Office hours will be posted in the canvas classroom for the Summer I 2024 session.
Weatherford College Professor in Education and Early Childhood Development from 1996 to presentSpringtown ISD as a Family and Consumer Science instructor from 1975-1977Ashcreek Baptist Preschool teacher from 1977-1982Adjunct Professor for Tarleton State Univ in the Human Science Dept/Child Dev. department as needed from 2009-2017NAEYC (local and state) seminar and conference presenter from 1998-2019RELATED EXPERIENCE: Clinician for the Institute for Learning Abilities from 1999-20003 -(provided evaluation assessments and provided cognitive brain exercise therapy for children with central information processing challenges and other special needs) Director of the Institute for Learning Abilities from 2004-2007Girl Scout leader- 1996-1998Sunday School teacher since 1969
DEGREES: Bachelor in Family and Consumer ScienceMasters in Child Development with Kindergarten Certification TEACHING CERTIFICATES: Family and Consumer SciencesKindergartenSecondary EnglishAll level General Special EducationAll level HealthOTHER CREDENTIALS: Quality Matters online Certificate- Aug. 2021Virtual Certification, College of Education and Human Dev. at Texas A&M University- Aug.20102011 NISOD Excellence Award Recipient2017 Crystal Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching from TSU
TECA 1303 Family, School, and Community (both face to face and online) TECA 1318 Wellness of the Young Child (both face to face and online) TECA 1354 Growth and Development (both face to face and online) TECA 1311 Introduction to Early Childhood Education (both face to face and online) EDUC 1300 Learning Frameworks (face to face) EDUC 1301 Introduction to Education (face to face and online) EDUC 2301 Introduction to Special Populations (face to face and online) CDEC 1195 Abuse and Neglect (face to face and online) CDEC 1356 Emergent Literacy (face to face) CDEC 1358 Creative Arts (face to face and online) CDEC 1313 Curriculum Resources (face to face and online) CDEC 1319 Guidance of the Young Child (face to face and online) CDEC 1164 Practicum in Early Childhood (online) CDEC 2307 Math and Science (face to face) other CDEC courses titled: The Preschool Child, The School Aged Child, and Infant and Toddlers HS 311 Occupation Field Experience IHS 314 Occupation Field Experience IIHS 407 Teaching methods for FCS