King Hall A2045

Division of Curriculum and Instruction

Charter College of Education, CSULA

Office (323) 343-5824

Fax: (323) 343-5458

1929 Tamarind Ave. #12

Los Angeles, CA 90068

Home (323) 871-0495

jshindl@calstatela.edu

http://www.calstatela/faculty/jshindl

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. 1997 Washington State University, Pullman, WA

Educational Leadership: Curriculum & Assessment

M. Ed. 1990 Seattle University, Seattle, WA

Curriculum and Instruction

B.A. Ed. 1985 Seattle University, Seattle, WA

Major: Education and Health

Minors: Social Science and Philosophy

ACADEMIC HONORS:

Graduated Magna Cum Laude;

Seattle University B.A. 1985, M.Ed. 1990

Alpha Sigma Nu National Honor Society;

Elected 1984

George B. Brain Scholarship;

Awarded for leadership and excellence by the Department of Educational Leadership and Co. Psych. Washington State University, 1995

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:

California State University, Los Angeles (9/01 – present)

Assistant Professor, Division of Curriculum and Instruction

Courses taught:

EDEL 414: Classroom Management in the Elementary School

EDSE 415: Classroom Management in the Secondary School

EDSE 489: Directed Teaching Supervision

EDCI 402: Introduction to Instructional Design, Assessment and Classroom Management Methods

EDEL 403c: Reflection, Assessment and Synthesis of Directed Teaching

Committee Membership:

Accreditation Management Group, CCOE

Assessment Task Force, CCOE

C&I Assessment Committee, Chair

New Program Implementation Committee, C&I, Chair

Community Advisory Committee, C&I

Community Assessment Advisory Committee, CCOE

Instructional Policy Council

SB 2042 Program Revision Advisory Committee

Elementary Curriculum Committee

Western Alliance for the Study of School Climate

Oswego State University, Oswego, NY (9/96 – 8/01)

Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

C&I Graduate Program Coordinator 1999-present

Courses taught:

EED 394: Elementary Methods of Instruction

EDU 548: Reflective Methods of Instruction

EDU 555: Curriculum Development

EDU 510: Educational Assessment

Committee Membership:

Elected: University Long-Range Planning Committee 1998-present

Chair, Graduate Curriculum Committee - 1997-present

Chair, SOE Program Assessment Committee 1999-present

Department of Educational Administration Program Faculty, 1998-present

SOE Faculty Council - 1997-99

Graduate Admissions Committee – 1997-99

NCATE Standard I Development Committee – 1997-98

Belmont University/Fisk University, Nashville, TN

Assistant Professor; Education Department Faculties (Joint Appointment)

Courses taught:

Classroom Assessment (undergraduate)

Advanced Educational Assessment (graduate)

Study of the Exceptional Child

Elementary Methods and Curriculum I & II

Fundamental Rights and Responsibilities in Education

Fall 1996-Spring 1997

Washington State University, Pullman, WA

Graduate Teaching Assistant, fall 1995- spring 1997

Department of Educational Leadership & Counseling Psychology

Courses Taught

EDU 212: Classroom Assessment

SED 342: Secondary Classroom Management

Program Evaluator/ Research Assistant, Center for Study and Teaching of At-Risk Students (C-STARS) Grant Project; Faculty: Merrill. M. Oaks, Department of Teaching and Learning, spring 1995

Puget Sound Educational Service District, Burien WA.

Grant Evaluator/ Project Facilitator, Community Based Organization Service Learning Project,

Spokane, WA. 1995-96

Seattle School District, Seattle, WA

2/93-6/93 Sharples Alternative High School: Health Faculty

Accomplishments:

Departmental Health curriculum development

School-wide learning style program development

Paragon Educational Consulting, Seattle, WA

9/90 to present: Educational Consultant

Accomplishments:

Researched, created and tested the Paragon Learning Style Inventory

Consulting Support for the Paragon Learning Style Inventory

Developed “Participation-Based” Curriculum and Software Program

Co-Developed “Evaluating and Improving School Climate Handbook”

School Climate Consultation Team Member

Lake Washington School District, Redmond, WA

4/91-6/91 Evergreen Junior High School: Physical Education Faculty

9/91-6/92 Rockwell/Redmond Elementary: Physical Education Faculty

Accomplishments:

Developed Curriculum system adopted district-wide

Leader in District Physical Education Restructuring

University Preparatory Academy, Seattle, WA

8/85-6/89 Health/Physical Education Department Head

Accomplishments:

Program evaluated "outstanding" by PNAIS Committee

Program and teaching featured as "innovative" on KING TV news program

Developed school-wide "learning styles" program

Member of Instructional, Budget, and Admissions Committees

Keynote speaker: Middle school graduation 1989

Head Coach: Boys Varsity Basketball 1985-89

PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION WITH K-12 SCHOOLS

Western Alliance for the Study of School Climate

Web page at: www.calstatela.edu/schoolclimate

Co-Director, 12/01 – present

WASSC Inventories currently being used in several schools and districts internationally

Developed the WASSC school climate assessment scale and protocol

Partnership with Facing History and Ourselves (FHAO)

Currently involved in the assessment and school improvement efforts at:

Glendora H.S. Glendora, CA

Franklin HS. Los Angeles LAUSD

Carson High School, LAUSD

Oswego School District, Oswego, NY

9/97-9/01

· Team leader of District Community Engagement Committee

· SUNY Representative to district Compact for Learning Committee

· SUNY Representative to district Team Sheldon/Vision Committee

· Team Sheldon Member: professional collaboration between SUNY and County Schools

Pulaski School District, Pulaski, NY

9/97-6/98

· Member of Technology Integration Task Force, Goals 2000 Grant Project

John Rogers High School, Spokane, WA

10/94-6/96

· Assisted in the assessment and coordination of an integrated service-learning project. In addition to formally carrying-out the project assessment, I facilitated the interaction of the faculty at RHS and students and faculty at WSU.

· Assisted in the assessment and development of the GOLD Freshmen orientation course.

· Worked closely with WSU faculty and RHS faculty and administration in the multi-year project to restructure the curriculum of RHS and implement a site-based governance structure.

· Delivered a workshop in authentic assessment to faculty.

· Assisted faculty in the writing of two grant proposals for curriculum development.

Pullman School District, Alternative School

12/94-6/95

· Assisted in the formal assessment of the program efficacy and student progress, including data collection and final report compilation.

Pullman School District, Lincoln Middle School

9/94-12/94

· Assisted in the development of an at-risk student strategy.

· Developed a progressive in-school suspension program.

· Coordinated school-wide computer-based student profile database program.

· Facilitated the school-wide learning styles testing and teacher training.

SPECIAL POPULATIONS ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Community Enterprises of Issaquah, Issaquah, WA.

9/90- 9/91 Consultant and Trainer

Responsibilities:

· Worked directly with disabled adult population, and ultimately acted as an on-call consultant for various client’s assessment and training matters.

· Selected the Special Olympics “Regional Coach of the Year,” King County, WA, 1982

· Selected as a “Washington State Coaching Representative” for the International Special Olympic Games, South Bend, IN. 1985

EVIDENCE OF TEACHING EXPERTISE

2004, winter, CSULA, in their evaluation of EDCI 402, Introduction to Instructional Design, Assessment and Classroom management,, students rated the course 1.18

2003, spring, CSULA, in their evaluation of EDSE 415, Classroom Management in the Secondary School, students rated the course 1.06

2000, spring, SUNY Oswego; in their evaluation of EDU 510, Classroom Assessment, students rated the course 4.9 (on a scale of 1.0 to 5.0).

1999, spring, SUNY Oswego; in their evaluation of EDU 548, Reflective Teaching Methods, students rated course 4.8 (on a scale of 1.0 to 5.0).

1997, spring, Belmont University; In their evaluation of EDU: 212 Educational Tests and Measurements, students rated the course an overall average of 5.0 out of 5.0 possible, and rated my instructional performance 4.9 out of 5.0.

1985-89, University Prep Academy; Most requested teacher advisor, four years in a row. Consistently superior formal teacher evaluations.

PUBLICATIONS

Shindler, John (2004) Greater than the Sum of the Parts? Examining the Soundness of Collaborative Exams in Teacher Education Courses. Innovative Higher Education. v. 29 n.1.

Taylor, C., Jones, A., Shindler, J. (2004) Architect and Steward: Shaping a Vision of Learning” Examining the Role of the Principal in the Immersion of New Teachers into Existing Urban School Climates. Educational Leadership.

Shindler, John (2003) Creating a More Peaceful Classroom Community by Assessing Student Participation and Process. Online Journal of Peace and Conflict Resolution Spring, v. 5.1

Shindler, J., Taylor , C., Jones, A., Cadenas, H (2003) Don’t Smile ‘til Christmas: Examining the Immersion of new teachers into existing school climates. Yearbook for the American Educational Research Association Urban Teaching and Learning SIG.

Shindler, John (2002) Examining the Soundness of Collaborative Essay Exams in Teacher Education Courses. National Forum of Teacher Education Journal, v. 12, n.3.

Jones, A., Taylor, C,, Shindler, J., Cadenas, H. (2002) That Won’t Work in My School: Examining the Interaction Between Beliefs of New Teachers and the Climate of the School They Enter. National Social Science Journal . Fall 2002.

Shindler, John (2002): Exploring various structural options for performance assessment scale design Which type of rubric is best?. National Forum of Applied Educational Research Journal. V.15, n2.

Shindler, John (2002) Which type of rubric is best: Exploring various structural options for performance assessment scale design. National Forum of Teacher Education Journal. V.12, n2.

Shindler, John & Yang, Harrison (2000). Authentic Assessment in the Educational Technology Course: How One University Attained Higher Achievement Through Process-based Assessment. Annals of the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Educational Research, Ponte Vedra, Florida. University Press.

Yang, Harrison. & Shindler, John (2000) Hands on minds on: Using linear and nonlinear strategies to teach educational technology. In the Proceedings for the Annual Meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. D. Willis, J. Price and J. Willis, Editors, Volume 1, pp. 738-43.

Shindler, John & Jean Ann (2000) Cognitive Styles as Diversity. In Revision.

Shindler, John. (1999) Creating a Psychology of Success in the classroom: Enhancing Academic Achievement by Systematically Promoting Student Self-Esteem. Web article at www.calstatela.edu/faculty/jshindl/teaching.

Parkay, Forrest; Shindler, John; & Oaks, Merrill, (January, 1997). Creating a climate for collaborative, emergent leadership at an urban high school; Exploring the stressors, role changes, and paradoxes of restructuring. International Journal of Educational Reform, v6 n1.

Shindler, John (1998) Examining One High School’s Restructuring Efforts within “Garbage Can” Decision-Making Theory. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, April (ERIC Reproduction Service Number ED 421 783).

Shindler, John, & Case, Rodney (1996) Apperception and Meaning Making: An Examination of Novice Qualitative Researchers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, April. (ERIC Reproduction Service Number ED 423 219)

Shindler, John & Reilich, Eileen. (1996). Student Centered Classroom Assessment, by Stiggins, Richard. Book Review. Curriculum in Context, v22, n5.

OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY

Shindler, J. (2004) Teaching for the Success of all Learning Styles: Five Principles for Promoting Greater Teacher Effectiveness and Higher Student Achievement for all Students. Available on line from Paragon Consulting, and on CD with the Paragon Learning Style Inventory.

Shindler, J., Jones, A., Taylor, C., Cadendas, H. (2003) Western Alliance for the Study of School Climate Secondary Classrooml Assessment Inventory.

Jones, A., Shindler, J., Cadenas, H., Taylor, C. (2003, January) Examining the efficacy of a participant driven school climate assessment and improvement system. Paper presentation at the American Association of the College Teachers of Education. New Orleans, LA. January 25-27. ERIC Reproduction Service.

Shindler, J. (2002, April) Examining the Soundness of Two Collaborative Assessment Methods. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA, April 1-5. ERIC Reproduction Service.

Shindler, J., Jones, A., Taylor, C., Cadendas, H. (2002) Western Alliance for the Study of School Climate Secondary School Assessment Inventory.

Jones, A., Shindler, J., Taylor, C. and Cadenas. H. (2002) That won’t work in my school: Examining New Teacher Immersion into New Schools. National Social Science Perspectives Journal, proceedings of the National Technology and Social Science Conference, Las Vegas.

Shindler, John (2002) Improving Classroom Climate by Formally Assessing Student Participation. Available on the Classroom Management Resource web site CSULA.

Shindler, John (2002) Instructional Methods that Promote a Success Psychology in Students and Schools. Available on the Classroom Management Resource web site CSULA.

Shindler, John, Brown, Bruce & Driver, Tim (1999) Evaluating and Improving School Climate; Handbook and School Improvement Materials.