“And what is as important as knowledge?” asked the mind.
“Caring and seeing with the heart,” answered the soul.
Emily E. Williamson
Early Childhood Specialist
P.O. Box 433
Swartz, LA 71281
EDUCATION
Home: (318) 343-23
Work: (318)342-1913 Fax: (318) 342-3358
e-mail: ewilliamson@ulm.edu
LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY, Ruston, LA
+30 Family and Child Studies
University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Instructional Technology
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY, Monroe, LA
Bachelor of Science
Early Childhood Education, May 1991
Interior Design, May 1988
CERTIFICATIONS
National Child Care Association National Administrator Credential (20042013)
Louisiana Pathways State Trainer Level III (2007-Present)
Louisiana Pathways Director Level III (2008-Present)
EXPERIENCE
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University of Louisiana at Monroe (9/2003-Present)
™ Director, ULM Child Development Center 2003 - Present
™ Instructor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction 2009-Present
™ Instructor, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences 20032010
™ Lead Preschool 4 year old teacher/LA4 (9/2003 – 8/2008)
Northeast Louisiana Children’s Coalition
™ Child Care ECERS Evaluator/Public Preschool Technical
Assistance (11/2004-2007)
Louisiana Department of Education
™ LA4 State Program Coordinator/Evaluator (2003)
™ Preschool Comprehensive Curriculum Re-Write Team Coordinator
(2007 – 2008)
Northwestern State University
™ Family and Child Network CDA Instructor (2002 - 2007)
Contract Trainer (2002 – Present)
First Three Years / Excellence for Children
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™ Contract Trainer (2005-Present)
Northeast Louisiana Child Care Connections
™ Contract Trainer (2005-Present)
Louisiana Early Childhood Association
™ Vice President 2010
™ Technology Chair (2005-Present)
™ Business Manager (2000-2005)
University of Louisiana at Monroe Testing Center (1993-2006)
™ Assessment Supervisor for administration of ACT, Praxis/NTE,
MCAT, and CLEP
OUACHITA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, Monroe, LA
™ Lakeshore Elementary Chapter I Preschool Teacher (1998 –
2003)
Teaching
Director/Lead Preschool Teacher/ Lab Instructor ULM Child Development
Center - Minimum of 60 hours per week at the center.
Director - This facility is a state licensed Child Care facility and is therefore
bound by law to comply with regulations set forth by the Louisiana
Department of Social Services Bureau of Licensing, Louisiana
Department of Health and Hospitals Sanitation Department and The
Louisiana State Office of the Fire Marshal.
• All documentation and compliance for the above three
agencies
• Enrollment of preschool students
• Preschool student master files per state regulations
• Facility maintaince - laundry, repairs, etc.
• Staff – interviewing, scheduling, supervising and evaluation.
The center employees eight to ten 04 work study students each
semester.
• Staff personnel files per state regulations
• Plan meals and snacks
• Purchase food, materials and supplies
• State required continuing education
• Maintain collaboration with Twin Cities Early Head Start
• National Childcare Association National Administrator
Credential
Lead Preschool Teacher (2003-2008)
• Preschool Curriculum – Plan per Louisiana Content Standards for
programs serving four year olds and Preschool Grade level
expectations
• Implement Preschool Curriculum
• Classroom Management - Maintain classroom environment both
indoors and outdoors
• Evaluate Curriculum
• Assessment - preschool students growth and development
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Collaborate and work with parents/families of preschool
children enrolled in program
Continuing Education –
o attend professional conferences or workshops to gain
information on current trends, preschool teaching techniques
and classroom strategies.
8/2006 Physical Activity and Nutrition Conference,
Hot Springs, AR 12 hours
9/2007 Louisiana Early Childhood Association Conference,
Alexandria, LA
Lab Instructor
• Plan observation activities – These activities give students a
working knowledge of how a licensed child care center functions,
how a preschool classroom functions and how to implement age
appropriate curriculum.
• Plan Curriculum – Guide lab students through planning and
implementing lessons with the preschool children
• Evaluation of lab students performance
• Office hours - availability daily from 12:30 – 2:30 at the ULM Child
Development Center.
• Contact hours non practicum students- minimum of 3 contact
hours each week with students here at the ULM Child Development
Center as they work on observation assignments.
• Contact hours practicum students - minimum of 9 contact hours
each week with practicum students here at the ULM Child
Development Center as they complete their internship.
• Communication – update course documents and announcements
on blackboard
• Continuing Education
Present work within field of expertise 2010
Session Title
National Safety Council
Pediatric First Aid and CPR
Training
CDA Course Overview
Revised 8/2010
Hours
Audience
Date
Sponsoring
Agency and
Location
Children’s Coalition –
Northeast Louisiana Child
Care Connections
Monroe, LA
Early Head Start
LA Tech
Our Lady of Fatima School
Various Child Care
Centers
4 hours
each
date
Child Care teachers, directors,
Administrators, Family Child
Care Home Providers, Head
Start teachers, assistant
teachers, Community College
and University Students
8-11-2010
3-13-2010
(21 total)
High School Family and
Consumer Sciences Teachers
7/26-29/2010
Louisiana Department of
Education
3
Infant Development
3 hours
Child Care teachers, directors,
Administrators
7-23-10
Look Who’s Talking
Early Literacy
2 hours
Child Care teachers, directors,
Administrators
7-23-10
6 hours
7-17-2010
Literacy
Lafayette, LA
Louisiana Baptist
Convention
Shreveport, LA
Louisiana Baptist
Convention
Shreveport, LA
NSU Child and Family
Network
Rapides Learning Center
Alexandria, LA
Staff Training Brain Dev.
6 hours
Music and Movement
6 hours
Music
6 hours
Transitions
Professionalism
Literacy
Child Initiated Activities
3 hours
Child Care teachers, directors,
Administrators, Family Child
Care Home Providers, Head
Start teachers, assistant
teachers, Community College
and University Students
Child Care teachers, directors,
Administrators, Family Child
Care Home Providers, Head
Start teachers, assistant
teachers, Community College
and University Students
Child Care teachers, directors,
Administrators, Family Child
Care Home Providers, Head
Start teachers, assistant
teachers, Community College
and University Students
Child Care teachers, directors,
Administrators, Family Child
Care Home Providers, Head
Start teachers, assistant
teachers, Community College
and University Students
Child Care teachers
3 hours
3 hours
Head Start teachers, assistant
teachers, directors and admin.
3 hours
Head Start teachers, assistant
teachers, directors and admin.
5-18-2010
Early Learning Guidelines
and Content Standards
3 hours
8-2-10
5-4-10
2-16-2010
Learning Environments
3 hours
Louisiana Licensing Revision
Panel Discussion
3 hours
Mission Organization
6 hours
Child Care teachers, directors,
Administrators, Family Child
Care Home Providers, Head
Start teachers, assistant
teachers, Community College
and University Students
Child Care teachers, directors,
Administrators, Family Child
Care Home Providers, Head
Start teachers, assistant
teachers, Community College
and University Students
Child Care teachers, directors,
Administrators, Family Child
Care Home Providers, Head
Start teachers, assistant
teachers, Community College
and University Students
Child Care teachers, directors,
Administrators, Family Child
Care Home Providers, Head
Start teachers, assistant
teachers, Community College
and University Students
Children’s Coalition –
Northeast Louisiana Child
Care Connections
Winnsboro, LA
Children’s Coalition –
Northeast Louisiana Child
Care Connections
Monroe, LA
I Want My Stars
Revised 8/2010
3 hours
Even Start teachers,
assistant teachers, directors,
and administrators
6-12-10
NSU Child and Family
Network
Shreveport, LA
6-19/2010
First Three Years
Lafayette, LA
6-5-2010
Children’s Coalition –
Northeast Louisiana Child
Care Connections
Monroe, LA
6-2-2010
ULM Child Dev. Center
5-28-2010
First Three Years
New Iberia, LA
4-24-2010
Children’s Coalition –
Northeast Louisiana Child
Care Connections
ULM Child Dev. Center
4-17-2010
CCAL
Lafayette, LA
3-20-2010
NSU Child and Family
Network
Rapides Learning Center
Shreveport, LA
8-14-10
Excellence for Children
Opelousas, LA
Louisiana Department of
Education
Soloman Episcipal Conf.
3-10-2010
4
Center
Loranger, LA
Louisiana Department of
Education Vocational
Education Conference
CDA Instruction
Daily Routines and
Transitions
Louisiana Content Standards
21 hours
CPR/First Aid Certification
3 hours
Portfolio Assessment
3 hours
High School Family and
Consumer Science Students
7-26 thru 29,
2010
Lafayette, LA
Lafayette, LA
6 hours
Head Start teachers, assistant
teachers and administrators
8-9-10
3 hours
Head Start teachers, assistant
teachers and administrators
Teachers, assistant teachers,
and administrators
8-10-10
Ruston, LA
8-11-10
Teachers, assistant teachers,
and administrators
8-13-10
Our Lady of Fatima
School
Monroe, LA
East Carroll Parish
School Board
Lake Providence, LA
Publications
“Collaborations” Journal of the Louisiana Early Childhood Association.
Using Food to Introduce Different Cultures, Spring 2010
Hands On Ideas for Teaching About Food and Nutrition, Spring 2010
Technology Tips: What is a BMI Score and how do I Calculate it? Spring 2010
Making Science Simple, Winter 2009
Shoebox Science Experiments, Winter 2009
Technology Tips: Virtual Field Trips through Videos
Outdoor Music Center. Summer 2006
“Collaborations” Journal of the Louisiana Early Childhood Association.
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Special Infants and Toddlers Issue, Winter 2006
Articles: Blocks Foundational Play Material for Infants and Toddlers
Where Do You Like to Read A Good Book?
Grant/ Contract Funds
LA4 Partnership with Ouachita Parish Schools
$22,000 (2009-2010)
Louisiana Department of Social Services
$7,000 (2009)
Northeast Louisiana Children’s Coalition – Material and Program Development
$3,000 (2010)
Editing/Review
National Safety Council Pediatric First Aid, CPR, and AED Second Edition
New York, NY McGraw Hill Higher Education
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Professional Organizations
• Louisiana Early Childhood Association (LAECA)
Board Member 2006-Present
• Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA)
National Conference Exhibits Chair
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• Children’s Coalition of Northeast Louisiana
• Delta Kappa Gamma Society International 1996 - Present
Author of Ace’s Adventures “Ace Explores Campus” and “Ace Solves the Case of
Staying Healthy”
Service
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University and College Committees
2005 to present
Commencement Committee Co- Chair/Operations
2009 to present
Student Sexual Harassment Committee
2007 to present
CERT Team member
2007 to present
Aces Adventures Activity Book
2006
Arts and Sciences Promotion Committee
Arts and Sciences Promotion Committee Secretary
2006
Arts and Sciences Tenure Committee
Arts and Sciences Tenure Committee Secretary
2006
Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor Selection Committee
2005-2010
Arts and Sciences Sexual Harassment Committee
Community Committees
Local
2005-Present
Northeast Louisiana Child Care Connections Advisory Committee
2006-Presemt
Volunteers of America Advisory Committee
2006-Present
Twin Cities Early Head Start Advisory Committee
2004-2007
Special Quest Committee
2006
United Way of Northeast Louisiana Child Care Counts
• Community Presentations listed previously
• Served during the 2006 – 2007 year as an evaluator and consultant to the United Way
Quality Child Care Improvement Project
State
2009-2010
Louisiana Class A Licensing Revision Committee
2009-2010
Louisiana Standards Revision Committee
2007- 2009
Coordinator Louisiana Department of Education Comprehensive
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Curriculum revision team.
2006-2007 Child Care Quality Rating System Steering Committee
Louisiana Division of Child Care and Early Education Office of Family
Support Department of Social Services
2005-2007 Child Care Licensing Revision Committee
Louisiana Division of Child Care and Early Education Office of Family
Support Department of Social Services
2004-2007 Louisiana Community College and University Early Childhood Articulation
Committee
Community Outside Area of Expertise
Jr. League of Monroe Sustainer
Lakeshore Baptist Church
University Citizenship
Represents Family and Consumer Sciences Department
2005, 2006, 2007 ULM Children’s Expo sponsored by Family and Consumer Sciences
2005-Present Commencement Committee Co-Chair
2006 Children’s Coalition of Northeast Louisiana Start School Right Resources and
Health Fair
Co-Sponsor for student Louisiana Early Childhood Association
2006 Family and Consumer Sciences Back to School Bar-B-Que
2005 Job Shadowing sponsor for Wossman High School Career Day
Participate in Arts and Sciences tailgating events prior to home football games
Attend all ULM home football and men’s basketball games – GO WARHAWKS GO!!!!!
ULM Family and Child Care Resource Center that is open to the public and located in
Filhiol Hall
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Supervise 04 Student workers in the center
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Maintain center by securing supplies and materials
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Collaborate with LA Tech to offer observation facility for Human Ecology student in
Monroe that is dually enrolled in both universities.
Collaborate with other departments on campus to provide observation experiences or to
utilize their departments resources with our preschool students
Music
Nursing
Occupational Therapy
Speech and Language
Kinesology – News Start Article Below
Divison of Art
Division of Music – Prep Academy (Jan 2007)
Biology – Natural History Museum
Foreign Language – News Start Article Below
Positive Articles have been published in the News Star World about two of these
Campus Collaborations.
News Star Front Page of
Local Section
October 5, 2006
News Star Front Page
October 12, 2006
Campus wide recycling program for ink, laser jet cartridges, and used cell phones.
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