Barbara McSwain

 

 

EDUCATION


  • Ed.S Special Education; Leadership
  • M.Ed. Special Education: Learning Disabilities; Emotionally Disturbed/Behavior Disordered; Interrelated; Other Health Impaired
  • BS. Elementary Education K-8 content areas: Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts and Reading

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


  • National Consultant, Learning-Focused, Boone, NC
  • Assistant Superintendent
  • Director of School Improvement
  • Federal Programs Director
  • Career/Technical- Implemented regional programs for Youth Apprenticeship and Tech Prep
  • Co-Principal
  • Georgia RESA - Consultant
  • Georgia Learning Resources System
  • Director of Special Education
  • Director of Adolescent Program for Emotionally Disturbed
  • Lead Teacher
  • Georgia Council of Exceptional Children Journal, Editor
  • Georgia Learning Resources Newsletter, Editor
  • Valdosta State University, Adjunct Professor Education Department

TEACHING EXPERIENCE


  • Secondary: World History; American History; Georgia History- Gr. 9-12
  • Middle School: Math and Language Arts- Gr. 5-8
  • Elementary: All content areas- K-8
  • Special Education
  • Implemented program for Emotionally Disturbed in Palm Beach County Fl (Lake Worth Jr. High)
  • Implemented program for Elementary students with Learning Disabilities in Valdosta, Georgia
  • Implemented Middle and Secondary School Programs for Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders, in Tifton, Georgia
  • Teacher- Mildly Intellectually Disabled and Other Health Impaired 8-9 Grade in Tifton, Georgia
  • Georgia Psycho-Education network: Teacher for adolescent, elementary and primary programs
  • Diagnostic Evaluator
Content Areas of Special Interest: Reading, Language Arts, Social Studies