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Faculty Profile

Maryann Dudzinski, Associate Professor

Teach Special Education Courses, Field Supervisor for LEAPs Program

116 Meier Hall
219-464-5473
Maryann.Dudzinski@valpo.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Biography

Born and raised in Chicago, IL. Taught special education for 10 years in K-12 classrooms. Obtained doctorate in 1989. Single, Taught at VU since Fall of 1995. I live in Valparaiso, IN and enjoy travel, theater, and photography.

Ed.D. - Northern Illinois University 1989
M.S.Ed. - Northern Illinois University 1979
B.S. Ed. - Northern Illinois University 1974

Certifications

Illinois certificates in elementary education (K – 9), learning disabilities (K-12), educable mentally handicapped (K-12), and trainable mentally handicapped (K-12). Also supervisory endorsements in learning disabilities, educable mentally handicapped, and trainable mentally handicapped.

Areas of Specialization

Mild disabilities (learning disabilities, mental retardation, emotional disorders), severe handicaps (mental retardation, multiply-impaired), curriculum-based assessment, teacher preparation, cooperative learning strategies, principles of effective teaching, supervision of field experiences, Teacher Expectations and Student Achievement (TESA), collaborative teaching, collaborative consultation, applied behavior analysis, alternative teacher licensing programs at the graduate level, mentoring novice teachers

Courses Taught

SPED 451	Applied Behavior Analysis
SPED 444	Assessment
SPED 445/645	Instructional Methods
SPED 466/566	Teaching Reading To Students with Disabilities
SPED 450	Collaboration
ED 617	Assessment & Classroom Management
ED 610	Research in Education

Research Interests

Teacher Efficacy
How teacher beliefs affect their ability to teach.

Characteristics of Effective Teachers in alternative certification programs
Can we predict who will be effective?

Response to Intervention
Models - How to implement successfully.

Parent involvement in their children's education
How to encourage this involvement.

Current Research

Teacher Efficacy
How teacher beliefs affect their ability to teach.

Characteristics of Effective Teachers in alternative certification programs
Can we predict who will be effective?

Response to Intervention
Models - How to implement successfully.

Parent involvement in their children's education
How to encourage this involvement.

Publications

Continuing professional Development for special educators, Teacher Education and Special Education, Fall 2000
Human sexuality education: Survey of special education Teachers, Journal of Sex Education And Therapy, Fall 1995
A survey of ten years of academic intervention research, Learning Disabilities Focus, Fall 1989

Professional Affiliations

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Special Education Professional organization.
Council for Learning Disabilities
Special Education Professional organization.
Teacher Education Division (CED)
Professional organization for those who prepare special education teachers.