Marcee M.
Steele
Department of
Curricular Studies
Dates at UNCW: 1982-1989 Associate Professor UNCW
1977-1982 Assistant Professor UNCW
Dates Degree Institution
1974-1977
Ph.D.
Special Education-
Learning Disabilities
and Gifted Education
1972
M.Ed.
Special Education-
Learning Disabilities
And Reading Education
1970-1971
B.S. (Summa Cum Laude)
Special Education-
Emotional Disturbance and
Elementary Education
1968-1970
Basic Studies Northwestern
University
Dates Position/Rank Institution
1977-present Professor
Undergraduate
and
Graduate
faculty
1977-1981 Adjunct
Assistant
Professor
1976-1990 Educational Diagnostician Private
and Tutor
1973-1977 Specific Learning
Disabilities Resource
Teacher
IV. Contributions to Teaching
A. Courses
Taught
Introduction to Learning Disabilities-graduate,
EDN 250
EDN 260 Introduction to
Special Education
EDN 340
EDN 366 Children and
Adolescents with Learning Disabilities
EDN 368 Diagnostic
Techniques in Special Education
EDN 369 Prescription
Development in Special Education
EDN 371 Improvement in
Reading Instruction
EDN 372 Programming and
Interventions for Students with Learning Disabilities
EDN 408 Instructional Methods
EDN
409 Practicum
EDN 411 Practicum
EDN 412 Extended Practicum
EDN
491 Directed Individual Study
EDN 504 Issues and Trends in
Special Education
EDN 550 Nature and Needs of Children with Exceptionalities
EDN 574 Graduate Practicum in Special Education
EDN
595 Children with Exceptionalities in the Mainstream
EDN 595 Educating
Students with Learning Disabilities
EDN
599 Independent Study
SED
559 Graduate Practicum in Special Education
SED 250 Introduction to
Special Education
SED 350 Children and
Adolescents with Learning Disabilities
SED 360 Teaching
Students with Learning Problems
SED 370 Assessment
Procedures in Special Education
` SED
372 Program Development in Special Education
B.
Courses Developed
EDN 319 Individualizing Instruction
EDN 550 Nature and Needs of Children with Exceptionalities
EDN 370 Introduction to Emotional Disturbance
EDN 503 Exceptional Child
Development
EDN 504 Issues and Trends in
Special Education
EDN 524 Consultation
Strategies for Teachers of Exceptional Children
EDN 552 Program Development
for Mild Disabilities
EDN 553 Classroom Management
for Mild Disabilities
EDN 554 Educating Young
Children with Disabilities
EDN 555 Adolescents with
Mild Disabilities
EDN 595 Educating Students
with Learning Disabilities
EDN 372 Programming and
Interventions for Students with Learning Disabilities
SED 250 Introduction to
Special Education
SED 350 Children and
Adolescents with Learning Disabilities
SED 360 Teaching
Students with Learning Problems
SED 370 Assessment
Procedures in Special Education
SED
372 Program Development in Special Education
C. Special
Initiatives in Teaching
Development of field experience components for all
special education courses in conjunction with New Hanover County Schools
Development of permission form approved for use in
public schools in order for university students to test, observe, teach,
examine records, interview personnel, and prepare diagnostic reports and case
studies for special education courses
Requirement of clinical teaching, case study, and
diagnostic reports to provide training and extensive field experiences with
children with disabilities
Incorporation of personal diagnostic, tutoring, and
consultation experiences in courses to provide realistic examples to students
as appropriate
Emphasis on writing skills in all courses including
strong recommendations for
Establishment of course components designed to
provide relevant activities and content for recreation, psychology, physical
education and sociology majors enrolled in elementary and special education
courses
Consultation with elementary education practicum
students concerning students with disabilities in their classes
Guest lecturing for a variety of courses on campus,
including Tests and Measurements (Psychology), Diagnosis and Remediation in
Reading (Education), Practicum (Education), Seminar (Nursing), The Middle
School (Education), Methods in Social Studies (Education)
Development and extensive use of creative teaching
techniques to provide models and examples for prospective teachers (strategies
include brainstorming, debate, role-play, simulation, group dynamics); students
have an opportunity to apply theories, skills, and knowledge to hypothetical
situations typical of elementary and secondary classrooms
Member of honors
committees
Demonstration in courses of expert systems for
diagnostic and instructional purposes
Conferences with Academic
Computing Staff to obtain information about multimedia capabilities at UNCW
Attended library workshops
to help with student research
Study of required freshman reading and study of online
resources-Kite Runner by Khaled
Hosseini and Never Let Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
D. Efforts to
Improve Teaching
Integration of information from professional
journals and conferences to update skills, knowledge, and strategies
Enrollment in UNCW courses to enrich background in
relevant fields (PLS 205, ENG 219, ACG 201, ACG 202, HST 112, ENG 110)
Continual involvement with school children, parents
and other professionals by providing diagnostic/prescriptive evaluations and
consultations
Involvement with individuals
with disabilities through tutoring in grades K-12
Consultation with parents, teachers and specialists
concerning children with disabilities
Ongoing consultation with faculty concerning
components of courses taught by several instructors
Tutoring in the
Revising course content significantly for new tracks
in Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities, and Behavior Disorders
Reviewing materials and books on learning strategy
instruction to incorporate into courses
Refinement of EDN 260 and development of new course
materials (lecture notes, syllabus, videos, overheads)
Review
and incorporation of new tests into EDN 368
Review
and incorporation of new iep forms and procedures into EDN 369
Review and incorporation of new topics (fragile X,
Tourettes, ADHD) into EDN 366
Study
of Whole Language Approach for general and special education.
Addition
of updated local, state and federal rules and regulations
Incorporation of additional problem solving tasks to
improve relevance and nature of courses
Learning and incorporation of power point in classes
Learning to use handheld computers for instruction
Study of information from SDPI on state testing
programs and modifications for children with special needs
Consultation with
Study of regulations from IDEA amendments regarding
state and county testing programs and modifications for children with
disabilities
Study of “No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001” regarding
assessment and remediation
for children with special needs
Incorporation into EDN 368
lectures- federal, state, and county mandates on
alternative assessments and
appropriate modifications
Incorporation into EDN 369
lectures- rules and regulations on assessments for the
iep’s
Studied INTASC standards and
sample student portfolios
Integration of INTASC standards
into lecture and group projects in EDN 369
Learning
about video equipment for class improvement
Study
and integration of information on the general curriculum (standard course
of
study) and high stakes testing (end of grade testing) into lecture, class
assignments,
and class projects
Participation
in PowerPoint workshop
Incorporation of information about library
research using online resources
Reviewed online materials on instructional
design and instructional design materials
used by other special education faculty
Incorporated new instructional design
components in courses to coordinate with
other courses and
instructors
Developed new PowerPoint slides for all
lectures
Incorporated
Performance Evaluation Scale into courses for self- evaluation during field
experience
Created documents about tests, assessment
procedures, laws, IEP’s, lesson plans, unit
plans and other course content to display using the Document Camera
Updated course materials related to legal
information based
on the 2004 IDEA amendments
Incorporated
demonstration of GoalView (IEP software used by
Developed new assessment procedures and
evaluation standards for all courses
Revised
E. Honors Relating to Teaching
1972
Education Honor Society,
1972-
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
1987 Nomination for North Carolina Council for Exceptional
Children Award for outstanding individual who has made significant
contributions to exceptional children and youth
1990, 1995, Approved as Graduate Faculty
2000
1994-1995
Recognized as an outstanding faculty member in Education for
Chancellor's Reception
1994-1995
Recipient of Chancellor's Teaching Excellence Award
1995 Recipient
of Distinguished Teaching Professorship
1972-
Council for Exception Children
present Treasurer
local chapter, 1981
Secretary state chapter,
1981
1972-
Council for Learning Disabilities
present
1972- Association for Children with Learning Disabilities
present President local chapter, 1981
Secretary local chapter,
1982
1972-
Division for Learning Disabilities
present
G.
Attendance at Professional Meetings
1977 State conference on Exceptional
Children,
1978 State conference on Exceptional
Children,
1980 State conference on Exceptional
Children,
1984 National Orton Dyslexia Society
Conference
1989
1991 Learning
Disabilities Association Conference, NC
1992
Learning disabilities Association Conference, NC
1992
Learning Disabilities Conference,
1993
Learning Disabilities Association Conference, NC
1994
Learning Disabilities Conference
1994 Orton
Dyslexia Society Conference, NC
1995 Learning