Portfolio: Sheri McGuinn

smcguinn@yahoo.com

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Diplomas

o       Buffalo State College, MS Education, Learning and Behavior Disorders  1995

o      Sonoma State College, BS Psychology 1979

Transcripts

o      Buffalo State College

o      Sonoma State College

o      Non-degree institutions & professional trainings – see course listing for breadth of education

Professional Certifications

o      Arizona Teaching Certificate SPED: LD, Reading and SEI Endorsement, K-12, current

o       CA Clear Level II Education Specialist Credential Mild/Moderate, EL Endorsement, current

o      CA Certificate of Eligibility for the Administrative Services Credential, current

Abstracts and Writing Samples

o       Colorado Technology Literacy Challenge Fund Grant Application

o      Narrative from application

o      Award letter

o      Masters Project: 

o      Background Music and the Behavior of Middle-School Students with Emotional Disabilities

o      Abstract

o      Full report

o      “Andy” Documents (psuedonym) - Representative of research and analysis skills

o      Summary of interviews

o      Observation report

o      Academic assessment

o      PowerPoint Presentation on Tough Kids

o      Book review in Colorado Libraries

o      Cheat sheet prepared for Larson Library

Examples of professional work accomplishments

o      Built and maintain website with MS Word:  www.sherimcguinn.com -  has information on credits and various samples

o      Implemented a Reading Program where there had been none: see letters for Roush recommendation, Canyon Day

o      Designed and established a Deficit Credit Program at Fairfield High School: see letters from Noyes, Bell, and Sillen

o      Expanded initial vision to fit the requirements for the Colorado Technology Literacy Challenge Fund Grant; $100,000 awarded to purchase computers and software and institute a community-wide literacy program: see Abstracts and Writing Samples

Professional training completed

See my course listing for a full listing of professional trainings taken - samples include:

o      Web-authoring, Photoshop, Digital Tools, and PowerPoint trainings

o      CPS Core Training at Cornell - included interviewing and other techniques useful in other scenarios

o      Stress/Time Management

o      Grants USA Grantsmanship Training

o      Grant-writing in-service in preparation for writing the TLCF application

o      Chautauqua Institute Seminar on Grant Writing

Letters of professional references

o      See letters for references on past projects

o       Current references available on request