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Born
Elementary/Senior
High School: Swift Current Sask.
University
Education:
1955
Bachelor of Science - University of Manitoba
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Phys,
Chem & Math, with courses in Psychology and Philosophy
1957
Faculty of Education - University of B.C.
1958
University of Toronto Courses in Meteorology
1961
Summer School University of Manitoba
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Child Psychology
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Teaching of Exceptional Children
1962
Shell Merit Fellowship to Stanford University, California
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8 week Education and Science summer program
1967
Master of Science - University of North Dakota
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- Major in Counselling, minor in Psychology
1976
University of Waterloo - Computer Science course by correspondence
1977
Bachelor of Arts - University of State of New York
1986
University of Connecticut - summer program with Renzulli
Work
Experience:
- 1954
North Battleford Mental Hospital (as staff, not patient)
- 1955-56 Science Teacher - Swan River High =
School
(Salary $2700 per year)
- 1957-58 Research Physicist for the Interna=
tional
Geophysical Year
- 1958-59 Principal and teacher in Cranberry
Portage (grades K – 9)
- 1959-66 High School Teacher - PCI (Physics,
Chemistry & Mathematics)
- 1967-69 Supervisor of Guidance Services &a=
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PCI School Counsellor
- 1970-72 Jr/Sr. High School Counsellor (AMHS
& all junior high schools)
- 1972-86 Coordinator of Special Education &=
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Student Services - P la P
- 1986-92 Divisional Consultant for
Talented/Gifted - P la P
Involvement
with Manitoba Teachers' Society:
- 1958 work=
ed to
bring Cranberry Portage into a local of the MTS
- 1960-65 served =
on the
Portage MTS salary negotiating team
- 1964 serv=
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1965
Secretary of the Portage local MTS
Community
Activities:
- Member a=
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former church elder of McKenzie United Church
- McKenzie
Church Sunday School teacher for several years
- Establis=
hed
the local Portage Community Agencies Council
- Instrume=
ntal
in establishing the Big Brothers Association in Portage
- Establis=
hed a
Portage branch of the Association for Bright Children
Teaching
Certificates (Manitoba):
- 1962:
- 1965:
- 1976: &=
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Education Coordinator Certificate
Additional
Pertinent Training Experiences:
- 1970 Certified to administer the
General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB)
- 1970 T-group experience with Dr. =
Price
- approx. 33 hrs.
-1970 Tori-Community sensiti=
vity
experience - approx. 35 hrs.
-1971 Sensitivity Group
(residential) with Dr. Banmen - 45 hrs.
Professional
Associations (of which I have been an active member):=
- Associat=
ion
Internationale de Psychologie Appliquée
- The Coun=
cil
for Exceptional Children
- Manitoba
Association for Children with Learning Disabilities
- Big Brot=
her
Association of Winnipeg and of Portage la Prairie
- The
Association for the Gifted - Canada
- American
Personnel & Guidance Association
- National
Council on Family Relations
- Canadian
Guidance & Counselling Association
- Child St=
udy
Association of America
Research
Papers (Written
and Presented:
- 1967: "The Preferre= d and Actual Practices of Guidance Counsellors in the Public Schools of
= Manitoba" (University of North Dakota Masters thesis)
- 1969: &q=
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Preliminary Report on the Canadian Lorge-Thorndike Intelligence Test" =
- 1972: &q=
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Comparison of Beginning-Year and End-Year Reading Levels of English 101
- 1973: &q=
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Study of the Differential Aptitude Tests in the Portage la Prairie School
Division"
- 1974:
"Crossed Hand-Eye Dominance as a Factor in School Performance of Grade
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Study of Crossed and Incomplete Dominance in Kindergarten Pupils"
- 1975:
"Portage la Prairie Norms for Form S of the Differential Aptitude Test=
s"
- 1975:
"Report on Support Services in the Portage School Division"
= - 19= 80: "The Microcomputer as a Communication Device for Non-Vocal Children&qu= ot; (presented at
= NRC symposium in Vancouver, B.C.)
- 1980:
"The Microcomputer as a CAI and Communication Device for Children With
Limited
- 1981:
"Distribution of Specialist Services in Manitoba"
- 1981:
"Report on Support Services in Portage la Prairie"
Experiences
in Computer Technology:
- Taught High School Computer Science for three
years (BASIC, FORTRAN, COBOL, C+)
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many
in-services to teachers in Portage and other Manitoba school divisions
- Presented
papers & gave in-services on computer usage for special needs students:=
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at
the Council for Exceptional Children Conferences in Winnipeg
(b) nationally a= t the National Research Council Symposium on Computer Technology in
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- Served o=
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Manitoba Department of Education Task Force for computer curricula.
- Continui=
ng
correspondence with professionals using computers in special needs educatio=
n in
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the U.S.A., and in other foreign countries.
- Attendance at many national and
international conferences on Computer Technology and =
Computers
in Education
Activities
after retirement from the Portage School Division (1992):- 1993 - 2=
009:
Supervisor of Student teachers for Brandon University
- 1994:
- 1997 =
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2009: Supervisor of Stu=
dent
Teachers for University of Manitoba
- 1999:
- 2000:
- 2001:
- 2004:
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Published “Autobiographical Stories” (my abridged
autobiography) =
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References:
1) Mr. Jim Pehura, Principal of Portage Collegiate Institute, Day pho=
ne:
(204) 857-5635
2) Ms. Lois Ross, Faculty of Education, Brandon University, Day phone:
204) 727-9638
3) Mr. Mike Maus, Asst. Superintendent, Postage S.D. #24, Day phone: =
(204)
857-8756
Websites:
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