Curriculum Vitae for David Chadwell
Educational Background
National Board Professional Teaching Standards Certification, Early Adolescence Social Studies (2003)
MA Teaching, Elementary (1-8) Certification (1999)
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
MA Philosophy and Social Policy, emphasis: Education (1992)
American University, Washington, District of Columbia
BA Philosophy (1989)
Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Employment
South Carolina State Department of Education, Columbia, South Carolina 2007 - Present
Director for Single Gender Initiatives
Responsible for facilitating the development of single gender programs across the state of South Carolina, including: training teachers, advising program creation, facilitating implementation, hosting informational sessions for faculty, parents, and community members, maintaining a network of people interested in or doing single gender education.
TWO Academies at Dent Middle School, Columbia, South Carolina 2004-2007
Lead Teacher, Single-Gender Magnet Program (Grades 6-8)
Responsible for administering a single-gender magnet program for boys. Oversee development and implementation of curriculum. Responsible for selection of students and public relations with community and parents.
Summit Parkway Middle School, Columbia, South Carolina 1999-2004
Teacher, Social Studies (Grade 6)
Taught ancient world history to six sections of sixth grade students. Served as unit leader within an interdisciplinary team. Taught in traditional and block schedules. Developed and implemented a year-long standards-based project where students “created” their own civilizations. Received grants to support research in student achievement and project/problem-based learning. Awarded South Carolina Middle School Social Studies Teacher of the Year 2002.
TEDA International School, Tianjin, China 1995-1998
Teacher, Language Arts/Social Studies (Grades 6-8)
Designed and taught students from diverse countries an integrated language arts/social studies program, world history course, and writing workshop course for grades 6 – 8. Served as Middle School Coordinator and Coordinator for initial accreditation through Western Association for Schools and Colleges (WASC) .
Teacher, Self-Contained Classrooms (Grades 5/6, 6/7)
In a vertically grouped classroom, taught students from diverse countries mathematics, language arts, science, social studies in English. Designed curricula for grades 5-7.
Plymouth Meeting Friends School, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania 1992-1995
Library Media Specialist (Grades K-6)
Coordinated literature reading groups, research groups, and primary reading groups as well as performed traditional librarian roles (circulation, cataloguing, ordering). Integrated technology into the library curriculum. Edited the bi-monthly issue of Pipeline (a collection of student work.)
Teacher, Self-Contained (Grade 6)
Taught mathematics, language arts, and social studies using a variety of best practice methods.
·Lead Teacher for curriculum at TWO Academies Single Gender Magnet Program of Dent Middle School (2004-Present)
·Section Leader for SACS Review at Summit Parkway Middle School (Fall 2003)
·Selected to review State Social Studies Standards (Fall 2003)
·Participated in the design of Summer Institute on China for rising sixth graders (2003)
·Participated in district alignment of Social Studies curriculum (2003)
·Reviewer of Social Studies State Standardized tests (2003)
·Led design and site implementation of Student Data Notebooks for Richland School District Two (2001-2002)
·Participant in developing Parent Standards for Social Studies for State Department of Education (2000)
·Researcher for “Literature Across the Curriculum” within College of Library and Information Science at University of South Carolina (1999)
·Accreditation Coordinator at TEDA International School for Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) (1997-1998)
·Developed, marketed, and implemented a Moral Education program for college freshman (1988-1992)
·Southeast Regional Director for National Association for Single Sex Public Education (2006 - present)
·Upper Midlands Regional Director Elect for South Carolina Middle School Association (2006 - present)
·Unit Leader at Summit Parkway Middle School (2002 – 2004)
·Participant in development of undergraduate program for certification in Elementary, Early Childhood and Middle School at University of South Carolina (2002)
·Cooperating teacher for preservice intern for University of South Carolina (2002)
·Site instructor of undergraduate practicum course for University of South Carolina (2000 – present)
·Member of Middle School Task Force for Richland School District Two (1999-2000)
·Middle School Coordinator at TEDA International School (1996-1998)
·Strategic Planning Team Member at TEDA International School (1996-1998)
·Faculty Representative to Board of Governors at Plymouth Meeting Friends School (1994-1995)
·Secretary of the Committee to study Moral Development in Quaker Schools at Friends Council on Education (1993-1995)
Teacher Trainer for Elementary, Middle and High Schools in Georgia, Alabama, Nevada, Louisiana, Missouri, Virginia, North Carolina, Delaware, Washington, DC, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Texas and Florida (2006 - current)
Instructor of teachers for Social Studies Summer Institutes for South Carolina State Department of Education (Summer 2004 - 2006)
Consultant for San Antonio, TX teachers to create standards-based social studies program (Fall 2003 & Summer 2004)
Consultant for Crayton Middle School teachers to implement International Baccalaureate (Summer 2003)
Consultant to teachers of Crawfordsville, IN for Problem-Based Learning (Summer 2003)
Presented “Creating a Single-Gender Program” at National Association for Single-Sex Public Education Annual Conference (October 2008)
Presented “Gender Differences and Classroom Implications” at South Carolina Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Spring Conference (April 2008)
Presented “Creating a Gendered Classroom” at Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development National Conference (March 2008)
Presented Half-Day Workshop on “Gender Differences” and presented “Top Ten Strategies” at South Carolina Middle School Association Conference (March 2008)
Interviewed for and appeared in Education Week article on single-gender education (April 2008)
Interviewed for and appeared in New York Times Magazine lead article on Single-Gender Education (February 2008)
Presented “Designing Single Gender Programs at Your School” and “Focus: An Advisory Course for Middle School Boys” at National Middle School Association Conference (November 2007)
Presented “Creating a Single-Gender Program” at the National Association for Single-Sex Public Education International Conference (October 2007)
Presented "Single-Gender Opportunities for South Carolina Schools" at South Carolina Association of Title I Administrators Fall Conference (October 2007)
Presented "Gender Differences and Classroom Opportunities" at Palmetto Association of Independent School Fall Conference (October 2007)
Presented “Time to Focus on Boys: Creating an Advisory Program” at the International Boys School Coalition Conference (June 2007)
Appeared on MSNBA The Most to discuss federal guidelines for single sex schools. (October 2006)
Guest Speaker on Bloomburg Radio to discuss federal guidelines for single sex schools. (October 2006)
Presented "Gender Matters" at National Middle School Association Conference (Fall 2006)
Presented "Focus: An Advisory Course for Boys" at National Association for Single Sex Public School Southeast Conference (Fall 2006)
Presented "Implementing Single Sex Programs in Coed Schools" at National Association for Single Sex Public School Midwest Conference (Fall 2006)
Presented “Single Gender Opportunities in Middle School” at South Carolina Middle School Association Conference (Spring 2005)
Presented “Constructing the Big Idea” at South Carolina Council of Social Studies Conference (Fall 2004)
Presented “Constructing Meaning and Raising Student Motivation” at Keys to High Achievement for South Carolina State Department of Education (2003)
Presented “Curriculum Reform” for teachers of English and American Studies from Russia and Kazakhstan (Summer 2002 and 2003)
Presented “How Big Ideas Influence My Teaching; How My Teaching Influences Big Ideas” at AERA National Conference (Spring 2003)
Presented “A Year-Long Problem-Based Learning Experience in Middle School” at AERA National Conference (Spring 2003)
Presented “Elements of Motivational Assignments” at South Carolina Council of Social Studies Conference (Fall 2002)
Presented “The First Year Teacher’s Experience” at South Carolina Middle School Conference (Spring 2001)
Presented “Building A Civilization” at South Carolina Council of Social Studies Conference (Fall 2000)
Presented “Evolution of Choices” at AERA National Conference (Spring 2000)
Publications
Authored A Gendered Choice: Considering, Designing, and Implementing Single-Gender Programs. Corwin Press. (September 2009)
Authored Single-Gender Education: An Option for Meeting Diverse Student Needs. for Middle Matters (November 2008, Vol. I, No.2)
Authored editorial response titled “Single-Sex Education” for Education Next (Spring 2008)
Authored Engaging the Differences Between Boys and Girls for Middle Matters (March 2007, Vol. 15, No.4)
Published “Building Civilizations with Standards, A Look at Student Motivation” The Palmetto Focus (Winter 2002)
Published An Annotated Bibliography of Thematic Diversity: Women, Multicultural, and Non-Violent Perspectives through the Friends Council on Education (Spring 1995)
Published Libraries Are Not Just Books in The Penn Literacy Network (Spring 1995)
·Awarded South Carolina Social Studies Middle School Teacher of the Year (Fall 2002)
·Received Teacher Quality Grant to support the development and research of self-created project/problem-based learning experience implemented in the classroom (2001, 2002, 2003)
·Received Professional Development School Grant to support research in project-based learning and student motivation (2001)