Terri Ward, Ed. D. Assistant Professor Department of Literacy and Special Education Mailing Address: 432 Western Ave. Albany NY 12203 Office: Room 353 Lally School of Education 1009 Madison Ave. Phone: (518) 458-5351 E-mail: wardt@mail.strose.edu

Educational Background

Ed. D. University of Central Florida, 1997, Curriculum and Instruction

M.S. State University of New York at Albany, 1984, Educational Psychology and Statistics, Special Education.

B.A. State University of New York at Albany, 1983, Secondary English Education

Courses Taught

SEE/EDU 245 – Curriculum and Instruction for Grades 1-6

SEE 347 – Curriculum and Instruction for Students with Severe Disabilities

SED 511 – Organization and Collaboration in Special Education

Professional Interests

Systems Change, Teacher Collaboration, Differentiated Instruction and Universal Design, Inclusion of Students with Severe Disabilities.

Current Research Projects

Ÿ Student Achievement and The Creation of Smaller Learning Communities Within a Comprehensive Urban High School

Ÿ The Long-Term Sustainability of Effective Practices in Urban Elementary School Classrooms.

Ÿ Implementing Effective Co-Teach Partnerships Through FUSE (Florida Uniting Students in Education)

Recent Presentations and Publications

Recent Presentations:

Council for Exceptional Children National conference, April, 2003, Session Title: Outcomes of Inclusive Education for Students with Multiple or Severe Disabilities.

NYS Council for Exceptional Children State Conference, Albany, New York, 2002; Session Title: The Effects of Job Embedded Staff Development.

National TASH Conference, Seattle, Washington, 1998; Session Title: Florida Changes: Supporting Students With significant Disabilities in General Education.

Council for Exceptional Children, Florida Statewide Convention, 1998; Session Title: Creating Master Schedules that Support Co-teaching and Collaboration.

Council for Exceptional Children, Florida Statewide Convention, 1998; Session Title: Inclusion and the Middle School: A Perfect Match.

National TASH Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1996; Title: Vertical Teaming and the 30-minute problem-Solving Process.

Recent Publications:

Ryndak, D. L. & Ward, T. A. (2003). Adapting environments, materials, and instruction to facilitate inclusion and learning. In Ryndak, D. L. & Alper, S., Curriculum and instruction for students with significant disabilities in inclusive settings, Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Beech, M., McKay, J. Ward, T. and Frey, N. (2000). Dealing with differences: Strategies that work. Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services, Tallahassee, Florida.

Ward, T. A. (1994). Creating an inclusive school: The Palm Terrace Elementary School experience. Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services, Tallahassee, Florida.

Professional Web Sites

www.ascd.org Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

www.tash.org The Association for Persons with Severe Disabilities

www.cec.sped.org The Council for Exceptional Children