Bruce Young's Web Site

FALL 2007 COURSES

SPRING 2008 COURSES

 PROGRAM (Summer 2007)

OTHER COURSES TAUGHT

Technology for Educators

Content and Methods for Middle Grades

Senior Seminar for Middle Grades

BSECE Language Arts Content & Skills

Children's Literature

 

BUTTONS free from

http://www.buttongenerator.com/

 

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

Bruce R. Young, Ed.D.

PRESENT POSITION: Associate Professor of Education, Covenant College.

COURSES TAUGHT:

Spring of 2007: Educational Psychology; Supervision of Student Teachers; Art, Music & PE (BSECE)

Fall of 2006: Mathematics Content and Skills for the Early Grades, Science Content and Skills for the Early Grades (Residential & BSECE), Art, Music, & PE (BSECE) Student Teaching Supervision (BSECE)

Spring of 2006: Educational Psychology, Science Content and Skills for Early Grades (BSECE), Art, Music & P.E. for Early Grades (BSECE), Technology for Educators (BSECE), Supervising Student Teachers

Fall of 2005: Educational Psychology, Mathematics Content and Skills for Early Grades, Science Content and Skills for Early Grades (BSECE), Supervising Student Teachers (BSECE)

Spring of 2005: Science Content and Skills for Early Grades, Mathematics Content and Skills for Early Grades, Language Arts Content and Skills for Early Grades (BSECE), Literature for Children (BSECE), Art, Music & P.E. for Early Grades (BSECE), Technology for Educators (BSECE), Shaping School Curriculum K-12 (M.Ed program)

Fall 2004 Courses: Technology for Educators, Content and Methods in Middle Grades, Senior Seminar for Middle Grades, Supervising Student Teachers.

EDUCATION

  •  Ed.D. in Learning and Instruction, University of San Francisco- 2001. Doctoral Dissertation title: The Effects of Class Size Reduction on Teacher Instructional Pace in Grades Two Through Six. Committee Chair: Dr. Robert Burns.

  • M.A. in Education, Holy Names University, Oakland, CA- 1993. Master’s Thesis title: The Effects of Project SEED on the Math Intrinsic Motivation of Fourth Graders in One Classroom.

  • B.A. in Secondary English and Education, Covenant College- 1973.

  • City College of San Francisco- 1970.

ADDITIONAL COURSES & TRAINING

  • College LiveText edu Solutions Training, 2004

  • Administrator’s Course, Christian Schools International, 1998

  • Bubbleology & Astronomy, University of California at Berkeley-1984.

  • Mathematics, A Way of Thinking, Center Graduate College- 1983.

  • Elementary School Marine Science Education, Cal. State Hayward- 1982.

  • Writing in Elementary Schools, University of California at Berkeley Extension- 1977.

EXPERIENCE

  • 2004-Present   Associate Professor of Education, Covenant College

  • 1999- 2004      Pre - 8 Principal/Director of Learning and Instruction for Pre-12, Contra Costa Christian Schools (CCCS).

  • 1997-1998       Taught three semesters of Educational Psychology and Field         Observation in the Teacher Education Program at the University of San Francisco.

  • 1994-1999          K-6 Principal, CCCS.

  • 1991-1994        Assistant Principal/Grade 6 Teacher, CCCS.

  • 1989-1991        Teacher, Grade 6, CCCS

  • 1986-1988        Principal/Teacher, Grade 4/5, Berkeley Christian School (BCS)

  • 1976-1986        Teacher, Grades 3-6, BCS

  • 1974-1976        Head Teacher, Grades 2-7 (one room school), BCS

CERTIFICATES, AWARDS

  • Georgia Teaching Certificate, English Secondary, 1973.

  • California Teaching Credential, 1989

  • Certificate of Commendation, Alameda- Contra Costa County chapter of National     Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Math Teacher of the Year- 1988.

  • Citizen Appreciation Award, Contra Costa County Law Enforcement- 1988.

PRESENTATIONS

  • Science on a Budget, Workshop at ACSI Convention, Birmingham, AL, 2007

  • Kindergarten Readiness, Seminar for general public, Contra Costa Christian Schools- 2004.

  • The Middle School Student, Seminar for parents of students entering sixth grade, Contra Costa Christian Schools, 2004.

  • A Biblical Approach to Unit Construction, Westminster Christian Academy, Huntsville, AL- 2001.

  • Guidelines for Curriculum Selection, Homeschooling Workshop, Sacramento, CA- 1991.

  • Contextual Meaning (co-led with G. Steensma), Conference on Biblical Integral Learning, Pittsburgh, PA- 1987.

  • Curriculum and Teacher Stress, Educators’ Symposium at New College, Berkeley, CA- 1983.