Lynne M. Lawson, M.Ed. 8252 Claridge Ct., North Royalton, OH ! lawson@strongnet.org ! 440.552.1441

Education Expected 12/2016 Ed.D, Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership, Walden University 1996 Ed., College of Education, Kent State University Major Area: Gifted Education 1979 B.S., School of Education, Baldwin-Wallace University Major Area: Elementary Education, K-8. Minor Areas: History, Psychology Additional Academic Coursework and Trainings 2005 “Environmental Science for Elementary School Teachers,” Miami University, Oxford, OH 2005 “State Institute for Reading Instruction (SIRI), Adolescent Literacy Grades 4-8,” Cleveland State, University, Cleveland, OH 2001 “Teaching Writing As a Process,” Kent State University, Kent OH 2001 “Writing Assessment and Response,” Kent State University, Kent, OH 2001 “Connected Math Project,” John Carroll University, University Heights, OH 2000 “Curriculum Differentiation,” Ashland University, Ashland, OH 1999 “Global Learning and Observation,” Ashland University, Ashland, OH 1989 “Cooperative Learning,” School of Education, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 1986 “The Comer Model,” Yale University, New Haven, CT Licensure Permanent License Elementary Education, K-8 Permanent License Gifted Education, K-12 Awards of Note 2014 State of Ohio Master Teacher, Ohio Department of Education, Columbus, OH 2010 Ohio Teacher of the Year runner up, Ohio Department of Education, Columbus, OH 2010 Ohio School Boards Association Commendation, Excellence in Teaching, Columbus, OH 2010 Representative Matt Patten House District 18 – Award of Recognition Ohio Teacher of the Year runner up 2007 National Council of Teachers of English, Award of Recognition NBCT, Washington, DC 2001 State of Ohio Governor’s Educational Leadership Award, Columbus, OH 2000 National Board Certified Teacher, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2000 Ashland Inc. Teacher Achievement Award Honoree, Ashland, OH 2000 Disney’s American Teacher Awards Honoree, Orlando, FL 1992 Award recipient NASA and NSTA, Trainer Space Science, educating teachers in Northern OH, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH

Teaching Positions 2011- Teacher, Sixth grade, Language Arts, Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH 1995 – 2011 Teacher, Fifth, Sixth Gifted Education, Self-Contained, Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH 2002-2010 Adjunct Professor, Dwight Schar College of Education NBPTS, Reaching the Dream, Ashland University, Ashland, OH 2001 Teacher, Summer Institute for Gifted, Math, Chemistry, Oberlin University, Oberlin, OH 1994-1995 Teacher, Third grade, The Wellington School, Upper Arlington, OH 1993-1994 Teacher, Fifth, Sixth grades, Gifted Education, Shaker Heights City School District, Shaker Heights, OH 1992-1993 Educational Project Coordinator, Science, Interchurch Council of Cleveland, NASA, 10 Elementary School buildings, Cleveland Public School District, Cleveland, OH 1991-1992 Teacher, Fourth/Fifth grade split, Sausalito Public School District, Sausalito, CA 1988-1991 Teacher, Third, Fourth grades, Prince William County Public School District, Woodbridge, VA 1985-1988 Teacher, Kindergarten, Leavenworth Public School District, Leavenworth, KS 1984-1985 Director of activities, Pre-school, YWCA, Mansfield, OH 1982-1984 Teacher, United States Army personnel, Reading, Mathematics, Communications, Schwabach Military Base, Schwabach, Germany 1979-1981 Teacher, First grade, SS Peter and Paul Elementary School, Hopkinsville, KY Publications Journal Articles, Policy Writing, Internationally Published Unit of Instruction 2015 (Forthcoming) “This I Believe,” OCIRA, for OJELA. Fall, 2015 Vol. ???? 2010 “History of Greece and Greek Mythology,” Social Studies, Transatlantic Outreach Program, Goethe Institut, Berlin, Germany 1999 “District Acceleration Policy,” Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH Selected Professional Presentations and Projects of Note 2014 - Presenter, Differentiating Vocabulary Instruction, Professional Development, Strongsville City Schools 2014 Presenter, “Google Chrome books”, Strongsville City Schools, Strongsville, OH 2013 Presenter, “Power Teacher”, Strongsville City Schools, Strongsville, OH 2010 Keynote Speaker, “In Pursuit of Teaching Excellence,” Summer Institutes, Inc., Port Townsend, WA 2010 Presenter, “Germany and Me,” Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH 2009 Committee Member, District Mathematics Adoption Committee, Strongsville City Schools, Strongsville, OH 2009 Presenter, “A Kid Like Me, Growing Up In Germany,” Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH 2008 Presenter, William and Mary Curriculum for Gifted Students, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 2007 Presenter, Multigenre Research, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) National Conference, Washington, D.C. 2005 Presenter, “Multigenre Research,” State Conference, Ohio Association for Gifted Children, Columbus, OH 2004 Field testing - State Of Ohio English/Language Arts Curriculum Model Lessons,

Ohio Department of Education, Columbus, OH 2002 Presenter, “Multigenre Research,” National Council of Teachers of English, National Conference, Philadelphia, PA 2000 Developer, Strongsville Association for Gifted Children, Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH 1999 Presenter, “Teaching High Ability Learners in the Regular Classroom,” State Conference, Ohio Association for Gifted Children, Columbus, OH 1998 Presenter, “Multiple Intelligences,” Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH 1995-2010 Member, Talent Development Advisory Council, Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH 1992 Presenter, “Current Mathematics Trends in California,” Sausalito Public School District, Sausalito, CA 1990 Presenter, “Cooperative Learning,” Leavenworth Public School District, Leavenworth, KS Post Graduate Workshops and Training 2013- State of Ohio Mentor – Trained to mentor Resident Educators throughout 4 year residency, Ohio Department of Education, Columbus, OH 2010 Ohio Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts conference, Columbus, OH 2009 “Write Here, Write Now,” training, National Writing Project, Kent State University, Kent, OH 2007 NBPTS Capital Hill Day, “Getting the Best Teachers into High Need Schools: The National Board’s Response,” training, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Washington, DC 2005 Facilitator Training – Project Learning Tree, Project Wet, and Project Wild, Burr State Park, Glouster, OH 2001 “Toys, Chemistry and Physics” and “Algebra, Child’s Play,” Cuyahoga County Educational Services Center, Cleveland, OH 2000 “Great Books Basic Leader Training Course,” The Ohio State University, Mansfield, OH 2000 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting and Exposition, Boston, MA 1999 SEEDS Content Workshop: GLOBE, Stark County Educational Services Center, Stark, OH 1998-1999 Technology Training, The Instruction, Learning and Technology Leadership Institute, Ohio School Net, Polaris, Berea, OH Curriculum Development and Committee Work 2015 Writer, Curriculum Mapping for sixth grade English Language Arts 2015 Committee Member, District Technology and Ad Hoc team “Innovations, Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH 2012 - District Leadership Team, member - Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH 2012 - Building Leadership Team, member - Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH 2010 District Ohio Improvement Process Team member, Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH 2010 “Advanced Course for Response to Intervention (RtI): A Blueprint for Implementation, Facilitator, implementation of RtI curriculum and strategies, Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH 2006-2008 District Strategic Planning Committee, Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH 2006-2008 Writer, Professional Growth and Development Funding Committee, Curriculum

Five-Year Plan, Professional Development, Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH 2005 “Assessment Literacy to Inform Classroom Instruction,” Summit County Educational Service Center, Akron, OH 2000 - English Language Arts committee member, Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH 2000 Curriculum Liaison, Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH 1999 Top Down Reader, Continuous Improvement undergraduate coursework recommendations, math and science, Ohio Department of Education, Columbus, OH 1998 Curriculum Alignment, Ohio Proficiency Learning Outcomes, Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH 1996 Committee Member, District Social Studies, Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH 1992 Team Trainer, Self-Study California State Accreditation, Sausalito Public School District, Sausalito, CA 1990 Team Leader, Virginia Self-Study Training Accreditation, Prince William County, Woodbridge, VA Grants of Note 2015 “Self Reflection With Clay: Moving Forward to Seventh Grade, Strongsville Education Foundation, Strongsville, OH, $360 2015 “Glogster EDU Technology Program,” Strongsville PTA Council, Muraski Elementary students, Grades 3 – 6, Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH, $550 2013 “SMART Students,” Strongsville Education Foundation, Strongsville, OH, $1,142 2012 “Discovering Different Cultures: Muraski Sixth Grade Students’ Partnership with Students in Freiburg, Germany, Strongsville Council PTA, Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH, $2,243 2009 Caps for Cancer Service Project, with sixth grade students, Strongsville City Club, Strongsville, OH $500 2009 Social Studies novels, Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH, $485 2008 “Smart Board, Smart Teaching,” Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH, $2,500 2008 SENTEO student improvement technology, Strongsville Education Foundation, Strongsville, OH, $2,200 2005 Fellow, Environmental Science, Grand Teton, Yellowstone, Miami University, Oxford, OH 2002 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Candidate Resource Center, Strongsville Education Foundation, Strongsville, OH, $2,500 2001 Fellow, The National Writing Project, Kent State University, Kent, OH 2000 TI 83 Plus Calculators, Technology Leadership Grant, Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH, $1,500 2000 GEMS science enrichment materials, Allen Elementary School PTA, Strongsville, OH, $1,396 1999 Digital Camera, Scanner, MS Office, Technology Leadership Grant, Strongsville City School District, Strongsville, OH, $1,200 1999 Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Social Studies/Science materials, Strongsville Education Foundation, Strongsville, OH, $650

Academic Honor Societies 2014 Golden Key International Honour Society, Academic Excellence, Doctoral Studies 2001 Pi Lambda Theta, International Honor Society and Professional Association in Education 1997 Phi Delta Kappa, International Honor Society and Professional Association in Public Education 1988 Alpha Delta Kappa, National Honor Society of Women Educators Professional Memberships 2005 - International Literacy Association (formerly IRA) 2005-2010, 2013 - ASCD 2001 - National Writing Project 2001 - Ohio Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts 1995 - National Council of Teachers of English 1984 - National Education Association