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DAYLE ANN UPHAM University of Wisconsin College of Professional Studies 460 Stevens Point, WI 54481-3897 715-342-9700 H 715-346-4802 W Fax: 715-346-4846 |
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Ph.D.
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University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, Educational Psychology/Special Education, July 1994. |
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M.Ed. |
Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire, Special Education, May 1988. |
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B.S.
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Keene State College, Keene New Hampshire, Elementary and Special Education, Psychology Minor, 1986. |
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A.G.S.
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New Hampshire Technical Institute, Concord, New Hampshire, Business & Human Services, 1984. |
LICENSED IN WISCONSIN TEACHING THE FOLLOWING AREAS
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22 Pre-Kindergarten Through Grade 12 |
810 Cognitive Disability
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22 Pre-Kindergarten Through Grade 12 |
811 Learning Disability
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22 Pre-Kindergarten Through Grade 12 |
830 Emotional Disturbance
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42 Elementary |
118 First Through Eighth Grade
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43 Substitute Teacher |
118 First Through Eighth Grade
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43 Substitute Teacher |
810 Cognitive Disability
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1996-Present
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Associate
Professor of Education at the University of |
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1994-1996 |
Educational Coordinator for Project Destiny, part of the Institute on Emotional Disabilities at Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire. |
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1993-1994 |
Lead Teacher at the Wreath School of New Hampshire, Students with emotional handicaps, (Boys ages 12 to 21). |
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1991-1992
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Technical Assistant Center Consultant, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut. |
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1990-1993 |
Learning Specialist, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, University Program for Students with Learning Disabilities (UPLD). Responsibilities included monitoring student progress, interpreting learning disability assessments, developing program forms, documenting student progress, and presentations to staff. |
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1989-1995 |
Lecturer, School for Lifelong Learning, Concord, New Hampshire. Courses taught: Inclusion in the High School Communication Disorders and Learning Disabilities Psychosocial Issues of the Learning Disabled. |
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1988-1994 |
Lecturer (Keene State College), courses taught: Mainstreaming in Today’s Schools Language/Learning Disabilities The Special Education Team-Making it Work Adolescents and Learning Disabilities The Exceptional Person Education of Children with Learning Disabilities Students with Learning Disabilities Inclusion in the High School Principles and Philosophy of Education Research Methods |
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1988-1992 |
Consultant in special education. Provided workshops on curricular adaptations, psychological issues of students with learning disabilities, alternative testing, counseling of students with special needs, transition issues of students with special needs. Provided consultation services to schools in New Hampshire and to individual teachers, parents, and persons with disabilities. |
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1988-1990
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Resource Room Teacher and Case Manager, Monadnock Regional High School, Swanzey New Hampshire. Duties included the overseeing of 40-50 junior high school students, responsible for the writing and implementation of Individual Education Plans, (IEP) and collaboration with classroom teachers on curricular adaptations. |
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1987-1988 |
Faculty Assistant, Special Education, Keene State College. Presented workshops on adaptations for children with special needs in the classroom. Developed a curriculum module entitled “The Use of Specialized Areas to Enhance the Development of the Handicapped Child” for the New Hampshire Department of Special Education, to be used for the preparation of teachers of students with special needs. |
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1987-Spring |
Graduate Practicum Supervisor, Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire. Supervised undergraduate college students who were completing a school-based special education practicum. |
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1987-Spring |
Keene Public Schools, Keene, New Hampshire, Chapter One Teacher, tutored math and reading to individuals and small groups (grades readiness through six), who performed below grade level. |
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1987-Fall |
Graduate Assistant, Philbrook Center, New Hampshire State Residential School, Concord New Hampshire. Counseled youths with emotional disabilities |
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1987-Fall |
Faculty Assistant, Keene State College freshman experience. A sociology professor and I devised new and innovative ways to teach and involve freshman in a holistic college experience in a course in general sociology. |
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1986-1987 |
Graduate Assistant with Project ACCESS, Keene State College. Counseled and advised college students with learning disabilities and/or with academic/personal concerns. Also, served on the Assessment Committee. |
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2004-Spring |
University Excellence in Teaching Award |
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2004-Spring |
Nominated for Outstanding Chapter Advisor by Student Wisconsin Education Association (StWEA) |
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2002-2003 |
Outstanding Teacher Educator of the Year. Student Wisconsin Education Association (StWEA) |
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2000-Spring |
Nominated for the University Excellence in Teaching Award |
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2000-Spring |
Received recognition as the State Advisor of the Year by the Student Wisconsin Education Association. |
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2000-Spring |
Recipient of University Mentor Award (University Leadership Award). |
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1990-1991 |
Providers in Postsecondary Education. Awarded certificate in New Orleans. |
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1988-1989 |
Selected as National Student of the Year for outstanding scholarship, leadership, advocacy and contributions in post-secondary education, by the Association for Handicapped Student Service Programs in Post-secondary Education. |
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1987-1988 |
Named to Who’s Who Among American Colleges & Universities for two consecutive years. |
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1986-1987 |
Named to Who’s Who Among American Colleges & Universities |
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1986-Spring |
Inducted into Kappa Delta Pi, Education Honor Society. |
INTERNATIONAL
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2006-Spring |
CEC Convention & Expo – Salt Lake City, Utah (in process) |
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2001-Fall |
Ten Unique Teacher Qualities. Opening Gates to the Future: 43rd Biennial Convocation, Orlando, Florida. |
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1989-Fall |
Innovative Strategies for Teachers and LD Adolescents Adults. Eleventh International Conference On Learning Disabilities, Denver, Colorado. (Referred) |
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1987-Fall |
Assessment and Educational/Career Planning for Adults with Learning Disabilities. Presented with Trumbull, V. And Gallen, P., at the 9th International Conference on Learning Disabilities, San Diego, California; and at the Third Northeast International Symposium on Exceptional Children and Youth, Bangor, Maine. |
NATIONAL
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2006-Winter |
Advocacy Through Engagement: The School-Community Collaborative Imperative in Educating ALL Children. Mentoring Beginning Teachers: Successes and Struggles. Association of Teacher Educators (ATE), Atlanta, GA. |
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2005-Fall |
Reality in On Line Teaching: Extreme Make Over, Fear Factor, and The Survivor, Lily Conference of College Teaching. Traverse City, MI. |
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2005-Winter |
Making Assignments Invitations to Possibilities. 17th Annual Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching-West. Pomona, CA. |
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2003-Summer |
The Power of Learning Communities. Association of Teacher Educators: Promoting Quality Teachers: Strengths of ATE. Santa Fe, New Mexico. |
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2000-Fall |
A Diverse Dialogue: Classroom Teachers Talk with an Education Professor with Dyslexia about Her school Experiences. National Council of Teachers of English, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
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2000-Spring |
The A-Team: A Model for a Multidisciplinary Approach to Providing Support Services for Differently Abled Leaders. 12th Annual Postsecondary Learning Disability Training Institute. Saratoga Springs, New York. |
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2000-Spring |
Re-imagining Composition Instruction for Learning Disabled Writers- Letting the Outsiders In. Conference on College Composition and Communication, Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
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1998-Winter |
A Child with a Learning Disability Becomes a University Professor. Creating Futures Together. TASH Conference, Seattle, Washington. |
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1997-Winter |
Teacher-Parent Communication Process. What teachers and parents want in their communication process: a qualitative study. TASH Conference, Boston, Massachusetts. |
REGIONAL
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2003-Spring |
Winning the Gold! Insights into Working with All Students. Iowa Consortium of Educators, Helping Students Learn Conference. Keynote speaker. Waterloo, Iowa. (Invited) |
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1992-Fall |
Using What We Know to Reach the Unreachable Star: The Inclusive School. Keynote speech for the Northern New England School Psychology Conference, Durham, New Hampshire. (Invited) |
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1991-Spring |
Adults with Learning Disabilities. Invited contributor, Panel discussion, Massachusetts Mental Health Association. Boston, Massachusetts. (Invited) |
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1987-Winter |
Educational Assessment & Planning for Learning Disabled Adults. Paper co-authored with Trumbull, V. & Gallen, P. presented at the Northeast Educational Research Conference, Stratton, Vermont. |
STATE
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2006-Spring |
Reading Strategies for Middle School. Middle School Principals Conference: Leading in the Middle. Kohler, Wisconsin. |
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2005-Spring |
River Cities High School Commencement Speaker, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. |
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2005-Spring |
Coming Full Circle. Celebration of Literacy. Wisconsin Literacy Council. Keynote Speaker. Madison, Wisconsin. |
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2005-Winter |
Celebrating Teaching. WDLD Annual Conference. Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Conference Chairperson. |
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2004-Winter |
Remediation vs Content Support. The State of SLD in Wisconsin, WDLD Annual Conference. Madison, Wisconsin. |
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2004-Winter |
Poverty/Effects on Learning. The State of SLD in Wisconsin, WDLD Annual Conference. Madison, Wisconsin |
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2004-Winter |
Literacy Strategies for At-Risk Learners. Wisconsin Chapter for the National At-Risk Education Network (NARENWICH) State Conference. Stevens Point, Wisconsin. |
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2004-Winter |
Making the Grade: Reflections on Being Learning Disabled and Writing Poetry. Central Wisconsin Reading Council Winter Program. Keynote Speaker. Stevens Point, Wisconsin. |
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2003-Fall |
What It’s Like to Grow Up with a Learning Disability. Keynote Speaker. Department of Health and Family Services/Department of Corrections Conference. Oshkosh, Wisconsin. (Invited) |
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2003-Spring |
Understanding Basic Growth and Development, Both Normal and Abnormal, to Help School Personnel Understand and Interact with a Variety of People/Students in the School Setting. Growth and Development-WEAC Spring Conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
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2003-Spring |
Self-Advocacy-Giving Students a Voice. WDLD Annual Conference. Madison, Wisconsin. |
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2002-Fall |
For Some, Literacy=Unique Strategies: Unique and successful coping strategies to deal with the lack of literacy. The 3rd Annual Wisconsin Conference on GED/HSED and Adult Literacy- Channeling Change into Success. Oshkosh, Wisconsin. (Invited) |
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2001-Fall |
Living with Dyslexia. Wisconsin Literacy Showcase Conference. Middleton, Wisconsin. Keynote |
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2000-Fall |
Homework and Study Skills at the Middle School Level. A program for parents, sponsored by the St. Peter’s Home and School Association, Stevens Point, Wisconsin (Invited) |
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2000-Fall |
Advocating for Students with Learning Disabilities. State Conference for Student Wisconsin Education Association. Keynote, Appleton, Wisconsin (Invited) |
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2000-Fall |
Advocating for Students with Special Needs. Wisconsin Education Association Council, Madison, Wisconsin. |
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2000-Spring |
Learning Disabilities- The Emotional Side. District Staff Development for the School District of Marshfield. Marshfield, Wisconsin (Invited) |
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2000-Summer |
Accommodating Special Needs in the Classroom. District Staff Development for the Wisconsin Rapids Area Catholic Schools. Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin |
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1999-Fall |
The Gold Medal. Lifelong Learner Awards Reception, Keynote Middleton, Wisconsin (Invited) |
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1999-Fall |
Students with Learning Disabilities Can Too! Keynote speech. Amherst School District. Amherst, Wisconsin. (Invited) |
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1999-Fall |
Early Identification of Students with ED and Its Ramifications. The 21st Century Challenges, Trends, Practices. Wisconsin Association for Children with Behavior Disorders (WACBD). Middleton, Wisconsin. |
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1999-Fall |
Student’s Perspective of Emotional Disabilities, Wisconsin Council for Exceptional Children. Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. |
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1999-Fall |
Students’ Perceptions with Emotional Disabilities. Wisconsin Education Association Council. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
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1999-Fall |
Early Identification of Students with Emotional Disabilities. Wisconsin Education Association Council. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
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1998-Winter |
Learning Disabilities: The Emotional Side. Appreciating Diverse Learners K-12: Meeting the Needs of All Students in Rural Schools. Wausau, Wisconsin. |
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1997-Summer |
“Dayle in Mint Condition” The Fourth Annual Summer Leadership Institute: School Inclusion Project. Keynote, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. (Invited) |
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1997-Fall |
Teacher-Parent Communication Process. What Teachers and parents want in their communication process: a qualitative study. Wisconsin Association for Children with Behavior Disorders (WACBD) 21st Annual Conference, Middleton, Wisconsin. |
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
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2004-Winter |
Strategies for Working with Students Who Learn Differently. Hartford Area Professional-In Service. Hartford, Wisconsin. |
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2003-Winter |
A-Team-Students with Learning Disabilities who are they and how to assist them. UWSP Faculty. Stevens Point, Wisconsin. (Invited) |
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2003-Spring |
Life as a Special Needs Student-providing strategies for teachers to assist students. Faculty in-service day. Merrill, Wisconsin. (Invited) |
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2003-Spring |
Discussed learning experiences, modifications and accommodations with senior high school students with special needs (55-60). Merrill, Wisconsin. (Invited) |
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2003-Spring |
Learning Community-Life as a Student with Special Needs-providing strategies for teachers to assist students. Merrill, Wisconsin. (Invited) |
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2003-Summer |
Differentiating Instruction. Faculty in-service day. Tomahawk, Wisconsin. (Invited) |
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2003-Fall |
Careers in Special Education: do what you love, and love what you do! Little Chute High School Career Day. Little Chute, Wisconsin. |
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2001-Spring |
Awareness and Sensitivity to Differences: Moving Toward Meeting the Needs of the Special Education Students in the Regular Education Environment. Granton, Wisconsin. CESA 10 (Invited) |
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2001-Spring |
Accommodations and Modifications for Students with Special Needs. Grant Elementary Learning Community. Marshfield, Wisconsin. (Invited) |
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2001-Fall |
What do Students with SLD Need? Reflections on your Role as a Teacher. Milton, Wisconsin. DPI Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) Program Support/Diagnostic Teachers Meeting. (Invited) |
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2000-Spring |
Awareness and Sensitivity to Differences. Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. (Invited) |
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2000-Spring |
Insights on What It is Like to Have a Learning Disability. Grant Elementary Learning Community. Marshfield, Wisconsin. (Invited) |
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2000-Spring |
Learning Disabilities-The Emotional Side. District Staff Development for the School District of Marshfield. Marshfield, Wisconsin. (Invited) |
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2000-Fall |