North Carolina Adjunct Instructor
Resume:
Mary Ann Wilkey, Ph. D.
Kissimmee, FL 34759
ad7ktz@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
LESLEY UNIVERSITY, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies, 2001
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Boston, Massachusetts Master of Education in Reading, 1977
QUEENS COLLEGE, Flushing, New York
Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, 1968
EXPERIENCE
2014-present WYZANTTUTORING.COM, independent contractor virtual/in-person PT/spring 2009- HEINEMANN PUBLISHERS, Portsmouth, NH spring 2017 Serving as a literacy consultant for Fountas and Pinnell product lines (professional texts, assessment and intervention materials). Planned, conducted sessions that supported training of K-3 teachers in the implementation of Benchmark Assessment System/BAS and Leveled Literacy Intervention/LLI Primary in selected Eastern US school districts including Hardeeville,SC; Charlotte, NC; Newnan, GA; Melbourne, FL and Peabody, MA. 2012-2013 BARTON COLLEGE, Wilson, North Carolina
Adjunct Instructor for (4) undergraduate(1 hybrid) literacy courses and advisor for non-traditional students (career changers ages 22 and over) spring 2012 MEREDITH COLLEGE, Raleigh, North Carolina Adjunct Instructor for a graduate clinical course for practicing teachers entitled Applications of the Reading Process for Struggling Readers: Grades 3-5
fall 2011 MEREDITH COLLEGE, Raleigh, North Carolina Adjunct Instructor for a graduate clinical course for practicing teachers entitled Intervention in the Reading Program for Struggling Readers: Grades K-2
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July 2011 SAINT CYPRIAN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Oxford, North Carolina Curriculum Consultant and Staff Trainer, Summer Reading Camp Developed literacy curriculum, coached camp staff in grades PK-5 spring 2011 SHAW UNIVERSITY, Raleigh, North Carolina Adjunct Instructor for an undergraduate course entitled Teaching Language Arts Through Children’s Literature
fall 2010 MEREDITH COLLEGE, Raleigh, North Carolina Adjunct Instructor responsible for supervising K-6 interns in the Master of Teaching (MAT) program for the School of Education 2006-2011 LESLEY UNIVERSITY, Cambridge, Massachusetts Online Advising committee member for PHD candidate pursuing a degree in literacy education
July 2010 SAINT CYPRIAN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Oxford, North Carolina Director, Summer Reading Camp
Developed literacy curriculum, coached/supervised literacy teachers and instructed students in grades K-5
2008-2010 SAINT AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE, Raleigh, North Carolina Chairperson, Education Department; Associate Professor, Elementary Education
Coordinating Teacher Education Program(K-6) including management of external funds; spearheading state-mandated re- visioning of Teacher Education Program including creation of courses with diverse approaches and content ; hiring, supervising, evaluating all adjunct and full-time Education faculty; assisting in preparation for NCATE site visit and evaluation;, directing and revamping Alternative Teacher Education Program; teaching undergraduate courses in literacy/reading; advising and mentoring students; creating and providing academic supports for students taking Praxis exams; supervising student teachers and leading accompanying practica; maintaining efficient interdepartmental communication (registrar, admissions); increasing partner school collaborations and departmental visibility/service in the community; providing professional development to classroom teachers in partner schools
2007-2008 PETERSBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Petersburg, Virginia Reading Consultant and Coach
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Designed and facilitated a year-long professional development program for (36) K-2 teachers involving monthly seminars, demonstration lessons, school-based study groups centered on assessment and guided reading with struggling readers summer 2006 MEREDITH COLLEGE, Raleigh, North Carolina fall 2006 Adjunct Professor, Graduate Reading Department Teaching specialty reading courses and serving as an advisor and reader on Master’s thesis committees
2001-2006 WHEELOCK COLLEGE, Boston, Massachusetts
Associate Professor, Language and Literacy Department Teaching undergraduate courses in elementary and early childhood literacy, and graduate reading courses in school-based clinical settings, supervising graduate interns, seminar leader and Capstone advisor for Masters Teacher of Reading Program, teaching and advising in Urban Teachers Program and Emerging Scholars in the Field Program; facilitating Summer Early Literacy Institutes; revamping reading program to meet accreditation requirements; serving on various committees including Graduate Review Board, Strategic Planning /Academic Programs, Dean of Education Search, Library Advisory Board,
President's Diversity Advisory Group, Graduate Curriculum Review 1971-2001 BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Boston, Massachusetts 1991 - 2001 System-wide Reading Recovery Teacher Leader/Trainer Implemented and managed professional development program for 30 early literacy teachers in 30 elementary schools; served as University/Central Office Liaison in troubleshooting role for all reading coaches
1987 - 1991 East Zone Early Learning Center: Grades PK-1 Principal
1971 - 1986 Parkman Elementary School
Remedial Reading Specialist: Grades K-5
Grade 2 teacher
Grade 1 teacher
1992 - 2000 LESLEY UNIVERSITY, Cambridge, Massachusetts Adjunct Faculty, Graduate School of Education
Center for Reading Recovery and Early Literacy
1969 - 1971 PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Paterson, New Jersey Grade 2 Teacher
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CERTIFICATIONS: New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
PUBLICATIONS
July 2006 Preparing Reading Specialists to Become Competent Travelers in Urban Settings, Urban Education, Volume 41, Number 4. July 2005 Experience Matters: Maximizing the Growth of Veteran Teachers. Norwood, MA: Christopher Gordon Publishers.
May 2005 Road to Reform: Reflections by a Veteran Literacy Educator, Massachusetts Reading Association Primer, Volume 33, Number 1.
December 1988 All A-Board for Black History: An Integrated Language Arts Approach to Social Studies. Baltimore, MD: Learning Well. SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
November 2009 Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers/ALER Helping Pre service Teachers Tackle Formative Assessment Greensboro, NC
October 2005 SCALE Conference, Assessing and Instructing Remedial Readers in a School-Based Literacy Lab
UNC-Chapel Hill, NC
November 2004 National Council of Teachers of English, Preparing Reading Specialists in the 21
st
Century, Indianapolis, IN
CONSULTATIONS
October 2005 Massachusetts Department of Education. Invited evaluator of items for teacher certification exam, Foundations of Reading, in collaboration with National Evaluation Systems, Inc.
Fall 2004 Massachusetts Department of Education.
Invited evaluator of items for teacher certification exam in Literacy and Communications in collaboration with National Evaluation Systems, Inc.
June 2001 U.S. Department of Education. Headstart/Early Childhood Higher Education Faculty Initiative, Washington, DC
Addressed national audience of university educators regarding 5
appropriate ways to assist preschool teachers in meeting national standards
Spring 2001 Massachusetts Department of Education. Bay State Readers Initiative, Literacy Trainer of Trainers Developed and taught curriculum module on phonemic awareness for early childhood teachers
PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
2011-2013 Lesley University Alumni Council
1992-present International Reading Association
1994-present Reading Recovery Council of North America 2004-2006 Massachusetts Reading Association Executive Board Chairperson, Diversity Committee
2001-2006 Bridgewater State College
Graduate Reading Programs Advisory Council
2001-2003 Massachusetts Association of College/University Reading Educators Executive Board, Recording Secretary
COMMUNITY-BASED
May 2019- Office of Osceola County Commissioner Viviana Janer, Orlando, FL March 2020 Wrote/awarded Community Betterment Grant for Project Feed & Read August 2016- Gaines Chapel Church, Douglas, GA
January 2019 Wrote/awarded Coffee County Foundation Grant for Project Feed & Read Wrote/awarded Dollar General Youth Literacy Grant
October 2006 White Rock Baptist Church, Durham, NC Durham Public Schools
Curriculum Writer (collaborated with advisory board members to create ideas and activities for after school enrichment program at a local public school)
April 2006 Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater MA Planning committee for international project with faculty at University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa supporting professional development of 100 early childhood literacy teachers January 2002 Temple Beth-El and Messiah Baptist Church January 2001 Annual Martin Luther King Community Celebration Voyage with a King: Exploring the Life of Martin Luther King.
(wrote and directed this creative drama with Children’s 6
Ministry)
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