1 Cynthia E. Pearl, Ph.D. 525 Butler Street Windermere, Florida, 34786 Phone (407) 823-1784 Home Phone (407) 876-3894 Email [email protected]To positively impact educational outcomes for students with disabilities by preparing highly qualified teachers and adding to the research and literature in special education. Faculty Administrator, University of Central Florida Department of Child, Family, & Community Sciences; 2004-Present The position, of Faculty Administrator and Co-principal Investigator for three OSEP funded Low Incidence Personnel Preparation Grants, Special Educator Preparation in Autism Spectrum Disorders; Preparing Highly Qualified Personnel to Serve Students with Severe/Profound Disabilities; and Special Educator Preparation in Intensive Interventions , involves responsibilities for recruitment efforts; coordination with the Florida Department of Education, agencies, school districts, and parents in the development of new coursework to meet state requirements for endorsement in autism and severe or profound disabilities; course instruction; ongoing advisement and support for project participants; administration of project budget; performance reporting; and research and dissemination of project results. Project Assistant, University of Central Florida Department of Child, Family, & Community Sciences; 2001- 2003 OSEP Personnel Preparation Grants Leadership - Project LEAD, Leadership in Exceptional Education Accenting Diversity High Incidence - Project Ad.D., Advancing Diversity in Exceptional Education Internship Washington, D.C. Council for Exceptional Children, Public Policy; Summer 2003 Adjunct Instructor, University of Central Florida EEX 4003: Teaching Exceptional Children; 1999-2001 Orange County Public Schools – Total 18 years Varying Exceptionalities Resource, Windermere Elementary; 1999- 2001 Behavior Specialist, Windermere Elementary; 1993-1999 Specific Learning Disabilities Resource, Dillard Street Elem.; 1992-1993 Behavior Specialist, Princeton Elementary; 1991-1992 Specific Learning Disabilities Resource, Killarney Elementary; 1988-1991 Specific Learning Disabilities Self-contained, Killarney Elem.; 1985-1988 First Grade Teacher, Washington Shores Elementary; 1979-1981 Additions Volunteer, Forrest Park School for Physically Handicapped Children; 1976-1977 Program Coordinator for Pre-K Varying Exceptionalities, Racine, WI; 1975 P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E O B J E C T I V E
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Cynthia E. Pearl, Ph.D.
525 Butler Street Windermere, Florida, 34786 Phone (407) 823-1784 Home Phone (407) 876-3894 Email [email protected]
To positively impact educational outcomes for students with disabilities by preparing highly qualified teachers and adding to the research and literature in special education.
Faculty Administrator, University of Central Florida Department of Child, Family, & Community Sciences; 2004-Present The position, of Faculty Administrator and Co-principal Investigator for three OSEP funded Low Incidence Personnel Preparation Grants, Special Educator Preparation in Autism Spectrum Disorders; Preparing Highly Qualified Personnel to Serve Students with Severe/Profound Disabilities; and Special Educator Preparation in Intensive Interventions , involves responsibilities for recruitment efforts; coordination with the Florida Department of Education, agencies, school districts, and parents in the development of new coursework to meet state requirements for endorsement in autism and severe or profound disabilities; course instruction; ongoing advisement and support for project participants; administration of project budget; performance reporting; and research and dissemination of project results. Project Assistant, University of Central Florida Department of Child, Family, & Community Sciences; 2001- 2003 OSEP Personnel Preparation Grants Leadership - Project LEAD, Leadership in Exceptional Education Accenting Diversity High Incidence - Project Ad.D., Advancing Diversity in Exceptional Education Internship Washington, D.C. Council for Exceptional Children, Public Policy; Summer 2003 Adjunct Instructor, University of Central Florida EEX 4003: Teaching Exceptional Children; 1999-2001 Orange County Public Schools – Total 18 years Varying Exceptionalities Resource, Windermere Elementary; 1999- 2001 Behavior Specialist, Windermere Elementary; 1993-1999 Specific Learning Disabilities Resource, Dillard Street Elem.; 1992-1993 Behavior Specialist, Princeton Elementary; 1991-1992 Specific Learning Disabilities Resource, Killarney Elementary; 1988-1991 Specific Learning Disabilities Self-contained, Killarney Elem.; 1985-1988 First Grade Teacher, Washington Shores Elementary; 1979-1981 Additions Volunteer, Forrest Park School for Physically Handicapped Children; 1976-1977 Program Coordinator for Pre-K Varying Exceptionalities, Racine, WI; 1975
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Other Experiences in Education Additions Volunteer, Forrest Park School for Physically Handicapped Children; 90 hours of service; 1976-1977 Program Coordinator for Pre-K Varying Exceptionalities, Racine County Opportunity Center; Racine, WI; 1975
Ph.D. in Education, Specialization in Exceptional Education, University of Central Florida, 2004
Master of Education, Exceptional Education, University of Central Florida, 1985
Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education, Summa Cum Laude, University of Central Florida,1979 Techniques and Strategies to Help the Angry Child, PsychoEducational Resources; 1995
Crisis Prevention Intervention Certification, Orange County Schools; 1994
Behavior Analyst Certification, State of Florida; Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services Developmental Services Program Office; 1992
Training of Trainers Certification, Orange County Schools; 1991
SRA Demonstration Classroom, Science Research Associates, Inc.; 1990
Florida Teacher Certification, Elementary Education and Special Education; 1979
Adult Literacy League, Orlando, FL (Tutor, 2016)
Quest, Inc., Provider of a Comprehensive Family of Services for Individuals with Disabilities (Board Member, 2010-2015)
Teacher Education Division (TED), (Reviewer for Submissions for TED 2014 Annual Meeting)
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (JADD), May 2014 (Guest Reviewer)
Arkansas Co-Teaching Project (Project Evaluator, 2005-2016) Project STARS, Harnessing Technology to Integrate Technology for Children with Severe Disabilities into a Personnel Preparation Program, 2005-2009 (Project Evaluator) National Professional Development Center on ASD (National Expert on Review Board for Evidence-Based Practices, Spring, 2012) Journal on Developmental Disabilities (Associate Editor, 2010)
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Seminole County Public Schools Speaker Bureau (Dividend Community Resource Volunteer, 2009) Fourth Annual ABC Conference, Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute, University of Central Florida (Co-Chair Conference Committee, 2004-2006) Association for Doctoral Students in Exceptional Education UCF (President, 2002-2004)
Florida Association Student Council for Exceptional Children (Board Member, 2003-2004) Central Florida Autism Interagency Council (Member) Council for Exceptional Children (Member)
Council for Exceptional Education - Teacher Education Division (Member)
Council for Exceptional Education – Division of Autism and Developmental Disabilities (Member)
Who’s Who Top 100 Students at UCF Student Government Association, University of Central Florida; 2003
Neighborhood Center for Families Award Orange County Citizens’ Commission for Children; 1999
Twice Awarded Innovative Classroom Practices Award Walt Disney World; 1990, 1991
Implementation of Evidence-based Practices by Teachers Serving Students with ASD Cynthia Pearl Ocalicon 2016, Columbus, Ohio, November 16-18. Collecting Meaningful Outcome Data on Graduates, Laura J. Hall and Cynthia Pearl OSEP Project Director’s Conference, August 1-3, 2016 Mentor Demonstration Classrooms Cynthia Pearl, Eleazar Vasquez, and Samantha Mrstik OSEP Project Director’s Conference, August 1-3, 2016 Establishing Content Validity of the Quality Indicators for Classrooms Serving students with ASD Eleazar Vasquez, Matthew Marino, Cynthia Pearl, and Wilfred Wienke OSEP Project Director’s Conference, August 1-3, 2016
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Supporting Students with ASD in the General Education Classroom Cynthia Pearl UCF Educators’ Summer Institute, Orlando, FL June 10-11, 2016 Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices by Teachers Serving Students with ASD Cynthia Pearl and Samantha Mrstik CEC 2016 Convention and Expo, St. Louis, MO, April 13-16, 2016 Providing Intensive Interventions within Schools Mary Little, Cynthia Pearl, Dena Slanda, Victoria Findley CEC 2016 Convention and Expo, St. Louis, MO, April 13-16, 2016 Teacher Preparation to Implement EBPs for Autism Spectrum Disorder Cynthia Pearl, Samantha Stone, Rebecca Hopkins, Lindsey Massengale Teacher Education Division, 38th Annual Conference, Tempe, AZ, November 4-8, 2015 Implementing Evidence-based Practices in Classrooms Serving Students with ASD Cynthia Pearl, Samantha Stone, Rebecca Hopkins, Lindsey Massengale Florida Council for Exceptional Children’s 69th Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, October 1-3, 2015 Project ASD Teacher Effectiveness Cynthia Pearl, Eleazar Vasquez, and Lindsey Massengale 2015 Virtual Project Director’s Conference, April 27-28, 2015 Project SPD Action Research Eleazar Vasquez and Cynthia Pearl 2015 Virtual Project Director’s Conference, April 27-28, 2015 Special Educators Speak Up About the Efficacy of the Teacher Evaluation Systems in Their Schools Cynthia Pearl, Samantha Stone, and Jillian Gourwitz CEC 2015 Convention and Expo, San Diego, CA, April 8-12, 2015 Data-based Decision-making Using Action Research: Collaboratively Transforming P-16 Educational Systems Mary Little, Cynthia Pearl, Maria Reyes & Dena Slanda XIII Congreso Puertorriqueno do Investigacion en la Educacion, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 13-14, 2015 The Observation Assessment for Classrooms Serving Students with ASD Cynthia Pearl 16th International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disability & Developmental Disabilities: Research Informed Practice, Council for Exceptional Children Division on Autism & Developmental Disabilities, Clearwater Beach, FL, January 21-23, 2015 Special Educators Speak Up About Efficacy of Teacher Evaluation Systems Cynthia Pearl, Lindsey Massengale and Jillian Gourwitz Teacher Education Division, 37th Annual Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 5-8, 2014 Preparing Teachers to Implement Discrete Trial Teaching Utilizing an Interactive Virtual Environment Cynthia Pearl and Kelly Schaffer Teacher Education Division, 37th Annual Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 5-8, 2014 The Observation Assessment for Classrooms Serving Students with ASD
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Cynthia Pearl and Kelly Schaffer Florida Council for Exceptional Children’s 68th Annual, Orlando, FL, October 16-18, 2014 Special Educators Speak Up About Efficacy of Teacher Evaluation Systems Cynthia Pearl and Lindsey Masssengale Florida Council for Exceptional Children’s 68th Annual, Orlando, FL, October 16-18, 2014 Teaching Children with Autism, Evidence-based Practices Kelly Schaffer and Cynthia Pearl Second Annual Michigan Autism Conference, Kalamazoo, MI, September 24-26, 2014 Special Educator Preparation in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Graduate Follow-up System Initiative Cynthia Pearl and Jillian Gourwitz CEC 2014 Convention and Expo, Philadelphia, PA, April 9-12, 2014 Universal Design for Learning in Online Course Delivery: Students’ Perceptions of Instructional Delivery Cynthia Pearl and Jennifer Gallup Teacher Education Division Conference 2013, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, November 5-9, 2013 Observation Assessment for Teachers Providing Services to Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders Cynthia Pearl and Jillian Gourwitz Teacher Education Division Conference 2013, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, November 5-9, 2013 Special Educator Preparation in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Graduate Follow-up System Initiative Year Two Cynthia Pearl and Jillian Gourwitz OSEP Project Director’s Conference, Washington, D.C., July 15-17, 2013 Universal Design for Learning in Online Course Delivery: Students’ Perceptions of Instructional Delivery Cynthia Pearl and Kelly Schaffer OSEP Project Director’s Conference, Washington, D.C., July 15-17, 2013 TeachLiVE DTT: Preparing Teachers to Implement Discrete Trial Teaching Utilizing an Interactive Virtual Environment Cynthia Pearl IASE 13th Biennial Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 7-11, 2013 Universal Design for Learning in Online Course Delivery: Students’ Perceptions of Instructional Delivery Cynthia Pearl, Jennifer Gallup, Katie Miller 32nd Annual ACRES Conference 2013, Orlando, Florida, March 6-10, 2013 Special Educator Preparation in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Graduate Follow-up System Initiative Cynthia Pearl, Wilfred Wienke, and Jillian Gourwitz 32th Annual ACRES Conference, Orlando, Florida, March 6-10, 2013 Covert Coaching of Praise for Graduate Students of Severe and Profound Disabilities Dennis Garland, Cynthia Pearl, and Krista Vince Garland 35th Annual Teacher Education Division Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan, November 7-10, 2012
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Special Educator Preparation in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Graduate Follow-up System Initiative Cynthia Pearl, Wilfred Wienke, and Jillian Gourwitz 35th Annual Teacher Education Division Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan, November 7-10, 2012 Special Educator Preparation in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Graduate Follow-up System Initiative Cynthia Pearl and Kelly Schaffer 2012 OSEP Project Directors’ Conference, Washington, DC, July 22-25, 2012 Presenter: Preparing Teachers to Implement Discrete trial Teaching Utilizing a Virtual Classroom Environment Krista Vince Garland and Cynthia Pearl 13th International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disabilities & Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children, Division on Autism & Developmental Disabilities, Miami, Florida, January 18-20, 2012 Presenter: Preparing Teachers to Implement Discrete trial Teaching Utilizing a Virtual Classroom Environment Cynthia Pearl and Krista Vince Garland The Teacher Educator Division of the Council for Exceptional Children 34th Annual Conference, Austin, Texas, November 9-12, 2011 Presenter: Preparing Special Education Personnel Through Synchronous and Asynchronous Online Technologies Belva Collins, Melissa Hartley, Nancy Glomb, Lisa Dieker, Cynthia Pearl, Barbara Ludlow, The Teacher Educator Division of the Council for Exceptional Children 34th Annual Conference, Austin, Texas, November 9-12, 2011 Presenter: Preparing Special Education Personnel Through Synchronous and Asynchronous Online Technologies Belva Collins, Kathryn Siepak, Cynthia Pearl, Lisa Dieker 2011 OSEP Project Directors’ Conference, Washington, DC, July 18-20, 2011 Presenter: Project ASD Scholars Learn Evidence-based Practice in the TeachME Simulation Classroom Laboratory Cynthia Pearl and Krista Vince Garland 2011 OSEP Project Directors’ Conference, Washington, DC, July 18-20, 2011 Presenter: Project ASD and Its Impact on Teacher Preparation in Autism Spectrum Disorders Cynthia Pearl and Katie Martin Council for Exceptional Children 2011 Convention and Expo, National Harbor, MD, April 24-28, 2011 Presenter: A Five Year Retrospective on a Statewide Co-Teaching Implementation Project Cynthia Pearl, Lisa Dieker, and Dennis Garland The Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children 33rd Annual Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, November 3-6, 2010. Presenter: Outcomes for Personnel Preparation in Autism Spectrum Disorders Cynthia Pearl, Michael O’Neal, Wilfred Wienke, Krista Vince-Garland The Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children 33rd Annual Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, November 3-6, 2010.
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Presenter: Special Educator Preparation in ASD Cynthia Pearl 2010 OSEP Project Directors’ Conference, Washington, DC, July 19-21, 2010 Presenter: Best Educational Practices for Serving Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Elementary Settings Cynthia Pearl, Marisa Salazar, Krista Vince-Garland, Kimberly Coppola, Vonda Lupo-Britt Regional Training, Partnership for Effective Programs for Students with Autism, Jacksonville, FL, June 17, 2010. Presenter: Best Educational Practices for Serving Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Secondary Settings Cynthia Pearl, Gina Newton, Kathy Meena, Kelly George Regional Training, Partnership for Effective Programs for Students with Autism, Jacksonville, FL, June 17, 2010. Presenter: Project ASD: Preparing Teachers to Work with Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders Cynthia Pearl, Krista Vince-Garland, Wilfred Wienke Council for Exceptional Children 2010 Convention and Expo, Nashville, TN, April 21-24, 2010 Presenter: Video Modeling Victories! Practical Evidence-based Instructional Strategies for Students with ASD Cynthia Pearl and Kim Spence-Cochran Council for Exceptional Children 2010 Convention and Expo, Nashville, TN, April 21-24, 2010 Presenter: Does Handheld Software Facilitate Data Collection in Classrooms for Students with ASD? Cynthia Pearl, Michael O’Neal, and Marisa Salazar Council for Exceptional Children 2010 Convention and Expo, Nashville, TN, April 21-24, 2010 Presenter: Project ASD: Demonstration Classrooms for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders Cynthia Pearl and Marisa Salazar 17th Annual CARD Conference, Lake Mary, Florida, January 31, 2010 Presenter: Project ASD: Demonstration Classrooms for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders Cynthia Pearl and Kim Spence-Cochran 12th International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disabilities& Other Developmental Disabilities, CEC, Division on Autism & Developmental Disabilities, Maui, Hawaii, January 20-22, 2010 Presenter: Video Modeling Victories! Practical Evidence-Based Instructional Strategies for Students with ASD Kim Spence-Cochran and Cynthia Pearl 12th International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disabilities & Other Developmental Disabilities, Maui, Hawaii, January 20-22, 2010 Presenter: Project ASD II: Special Educator Preparation in Severe or Profound Disabilities Cynthia Pearl and Michael O’Neal 2009 OSEP Project Directors’ Conference, Washington, DC, July 20-22, 2009 Presenter: Multiple Presentation: Autism Preparation Projects: Preparing Educators Cynthia Pearl and Marisa Salazar CEC 2009 Convention and Expo, Seattle, Washington, April 1-4, 2009
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Presenter: Let’s Get Visual! Video Modeling Strategies for Students with ASD Kim Spence-Cochran and Cynthia Pearl CEC 2009 Convention and Expo, Seattle, Washington, April 1-4, 2009 Presenter: Let’s Get Visual! Video Modeling Strategies for Students with ASD Kim Spence-Cochran and Cynthia Pearl 2008 Florida Council for Exceptional Education Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida, Oct., 2008 Presenter: Preparing Highly Qualified Personnel to Serve Students with Severe/Profound Disabilities (Project SPD) 2008 OSEP Project Directors’ Conference, Washington, DC, July 21-23, 2008
Presenter: Project ASD: Special Educator Preparation in Autism Spectrum Disorders Cynthia Pearl, Christine Ogilvie and Peggy Schaefer Whitby 2008 CEC Convention and Expo, Boston, Massachusetts, April 2-5, 2008
Presenter: Project SPD: Preparing Highly Qualified Personnel to Serve Students with Severe/Profound Disabilities Wilfred Wienke, Cynthia Pearl, and Geraldine Perez 2008 CEC Convention and Expo, Boston, Massachusetts, April 2-5, 2008
Presenter: Co-teaching at the Secondary Level: What is Going on in Mathematics Classrooms Kimberly Davis, Cynthia Pearl, and Lisa Dieker 2008 CEC Convention and Expo, Boston, Massachusetts, April 2-5, 2008
Presenter: Special Educator Preparation in Severe/Profound Disabilities 2007 OSEP Project Director’s Conference, Washington, DC, July 2007. Presenter: Computerized Observation Systems for Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans Council for Exceptional Children Convention & Expo, Louisville, Kentucky; 2007 Presenter: Project ASD: Special Educator Preparation in Autism Spectrum Disorders 10th International Conference on Cognitive disabilities/Mental Retardation, Autism, & Other Developmental Disabilities, Keauhou-Kona, Hawaii, January 31, 2007. Presenter: Preparing Leadership Teams: Phase One Co-teaching Implementation Arkansas Department of Education, Little Rock, August 2006. Presenter: Working with Families to Create Visual Supports for Children with ASD Brighter Beginnings Conference, Orlando, Florida; April 15, 2006 Presenter: Working with Families to Create Environment Supports for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Council for Exceptional Children Convention & Expo; Salt Lake City; 2006
Presenter: Working with Families to Create Visual Supports for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Council for Exceptional Children Teacher Education Division Council for Exceptional Children, National Conference, Portland; 2005 Presenter: Preparing Diverse Special Educators to Work with Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders Inclusive and Supportive Education Congress, Glasgow, Scotland, 2005
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Presenter: Preparing Teachers to Work with Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: 2005 Office of Special Education Programs Joint Personnel Preparation/State Improvement/ Comprehensive System of Personnel Development Conference, Washington, D.C.; 2005 Presenter: Preparing Leadership Teams: Phase One Co-teaching Implementation Arkansas Department of Education, Little Rock, February 2005; May 2005 Presenter: Project Autism Spectrum Disorders: Master’s Level Personnel Preparation Council for Exceptional Children Convention & Expo, Baltimore; 2005 Presenter: Co-teaching: Implementation and Impact on Student Outcomes in Middle School Mathematics Classrooms Council for Exceptional Children Convention & Expo, Baltimore; 2005 Presenter: Project ASD: Preparing Teachers to Work with Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Council for Exceptional Children Teacher Education Division Council for Exceptional Children, National Conference, Albuquerque; 2004
Presenter: Creating Tomorrow by Preparing Highly Qualified Exceptional Educators Today: Impact of UCF OSEP Projects 10th Annual Florida CSPD Institute, Clearwater Beach, Florida; 2004
Presenter: Increasing Diversity Through High Quality Personnel Preparation: Successful Strategies Council For Exceptional Children Convention & Expo, New Orleans; 2004
Presenter: Preparing Leadership Personnel: Special Education Teacher Educator Scholars 2004 Office of Special Education Programs Joint Personnel Preparation/State Improvement/ Comprehensive System of Personnel Development Conference, Arlington; 2004
Presenter: What’s Up With a Special Education Doctorate? Teacher Education Division Council for Exceptional Children National Conference, Biloxi; 2003
Presenter: Implementation of Co-teaching Model Practices Series of Three Workshops (Welcome to Our Team, July 29, 2003; What’s the Score October 3, 2003; Revising Our Game Plan, November 5, 2003), Discovery Middle School, Orlando, Florida.
Presenter: Biofeedback in the Classroom and Student Behavior Council for Exceptional Children National Conference, Seattle; 2003
Presenter: What’s up With a Doc? Teacher Education Division Council for Exceptional Children National Conference, Savannah; 2002
Presenter: Recruitment & Preparation of Minority and Uncertified Teachers Symposium for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Nashville; 2002
Speaker: The Parent’s Role in Collaborative Education E.S.E. Open House, Palm Lake Elementary, Orlando; 2002
Presenter: The Ph.D. Journey: Getting Started Council for Exceptional Children National Conference, New York; 2002
Presenter: Panel Discussion: Issues in Special Education Teacher Education Division Council for Exceptional Children National Conference, St. Petersburg; 2001
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UCF Educators’ Summer Institute University of Central Florida, Summer 2008 – Summer 2016 EEX 6946 Graduate Internship in Severe or Profound Disabilities (WWW) University of Central Florida, Summer 2008 – Spring 2016 EMR 6235 Nature of Severe or Profound Disabilities: Theory & Ed. Practice (WWW) University of Central Florida Spring 2008 – Summer 2016
Florida Virtual E.S.E.; Spring 2008 - Spring 2009 EEX 6246 Nature of Autism: Theory and Educational Practice (WWW) University of Central Florida; Spring 2005 – Fall 2016 Florida Virtual E.S.E.; Spring 2006 – Spring 2010 EEX 6612 Methods of Behavior Management (Web-enhanced)
University of Central Florida; Spring 2003 - Fall 2008 EEX 6946 Internship Supervision
University of Central Florida; Fall 1999 - Fall 2013 EEX 6909 Graduate Research
University of Central Florida; Spring 2006 – Spring 2011 EEX 6524 Organization and Collaboration in Special Education University of Central Florida; Fall 2004 - Spring 2006 EEX 4066 Curriculum and Instructional Strategies for Students with Special Needs
University of Central Florida; Summer 2004 - Summer 2005 EEX 4061 Introduction to Behavior Management
University of Central Florida; Summer 2004 - Summer 2005 (Web-Enhanced) EEX 4003 Teaching Exceptional Children
University of Central Florida; Fall 1999 - Spring 2001
Working with Children with Difficult Behaviors Orange County Staff Development; 1994 - 1999
Social Skills Instruction in the Regular Classroom Orange County Staff Development; 1997
Sharing for Success for E.S.E. Students Orange County Staff Development; 1991
OSEP Low Incidence Personnel Preparation Grant, Project ASD II; Special Educator Preparation in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Funded 2006-2010 – Lead on Writing Team, Co-Principal Investigator and Project Director
OSEP Low Incidence Personnel Preparation Grant, Project SPD I: Preparing Teachers to Work With Students With Severe and Profound Disabilities, January, 2005-2010 – Writing Team, Project Director
OSEP Low Incidence Personnel Preparation Grant, Project ASD; Preparing Teachers to Work With Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Funded 2003-2007 – Lead on Writing Team – Project Director
OSEP High Incidence Personnel Preparation Grant, Preparing Diverse Special Educators through Distance Learning, Funded 2004 –2008 – Writing Team
OSEP High Incidence Personnel Preparation Grant, Project Ad.D., Advancing Diversity in Exceptional Education – Funded 2002 –2006 – Writing Team
Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute Special Initiative Award, Spring Social Skills Series, Funded September 2008, Principal Investigator
Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute Special Initiative Award, Classroom Data Collection Using Software and PDAs, September 2005, Principal Investigator
Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute Special Initiative Award, Working with Families to Create Visual Support for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, September 2004, Principal Investigator
Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute Special Initiative Award, Implementation of Co-teaching Model Practices in Middle School Mathematics Classrooms, Funded September 2003, Principal Investigator
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Dissertation Committee Member Todd Sundeen (2008) Richard Reardon (2008) Christine Ogilvie (2008) Peggy Shaefer Whitby (2009) Mark Cerasale (2009) Karen Uhle (2011) Bruce Blake (2010) Beverly Horn (2011) Marisa Salazar (2011) Krista Vince Garland (2012) Katie Miller (2013) Kelly Schaffer (2014) Jillian Gourwitz (2014) Jennifer Gallup (2015) Onur Kocaoz (2015) Lindsey Massengale (2016)
Mrstik, S. L., Vasquez, E., Pearl, C. (in review). The effects of mentor teacher instruction on
teaching visual supports to novice secondary teachers in self-contained classes. International Journal for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
Vasquez, E., Marino, M. T., Pearl, C., Wienke, W., Donehower, C., & Stone, S. (In Review).
Preparing special educators to work with students with autism spectrum disorders. Submitted to Action in Teacher Education.
Pearl, C. E., Vasquez, E., Marino, M. T., Wienke, W., Rosenberg, M, Donehower, C., Gourwitz, J.
& Duerr, S. (In Press). Establishing content validity of the Quality Indicators for Classrooms Serving Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder instrument. Teacher Education and Special Education.
Pearl, C., &, Vasquez, E. (2016). Synchronous online teaching: Uses of Adobe Connect and
similar platforms. in Ludlow, B. & Collins, B. Online in Real Time: Using Web 2.0 for Distance Education in Rural Special Education: American Council on Rural Special Education
Vince Garland, K., Vasquez, E., & Pearl, C. (2012). Using interactive virtual reality to increase
fidelity of teachers’ implementation of discrete trial teaching. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 41(4). 502-515.
Pearl, C., Dieker, L., Kirkpatrick, R. (2012). A five-year retrospective on the Arkansas Department
of education co-teaching project, Professional Development in Education, DOI:10.1080/19415257.2012.668858.
Davis, K. E., Dieker, L., Pearl, C., & Kirkpatrick, R. (2012). Planning in the middle. Journal of
Spence-Cochran, K., & Pearl, C., Walker, Z. (2012). Full Inclusion in Schools in Wehman, P. Life Beyond the Classroom, 5th edition: Paul Brookes Publishing.
Spence-Cohran, K., & Pearl, C.E. (2012), Assistive technology in the classroom in Zager, D.,
Weymeyer, M., & Simpson, R. Educating Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Routledge, New York.
Spence-Cochran, K., & Pearl, C.E. (2009). A comparison of hand-held computer and staff model
supports for high school students with autism and intellectual disabilities. Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits: Assistive technology and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Research-based Practice and Innovation in the Field, 26-42.
Mancil, G., & Pearl, C. E. (2007). Restricted interests as motivators: Improving academic
engagement and outcomes of children on the autism spectrum. Teaching Exceptional Children Plus 4(6).
Pearl, C. E., & Miller, K.J. (2007). Co-taught middle school mathematics classrooms:
Accommodations and enhancements for students with learning disabilities. FOCUS on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 29(2), 1-20.
Pearl, C. E. (2006). The keys to effective co-teaching: Practical strategies for working together in
today’s inclusive classrooms. Institute for Educational Development, PO Box 718, Medina, WA 98039-0718.
Spence-Cochran, K., & Pearl, C. (2006). Moving toward full inclusion, in Wehman, P. Life Beyond the Classroom, 4th edition: Paul Brookes Publishing.
Pearl, C. E. (2005, Spring). Co-teaching benefits and challenges. Arkansas Special Educator. Pearl, C. E. (2004). Implementation of co-teaching model practices and their impact on outcomes
for students with learning disabilities in middle school mathematics classrooms. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Central Florida, Orlando.
Hines, R. A., & Pearl, C. E. (2004). Increasing Interaction in Web-based Instruction: Using Synchronous Chats and Asynchronous Discussions. Rural and Special Education Quarterly, 23(2), 33-36.
Miller, K. J., Pearl, C. E., & Wienke, W. (2004. Fall). A Survey of Florida Doctoral Students in Exceptional Education. Florida Educational Leadership, 5(1), 59-62.
Pearl, C. E. (2003). Laying the foundation for self-advocacy: Fourth graders with learning disabilities invite their peers into the resource room. Teaching Exceptional Children, 36(3), 44-49.
