Sheila Lynn (Anderson) Kirschbaum

36 Webber Street

Lowell, Massachusetts 01851

 

EXPERIENCE

 

1999 to present            School Liaison/Professional Development Coordinator,            

                                    Tsongas Industrial History Center, Lowell, MA

1995 - 1999            Museum Teacher/Assistant Curriculum Specialist,                        

                                    Tsongas Industrial History Center, Lowell, MA

1992 - 1995                   Museum Teacher, Tsongas Industrial History Center, Lowell, MA

1985 - 1999                   Senior Lecturer, English Department (adjunct faculty),

                                                Rivier College, Nashua, NH

1993 - 1995                   Writing Consultant, Writing and Learning Center,

                                                Rivier College, Nashua, NH

1976 - 1985                   Teacher of English, grades 9-12, Alvirne High School, Hudson, NH.  Also: Advisor, Foreign Exchange Club and Freshman Class, 1976-1984.  Chair, Philosophy and Objectives Committee, NEASC Accreditation, 1983

 

EDUCATION

 

M.A.--English, Rivier College, Nashua, NH; May 1984

B.A.--English, Secondary Education, University of Lowell, Lowell, MA;  June 1976 (Minor: French)

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

 

Member of committee aligning Lowell Public Schools' history/social science curriculum with state curriculum frameworks (1996-present)

Facilitator for UMass Lowell Center for Work, Family, and Community Scenario Workshops (Spring 2002)

Presenter and planner for three Tsongas Center/Massachusetts Dept. of Education Summer Institutes (1997, 1998, 1999, 2001)

Presenter at state and regional conferences for the Tsongas Center (e.g., IMLS, NAI, NERC, NELMS, NEASA)

           

 

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

 

Board Member, Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust, 2002-present.

School Site Council Member, PTO Member, and Classroom Volunteer, Lowell Public Schools, 1990-present.

Citywide Parent Council, Lowell Public Schools, (Treasurer, 1995-8; Public Relations,                      1993-5; Chair, 1992-3; Chair-Elect, 1991-2).

Project Anthopolis (Lowell: The Flowering City), Charrette Committee Member, April 1996.

Edison Project, Lowell Charter School, Board of Trustees, 1993-4.

Lowell Youth Soccer Association Volunteer, 1992-4.

Friends of Floating Hospital Playroom Volunteer, 1987-90.

 

 

HONORS AND AWARDS                   

 

2002: Francis Cabot Lowell Education Alumni Award, UMass Lowell.

1997: Middlesex Community College "People Who Make a Difference" Award.

1982-3: Teacher of the Year, Alvirne High School, Hudson, NH.

1984: M.A. with High Distinction, Rivier College, Nashua, NH.