Biography
Nan Starling currently works as an educational consultant to provide all students the skills they need to succeed in high school and beyond. After 35 years as a classroom teacher in Illinois and Missouri, Nan has consulted for the past ten years at schools in Brooklyn, NY, Benton Harbor, MI, Chicago, IL, Bogalousa, LA, New Orleans, LA, St. Louis, MO, Kansas City, MO, Omaha, NE, Sacramento, CA, Fresno, CA, Apple Valley, CA, and Los Angeles, CA, as an instructional facilitator for Talent Development High Schools (TDHS), a program of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. As a facilitator for whole school reform and the TDHS Freshman Seminar course, Nan coaches cross-curricular teachers in this course for ninth graders’ transition from middle school to high school so that students gain study skills, skills for cooperative learning and interpersonal relationships, technology skills, and research on career choices to motivate students to remain in high school.Nan also mentors TDHS facilitators and trains coaches in schools as well as presents at annual national conferences for the TDHS program, which research data validates through student retention, graduation, and college attendance. Nan helps teachers and counselors accommodate the curriculum to make these skills available to all students through adaptations for probationary ninth graders who have not graduated from eighth grade, for advisory classes in grades 9 through 12, for before- and after-school gang prevention programs, and for transition from incarceration to regular high school programs. Incorporating her degrees in Language Arts and Group Process along with her years of writing and editing, Nan authored the Study Skills Unit of the newly revised and expanded curriculum for Freshman Seminar with alternative and enrichment strategies to reach all learners equitably (to be published in June 2009). Based on her consulting experiences, Nan contributed to How to Coach Teachers Who Don’t Think Like You: Using Literacy Strategies to Coach Across Content Areas, a 2007 publication by Bonnie M. Davis. In her own classroom in the School District of Clayton, MO, Nan was honored with the Emerson Excellence in Education Award for her multiple contributions to education. In this highly academic, award-winning district Nan created equity in her Language Arts classes, including students designated as honors, basic, and special needs. She worked with special education teachers for inclusion through Class-Within-A-Class to be accepted as a state approved instruction model, and as a team leader she incorporated special education strategies into the standard curriculum for all Language Arts classes. Nan’s students ‘ writing was recognized at their school, locally, and state-wide, but more importantly their skills have lead to success in other classes, graduation from college, meaningful careers, and the confidence and commitment to be productive citizens.Besides being a classroom teacher, Nan served as a team leader, curriculum writer, and extra curricular activities sponsor, where she developed many innovative programs. She also served as The School District of Clayton Substitute Coordinator, refining selection, training, and evaluation of substitute teachers and screening of new teachers. After retirement from Clayton, Nan shared these methods through creation and coordination of the Substitute Institute offered by the Regional Professional Development Center (RPDC) and the University of Missouri at St. Louis. Also through the University and RPDC, Nan taught and supervised pre-service Language Arts teachers and established the St. Louis Area Laws of Life Essay Contest, a project of the Templeton Foundation of Radnor, PA and Charaterplus, a program of the Cooperating School Districts of St. Louis. For this contest over 12,000 students from over 40 schools and agencies wrote essays, four of which were published internationally by the Templeton Foundation, including one published essay by a homeless student in a shelter. In these roles Nan practiced her belief that every student can reach his/her potential when given the skills and opportunity.
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INCORPORATING STRATEGIES FOR ENGAGEMENTNan Starlings workshops are based on her extensive coaching in diverse schools across our nation. Connecting students with their own learning is the foundation of these interactive workshops which combine the background knowledge for being a culturally proficient educator with concrete classroom strategies that engage students and raise academic achievement. Nan will model strategies, build learning communities, and scaffold reflections so that participants can customize for their students needs. Participants will read, write, discuss, reflect, and leave the workshop with tools to support all students to reach their fullest potentials. Participants can expect to:Examine culture and its impact upon student achievementExplore how understanding the role of culture can improve classroom instructionApply instructional design that engages studentsDetermine how differentiation creates rigor and meets standardsEngage in professional interactionReflect on teaching and learning
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Nancy J. (Nan) StarlingEducational ConsultantTEACHING EXPERIENCEInstructional Facilitator and mentor, Talent Development High Schools, Center for SocialOrganization of Schools, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2003present.Educational consultant for St. Louis Public Schools and Cooperating School Districts, St. Louis, MO, 2000present.St. Louis Regional Area Coordinator for the Laws of Life Essay Contests, Templeton FoundationGrant, St. Louis, MO, 20002004.District Substitute Coordinator and Screener of Teacher Candidates, School District of Clayton, Clayton, MO, 19922004.Guest instructor in Cognitive Structures, Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO, Spring 2005.Online and in-person facilitator, Scholastic red and Reading, Yes!, Trice Education Resources,Missouri City, TX, Summer 2004.Supervisor of Pre-service Teachers, University of Missouri at St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 20002001.Teacher of professional development credit courses Writing With Computers, Writers Workshop, Grammar for Teachers and Teacher Effectiveness, The School District of Clayton, Clayton, MO, 19801997.Special assignment substitute teaching, Senior Seminar, Women in Literature, Clayton HighSchool, Clayton, MO, 2001.Programmer of the Substitute Institute, University of Missouri at St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 1999.Classroom teacher of Language Arts, Clayton High School, Clayton, MO, 19661999.Sponsor of student activities (National Honor Society, Americans Abroad/American FieldService, Student Government, Student Court, Cheerleaders, Junior Class), Clayton HighSchool, Clayton, MO, 19671999.Mentor for Language Arts Teachers, Clayton High School, Clayton, MO, 19851996.Adjunct teacher for the Master of Arts in Teaching program, Webster University, Webster Groves, MO, 19771982.Trainer for interns and staff members, Metropolitan Ecumenical Training Association of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 19771980.Classroom teacher of Language Arts, Hillsboro Community High School, Hillsboro, IL, 19641966.Classroom teacher of Language Arts, East Alton-Wood River High School, East Alton, IL, 19631964.Community Education teacher of English, General Education Development Evening Program, East Alton-Wood River High School, East Alton, IL, 19631964.PRESENTATIONSPresenter at Talent Development High Schools Coaches Conferences, Curriculum Area Meetings and All Team Meetings, Talent Development High Schools, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2003present.Professional Development Trainer for teachers, coaches and administrators in Freshman Seminar curriculum, Engaging All Students and Inclusion workshops for Talent Development High Schools in schools in Apple Valley, CA, Benton Harbor, MI, Bogalusa, LA, Brooklyn, NY, Fresno, CA, Kansas City, MO, Los Angeles, CA, New Orleans, LA, Omaha, NE, St. Louis, MO, and 2003present.Presenter for Cooperating School Districts and Missouri Humanities Project literacy workshops and retreats: Literacy Coaching and Reading and Writing in Secondary School: Helping Students Succeed, Missouri Regional Professional Development Center, St. Louis, MO, 20032008.Speaker on Solving the Effects of Poverty On Education, Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority,Pi Chapter, St. Louis, MO, Winter 2008.Presenter and facilitator of poetry workshops for teachers and students, Wydown Middle School and Captain Elementary School, Clayton, MO, 19941997.Co-presenter on team teaching, The Catchers in the Rye: How To Keep Kids From Falling, Students At Risk Conference, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City, MO, Spring 1992.EDUCATIONMaster of Arts in Psychology, Specialization in Group Process, Webster University, St. Louis, MO, 1977.Bachelor of Arts in English, Lindenwood College, St. Charles, MO, 1963. TEACHING CERTIFICATIONEnglish/Language Arts7 12 Life CertificateMissouriPUBLICATIONSRevision of Study Skills Unit, Talent Development High Schools Freshman Seminar Teachers Manual, Class Reader and Student Workbook, Talent Development High Schools, Center for Social Organization of Schools, Johns Hopkins University: Baltimore, MD (to be published in June 2009).Contributor to Davis, Bonnie M. Coaching in a Variety of Settings, Experienced Coaches Share Their Success Stories, (4957) How to Coach Teachers Who Dont Think Like You. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2008 , nominated by National Staff Development Council for best professional development book of 2008. Editor of Stirling, Diane et. al. Character Education Connections for School, Home, & Community: A Guide for Integrating, Character Education, Port Chester, NY: National Professional Resources, Inc., 2002.Writer and editor of IMPACT newsletters, Cooperating School Districts and CHARACTERplus,St. Louis, MO, 20002004. Editor of McKay, Linda, et. al. Making Character Education A Standard, The Character Partnership, Washington, DC, 2004.Writer of St. Louis Schools Welcome the Laws of Life Essay Contest, Laws of Life Essay Contest Newsletter, Radnor, PA, 2002.Editor of The Clayton School District, A History of Excellence, The School District of Clayton, Clayton, MO,19982004. Writer and editor of The Substitute Call newsletters, The School District of Clayton, Clayton, MO, 19921998.Co-writer of curriculum guides, The School District of Clayton, Clayton, MO, 19701995.Writer of When You Asked (poem), Artwork Quarterly, White Bear Lake, MN, 1997.Writer of Hug the Children (poem), Growing Times, The Family Center, Clayton, MO, 1996. HONORS and AWARDSCammie Award for Outstanding Communications, Talent Development High Schools Center for Social Organization of Schools, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 20072008.Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority, Pi Chapter, St. Louis, MO, 2007.Level I Annual Awards for Excellence in Education Awards, School District of Clayton, MO, 19891999.Emerson Excellence in Education Award (Teacher of the Year Award), Emerson Electric, St. Louis, MO, 1996.Leadership Clayton, Clayton Chamber of Commerce, Clayton, MO, 19951996.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTService Professional Affairs Chair for Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority, Pi Chapter, St. Louis, MO, 2008present. Advisory Committee, Talent Development High Schools, Baltimore, MD, 2008present.Language Lovers, Cooperating School Districts, St. Louis, MO, 2006present.Emerson Excellence in Education Awards Selection Committee, Clayton, MO, 19962006.Continuing EducationUniversity of Kansas, Center for Research on Learning, Strategic Instruction Model Learning Strategies Professional Developer training in Learning Strategies and Content Enhancement, Lawrence, KS, 2006.Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development membership and attendance at conferences, 20052007.Courses in Language Arts and Education from Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA; St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO; Washington University, St. Louis, MO; Webster University, Webster Groves, MO; University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; Missouri Regional Professional Development Center, St. Louis, MO, 1963present.
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