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Patricia Ward [email protected]
9235GooseneckDrive www.mindfulmomentsinedu.comSparta,MI49345 Cell:616.204.2099
Experience 2014–PresentMindfulSchoolsCertifiedInstructorGrandRapids,MI
EducationalConsultant• Implementingthe“MindfulSchoolsCurriculum”inaK–12setting.• Teaching“LearningtoBreathe”anafterschoolcurriculum5–12thgrade.• Co-Founded“MindfulMomentsinEducation”supportingmindfulnessinschools
andourcommunity.• School-widepresentations
1998–PresentGrandValleyStateUniversityAllendale,MIFacultyED378:UniversalDesignsforLearning–ElementaryandSecondaryED710:SupervisionofG.V.S.U.’sSpecialEducationInterns-GraduateED625:SchoolLearning–GraduateCourseED650:LearningDisabilityPracticum;Co-SupervisedLearningDisabilitiesMastersTeachersProgramduringG.V.S.U.’sLearningDisabilityRisingStarSummerCampwithDr.JamesO.Grant
2008–2014KentIntermediateSchoolDistrictGrandRapids,MIEducationalConsultant
• Stafftrainingandschool-wideimplementationofCurriculumCrafter,aweb-basedcurriculummappingtool,inoverfortyschooldistrictsinSouthwestMichigan
• Facilitated4thGradeTeamworkonnewCommonCoreStateStandardsforEnglishLanguageArts
• ParticipatedinTheMichiganImplementationNetwork(MIN)initiativetraining• ParticipatedinCognitiveCoachingprofessionaldevelopment
2008–2010AquinasCollegeGrandRapids,MIFacultyEN454/554:AdolescentLiteracyandFacilitatedSecondaryReadingClinic–UnderGraduate&GraduateEN455/655:ContentAreaLiteracyandFacilitatedSecondaryReadingClinic-–UnderGraduate&Graduate2005–2008CrossroadsCharterAcademyBigRapids,MIDirectorofInstructionandLearningCurriculumDirector,TitleIDirector,andSpecialEducationDirector
• SupervisedTitleIstaffof8;SpecialEducationstaffof5andfulltimesecretary• InstitutedaResponsetoInterventionSchool-wideModelutilizingmonthlyDataDays,
TeacherAssistantTeamsandTiersofInterventions• Createdthe‘ProfessionalLearningCenter’,aclassroomforteacherlearning• Co-wroteConsolidatedGrant• Providedteachertraininginavarietyofareas,i.e.DIBELS,LETRS,etc.• FacilitatedcreationofDataBoardsforschoolimprovementteams
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2001–2002CentralMichiganUniversityMt.Pleasant,MIFacultyED725:TeacherConsultationandCollaboration1998–2005Mecosta-OsceolaIntermediateSchoolDistrictBigRapids,MIExtensionOfficeofCentralMichiganUniversityED508:PhonologicalFunED508:StrategicEnvironmentsED508:LETRS&DIBELSTrainingED511:ReadingFoundationsED508:ContentEnhancementRoutinesED510:MathWorksED512:MichiganLiteracyProgressProfile
1983–2005Mecosta-OsceolaIntermediateSchoolDistrictBigRapids,MI
SpecialEducationTeacherConsultant• Participatedasateammemberindiagnosticevaluations• Provideddirecttutorialservicetostudents• Workedcooperativelyandcollaborativelywithgeneraleducationstaff• Prepared and provided teacher training in accommodations and differentiated
instruction• Facilitatedinclusionforstudentswithspecialneeds
AdditionalExperiences
FacilitatedSchool-wideCurriculumDevelopmentatBronsonPublicSchools2012–13Utilizingtheweb-basedtool,CurriculumCrafter,inface-to-faceandwebinarsessionsthroughouttheschoolyeartodevelopCCSSELACurriculum.School-wideLiteracyModelatMattawanHighSchool2010-11UtilizingtheStrategicInstructionalModelandtheContentLiteracyContinuumfromtheUniversityofKansasSchool-wideLiteracyModelatCovertPublicSchools2010-11UtilizingtheStrategicInstructionalModel,ContentLiteracyContinuumandCurriculumCrafterteachersarecreatingandimplementingStrategicCoursesofinstructionFacilitatedCollaborativeLiteracyProject(CliP)2003–2005Twelvelocalteamsconsistedof:Kindergarten,FirstGrade,TitleI,SpecialEducationTeachers,TeacherConsultantsandBuildingPrincipals. Trainingconsistedof: Collaboration,LanguageEssentialsforTeachersofReadingandSpelling(LETRS)Module1,2,5andDynamicIndicatorsofBasicEarlyLiteracySkills(DIBELS).
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ProfessionalDevelopmentStateMini-grants2001–2004Authentic Access to theGeneral Education Curriculum -The goal of this seventh - twelfthgrade school-wide project focused on providing teachers with tools from the ContentEnhancement Tool Box to ensure all students learn critical content required in the corecurriculumregardlessofliteracylevels.PhonologicalFun-Thefocusofthisgrantwastoimprovephonologicalawarenessskillsinpre-primary -secondgradestudents through teachereducationandcollaborationwhichwouldresultinreducingthenumberofstudentsreferredforspecialeducation.Thisprojectfocusedonteachereducation,collaboration,actionresearchandteachermadematerials.Content Enhancement Routines – This grant provided teacher training and coaching inthirteen academic interventions aimed at teaching content to diverse groups of students.Instruction included decision making about what content to teach, manipulating andtranslating that content into easy-to-understand formats, and presenting it in memorableways.Reading,YES!-Theprimarygoalofthisprojectwastoimprovethereadingperformanceofstudents in special education kindergarten – fourth grade through the implementation ofresearch-basedbestpractices.MathWorks–ThisgrantprovidedteachertrainingandmaterialstoseveralResourceRoomTeachers.Thegoalwastoimprovemathskillsofstudentsinkindergartenthroughgradeeightthroughtheuseofadiagnosticandprescriptivemathremediationprogram.
StateFacilitatorforPersonnelDevelopmentCollaborative2Project(PDC2)2002–2003UtilizedtheAuthenticTaskApproachfromthe“TheAdaptiveSchool”(Garmon,1999)tofacilitateanIntermediateSchoolDistrictSchoolImprovementPlan.StrategicInstructionModelProfessionalDeveloper1998–2014CertifiedthroughtheUniversityofKansasContentEnhancementRoutines–teacherfocusedinterventionsStrategyInstruction–studentfocusedinterventions
Education June1988 GrandValleyStateUniversity Allendale,MIMastersinEducation(LearningDisabilities)
June1977 GrandValleyStateUniversity Allendale,MIBachelorofArtswithHonorsTeachingCertificatesin:ElementaryEducation,EmotionalImpairment,MentalImpairmentandLearningDisabilities
June1973 FerrisStateUniversity BigRapids,MIAssociateinAppliedArts(SocialServices-Correction)
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PatriciaA.Ward: References AprilHadley,MSW MindfulnessBasedStressReductionInstructor Co-Founder,GrandRapidsCenterforMindfulness 616-826-1574 [email protected] CarolHendershott MindfulnessBasedStressReductionInstructor Co-Founder,GrandRapidsCenterforMindfulness 616-826-1574 [email protected] KarenLenz-Wallington,IndependentConsultant
3966OldElmDr.SEKentwoodMI49512 [email protected]
Dr.JosephFisher,Professor,GrandValleyStateUniversity
2183VanSingelLakeDriveByronCenter,[email protected]
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PatriciaA.Ward: MindfulnessPresentationsandTeachings
MIFCCLA(Family,CareerandCommunityLeadersofAmerica)StateConferenceMarch17,2016
• Studentpresentation:“MindfulnessforTeens:DiscoveringYourInnerStrength”MindfulnessandTaiChiforMiddleSchoolMarch16–May8,2016
• EightweeksessionutilizingMindfulSchoolsCurriculumandTaiChiInstructionGVSUTreatYourselfStudentClubFebruary17,2016
• “IntroductiontoMindfulness”-StudentpresentationMindfulnessandTaiChiforMiddleSchoolJanuary7–March10,2016
• EightweeksessionutilizingMindfulSchoolsCurriculumandTaiChiInstructionGrandRapidsChristianHighSchoolJanuary6and13,2016
• “IntroductiontoMindfulness”-StudentpresentationGreenvillePublicSchoolsJanuary7,2016
• “IntroductiontoMindfulness”-BloomsGirls(4-5thgradeafterschoolgroup)presentation
KentSchoolServicesNetworkNovember18,2015
• “TheSciencebehindMindfulnessinEducation”-staffpresentationSLDReadNovember13,2015
• “PracticalUsesofMindfulnessforTutors”staffpresentationGreenvillePublicSchools,October12,2015andDecember4,2015
• “TheSciencebehindMindfulnessinEducation”½daystaffpresentationCovenantHouseAcademyGrandRapidsOctober27,2015
• “IntroductiontoMindfulness”-Staffpresentation
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CovenantHouseAcademyGrandRapidsOctober6–27,2015
• Withinschool-MindfulSchoolsCurriculumandTaiChiPracticeswithhomelessyouthages16-21
MindfulWaytoStressReductionCourseSeptember17–November12,2015
• Sixweeksession-AfterschoolMindfulSchoolsCurriculumwith7th–8thgradestudentsMindfulWaytoStressReductionCourseSeptember14–October26,2015
• AfterschoolMindfulSchoolsCurriculumwith4th–6thgradestudentsLearningtoBreatheAugust4–20,2015
• SummerMindfulnessCoursefor4th–6thGradeStudentsutilizing“LearningtoBreathe”curriculumbyPatriciaBroderick
SummerTeenMindfulnessandRopesCourseRetreatJune15–19,2015
• “LearningtoBreathe”curriculumbyPatriciaBroderick• RopesandChallengeCourseatKentISD
GrandRapidsMontessoriSchools,September9–March5,2015
• TeacherIntroductiontoMindfulness• MindfulSchoolsElementaryCurriculum:threeChildren’sHouse(3-5yearolds)• MindfulSchoolsElementaryCurriculum:fiveE1(1st–3rd)classrooms• MindfulSchoolsElementaryCurriculum:fourE2(4th–6th)classrooms• MindfulSchoolsElementaryCurriculumtotwoMiddleSchool(7th-8th)classrooms
LakeMichiganAcademy,schoolforstudentswithLearningDisabilitiesSeptember29–December3,2014
• TeacherIntroductiontoMindfulness• MindfulSchoolsElementaryCurriculumwith1st–5thgradestudents,• MindfulSchoolsAdolescentCurriculumwithMiddleSchoolStudentsandHighSchool
Students.SteppingStoneMontessoriSchoolMarch2013
• MindfulSchoolsCurriculum,4th–6thgradegeneraleducationstudents