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Jody Dobson has worked with children and their families for over thirty years. He has taught at elementary, middle and high school levels and served in administrative positions as:
EDUCATION MA, Columbia University, New York, NY BA, Williams College, Williamstown, MA RECENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (selected) Depression and Suicide in Children and Teens (Rogers Memorial Hospital) WISC III Interpretation (IECA Conference, Atlanta) Nonverbal Learning Disability (Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists) A.D.D. & Beyond, Edward Hallowell, M.D. (Learning Disabilities Association of Lancaster County) Wilson Reading System, Barbara Wilson (IDA Conference, Philadelphia) African-American Boys in Schools (Specialists of Schools, Philadelphia) Consultant Principles and Practices (IECA Conference, San Diego) Schools for Learning Differences (IECA Conference, Columbus) The Charter Schools Movement (Philadelphia Conference) Classroom Accommodations for LD (SOS, Philadelphia) Complicated Kids: Neurologically Based LD Disorders (IECA Conference, Baltimore) Best Practices (NATSAP, Clearwater Beach) Creativity and Madness (American Institute of Medical Education) PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (selected) NAIS Workshops: Mathematics Teaching; Admissions; Administration; Multicultural Assessment; Experienced Administrators CRIS Workshops: Community in Schools; Summer Ethics Institute ISM Workshops: Middle School Administration; Career Path Development Temple University: Course in Developmental Psychology Outward Bound: Educator’s Invitational CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA); IECA Board of Directors; IECA Foundation Board of Trustees; International Dyslexia Society; Learning Disabilities Association of PA; Secondary School Admission Test Board; Small Boarding Schools Association; Health Achievement Learning Opportunities Centers; Specialists of Schools; Chestnut Hill Community Association Education Committee. PRESENTATIONS Report Writing Workshop, Moravian Academy Counseling, Advising, and Effective Communications, SSATB Conference Schools and Programs for Children with LD, Radio Interview, WBCB Conferences with Parents and Children, SSATB Conference Schools for Children with Learning Differences, HALO Panel What is the Right School for My Child?, CHCA Panel The Good Middle School, Shady Side Academy Community Service in Schools, ISTA New York Ability Grouping, ISTA Philadelphia Co-Chair and Presider, MISHAP Teachers Day Middle School Identity, NAIS Middle School Networking, NAIS ACTIVITIES AND ASSOCIATIONS IECA: Schools Committee Chair; Membership Committee Founding Member: Middle School Heads Association of Philadelphia Evaluation Committees: Milton Hershey School (Co-Chair); Westtown School; Buckley School. Planning Committees: IECA LD, Schools and Conference Committees; Philadelphia Job Fair for People of Color; MISHAP Teacher’s Day; ISTA Teacher’s Day; NYSAIS Division Heads Conference. Volunteer Activities: Williams College Alumni Fund, Alumni Admission Group; American Red Cross; Habitat for Humanity; Chestnut Hill Senior Center Board; Friends of the Wissahickon. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Shady Side Academy, Pittsburgh, PA: Head of Middle School (1995-97). Town School, New York, NY: Head of Upper School (1993-95). Chestnut Hill Academy, Philadelphia, PA: Head of Middle School (1981-93); Director of Admissions (1979-81); Dean of Admissions (1987-89); English Department Chair (1977-81); Summer Program Director (1968-69); English teacher (1976-93). Greenwich Country Day School, Greenwich, CT: Teacher of Grades 4-6 (1966-76)
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