2002-Presentmurray State University/Alternative Certification Coordinator

Cindy Thresher

MurrayStateUniversityPhone: 270-809-3280

336 Alexander HallFax: 270-809-2689

Murray,

Employment

2002-PresentMurray State University/Alternative Certification Coordinator

1999-2001Cluster Instructional Specialist for

eMINTS (Enhancing Missouri’s Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies)

Field Coordinator for MissouriState Teachers Association (MSTA)

Beginning Teacher Assistance Educational Consultant for MSTA

Technology Trainer for teachers in St. James R-1 School District

1980-1999St. James R-1 School District

St. James, Missouri, 4th grade

1997-1999Facilitator for PBS Mathline

1995-1998Adjunct Instructor for SouthwestBaptistCollege

and LindenwoodCollege

1969-1980Marshfield R-1 School District

Marshfield, Missouri 1st grade and 5th grade

1968-1969Cadiz Reorganized School District

Cadiz, Kentucky, 6th grade

1967-1968Murray HeadStart Program

Murray, Kentucky, 4 year-old children

Educational History

1980-1993Missouri colleges and universities 15 hours above Masters

Degree

1975-1980DruryCollegeMasters Degree

Springfield, Missouri Elementary Education &

Reading

1964-1967MurrayStateUniversityBachelors Degree

Murray, Kentucky Elementary Education-Area

Social Studies-Minor

Magna Cum Laude

Professional Association Memberships and Offices and Awards

MissouriState Teachers Association (MSTA)

MSTAState Constitution and Bylaws Committee

MSTAState Resolutions Committee

MSTA South Central District President and Executive Board Member

SCDTA Resolution Committee Chairman

Delta Kappa Gamma Educational Sorority (Vice President)

Kappa Delta Pi

National Council for Teachers of Mathematics

Missouri Council for Teachers of Mathematics

St. James Community Teachers Association (various offices and committees)

MSTA Outstanding Leader

1996-1997 Missouri Teacher of the Year

Professional Activities and Presentations

Show-Me Standards Work Group for Math

Missouri Assessment Project (“MAP 2000”) Class 1 “Senior Leader”

Committee for Retention and Recruitment of Teachers

Missouri Standards for Teacher Education Programs

Member of Governor’s Task Force for Environmental Education

Technical Design Committee for Assessment for Missouri

Numerous Presentations for Hands-on Math in Missouri

Authentic Assessment Presentations at State Conferences

Aligning Curriculum Presentations to Administrators in Missouri

State Department of Education Regional Conference on Education (Session Leader and

Lead Speaker)

Missouri Math Symposium summer teacher

Interface ’95,’96,’97,’98,’99 presentations (Missouri conference on math and science)

Portfolio Preparation presentations in Missouri

SCDTA (MSTA) District Conference presentations

Accelerated Schools National Conference—St. Louis, Missouri

Teacher Forum--Washington, D.C.

NationalCenter for Alternative Certification—Orlando, Florida

Kentucky Teacher Internship Program presentations at the state level, school district level and university level

Alternative Route to Certification Program presentation to the Council for Post Secondary Education (2 yrs. Statewide presentation)

Presentation in Kentucky on Best Practices

NationalCenter for Alternative Certification---Washington, D.C.

Publications and Published Interviews

School and Community MSTA “Three Steps to Success-Teacher of the Year”

School and Community MSTA “How We Teach”

MissouriSchool Board “Change in the Classroom”

St. James Leader Journal “Chalk Talk” weekly articles

State Documentary Video on Assessment

The Cookie Test

A Desert in Missouri

Portfolio Assessment

New Standards Project

Programs

PBS Mathline

The Science Lady

TEAMS Distance Learning (Math/Science programs via satellite; grades K-6)

Teacher, Administrator, Board Team

Grants

Cooking With Kids

Authentic Assessment

Academic Nights

CHEFS

Student Centered Thematic Studies

Continuations for several grants

TEAMS Distance Learning

The Need to Read

Show Me Missouri

Two 21st Century Technology Learning Challenge Grants

Author of Gold Star and BlueRibbonSchools proposals for

LWJElementary School, St. James, Missouri

Alternative Certification :Developing Highly Qualified Middle School Math and

Science Teachers

West Kentucky Math Alliance Partnership

West Kentucky Science Alliance Partnership

Spanish Immersion and Mentoring

Spanish Immersion, Mentoring, and Exchange

West KentuckyMathPartnership I

West Kentucky Math Partnership II