Curriculum
Vita
Karen Weaver-Coleman
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Education |
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 Ph.D. Walden University/Indiana
University at Bloomington
Reading Specialist Certificate, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
PA
M.A. Lehigh University, English/Composition, Bethlehem, PA
B.S. in Ed. Kutztown University, English and Public Speaking, Kutztown,
PA
B.A. Cedar Crest College, Art History, Allentown, PA |
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Professional Work
Experience |
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| 1991-Present |
Professor, Reading
Area Community College, Reading, PA |
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Responsible for teaching composition,
reading, education, art history
--Director of Faculty Forum, College Council Member
--Committee memberships
--DACUM Trainer and Facilitator |
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Consultant, Industry and School
Districts |
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--Design and teach courses in technical
writing, business writing, oral presentations
--Design and individualize instruction in Learning English Proficiency, articulation,
oral presentations, and writing |
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| 1989-1991 |
Director, Academic Advising,
Cedar Crest College, Allentown,PA |
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Responsible for complete administration
of freshman advising program including supervision of 25
member staff, planning and implementing summer orientation,
focusing on all adviser/advisee liason, scheduling activities,
implementing transfer student orientation |
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| 1974-1991 |
Director, Academic Resource Center
(ARC) and Faculty member, Cedar Crest College, Allentown,
PA |
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Responsible for the complete direction
of ARC including planning, implementation of programs, budgeting,
staff recruitment and evaluation of staff. Established Tutor
Corps, Supplemental Instruction,International Grammar Hotline,
course clustering, Oregon Plan with English Department, and
served as faculty member |
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Professional
Memberships |
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| 1984-Present |
Pennsylvania Association of Developmental
Educators |
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Conference Planner, Board Member, Newsletter
Editor, President, Treasurer |
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| 1988-Present |
Interstate Developmental Educators’ Association |
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Conference Planner, Board Member
International Reading Association |
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| 2003-2004 |
Delta Kappa Gamma-Leadership
Committee at State level |
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International Reading Association |
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Professional
Consultation and Workshop Activities |
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| Includes extensive training
in writing for secondary school administrators and secondary
school faculty, skills workshops for elementary faculty,
workshops in art of questioning for college faculty and developmental
educators, writing as process for professional organizations,
evaluating textbooks for educational publishers. |
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Conference
Presentations |
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| Topics include: Art of Classroom
Questioning, Operating a Grammar Hotline, Future of Developmental
Educators in the New Millennium, Mentoring. Presented at
state and local conferences for academic professionals, Act
101 personnel, and developmental educators. |
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Certification |
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| Permanent Pennsylvania Teaching
Certification in Secondary Education, English and Public
Speaking – current |
| Pennsylvania
Reading Specialist – Instructional II |
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Publications |
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| “Writing One-to-One” – Journal
of Remedial and Developmental Education, |
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| “Writing as
a Process” – Proceedings of “Writing
: Right On” Conference |
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| “Grammar Hotline – Hand
Holding” – Writing Lab News, Purdue
University, IN, |
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| “The L.D. Student
: What You Should Know” – Cedar Crest
College, PA |
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| “Valley Forge
Elderhostel Participants’ Perceptions of Lifelong
Learning : The Influence of Life Changes” |
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| “Kolding Kobmandsskole
Second Year Students of English : Their Academic Skills
Preferences, Demographics, and Sociological
Aspects" |
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| “The Valley
Forge Encampment, George Washington, and the Revolutionary
War-A Unit of Study for Grades 4-5” |
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Honors |
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Docent, Winterthur Museum,
Winterthur, Delaware
Federal Government Study Award to 2 Year College Composition Faculty
Fulbright Teacher Exchange to England
Outstanding Woman, American Association of University Women
Recognition for Outstanding Contributions to Cedar Crest College-two times
Pennsylvania Educators’ Residence/Study, Japan – PA Department of
Education
NEH Study Award, Human Dialogue and Written Discourse – The Evolution
From Oral Tradition to Hypertext
Who’s Who Among American Teachers-two times
PA Association of Developmental Educators’ Award for Outstanding Service
To Developmental Education Students
Faculty Teaching Exchange to Denmark
Docent, Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA, Docent Board Member
Teacher of the Year, Reading Area Community College
Provisional Docent Training Director, Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA
Nominee, Kutztown University Alumni Association Rothermel Award-two times |
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Community
Service |
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| American Association
of University Women: President, newsletter editor,
Community Representative, |
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Legislative Chair, Corporate Delegate
for Cedar Crest College, Member-at-Large |
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| Pottstown Public
Library, Pottstown, PA: Board member, Secretary,
Personnel
Committee member, |
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Research and Development, Public Relations
Chair |
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| Pottstown Historical
Society, Pottstown, PA : Pottsgrove Manor guide
and hostess Board Member, |
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Coordinator and Director of Field Excursions |
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| Montgomery County
Task Force for Women, Montgomery County, PA |
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| West Pottsgrove Township
Town Watch, Stowe, PA : Established program in
1984 |
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| YMCA Branch Board -
Member, Pottstown, PA, 2002-2004 |
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| Valley Forge Historical
Society – Docent and Education Coordinator,
Board Member, Museum Acquisitions |
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Committee, Newsletter, Assistant to Curator
for Exhibitions, developed educational plan for capital campaign |
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| Reading Public Museum, PA:
Docent, Coordinator of Docent Training, Education Board member,
Education |
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Task Force , Training Manual Editor |
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