Kathryn Krakowiak, BCEA
Kathy serves on the Advisory Board of NSEAI.
Kathy Krakowiak has been a life long teacher teaching K-8 classes, and 1st grade for 28 years in the Diocese of Wilmington DE. As a Master Teacher, she shared her wealth of knowledge and served as a leader in her school,Ā sharing knowledge and skills with others; mentoring new teachers; and developing strong relationships with parents, families, and stakeholders in her community.
Kathy:
- Was nominated for Disneyā€™s American Teacher Awards, which honors outstanding teachers who inspire the joy of learning in Americaā€™s public and private school students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grades,
- Developed the first "hands on" science program for primary grades and assisted in the development of the science curriculum,
- Was a Primary (K-3) coordinator for curriculum and policy review,
- Provided research based continuing education to educators,
- Taught religion in elementary school,
- Provided private tutoring to children struggling academically, and
- Coordinated appropriate student referrals to special education evaluations, so that they could receive individualized and appropriate instruction, based on their unique needs.
Kathy served at a regional leader in education as a Middle States Commission on Higher Education Reviewer for school credentialing for 10+ years and across multiple states.
- As an evaluator she was a vital part of the peer review process, serving in a multi-layered accreditation decision making process.
- She conducted on-site visits and/or review written reports and evidence submitted by institutions undergoing different types of accreditation reviews.
- She participated in making accreditation and pre-accreditation (Candidacy) decisions. She had to make careful judgments about the institutionā€™s compliance with accreditation standards outlined in MSCHEā€™s Standards for Accreditation and Requirements of Affiliation within the context of the institutionā€™s mission.
Kathy went to Lynchburg College and received a BA in Elementary Education, with a focus on reading. She additionally:
- Studied Developmental Reading at Widner University,
- Studied the Teaching of Science at Wilmington University,
- Is Reading Assist trained and integrated many of the Reading Assist strategies into her everyday general education classrooms,
- Is trained in the Open Court Reading program, and
- Is a Board Certified Education Advocate - BCEA - Fellow from the National Special Education Advocacy Institute- and has assisted facilitating classes.
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Motto:
You never given up on children.
Quote:
"The NSEAI - Board Certified Education Advocate program is a necessity for the classroom teacher as they cope with multiple ability ranges!"
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