CURRICULUM VITAE - Dr. Cheryl L.  Morgan

 

Dysg- DELLS, 11 Ty Nant Road, Morganstown, Cardiff, CF15 8LW. 

Tel:  +44 (0)2920 820 360

Email:  Cheryl.morgan@Wales.GSI.gov.uk

Website:  www.dysg.org.uk

 

CURRENT POSITIONS:

Senior Development Adviser, Dysg, Department of Education Lifelong Learning and Skills, Welsh Assembly Government (formerly Dysg - Learning and Skills Agency in Wales, UK).  Project Manager for Key Skills Support Programme Cymru and (January 2001 – present).  Plan and implement national support programmes for teachers and lecturers in 14-19 education in Wales.  Responsible for a team of nearly 25 consultants to deliver training, consultation, conferences, and seminars on teaching and learning strategies and effective programmes for delivering basic and key skills training.  Oversee preparation of bilingual (English and Welsh) teaching and learning resources for basic and key skills.  Recently project manager for National Support Project for Basic Skills In Further Education Colleges (2001-2005). Chief research officer for ‘Evaluation of the Basic Skills Support Development Fund’ for ELWa (2003), co-author of Teaching and Learning Guide for Information Technology (LSDA, 2002).  Member of Welsh Assembly sub-committee on the Continuum of Learning for 14-19 year olds in Wales and Key Skills subcommittee for Welsh Baccalaureate. 

 

Chairman of iEARN UK and member of Council of iEARN International. iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) is a non-profit organization registered in Spain.  It is made up of over 25,000 schools in more than 120 countries. iEARN empowers teachers and young people to work together online using the Internet and other new communications technologies. IEARN UK is a registered charity in the UK

 

EDUCATION

University of Washington, Seattle WA, USA: Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Educ and Sociology, 1970; graduated cum laud. Masters of Arts in Education, Hons, in Mental Retardation, Learning Difficulties, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, Hons, in Remedial Reading, Special Education and Research, 1975. School Administrative credentials, Hons, (kindergarten - grade 12) [ages 5 to 18] 1983. (All full-time programmes). Certificates: Washington State, USA, Standard Teaching and Principal's Certificates, Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in Mental Retardation.

 

HONOURS

•    Phi Beta Kappa, USA Honorary Academic Society, 1970

•    United States Office of Education Fellowship for study at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. USA, 1975-76

•    Edmonds, Washington, USA National Exchange Club Outstanding Service Award, 1987. The Exchange Club is a national service organisation devoted to combating child abuse.

•    USOE - Fulbright-Hays Summer Scholarship to study "The Changing Korea" in Seoul, Korea, June 1989

•    State of Washington, USA, Award for Excellence in Education, May 1991

•    South Central School District, Tukwila, WA. USA Commendation for work in Global Education, June 1991

•    Education Industry Partnership Award (EIPA) , UK, 1991.

•    Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufacturing and Commerce (FRSA), UK, June 1992

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Teacher

1970-1975 Seattle, Washington, USA, Experimental Education Unit. Ages 5-16, POSITION: Special education Teacher and Curriculum Researcher.

 

Advisor

1976-1977 Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA, Montgomery County Intermediate Unit #23. Ages 5-18, POSITION: Educational Specialist for Learning Disabilities and Emotionally Disturbed classrooms in 10 counties. Supervised classrooms, developed curriculum, and assessed student eligibility.

 

Principal

1977-1979 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Woodhaven Residential Center for the Mentally Retarded. Ages 7-57, 350 students.

 

Inspector

1979-1982 Seattle, Washington, USA, University of Washington, Programme Development and Assistance System, All grades. POSITION: Associate Coordinator for Special Education and Vocational Education Programmes. Planned and coordinated technical assistance for 39 severely handicapped and deaf-blind model projects; conducted 16 national workshops and conferences; edited three monographs.

 

Principal

1983-1987 Lynnwood Washington, USA, Scriber Lake High School. Grades 9-12 (ages 14-18), 300 students, POSITION: Principal of Alternative School specialising in drop-out prevention and teen parent programmes.

 

Principal

1987-1991 Seattle, Washington, USA, Foster High School, Grades 9-12 (ages 14-18), 500 students. Traditional High School with College Preparatory courses along with general studies. Introduced global education and technology oriented education. Designed and built state of the art high school.

 

UK - Post Doctoral Research (Sabbatical)

1991-1992 England, Lithuania, N. Ireland, Holland, France. ACTIVITY: Conducted post doctoral research in International Telecommunications. Completed coursework at London Institute of Education on Computer Mediated Conferencing.

 

UK - Head of Integrated Support Team, College Staff Tutor, Key skills Coordinator

1992 - 1999, Thanet College, Ramsgate Rd, Broadstairs, Kent, England, CT10 1PN. Tel: 01843-605040. Responsible for delivery and organisation of additional support for 500+ students with SEN integrated within mainstream programmes across college. Observed teaching and learning in the College and delivered staff development programmes on best practice in teaching and learning, course leader, and mentoring. Course Leader and tutor on a variety of teacher training and SEN programmes.

UK – Key Skills Coordinator

July 1999 – December 2000, City of Bristol College, Ashley Down, Bristol, ENG. BS7 9BU. tel: +44 (0) 117-9045000. email: cbc@cityofbristol.ac.uk.  Responsible for implementing and monitoring Key Skills provision across all college programmes. Project Manager: Using on-line learning to Improve Staff Confidence and Competence in Key skills (FEDA 1999).

 

University Lecturer

1992-1994 Canterbury Christ Church College, Canterbury, Kent, UK, 1990 Western Washington Univ., Bellingham, WA. USA, Course in Introduction to Special Needs (visiting professor) 1988; Seattle Univ., Seattle WA. USA, Course in Effective Classroom Practices (visiting professor) 1977-1979; Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. USA, Courses in Behaviour Modification and Classroom Techniques (Adjunct Faculty) 1977-1979; University of Illinois, Urbana, IL. USA, 1977. Course in Current Issues in Special Education (visiting lecturer) 1975; University of Washington, Course in Introduction to Exceptional Children. 

 

RESEARCH/CONSULTANCY

I have published nearly 40 articles, chapters and books in the field of education. I have made numerous state, national and international presentations at conferences and symposia on such topics as remedial reading and comprehension strategies for Learning Disabled students; child assessment strategies; methods of restructuring schools; developing global schooling programmes; and using technology in schools.

 

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

•    Lecture to teachers in training: Lithuania Pedagogic University of Vilnius, 1995; South Africa, University of Port Elizabeth, 1996.

•    Conference presenter: IEARN International Education Conference, Budapest, Hungary, 1996, International Teleteaching Conference, Trondheim Norway, August 1993, and International Telecommunications Conference, Paris, France, March 1992.

•    Global Telecommunications Consortium; International Education and Resource Network, Computer Pals Across the World, Apple Global Education, Campus2000, Chatback Network for Special Needs.

•    Member NASSP Study Mission to Lithuania, (October 1991).

•    Attended conferences in Brussels, Belgium (May 1991), Amsterdam, Holland (September 1991), Belfast, Northern Ireland (October 1991),

•    Visited Comprehensive Secondary schools in London, England and provided consultation on technology used in American Schools, 1990- 1993.

•    Awarded a Fulbright summer Scholarship to study, "The Changing Korea" in Seoul, Korea, 1989.

•    Participated in National Association of Secondary School Principal’s Summer Institute in Shanghai, Hangzou and Beijing, China, 1987. Participated in NASSP European Summer Institute in Paris, France and Vienna, Austria, 1985.

•    Participated in iEARN International Conferences in  Budapest, Hungary (1996), Kosice, Slovakia (2004), Enschede, Netherlands (2006). Also participated in iEARN Europe Regional Seminars (Russia 1998, Netherlands, 2003),  Asia/Pacific Regional Conference (Tokyo, 2006).

•    Presenter at Dissolving Boundaries Conference, Sept 2006, “Unity beyond Diversity” (with Eliane Metni, iEARN Lebanon), University of Ulster, Northern Ireland

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

•    Fellow of Royal Society of Arts, Manufacturing and Commerce, 1992 - present

•     iEARN (International Education and Resources Network), 1991 – present (assembly member 2004- present, executive council member 2005 – present)

•    National Exchange Club. Edmonds, Wa. 1985-87 (Treasurer, 1986-87),

•    Rotary International, Tukwila, Wa. 1988-92 (Chairman of Education Committee),

•    International Committee of British National Association of Headteachers, 1991-94,

•    Council for International Education 1991-94(Executive Committee),

•    Association of Washington State School Principals. 1983-91 (Legislative district and Congressional District coordinator 1984-90, Conference Planning committee 1989),

•    National Assoc. of Secondary School Principals 1983-91,

•    Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development 1985-91,

•    The Association of the Severely Handicapped 1979-83 (President, local chapter, 1982, Editor of the TASH Newsletter),

•    Association for Children with Learning Disabilities, 1970-83,

•    International Reading Association, 1970-82. 

 

 

 

Last updated:  March 2008