Qualifications

Education:
M.Ed. in Special Education, Early Intervention and Family Support, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1999)
 
BA in Early Childhood Education and Child Drama - Magna Cum Laude, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (1979)
Professional Training: 
Creative Curriculum for Preschool
 
Creative Curriculum for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos
 
Teaching Strategies GOLD
 
Classroom Assessment System (CLASS)
 
Program Administration Scale (PAS)
 
Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale - Revised (ECERS-R)
 
Foundations: Early Learning Standards for NC Preschoolers
 
Infant-Toddler Environment Rating Scale - Revised (ITERS-R)
 
Learning Accomplishment Profile System (E-LAP, LAP-3, LAP-D)
 
Battelle Development Inventory (BDI)
 
NAEYC Leading Edge Conference
 
NAEYC Validator Training
 
Playground Safety
 
Blood-Born Pathogens
 
Infant/Child CPR and First Aid
 
License/Accreditation: 
  Five Star License through NC Division of Child Development at Victory Village Day Care Center, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC
 
  National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) at Victory Village Day Care Center, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC
 
Awards: 
North Carolina Early Childhood Professional Development Award
 
Professional Affiliations: 
  Chapel Hill Training-Outreach Project
 
  National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
 
  North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children
 
  Parent Leadership Development Advisory Board (Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center)
 
  Orange Count Smart Start Grant Review Committee (Education and Full Grants)
 
  KidScope Advisory Board
 
Licenses and Certificates: 
Certified Reliable CLASS Observer
North Carolina Graduate Level Certification in Birth - Kindergarten through the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Level III Administrator from the North Carolina Division of Child Development

 

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