High School Vice President
Resume:
Susan Kawell
Email: *********@********.***
Address: ** *.******** ****.
City: Arcadia
State: CA
Zip: 91006
Country: USA
Phone: 626-***-****
Skill Level: Experienced
Salary Range: $62,000
Willing to Relocate
Primary Skills/Experience:
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Educational Background:
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Job History / Details:
Susan Kawell
38 E. Colorado Blvd.
Arcadia, CA 91006
Academic Background
Ph.D. Claremont Graduate University - Urban Education,
January, 2009 Dissertation Topic: Successful Teachers: What it Takes to Raise Academic Achievement of Urban Minority Students
M.A. California State University Los Angeles - Education, Option: Reading
June, 1998.
B.A. University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire - Secondary Education,
December, 1972.
Teaching Experience
1998 Present California State University Los Angeles, Adjunct Professor
Division of Curriculum and Instruction
Course Taught: Reading Methods for Elementary Writing Methods for Elementary Introduction to the Teaching Profession Teaching English Language Learners Critical Thinking Science Methods for Elementary Teaching Reading in the Content Areas Science and Reading for Early Childhood Emergent Reading Family Literacy Research Methods Play and Early Childhood Development Curriculum and Planning in Early Childhood Development Reading Specialists Practicum CSET Preparation Course RICA Preparation Course TPA Preparation Course Cognitive Reading Reflection, Synthesis and Assessment of Directed Teaching
2000- Present Director of the CSULA Literacy Resource Lab
Acting Director of CSULA Reading/LA Clinic
Field Site Coordinator for elementary teacher credential
Reading/writing courses (EDEL 415, EDEL 416)
1998 2000 El Camino Community College, Reading Instructor
1985 1998 Christbridge Academy Outstanding Teacher of the Year
1973-1984 Campus Crusade for Christ
Other Related Professional Experience
2000 2001 Field Site Coordinator for Americorps
Tutors, Glendale City College, Glendale, CA
1998 2004 CSLA/CSOE Literacy Collaborative, Treasurer
2000 2001 R.I.C.A. Evaluator, Sacramento, CA
2007- 2009 Inter Cities Literacy Association Vice President (Local
Council of California Reading Association (affiliated with
International Reading Association)
2008 --2011 TPA Evaluator, Tasks 1 and 2
2009 --2011 Inter Cities Literacy Association -- President (Local Council
Of California Reading Association (affiliated with International Reading Association)
Professional Presentations/Publications
Reading Engagement: A Study of Latino and African-American High School Students in Three Instructional Levels Co-presentation (research poster session) A.E.R.A. National Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 10, 2007.
Reading Engagement: A Study of Latino and African-American High School Students in Three Instructional Levels Minority Mentor Program (MMP) Student Research Conference on Global Action and Social Change, Presentation, Claremont Colleges March 2, 2007.
Acculturation: The Chinese Immigrant Way The Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Celebration Conference, Presentation, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 18, 2006.
Acculturation: The Chinese Immigrant Way Minority Mentor Program Student Research Conference on Social Justice, Presentation, Claremont Colleges, March 3, 2006.
R.I.C.A. Literacy for the 21st Century by Gail Tompkins, (website revisions) Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall, 2005.
Preparing for the RICA Californias Reading Instruction Competency Assessment (Co-authored R.I.C.A. section) In All Children Read: Teaching Literacy in Todays Diverse Classrooms by Temple, Ogle, Crawford, Freppon, 2005.
ReadingGrowingKnowing: Connecting Child Development and Literacy Presentation, United Way Motheread/Fatheread Conference, Montebello, CA October 7, 2004.
Masters, Mentors, Mothers: 3 Dynamic University/Urban Community Literacy Partnership Models Co-Presentation, International Reading Association Conference, San Antonio, TX, May, 2004.
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