Dr. Marsha Swindler

Curriculum Vitae

Marsha Swindler

EDUCATION

Ph.D. August 2007 Walden University
Education: Special Education
M.A. January 2002 Azusa Pacific University
Education: Teaching
B.A. May 2000 Azusa Pacific University
Human Development

EMPLOYMENT
Pacific Oaks College Adjunct Professor and Fieldwork Supervisor		Dec 2013-March 2014
	Special Education Associate Faculty	March 2014-Present
	Administrative Faculty	Jan 2014-Present
	Interim Dean-School of Education	Dec 2014-May 2015
Don Julian Elementary 5th Grade (Immersion-ELL): teacher		Sept 2001-January 2004
Arcadia High Resource English and Investigating Math: teacher		Sept 2000 - June 2001
Arcadia High School, Arcadia CA: Paraprofessional		Sept 1994-June 2000
	Assisted, interacted with and implemented alternative learning- along with direct student intervention in Math and Science programs
Arcadia High School-Summer School: Paraprofessional		June 1985-August 1995
	Assisted, interacted with, and informal counseling of resource students; Assisted, designed, and implemented alternative learning program: Math and Science
Dana Junior High School: Paraprofessional		Sept 1983-June 1994
	Observed and interacted with faculty/staff concerning resource students; Assisted, designed, and implemented alternative learning-specifically Math and Science
El Monte Union High School District, El Monte CA: pre-school assistant		Sept 1981 – June 1983

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Universal Design for Learning (UDL) ensuring effective learning environments for all students: GenEd/SpecEd
• Relationship of the theory of Multiple Intelligences and inclusion student learning styles
• Designing online curriculum and communication between inclusion students/teachers: GenEd/SpecEd
• General education teacher resistance to alternate instruction for all levels of learners
• Diet vs. Drugs: alternate approaches to treat ADHD, impulsivity, learning disabilities

Languages
Conversational Spanish

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Pi Lambda Theta: International Honor Society and Professional Association in Education

PERSONAL REFERENCES
Available upon request

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Pacific Oaks College 2013-present

December 2014-May 2015: Served in a leadership capacity as interim dean for School of Education (SOE) as chair on faculty and administrative committees, and as an advocate for students in SOE

• Academic Affairs: September 2014-April 2015 Partnered with Board of Trustees (Joe Layng) for Strategic Plan presentations: 1) September-SOE complete program revision; 2) April-Comparison of PO Learning to the Degree Qualification Profile (DQP): Strengths, Challenges, Actions to Align

• Pedagogy Workshops: February 2015-April 2015 Developed, articulated, and presented with a team through a series of workshops to staff and faculty the vision of the pedagogy of Pacific Oaks College to better understand how to infuse ideas for college-wide collaboration

• Daily PO Functions: March 2014-May 2015 Worked collegially with academic lead administrators and core faculty to ensure collaboration and successful implementation of programs in relation to daily functions to a) Help establish a student culture where diversity is encouraged and where students learn to respect differences, take responsibility for their actions, develop their professional roles and exercise leadership (weekly 11:00 a.m. meetings); b) Provide leadership and responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of policies and regulations pertaining to student learning and program development consistent with the philosophy of the college and the mission of PO

• Daily SOE Functions: December 2014-May 2015 Oversaw the planning, scheduling, personnel matters, curriculum, instruction, student appeals,  and new program development

• WASC: October 2014-November 2014: Reviewed and evaluated data and reports for existing programs for SOE and made recommendations for improvement: yearly program review for WASC report

• External Consultation: May 2014-May 2015: Developed new program syllabi in consultation with faculty and administration and sought other internal and external expertise when necessary by meeting with Advisory Board members for syllabi restructure/Ed Specialist Program

• CTC: March 2014-May 2015: Updated and maintained the guidelines for SOE to align with accreditation rules published by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) for Ed Specialist Program, and document processes related to the review of new programs/revisions

• CTC Quarterly Reports: April 2015-June 2015 Prepared third quarterly report on higher education planning for the Ed Specialist Program policy issues in compliance with accreditation stipulations, and communicated policies to higher education institutional leaders at the PO Morning Meeting in preparation for CTC Re-visit

• CTC Education Specialist Program Assessment Document: April 2015 Wrote the response for submission to the CTC addressing the appropriate Preconditions and Program Standards for Pacific Oaks College Education Specialist Program Assessment Report for Program Standards 1-16 and Mild/Moderate Disabilities Standards 1-6

• CTC Student/Adjunct Preparation: April–May 2015 Developed, organized, and presented worksheets of information on issues of interest to student and adjunct interviewees as applicable to interviews for CTC Re-visit

• Video Taping Project: October 2014 Represented the School and College through a mock classroom public speaking scenario to inform and instruct the community as to how students with disabilities can learn

• Project Management: January-March 2015 With only two full time faculty members of SOE, no dean, and no credential analyst to plan, establish sights, and execute the complete placements of all SOE Practicum and Directed Teaching candidates, the task was completed through an emergency project management plan, accomplished through the collaborative efforts of SOE and SMEs; March-April 2015 SOE ED syllabi had not been prepared for the CTC RE-visit Team, thus another emergency project management plan took place, and was accomplished on time to present the eleven ED syllabi needed for the CTC Re-visit Team

• Faculty Senate: participating member of the curriculum development committee and the Faculty Coordinating Committee (FCC)

• Faculty Scholarship: Development of a faculty resource guide listing suggested methods of communication for collaboration between the general education and special education community of teachers, administrators, and community personnel is ready for publication

PUBLICATIONS: MEDIA

Established 2002: Continuous maintenance and updates to use an online teaching tool: website www.drswindler.com

Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences is currently listed on the website http://www.drswindler.com/intelligence.php

Ongoing scholarly research includes the recent development of a video library for the website www.drswindler.com added in 2014-2015.

Website most recently utilized in 2013-2015 as a teaching and training tool, added supplemental materials to the Education Specialist program syllabi in support of candidates enrolled in the Education Specialist credential program, the BA ECE dual program: Multiple Subject and Education Specialist credentials, and the MA in Education with Education Specialist credential program. http://www.drswindler.com/contact.php

Fall 2014 Pacific Oaks College candidates identified an area of need in classroom discussions, online and on ground: What additional support do Educational Specialist and Multiple Subject teachers receive in the classroom when diverse learners are included in the regular daily curriculum and instruction? What does that support look like?

In answer to the candidate requests, three video presentations are now included on the website, that of an Occupational Therapist (OT) Summer 2014, a Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP) Fall 2014, a Clinical Psychologist Fall 2014, and the Paraprofessional video that was developed in Spring 2015 will be added this summer. Candidates use the video library to support their research and course work. http://www.drswindler.com/video.php

Plans to expand the video library include the most recent request from the CTC: a co-teaching video will be added before Fall 2015.

In addition, a video demonstration of formal testing procedures to be utilized in teaching the SPED courses will be added as a support to candidates learning to use and to administer and score any norm referenced, cognitive assessments, such as the Woodcock Johnson IV (WJ IV), and Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (KTEA). The Stanford-Binet IQ test will be included in the video demonstration by Spring 2016.

PUBLICATIONS: TEXT

All written publications are available and can be found online: http://www.drswindler.com/manuscripts.php

Principles of Human Development (2004)

Principles of Organizational and Social Systems (2005)

Theories of Intelligence, Learning, and Motivation for Persons with Special Needs (2006)

Institutional Contexts for Special Education: Leadership, Learning, and Accommodation (2006)

Effects of Teacher Training for Individual Differences to Improve the Academic Performance of Special Education Inclusion Students (2007)

PUBLIC SPEAKING INQUIRY http://www.drswindler.com/about.php

Recognizing Social Issues in Education

Are you interested?

• Inservice training sessions for teachers
• Curriculum ideas for special education students in the mainstream
• Suggestions for adapting curriculum
• Providing equal opportunities to learn from alternate styles of comprehension
• Multiple Intelligence inventory of strengths

Please use the contact link: http://www.drswindler.com/contact.php