Heather M. Schrempf-White
PERSONAL DATA:
EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS:
- New York State Permanent Special Education Certificate
- M.S.Ed. in Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders, Hunter College, New York, NY, 1996.
- California Professional Clear Teacher Credential (Multiple Subjects), California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA, 1993.
- B.A. in Psychology, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, 1989.
TRAINING:
Annual participation in Harvard Learnind Disorders Conference and New York City Orton-Gillingham Conference
Fast ForWord, 1999, Gail Gallante and Associates, Speech and Language Pathologists
- Trained in the implementation and interpretation of this Speech and Language based program.
Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes™, 1998, Lindamood-Bell™ Learning Processes, San Los Obispo, CA.
- Trained in and use techniques from Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing® (LiPS®), Visualizing and Verbalizing® (V/V™), and Seeing Stars®: Symbol Imagery for Phonemic Awareness, Sight Words and Spelling Program
Expository Writing Program, 1998, Windward School, White Plains, NY.
- Trained in and use the Expository Writing Program designed by and used at the Windward School to teach basic writing skills.
Orton-Gillingham Multisensory Training, 1996, Windward School, White Plains, NY.
- Trained in and use Preventing Academic Failure (PAF), Wilson Reading, Spector Phonics, and Recipe for Reading.
Control Theory Training, 1994-5, College of St. Rose, Albany, NY.
- Trained in and use William Glasser's Responsibility Training and Quality Teaching theories and techniques.
Cooperative Learning Training, 1994-5, College of St. Rose, Albany, NY.
- Trained in and developed a month-long cooperative learning unit focusing on the rain forest.
Montessori, 1989, Chapman College, Orange, CA.
- Completed all course work and eight months of student teaching toward a Montessori credential.
Processing and Cognitive Enhancement (PACE), 2002, LearningRx, Colorado Springs, CO.
- Trained in implementation and interpretation of skills developed utilizing the PACE program.
- Authorized to train and supervise other on-site PACE trainers at White Plains, NY based center.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2002 - Present
Multisensory Training Institute of the Stratford Foundation (MTI)
- National trainer for classroom implementations of Lindamood-Bell™ methodologies including LiPS®, Seeing Stars®, and Visualizing and Verbalizing®
1991 - Present
BrainBuilders Tutoring (Schrempf-White Inc.)
- Founder and President of private tutoring practice for learning disabled and mainstream students, grades K - 12.
- Trained and supervise a staff of ten employees.
- Currently maintain 40 hours of 1-1 educational therapy per week.
- Conduct intake assessments and design individualized education program.
- Match students with appopriate tutors, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and social workers.
- Conduct diagnositic educational evaluations, including a thorough written evaluation and parent consultation.
- Educational consultant with schools, private speech-and-language therapists, and private occupational therapists.
- Creator and Co-Author of Beyond Words Writing program, which is implemented annually as an intensive 10 hour/week summer class.
1997 - 2000
Special Education Inclusion Teacher (3rd & 4th grade), Springhurst Elementary, Dobbs Ferry, NY.
- Designed and implement partial-inclusion (LEAP - Learning Essential Academics Program) and full-inclusion (PACE - Providing Assistance in the Classroom Environment) programs for moderately to severely learning and language disabled students.
- Coordinator for special education department, acting as a liaison between the teachers, the CSE chairperson, and the principal.
- Conduct triennial and annual review educational evaluations and annual goal setting for the Committee on Special Education.
- Create modified curriculum for social studies and sciences taught in the mainstream classrooms.
- Collaborate with up to 5 classroom teachers and 5 instructional aids concurrently.
- Responsible for teaching all math and language arts curriculums.
- Implement and incorporate the use of assistive technology in the mainstream classroom.
- Member of School Compact Committee.
- Lead annual parent education seminars in curriculum areas including social and study skills.
- Recipient of PARC (Providing Academic Reinforcement through Computers) Grant, 1999.
- Trained and supervised classroom aides in methodologies being used with the children, including Lindamood-Bell™ and Orton-Gillingham programs.
1995 - 1997
Learning Specialist for grades K-4, Springhurst Elementary, Dobbs Ferry, NY.
- Planned and implemented small group and individual remedial lessons for classified resource room students and non-classified support children in all subject areas using both pull-out and push-in models.
- Combined caseload of 70 students.
- Incorporated the use of software and technology into daily instruction.
- Member of school-wide learning support team:
- Observed and assessed students referred to the school support team.
- Planned programs for referred students
- Consulted with classroom teachers and modified the curriculum for specific students.
- Goals 2000 - Project Connect participant.
- School-wide Interview committee.
- Created and implemented Kidspeak, an after school PTSA enrichment class for 1st and 2nd graders, training them as journalists and producing a newspaper.
- Created and implemented the After-School Homework Center Program grant.
- Created and implemented Instant Replay, a multi-media social skills training program in which students identify, script, choreograph, and videotape difficult social situations and possible solutions.
1993 -1995
Communication Arts Cluster Teacher in SIE 7 (Emotionally/Behaviorally Disturbed) Project New Life Program, P.S. 68, Bronx, NY.
- Planned and implemented lesson plans in writing, art and music for 4 classrooms, grades K-4.
- Implemented annual holiday programs involving all 4 classes.
- Implemented annual spring programs for whole school performances.
- Designed and implemented year long curriculum for all grade levels based upon William Glasser's Responsibility Training theory.
- Created life-size Rainforest Bubble with all 4 grade levels for annual science fair.
1992-1993
First grade teacher, First Lutheran School of Northridge, Northridge, CA.
- Teacher representativce on the Parent-Teacher Organization steering committee.
- Trained a dozen parents how to assist in the classroom.
- Trained parents in techniques for getting homework done effectively.
1991-1992
Instructor, Institute of Reading Development, Long Beach, CA.
- Conducted reading seminars for children and adults, focusing on enhancing reading appreciation, comprehension, fluency, and speed.
- Assisted in starting a new location for seminars in Denver, Colorado.
1989-90
Montessori teacher, Beverly Hills Montessori School, Beverly Hills, CA.
- Lead Montessori teacher for class of 24 two- through four-year-olds.
AWARDS:
- Dobbs Ferry Schools Foundation Grant: PARC (Providing Academic Reinforcement through Computers), 1999.
- Piloting and assessing the use of Lindamood-Bell™ computer programs for both LiPS® and V/V™ as reinforcement to lessons taught by the classroom teacher.
- Dobbs Ferry Schools Foundation Grant: After-School Homework Center Program, 1997.
- Created and assessed the need for an after-school homework program training students and parents in homework and study skills.
- Dobbs Ferry School Foundation Multi-Media Grant: Instant-Replay, 1996-97.
- Created a multi-media program using computers and video equipment for teaching and fine-tuning social skills in elementary and middle school aged children.
TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED INTO CURRICULUM:
- Speech & Language - Lindamood-Bell™ (LiPS®,V/V™), Sentence Master, earRobics, Lexia Learning (Quick Reading Test, Phonics Based Reading, Strategies for Older Students)
- Organization - Eye-Q, Inspiration, Decide Right, Brain Cogs, PowerPoint
- Voice-enabled software - CAST eReader, , L&H Voice Xpress, Dragon Naturally Speaking, IBM ViaVoice
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- Council for Exceptional Children, Division of Learning Disabilities, Council for Conduct and Behavior Disorders, and Technology and Media Division, 1995-present.
- The Orton Dyslexia Society, 1995-present.
- International Reading Association, 1995-present.
INTERESTS:
- Scrapbooking, camping, bicycling, reading, painting, aviation, computers, dancing
