PAULA A. SCHMIDT - Morningside College

1 DR. PAULA A. SCHMIDT 8492 Heidi Re Circle Dubuque, IA 52003 Home: 563-690-0177 Office: 563-588-6573 Cell: 608-778-8802 _____ EDUCATION University of Northern Iowa in Special Education Fall 2003-Fall 2008 Cumulative GPA: Emphasis: Inclusive Leadership Dissertation: DISABILITY AND DIFFERENCE: ADOLESCENTS INTERPRETATIONS BASED ON TELEVISION VIEWING Marian College , Fond du Lac, WI Master s Degree in Education- Professional Development May 2000 Cumulative GPA: Licensure: Alternative Education License Emphasis: Students At-Risk Winona State University, Winona, MN Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education & Special Education May 1997 Cumulative GPA: Licensures: Elementary Education Learning Disabilities (K-12) Mild to Moderate Mentally Impaired (K-12) Emphasis: Spanish EXPERIENCE Chair and Associate Professor of Education Aug.

2 2012-Present Assistant Professor of Education/Special Education Sept. Instructor of Education/Special Education Aug. Clarke University, Dubuque, IA Adjunct Faculty - Education Dept. Summer 2002 & 2003 Clarke University, Dubuque, IA Special Education Teacher- Emphasis Behavior Disorders (Grades 5-12) Hillcrest School, Maquoketa, IA Aug. 2000-July 2003 Curriculum Vita PAULA A. SCHMIDT 2 EXPERIENCE (continued) Special Education Teacher- Emphasis Cognitive Disabilities (Grades 5-12) Valders Middle and High Schools, Valders, WI Aug. 1997-June 2000 Special Education Teacher- Summer School Onalaska Middle School, Onalaska, WI Summer 1997 COURSES TAUGHT AT CLARKE UNIVERSITY EDUC 119 Multicultural Education EDUC 200 Foundations of Education EDUC 202 Intro to Exceptionalities EDSP 200 Foundations of Special Education EDSP 201 Selecting Behavioral Interventions (formerly EDUC 342/EDMA 603) EDSP 202 Including Everyone EDSP 300 Assessment and Evaluation in Special Education (EDUC 438/EDMA 602) EDSP 301 Strategic Academic (formerly EDUC 443/EDMA 621) EDUC 334 Clinical.

3 Interdisciplinary EDUC 335 Curriculum and Instruction in Social Studies EDUC 336 Curriculum and Instruction in Science EDUC 337 Reading Applications EDSP 400 Special Education Practicum (formerly EDUC 370/EDMA 685) EDSP 401 Preventing & Remediating Challenging Behavior (formerly EDUC 444) EDSP 402 Practicum in Special Education ESDP 403 Student Teaching in Special Education EDUC 432 Student Teaching in the Elementary School EDMA 503 Diversity in K-12 Education EDGR 532 Topics: Special Learners EDGR 514 The Reflective Educator EDGR 523 Teaching Diverse Learners EDGR 534 Mentoring and Induction of New Teachers PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP American Educational Research Association (AERA) Disability Studies SIG Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)- Secretary of Iowa CEC 2010-present & Teacher Education Division National Association of Professional Development Schools National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) Iowa Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (IACTE) American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) National Education Association (NEA) Phi Delta Kappa International Curriculum Vita PAULA A.

4 SCHMIDT 3 PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS It s a Jing Thing: Jing Screen Capture in the Classroom. Tech Tips for Teachers Workshop: Ideas to Implement in your Classroom Tomorrow. Clarke University, November 2013. Partner Professional Program. Co-Presenter to Iowa Board of Educational Examiners, June 2013. Addressing Teacher Attrition: Using PDS to Prepare Pre-service Teachers for Longevity in the Field. Co-Presenter at the National Association of Professional Development Schools Conference in New Orleans, February 2013. Tips for working with students with special needs. Special Education Panelist sponsored by WEA Student Organization. University of Wisconsin Platteville, November 2012. Building an Accreditation Self-Study. Co-presenter at the National Association of Professional Development Schools Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2012. From our Walls to the Heart of our PDS. Co-presenter at the National Association of Professional Development Schools Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2012.

5 Clean Water and Education: Impacting Lives in Uganda. Co-presenter of Clarke University s Mackin Mailander Lecture Series. Spring, 2012. Weathering Atmospheric Pressure: PDS in the age of RTI. Presenter at the National Association of Professional Development Schools Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2011. Uganda. Presented at Books. Bites. Brilliance. Spring 2011 Introduced Keynote at I-CASE and IA-CEC (Iowa Council for Administrators of Special Education and Iowa Council for Exceptional Children) Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, September 2010. PDS and Preparedness to Teach. Co-presenter at the National Association of Professional Development Schools Conference in Orlando, Florida, March 2010. Disability and Difference: Adolescents Interpretations Based on Television Viewing at Kidding Around: The Child in Film and Media, an Interdisciplinary Conference hosted by the University of the District of Columbia, Sept. 2008. Disability and Difference: Adolescents Interpretations Based on Television Viewing presented at Books.

6 Bites. Brilliance. Nov. 2008. Overview of Program Coherence: Outcomes, Course Assessments, & Rubrics. Clarke College Assessment Day, co-presenter, Nov. 2008. Driven to Succeed: Surviving the stress and isolation of a doctoral program. Co-presented poster session at Iowa Educational Research and Evaluation Association (IEREA), Nov. 2007. Differentiation in the General Education Classroom . Co-presented workshop as a breakout session for Holy Family School System Inservice, Oct. 2007. Curriculum Vita PAULA A. SCHMIDT 4 PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (continued) Building a Nest: Creating a Special Education Professional Development School. Presentation at the Professional Development Schools National Conference in Orlando, Florida, March 2006. Parents in the Individual Education Plan (IEP). Presentation at the 40th Annual UW Oshkosh Special Education Conference in Oshkosh, WI, February 2006. Parents in the IEP Process. Presented to Teachers for Tomorrow (Clarke student organization), Spring 2006 & Fall 2007.

7 Just Ask Why : Functional Behavioral Assessment. Presentation to teachers and associates of Grandview Montessori in Dubuque, IA, January 2006. Differentiated Instruction. Half-day in-service presented to Hillcrest Family Services Satellite School Teachers in Maquoketa, IA, August 2005. On-line Course Experience. Workshop session for Clarke College s fall opening workshop, August 2005. CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED Upper Mississippi Bridges Out of Poverty Conference, Dubuque, IA. June 9-10, 2014. Successfully completed national edTPA Evaluator Training, Fall 2013. Iowa CEC and I-CASE conference. Des Moines, IA. October 2013. (1 day conference) Iowa Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Meeting, Fall 2013 and Spring 2014. (2 day meetings) Completed Project WILD/Aquatic WILD training. September 2013. Completed Mandatory Reporter training through AEA 11. October 2013. Attended Iowa edTPA Collaboration workshop. October 2013.

8 Iowa Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Meeting, Fall 2012 and Spring 2013. (2 day meetings) Iowa edTPA Conference. Ames, IA. April 2013 (2 day conference) Teach Like Your Hair s on Fire. Clarke University, April 2013. (1 day conference) IACTE (Iowa Association of Colleges of Teacher Education) Meetings, Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 Planting the Seeds of Inclusion Conference. University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Special Education Conference, Oshkosh, WI. March 2012 (1 day conference) Iowa Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Meeting, Fall 2011 (2 day meeting) Iowa Education Summit, Des Moines, IA. Summer 2011 (2 day conference) 11TH Annual Iowa Special Education Law Conference, Dubuque, IA. March 2010. (2 day conference) Curriculum Vita PAULA A. SCHMIDT 5 CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED (continued) Planting the Seeds of Inclusion: Supporting the Growth of All Children. University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Special Education Conference, Oshkosh, WI.

9 March 2010 (1 day conference) American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, February 2010. (3 day conference) The Autism Conference in Dubuque, Iowa, November 2008 (1 day conference) Kidding Around: The Child in Film and Media, an Interdisciplinary Conference hosted by the University of the District of Columbia, September 2008. ( 3 day conference) Attended and participated in the Iowa Educators Summit, Fall 2008 (2 day conference) Iowa Educational Research and Evaluation Association (IEREA), Nov. 2007 (2 day conference) LiveText Training (4 sessions- 1 day each), October 2007-March 2008 Mandatory Reporter of Child and Dependent Adult Abuse Training, Oct. 2007 (2 hour session) NACADA Advising Workshop at Grand River Center , August 2006 ( 1 day conference) National Association of Professional Development Schools Conference in Orlando, Florida, March 2006 (3 day conference) UW Oshkosh Special Education Conference in Oshkosh, WI, Feb.

10 2006 (2 day conference) IAERA conference in Waterloo, December 2004 (2 day conference) UW Oshkosh Special Education Conference in Oshkosh, WI, Feb. 2004 (2 day conference) Learning Disabilities Association of Iowa Conference, October 2003(2 day conference) Mandatory Reporter of Child and Dependent Adult Abuse Training, Oct. 2007 SERVICE: National: Blind Reviewer for Teaching Exceptional Children (a CEC publication)- Fall 2010 Blind Reviewer for Teaching Exceptional Children (a CEC publication)- Summer 2010 Blind Reviewer for Teaching Exceptional Children (a CEC publication)- Spring 2010 Blind Reviewer for Teaching Exceptional Children (a CEC publication)- Fall 2009 Curriculum Vita PAULA A. SCHMIDT 6 SERVICE (continued) State: Secretary for Iowa Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)-Jan. 2011- present Member- State of Iowa Site Visit Team for Iowa Teacher Preparation Programs, Fall 2010-Spring 2011; Fall 2011-Spring 2012; Spring 2013-Fall 2013.