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Curriculum Vitae

Personal: Dr. Sharon M. Poquette

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Salado, Texas, 76571

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Education:

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Educational Psychology, Individual Learning Differences

Supervisor: Dr. Richard Hamilton

1981-1983 University of Houston, M. Ed., January, 1983

Curriculum and Instruction

Supervisor: Dr. Jerome Freiberg

1976-1978 Southwest Texas State University (Texas State), B.S., August,

1978

Elementary Education/Guidance Studies

Supervisor: Dr. William Brown

Experience:

2008-

Present Temple ISD, Temple, Texas

Special Education, Social Studies

2007-2008 Belton ISD, Belton, Texas

ELA teacher, 4th grade

2005-2007 Central Texas College, Killeen, Texas

Director, Learning Outcomes Assessment

Project Director, TASL (Texas Assessing Student Learning)

2005. Temple College, Temple, Texas

Grant Administrator, self-sufficiency grant

Department of Education, Liaison

Project Director, TASL, (Texas Assessing Student Learning)

2003. Montgomery College, Conroe, Texas

Assistant Dean, Extended Learning Center

Learning Specialist

Counselor

Adjunct Professor

1998-1999 Conroe ISD, Conroe, Texas

Special, Regular Education teacher, Inclusion Classroom

1998. Houston ISD, Houston, Texas

Special Education Department Chair, Learning Specialist

1995. University of Houston, Clear Lake

Adjunct Professor, Department of Education

1994. St. Stephen's Episcopal School, Houston, Texas

Administration, Development

1990. Schulman family Life Center

Education Consultant, Learning Therapist

1990. Humble, ISD, Aldine ISD, Huffman ISD, Aldine ISD

Teacher, General and Regular Education

Professional Activities:

Application of research in metacognition, cognitive strategy training, and

motivation in regular and special education settings, university and

community colleges, and private practice.

Development and implementation of learning skills curriculum emphasizing

cognitive and metacognitive learning strategies, study skills, and positive

motivational orientations.

Development and implementation of specialized tutor training in biology and

anatomy and physiology; general tutor training at community colleges and

universities.

Managed grant budget and organized content tutoring in study groups. This

project received mention in CCSSE Highlights, vol. 2, Issue 6.

Consultation, collaboration and intervention planning for ADA compliance

for students and staff at public, private and postsecondary schools.

Research, development and delivery of success seminar program for community

college students.

Implementation of National Tutor Certification Program. This program was

one of three selected for submission to the Houston Endowment fund.

Development and delivery of academic orientation program at a community

college.

Project director and team member for grant administration in the areas of

student support, faculty training and vocational/technical programs.

Research freshman and sophomore students' use of strategies while reading

and other areas of interest for faculty who were teaching student in

developmental courses; member of developmental education task force in

North Harris Montgomery County College District.

Responsible for writing and producing reports, articles, promotional

information related to student success and the learning assistance program

at Montgomery College.

Design and implementation of staff development for tutors, faculty and

staff.

Board member of CASP (College Academic Support Programs), former Newsletter

Editor; also former Vice President and President.

Active participant in state and national conferences related to academic

support, developmental education and assessment of learning outcomes.

Community outreach: various presentations for students and community

members related to tutors, reading, and future educators.

Collaboration with Conroe ISD and Montgomery College Continuing Education

Department in the development of a Para-educator program with three levels

of certification. Wrote curricula and delivered training for Para-educator

certification program.

Coordinated the Education courses in the Field of Studies program. It grew

from one section of 8 students to two sections of 16-20 students each.

EDUC student enrollment grew from 0 to 36 in 2004-05.

Reinstitution of a Human Development student success course with documented

semester GPA increase of 1-2 points.

TASL (Texas assessing Student Learning): Developed an information website,

a biannual newsletter and marketing materials that served to inform

faculty, staff and administrators in Texas regarding SACS-COC accreditation

requirements, recent research related to assessment and best practices for

assessing student learning.

Planned and delivered professional workshops on assessment topics attended

by more than 20 colleges from across Texas.

Utilized surveys and feedback forms to assess the effectiveness and impact

of project deliverables.

Invited Presentations:

National association for Children with Learning disabilities, 1991:

Cognitive Strategy Training.

Southwestern of Episcopal Schools, 1993: Building Inner Discipline Through

Metacognitive Development

University of Houston Graduate Seminar, 1993: Student Question Asking

Behaviors: Report of a literature review and a proposed study focusing on

teacher behaviors and other variables that impact student question-asking

behaviors in the classroom.

Canadian society of the Study of Education, 1993: Student Question Asking

Behaviors.

Faculty Training at Texas Community Colleges, Texas A&M Assessment

Conference, Texas Community College Instructional Administrators'

Conference, Indianapolis University at Indiana Assessment Institute, SACS-

COC Annual Meeting.

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