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.