EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D. Kent State University, Kent, OH;
Special Education/Early Intervention (anticipated
Fall 2014)
M.Ed. Kent State University, Kent, OH: Early Childhood Intervention (May 2010)
B.S. Kent State University, Kent, OH: Intervention Specialist Mild-Moderate/Minor
in Philosophy (December 2005)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2013-fall to present Co-Project
Coordinator, Kent State University grant funded by the U.S. Office of Special
Education Programs
2008-present Graduate
Teaching, Editing, and Research Assistant, Kent State University
2013-fall Practicum Instructor and Supervisor, Kent State University
2013-summer Adjunct faculty, Kent State University:
Kent, OH
2013-spring Co-Instructor, Kent State
University: Kent, OH
November 2012- Co-Master
consultant, Kent State University grant funded by the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities
June 2013
2012-present Children’s
Action Network Coordinator, Division for Early Childhood
2012 On-call
Grant Reviewer for the Office of Head Start- Administration for Children and
Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
2012-summer Adjunct faculty, Kent State
University
2012-spring Practicum Instructor, Kent
State University
2011-spring Co-instructor, Kent State
University
2010 Distance Education Instructor, Cleveland State University
2009 Staff; website development for faculty research, grants, and
diversity, Kent State University
2006-2008 Head Toddler (2 & 3 yrs)
Teacher, Lapetite Learning Day Care, University Heights, OH
LICENSURE
2006-2008 Intervention
Specialist, Mild/Moderate, 5-21/ GR K-12, License #: OH1-52-5858 JK3I730
AREAS
OF TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE
Amvonet; Blackboard Vista, Learn,
& Wimba; Wikispaces; Contribute; Groove; Second Life; CommonSpot (web
server); Excel; PowerPoint; Publisher; Skype; Blogs; Word; Wiggio; Google
sites; Google Documents; Yola; Jing/Snagit/Screencast; Prezi; Qualtrics survey
software; Survey Monkey; SPSS; GoToMeeting; WebEx; & Adobe Connect
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles- International
Refereed Journal Articles- NationalHallam, R., Pretti-Frontczak, K., Grisham-Brown, J., Lyons, A., & Rendon, T. (in progress). Examining the congruence of a curriculum-based and norm-referenced assessment for preschool children.
Invited
Chapter
Pfeiffer-Fiala, C., Pretti‐Frontczak,
K., Moore, L., & Lyons, A.
(2010). Recommended practices in monitoring
children’s performance. In J. Grisham‐Brown & K. Pretti-Frontczak (Ed.), Assessment practices for working with young children in blended classrooms. Baltimore: Brookes.
Non-Referred
Instructional Materials
Pretti-Frontczak, K.,
Grisham-Brown, J., Reese, M., Elwood, P., & Lyons, A. (2013). Intentional
Instructional Guide™. Brooklyn, NY: B2K Solutions, Ltd.
Other Publications
National Association for the Education of Young
Children, the Division for Early Childhood, and the National Head Start
Association [NAEYC/DEC/NHSA]. (2013). Frameworks for Response to Intervention in early childhood: Description and implications. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina, FPG Child Development Institute. Editor
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PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Invited
International/NationalLyons, A., Walsh, S., & Oser, C. (2013, October). Annual Children’s Action Network (CAN)
coordinator meeting. Meeting held at the Division for Early Childhood conference: San Francisco, California.
Oser, C., Walsh, S.,
& Lyons, A. (2013, October). Policy special interest group (SIG). Meeting held at the Division for Early Childhood conference: San Francisco, California. Smith, B., Lyons, A., & Walsh, S. (2013, October). Advocacy strategies: From national to neighborhood! Session held at the Division for Early Childhood conference: San Francisco, California.
Walsh, S. & Lyons,
A. (2013, October). What’s happening
in Washington? Session held at the Division for Early Childhood conference: San Francisco, California.
Walsh, S., Oser, C., & Lyons, A. (2013, October). Reauthorization
of IDEA. Session held at the Division for Early Childhood conference: San Francisco, California.
Lyons, A., Walsh, S., Mulligan, S., & Oser, C. (2012, October). Annual
Children’s Action Network (CAN) coordinator meeting. Meeting held at the Division for Early Childhood conference: Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Oser, C., Lyons, A., & Walsh, S.(2012, October). Policy special interest group (SIG). Meeting held at the Division for Early Childhood conference: Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Oser, C., Speece, R., Lyons, A., & Walsh, S. (2012,
October). 1st Anniversary of
the Final Part C Regulations: What’s the Impact for You? Roundtable discussion held at the Division for Early Childhood conference: Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Zieglar, D., Walsh,
S., Oser, C., & Lyons, A. (2012,
October). IDEA reauthorization: Help shape DEC recommendations. Session held at the Division for Early Childhood conference: Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Zieglar, D., Kavulic, C., Spence, R., Walsh, S., &
Lyons, A. (2012, October). What’s happening in Washington? Spotlight
session held at the Division for Early Childhood conference: Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Pretti-Frontczak, K., Grisham-Brown, J., Elwood, P.,
Reese, M., & Lyons, A. (2012,
May). Implementing tiered instruction for diverse PreK learners: Effective teacher decision making at Tier 1. An invited presentation as a CEC/DEC collaborative webinar. Pretti-Frontczak, K., Coleman, M. R., Elwood, P.,
Reese, M., & Lyons, A. (2011,
February). Differentiating curriculum and
instruction in Pre K and K. An invited presentation as a CEC/DEC collaborative webinar.
Refereed International/NationalGatmaitan, M., Harjusola-Webb, S., Lyons, A., & Travers, K.
(2013, October). A community of practice:
Strengthening early intervention services and influencing policy. Session to be held at the Division of Early Childhood conference: San Francisco, California.
Lyons, A. & Pretti-Frontzczak, K. (2012, October). Influencing
policy: Increasing professional and family involvement in the policy-making process. Roundtable discussion held at the Division for Early Childhood conference: Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Elwood, P., Reese, M., & Lyons, A. (2012, October). Universal design for learning as Tier
One differentiation in early childhood classrooms. Session held at the Division of Early Childhood conference: Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Pretti-Frontczak, K.,
Hess-Robbins, S., Hubbell, S., & Lyons,
A. (2012, January). The Ohio subdivision’s
journey to impact state policy. A Division for Early Childhood webinar for Subdivision leaders.
Elwood, P., Reese, M., & Lyons, A. (2011, November). Tier 1
differentiation practices in Pre-K classrooms. Pecha Kucha session presented
at the Division for Early Childhood conference: National Harbor, Maryland.
Harjusola-Webb,
S., Lyons, A., & Pfeiffer-Fiala,
C. (2011, November). Preparing early
childhood intervention professionals and leaders using a HyFlex model. Interactive poster session presented at the Division for Early Childhood conference: National Harbor, Maryland.
Pfeiffer-Fiala,
C., Lyons, A., & Harjusola-Webb, S. (2011, November). Enhancing
communication and collaboration using Web 2.0, technologies. Student poster presented at the Division for Early Childhood conference: National Harbor, Maryland.
Invited State/LocalPfieffer-Fiala, C. & Lyons, A. (2012, June). Universal design for learning as a Tier 1
data driven instructional strategy. Conference session presented at the Ohio Division for Early Childhood regional conference on Tiered Instruction using Evidence-based Practices and Data Driven Decision Making. Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Refereed State/Local
Hubbell,
S., Lyons, A., & Pfieffer-Fiala,
C. (2012, April). Five things everyone should know about supporting children with disabilities. Conference session at the Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children annual conference: Columbus Expo Center, Columbus, OH.
Hess-Robbins,
S., Shumar, M., Lyons, A., &
Spino, M. A. (2011, April). Supporting children with disabilities: The
top 5 things every educator should know. Conference session at the Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children annual conference: Columbus Expo Center, Columbus, OH.
CONSULTING
Pfeiffer-Fiala, C, Kurtz, B., Stark, D., & Lyons, A. (2011). An outcomes-based assessment of the division of education early
childhood education major for Seton Hill University: A program review focused on the enhancement of assessment practices surrounding student learning. Greensburg, PA: Seton Hill University.
TEACHING, ADVISING, AND SUPERVISIONKent State UniversitySPED 63992: Advanced
Practicum Seminar (Fall ’13 Instructor
and Supervisor; Spring ’12 Instructor;
Spring ’11 co-supervisor)
SPED 63995: Developing Meaningful and Legally Defensible
IFSPs and IEPs for Young Children (Summer
’13 Distance Ed Instructor; Summer ’12 Co-Distance Ed Instructor; Summer ’10 TA)
SPED 63958: Early Childhood Intervention Methods (Summer ’13 Co-Instructor; Summer ’11 TA)
SPED 63957: Assessment and Evaluation in Early
Childhood Services (Spring '14 Instructor; Spring ’13
Co-Instructor)
SPED 4/53030: Applied Behavior Analysis I: Theory and
Techniques (Fall '13 TA; Spring ‘13 TA; Fall ’12 TA;
Fall ’10 TA)
SPED 63950: Curriculum and Intervention in Early
Childhood (Fall ’12 TA)
SPED 23000: Introduction to Exceptionalities (Spring
’11 Co-Instructor Sec. 1; TA Sec. 2; Fall ’10 TA)
Cleveland State
University
EDC 501 Child Development (Fall ’10 Distance ED Instructor)
EXTERNAL PROJECTS
Non-funded Research
Principal Investigator, The confidence and competency of Early Intervention
(EI) providers in Ohio: The effect of professional development on providers’ perceptions (Tentative title, under development)
Principal
Investigator, Identifying strategies
to improve civic engagement related to policies and issues affecting early
child special education and intervention (Tentative title, under development). SERVICE AND CITIZENSHIP
Service for
Professional Organizations
National
2012-2013 Division
for Early Childhood (DEC); Policy Strand
Chair for Annual National Conference
April 2013 Young
Exceptional Children (YEC) Monograph on Challenging Behaviors; Reviewer
2012 Young Exceptional Children (YEC); On-call guest reviewer
May
2012 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)/Division for
Early Childhood (DEC) collaborative webinar;
Chat
question moderator
January 2012 Division for Early Childhood (DEC) subdivision
webinar; co-presenter
February
2011 Council for Exceptional Children
(CEC)/Division for Early Childhood (DEC) collaborative webinar; Chat
question moderator
June
2010 Division for Early Childhood (DEC); Conference proposal reviewer
2009-2011 Ohio Division of Early Childhood (ODEC); Student Leadership Chair
2009-present Ohio Division for Early Childhood (ODEC)
AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS
2010-2011 Leadership
Grant Recipient, Kent State University, Early Intervention
2005 Recognition of Excellence, Praxis II: Principles of Teaching and
Learning- K-6
REFERENCES
Available
upon request.
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