Rochelle Faith Elkan
DEGREES:
- CLAD (Cross-cultural Language Acquisition Development) Credential, 1998, California
- Master of Arts, Sonoma State University 1984 Rohnert Park, California
- Major: Education with emphasis on Reading
- 40 units postgraduate education, College of the Redwoods, Fort Bragg, California
- Bachelor of Science, Temple University 1967 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Major: Education
- California State Teaching Credentials:
- Reading Specialist issued July 1983
- Multiple Subject preschool, K-12, adult issued June 1982
- Reading Specialist issued July 1983
- Regional Occupation Program Training Certificate for Computers
- 1200 hours in the field of computer skills, issued June 1983
- Certificate for completing "Microcomputers in Education"
- Sonoma State University, June 1982
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1990 - present |
Teacher, Dana Gray School, Fort Bragg Unified School District, Fort Bragg, California |
1983-1990 |
Educational and computer consultant |
1978-1990 |
Teacher Substitute, Fort Bragg Unified School District, Fort Bragg, California and Mendocino Unified Schools, Mendocino, California |
1979-80 |
Montessori Teacher Assistant |
1969-70 |
Teacher Substitute, Pacifica Unified School District, Pacifica, California |
Summer 1967 |
Get Set Teacher USDOE Sponsored, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
1967-69 |
Elementary School Teacher, George G. Meade School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
SPECIAL INTERESTS:
Reading, writing, gardening, computers, travel, calligraphy
I am interested in optimizing the educational and social performance of students by sharing my skills and knowledge. I believe in hands-on heuristic environments where educational technologies can be learned by seeing something done, doing it, then passing the knowledge to someone else.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
August 1989 - June 1990 |
Travelled around the Pacific Rim; classroom observations Cook Islands & Fiji |
July 1988 |
Travelled around the United States by train |
July 1987 |
Volunteer, Adult Literacy Program, Fort Bragg Library |
July 1987 |
Co-Teacher, Summer Computer Institute, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California |
August 1986 |
Participant, EQUALS workshop, Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley |
April 1986 |
Co-Teacher, LOGO in the Classroom Workshop, Laytonville Unified Schools |
March 1986 |
Co-Teacher, Writing with a Computer Workshop, Konocti Unified Schools |
August 1985 |
Co-Teacher, TECC Region 3 Summer Computer Workshop for Teachers, Upper Lake High |
April 1985 |
Co-Teacher, Writing with a Computer Workshop, Upper Lake Unified Schools |
March 1985 |
Co-Teacher, TECC Region 3 Writing with a Computer Workshop, Upper Lake High School |
August 1984 |
Co-Teacher, TECC Region 3 Summer Computer Workshop for Teachers, Lakeport Elementary School |
March 1984 |
Assistant, Writing with a Computer Workshop, Fresno State University |
February 1984 |
Assistant, Writing with a Computer Workshop, Humboldt State University |
Summer 1984-85 |
Assistant, California Writing Project, Using Computers in Language Arts, Humboldt and Chico State Universities |
June 1983 |
Assistant, Summer Computer Workshop for Teachers, Mendocino Unified Schools |
MEMBERSHIPS:
- International Reading Association
- National Council of Teachers of English
- Delta Kappa Gamma member since 1998
