Presentations, Publications, Experience : Dr. McConnell's Website

DISSERTATION
An Investigation of Cooperative Competitive Behaviors Exhibited by Two Groups of Young Children Using Concrete Versus Computer Software Assessments. “Falk’s (McConnell-Farmer’s) Marble Pull Game”* on the Apple lle was developed to assess cooperative interactions among young children. Copyright protected.

*NOTE: In May, 1994, 1 legally changed my surname from "Falk" to "McConnell". Thus, all professional references prior to that date are identified as "Falk" and all of those professional references from May, 1994 to 2005 are identified as "McConnell". I legally changed my name from “McConnell” to “McConnell-Farmer” in October, 2005 and all of those professional references since then are identified as “McConnell-Farmer”.

TEACHER LICENSURE
Kansas State Board of Education,
Early Childhood Education, Level EC‑EC, Endorsement, 6087 &
Elementary Education, Level K‑9, Endorsement, 1800

EXPERIENCE

2001-Present
Professor

Teaching the following graduate and undergraduate courses

Graduate

Curriculum Development and Assessment (Elementary & Secondary)
Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Methods

Undergraduate

Administration and Supervision in Early Childhood Education
Assessment and Evaluation in Early Childhood Education
Curriculum in Preschool Education
Essentials in Early Childhood Education, I.
Essentials in Early Childhood Education, II.
Family, School and Community Collaboration in Early Childhood Education
Infants and Toddlers Laboratory
Introduction to Early Childhood Education
Introduction to Family Dynamics in Early Childhood Education
Introduction to Infants and Toddlers in Early Childhood Education
Methods in Preschool Education
Organization and Administration of Early Childhood Education Programs
Practicum in Preschool Education
Practicum in Infants and Toddler Settings
Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Methods
Student Teaching in Preschool Education
Student Teaching in Early Childhood Education
Student Teaching in Elementary Education
Supervision in Early Childhood Education
Techniques of Early Childhood Guidance and Classroom Management

Advising
*I advise 64 undergraduate students.

1994-2001
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Education, Washburn University, Topeka, KS.
Early tenure granted 1998, rank of Professor granted in 2001. Teaching many of the courses listed in the 2001-Present designation listed above.

1993‑1994
Adjunct Associate Professor. Division of Early Childhood, The Teachers College, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS.

Tauqht the following graduate courses:
* Parent Involvement in Early Childhood Education (a course I developed)
* Administrative and Current Issues in Early Childhood Education

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Education, Washburn University, Topeka, KS.

Taught the following undergraduate course:
* Development and Guidance of Young Children

1992‑1993
Chair/Associate Professor. Division of Early Childhood, The Teachers
College, Emporia State University. I was the first Chair of the Division of Early Childhood.

1988‑1992
Assistant Professor
Department of Curriculum and Instruction,
School of Education, William Paterson State College of New Jersey, Wayne, NJ.

Taught the following graduate courses:
*Computers in Education
*Teaching Strategies I ‑ Social Studies/Human Relationships
*Technology and the Young Child

Taught the following undergraduate courses:
*Early Childhood Curriculum I
*Reading and the Young Child
*Practicum in Pre‑K
*Methods of Teaching Social Studies
*Supervision of Student Teaching

1985‑1988 Assistant Professor.
The Department of Social and Psychological Foundation, School of Education, The City College of New York (CCNY).

Taught the following graduate courses:
*Introduction to Teaching Logo
*Computers, Instruction and Learning
*Seminar in Educational Research

Taught the following undergraduate courses:
*Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development
*Fieldwork to Child and Adolescent Development
*School Learning and Instruction

Developed and served as Director of the Center for Computers and Learninq at the City Colleqe of New York. The Center was engaged in research, training and service directed toward enhancing the effectiveness of computers in the teaching and learning processes. Special emphasis in the Center was on projects which respond to the complex educational needs of urban schools and which have the potential for facilitating computer use in classroom settings.

1988
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Seton Hall University, West Orange, NJ.
*Taught a graduate computer course, Logo, while an Assistant Professor at CCNY.

1985-1986
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Teachers College, Columbia University.
*Taught a graduate course, Computing in the Elementary Curriculum, while an Assistant Professor at CCNY.

July, 1986
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Taught a graduate course in computing at the University of South Maine, in Gorham, Maine.

1984‑1985
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Teachers College, Columbia University.
*Taught a graduate course, Computing in the Elementary Curriculum.

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
*Taught an undergraduate course, Principles in Early Childhood.

1983‑1984
Instructor
Department of Curriculum and Teaching, Teachers College. Columbia University.

Co‑taught the following graduate courses:
*Supervision in Preservice Teacher Education Programs
*Supervision for Elementary and Secondary Schools
*Models of Teaching
*Social Studies in the Elementary and Middle School
*Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary Education

1982‑1983
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ.

Taught the following undergraduate courses:
*Curriculum in Early Childhood Education
*Methods in Early Childhood Education

1981‑1982
Assistant Coordinator
Office of Student Teaching, Teachers College, Columbia University. Along with the Coordinator, I was responsible for student teaching placements in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

1980‑1981
Full‑time Doctoral Student
Teachers College, Columbia University.

1970‑1980
Preschool Teacher and Tenured Elementary School Teacher
Private preschool, Brookridge Preschool and Day Care Center, in Overland Park, Kansas; elementary school, Venable Elementary School, in Charlottesville, Virginia; and elementary schools, Goshen Elementary School and Central Elementary School in Rockbridge County, Virginia. I taught three‑year‑olds, half-day and full-day kindergarten, first grade, first and second grade combination, and in a High School Graduation Equivalency program.