The Catholic University of America

abby l. w. crowley, ed.d.

LECTURER

Phone: 202-281-2751

Email Address: acrowley@kennedyinstitute.org

INTRODUCTION:

Dr Crowley is Co-Project Director and Instructor for ParaMet, the Paraeducator Training Program at MSPS. She has been involved teaching at CUA since the early 1980's when she was a doctoral student in the School of Education.

EDUCATION:
Ed.D., Education Administration, Catholic University

M.A., Education Administration, Catholic University

B.S.Ed., Special Education, Boston University

MSPS COURSES:

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Paraeducator training; teacher training

PROFFESIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Dr. Crowley also is the Director of Professional Development at the Kennedy Institute and a member of the Prince George's County Public Schools Board of Education. She has been a teacher, Principal, educational consultant and trainer over the past 30 years.

CERTIFICATIONS:

Maryland Certification in teaching (special education, elementary education), and administration/supervision (K-12)

PUBLICATIONS:

Dissertation - The Effect of Principal Leadership Style/Adaptability on Teacher Job Satisfaction/Satisfaction with Supervision.

Crowley, A. (Fall, 2002) Through our lenses. TASH Connections, 8-12.

Crowley, A. (Contributing Ed) (2002) Together time. Silver Spring, Maryland: Greater WashingtonArea Religious Education Council.

Crowley, A. (1999) Project Specialcare: A Model for training home day care providers working with children who have special needs. Young Children: The Journal of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, 54(4), 58-61.

Crowley, A. & Thompson, M. (1998) The parents' pocket guide to super software and Internet sites for kids. Washington, DC: Family Computer Workshop.

Crowley, A. (Contributing Ed) (1996) Windmills, worship and wonder. Silver Spring, Maryland: Greater WashingtonArea Religious Education Council.

Crowley, A., & Collins, L. (1996) Working your way through the special education maze: A guide for parents, in The Maryland Parent's Home Companion, second edition, 18-19, Baltimore: Parents Anonymous of Maryland, Inc.

Crowley, A., & Kohl, F. (1993) Factors related to concentration area choice among undergraduate Special education majors. Teacher Education in Special Education, 16(2), 171-177.

Donn, M. & Crowley, A. (1998) Experiences with the web of life: A curriculum for 5-8 year olds. Adelphi, Maryland: PBUUC.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

The strengths and needs of urban paraeducators as college students: Implications for school systems and universities. Office of Special Education Programs Joint Personnel Preparation/State Improvement/CSPD Conference, Washington, DC, 2003.

Storytelling. Washington Area Religious Education Council Fall Conference, Camp Springs, Maryland, 2000.

Working with children of divorce and separation. Maryland State Department of Education Early Childhood Conference, Greenbelt Maryland, 1998 and Maryland Child Resource Center, Landover Maryland, 1998.

Developing and implementing coming of age programs for adolescents. Greater Washington Area Religious Education Council Winter Conference, Bethesda, Maryland, 1998.

Rules for whitewater rafting: Managing challenging behavior. Council for Exceptional Children, Chesapeake Chapter, Annual Conference; College Park, Maryland, 1997.

Managing challenging behavior in the Sunday school classroom. Greater WashingtonArea

Religious Education Council Winter Conference, Silver Spring, Maryland, 1995; Kensington,

Maryland, 1997, Silver Spring, Maryland, 2000.

Integration of special needs learners into religious education programs. Greater Washington

Area Religious Education Council Fall Conference, Bethesda, Maryland, 1993.

Conflict resolution and negotiation skills for resolving family issues. The Lynn Shoffeitt Professional Development Series, Columbia, Maryland, 1993.

Factors related to concentration area choice among undergraduate special education majors.

Council for Exceptional Children International Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, 1992.

Career choice and the teacher of students with profound disabilities (poster session). The Association for Severe Handicaps (a C.E.C. subdivision) National Conference, Washington, D.C., 1992.

Behavior management: A primer for parents. Third Annual Parents' Conference, Washington, D.C., 1992.

Using cooperative learning strategies in special education classrooms. Maryland Association for Non-Public Special Education Facilities (MANSEF) Conference, Silver Spring, Maryland, 1992.

Anger management. Student Council for Exceptional Children Lecture Series, Bowie State University, Bowie, Maryland, 1991.

The relationship between learning disabilities and behavioral disorders. Villa Maria Lecture

Series, Timonium, Maryland, 1990 & 1991.

Strategies for interdisciplinary teaming: Building partnerships. Maryland Association for Non-

Public Special Education Facilities (MANSEF) Conference, Silver Spring, Maryland, 1991.

Integration of special needs learners into regular education settings. Education for Diversity Conference, University of Maryland, College Park, 1990.

The Cheltenham Model. Council for Exceptional Children National Conference, Minneapolis,

Minnesota, 1980.

MEMBERSHIPS:

  • Member, Prince George's County Board of Education (current)

  • Maryland Association of Boards of Education (MABE)

  • National Association of School Boards (NASB)

  • Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

  • CEC Behavior Disorders Division (CCBD)

  • CEC Teacher Education Division (TED)

  • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

  • National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

  • Greater Washington Area Religious Education Council, Vice President, 1996, 1997. President, 1999, 2000

  • Search Criterion Committee, Superintendent of Schools, Prince George's County Public Schools, 1995

  • Founding Member, Greenbelt Community Mediation Board.

  • DCPS Superintendent Appointee: Special Education Improvement Task Force, current