CURRICULUM VITA. Timothy Berry 1517 Spinnaker Road Waconia, MN Address:

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1 EDUCATION Certificate Ed.D. M.Ed. B.S. CURRICULUM VITA Timothy Berry 1517 Spinnaker Road Waconia, MN Address: PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS IN EDUCATION Educational Leadership Project Based Learning Relative to Contextual Pedagogy Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices Critical Race Theory 21 st Century Learning and Technology Music and the Arts Executive Leadership Academy University of California, Berkley, Berkeley, CA. March 2015 Department of Educational Leadership Minnesota State Dissertation Title Contextual Pedagogy: A Praxis for Engaging Black Male High School Students Toward Eliminating the Achievement Gap. December 2013 Department of Music Education University of Minnesota, May 2000 Department of Music Education Minnesota State June 1992 EXPERIENCE Present Position Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, Minnesota State Associate Choral Director, Hopkins High School, Hopkins, MN Private Lesson Instructor, St. Joe s Catholic School, Waconia, MN Choir Director, Burnsville High School, Burnsville, MN Music Educator, Clearwater Middle School, Waconia, MN Activity Coordinator, North High School, Music Educator, Sheridan Middle School, General Music Educator/Choir, Shakopee Jr. High School, Shakopee, MN.

2 Berry Pg. 2 UNIVERSITY TEACHING 21 st Century Leadership - Graduate Course Legal Issues In Administration - Graduate Course Multicultural Leadership - Graduate Course Leadership Studies - Graduate Course Policy and Administration - Graduate Course Equity & Education - Graduate Course Ethics in Leadership - Graduate Course Project-Based Learning- Graduate Course OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE Group Leader, Domestic Violence Intervention for adult men - Jonas Center, Glencoe, MN. MASTER CLASSES/LECTURES January 2015 Critical Pedagogy: The path Toward Culturally Responsive Teaching. Secondary School Staff Development, White Bear Lake, MN.

3 Berry Pg. 3 January 2015 Interactive Theater of Isms- The Language of Power or the Power of Language, certificate facilitator, MSU, Mankato Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. April 2014 Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. North Intermediate School, St. Peter, MN. December 2013 The Need for Cultural Relevancy. Clearwater Middle School Staff Development, Waconia, MN. October 2013 Why Equity in Minnesota Public Education? St. Peter High School, MN. March 2013 Equity in the Dance Education. Perpich Center for Arts Education, January 2012 Music From West Africa, through the Caribbean and into the USA. Chaska Middle School West, Chaska MN. February 2011 Pie Rhythms. Dance Summit, Perpich Center for Arts Education, December 2011 Palo Dance and Percussion. Afro-Caribbean Dance Class, Department of Theater and Dance, Minnesota State October 2011 Rhythm and Beat, Space and Time. National Dance Educational Organization Conference January 2007 Music From West Africa, through the Caribbean and into the USA. Buffalo High School, Buffalo, MN. April 2001 Multicultural Music For the Middle School Classroom. Advanced Methods Class, Music Department, Minnesota State CONFERENCE PRESENTATATIONS February 2015 Critical Race Theory: Recruitment and Retention in Higher Education. Pan African Conference, Edina, MN. November 2014 Critical Pedagogy: The Path Toward Culturally Responsive Instruction. MACTE Fall Congress, April 2014 Critical Pedagogy: Teaching History Beyond Black and White. Leading Courageously for Racial Equity Conference, Minnesota State University, Mankato at Edina, MN. February 2014 Contextual Pedagogy: A Praxis for Engaging Black Male High School Students Toward Eliminating the Achievement Gap. Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Conference, Las Vegas, NV. February 2014 The Gullah Peoples and Traditions: Vocal Essence Witness Curriculum. Minnesota Music Educator s Conference.

4 Berry Pg. 4 RESEARCH Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Office of Diversity: 1. Gathered current and trend data for hiring practices. 2. Reviewed and analyzed strategies for recruitment and retention of diverse faculty. 3. Examined barriers in order to discuss possible solutions to them. Ongoing Critical Race Theory and Pedagogic Practice Using CRT foundations and bridging to best practice in leadership and teaching. Interactive theater as professional development. African centered pedagogy. Project-Based Learning and Black male achievement. Diversifying the Teaching Force Institutional responsibility. Music composition. PUBLICATIONS Scholarly: Berry, T. (2014). Let freedom ring. Witness Curriculum Guide (Meisten, K. & Graham, R., Editors). Minneapolis, MN: Contextual Pedagogy: A Praxis for Engaging Black Male High School Students Toward Eliminating the Achievement Gap. (Doctoral Dissertation) Minnesota State University, Mankato, Curricular: Berry, T. (2013). The gullah peoples and traditions. Witness Curriculum Guide (Berry, T., & Meisten, K. Editors) Minneapolis, MN: Berry, T. (2009). Sweet honey in the rock, Witness Curriculum Guide. Minneapolis, MN: Berry, T. (2003). Trailblazers, Witness Curriculum Guide. Minneapolis, MN: Musical: This Little Light of Mine, Witness Curriculum Guide, I Got Shoes, Vocal Essence, Witness Curriculum Guide, Calypso Freedom, Vocal Essence, Witness Curriculum Guide, Dog, Dog, Vocal Essence, Witness Curriculum Guide, HONORS AND AWARDS Executive Leadership Academy Fellow American Composer s Forum Music for Dance in Minnesota Grant MN State Arts Board Cultural Collaboration Grant Winner Nobel Conference Concert Composer, Gustavus College, St. Peter, MN. VocalEssence/American Composer s Forum, Essentially Choral Winner Bremer Foundation Scholar Outstanding Contribution Award, Cultural Diversity, Minnesota State University

5 Berry Pg. 5 SERVICE Advisor, Black Intelligent Gentlemen (BIG) Minnesota State University Mankato Chair, College of Education Intercultural Competency and Development Advisory Board Founder, Interactive Theater of Isms, Minnesota State University, Mankato Intercultural Research Group, Minnesota State University, Mankato Undergraduate Appeals Committee, Minnesota State University, Mankato School Equity Team Committee, Hopkins High School, Hopkins MN Founder, Praise Groove Ministries, Minneapolis, MN Cultural Diversity Activities Committee, Minnesota State University, Mankato CREATIVE WORK Composition He Heard My Cries, premiered in Minneapolis, MN, February Batuque, live music for dance composition, January We Stand, for Men s Chorus, commissioned by Hopkins High School, MN Feed Me Til I Want No More, Solo Baritone Voice and Piano, Commissioned by Michael Jorgenson, Gustavus College, St. Peter, MN Unfolding Amen, American Composers Forum, Essentially Choral winner, Rhapsody in 5, C Major, Original score for dance, Minnesota State, Mankato Dance Repertory Concert, May Urban Tumba, Original score for dance, Minnesota State, Mankato Dance Repertory Concert, December Original Recordings as a Composer and Performer Batuque, released in Soul Drums, Volume 3, released in Soul Drums, Volume 2, released in Soul Drums, Volume 1, released in Tending To The Least of Them, Praise Groove, released in Praise Like A Levite, Praise Groove, released in 1999, Spirit Music Productions, In The Groove Of Praise, Praise Groove, released in 1996, Spirit Music Productions, We Have Faith, Sarah Keller, released in 1995, P.E.W. Music inc. Mapleton, MN. RELATED UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE Coaching Assistant Football Coach, Crown College, St Bonifacius, MN Assistant Football Coach, Northwestern College, St. Paul, MN. Professional Affiliations American Choral Directors Association Music Educators National Conference American Composers Forum

6 Berry Pg. 6 Licenses K-12 Vocal and Classroom Music K-12 Administrator Specialist REFERENCES Dr. Scott Wurdinger Coordinator, Educational Leadership Doctoral Program Department of Educational Leadership Minnesota State University, Mankato 115 Armstrong Hall Mankato, Minnesota Phone: Office Scott.wurdinger@mnsu.edu Dr. Candace Raskin Chair, Department of Educational Leadership Minnesota State University, Mankato candace.raskin@mnsu.edu 7700 France Ave S, Suite 360A Edina, MN Office Toll-Free James Jonas, LICSW, LMFT Director, The Jonas Center th Street East Glencoe, MN Office Cell jjonas@thejonascenter.com