Heidi Weiman

Web Site: http://EdPsycCentral.org

hweiman@edpsyccentral.org or hweiman@yahoo.com

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

Ph.D.  Candidate, Educational Psychology, Minors: Early Childhood Education and Special Education,

Cognate: Neuropsychology, Loyola University Chicago, 1996 -

M.A.,  Early Childhood Special Education, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL, 1995

B.A.,   Early Childhood Education: Instructional & Administrative Leadership, Summa Cum Laude,

UWW, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL, 1992

A.A.,   Liberal Arts, Kendall College, Evanston, IL, 1972

WORK EXPERIENCE

Educational Consultant and Trainer

Freelance and Community Service, Chicago area, 1990 - present

Provide training, guidance, mentoring/coaching, technical assistance, support, resources, presentations and tutorials, in general and special education, as independent contractor. Work collaboratively with families, faculty/staff, schools, child care centers, agencies and districts, including the Chicago Public Schools. Illinois State Board of Education approved provider of professional development (CPDUs).

Program Coordinator, ECE Degree Completion Programs

Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education

Kendall College, Accelerated Programs of Study (formerly Adult Professional Studies program), Evanston, IL, 2001 – 2004

Prepared Early Childhood general and Special Education teachers and administrators. As Professor and Program Coordinator: responsible for curriculum, instruction, hiring and supervision of faculty, advisement, etc., in Early Childhood Administration and Early Childhood Leadership & Advocacy programs, on main campus and satellite campuses at University Center of Lake County. Designed curriculum and all syllabi for first Illinois Director Credential Level II Entitled Program granted by state of Illinois. Developed professional seminars and courses delivered via distance learning. Served as Clinical Supervisor of field placements in methods, student teaching, and internship courses, in Illinois Type 04 ECE certificate program, ECE non-certification program, and accelerated ECE Management programs. Redesigned ECE programs and syllabi to incorporate standards and performance-based outcomes, to meet state accreditation requirements, including Illinois Director Credential and Early Childhood Special Education approval, and taught courses in all ECE programs. Played active role in regional accreditation self-study. Chaired Program Review Panel, evaluating standards-based teacher education programs at three colleges, for the NCATE-partnered Illinois State Board of Education.

Adjunct Professor

Loyola University Chicago, Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Educational Psychology, Chicago, IL, 1998 - 2001

Instructor of Curriculum, Instruction, and Educational Psychology in teacher education programs; directed students' clinical experience in tutoring program for children at-risk and with special needs, at inner city Chicago Public School. Program Manager for Education Connection.

Adjunct Professor

City Colleges of Chicago, Truman College, Department of Social Science, Chicago, IL, 1996 - 2001

Instructor of teacher education courses in Early Childhood Education and Special Education

Director

Lutheran Children’s Center, Chicago, IL, 1999 - 2000

Manager of culturally diverse not-for-profit early childhood education center serving children 15 months to 6 years of age

Adjunct Professor

Northeastern Illinois University, College of Education, Chicago, 1996

Instructor in undergraduate and graduate Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education teacher preparation programs; ECE Academic Advisor

Director

State PreKindergarten, Albany Park Community Center, Chicago, 1995

Managed compensatory education program, for children at-risk and with special needs, subcontracted through the Chicago Public Schools

Executive Director

Sunshine School, Chicago, 1993 -1995

Multi-site school manager for culturally diverse proprietary ECE centers (please see following entry)

Program Coordinator of Preschool - School-Age Programs, and Kindergarten Teacher

Sunshine School, Chicago, 1981-1993

Functioned in multiple instructional and administrative capacities designing, coordinating, and implementing developmentally appropriate curriculum in programs for 2-12 year olds. Taught full day Kindergarten class for 12 years, including preacademics and basic skills in academic disciplines, such as reading, writing, and math, as well as combined K-1 class and school-age children in child care (at above facility under different ownership)

Counselor

Jewish Children's Bureau, Price Group Home, Chicago, IL, 1981

Worked in residential facility with school-age and adolescent girls at high risk

Head Teacher

Lad and Lassie Preschool and Kindergarten, Evanston, IL, 1980 - 1981

Responsible for staff supervision, classroom management, curriculum development, lesson planning, etc. for classroom of two and three year olds

Art Teacher & Instructional Assistant to Head Teacher

Illinois Deaf-Blind School, Chicago, 1978 - 1980

Worked with all classes as Art teacher at state residential school for children with multiple disabilities; taught students with deaf-blindness, severe to profound cognitive delays, & serious behavioral difficulties

Early Interventionist/School Office Manager

Home Infant Stimulation & Toddler's Two Programs,

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, Chicago, 1976 - 1978

Taught in homebound/site-based program for 0-3 year olds with developmental delays; managed school office

SERVICE LEARNING

• Advisory Board, Cook County Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R), North Satellite District, 1990 - 1996
• Children's Memorial Hospital, Child Life, 1994 - 1995
• Child Abuse Prevention Services, Parental Stress Services, 1993 - 1994
• Kibbutz Palmachim, Rishon Le Zion, Israel, & Kibbutz Sarid, Afula, Israel, 1973 - 1974
• Operation Breadbasket, American Indian Center, 1968 - 1972
• Urban Gateways, Camp Wug-a-Nug, Middlefork School, Northfield, IL, & St. Augustine Church, Wilmette, IL, 1970
• Avalon Park Tutoring Project, Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Park District, 1968 - 1969
• Head Start, Phillip Sheridan School, Chicago Public Schools, 1968

SAMPLE OF ADDITIONAL TRAINING, COMPETENCIES, AND CERTIFICATES

Early Childhood Education

· Director Training Series, CCR&R, North Satellite District, 1990 - 1991

· Scientific Literacy for Teachers Series, Chicago Teacher's Center and Chicago Children's Museum, 1990 - 1991

· Including Children with Special Needs, CCR&R, North Satellite District, 1991

· The Creative Curriculum, CCR&R, North Satellite District, 1990

Health, Safety, and Nutrition

· Food Sanitation Certification, Chicago and Illinois, 2000

· Infant and Child CPR, First Aid, & Heimlich, Red Cross, 2000

· Caring for the Mildly Ill Child & Preventing the Spread of Infectious Diseases, Red Cross, 1999

· Universal Precautions, Children's Memorial Hospital, 1994

· Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect, Red Cross, 1993

Research

· Introduction to SPSS 10.0 for Windows, Loyola University Chicago (LUC), 2000

· Using SPSS for Bivariate & Multivariate Statistics, LUC, 2000

· Writing a Dissertation, LUC, 2000

Information Technology

· Advanced HTML Coding, LUC, 2000

· Developing a Personal Web Page, LUC, 2000

· Web Master, Ed Psyc Central Psychoeducational Resource Center, 2000 - Present

SAMPLE OF PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND TRAININGS

• "Conflict Resolution for Children and Staff" Professional Seminars, Kendall College, Evanston, IL, 2001 - 2004
• "Documenting Dispositions: The First Year at a Small College” First Annual Symposium on Educator Dispositions, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, 2002
• "The Illinois Director Credential & Universal Preschool in Illinois" Professional Seminar, Kendall College, Evanston, IL, 2002
• "Children Who Are Gifted, Talented, and Creative" Professional Seminar, Kendall College, Evanston, IL, 2002
• "Learning Readiness, School Readiness, and Emerging Literacy" Presentation for Current Issues in ECE Class, Kendall College, Evanston, IL, 2001
• "The ADA and Other Anti-Discrimination Legislation Pertinent to Public Accommodations" Presentation for The Exceptional Child Class, Kendall College, Evanston, IL, 2001
• "Creative Classroom Management Strategies" Annual Teacher's Institute, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, Chicago, IL, 2000
• "Universal Precautions in the Child Care Center" Professional Development Seminar, Lutheran Children's Center, Chicago, IL, 2000
• "Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect in ECE" Staff Development Seminar, Kiddie Kollege, Chicago, IL, 1999
• "The Arts-Based Curriculum" Presentation by Loyola University Chicago Faculty and Graduate Students, Annual Meeting of the Midwest American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL, 1998
• "Innovation and Research-Based Intervention: Sorting Out the Snake Oil" Invited Response to Presentation by Stephen W. Porges, Ph.D., "Understanding the Polyvagal Theory and Alternative CNS Organizing Principles: Implications for Early Childhood Programs and the Practitioners They Prepare." Early Childhood Faculty Development Project on the Brain, Erikson Institute, Chicago, IL, 1997
• "Effective Techniques for Managing Classrooms" Annual Teacher's Institute, Office of Catholic Education, Chicago, IL, 1996
• "Preintervention Strategies for Children At-Risk & Children with Special Needs" Professional Development Seminar, Albany Park Community Center, 1995
• "Peacekeepers in Kindergarten: A Conflict Resolution Program for Young Children" Curriculum Showcase, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL, 1995
• "Individualized Behavior Intervention: Providing Structure, Guidance, and Support for the Child with Behavioral Challenges" Professional Development Seminar, Sunshine School, 1995
• "Observation and Assessment" Professional Development Seminar, Sunshine School, 1995
• "Designing and Using Integrated Thematic Units" Professional Development Seminar, Sunshine School, 1994
• "Implementing Developmentally Appropriate Practices" Professional Development Seminar, Sunshine School, 1994
• "Positive Guidance and Discipline" Professional Development Seminar, Sunshine School, 1993
• "Multicultural Curriculum for Diverse Populations" Professional Development Seminar, Sunshine School, 1992
• "Literacy Development" Parent Institute, Sunshine School, 1991
• "Emergent Literacy" Professional Development Seminar, Sunshine School, 1990

SAMPLE OF UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT

• Educational Psychology
• Child Development
• Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood Education
• Curriculum & Methods for School-Age Children
• Language and Literacy Development
• Literature for Young Children
• Math and Science for Young Children
• Creative Activities for Children
• Early Childhood Assessment
• Child, Family, and Community
• The Exceptional Child
• Underrepresented Groups & Special Populations
• Technology in Education
• Organization & Administration
• Staff Supervision & Professional Development for Adult Learners
• Human Resource Management
• Negotiation & Mediation
• Teaming, Collaborating & Communicating
• Thesis Supervision
• Field Supervision: Instructional Methods, Teaching & Management Internships, & Student Teaching

RECOGNITION/AWARDS

• Who's Who in American Education, Biography, 1994/1995 Edition
• Merit Scholarships, Northeastern Illinois University Graduate School, 1992-1995
• Academic Achievement, University Without Walls, Northeastern Illinois University, 1992
• Sunshine School's "Best Teacher" Candidate for Professional Recognition, Preschool Owners of Illinois, 1992
• Excellence in Child Care, Illinois Child Care Association, 1990

PERSONAL INTERESTS AND HOBBIES

Computers, Fine Arts, Home Improvement/Interior Decorating, Literature, Multiculturalism, Research, Tennis, and Writing

REFERENCES

Available upon request

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