (with M. S. Ammon, D. Evans-Schilling, L. Kroll, D. Nichols, D. Safran, J. Voets, S. Wallenstein).  1991-1992

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