Curriculum Vitae
Education
Northern Illinois University
Degree: Ed.D.
Major: Counselor Education
Emphasis: Educational Psychology
Lesley University
Degree: M.A. (in progress)
Major: Technology in Education
University of Northern Colorado
Degree: M.A.
Major: Curriculum and Instruction
Pennsylvania State University
Degree: B.S.
Major: Human Development
Emphasis: Individual and Family Studies
University of North Texas
Certification: Graduate Academic Certificate in Gifted Education (GACT-GATE)
University/College Teaching Experience
Argosy University June 2007 - Present
Kaplan University Present
Teach graduate-level online courses for the MA Ed. in Educational Leadership.
• Measurement and Assessment in Education
• Learning Theories and Teaching Strategies
• Action Research
Santa Fe Community College May, 2004 – December, 2007
Designed, developed, formatted, and taught WebCt-based online courses for the Alternative Teaching Licensure program.
• Foundations of Education
• Circles of Influence
• Curriculum and Assessment
• Fundamentals of Reading Instruction
• The Effective Classroom
Northern New Mexico College Full time, August 2004 - May, 2007; Part-time, August, 1998
Designed, developed, formatted and taught Bachelors-Level Education and Alternative Teaching Licensure courses both on-campus and online.
• Foundations of Education (online)
• Pedagogy and Human Learning (online supported)
• Foundations of Special Education (online supported)
• Curriculum Methods and Materials for Special Education
• Classroom Management with a Field Experience
• Child Guidance
• Child Development
Western New Mexico University September 1998 – August, 2005
College of Santa Fe June, 1996 – December 2002
Designed and taught on-campus graduate courses for the Master of Teaching and the MA in Counseling programs.
• Psychology of Learning
• Elementary Curriculum
• Group Dynamics
• Professional Issues and Ethics
• Multicultural Issues
• Introduction to Counseling Psychology
Unity College September, 1983 - May, 1986
Designed and taught undergraduate courses in Outdoor Education.
• Service Learning
• Group Process
• Outdoor Programs for Troubled Youth
• Environmental Education: Methods and Materials
• Adventure Ropes Courses
• Grant Writing
• Conference Planning
Teaching and Youth-Related Work Experiences
Elementary Education Teacher
Sahuarita Unified School District– Sahuarita, Arizona
Identify, test, and develop programs for elementary-level (2nd through 5th) Gifted Students.
Interim Teacher
Desert Hills – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Teach general curriculum to middle-school students in residential treatment due to behavioral and emotional difficulties. Focus on integrating the technology, arts and science across the content area.
Teacher
Sage School – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Taught Pre-K through 3rd grade students at this small community-based school. Focused on integrating the arts and science across the content areas.
Elementary Education Teacher
Turquoise Trails Charter School - Santa Fe, New Mexico
Taught K-6 physical education courses with a cross-curricular emphasis. Wrote proposals and received over $60,000 of grant monies to begin three new school programs: Character Counts (which included service learning, overnight camp and ropes course experiences), Families Involved in Team and Trim Training, and the Adventure Club with team building, climbing wall, and ropes course.
Teacher
Desert Academy - Santa Fe, New Mexico
Taught Physical Science and Physical Education to middle school and high school students.
Clinical Supervisor
Sky Center - Santa Fe, New Mexico
Supervised Masters Level Counseling Interns as they facilitated support groups in Santa Fe Public Schools. These groups provided support to students of Mexican-National Descent and Native Americans, to students experiencing grief and loss, and those in jeopardy of gang involvement.
Youth Services Director
Life Center - Santa Fe, New Mexico
Began and supervised 22 support groups in Santa Fe and Espanola Public Schools in the areas of grief and loss, substance abuse prevention, cultural identity, and gang prevention. Responsibilities included staff selection and training, clinical supervision of staff, program development, and public relations. The Life Center-College of Santa Fe Collaboration for Gang Prevention, which I developed and facilitated, was one of eight programs selected by USA Today in 1996 for innovative educational programs.
Coordinator, Experiential Therapy
Oakwood Psychiatric Hospital - Rockford, Illinois
Was a staff supervisor in the Expressive Therapy department. Conducted ropes course sessions with psychiatric inpatients on the child, adolescent, and adult units and their families, and with the adults in the outpatient drug and alcohol recovery program. Designed and facilitated community-based programs on the topics of experienced-based team building, experiential family therapy, divorce recovery, and experiential education for teachers.
Corporate Adventure Trainer
Northern Illinois University – Dekalb, IL
Conducted team-building sessions through the Northern Illinois University’s Continuing Education Program. Conducted needs assessments, designed and created program materials, and led experiential trainings for company personnel from Apple Computers, Dunn and Bradstreet, Greenlee Textron, and local hospitals.
Outreach Supervisor
Wilderness Experience Program Tioga Human Services -Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
Planned, developed, and implemented adventure programs for adolescents involved in intensive day treatment, specialized foster care and residential treatment. Conducted extensive a summer wilderness program based on the Outward Bound and Service Learning Models. Responsibilities included selecting and evaluating youth, fund-raising, and program planning and delivery. Additional job components included supervising summer Outreach staff, and developing the Outreach Policies and Procedures Manual.
2008-09 Conference Presentations
• K12 Online Conference 2008: Web 2.0 Tools to Amplify Elementary Students' Creativity and Initiative.
• CUE (Computer-Using Educators) 2009 Conference: Tech-Constructivism for Elementary Students
• ISTE NECC 2009 - National Computing Conference: Creative Web Tools For and By Upper Elementary-Middle School Students
Certifications and Endorsements
• New Mexico Elementary (K-8) Teacher’s License
• Arizona Elementary Education (K-8) Teaching Certificate
• Gifted Education Endorsement
• SEI (Structured English Immersion) Endorsement
• California Multiple Subject Credential
• Physical Education Endorsement
• New Mexico Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Other Interests and Skills
• New Mexico NCATE Examiner
• Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Judge - 2007
• ThinkQuest Judge - 2007
• National Dance Institute Train-the-Trainer Curriculum Developer
• Grant Review for HP K-12 Technology for Teachering
• Fitness Instructor – certified in Group Fitness, Pilates, and Resist-A-Ball
Professional Organizations – Membership
• Association for Curriculum and Supervision
• International Society for Technology in Education
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
Publications
Metaphors for Living: Stories & Related Experiential Exercises for Individual, Group & Family Growth
By Jackie Gerstein, EdD, LPCC
Stories consist of characters, conflict, and journeys representative of real people and situations. Metaphors for Living is a collection of metaphorical stories and suggested activities for enacting parts of these stories by producing visual art and encouraging group or family discussion and collaboration. Utilizing the storytelling/enactment pairing allows individuals to identify with the story and apply its metaphors to their lives, encouraging them to develop problem-solving techniques and express emotions that promote individual, group, and family growth.
Sticking Together: Experiential Activities For Family Counseling
By Jackie Gerstein, EdD, LPCC
Experiential Family Counseling is an action-oriented approach to family therapy. Through the use of structured games, physical challenges, intellectual exercises, and guided activities, therapists can gain incredible insight into the behaviors and responses that contribute to or perpetuate a family's identified problems. Experiential therapy calls for families to work together to succeed in overcoming obstacles placed before them.
Work in Progress: Facilitating the Human Side of Experience-Based Training
By Jackie Gerstein, EdD, LPCC
Those working in most any environment (corporate, non-profit, educational, etc.) will find this book a must. It gathers in one place many of the hard-to-find tools and resources needed to design a customized approach for each new client or program. Jackie successfully draws from many theories and disciplines to create a valuable and useful manual.
Description and Evaluation of the National Dance Institute Train-the-Trainer Program
The HIP to be Fit Train the Trainer program was developed to give public elementary school teachers the tools and training to incorporate physical activity into their classrooms through a multi-disciplinary curriculum. Through the Train the Trainer curriculum and workshops, the public school teachers are provided with the materials to approach core curriculum through NDI-NM- style exercises and movement.
Hip to Be Fit Trainer Manual
by Catherine Oppenheimer and Jackie Gerstein,Ed.D.,L.P.C.C.
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PE Central: Interdisplinary Lesson Plans
One of my goals as an educator is to develop student-centered, developmental-appropriate, and cross-disciplinary classroom activities. Two of such activities were submitted to and accepted by PE Central. This is a juried website which accepts about 20% of submissions and awards a stipend upon acceptance. To view these activities, go to:
• Hands and Feet of Many Colors
http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/ViewLesson.asp?ID=7409
• Dice Freeze Tag http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/ViewLesson.asp?ID=6134