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Accreditation Report 2002
Core Campuses: Bloomington and Indianapolis
for the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
and the Indiana Professional Standards Board
Faculty Vita
Melissa Keller, M.E.
Title: Associate Instructor for the School of EducationOffice: W. W. Wright Education Building, room
Campus: Bloomington
Year of appointment: 1989
Academic Degrees
| B.S. | Miami University | 1980 | Education |
| M.E. | Xavier University | 1983 | Montessori Education |
Certification/Licenses
| Indiana teacher life license for teaching K-8. Indiana administrator's license American Montessori Society license to teach 6-12 year olds. |
Professional Experience
| 1989-2002 | Associate Instructor, School of Education, Indiana University |
| 1995-1996 | Student Support Specialist, Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township, Indianapolis, IN |
| 1991-1994 | Elementary School Principal, Rousseau McClellan Montessori School #91, Indianapolis Public Schools, Indianapolis, IN |
| 1988-1989 | Montessori Intern Supervisor, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH |
| 1985-1988 | Montessori Staff Trainer, Indianapolis Public Schools #56, #67, #91 |
| 1981-1985 | Elementary Teacher, The New School, Cincinnati, OH |
| 1980-1981 | Fourth grade Teacher, St. Mary Roman Catholic Elementary School, Hamilton, OH |
Faculty Teaching
| Fall, 2001 | E325 | Social Studies in the Elementary Schools |
| Spring, 2002 | E325 | Social Studies in the Elementary Schools |
Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships
- American Montessori Society
- National Council of Social Studies
- National Council for History Education
- Southern Poverty Law Center
Conference Presentations
- American Montessori Society
Presenter of National Teachers Section Traveling Symposium, 1992-1993
Topic: “Discipline: The Path to Freedom”
Albuquerque, NM - Dearborn Heights, MI - Indian Harbor Beach, FL - Boston, MA
Bergamo Curriculum Conference, 1991 Paper: “An Exploration of Montessori Teacher Preparation: A Point of Arrival or Departure?” Dayton, OH
National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference, 2001 Topic: History Lessons for Young Children Indianapolis, IN
Research Areas
- History curriculum and pedagogy for lower elementary students.
Service/Outreach Projects
- American Montessori Society
Reviewer of Montessori Life articles submitted for publication, 1992-present.
Coordinator of Teachers Section Traveling Symposium on Classroom Research, 1991.
Young Audiences of Indiana
Consultant for Summer Teacher Inservice on the arts, 1997
Indiana University
Research Assistant, Dr. Gerald Smith and Dr. Carolyn Fay
Leadership Institute for the Future of Teaching, 1990-1991
Graduate Assistant, Dr. Anna Ochoa, 1988-1989
Honors/Awards
- 2000 AI Teaching Award
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