Curriculum Vitae. August, 1985-June, 1986: Michigan State University, Master s Degree program in Educational Administration, 18 credits earned

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1 Curriculum Vitae, Mowen 1 Curriculum Vitae BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Name: Carol A. Mowen, Ph.D. Address: 408 Nicholas Ridge Drive Elizabethtown, Kentucky dr_mow1@hotmail.com Phone: (270) or (406) Spouse: Gregg G. Mowen, Ed. D. Sons: Gordon, Thomas, Steven, Nicholas EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION Undergraduate January, 1981-April, 1983: Michigan State University Phi Beta Kappa, Honors College, Dean s List, member of MSU symphony and concert bands, undergraduate representative to library committee, intramural sports participant, academic tutor for athletic department August, 1983-April, 1985: University of Michigan, Bachelor of Science in Music Ed. Summa Cum Laude Graduate, Author, Igor Stravinksy and The Rite of Spring, guest artist, U of M-Flint percussion ensemble, performing member of symphony on flute, string bass, and trumpet. Graduate: August, 1985-June, 1986: Michigan State University, Master s Degree program in Educational Administration, 18 credits earned August, 1986-December, 1987: Eastern Michigan University, Master s Degree Program, 22 credits earned August, 1997-June, 1999: Spring Arbor College, Master s Degree Education, Thesis: Bilingual Test Bias, Summa Cum Laude Graduate July, 1999: University of Nebraska, MU 978: Music In Education, 3 credits earned

2 Curriculum Vitae, Mowen 2 August 1999-June 2000: Western Michigan University, Doctoral Program Educational Administration, 24 credits earned. February 2001 to August, 2002: Capella University, Ph.D. in Educational Administration, Dissertation : A Study to Determine the Levels of Implementation of the Characteristics of Effective Middle Schools in Wisconsin and National Blue Ribbon Schools. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE Administrative Intern in K-8 Building Conducted teacher evaluations, parent conferences, student discipline, scheduling, and budgeting in a K-8 fine arts magnet school. January-June, students Campus School of Arts and Literature, Grand Rapids Public Schools, Grand Rapids, MI Administrative Intern in Central Office April-August, members of teaching staff Designed curriculum and technology for K-12 instruction Assisted with staff technology in-service Verona, WI Advisor-Advisee Coordinator August, 2003-June, members of teaching staff Designed and implemented program Columbus, GA TEACHING EXPERIENCE Student teaching in middle and high school instrumental and orchestral music January-June, 1985 Flint Public Schools, Flint, MI Instrumental and vocal music courses in jazz, marching, and concert bands, orchestra, chorus, piano, and music theory, general music, and music history Michigan, Wisconsin, and Georgia Reading, Social Studies, Current Events and Mathematics Carson City-Crystal Schools, Carson City, MI Social Studies August, 1998-October, 1998 Napoleon Area Public Schools, Napoleon, MI Fine Arts Sampler August, 1998-October, 1998 Napoleon Area Public Schools, Napoleon, MI Issues in Literacy Acquisition July, 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2004, 2005 (slated)

3 Curriculum Vitae, Mowen 3 Spring Arbor College, Spring Arbor, MI Personnel Evaluation, alternate Instructor January, 2000-June, 2000 Western Michigan University, Grand Rapids, MI Program Evaluation, Substitute Instructor January, 2000-June, 2000 Western Michigan University, Grand Rapids, MI Reading October, 2001-June, 2003 Richards Middle School, Muscogee County Schools, Columbus, GA. Research-based Instructional Leadership, EDUL6235 August December, 2002 Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia Theory of Learning and Instruction, EDU 684 June, 2003, Spring Arbor, Michigan Comparative Education, EDUL 6625 Spring, 2004 Troy State University at Ft. Benning, Georgia Grades 3-5 Music Teacher School Year and fall, 2006 Antilles Intermediate School, Ft. Buchanan, Puerto Rico Current Issues in Education, EDU 588 Summer, 2005, Spring Arbor, Michigan Speech and Language Development, ECE Charter Oak Distance Learning Early Music for Early Childhood Educators, ECE Charter Oak Distance Learning Educational Leadership, ED Present Kaplan University Action Research, ED572 Spring, Summer, and and presently Kaplan University Applications of Research in Education, ED508 Spring and Summer, 2007 Applications of Research in Education, ED518

4 Curriculum Vitae, Mowen 4 Research in Education, EDUC 712 and presently Research in Education, EDUC 715 Teacher In-Service Provider 2007 Knowledge Delivery Systems Secondary Literacy and presently Problems in Literacy Acquisition, EDU Educational Leadership, ED 524 Montana State University ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Online Teaching and Learning Course Participant, Fall, 2005 Black Board Course Designer 2005-present Black Board Course Designer Fall, 2005 Charter Oak Distance Learning Webct Course Designer 2007 Montana State University Grant Writer 2007 Dreamland Academy, Little Rock, Arkansas Faculty Mentor Charter Oak State College Dissertation Committee Member

5 Curriculum Vitae, Mowen 5 Attendee, Sloan-D Conference on Distance Education Orlando, Florida RELATED ABILITIES Experience with distance education on Blackboard, ecollege, and WebCT Spanish Semi-bilingual Computer experience, including Georgia Integrating Technology Training Classically trained musician PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS National Honor Society Inducted, 1978 Phi Beta Kappa Inducted, 1981 Michigan School Band and Orchestra and Vocal Associations Wisconsin Education Association August, Georgia Music Education Association 2001-Present National Middle School Association August, 2002-present SERVICE Ambassador, Capella University, 2005-present Online Education Department National Cancer Society, President Mason County Chapter, Ludington, MI Fine Arts Integration Committee, Chairperson 1994 Kalamazoo County Intermediate School District School Improvement Committee, Member Reed City Public Schools

6 Curriculum Vitae, Mowen 6 Welcome Wagon, President 1995 Kalamazoo County, MI Host family 1996 Foreign Exchange Student Program Volunteer Presenter 1997 Art Goes to School, Jackson, MI. Mathematics Curriculum Writing Team, Member Grand Rapids Public Schools Coach , Middle school girls basketball team, Grand Rapids and Verona Schools Music Curriculum Writing Team, Member Grand Rapids Public Schools Unified Arts Team Representative English as a Second Language Volunteer 2001 Valley Rescue Mission Volunteer 2004 Ft. Buchanan Army Post Chapel Volunteer Ft. Buchanan Army Post (as musician) LICENSES State of Georgia, K-12 Public School Administration, renewable. State of Georgia, K-12 instrumental, vocal, and general music, renewable. Department of Defense, K-12 music and social studies, renewable. HONORS AND SCHOLARSHIPS National Merit Scholar, Awarded June, 1980 Phi Beta Kappa, Awarded June, 1981 John Phillip Sousa Award, Awarded, June, 1981 Michigan State University Scholars Program, Awarded January, 1981, $ University of Michigan Scholars Program, Awarded August, 1983, 50% scholarship Service Learning Grant for Urban Student Involvement, Awarded April 2000, $

7 Curriculum Vitae, Mowen 7 Ruben Scholarship for Urban Private Music Instruction, Awarded May, 2001, $ Nominee, Disney Teacher of the Year, 2002 and 2003 Nominee, USA Today s Teachers of the Year, 2003 Publications Independent Study in the Middle School 1986 Michigan Association of Middle School Educators Reviewing class size research-let s make schools better places for students! Fall, 2001, Volume 25, No. 1 The AASA Professor Comparison Study of the Characteristics of Effective Middle Schools in Wisconsin and National Blue Ribbon Schools August, 2002 Dissertation To Block-Schedule or Not: Answering the Question in a unique and creative way, The Education Digest, April, 2004, Volume 69, No. 8. Eye on Education staff book reviewer, July, 2003-present Presentations Teaching Literacy in Every Classroom October, In-service participants Madison Metropolitan Schools Seminar Review for Successful Completion of the Praxis in Educational Leadership September, 2002 Approximately 25 professionals in education slated to attend Columbus, Georgia Do You Have A Middle School? July, 2002: Nuts and Bolts Conference National M.S. Conference, Boulder, Colorado If It Walks Like a Duck, and Quacks Like a Duck, Is It A Middle School? November, 2003 National M.S. Conference, Atlanta, Georgia Applying Research Theory in the Professional Setting January, 2006 Kaplan University s National Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Including Music throughout the Early Childhood Day November, 2006 Ridgewood Academy, Westport, Connecticut