RESUME Sidi M. Lakhdar, Ed.D. Telephone: 954-262-8638 Program Professor and Coordinator Fax: 954-262-3826 Exceptional Student Education E-mail: lakhdars@nova.edu Web Site: http://www.nova.edu/~lakhdars EDUCATION Ed.D Doctorate in Education, May 1980 Boston University Major: Special Education Division of Special and Minor: Bilingual Special Education Counselor Education M.A.T. Master's of Arts in Teaching, May 1976 Salem State College Major: Education and Linguistics Division of Graduate Minor: Language Teaching Education Salem, Massachusetts B.A. Bachelor's of Arts, May 1974 Salem State College Major: Economics and management Department of Economics Minor:Education and English Department of Continuing Education A.A. Associate's of Arts, May 1972 North Shore Community Elective courses taken in English, College Speech, and Theater Arts D.T.M. Diplome de Techniciens Lycee Omar Ibn Abdel Aziz Marocains, June 1970 Oujda, Morocco Major: Business and accounting Minor: Business Administration (Education in French and Arabic)
Dr. Lakhdar - Page 2 EXPERIENCE Program Professor and Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Exceptional Student Education, August 1991 to Present. Nova Southeastern University Fischler Graduate School of Education and Human Services Division of Human Development and Family Services Responsibilities include: -- Coordinating the Graduate Program in Exceptional Student Education in 12 different sites in Florida and in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Training and supervising adjunct faculty at the different sites. -- Developing manuals, study guides and videotapes to use in the program. -- Using technology and distance learning strategies to deliver the same courses and services to all the sites and on-line -- Teaching courses and workshops in all areas of exceptionality. -- Supervising and advising practicum students and interns. -- Serving on several university-wide and state-wide committees, including Program Approval, Program Evaluation, and Curriculum and Instruction. Professor of Exceptional Student Education and Director of the Graduate Program in Exceptional Education, September 1987 to August 1991. St. Thomas University Miami, Florida -- Teaching graduate courses in all areas of exceptionality. -- Training teachers to work with exceptional children from various cultural and linguistic backgrounds. -- Serving on several local and state-wide committees and working with professionals in the field to develop appropriate methods and materials to use with bilingual exceptional children.
Dr. Lakhdar - Page 3 -- Serving as consultant and advisor to Exceptional Education teachers in Dade and Broward County public and Catholic Schools. -- Advising graduate students and serving as the faculty advisor to the International Students Association. Director of Special and Remedial Education, February 1986 to August 1987. Center for Child Evaluation and Teaching Safat, Kuwait -- Setting up remediation centers and resource rooms in Government Schools to help students with academic and learning problems. -- Training teachers in Arabic and English schools to identify students with learning disabilities and to select, adapt or develop appropriate methods and materials to use with these students. -- Developing Arabic achievement and diagnostic tests in language arts and mathematics to assess the students' performance in these two subjects and to plan appropriate educational programs for them. -- Monitoring the educational and psychological evaluation of Arabic- and English-speaking children referred to the Center and developing and supervising their educational programs. Director of Special and Remedial Education, September 1983 to January 1985. Dhahran Ahliyya Schools Dhahran, Saudi Arabia -- Designing, implementing and monitoring a special education program aimed at providing services to Arabic-speaking students with language and learning problems.
Dr. Lakhdar - Page 4 -- Training regular classroom teachers to identify students' strengths and weaknesses through formal and informal evaluation, to develop and implement an I.E.P., and to work and communicate effectively with children with learning and behavioral problems. -- Developing teaching materials and diagnostic tests in Arabic and mathematics for the elementary grade students. Assistant Professor and Director of the Practicum in Special Education, 1981 to 1983 Division of Special Education School of Education Boston University -- Teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in special education and bilingual special education. -- Directing the practicum program in special education and supervised graduate and undergraduate student-teachers in the program. -- Serving on doctoral committees as member and major advisor and conducted research in bilingual special education. Assistant Director of the Bilingual Special Education Project, 1980 to 1981. Division of Special Education Massachusetts Department of Education -- Providing services and training to regular and special education teachers and administrators of schools in Massachusetts serving bilingual specials needs children. -- Assisting the school districts a large bilingual population in meeting the needs of their bilingual special education students.
Dr. Lakhdar - Page 5 Bilingual Special Education Consultant, 1979 to 1981. Division of Special Education (French and Arabic languages) Massachusetts Department of Education Landmark School -- School for children with learning and language disabilities (English, French and Arabic) Boston Public Schools (Arabic) Watertown School System (Arabic) Watertown, Massachusetts The Therapeutic Center (Arabic) Brookline, Massachusetts Chelsea Public Schools (Arabic) Chelsea, Massachusetts University Supervisor of Student-Teachers in Special Education, 1979 to 1980 Division of Special and Counselor Education School of Education Boston University Special Education Teacher, Tutor, and Counselor in a residential school for learningdisabled children 8-21 years of age, 1976 to 1979. Education Department Landmark School Language Instructor, (part-time) 1976 to 1979. Division of Continuing Education North Shore Community College
Dr. Lakhdar - Page 6 Foreign Language Laboratory Assistant (part-time), 1972 to 1974 full-time, 1974 to 1975. Foreign Language Department Salem State College Salem, Massachusetts Peace Corps Consultant, Language Coordinator, E.S.L. (English as a Second Language) Teacher, Cross-Cultural Teacher (part-time and summers), 1968 to 1972. Peace Corps, Morocco Casablanca, Tangiers, and Oujda, Morocco Peace Corps Training Center St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Foreign Language Laboratory Assistant (part-time), 1970 to 1972. Foreign Language Department North Shore Community College EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS Learning Disabilities Mild Mental Retardation Behavioral and Emotional Problems Assessment of Handicapped Monolingual and Bilingual Students Non-Discriminatory Assessment Special Education Administration Behavior Modification Cultural Awareness Curriculum Development in Bilingual and Special Education Language Development and Language Disabilities Second Language Acquisition and Second Language Learning Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics and Applied Linguistics Teaching and Learning English as a Second Language Research in Special Education and in Bilingual Special Education
Dr. Lakhdar - Page 7 CERTIFICATIONS Secondary English, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Education Special Topic in Speech and Theater Arts, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Education Certifiable in Massachusetts as Special Education Administrator and Special Education Teacher for Children with Moderate Special Needs. PERSONAL DATA Languages: Fluent in English, Arabic and French Familiarity with the English, French and Arabic Keyboards and computer programs ASSOCIATIONS Council for Exceptional Children (TED, CCBD, MRDD, DLD, DDEL,DISES, DEC Member)