Sharon Hansen
Elementary and Special Education graduate from University of North Dakota, with MA and DPhil degrees. Director at Dickinson Public School Early Childhood and Special Education Services.
| Headline: | Educator |
| Groups: | Strom Center |
| Interested in: | Helping members of my groups, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities |
| Schools: | University of North Dakota, Utah State University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Dickinson Public School Early Childhood and Special Education Services, Community Action Head Start Program, Dickinson, ND |
| Position: | Director |
| Time period: | December 1995 - Present |
| Employer: | Grant Forks Head Start Program, Grand Forks, ND |
| Position: | Head Start Teacher |
| Time period: | May 1997 - July 1997 |
| Employer: | Community Action Head Start, Dickinson, ND |
| Position: | Education and Disabilities Coordinator |
| Time period: | December 1990 - November 2002 |
| Employer: | Dickinson Public Schools, Dickinson, ND |
| Position: | Early Childhood Special Education Teacher |
| Time period: | December 1977 - November 2002 |
| Employer: | Grand Forks Public School, Grand Forks, ND |
| Position: | Teacher of Multi-handicapped, K-6 |
| Time period: | December 1975 - November 1978 |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of North Dakota |
| Time period: | 2008 |
| Degree: | Doctorate of Philsophy |
| University: | Utah State University |
| Time period: | 1985 |
| Degree: | Early Childhood Special Education, MA |
| University: | University of North Dakota |
| Time period: | 1975 |
| Degree: | Elementary and Special Education, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | Association for Curriculum Development and Supervision
Council for Exceptional Children Division of Early Childhood National Association for the Education of Young Children North Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children National Education Association North Dakota Education Association The Association for Retarded Citizens of North Dakota National Head Start Association North Dakota Head Start Association |
| Awards: | Special Educator of the Year, Dickinson Association for Retarded Citizens, Dickinson, ND, 1986.
Special Educator of the Year, North Dakota Association for Retarded Citizens, Bismarck, ND, 1986. Centennial Award - Outstanding Special Educator, North Dakota Council for Exceptional Children, Fargo, ND, 1990. Teacher of the Year, Berg Elementary - Dickinson Public Schools, Dickinson, ND, 1990. Region VIII National Head Start Association Edward Zigler Research Scholarship, October, 2005. Minard T. F. Jean McCrea Scholarship, University of North Dakota, 2004 – 2006. Most Distinguished Dissertation, Education Leadership Department, University of North Dakota, Public Prekindergarten: An Implementation Model for Public Schools in States that Do Not Fund Prekindergarten, 2008. |
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