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2. Attended several conferences hosted by the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators 3. Attend weekly support group for writers. 4. Attended workshop on Online Course Development, University of South Alabama 5. Attended NetG Workshop, University of South Alabama 6. Completed several modules on NetG. 7. Attended Grant Budget Workshop, University of South Alabama 8. Read numerous books and journal articles in general and special education. 9. Attended various Online Learning Lab workshops sponsored by the Department of Education at the University of South Alabama. 10. Attended full-day Preconference Workshop on web-based instruction for universities at the International Conference for Exceptional Children, Charlotte, NC. 11. Attended Advanced Excel workshop at the University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL. 12. Attended writing workshop hosted for textbook writers by Merrill, an imprint of Prentice Hall. 13. Attended national, regional, and local writing conferences to improve writing skills. 14. Attended a variety of workshops at international, national, regional, and state conferences on special education. 15. Improved technology skills through independent study. 16. Attended Conflict Resolution workshop. 17. Attended Delta Society Pet Partners training which to use my dog in pet-facilitated therapy with children who are at-risk or have disabilities 18. Attended Introduction to Internet seminar, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 19. Attended UNIX seminar, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL. 20. 20. Attended e-mail seminar, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL. 21. Attended Motivating Students Seminar, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL. 22. Attended Curriculum Based Measurement Training, Blue Valley School District, Blue Valley, KS. 23. Attended Cooperative Learning Trainers Program, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. 24. Attended Strategies Intervention Model Training, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. 25. Attended Leadership Training for Women, Kansas City, KS. 26. Participated in Assessment of Performance in Teaching, State of South Carolina: Observer, Field Coordinator. 27. Obtained Permanent Certification, State of West Virginia: Elementary Education / K-12 Learning Disabilities.
X. HONORS AND AWARDS 2005 Awarded a travel grant by the Appalachian College Association to present at the Council for Exceptional Children’s International Conference in Baltimore, MD. 2005 Won first place in the Children’s Writing Division in the West Virginia Writer’s Competition (Competition was open to people from other states and countries and was judged by an editor outside WV. Over 50 manuscripts were submitted in this category.) 2005 Selected by a student at the University of Charleston to serve as a Citizen Scholar mentor for the Appalachian College Association 2003 Highlights Foundation. Scholarship to attend Children’s Writers Workshop in Chautauqua, NY. 2000+ Who’s Who in America. The National Reference Institute, Wilmette, IL. 1998+ Who’s Who Among American Women. The National Reference Institute, Wilmette, IL. 1996+ Who’s Who in the South. The National Reference Institute, Wilmette, IL. 1994 Outstanding Postsecondary Educator, January 21, 1994, Learning Disabilities Association, Alabama. 1994 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (nomination by a student who was selected |
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