BETSEY BARNETT, Ph.D.

bbarnett@shoreline.edu        www.shoreline.edu/bbarnett

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Initiating and sustaining dialogues about issues of diversity

Using Distance learning to sustain difficult dialogues about diversity

Multicultural Education

Adult Learning

Early Childhood and Special Education

EDUCATION

1999	Ph.D.	Multicultural Education	University of Washington
1977	M.Ed.	Special Education	University of Washington
1973	B.A.	Psychology; French Language and Literature	Seattle University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Fall, 1992 - present	Professor, Multicultural Studies	Shoreline Community College	Shoreline, WA
1991- 1992	Assistant Division Chair, Intra American Studies	Shoreline Community College	Shoreline, WA.
1989 - 1991	Vice President, Federation of Teachers	Shoreline Community College	Shoreline, WA
1990	Professor, Intra American Studies	Shoreline Community College	Shoreline, WA
1986 -1990	Professor, Education and Human Services	Shoreline Community College	Shoreline, WA
1981 - 1986	Coordinator, Parent-Child Center Instructor of Human Resources	Shoreline Community College	Shoreline, WA
1979 - 1981	Head Teacher Fourth Grade Behavior Disordered/ Learning Disabled	Olympia School District	Olympia, WA
1976 - 1978	Team Teacher Down's Syndrome Parent-Child Program	Experimental Education Unit University of Washington	Seattle, WA
1976 -1978	Team Teacher Model Preschool Center	Experimental Education Unit University of Washington	Seattle, WA
1976 -1978	Research Associate Joint Dissemination Project	Experimental Education University of Washington	Seattle, W

PUBLICATIONS

Barnett, E. (1996) Mary McLeod Bethune: Feminist, Educator, and Activist. in Multicultural education, Transformative knowledge, and action: Historical and contemporary perspectives, James A. Banks, editor. New York: Teacher’s College Press.

CONSULTANTSHIPS

1996-present	Washington State Bar Association	Diversity Training
1988 to 1992	Shoreline Children's Center	Early Childhood Education
	Latona Children's Center, Seattle, WA	Early Childhood Education
1979 to 1987	State Services for Deaf/Blind	Special Education
1980 to 1986	Childfind Task Force, Shoreline Public Schools	Early Childhood/Special Education
1977	Resource Access Project; OCD/BEH Collaborative Project University of Washington, Seattle, WA	Early Childhood Special Education

PRESENTATIONS

2002	Curriculum Transformation at Shoreline Community College	National Council on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education	New Orleans, LA.
2001	Enough About Theory:  Curriculum Transformation at Shoreline Community College	National Council on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education	Seattle, WA
1996	"White Students and Multicultural Learning"	American Educational Research Association National Conference	New York, N.Y.
1995	"Mary MacLeod Bethune: Feminist, Educator, and Activist",	American Educational Research Association National Conference	New Orleans, LA.
1991	"Teaching and Learning about Diversity" Improving teaching and learning	Joint Universities and Region III Washington Community Colleges Faculty Development Conference	Seattle, WA
1991	"Magic Numbers and Mysteries of the Universe"	Expanding your Horizons in Math and Science Conference	Seattle, WA
1991	"Assessing Cultural Diversity"	Washington Assessment Conference State Board for C.C. Education,	Shoreline, WA.
1990	"Multicultural Issues: Culture Communication and Change"	Faculty Development Workshop,. Shoreline Community college	Shoreline, WA
1989	"Assistants Workshop".	Shoreline School District	Shoreline, WA
1989	"Educational Staffing in Developmentally appropriate Practice"	8 week seminar, Shoreline Children's Center Shoreline School District	Shoreline, WA
1989	"Clean Up Your Act", Workshop on managing classrooms.	Shoreline School District	Shoreline, WA

COURSES TAUGHT

Intra American Studies/Speech Communication 102	Multicultural Issues: Culture, Communication and Change
Intra American Studies 103 ONLINE	Diversity and Communication in US Society taught as a hybrid (face-to-face plus online), and totally online
Intra American Studies 103	Diversity and Communication in U.S. Society
Intra American Studies 200	Introduction to Intra American Studies
Education and Human Services 100	Introduction to Education
Education and Human Services 101	Growth and Development
Education and Human Services 125	Human Exceptionality
Education and Human Services 130	Observation and Measurement
Education and Human Services 140	Methods of Instruction
Education and Human Services 150	Early Childhood Curriculum Development
Education and Human Services 170	Creative Teaching
Education and Human Services 215	Parent Education and Communication
Education and Human Services 220	Daycare and Preschool Administration
Education and Human Services 245	Group Dynamics
Education and Human Services 250	Class Room Management and Child Guidance
Education and Human Services 104	Introduction to the Helping Profession
Education and Human Services 210	Best Practice in Special Education
Education and Human Services 240	Educating the Gifted and Talented
Parent Education 150	Parenting Infants
Parent Education 160	Parenting Toddlers
Parent Education 170	Parenting Preschoolers

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES:

Dr. Andrea Rye, Chair, Intra-American Studies and Social Sciences	Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA	arye@ctc.edu
Shoubee Liaw, Board of Trustees	Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA	shoubee.liaw@shorelineschools.org
Dr. Yvonne Terrell-Powell Director, Multicultural and Diversity Education Center	Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA	yterrell@ctc.edu
Dr. Ed Taylor, Professor of Education	University of Washington, Seattle, WA	edtaylor@u.washington.edu
Barbara Harper, Director, Lawyer Services Dept.	Washington State Bar Association 2101 Fourth Ave – Fourth Floor Seattle, WA 98121– 2330	206.727.8265

STUDENT REFERENCES (note that student email address change frequently; these addresses were current as of June 2000):

Jeanne Waters	Student at Shoreline C.C.	jwaters@shore.ctc.edu
Sal Nacion	Student at Shoreline C.C.	kanehoegal@aol.com
Shannon Burns	Student at The Evergreen State College	Sburns7519@aol.com
Eloisa Minakami	Student at Smith College	eminakam@email.smith.edu
Jacque Mack	Student at Seattle University	Teenie4u78@aol.com
Karin Reddecliffe	Student at University of Washington	kodev19@idt.net
Ryan Porter	Student at University of Washington	ryanisafool@yahoo.com