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GRADUATE INSTRUCTOR, EARLY CHILDHOOD/ELEMENTARY TEACHER EDUCATION
Summary

Education professional with diverse experience in the field of teaching and teacher education. Creative educator that implements critical pedagogical approaches that seek to translate educational theory to effective urban teacher practice.  

Highlights
  • 2000, Montessori Early Childhood Certification, AMS
Accomplishments
  • 2010-2011 Theodora Herfurth Kubly Fellowship, University of Wisconsin, Madison 
  • 2008 National Scholars Honors Society
  • 2003 & 2006 Advanced Opportunity Fellowship (AOF), University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • ?1992-1993 Dean's List, Indiana University, Bloomington
Experience
Graduate Instructor, Early Childhood/Elementary Teacher Education Aug 2005 to May 2005
 University of Wisconsin - Madison, MI

Course 425: Concerns & Constraints in Teaching Young Children

  • Responsible for practicum placements, supervision, evaluations and facilitating weekly seminar discussions.
  • Used LEARN@UW, a web-based instructional support system.  
  • Fostered the following teacher education program standards: To understand the history and assumptions of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) through an examination of theories of developmental concepts and applications. To translate DAP philosophy into instructional practices and policy. To recognize the social, political, economic, and historical factors that shape the practice of early childhood education. To identify the philosophical or political assumptions that underlie educational practice. To guide prospective teachers in development and ethical reasoning to judge early education policy and practice, recognize the historical roles given to parents and teachers in early education, and to develop a philosophy of practice for building relationships with families.
Graduate Instructor, Early Childhood/Elementary Teacher Education Aug 2004 to May 2005
 University of Wisconsin - Madison, MI

Course 360: Elementary Education Practicum One: Practicum in Community and Neighborhood Settings

  • Responsible for practicum placements, supervision, evaluations and facilitating weekly seminar discussions.
  • Helped prospective teachers to understand the importance of connections among home, school and various communities, as well as, to appreciate the richness of the diverse contexts in which children's learning takes place.  
  • Helped prospective teachers to understand their own community, cultural, social and educational backgrounds, as well as, to reflect on how those backgrounds may be similar to, or different from, those of their students.  
  • Guided prospective teachers to understand conception of developmental stages, ages, and pedagogy.
Montessori Lead Teacher Aug 1999 to Jan 2003
 Doughty Montessori School - Ann Arbor, MI
  • Implemented Montessori primary curriculum (2 ½-6yrs)
  • Supervised directress in training.
Home Program Tutor Jan 1999 to Jan 2003
 Amy Meltzer, MD - Ann Arbor, MI
  • Implemented Behavior Management Strategies with an autistic toddler.
Montessori Teacher Assistant Aug 1997 to Aug 1999
 North Star Montessori Preschool - Saline, MI
  • Implemented Montessori primary curriculum (2 ½-6yrs), with an emphasis on Social Studies and Multi-cultural Education.
Expanding Horizons Team Leader Jul 1998 to Aug 1998
 YMCA, Youth Volunteer Corp - Ann Arbor, MI
  • Organized volunteer projects with youth and participating organizations.
  • Served as a liaison between the YVC Director and the participating organizations.
Alternative Spring Break Team Leader Apr 1998 to Apr 1998
 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI
  • Co-directed undergraduate volunteers to facilitate developmentally appropriate science activities with Haitian refugee preschool children in Miami, FL.
  • Co-developed and implemented developmentally appropriate science activities for ages 3-4 years.
Founder and Director of Tutors for Latino Youth Jan 1998 to May 1998
 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI
  • Established tutoring program between University undergraduate students and the Latino Community Center in Detroit, MI.
  • Recruited & supervised volunteer tutors.
Youth Mentor Jul 1997 to Aug 1997
 Chicago Teacher's Center - Chicago, IL
  • Mentored youth on environmental social action research projects.
Paraprofessional, Kindergarten Jan 1997 to May 1997
 Vohr Elementary School - Gary, IN
  • Helped special education (IEP) students develop the skills needed to meet state standards in math, reading, and language.
Education
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction 2015 University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI

PhD, Curriculum & Instruction
M.A, Early Childhood Development 2006 University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI Early Childhood Development
B.A, Honors, Cultural Anthropology 1997 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI

Honors, Cultural Anthropology
Undergraduate General Studies 1992 Indiana University - Bloomington, IN Undergraduate General Studies
Professional Affiliations
American Education Research Association (AERA); American Montessori Society (AMS)
Publications

Collazo, T. R. (2008, December 4). [Review of the book The Art of Critical Pedagogy: Possibilities for Moving from Theory to Practice in Urban Schools, by J. M. R. Duncan-Andrade & E. Morrell]. Education Review: A Journal of Book Reviews.

Skills
academic, director, research, seminars, supervision, teacher, teacher education
Dissertation

"A Study of the Campecine Youth Academy: Youth Participatory Action Research as Critical Pedagogy" examines the translation of critical pedagogical theory into effective teacher practice through the application of youth participatory action with urban Latino/a documented and undocumented youth.

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Companies Worked For:

  • University of Wisconsin
  • Doughty Montessori School
  • Amy Meltzer, MD
  • North Star Montessori Preschool
  • YMCA, Youth Volunteer Corp
  • University of Michigan
  • Chicago Teacher's Center
  • Vohr Elementary School

School Attended

  • University of Wisconsin
  • University of Michigan
  • Indiana University

Job Titles Held:

  • Graduate Instructor, Early Childhood/Elementary Teacher Education
  • Montessori Lead Teacher
  • Home Program Tutor
  • Montessori Teacher Assistant
  • Expanding Horizons Team Leader
  • Alternative Spring Break Team Leader
  • Founder and Director of Tutors for Latino Youth
  • Youth Mentor
  • Paraprofessional, Kindergarten

Degrees

  • Ph.D. , Curriculum and Instruction 2015
    M.A , Early Childhood Development 2006
    B.A , Honors, Cultural Anthropology 1997
    Undergraduate General Studies 1992

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