University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
dmebane@email.unc.edu
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| Dorothy J. Mebane
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill dmebane@email.unc.edu |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill N.C., Ed.D., Educational Leadership and Administration, (1999)
Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT, Administration and Supervision, 1992
University of Oregon Eugene OR, M.S. Biology I.S. 1984
Rutgers University New Brunswick, N.J., Microbiology Research, 1981
University of Montana Missoula, MT, B.A. Zoology, Biology, Teacher Certification, 1979
Site Director
Site Director for Profession Development Schools Program at University of North Carolina and McDougle Middle School. Coordinated activities for 70 McDougle staff, 12 university professors, 8 student teachers and various graduate students.
Staff Development Specialist/Curriculum Leader
The staff development team of seven specialists designed, developed and delivered professional development programs and courses to a district of 1250 teachers and administrators. Programs included strands for assessment, instructional strategies, technology and teaching for diversity. Workshops and classes I've designed and presented include classroom management, differentiating/adapting the curriculum, portfolio assessment, performance assessment, learning styles, cooperative learning and Internet for K-12 teachers and administrators. I had the lead role in coordinating teacher inservice programs for up to several hundred teachers at a time, which included organization, delegation and planning for numerous presenters to appear at a variety of locations simultaneously. I was the team leader for a two week New Teacher Orientation and a one week Demonstration Classroom Teacher/TOSA training. I helped conduct the hiring process for eight Teachers on Special Assignment and several new specialists.
The specialist position included three additional major roles; one involving collaboration and work with building administrators and their staffs to assist in restructuring efforts, another involving the planning, implementation and supervision of thirty-six district wide K-12 demonstration classrooms, and the supervision of eight Teachers on Special Assignment as the district's new Student Profile and Curriculum Frameworks were being implemented.
In restructuring efforts, my role changed according to the needs of the building, the goals of the principal, and regional priorities. Responsibilities included leading teacher teams/staffs in various projects such as integration of curriculum for Eastlake High School and Evergreen Junior High, and differentiating curriculum for required English and social studies courses at Juanita High School. I led goal setting and evaluation meetings for various staffs.
I assisted teachers in designing and implementing various Advanced Placement courses and a senior projects/exhibitions program called Senior Connections at a high school which was recently accepted into the Coalition of Essential Schools. Juanita High School's building based Process Team asked me to assist them in developing operating principles and a decision making model. I assisted building administrators in developing Mentor Programs for high school students, and have trained teachers to conduct peer-observations and peer-coaching.
At each of my schools I mentored new teachers, worked with teachers who were considered "at risk", or were experiencing difficulty in their classrooms. They needed help in classroom management skills, instructional strategies or curriculum. I conducted informal and clinical observations, pre- and post-interviews, did evaluations, and assisted them in developing action plans for improvement.
A major emphasis of the district was to develop a district curriculum for all subjects, based on national and state efforts, and best practices in teaching. I had a lead role in writing the K-12 science curriculum, benchmarks, designing the overall template, and in creating training for staff and administrators to understand and begin implementing the curriculum frameworks in all content areas. I helped create a workable process for auditing and aligning existing elementary and secondary curriculum, as well as, developed training components for each.
My knowledge and implementation of team process and decision making skills developed significantly while working on the staff development team, where we rotated responsibilities of chairperson, team leader and project coordinator. Our individual and group abilities in short- and long-term planning along with our successful Demonstration Classroom program were highlighted by the Washington Staff Development Council as they informed us of our selection for a Meritorious Program Award in June '94. Our team was selected to make a presentation at the 1996 National Staff Development Council conference held in Chicago.
Science/Mathematics:
Science Subject Advisory Committee - Commission on Student Learning/Washington State Department of Education - developed Essential Academic Learning Requirements - member
Redmond Region Science Committee - designed K-12 benchmarks for Science Literacy - member
Science Profile Curriculum Frameworks - developed district K-12 science curriculum -Chairperson
LWSD Science Liaison: facilitated, coordinated and created partnerships to enhance the teaching of science in LWSD, for example: University of Washington and Cognitive Studies and Practices in Science and Mathematics Education - Coordinated workshops for teachers, facilitated inter-district computer networks for teachers.
Profile Development Committee - designed benchmarks for Global Awareness, Literacy in the Arts and Sciences, Career Development Employment Skills, Communication and Thinking Skills.
Trainer for First Steps - Australian program for teaching Writing, Reading, Spelling, and Oral Language using key indicators for student progress along a continuum in each area.
*Teacher: Advanced Placement Biology, HAP, Biology and Chemistry for grades 10-12.
*Assessor: Curriculum Assessment Committee; formal evaluation of all district curricula and special programs. Recommendations were approved by School Board and implemented district-wide.
*Chairperson: District Science Curriculum Assessment subcommittee; evaluated and documented strengths and weaknesses of Junior and Senior High School curriculum.
*Assessor: Connecticut Department of Education BEST program for beginning teachers.
*Mentor: Peer-coaching for beginning teachers through assessments, conferences following Connecticut Competency Instrument guidelines.
*Chemical Hygiene Officer: updated staff, compiled information, and assisted the program coordinator in maintaining standards for OSHA certification.
Special Accomplishments:
*Revised Advanced Placement Biology Curriculum to include College Board's syllabus and incorporated 12 AP laboratory experiments. Accepted in U of CT's Program for Honor Students in High Schools.
*Wrote AP Biology Curriculum Guide and revised Human Biology and Chemistry Curriculum Guides.
*District Staff Development Committee: Member - conducted needs assessment and further developed program strands.
*ProfessionaI Incentive Training Program: Member - allocated funds for conferences/training.
*Yale University Partnership: developed partnership to provide A.P. students with on-campus molecular biology lab experiences; visiting lecturers.
*Building Based Staff Development Committee: Member - planned and implemented programs and support for staff.
*Adjunct Professor: Developed and taught introductory biology courses and associated labs.
Klamath Falls, Oregon
*Teacher: Developed and taught General Science, Biology, Zoology, and Botany courses for grades 9-12.
*Presenter: Science workshops for elementary and middle school students.
*Advisor: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior Classes.
*Faculty Advisory Committee: Member - addressed concerns of teachers, parents and students in conference with building administrators.
*Meritorious Program Award - Washington State Staff Development Council
*Subject Advisory Committee - Washington Commission of Student Learning
*Connecticut Business and Industry Fellowship for Distinguished Teachers
*LEAD Administrator Aspirant Program
*Chemical Hygiene Officer - Amity School District
*Klamath Falls Education Product Coordinator
*Organization For The Forgotten American
*Director of Missoula Art Program For Children
"Administrative Profile; Barbara DeNicola, former Associate Superintendent, Hamden Public Schools"
Connecticut Association of Boards of Education Journal,
1990
"Redefining District Curriculum Using Washington's Essential Academic Learning Requirements" -Washington Association for School Administrators, Spokane, June 1995
"The Power of a K-12 Demonstration Classroom Program in Technology/Staff Development" -CONNECTIONS Technology in Education Conference, Bellevue, April 1995
"Technology Staff Development" - NCCE/Northwest Computer Conference for Educators, Seattle, May 1995
"Teaching Students Using Constructivist Theory" - Lake Washington School District School Board, Kirkland, September 1994
"Designing Project-Based Learning Experiences with Integrated Technology Applications, Designing and Using Rubrics/Scoring Criteria" - City University Technology Department, Tacoma, May 1995
"Auditing and Aligning the Curriculum" - Demonstration Classroom Teachers Training, Lake Washington Staff Development, Kirkland, June 1995
Understanding Performance Learning: Projects, Products and
Performance Tasks for Science, Math and Language Arts Teachers
- 3 credits, Seattle Pacific University/ LWSD, Kirkland, 1994-1995
Differentiated Curriculum for all Students - 3 credits, Seattle Pacific University, Kirkland, 1994-1995
Alternative Assessments for K-12: Portfolios - 3 credits, Seattle Pacific University, Kirkland, 1993-1994
Building Based Staff Development:
Profile Implementation - Evergreen J.H., Inglewood J.H., Eastlake H.S., Juanita H.S., Redmond H.S., August and
September 95
Integration of Curriculum - Kamiakin J. H., Eastlake H.S., Juanita H.S., February 95
Integration of Curriculum Using Essential Questions, Themes and Processes - Eastlake H.S., May 95
Review of 3-Year Restructuring Plan and Goal Setting for Year 4 - Eastlake H.S., May 95
Creating an Integrated Program within a Coalition of Essential Schools' Program - Eastlake H.S., June 95
Decision Making Model - Eastlake H.S., September 1995
Washington Intermediate Certificate: Principal's Certificate; grades 1-12
Connecticut Intermediate Certificate: Administration and Supervision
Connecticut Teaching Certificate: Secondary; Biology, Chemistry, Science
Oregon Teaching Certificate: Secondary; Biology, Integrated Science
*Grant and Proposal Writing
*Leading School Improvement
*Win-Win Negotiations
*Building a Successful Team in a Learning Organization
*Consensus Building/Decision Making in Practice
*Strategies for Teaching Adult Learners
*Peer Tutoring/Peer Observations
*Electronic Desktop/Laserdiscs/CD-ROM/lmage Processing
*Hypercard/Internet/E-mail/LW On-line/Page-Maker/Power Point Portfolio Assessment
*Performance Task Writing
*Curriculum Integration - Lynn Erickson
*First Steps - Writing, Reading, Spelling, and Oral Language
*Adult Learners - Judy Krup
*Developing Capable People - Glenn
*Legal Issues in Public Education - Jacobs
*Japanese Culture
*Towards Cross-Cultural Understanding/Diversity Training
*Equity in Math and Science Teaching
*101 Ways To Stop Racism
*Basic Skills for the '90's
*Conflict Resolution
*APW/SCTA CT Conference in the Life Sciences Instructional Theory into Practice - Hunter
*Critical Thinking Skills
*Cooperative Learning - Johnson and Johnson
National Staff Development Council
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Association for University Women
Connecticut Education Association
Area Cooperating Education Association
National Science Teachers Association
Academy for the Advancement of Science
Puget Sound Science Supervisors Association