| NAME: | Cynthia A. Riddle |
| SUBJECTS: | Special Education Multiple Disabilities |
| YEARS AT MACARTHUR: |
2 |
| YEARS IN EDUCATION: | 24 |
| OTHER SCHOOLS: | Tomlinson Middle School: 13 yrs.; DODDS- Bad Nauheim, Germany 2 yrs.; Berea, New York: 1 yr.; Cobb Co. Georgia: 2 yrs.; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii: 2 yrs.; Wayne, Nebraska: 2 yrs |
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COLLEGES AND DEGREES:
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Cameron University: May, 2007- M.S. in Educational Leadership; Vanderbilt University: May, 1981- MEd. in Special Education; University of Nebraska at Kearney: May, 1974 B.A. in Ed. Elementary Education with endorsement in Special Education |
| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES: | Special Olympics Coach 14 years; Special Education teacher various placements; Sixth grade elementary teacher; third grade elementary teacher; practicum for masters in deaf-blind classroom at Tennessee School for the Blind |
| COACH OR SPONSOR: | No |
| AWARDS: | Special Olympics Coach of the Year Great Plains Area of Oklahoma April, 2007; Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society March 11, 2007; Nominated Educator of the Year by Tulsa Advocates for the Rights of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities December, 1999; Teacher of the Month Tomlinson Junior High November, 1999; Molly Pitcher Award December, 1990. |
| INTEREST IN TEACHING: | Love of children and love of attending school |
| KEEPING STUDENTS MOTIVATED: |
I always have a variety of lesson plans that are fun, life skills oriented, and interesting to do that are incorporated with the PASS objectives. Variety is the spice of life
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