CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA
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Name |
Joseph D. McNair |
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Place of Birth: |
Augusta, Georgia |
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Nationality |
American of African Descent |
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Current Postal Address |
6717 Rose Drive Miramar,
Florida |
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Permanent Home Address |
6717 Rose Drive Miramar,
Florida |
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Marital Status |
Married |
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Number and Ages of Children |
Two (2) daughters, Terra Deva June 22, 1976 and Pilar
Igelle, September 14, 1986 |
EDUCATION
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Institution and
Degree:
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Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 2000 Holocaust Studies Certificate Professional Growth |
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Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton Florida, 1999 Educational Leadership Four (4) Graduate Credits Professional Growth |
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Florida International
University, Miami, Florida, 1994 Three (3) Graduate Credits Professional Growth |
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University of Miami Miami, Florida, 1992-3 Six (6) Graduate Credits Professional Growth |
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Ahmadu Bello University Samaru, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria, West Africa, 1988 Doctor of Philosophy Degree (ABD) |
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University of San Francisco San Francisco, California January 1976 to July 1977 Awarded Standard
Administrative Services Credential and Life
Teaching Credential |
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Antioch College (External Degree Program) Yellow Springs, Ohio January 1974 to July 1975 Awarded Masters Degree in
Education specializing in Educational
Administration |
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Gonzaga University Spokane. Washington September 1966 to January 1971 Awarded Bachelor of Arts
Degree in Political Science. |
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Ravenswood High School East Palo Alto, California September 1963 to June 1966 Awarded High School Diploma |
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Roger S. Fitch Junior High
School Seaside, California September 1962 to June 1963 |
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Walter Colton Junior High
School Monterey, California January 1962 to June 1962 |
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University Heights Junior High
School Riverside, California September 1961 to December
1961 |
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Elementary School Riverside California January 1954 to June 1961 |
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George Washington Elementary
School Pasadena, California September 1954 to January 1954 |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS |
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HONORS |
Awarded March
12 1998
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WORK EXPERIENCE:
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, SENIOR Behavioral Studies (Education) Miami-Dade Community College, North Campus 1991-Present.
In this position the professor is responsible for teaching the introductory education courses, Introduction to Education (EDF 1005); American Education in Transition, EDF 2060; Introduction to Exceptional Education, EEX 2000, Teaching Diverse Populations, EDG 2701 and Introduction to Instructional Technology, EME 2040. He is a third level faculty registrar and has (and continues to do so) recruited, trained, and helped to retain traditional students, educationally disadvantaged students and students from underrepresented groups in higher education in preservice teacher education and training programs at Miami-Dade Community College, North Campus.
He has been responsible for giving pre-teaching interns a complimentary mix of introductory theoretical content and opportunities to demonstrate the same in the form of developmental teaching behaviors and competencies performed under supervision in realistic formal learning environments (The AGAPE ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT CENTER, 1992-1995 and The "I HAVE A DREAM" Program in collaboration with Miami-Dade Public Schools 1995-1999) whether on a volunteer basis or in partial fulfillment of course requirements.
He is responsible for creating
and maintaining educational outreach components for each of his educational
courses, including opportunities to for students volunteer under supervision in
numerous Dade County Public Schools. In addition, the professor articulates
preservice teacher training and education efforts at MDCC-North and several
south Florida universities; works to establish and maintain professional
development school (PDS) partnerships between Miami-Dade Community College,
North Campus, several south Florida universities, Dade County Public Schools
and several Volunteer and Advocacy Social Service provider agencies.
He reviews, assesses college/university instructional delivery systems in several education courses He models "best practices" in his own approach to teaching and learning-- a broad rubric which includes "Transpersonal Education" pedagogies, developmentally appropriate practices, variable multisensory and multicultural/diversity/anti-bias teaching styles and authentic assessment approaches to facilitate and support student learning particularly in educationally disadvantaged, marginal and nontraditional students and/or students from underrepresented groups. He has written two (2) college textbooks (Personal Transformations: The Practice Of Multicultural Awareness/Consciousness [1996/Revised 1998] revisions and Individuals in Society: Social Science in the Twenty first Century [1996/Revised1998]
He has become a leading innovator in technological innovations applied to instructional delivery including a near paperless classroom. He is an Alliance + Saavy Cyber Teacher trainer working with Community College Faculty and K-12 teachers helping them use the internet in the classroom..
He has created and implemented over several semesters (since 1999) alternative approaches to traditional college instructional delivery systems including "state of the art" coordinated studies learning communities with great success.
All of his students in all of his classes are on-line and demonstrate proficiency in using the internet, e-mail and several software programs to facilitate daily reflective journals, specific subject matter research, survey research, communication with Professor and grade reporting.
He has conducted numerous seminars for colleagues on Diversity/Anti-Bias, Multicultural Education or Transpersonal instructional strategies on campus or college-wide conference days. He provided training for individual teachers interested in participating in Learning Communities. He has taught units on diversity to faculty in the college-wide teacher preparatory class for community college faculty. He planned and led a three day training seminar on campus/community dialogue on race under the auspices of the Central and South Florida Higher Education Diversity Coalition and the AAC&U Racial Legacies and learning Project, November 1998.
In his capacity as President of Miami-Dade Community College Chapter of the National council of Black American Affairs (1997-1999) chaired the 19th annual Conference of the Southern Regional Council on Black American Affairs.
He was a facilitator at the Mayor's Children's Summit (September, 1999). He was a keynote speaker at numerous community events including the 1998 Black Heritage Festival sponsored by the Jackson memorial Hospital and the Public Health Trust, February ,1998 , The EGBA Association of Florida Annual Banquet, December, 1998, The Metro-Dade County Community Action Agency HeadStart Parent Conference, January, 2000, the Iota Phi Lambda Sorority National Education Week Commemoration, November 2000, the Miami Herald Black Heritage Committee Launching of Black History Month, February, 2001, the Africando Economic Development Conference, May 2001 as well as several student events on three local college campuses.
In the summer of 2003 he co-chaired a faculty curriculum committee responsible for building curricula, standards folios, task descriptions/artifacts for the School of Education's Four Year Degree Program. The program received full certification by the state in 2005.
DIRECTOR, Excellence In Education Project (F.O.C.U.S. Program Professional Development Component) jointly appointed between Miami-Dade Community College and Florida International University Florida International University, North Campus April 1994 to January 1996.
In eighteen months in this
position, the director was responsible for creating a multi-institutional
partnership including Florida International University, Miami-Dade Community
College, North Campus, Dade County Public Schools and several volunteer and advocacy
social service provider agencies to address issues of educational reform,
authentic teacher training and preparation, professional growth, development
and renewal for preservice teacher interns, college/university faculty, DCPS
public school teachers/administrators and social service providers.
Specifically, his duties included providing and facilitating carefully integrated seminars and workshops involving preservice teacher-trainees, college/university faculty, public school teacher mentors, social service agency personnel, and parents with the purpose of fostering the level of understanding and cooperation necessary to meet the diverse needs of inner-city students and their families.
He in addition planned or co-planned, facilitated, co-facilitated or funded preservice teacher intern workshops. He presented to public school teachers several seminars on multicultural awareness. He worked with grade level cohort teachers on developing alternative authentic assessment techniques to single criterion measures such as the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT).
He planned and co-facilitated several successful Master Teacher seminars for pre-teaching interns, faculty, and public school teachers. He led a team comprised of school principals, faculty and staff to present and attend several conferences and co-sponsored the first annual F.O.C.U.S. Multicultural Conference entitled "Urban/Multicultural Education: Beyond Rhetoric", held at Florida International University North Campus.
Other responsibilities included establishing a community-based practicum for preservice teacher trainees where they are placed in social service intervention programs: monitoring a mentoring/partnering system linking teacher interns with mentor teachers, grouping of interns as teams; and involving community leaders, parents and educators in discussions of needs, opportunities and strategies for productive collaboration, development of a community resource center, qualitative and quantitative research on school/community issues.
Finally, the director continued to teach courses in Multicultural Education and in educational Foundations to F.I.U. students.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, Miami-Dade Community College, Medical Campus, 1990-1991.
In this position the instructor was responsible for teaching an array of math classes to nursing, pre-nursing and allied health students including Remedial Math, 0003; Algebra, 0024; Intermediate Algebra, 1033; Technical Math (Nursing ), Nur 1143; Statistics.
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, Water Wells And Test Boring (Nigeria) Limited Kaduna Nigeria l988-1990.
In this position, the consultant was responsible for the writing of prequalification, technical and tender proposals for drilling and mineral prospecting contracts, geophysical and geotechnical surveys, network analysis (CPM/PERT) for job contracts and other related quantitative analysis, word processing and compugraphic operations performed on the Apple Macintosh Computer. In addition the consultant advised management on such management functions as logistics, staffing, purchasing and expediting, budgeting, problem-solving, conflict-resolution and human resource development.
EDITORIAL CONSULTANT Hotline Newsmagazine Hotline Publishing Company Kaduna, Nigeria 1987- 1990,
In this position, consultant was responsible to the Executive Chairman for supervising all editorial aspects of the publication of Hotline Newsmagazine, including copy typing, proof-reading, compugraphic typesetting; consulted/advised on all editorial decisions and regularly contributed commentaries, cover stories and feature articles and any writing assignment such as the Executive Chairman required.
LECTURER I (Assistant Professor) Ahmadu Bello University Samaru, Zaria Kaduna State, Nigeria 1982-1988 in this position, lecturer had full teaching and research duties and responsibilities in the discipline of Educational Administration Courses taught included Introduction to Educational Administration (EDAP 307 and EDAP 201), Inquiry Methods of Educational Administration (EDAP 205) Quantitative Methods of Educational Administration (EDAP 607), Seminar of Educational Planning (EDAP 302 and EDAP 604) School Facility Planning (EDAP 303 and EDAP 614). Between 1982 and 1988, the lecturer supervised thirty-eight (38) final year projects, twelve (12) Masters Degree projects and co-supervised or consulted on quantitative methods for ten (10) Ph.D dissertations. Lecturer, published papers, conducted public lectures and performed other duties as required.
PRINCIPAL OF ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Kavanaugh Oaks School, Ravenswood City School District E. Palo Alto, California, August, 1978 to June 1981.
In this position, the principal was the instructional leader and site administrator for a combined primary and junior secondary program spanning grades Kindergarten to Eight. The school population ranged from 815 to 1005 students annually. Principal had supervision and evaluation responsibilities for thirty-eight (38) certificated staff, sixty paraprofessional, clerical and maintenance staff. He was Contract Administrator for ESEA Title I, Title IVb Federal Projects and responsible for both the writing and administration of those projects. He introduced during his tenure such innovative instructive and disciplinary programs as "Assertive Discipline" and "Uncommon Learning Centers" for regular and "at risk'' students in need of remediation, primary and secondary, improved overall school lesson planning, expanded student activities and had the largest and most active parent advisory council (PAC) in the district.
DISTRICT COORDINATOR PARAPROFESSIONAL SERVICES, ARTS PROGRAM AND PRINCIPAL OF DISTRICT SUMMER SCHOOL Whisman School District, Mountain View, California, July 1977 to August 1978
In this position, coordinator had the responsibility the administration, supervision and evaluation of district paraprofessional services (teacher assistants, teacher aides, parent volunteers and instructional support personnel) for over two hundred employees. He organized and conducted orientations and on the job training programs for these employees and acted as ombudsman in potential contract disputes. In 1978, he served as the District management's chief negotiator for the certificated staff contract. As coordinator of the District Arts program, the coordinator planned, supervised and evaluated extra--classroom enrichment activities in music, fine arts, dance and drama for over two thousand (2,000) children. And as principal for the district summer school program (1977-78), supervised teachers and remedial classes for three hundred (300) potential retainee students.
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL (Teaching) Whisman School District
Mountain View, California, U.S. January 1976 to June 1977.
In this position, Assistant Principal was contract administrator for the ESEA Title, Title IVb and Title II Federal projects and responsible for both the writing and administration of those projects. He served, in addition,as the pupil personnel administrator in charge of the discipline of six hundred(600) junior high school children (grades six through eight), was the school's attendance officer and taught seventh and eighth grade English and Social Studies.
DIRECTOR OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Whisman School District Mountain View. California, January 1972 to January 1976
In this position, the Director had responsibility of the entire district Early Childhood Education Program (700+ students) including the Whisman Children's Center preschool and extended day care programs, the district's satellite extended day care programs (programs which he innovated) and coordinated the programs of thirty (30) affiliated private day care homes.
LECTURER, Part Time U.S. GOVERNMENT and COMMUNICATION ARTS, Nairobi College, East Palo Alto, California, 1974 -1976
In this position, lecturer taught
four (4) evening junior college classes a session in the two above-mentioned
courses.
COORDINATOR (Teaching) Ravenswood Children's Center, Ravenswood City School District E. Palo Alto, California, July 1970 to January 1972
In this position, coordinator had the responsibility for overall planning and supervision of early childhood development programs in the central facility of Ravenswood Children s Center. He also served as lead teacher.
PUBLICATIONS: PERSONAL TRANSFORMATIONS:
Professional The Process Of Multicultural Awareness/Consciousness
THOMSON LEARNING
New York, New York
1998
INDIVIDUALS IN SOCIETY:
Social Science in the Twenty First Century
THOMSON LEARNING
New York, New York
1998
MULTICULTURAL
AWARENESS/CONSCIOUSNESS:
Toward A Process Of Personal Transformation
Kendall Hunt Publishers
Dubuque, Iowa
(1996)
ARTISTIC: DRUMVOICES REVUE SUMMER/FALL 2000
Words From 15 Cities:
Poetic Voices of Contemporary Urban Cultures
Miami Editor
Southern Illinois University Press
Edwardsville, Illinois 2000
ASILI: THE JOURNAL OF MULTICULTURAL HEARTSPEAK
1996-pressent
AN ODYSSEY:
The Poetry And Music
Of Joseph McNair
Black River Writers Press,
E. St. Louis, Ill.
(1976)
JUBA
Girl (POETRY)
Thoth Publishers
Menlo Park, Ca.
(1972)
EARTH BOOK (POETRY)
Thoth Publishers
Menlo Park, Ca.
(1971)
CHILDREN'S
BOOKS: LEONTYNE PRICE: African Primadonna
Journey to Freedom Series
The African American Library
A Child's World
2000
BARBARA JORDAN: American Patriot
Journey to Freedom Series
The African American Library
A Child's World
2000
RALPH BUNCHE: Peacemaker
Journey to Freedom Series
The African American Library
A Child's World
2001
(A listing of over forty (40) journal and magazine articles will be furnished on request.)
REFERENCES:
(Current since 2001. An additional list of references, domestic and international will be furnished on request.)
Dr. Gloria Pelaez
Director, School of Education
Miami-Dade Community College
Interamerican Campus
Miami, Florida
Ms. Marie Nock
Director, College Training and Development
Miami-Dade Community College
Miami, Florida
Dr. Mark Richards
President, UFMDCC
Miami-Dade Community College
Miami- Florida
Dr. Nora Hernandez-Hendrix
Campus President
Miami-Dade Community College
Interamerican Campus
Miami, Florida