Curriculum Vita Bachelor of Science Major: Child Development & Family Relationships University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX

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1 Curriculum Vita Jennifer Gutowsky, M.Ed. Houston Community College Central Campus 3214 Austin Street Present Position: June 2012-present Accreditation & Curriculum Coordinator Congregation Emanu El Becker Early Childhood Center NAEYC Accredited Program 1500 Sunset Blvd January 2003-June 2012 Early Childhood Principal The Shlenker School NAEYC Accredited Program 5600 N. Braeswood Blvd September 2006 Present Adjunct Professor Department of Early Childhood Studies Houston Community College Central Campus Education: 2002 Master of Education Degree: Educational Psychology Major: Learning and Development University of Houston Main Campus 1990 Bachelor of Science Major: Child Development & Family Relationships University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Certification: Certified Child Care Director (Texas) Infant, Child, Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certified Automated External Defibrillation (AED) Certified Past Employment: August 2000-May 2004 Adjunct Professor University of Houston-main campus Human Development & Family Studies Department College of Education October 2002-December 2002 Educational Consultant to assist school in obtaining NAEYC Accreditation University of Houston Human Development Laboratory School September 2002 December 2002 Adjunct Professor Child Development & Family Studies Houston Community College

2 Past Employment May 1997 May 2002 (excluding May-December 2000) Professor & Department Chair, Child Development and Family Studies Director, Child Development and Family Studies Laboratory School NAEYC Accredited Program San Jacinto College North 2 January 2000-May 2002 Substitute Teacher ChildrenFirst Incorporated 1001 McKinney May 2000-December 2000 Early Childhood Manager The Children s Museum of Houston 1500 Binz Special Populations Coordinator (held this position in addition to other responsibilities) San Jacinto College North Child Life Specialist Texas Children s Hospital Adjunct Professor Houston Community College Central Campus Child Development Department and Emergency Medical Services Department Substitute Teacher Houston Independent School District Training Experiences: Fall 1990 Child Life Internship (Neurology and inpatient Psychiatry rotations) The Children s Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD Lab Student & Student Teacher The University of Texas Child and Family Laboratory School Austin, TX Fall 1989 Child Life Practicum Children s Hospital at Brackenridge Austin, TX

3 Professional Memberships: Child Life Council National Association for the Education of Young Children Texas Association for the Education of Young Children Houston Area Association for the Education of Young Children Early Childhood Educators of Reform Judaism Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 3 Awards: May 2000 Teacher Educator of the Year Award Recipient Houston Area Association for the Education of Young Children College Courses Taught: TECA 1354: Child Growth and Development TECA 1303: Family, Communities and Schools TECA 1318: Health, Safety and Nutrition TECA 1311: Introduction to Early Childhood Education CDEC 2341: The School Age Child CDEC 1458: Creative Arts for Early Childhood CDEC 1457: Math and Science for Early Childhood CDEC 1356: Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood CDEC 1319: Child Guidance CDEC 2326 Administration of Programs for Children I CDEC 2328 Administration of Programs for Children II CDEC 2130 Practicum: Early Childhood Education HDCS 4393 Internship in Human Development and Consumer Sciences Professional Involvement: Early Childhood Educators of Reform Judaism Board Positions held: Member-at-Large ( ) Secretary ( ) Early Childhood Director s Network: Houston Jewish Early Childhood Programs Member (2003-present) Early Childhood Director s Network: Houston Early Childhood Programs Member (2002-present) Houston Area Association for the Education of Young Children Board Positions held: Immediate Past President ( ) President ( ) President-Elect ( ) At-Large Position 3 ( ) Texas Association for the Education of Young Children Board Position held: Affiliate Representative for HAAEYC ( ) Child Development Associate (CDA) Advisor Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition 1999-present NAEYC Accreditation Program Validator National Association for the Education of Young Children Texas Education Agency Head Start Testing Project 2001

4 4 Volunteer Involvement: Senior Camp Counselor, 6 years Camp Periwinkle Texas Children s Cancer Center Special Olympics Volunteer Committee Involvement: Member, Martel Early Childhood Awards Committee, The Children s Museum of Houston, December 2000-present Member. Technology Committee, The Shlenker School 2003-June 2012 Member, Texas AEYC Regional Planning Conference Council Co-Editor, Houston Area AEYC Advocate Journal, HAAEYC, June 2004-June 2005 Member, Houston Area AEYC Awards Committee Chair, Houston Area AEYC Awards Committee Chair, Houston Area AEYC Spring 2003 Conference Co-chair, HAAEYC Fall 2002 Conference Co-Chair HAAEYC Spring 2002 Conference Co-Editor, HAAEYC Advocate Journal, HAAEYC, June 2001-June 2002 Galena Park ISD Health Services Advisory Committee, September Chair, HAAEYC Fall Conference, May 2001 Becker Early Head Start, Education Services Advisory Committee, December Chair, Tot*Spot Exhibit Redevelopment Team, The Children s Museum of Houston, May 2000-December 2000 Member, Tot*Spot Exhibit Redevelopment Team, The Children s Museum of Houston, December 2000-present Member, HISD, Early Childhood Professional Group, May Member, Family Centered Child Care Collaborative, Initiatives for Children, May Member, Galena Park Early Head Start Center Educational Services Advisory Committee, Chair, Child Development and Family Studies Department Advisory Committee, San Jacinto College North, Professional Presentations: August Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood Programs (3 hours) Becker Early Childhood Center Teacher Inservice Week, Becker Early Childhood Center, November 7, 2011 Building Connections in the Block Center (1.5 hours) Bureau of Jewish Education Teacher Seminar, April 30, 2011 Music, Movement & Transitions in the Early Childhood Classroom (4 hours) Kids R Kids #11, Sugar Land, TX January 20, 2011 Brain Development in Early Childhood Education (4 hours) Kids R Kids #11, Sugar Land, TX November 20, 2010 Diversity in Early Childhood Education (4 hours) Kids R Kids #35, Humble, TX November 6, 2010 Diversity in Early Childhood Education (4 hours) Kids R Kids #30, Cypress, TX

5 5 October 23, 2010 Positive Parenting (4 hours) Kids R Kids#42, Pearland, TX October 9, 2010 Partnering with Parents (4 hours) Kids R Kids #35, Humble, TX October 8, 2010 Implementing Focused Portfolios (3 hours) October 2, 2010 Partnering with Parents (4 hours) Kids R Kids #30, Cypress, TX May-June 2010 Child Development Associate Class (2 classes, 120 hours each; 240 hours total) Gulf Coast Community Services Association, February 13, 2010 Brain Development in Early Childhood Education (4 hours) Kids R Kids #30, Cypress, TX February 6, 2010 Brain Development in Early Childhood Education (4 hours) Kids R Kids #35, Humble, TX January 30, 2010 Setting Up the Environment for Success (4 hours) Kids R Kids #11, Sugar Land, TX January 23, 2010 Setting Up the Environment for Success (4 hours) Kids R Kids #30, Cypress, TX September 2009-January 2010 Monthly Seminars (10 hours) School Literacy and Culture Project Customized Seminar for toddler teachers In conjunction with Rice University School of Education The Shlenker School Co-presenter/facilitator August 2009 Integrating Judaics into the Early Childhood Curriculum (1.5 hours) Bureau of Jewish Education s Night of Learning, October 2008-May 2009 Monthly Seminars (16 hours) School Literacy and Culture Project Customized Seminar for toddler teachers In conjunction with Rice University School of Education Co-presenter/facilitator

6 6 October 2008 The Wonderful World of Children s Exploration (science; 4 hours) On behalf of Creative Trainers and Consultants Kid s R Kids #42, Pearland, TX February 2007 Is Your Classroom an Anti-Bias Environment? (2 hours) January 2007 NAEYC Accreditation: Classroom Portfolios and Documentation (4 hours) November 2006 NAEYC Accreditation: Standards & Criteria, Classroom tour & Classroom Portfolios (2 hours) September 2006 NAEYC Accreditation: Classroom Observation Tool & Classroom Portfolio (3 hours) August 2006 NAEYC Accreditation.Where Do We Begin? Overview of Self-Study (2 hours) March 2006 NAEYC Accreditation: Physical Environment & Health (4 hours) January 2006 NAEYC Accreditation: Reinvented (2 hours) January 2006 Torah Alive! Curriculum for Early Childhood (2 hours) January 2005 NAEYC Accreditation: Update of Reinvented System (1 hour) January 2004 Supervision and Safety Practices: Preventing the Spread of Communicable Diseases (1.5 hours) September 2004 Emergency! Are You Ready? What Do You Do? (1.25 hours) Houston Area Association for the Education of Young Children, Fall Conference, August 2004 Emergency! Are You Ready? What Do You Do? (1.25 hours) Creating Connections Between Play and Math Concepts (1.25 hours) Lone Star Association for the Education of Young Children, Richmond, TX.

7 7 July 2004 Emergency! Are You Ready? What Do You Do? (2 hours) Making Connections Between Play and Early Math Concepts (1.25 hours) Preschool Teachers Adventure Conference, April 2004 Emergency! Are You Ready? What Do You Do? (1.25 hours) Spice-Up Your Science! (1.25 hours) Houston Area Association for the Education of Young Children, Spring Conference, February 2004 Math is Fun! Making Connections between Play and Early Math Concepts (1.5 hours) Early Childhood Methodist Conference, September 2003 Emergency! Are You Ready? What Do You Do? (1.25 hours) Please Talk WITH Me, Not AT Me: Increasing the Quality of Classroom Interactions (1.25 hours) Houston Area Association for the Education of Young Children, Fall Conference, August 2003 Please Talk WITH Me, Not AT Me: Increasing the Quality of Classroom Interactions (1.5 hours) Ready, Set, Change! Handling Transition Times with Children (1.5 hours) Night of Learning, Bureau of Jewish Education, July 2003 Please Talk WITH Me, Not AT Me (2.5 hours) Making Connections Between Play, Early Math Concepts, and the Pre-K Guidelines (2.5 hours) Presbyterian Weekday Ministries Conference, January 2003 Math is Fun! Making Connections between Play and Early Math Concepts (1.5 hours) Early Childhood Methodist Conference, August 2002 Implementing Developmentally Appropriate Practice in the Early Childhood Classroom (24 hours) Avance Head Start Inservice Week,. August 2002 Creating Curriculum and Environments for Infants and Toddlers (2.5 hours) Making Math Fun (2.5 hours) Presbyterian Weekday Ministries Conference,. August 2002 Spice Up Your Science! (2.5 hours) Presbyterian Weekday Ministries Conference,. April 2002 Making Math Fun! (1.25 hours) Houston Area Association for the Education of Young Children,. September 2001 Moving with Math (1.5 hours) Texas Association for the Education of Young Children, Galveston, TX. August 2001 Spice Up Your Science! (2.5 hours) Presbyterian Weekday Ministries Conference,.

8 8 June 2001 (2 hours) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Shaken Baby Syndrome and its relationship to Brain Development in Young Children Redeeming Faith Child Development center, La Porte, TX. April 2001 (2 hours) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Shaken Baby Syndrome and its relationship to Brain Development in Young Children Baytown Association for the Education of Young Children (BAEYC), Baytown, TX March 2001 Moving with Math (1.25 hours) Houston Area Association for the Education of Young Children, Spring Conference, January-May 2001 Child Development Associate Training Class (120 hours) Small World Child Development Center, Sealy, TX November 2000 Igniting a Passion for Lifelong Learning (1.5 hours) Family Centered Child Care Collaborative Conference, September 2000 Hands-On Math and Science for Young Children (1.25 hours) Houston Area Association for the Education of Young Children, Fall Conference, August 2000 Hands-On Math and Science for Young Children (1.25 hours) Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers (1.25 hours) Lone Star Association for the Education for Young Children Fall Conference, Sugar Land, TX August 2000 Igniting a Passion for Lifelong Learning (1.25 hours) Presbyterian Weekday Ministries Conference, August 2000 Hands On Math for Young Children (2 hours) Houston Independent School District Early Childhood Institute, June 2002 Development of Children (2 hours) St. John s Academy, February 2000 Ladybugs, Numbers and Volcanoes: Incorporating Math and Science into the Early Childhood Classroom (2 hours) Please talk with me, not at me: Effectively Interactive with Young Children (2 hours) Harris County Department of Education-Head Start Inservice, Baytown, TX. August 1999 Making your job easier! Effectively working with young children and their families (2 hours) Vocational Nursing Level 3 students, SJCN, November 1998 Non-Pharmalogical Pain Management (1.5 hours) Texas Children s Hospital Nursing Department, April 1998 Educational and Career Opportunities at San Jacinto College North (1.5 hours) PEP Center, Galena Park Independent School District, Galena Park, TX

9 9 April 1998 Opportunities at San Jacinto College North for Student s with Special Needs (1.5 hours) Alternative Learning Program, Goose Creek Independent School District, Baytown, TX May 1997 Formalizing a Sibling Support Program in a Children s Cancer Center (1.5 hours) Child Life National Conference, Washington, DC February 1997 Research 101: The Basics of Conducting Psychosocial Research (1.5 hours) Formalizing a Sibling Support Program in a Children s Cancer Center (1.5 hours) Florida Association for Child Life Professionals, St. Petersburg, FL June 1996 Expanding Child Life Services into the Community: Collaborating with Emergency Medical Professionals (1.5 hours) Child Life National Conference, Albuquerque, NM February 1996 Expanding Child Life Services into the Community: Collaborating with Emergency Medical Professionals (1.5 hours) Florida Association for Child Life Professionals, St. Petersburg, FL February 1994 Child Life Intervention in the a Children s Emergency Center (1.5 hours) Florida Association for Child Life Professionals, St. Petersburg, FL August 1994 The Mysteries of Child Abuse (1.5 hours) Texas Children s Hospital Nursing Grand Rounds, August 1993 The Challenge of Providing Emotional Support for Patients Undergoing Ilizarov Care (1.5 hours) Joe W. King Institute/Fondren Orthopedic Group World Conference, July 1993 Kids in Control (1.5 hours) Camp Rainbow Diabetes Camp, February 1993 Care of the Pediatric Surgical Patient (1.5 hours) Texas Children s Hospital, Pediatric Grand Rounds, Total presentation hours: 566