Faculty Status
Associate Professor
Research Graduate Faculty since 2010 (see application here)
Minnesota Teacher Licensure
File Folder: 206987
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher License, since 1974, expiration 2016
Parent and Family Education, since 1987, expiration 2016
Supervisor of Pre-Kindergarten, since 1988, expiration 2016
College professors do not need teaching credentials. This is amazing to me. It means that, in some cases, professors might be hired with no teaching experience at all. However, I consider it part of my professional responsibility to maintain and renew my teaching credentials. Consequently, I document my participation in 125 hours of continuing education during each five-year period. And I go to the trouble of the paperwork to renew my teaching licenses. In 2011, I renewed my teaching licenses until 2016. I believe that this gives me credibility in my teaching and community service.
Certifications
Prejudice Reduction Workshop Facilitator, Greater Mankato Diversity Council, 2011 – present.
Qualified Administrator, Intercultural Development Inventory, IDI, Olney, MD. 2011 – present.
Commissioned Church Educator, Evangelical Covenant Church, Chicago, IL, since 1987.