Miki Heyne Vita


613 NW Lakeview Dr.
Blue Springs, MO 64014
Home Phone: (816) 224-4128
Cell Phone: (816) 520-3025
wwinholtz1@comcast.net

Education

  • 1981 M. Ed in Curriculum and Instruction, University of Missouri - Columbia
    • Emphasis in Learning Disabilities
    • Graduate Assistant, Department of Special Education
  • 1980 B.S. Ed in Elementary Education and Special Education, Soutwest Missouri State University
      Additional State of Missouri Certification:
    • Remedial Reading, K-12
    • Educable Mentally Handicapped, K-12
    • Learning Disabilities, K-12

Employment History

  • 2003 - present. Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa
    • Taught Early Literacy Instruction
    • Taught Reading Correction and Remediation
    • Remdial Math Strategies
    • Science and Arts Methods
    • Faciliated the Professional Development School
    • Supervised Student Teachers
  • 2003-2004 STARR Teacher (Select Teachers as Regional Resources). Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
  • 1981 - 2003. Blue Springs School District, R-IV, Blue Springs, Missouri
    • Second Grade Classroom Teacher.
    • Fifth Grade, Departmentalized Science and Math Teacher
    • Third Grade, Self-Contained Classroom Teacher
    • Third-Sixth Grade District’s Self-Contained Learning Disabilities Teacher
    • Third-Sixth Grade Learning Disabilities Resource TeacherPublications
      • The Gingerbread Man by Miki Heyne and Gail Hafer. University of Missouri, 1993. A month long integrated economic curriculum for Second Grade.
      • Do a Zoo by Miki Heyne and Gail Hafer. University of Missouri, 2003. A month long integrated economic curriculum for First Grade. Workshop Presentations
        • Writing Strategies including Power Writing and Six-Trait Writing
        • Brain Based Strategies
        • Cooperative Learning
        • Differentiated Instruction
        • Reading Instructional Strategies
        • MAP Strategies and Preparation
        • Integrated Instruction
        • Multiple Intelligences
        • Higher Level Thinking Strategies
        • Differentiated Instruction
        • Math Instructional Strategies
        • Understanding by Design

 

  • Workshops Attended
    • 2005, 2004, 2003 National Professional Development School Conference, Presenter
    • 2005 National Association of Elementary School Principals
    • 2004 ASCD’s conference on Understanding by Design
    • 2004 Missouri ASCD’s Conference
    • 2004 District Level workshops with Robert Marzano
    • 2004 Missouri State Professional Development Conference
    • 2001-2003 Missouri Department of Elementarry and Secondary Education STARR training, Professional Organizations
      • National Staff Development CouncilAssociation for Supervision and Curriculum
      • DevelopmentNational Council of Teachers of Mathematics
      • International Reading Association
      • National Science Teachers Association
      • Community Educator Association
      • Parent-Teacher Association
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