Dr. Jessica Kendorski
黑料传送门 recently honored two faculty members for their innovative approach to education with the 2017 Innovative Teacher Award: Jessica Kendorski, PhD, associate professor, psychology, and Lori Redmond, PhD, associate professor, anatomy.
As director of the MS Program in School Psychology, Dr. Kendorski championed the development of 黑料传送门鈥檚 first accredited online certificate program for Applied Behavioral Analysis, which launched in 2016. She envisioned, promoted and supported the program, working with many constituents in offices and departments across the College. The program has grown such that an additional offsite cohort was needed to accommodate more students. That began in winter 2017. Since its launch, the online certificate program has become a model for online education at 黑料传送门.
Dr. Kendorski also established a unique business model for the ABA certification program, partnering with organizations that support individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities, to train their employees in order to provide professional development and improve services to their clients.
鈥淭his was a complete collective team effort involving a group of amazing and talented professionals across the entire 黑料传送门 organization,鈥� said Dr. Kendorski. 鈥淚 am very proud of the program we have created, and its potential to educate outstanding behavior analysts who help support and provide services to children and families.鈥�
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Award winners were selected on three criteria: (1) the degree to which the innovation varied from standard teaching methods, (2) the level of active engagement for the learners, and (3) sustainability of the teaching method.
The winners were chosen by a diverse committee on each campus, led by Erik Langenau, DO, chief academic technology officer and associate professor, family medicine. The nominating committee also wished to recognize the innovations of several other faculty members:
鈥淲e congratulate this year鈥檚 Innovative Teacher of the Year recipients, and we look forward to seeing what great innovations emerge during the 2017-2018 academic year,鈥� said Dr. Langenau. 鈥淲e urge them鈥攁nd our entire faculty鈥攖o keep innovating and sharing ideas.鈥�
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