Valerie Hennen

Work History:  

Gateway Technical College, 1001 S.  Main Street, Racine, WI 53403                      

General Education Communications Instructor (1983-present/full time since 1985)

• Teach Associate degree and diploma level general education courses, such as Written Communications, Oral Interpersonal Communications, Speech, Pre-College Writing, Pre-College Reading, and Technical Communication Skills (Act 39 High School Program for at risk students).  

• Designed curriculum for Oral Interpersonal Communications and Technical Communications Skills courses.  

• Founding member of committee that designed Gateway’s Mentoring program.   VTAE 

• Certified in Communications, Speech, Reading, and Adult Basic Education/Goal.

Concordia University (Kenosha Center Campus)  (1997-present)

Part time instructor. 

Teach adult learners/4-6 week accelerated courses.  Modules taught:  

• Public Communications, 

• Leadership Communications, and 

• Communication in Groups.      

University of Wisconsin-Parkside  2000

• Taught Writing in Business and Industry for adult continuing education students.

St. James Summer Recreation Program, St. James, MN  (1981-1982)

Community Theater Director

• Directed summer productions: South Pacific 1981 and Brigadoon 1982. 

Comfrey Public Schools  (1976-1981) Comfrey, MN

LD/ED teacher and Secondary Reading Specialist. 

• Also directed high school drama/musical productions.  

• Forensics coach and state-certified speech judge.

St. Hyacinth Elementary School (1973-1975) Milwaukee, WI

Reading teacher for grades 4-8.  Fourth grade homeroom.

Publications:

Wisconsin Vocational Technical College System

Published state-wide curriculum projects under grants supervised by Sandy Carman, Statewide Distance Learning Coordinator for the Wisconsin Technical College System.

·        Distance Learning alternatives for classes in Speech  1997.

·        Oral Interpersonal Communications.  1998.

WEX Developed course guide for

·        Writing Fundamentals - correspondence course 1994

Education:           

Mankato State University, Mankato, MN                            

MA Curriculum and Instruction 1978

Certified for Reading Administrator, Secondary Reading Consultant, Learning Disabilities and Emotionally Disturbed (K-12)

Have completed 40 plus credits beyond my masters at a variety of schools in a variety of areas for continued certification and personal interest.                                    

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI

BS Secondary Education--English Broadfield 1973

Eligible for certification in Secondary English/Language Arts