5.8 Collaborative Activities With Schools

 

2000

 

  • ArkAhperd Distric II Coordinator-Kirkpatrick
  • Appointed member to North Central Association self study team; Leader of the team which wrote the portion of the report on electronic and other library resources; Writing team which wrote about faculty resources and qualifications-Womack
  • Arkansas Comprehensive Testing and Assessment Program, Advisory Committee Member-Gunter
  • Arkansas Department of Education, Arkansas Children’s Festival Workshop-Shopfner
  • Arkansas Department of Education/Arkansas Department of Higher Education, Professional Development Task Force-Shopfner
  • Arkansas Department of Education, Chair of the Diamond Primary Book Award Reading Committee, involves writing letters to publishers requesting copies of books eligible for the award, distributing books to committee members, reading many books, and conducting meetings-Zimmer
  • Arkansas Department of Education, Member of the Charlie May Simon Intermediate Book Award Reading Committee, involves reading many books-Zimmer
  • Arkansas Department of Education, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) State Advisory Board-Shopfner
  • Arkansas Department of Education, Volunteer, Arkansas Children’s Festival; Presented Primary Book Award to winner, Diane DeGroat; Announced winner of current year’s competition to those attending festival; Arkansas Tech University students in my classes conducted literacy sessions for the elementary students attending; Assisted with the feeding of 400 elementary students-Zimmer
  • Arkansas Diamond Award Reading Committee Meeting, Arkansas Tech University-Stephenson
  • Arkansas Diamond Reading Committee Meeting, UALR, Little Rock, AR-Stephenson
  • Arkansas Educational Television Network’s Electronic Learning Environment, Taught two technology training sessions for participants attending the Electronic Learning Environment-Zimmer
  • Arkansas Leadership Academy, Taught two Knowledge and Skill Building sessions for participants at the academy-Zimmer
  • Arkansas Leadership Academy Teacher Institute, Consulting/Workshops-Shopfner
  • Arkansas Teacher Institute, Arkansas Leadership Academy; Consultant, On-going-Gunter
  • Assisted in conducting the Dover Intermediate School “Play Day” – Jackson
  •  Attended Deans’ Symposiums-Womack
  • Became webmaster for London Elementary School, responsible for posting school’s information at http://www.cswnet.com/~swomack/London   -Womack
  • Chaired the Exit Portfolio Committee; responsibility of helping create and edit student internship exit portfolios. -Carter
  • Chairperson, Administrative Licensure Subcommittee, Arkansas Department of Education, On-going work; Quarterly meetings and as called, -Gunter
  • Character-Centered Teaching K-12, Workshop, Branch AR Co-Op- Croom
  • Co-chair, Professional Development Task Force, Arkansas Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant, Arkansas Department of Education and Arkansas Department of Higher Education Bi-Monthly meetings for the development of recommendations for K16 professional development-Gunter
  • Conducted a workshop on performance assessment and rubric design at Dardanelle Middle School. -Carter
  • Conducted a day of Cohort Training for Pottsville Elementary, Center Valley Elementary, Russellville High School, and Dardanelle Middle School Clinical Practice Instructors-Morgan
  • Conducted a two-hour workshop for Energy Center, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville: “Elements of a Lesson Plan”-Morgan
  • Conducted Career in Education Seminar, Gardner Jr. High School, Russellville-Morgan
  • Conducted Intern Recruitment Seminar, Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant, University Center, Fort Smith-Morgan
  • Conducted Tilles Elementary School Cohort Training, Fort Smith Public Schools-Morgan
  • Conflict Management for Kids K-8, Workshop, Natchitoches Schools-Croom
  • Constructed web page for Delta Kappa Gamma, an honorary education sorority (wife, Karen Womack is president) http://www.cswnet.com/~swomack/DKG.html  -Womack
  • Consultant on Behavior/Learning Problems-Paxton
  • Consultant, Hobson Preschool and Kindergarten, Ft. Smith, AR-Bain
  • Consultant on Inclusion, Alma Middle School, on-going throughout the school year-Paxton
  • Consulting, Lamar Middle School; Modeled teaching of reading in Title I Reading Program, Collaborated with teacher on reading assessments, Collaborated on development of reading program. -Stephenson
  • Consulting Workshop, School and Board Relations/relationship with the superintendent at Wonderview-O'Reilly
  • Coordinator of the Arkansas Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance District II Workshop at Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR- Jackson
  • Evaluator for Tech Workforce Training Initiative Grant Proposal, Office of Community Education with Dr. Mary Ann Rollans. If grant is funded, will be engaged in three years of evaluative research effort with office-Womack
  • External Study Team Member for Onward to Excellence, Barling Elementary, Ft. Smith Public Schools-Bain
  • Facilitated a week-long Cohort Training for Tilles Elementary Clinical Practice Instructors, Fort Smith, AR-Morgan
  • Faculty Sponsor, Student National Education Association; increased membership to over 30, built and updated web page for SNEA, led first constitutional review since 1962, leading first scrapbook building effort-Womack 
  • Governor’s School Site Selection Review, Arkansas State University-Morgan
  • Governor’s School Site Selection Review, Hendrix College and University of Central Arkansas-Morgan
  • Governor’s School Site Selection Review, University of Arkansas-Morgan
  • Hatfield Schools, assisted the school media specialist in preparing for materials challenge-Zimmer
  • Helped Mrs. Felicia Smith (assistant principal with Kimmons Junior High School, Ft, Smith School District), an Education Leadership graduate of Arkansas Tech University, with SAT9 analysis and curriculum alignment issues.  -Womack
  • Helped with the research design and data analysis for seven graduate students, including SAS programs when appropriate (Vickie Benton, Louis Hseigh, Richard Idhe, Stephanie Maxwell, Rosemarie Morton, Dacie Rue, and Angela Zimmerman)-Womack
  •  “How to be an Effective Classroom Supervisor of Student Teachers.” Greenwood Association of Childhood Educators, Greenwood, AR-Bain
  • Judge, Science Fair, Coleman Junior High School, Van Buren-Paxton
  • Member of Governor’s School Site Selection Committee-Morgan
  • Member of the Admissions, Academic Standards, and Student Honors Committee; examined standards, -Carter
  • Member of the Professional Development Task Force of The Arkansas Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant Council; helped create professional development standards. -Carter
  • Member of the Teacher Education Council; examined new programs. -Carter
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children Validation/Accreditation Visit, Conway Head Start Center, AR-Willis
  • NBPTS Facilitator assisting with eight candidates -Bean
  • Member, Teacher Licensure Advisory Task Force, Arkansas Department of Education, On-going appointment; Quarterly meetings and as called, -Gunter
  • Non-traditional Licensure Advisory Committee, Arkansas Department of Education-Morgan
  • Participant in the Leadership Core Design Team; assisted in planning of new Center for Leadership in Learning Master’s and Specialist’s programs. -Carter
  • Participant in the revision of the ECE Committee at the Faculty Retreat-Garner
  • Participated in Student Teaching Seminar, Fort Smith Public School Service Center; Conducted Campus-based Supervisors Workshop, University Center; Conducted Cooperating Teachers Meeting, Rogers Center, Fort Smith Public Schools-Morgan
  • Pathwise Workshops: Deer/Jasper School District; Cohort Teachers, Arkansas Tech University; Arkansas Tech University Staff-Willis
  • Organized ATU student volunteers and assisted in conducting the Dover Public Schools “Health Fair” - Jackson
  • Pottsville Schools, assisted Pottsville Elementary with a grant proposal for computer software-Zimmer
  • Presented a program on the Arkansas Tech University School of Education for The Dames Club with Betty Salmeri and Linda Bean, Russellville, AR-Ramsey
  • Presentation to local educators on the new Licensure Standards and ATU Program, Ft. Smith, AR-Bain
  • Professional Development In-service for Russellville High School Faculty, “Teachers Engaging the Learners,” Co-presenter-Bean
  • Professional Development In-service for Russellville High School Faculty, Teachers Engaging the Learners, Co-presenter-Shopfner
  • Professional Development Task Force, Committee member, Arkansas Department of Higher Education and Arkansas Department of Education-Shopfner
  • Professional Development Workshop for Petit Jean Technical College,  “Learn and Teach from Experience”-Bean
  • Professional Reviewer for Action in Teacher Education. -Bell
  • Program Evaluator for Museum of Prehistory and History Living History Program -Morgan
  • Program, Oakland Elementary School; Consulted with librarian in developing a program to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday and contribution to literacy, Students from my classes planned and presented a program which included a puppet show and illustrated read-alouds of Dr. Seuss books to promote literacy-Stephenson
  • Provided Pathwise Training to faculty of Deer and Jasper Public Schools, Jasper, AR-Morgan
  • Read Across America Day, Read to two classrooms, Ft. Smith, AR-Bain
  • Read at “Read Across America Day” at Crawford Elementary School. 2000. -Bell
  • Read at Pope County Library for Celebration of Dr, Seuss’ birthday. -Bell
  • Read for kindergarten students at various elementary schools. -Bell.
  • Recreational Division of the ArkAHPERD Board Vice-president- Jackson
  • Russellville Public Schools, Administrative Evaluation Task Force Work, Consultant-Gunter
  • School of Education, Arkansas Tech University, AECT Folio prepared for NCATE Accreditation, Passed-Zimmer
  • Second Step: Violence Prevention K-3, Workshop, Paris Schools-Croom
  • Service work at London Elementary School including working on computers and helping teachers and staff with using hardware and software-Womack
  • Session 1: Help! I just got a computer in my classroom. Now What?  Teacher Technology Institute 2000, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR.-Adams
  • Session 2: Survival in the One Computer Classroom. Teacher Technology Institute 2000, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR.-Adams
  • Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, Received training to become a trainer for SEDL’s Active Learning through Technology Workshops held in the state-Zimmer
  • Teacher Portfolios and the New Licensure Process, Christ the King School, Ft. Smith, AR-Bain
  • Teacher Preparation Task Force, Arkansas State Department of Higher Education-Morgan
  • Team Building/Challenge Bag K-12, Workshop, Scott County Coalition-Croom
  • Technology Institute 2000 for Oakland Heights Elementary School teachers, Russellville, AR.-Adams
  • Worked closely with Susan Branon of the State Department on evaluation research on the effectiveness of the Deans’ Symposium; Cumulated in a presentation and paper sent to Exceptional Children, a flagship publication in the field of exceptionalities –Womack
  • Worked with Mr. Perry Kearney of Arkansas Nuclear One to provide website services-Womack

 

 

2001

 

  • Arkansas Department of Education, Chair of the Diamond Primary Book Award Reading Committee, involves writing letters to publishers requesting copies of books eligible for the award, distributing books to committee members, reading many books, and conducting meetings-Zimmer
  • Arkansas Department of Education, Member of the Charlie May Simon Intermediate Book Award Reading Committee, involves reading many books-Zimmer
  • Arkansas Department of Education, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) State Advisory Board-Shopfner
  • Arkansas Head Trauma Association, Keynote Speaker, Spring Banquet, Little Rock, AR-Willis
  • Arkansas Leadership Academy Teacher Institute, Served as technology expert in a teleconference with Teacher Institute attendees long with Lu Hardin and others-Zimmer
  • Assisted in conducting the Dover Intermediate School “Play Day” - Jackson
  • Attended and completed Blackboard training-Womack
  • Attended Arkansas Association of Colleges of Teacher Education meeting in Little Rock, AR-Womack
  • Attended Deans’ Symposiums-Womack
  • Attended Praxis II workshop sponsored by the State Department of Education at Arkansas Tech University-Womack
  • Chaired the Exit Portfolio Committee; responsibility of helping create and edit student internship exit portfolios-Carter
  • Completed Head Appraiser Training for Destination Imagination, “Dynamic Improv,” Lakeside Middle School, Hot Springs, AR; will be Head Appraiser for “Dynamic Improv” at Regional/State Competition-Morgan
  • Conducted a three-hour Middle School Workshop, In-service for Dardanelle Middle School faculty, Dardanelle, AR-Morgan
  • Conducted Cooperating Teachers Meeting, Rogers Center, Fort Smith Public Schools-Morgan
  • Conducted Pathwise Training for Jasper Public Schools, AR-Morgan
  • Conducted Tilles Elementary School Cohort Training, Fort Smith Public Schools-Morgan
  • Constructed web page for Delta Kappa Gamma, an honorary education sorority (wife, Karen Womack is president) http://www.cswnet.com/~swomack/DKG.html  -Womack
  • Consultant on Behavior/Learning Problems-Paxton
  • Consultant on Inclusion, Alma Middle School, on-going throughout the school year-Paxton
  • Consulting, Lamar Middle School; Modeled teaching of reading in Title I Reading Program, Collaborated with teacher on reading assessments, Collaborated on development of reading program. -Stephenson
  • Consulting Workshop, Finance including projections for revenues and expenditures at Fourche Valley-O'Reilly
  • Consulting Workshop, Superintendent selection with the board president at Perry Casa School District-O'Reilly
  • Consult on development of Non-Traditional Licensure Advisory Committee, Arkansas Department of Education-Morgan
  • Curriculum Licensure Standards Setting, Panel member, Arkansas Department of Education-Shopfner
  • Curriculum Program Advisory Licensure Committee, Committee Member, Arkansas Department of Education-Shopfner
  • Facilitator:  Technical Assistance for NBPTS Candidates, NBPTS State Awareness Conference, Little Rock, AR.-Gunter
  • Faculty Sponsor, Student National Education Association; increased membership to over 30, built and updated web page for SNEA, led first constitutional review since 1962, leading first scrapbook building effort-Womack 
  • Helped with the research design and data analysis for seven graduate students, including SAS programs when appropriate (Vickie Benton, Louis Hseigh, Richard Idhe, Stephanie Maxwell, Rosemarie Morton, Dacie Rue, and Angela Zimmerman)-Womack
  • In-service programs in computer technology for Russellville schools, “Using Windows 98,” six one-hour sessions given to most of elementary teachers, six one-hour sessions given to most secondary teachers-Womack
  • “Integrating Technology into your curriculum.” Workshop presented at the Black Rock School District, Black Rock, AR. -Adams
  • Judge, History Day, Alma Middle School-Paxton
  • Judge, History Day, Central Middle School, Van Buren-Paxton
  • Judge, Regional History Day-Paxton
  • Judge, Science Fair, Tate Elementary, Van Buren-Paxton
  • Member of the Admissions, Academic Standards, and Student Honors Committee; examined standards-Carter.
  • Member of the Professional Development Task Force of The Arkansas Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant Council; helped create professional development standards, -Carter
  • Member of the Teacher Education Council; examined new programs-Carter
  • Met on Saturdays as a facilitator with teachers who were preparing for their National Boards, Russellville, AR-Ramsey
  • National Board for Professional Teaching Standards State Orientation, Session Facilitator-Shopfner
  • National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Teacher Support Meeting, Facilitator of eight NBPTS candidates, Arkansas Department of Education and Arkansas Tech University-Shopfner
  • National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Teacher Support Retreat, Facilitator, Arkansas Department of Education and Arkansas Tech University-Shopfner
  • NBPTS Facilitator I Training, New Orleans-Bean
  • NBPTS Orientation, Little Rock, AR, Session Facilitator-Bean
  • Organized ATU student volunteers and assisted in conducting the Jump Rope for Heart event at ATU- Jackson
  • Organized ATU student volunteers and assisted in conducting the Dover Public Schools “Health Fair” - Jackson
  • “Palm Computer Basics.” Workshop presented to Russellville School District administrative team. Russellville, AR.-Adams
  •  “Palm Computer Basics.” Workshop presented to Arkadelphia School District administrative team. Arkadelphia, AR.-Adams
  • Participant in the Leadership Core Design Team; assisted in planning of new Center for Leadership in Learning Master’s and Specialist’s programs-Carter
  • Participant in the revision of the ECE Committee at the Faculty Retreat-Garner
  • Participated in Gates Grant Planning Session, Arkansas Department of Higher Education, Little Rock, AR.-Adams.
  • Pathwise Training for Trainers, Little Rock, AR-Bean
  • Presented a program for the Child Development Center, Inc., Russellville, AR-Ramsey
  • Presented program entitled, "Lessons About the Heart" with Jackson, S. at Center Valley Elementary School  
  • Professional Development Task Force, Committee member, Arkansas Department of Higher Education and Arkansas Department of Education-Shopfner
  • Program, Oakland Elementary School; Consulted with librarian in developing a program to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday and contribution to literacy, Students from my classes planned and presented a program which included a puppet show and illustrated read-alouds of Dr. Seuss books to promote literacy-Stephenson
  • Provided Pathwise Training to faculty and local school faculty and administrators-Morgan
  • Served as a resource person for the Bonnie Grimes 5th grade class on a field trip to the Ozark Science Center in Huntsville, AR-Griffin
  • Served on a Grade Appeals Committee-Carter
  • Served on Middle Childhood Generalist Panel for Arkansas Standard Setting Study, Little Rock, AR-Morgan
  • Served on the panel for setting Arkansas Standards for the Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers- Jackson
  • Served on the School Improvement Team for the Elmwood Junior High School, Rogers, AR, as service for the Arkansas Department of Education-Griffin
  • Service work at London Elementary School including working on computers and helping teachers and staff with using hardware and software-Womack
  • Session 3: Grade books, PowerPoint, and Software Exploration, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR.-Adams
  • Vice-president of the Recreational Division of the ArkAHPERD Board- Jackson
  • Worked closely with Susan Branon of the State Department on evaluation research on the effectiveness of the Deans’ Symposium; Cumulated in a presentation and paper sent to Exceptional Children, a flagship publication in the field of exceptionalities -Womack
  • Worked with Mr. Perry Kearney of Arkansas Nuclear One to provide website services-Womack
  • Workforce Education, ADE Career Academy Coach-Croom
  • Workshop Facilitator:  Administrator Licensure Advisory Sub-Committee:  “A Look at Mentoring for Administrators,” Little Rock, AR.-Gunter

 

 

 

2002

 

  • ADE/ATU, Arkansas Department of Education Smart Step Conference-Linch
  • ADE/ATU, Facilitator, Pathwise Training -Linch
  • ADE/ATU, Pathwise mentoring facilitation training-Linch
  • ADE/ATU, Pathwise Mentor Training-Linch
  • ADE, Study Circle training-Linch
  • ALA, Manages state-wide Teacher Institute listserv-Linch
  • ALA, Manages the Teacher Institute mini grant program that serves public school teachers-Linch
  • ALA Partner Meeting-Linch
  • Arkansas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (AASCD), Member, Conference Committee, State Meeting-Shopfner
  • Arkansas Department of Education, Administrative Mentoring Training, Planner, Facilitator, Trainer-Gunter
  • Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), Facilitator, Speak Up Arkansas-Linch
  • Arkansas Department of Education/Arkansas State Library, Chair, Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Reading Committee-Zimmer
  • Arkansas Department of Education/Arkansas State Library, Member, Charlie May Simon Book Award Reading Committee-Zimmer
  • Arkansas Department of Education, Classroom Walk Through Training, Lead Developer, Lead Trainer-Gunter
  • Arkansas Department of Education, Development and Writing Team, Beginning Administrator/Mentor Training Manual (Portfolio)-Shopfner
  • Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative.  Book Repair Workshop-Zimmer
  • Arkansas Department of Education, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) State Advisory Board-Shopfner
  • Arkansas Department of Education, Review, Henderson Ed Specialist Proposal-Gunter
  • Arkansas Department of Education Trainer, Training of the Administrative Mentor-Shopfner
  • Arkansas Department of Higher Education, Professional Quality Enhancement Task Force-Shopfner
  • Arkansas Diamond Reading Committee-Stephenson
  • Arkansas Leadership Academy (ALA) Task Force Meeting Participant -Linch
  • Arkansas Leadership Academy, Mentor Assignment, Teacher Institute, On-going-Gunter                     
  • Arkansas Literacy Teacher Educators planning meeting for the organization. -Stephenson 
  • Arkansas Reading Association Leadership Meeting in Little Rock to assist in training new leaders in local council. -Stephenson
  • Arkansas Reading First; Invited to attend with 4 other university professors to plan how the universities can be involved in the Reading First Grant. -Stephenson
  • Assisted in conducting the Dover Intermediate School “Play Day” - Jackson
  • Attended Arkansas Association of Colleges of Teacher Education meeting in Little Rock-Womack
  • ATU/CLL, Participated in Center for Leadership and Learning Planning Retreat-Linch
  • ATU, Time-out for Tech-Linch
  • ATU/Van Buren Schools, Represented the School of Education/Van Buren School District Partnership at Northridge Middle School’s preschool in-service day-Linch
  • Central Middle School, Van Buren, AR, Faculty Staff Development, Presentation, Reflective Practice as a Critical Element of Daily Practice-Shopfner
  • Central Middle School, Van Buren, AR, Professional Development-Shopfner
  • Community Project Chair for project of encouraging parents of preschool children to use the local county library. -Stephenson 
  • Consultant – NE Arkansas Cooperative-Roach
  • Dardanelle High School, Meeting with Alternative Licensed teacher-Croom
  • Evaluator, Deans’ Symposium grant- Womack
  • Expert Review Panel.  Reviewed and rated several proposals for grants from Arkansas Reading Excellence project. -Stephenson 
  • Faculty sponsor, Student National Education Association.  Increased membership in this group to over 30; built and updated a web page for SNEA; led the first constitutional review for the chapter since its inception in 1962. -Womack
  • “Handheld Instructional Technology”, presented to administrative staff of Cabot Public Schools. -Adams
  • “Introduction to Palm Handhelds”. Presented to the Engineering Training Center, Veterans Administration, Fort Roots, North Little Rock, AR.-Adams
  • Johnson County Westside High School, Team Building Workshop-Croom
  • Monticello Educational Cooperative, Classroom Walk Through Training-Gunter
  • Mt. Ida Public School K-12 Teachers, Team Building & Morale Workshop-Croom
  • MTLL Candidate Portfolio Review Panel Member-Carter
  • National ASCD conference. San Antonio, TX “Understanding by Design” curriculum development-Linch
  • North Central Association (NCA), Member (1 of 4), Site accreditation review visit, Pinkston Middle School, Mountain Home, AR-Shopfner
  • Organized ATU student volunteers and assisted in conducting the Jump Rope for Heart event at ATU- Jackson
  • P-16 University/Public School Partnership, Facilitator, Regional Meeting-Croom
  • Presider for sessions entitled “SUPERSTARS Competition” and “Building a Program – Coaching Perspective” held during the Arkansas AHPERD Convention in Russellville, AR- Jackson
  • Pathwise Mentor Trainer-Carter
  • Research Section chair of the ArkAHPERD Board- Jackson
  • Russellville chapter of the Arkansas Symphony Guild-Linch
  • Russellville Middle School Staff Development-Carter
  • Secured grant to fund enrichment program-Linch
  • Sequoyah Elementary Enrichment Coordinator-Linch
  • Sequoyah Elementary PTA member and officer-Linch
  • Serves First Baptist Church as a nursery worker volunteer, substitute Sunday School teacher, and an AWANA’s children program teacher. -Linch
  • Serves on the Wesley Foundation Age to Age Board of Directors-Linch
  • Social Studies Consultant for Arkansas History Teacher Workshop-Roach
  • Supervised grant-writing team of teachers from Ola Elementary in constructing NCLB Arkansas Reading Excellence Grant – won grant worth $400,000. -O-Reilly
  • Taught SEED 4556 (a six-hour course) two semesters for 3-hours credit/pay-Carter
  • Texarkana School District, Classroom Walk Through Training, Trainer, -Gunter
  • Two-Day Pathwise Institute, Arkansas Tech University-Leggett
  • Van Buren Public Schools, Classroom Walk Through Training-Gunter
  • Web master for Deans’ Symposium http://education.atu.edu/people/swomack/deans/deans.html    -Womack
  • Wesley Foundation, Conducted Workshop Age to Age “Meeting the Needs of At Risk Youth”-Linch
  • Workshop, TaskStream: University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, Fort Smith, AR (two workshops), Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR (six workshops)-Ramsey

 

 

 

2003

 

  • ALA, Manages state-wide Teacher Institute listserv-Linch
  • ALA, Manages the Teacher Institute mini grant program that serves public school teachers-Linch
  • Arkansas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (AASCD), Member, Conference Committee, State Meeting-Shopfner
  • Arkansas Department of Education/Arkansas State Library, Chair, Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Reading Committee-Zimmer
  • Arkansas Department of Education/Arkansas State Library, Member, Charlie May Simon Book Award Reading Committee-Zimmer
  • Arkansas Department of Education, Classroom Walk Through Training, Lead Developer, Lead Trainer-Gunter   
  • Arkansas Department of Education, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) State Advisory Board-Shopfner
  • Arkansas Department of Education, Review, Henderson Ed Specialist Proposal-Gunter   
  • Arkansas Department of Higher Education Technology Conference Participant-Bell
  • Arkansas Diamond Reading Committee-Stephenson
  • Arkansas Leadership Academy, Mentor Assignment, Teacher Institute, On-going-Gunter                   
  • Arkansas Reading First, Institute for University Professors of Reading in the state of Arkansas-Stephenson
  • Assisted in conducting the Dover Intermediate School “Play Day” - Jackson
  • Community Project Chair for project of encouraging parents of preschool children to use the local county library. -Stephenson 
  • Conducted In-service training for the Dardanelle High School staff-O'Reilly
  • Coordinator of the HPEWS Club Hoops for Heart Event at ATU- Jackson
  • Evaluator, Deans’ Symposium grant- Womack
  • Faculty sponsor, Student National Education Association.  Increased membership in this group to over 30; built and updated a web page for SNEA; led the first constitutional review for the chapter since its inception in 1962. -Womack
  •  ‘Handheld Instructional Technology.” Presented to members of the Arkansas Leadership Academy at Petit Jean Mountain, AR.-Adams
  • Lake Hamilton Public Schools, Classroom Walk Through Training-Gunter   
  • Monticello Educational Cooperative, Classroom Walk Through Training-Gunter   
  • Organized ATU student volunteers and assisted in conducting the Jump Rope for Heart event at ATU- Jackson
  • Pathwise Mentor Trainer-Carter
  • Presentation: Preparing Early Readers: Child Development Center, Russellville, AR-Ramsey
  • Presentation: Time-Out for Tech (ECED), ATU-Ramsey
  • Presider of Research Section of the ArkAHPERD Convention in Eureka Springs, AR- Jackson
  • Presider of Poster Presentations of the ArkAHPERD Convention in Eureka Springs, AR- Jackson
  • Russellville chapter of the Arkansas Symphony Guild-Linch
  • Russellville Public Schools, Classroom Walk Through Training-Gunter   
  • Sequoyah Elementary Enrichment Coordinator-Linch
  • Sequoyah Elementary PTA member and officer-Linch
  • Served as the independent evaluator for the Western Yell County HUGS preschool program-grant renewed for the 2003-04 school year. -O'Reilly
  • Serves First Baptist Church as a nursery worker volunteer, substitute Sunday School teacher, and an AWANA’s children program teacher. -Linch
  • Serves on the Wesley Foundation Age to Age Board of Directors-Linch
  • Social Studies Consultant for Arkansas History Teacher Workshop-Roach
  • Supervised grant-writing team of teachers from Ola Elementary in constructing NCLB Arkansas Reading Excellence Grant – won grant worth $400,000. -O-Reilly
  • Taught SEED 4556 (a six-hour course) two semesters for 3-hours credit/pay-Carter
  • The Arkansas River Valley Middle Level Science Fair, Official-Zimmer
  • Tournament director of the HPEWS Club Coed Softball Tournament October- Jackson
  •  “Using Technology to Prepare Tomorrow’s Educators” Arkansas Higher Education Technology Symposium, Phi Delta Kappa, Russellville, AR.-Leggett
  • Van Buren Public Schools, Classroom Walk Through Training-Gunter   
  • Van Buren School District P-16, Partnership, Elementary Counselors Presentation-Croom
  • Web master for Deans’ Symposium http://education.atu.edu/people/swomack/deans/deans.html    -Womack
  • Work session participant on days of Christmas Break-Carter

 

 

2004

  • Assisted in conducting the Dover Intermediate School “Play Day” - Jackson
  • Coordinator of the HPEWS Club Hoops for Heart Event at ATU- Jackson
  • Crawford Elementary, assisted  in administering the BMI- Jackson
  • “Heart Walk” for Russellville Public Schools volunteer- Jackson
  • Organized ATU student volunteers and assisted in conducting the Jump Rope for Heart event at ATU- Jackson