Courses Taught
Queen's University
Central Michigan University
Purdue University
- EDUC 890, Introduction to Research Methods
- EDST 476, Exceptional Children and Adolescents
- PROF 210, Self as Learner
- EDUC 820, Psychological Foundations of Learning
- EDUC 920, Cognition and Learning
Central Michigan University
- Intellectual disability in Denmark: A cross cultural comparison (Study Abroad in Denmark)
- SPE 695, Research in Counseling and Special Education
- SPE 519, Students with Cognitive Impairment
- SPE 126, Introduction to Special Education
- SPE 504, Teaching Students in Inclusive Settings
- SPE 785, Assessment in Special Education
- SPE 521, Teaching Students with Cognitive Impairment
- SPE 570, Career Development and Transitions
Purdue University
- EDPS 362, Organization and Management of Instructional Behavior (Applied Behavioral Analysis for Teachers)
- EDPS 265, The Inclusive Classroom (Study Abroad in India)
- Student Teaching Supervisor in Low Incidence Disabilities
- EDCI 270, Introduction to Educational Technology and Computing (Lab)
My view on teaching
I am the intellectual and emotional product of many dedicated, talented, and creative educators who have helped me make sense of chaos and question the obvious. I teach because I have been taught to share not only what I know but also how it is that I have come to know it and what it is that I still do not know. Teaching and guiding future and current professionals provides a means to enhance the profession of special education, but even more so the lives of students with disabilities. I teach because I care about the opportunities, the access, and the choices that are made available to individuals with special education needs and their families. My ultimate goal in teaching is to equip pre and in-service teachers with the appropriate knowledge and skills as well as fuel in them a passion for service and life-long learning within the field.
Special education teachers play a critical role in the development of individual students as well as the field of special education as a whole. It is the role and privilege of the teacher educator to facilitate and inspire a positive and enabling future for students with disabilities, their families, and their teachers.
Special education teachers play a critical role in the development of individual students as well as the field of special education as a whole. It is the role and privilege of the teacher educator to facilitate and inspire a positive and enabling future for students with disabilities, their families, and their teachers.
