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Dawn H. Dennis
Education
1998 Workforce Education and Development Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University 1995 Vocational Education/Business Education M.Ed. Florida A&M University 1994 Vocational Education/Business Education B.S. Florida A&M University Professional Experience
Fall 2007-Present Associate Professor/Department of Workforce
Education/College of Education Department Chairperson (Tenured) Florida A&M University
Lead, teach and serve the faculty/staff/and students in the Department of Workforce Education and the community. Serve committees as appointed and elected.
Spring 2005-Fall 2007 Asst. Professor/Department of Workforce Education/College of Education
Florida A&M University
Assisted Chair and faculty in assuring NCATE reaccreditation.
Provided advisement to students
Implemented Web-based Course (Methods of Teaching Business Education)
Taught Office Management, Administrative Support Services, Leadership Development and Methods of Teaching Business.
Served on various committees in support of the College of Education
August 2003-December 2004 Executive Assistant to the President Florida A&M University
Provided administrative services to the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees. Ensured Board
materials/meetings/workshops were coordinated systematically
August 2000-August 2003 Asst. Professor/Department of Workforce Education/College of Education
Florida A&M University
Initiated and assisted Department Chair with a collaborative effort that resulted in an updated Industrial Arts Program.
2002-2003 National Leadership Institute Scholar Participated in college-wide team grant writing efforts.
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Advised students.
Participated in college-wide committees as needed. Collaborated with FAMU Developmental Research
School faculty and staff in various projects. Blackboard Web Supported Courses
1998-1999 Coordinator/Asst. Professor (Visiting)
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Served as Coordinator for the Florida Safe Learning
Environment Institute (FLSEI). The project was designed to promote consistent, reliable, usable data reported through the Safe Environment Safety Incident Reporting System throughout the state of Florida.
Faculty and Administrative Duties
OST 3337 Business Report Writing 3 semester units OST 4500 Office Management 3 semester units OST 4404 Administrative Support Systems 3 semester units EDG 3302 Professional Development 3 semester units BTE 3068 Principles of Business Education 3 semester units BTE 4110 Methods of Teaching Bus. Ed. 3 semester units BTE 4945 Student Teaching 6-12 semester units BTE 5431 Improved Methods of Teac BusEd 3 semester units BTE 5085 Administration & Supervision in BS 3 semester units BTE 5671 Problems, Trends and Issues BusEd 3 semester units Advisement: Advisor for undergraduate and graduate majors in Dept. of Workforce Education (2000- present).
SERVICE - University, Civic, Social and Professional
Service Provided Specific Role Dates
College of Education Committee on Field Experiences and Clinical Practice (Standard 3)
Member 11/22/99
College of Education Committee on the Conceptual Framework
Member 9/19/00
College of Education Graduate Council Member 10/30/00
College of Education Committee on Field Experiences and Clinical Practice (Standard 3)
Asst. Chairperson
1/5/00-1/26/01
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College of Education Curriculum Committee Chairperson 11/27/01
College of Education Professional Development Committee
Member 9/17/02
University Institutional Mission, Gov and Admi Chairperson 7/20/04 James A. Shanks Middle School Provided Teacher with Strategies using
Technology in Classroom
9/12/05
College of Education Assessment Committee
Department of Business and Technology Education Search Committee
Member
Chair
08/05
11/7/05
College of Ed. Gallery of Distinc Nomination Committee
Chairperson 1/30/06
College of Education NCATE Conceptual Framework Committee
Co-Chairperson 8/2/06
James A. Shanks Middle School Presentation to Students/Assist Classroom Teacher
9/16/06
James A. Shanks Middle School (Ms. Walker) Assisted Classroom Teacher in preparation for FCAT
10/20/06
Lincoln High School
College of Education Retreat Committee
Research & Professional Development Committee
COE Tenure & Promotion Standards Committee COE Curriculum Committee
COE Space and Facilities Committee
Classroom Observ and Discussion of Collaboration Member Chair Member Member Member 10/20/06 1/25/07 09/04/08 08/08/08 08/08/08 08/08/08 College of Education Tenure and Promotion.
College of Education Curriculum Committee Member Member 08/09 08/09
4 Professional Activities (non-teaching)
Professional activity Specific role Date
Howard University HBCU Faculty Conference Online Course Development Certificates:(FAMU Instructional Media Center)
FAMU DRS School Advisory Board
Journey InTo Womanwood Board (Jacksonville, FL)
Presenter Participant Board Member/Secretary Board Member 6/15/10 3/10 10/2007-5/15/2008 7/12/2007
James A. Shanks Middle School (Ms. Johnson) FCAT Presentation to Students 1/14/07
FAMU DRS Faculty Meeting Presentation (Contextual
Teaching and Learning)
9/14/05
Florida Asso. for Career & Tech Ed. New Administrators Workshop
Participant 7/05
National Dissemination Ctr. For Career and Technical Education
Ohio State University National Leadership Institute National Meetings:
Scottsdale, AZ June 26-29, 2002 Dallas, Texas October 14-16, 2002 Washington, DC January 13-17, 2003 St. Louis, Missouri June 23-25, 2003
National Leadership Institute Scholar
2002-2003
Faculty/Advisors Workshop Participant 2/2002
Editorial Board Workforce Education Forum (WEF) Member 2/29/2000 James S. Rickards High School Future Business Leader
of Amer.
5 Non-Published Manuscripts
Cyberbullying Leadership
Training Teachers to Embrace Entrepreneurship
Publications
The Relationship of Transformational Leadership and Workplace Dynamics
Chapter Submission Book
Abstract Submission
Florida Educational Leadership, Volume 7, No. 2 Fall 2009 Fall 2009 Spr 2010 Spring 2007
Accountability via Contextual Teaching and Learning
The Journal of Multiculturalism Education/Volume 2
Feb. 2007
Workforce Education and Two Important View Points
Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, Volume 44(2)
Summer 2007 Business Education Curriculum: An Alternative
for Reducing the Unemployment Rate Among African American Youth
Occupational Education Forum Volume 23, No. 2
Pennsylvania State University
Fall 1996
Papers Presented
Presentation Title Conference Name Date
Training Educators to Embrace Entrepreneurship. FAMU DRS Computer Boot Camp
Keynote Speaker
Howard University, HBCU Faculty Conference.
(FAMU DRS Parents), Tallahassee, FL ,
Vocational and Adult Education In-Service Conference, Quincy, FL
6/15/10
5/16/09
8/9/06
Business Law via Blackboard College Teaching and Learning Conference
(Clute Institute for Academic Research), Florence, Italy
6/26-29/06
Implementing Student Achievement Through Contextual Teaching
Georgia Tech Prep State Conference, Atlanta, GA
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Business Law via Blackboard Florida Business and Technology Education Conference, Tampa, Florida
10/13-14/05 Contextual Teaching and Learning
FAMU DRS Faculty, Tallahassee, FL 9/14/05
Career Exploration Presentation Shanks Middle School (7th
Grade) Quincy, FL
9/16/05
Presentation/Representative for College of Education Take a Look At Teaching Conference, Lake Butler Florida
11/2/00
Honors and Recognition
Title Year Received
Tallahassee Democrat Article “Speakers Gave Their Time to Shanks Middle” 5/31/06 Tallahassee Democrat Article “Conference Stresses Job Training” 8/16/06 Faculty & Staff Endowment Scholarship Campaign (Certificate of
Participation)
2004
Faculty Service Recognition 2002-2003
International Who’s Who of Professional Educators 1999//2000 Doctoral Committee Member Outstanding Contribution (Certificate) 8/21/1999
Research
Grant Title Funding Agency Period/Term Amount
Broadband USA (BTOP) Public Computer Center
Technology Based Instruction
U.S. Dept.Commerce Office of Instructional Media Ct. Pending June 2006-June 2007 $1,000,000.00 $ 2,500.00
Leadership Academy Black Males Explorers program
August 2007-June 2008
$25,605.00
Grant Below Funded as a Collaborative Effort: Service Learning Grant (Funded as
a Collaborative Effort/--not listed as PI)
Florida Alliance for Student Service/Florida Campus Compact
7 Non-Funded/Sponsored Research Projects
Research Project Title Date
Business Technology Academy; SUCCEED Florida, Florida DOE July 2006 Other Ways to Win: The Center for Technology and Workforce Development April 2005 Other Ways to Win: The Center for Technology and Workforce Development October 2002
Organization/Activity Specific Role Dates
National Business Education Association Member 00-01/Present Association of Career and Technical Ed. Member 98-99/Present Pi Omega Pi-- Zeta Alpha Chapter Member 03-03/Present
Bethel AME Church Member, Stewardess 01-09-Present
National Association of the Advance. of Colored People
