Job Title
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Adjunct Instructor
Ed.D. in K-12 Administration, Graduate School
Highlight
Educational Leadership, Policy and Administration
Started at Bethel
2008
Education
- Luther College - B.A., 1979
- St. Cloud State University - M.S., 1987
- University of Minnesota - Ed.D. in Educational Policy and Administration, 2001
Biography
Burgin-Hartshorn is superintendent of the Grantsburg, Wisconsin school district where she has served since 1997. For 10 years prior to that she served as a principal, dean of students, and assistant principal at high schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Before going into school administration she taught music for 7 years as choral director in 2 high schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin
Courses Taught
EDUC 830
Awards
America's Best High School - Silver Award. U.S. World News and Report 2009 and 2013. One of six high schools in Wisconsin earned this distinction.
America's Best High School - Bronze Award. U.S. World News and Report 2008, 2015.
Legislative Study Committee: Improving Educational Opportunities in High School .
National Collegiate Education Award - SCSU
Excellence in Education Award for Teaching. Minnesota Chamber Foundation Honors Ceremony at the Ordway, St. Paul - $4,000.
Publications
Journal Article: Building Strength-based Learning Communities. AASA.
Dissertation
Instructional Change: A Comparison of Blocked and Traditional HS Class Periods. University of Minnesota.
Master's Thesis
Staff Development and Organizational Change. St. Cloud State University.
Presentations
Building the Heart of Successful Schools
"Building Strength-based Learning Communities".
National Association of Secondary School Principals Convention
"9th grade interdisciplinary teams" New Orleans
Minnesota Education Effectiveness Project
"9th grade interdisciplinary teams" Brainerd, MN
WASB, WASDA, WASBO Annual Conventions 2005, 2011
Critical Thinking in the Curriculum
Hybrid and Blended Learning
AWSA/WASDA SLATE Conference, 2011
Hybrid Learning
Certificates and Licenses
Wisconsin Professional License: Superintendent, Principal, Music Teacher (choral)
Educator Effectiveness - Charlotte Danielson
Instructional Course Design - UW Stout Spring 2011.
Online Instructor Training and Critical Thinking Workshop -University of Phoenix
Teaching On-line with Moodle - CESA #11
Digital Media & Visual Literacy - UW Stout
Effective Negotiations (Karrass)
Gallup Organization- Teacher/ Principal Insight, StrengthFinder, Strength-based schools
Elements of Effective Instruction / Clinical Supervision -Hunter/Suzuki.
Professional Organizations, Committees, and Boards
American Association of School Administrators
Wisconsin American Association of School Administrators
CESA #11 Consortium of 39 School Districts
Lakeland Conference Administrators (22 School Districts)
Gallup Organization- Teacher/ Principal Insight, StrengthFinder, Strength-based schools
Elements of Effective Instruction / Clinical Supervision -Hunter/Suzuki.
Hobbies and Interests
Gardening
Music
Making Jewelry
Community/Leadership
Faculty Follies Variety Show Producer. Dollars for Scholars Fundraiser.
Community Learning Center Grant (Writer and Director) 2005-Present.
Citizen's Long-range Planning Committees
Adult Sunday School Teacher, Praise and Worship Song Leader, Men's Choir Director.
Christmas Vespers- Producer.
Teaching specialty
Educational Leadership, Policy and Administration
Quote
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.