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Educational Background:
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1980 Masters in Education, Specializing in
Early Childhood. Illinois State University
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1975 B.S. in Psychology, Illinois State University
Experience:
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In 1975 I began working professionally with
children in nursery school and child care.
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I was first employed at ISU Child Care Center
in 1976 as a Head Teacher with preschool children.
Since 1980, I've served as Director of our
program.
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As part of my responsibilities, I am also
on the faculty of the ISU Family and Consumer
Sciences Department. I teach one class
each semester relating to child development
or administering early childhood programs.
Why I Work With Young Children:
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I've always been fascinated with children's
development, especially how they think and
learn. I find that life through a child's
eyes is never boring. Working in an early
childhood program gives me daily contact with
some of the most interesting people on earth:
our children. To me, children are wise, funny
and extremely honest. Those qualities make
my life work very engaging.
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As director I take great satisfaction in
making sure that all program components are
running smoothly so children and families
receive top-notch child care and early education
services. It's my role to support teachers
as they create warm, engaging environments
for children. That environment will in turn
help children reach their potential in all
areas of development. Being able to work cooperatively
with my fellow staff members, who are all
consummate professionals, has allowed me to
follow my personal mission of helping children
grow into caring, intelligent and responsible
adults.
Significant Achievements:
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Obtained ISU Child Care Center's initial
accreditation with fellow child care staff
in 1987.
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2000, Distinguished Service Award from Illinois
State University
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President of the Midwest Association for
the Education of Young Children, 1990-1992
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Periodical Publications: Articles for professional
magazines, such as Child Care Information
Exchange and Young Children.
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Columnist: Author of Parenting
Exchange, an electronic monthly
parenting column distributed through the web
site www.ChildCareExchange.com. Karen also
writes a weekly parenting column for
Bloomington-Normal's Pantagraph newspaper.
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Books Published: Block Adventures: Helping
Children Build Concepts and Creativity Through
Block Play, published by First Teacher
Press and The Child Care Professional,
published by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill. She
co-authored The Child and Adult Care
Professional, also for
Glencoe/McGraw-Hill.
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