Teacher and Professional Education Faculty



Teacher and Professional Education Faculty

Abbreviated Vita

 

Name: Cecelia Benelli

 

Department: Curriculum & Instruction

 

Rank: Professor

 

Education: Ph. D., Curriculum and Instruction, Early Childhood Education Emphasis,

Pennsylvania State University. December, 1984.

M. Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Early Childhood Education Emphasis, Pennsylvania State University. May, 1978.

B. S., Individual and Family Studies, Early Childhood Education Emphasis, Pennsylvania State University. December, 1972. Certification area: Pennsylvania Board of Private Academic Schools, Nursery School/Kindergarten.

Employment/Experience

University Teaching: Professor of Early Childhood Education: August, 1990 to

present. Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Western Illinois University. Responsibilities: Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in assessment, child development, and curriculum. Advise graduate students. Faculty Director of WIU Infant and Preschool Center.

ECH 273: Understanding the Young Child

ECH 274: The Young Child as a Learner

ECH 355: Organization and Administration of the Preprimary Learning Environment

ECH 356: The Learning Environment: Kindergarten and the Primary Grades

ECH 474: Early Childhood Assessment

ECH 539: Curriculum in Early Childhood Education

ECH 564: Language and Thought of the Child

ECH 565: Seminar in Early Childhood Education

ECH 573: Infancy and Childhood Education

ECH 574: Integrated Learning in Early Childhood Education

ECH 603: Research in Early Childhood Education

Assistant Professor of Education/Early Childhood Coordinator: January, 1985 to May, 1990. Department of Education, Elizabethtown College. Responsibilities: Teach early childhood education and child development courses. Place and supervise student teachers. Develop and maintain working relationships with area early childhood programs. Advise early childhood majors. Exceptional Performance Awards: 1989 College Service, 1988 Professional Activity, 1987 Professional Activity.

Public School Teaching: None

Professional: Trainer, Work Sampling Illinois, Illinois Resource Center (2005

to present)

Local evaluator for McDonough County Even Start (2002-2005)

Local evaluator for Henderson County Even Start (2002-2004)

Day Care Coordinator: August, 1983 to December, 1984. State

University of New York Agricultural and Technical College at Cobleskill. Responsibilities: Development and implementation of a child care program serving 25 children aged three to five years. In conjunction with early childhood faculty, supervise and evaluate early childhood practicum students. Various administrative responsibilities including having the center licensed by the State of New York, record keeping, purchasing, and public relations.

Associate Administrator: September 1978 to August 1979. Centre County Child Development Council. Bellefonte, PA

Preschool Teacher: January 1973 to August 1976. Garden of Children Nursery School, State College PA

Publications/Scholarly/Creative Activities

Benelli, C. (2007). Learning Made Visible: Documenting

Observations. Children and Families: The Magazine of the National Head Start Association. 21(1), 58-59.

 

Conference Presentations

Supporting Emergent Literacy for Infants and Toddlers in Group

Settings. National Association for the Education of Young Children, November 2008.

Literacy and Very Young Children. Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children, September 2008.

Reaching the Potentials of Teacher Candidates and the Children They will Teach. Association for Childhood Education International, March 2008.

The Observation Habit: Connecting Observational Assessment to Daily Teaching. National Association for the Education of Young Children, November 2006

A Five-Year View of Teacher Preparation and Induction in Illinois. Mid-Western Educational Research Association, October 2006.

The Observation Habit: Connecting Observations and Daily Teaching. Midwest Association for the Education of Young Children, April 2006.

 

Professional and Academic Service

• Regional:

Governor’s Task Force on Recess in Schools. September 2011-December 2011, Member

• University:

Council on Admission, Graduation, and Academic Standards. 2009-2011, Member. Vice-Chair, 2011-2012

University Professionals of Illinois, Local 4100 Executive Board. 2006-2012, Member,

• Department:

Graduate Committee. 2001-2012, Member

Personnel Committee. 2009-2012 

Professional Memberships/Affiliations

  National Association for the Education of Young Childrren

  Association for Childhood Education International

 

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