Vita
Sharon Dianne Bergmann Dixon, MSP, CCCSLP Cert. AVT
Education:
1979
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
MSP - Master of Speech Pathology
Columbia College, Columbia, SC
BA - Speech Correction – magna cum laude
1978
Professional Certifications:
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South Carolina Department of Education Certification Masters + 30 Level in Speech
Correction, Hearing Handicaps, Gifted and Talented, and Learning Disabilities with Highly
Qualified Status in Early Childhood Special Education - Certificate #117372
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Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech/Language Pathology from the American
Speech/Language and Hearing Association - ASHA# 00809988-02
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South Carolina License to Practice Speech/Language Pathology-License# 2105
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Certified Auditory Verbal Therapist since October 1998 (AVI/AG Bell)- License# 002139
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National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification as Exceptional Needs
Specialist(retired)- Specializing in Hearing Impairment 2000 – Certificate # 140009319
Professional Affiliations:
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American Speech Language and Hearing Association
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Alexander Graham Bell Association (State and National)
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South Carolina Speech-Language & Hearing Association
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Manchester Who’s Who
Employment/Experience:
Jan. 2014 -
Assistant Director of External Practicum/Clinical Instructor
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
School of Public Health
University of South Carolina
May 2006Dec. 2014
Director of External Practicum/Clinical Instructor
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
School of Public Health
University of South Carolina
Teacher of the Hearing Impaired/AVT
Auditory Learning Partnership Program
Windsor Elementary
1998- 2006
1996-1998
1993-1996
1989-93
1988-89
1984-1988
1983-84
1980-83
1979-80
Richland School District Two
Oral/Aural Hearing Impaired Resource and Developmentally Delayed
Preschool Teacher
Windsor Elementary
Richland County School District Number Two
First/Second Grade Hearing Handicapped Teacher
Brennen Elementary
Richland County School District Number One
Speech Pathologist with The Hearing Impaired
Brennen Elementary
Richland County School District Number One
First Grade Hearing Handicapped Teacher
Brennen Elementary
Richland County School District Number One
Kindergarten Hearing Handicapped Teacher
Brennen Elementary
Richland County School District Number One
LD Self Contained Teacher
Batesburg-Leesville Middle School
Lexington County School District Number Three
Speech Pathologist
Lexington County School District Number Three
Speech Pathologist
Newberry County Public Schools
Other Work Experience:
1989-2006
1997-2001
1885-86
Part-time Adjunct Clinical Supervisor
University of South Carolina
Speech and Hearing Center
SKI*HI Parent Advisor
South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind
Arts and Crafts Director
Camp Chaverim (Summer Camp)
Columbia Jewish Community Center
Courses Taught:
20072005May 1996
Spring 1992Present
COMD J710B Communication Foundations of Literacy
University of South Carolina
COMD 772/774 Practicum/Internship in Speech language Pathology & Audiology
COMD J745 Aural Habilitation in Children
University of South Carolina
Instructor SLP290H (Sign Language)
Columbia College, Columbia, SC
Facilitator for "On The Other Hand"
South Carolina State Department of Education
Grant and Award Projects:
Feb. 2015
Frank A Kleffner Award from the SC Speech Language & hearing Association.
2008
ASHA STAR Grant “Putting a Human Face on Reimbursement Issues” with Leigh
Ann Spell, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
1999-2006
1998-99
1998-2000
1988-95
1990-91
1989-90
1985-88
Creation and Operation of the Sound Field Demonstration Program
at Windsor Elementary
Richland School District Two
Primary Writer of Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence Application
Windsor Elementary
Richland School District Number Two
Primary Writer of Exemplary Writing Application
Windsor Elementary
Richland School District Number Two
Writer/Coordinator of Brennen's Arts in Education Grants with the Hearing
Impaired
Writer/Coordinator of EIA Competitive Teacher Grant: Innovative
Practices with the Speech/Hearing Impaired
Writer/Coordinator of ECIA Grant: Reading and Writing with Story
Grammar
TIP Participant and Incentive Award recipient
Professional Presentations:
Aug. 2015
Feb. 2015
Feb.2015
Jan 2015
Feb. 2014
Nov. 2013
March 2011
April 2010
Feb. 2010
Feb. 2009
Feb. 2008
Feb 2008
Co-Conference Chair “Coping with Deafness” SC Chapter of the AG Bell
Association for the Deaf and hard of Hearing
“Rendering and Receiving Effective Supervisory Feedback” with Crystal
Murphree-Holden, MA, CCC-SLP
“Oral Motor Therapy in Clinical Practice: To Do or Not to Do” With Angela
McLeod, PhD, CCC-SLP
“CAPD and Literacy”
Orangeburg Consolidated School District 5
“Creating an effective mentoring Relationship for CFY” with Jamie Claire Archer
2014 SCSHA Convention
Clinical Ethics, Etiquette, and Common Sense” with Julian Miller & Crystal
Murphree-Holden
2014 SCSHA Convention
“Creating an Effective Mentoring Relationship for CFY” with Jamie Claire Archer
ASHA Convention 2013
“Mentoring With a Cert. AVT”
SC School for the Deaf and Blind/SC State Department of Education
“Development of Spoken Language” with Wilson, Kathryn and Rogers, Cheryl F
SC Department of Education AVT Training Workshop
“Quality Supervision- the Cornerstone of Effective Clinical Instruction” with Varnedoe, D.
R. and Murphree-Holden, Crystal
2010 SCSHA Convention
Problems and Pitfalls in Certification and Licensure Processes
2009 SCSHA Convention
With Varnedoe, D. R, Ma, CCC-SLP and Steppling, Mary, PhD, CCC-SLP
Congratulations! You Have Graduated But Are You Prepared to Seek
Employment
2008 SCSHA Student Breakfast
The Tools, the Terms, the Team
with Dr. Cheryl Rogers, Dr. Will Hoole, Dr. Wendy Potts, Gina
Crosby-Quinatoa, Dr. John King, Nevitte Swink Morris and Abby Connell
Post Convention Workshop
2008 SCSHA Conference
Oct. 2005
Oct. 2005
June 20032007
Oct. 2002
June 2002
Feb. 2002
Feb. 2002
Feb. 2002
Feb. 2001
Sept. 2001
July 2000
June 2000
Demystifying CAPD
2005 Richland Two Instructional Fair
Columbia, SC
Literacy Development
2005 Richland Two Instructional Fair
Columbia, SC
Development of Spoken Language, Parent Guidance and Development
of Auditory Skills, AVT in the Schools
MUSC Auditory-Verbal Training and Practicum
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Portfolio Preparation and Planning for NBPTS Exceptional Needs Specialist
Candidates
Richland School District Two
Columbia, SC
Auditory-Verbal Techniques, Parent Guidance and Development
of Auditory Skills
MUSC Auditory-Verbal Training and Practicum
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
“ NBPTS Writing and Help Session for Exceptional Needs Specialists”
Richland Two Teacher Forum
Columbia, SC
“Teaching of the Hearing Impaired with Language Delays”
SC Speech Language and Hearing Convention
Hilton Head, SC
“National Board Certification for Teachers of the Hard of Hearing”
With Elizabeth Griffin, Ph.D. and Dean Walters, M.Ed
SC Speech Language and Hearing Convention
Hilton Head, SC
“Creating Language, Listening, and Literacy in Children with
Peripheral Hearing Loss”
SC Speech Language and Hearing Convention
Charleston, SC
Presenter: “Integrating Music into AVT” with Elena L. Roberts
SC AG Bell Fall Conference
Columbia, SC
Help Session for National Board Certification Candidates
Richland School District Two
Clinical Supervisor/Consultant
Auditory Verbal Institute at Windsor Elementary
In partnership with The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
at the University of South Carolina
April 2000
Creating Partnerships for Support:
A Blue Ribbon Accommodations Model
Second Annual Blue Ribbon Schools Conference
March 2000 Listening, Language and Literacy Development on a Budget
Parent Training – A Day in the Park with SC AG Bell
Nov. 1999
Presenter: “NECCI Curriculum Workshop” with Dr. K Todd Houston, Pamela L.
W.Halligan and Dr. Tamala S. Bradham
North Charleston, SC
Nov. 1999
Presenter: “An Aural Alternative for the Education of Children with Hearing
Impairment”
1999 Southeastern Regional Institute on Deafness
Greenville, SC
Oct. 1999
Presenter: “Integrating Music into AVT” with Elena L. Roberts
1999 Auditory Verbal International Conference
Atlanta, GA
1998-99
Presenter of Phonemic Awareness and Early Literacy Workshops
Parent University
Windsor Elementary
1997-98
Writer and Workshop Presenter of EIA Teacher Incentive Grant
Language and Listening on Wheels
1997-98
Presenter of Work Shop Series - Language and Literacy Begin at Home
Windsor Elementary, Columbia, SC
Nov. 1991 Presenter: Arts in Education for the Hearing Impaired: A
Curriculum-Centered Approach to Reverse Mainstreaming
21ST Southeast Regional Institute on Deafness
Summer
Guest Speaker on Assessment and Methodology
1991&1992 with the Hearing Impaired for SPAD 754-Aural Rehabilitation
University of South Carolina
1987-88
STYLE Trainer at Brennen Elementary
Richland County School District Number One
1985
"Poly-Foam Personalities" - Puppet Making Work-shop
Teacher Center
Richland County School District Number One
1982
"Articulation and Language Disorders and Their Impact on Adult
Reading and Literacy Instruction"
Adult and Community Education Program
Lexington County School District Number Three
1981
"Normal Speech and Language Acquisition Process and
Facilitation"
Special Education Parent Outreach Project
Lexington County School District Three
Publications:
2008
Varnedoe, Danielle, Murphree-Holden, Crystal and Dixon, Sharon (2008).
Successful Supervisory Training Initiatives in Formative Assessment. American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Division 11. Perspectives on
Administration and Supervision. 18: 87-93.
Professional and Community Service:
2006-2009
2006-2008
2003
2000-2002
1999-2000
1999-2000
1995-1997
South Carolina State Department of Education
Preschool Special Education Task Force
South Carolina State Department of Education
Communication Options/Plan Committee for
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
South Carolina State Department of Education
English/Language Arts Text Book Adoption Panel
Executive Board Member
South Carolina AG Bell
Service on South Carolina Standards Project
SERVE/SC Department of Education
Service on PACT Accommodations Review Committee
SC State Department of Education
Board Chairman
1991-1997
1989-2006
1989-91
1987-93
1989-93
1989-93
1991
1990
1989-90
1989-90
1987-89
1987-88
1986
1985
1981-84
Midlands Area Support Group for Parents of Hearing Impaired Children
Windsor United Methodist Church
Sign Language Interpreter
Windsor United Methodist Church
Practicum Site Supervisor
University of South Carolina
Sign Language Instructor
Lower Richland Adult and Community Education
Richland County School District Number One
Sign Language Instructor
Parent Support Group
Lutheran Ministry With the Deaf
Audiological Schedule Coordinator
Richland County School District Number One
Phonic Ear Inventory Coordinator
Richland County School District Number One
Course Design/Scope and Sequence for Sign Language Class to be
taught for elective credit at A.C. Flora High School
Chairperson: Low Incidence Sub-Committee of Richland County School
District Number One's Special Education Action Team
Chairperson - Richland County School District Number One's Hearing
Handicapped Task Force
Member Pre-School Handicapped Curriculum Committee
Staff Development Coordinator
Brennen Elementary
Chair Person Hearing Handicapped and Design for Learning committees
for Brennen's Southern Association 10 Year Study
Exceptional Children's Week Chairperson
CEC Chapter 165
Richland County Coordinator
South Carolina Special Olympics
Special Olympics Coach and Assistant Event Director
Lexington County School District Three
Continuing Education:
2005
2004
2004
2003
2003
1998
1997
1997
Professional Learning Teams Training
SERVE – Richland District Two
Santa Cruz Mentoring Model Training
Richland District Two
STEP Training
Richland District Two
EDFS 761 : Educational Procedures for the Gifted and Talented: Introduction to
Curriculum and Instruction for Gifted and Talented Students
College of Charleston
EDFS 760: Characteristics of Gifted and Talented Children and Youth
College of Charleston
Communications 401- Visual Communication
The Communication Workshop
Limestone College
Alexander Graham Bell Association Conference
I Heard That! Teaching Children with Hearing Loss to Listen and Speak
SPAD 710-A Principles and Practices in Auditory Verbal Therapy
1997
1997
1996
1993
1990-91
1991
1990
1988
1987
1981-84
University of South Carolina
Alexander Graham Bell Association Conference
A Sound Beginning Workshops on Oral Education Options
for Hearing Impaired Preschool Children
SKI*HI Early Intervention Training
South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind
Auditory Verbal International, Alexandria, VA
Workshop on auditory verbal approach
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Recertification coursework in special education law
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Recertification coursework in audiology and microcomputers in
education
Easter Seals, Columbia, SC
" Adaptive Firmware Card Applications in Augmentative
Communication" workshop
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Clinical Supervision Workshop
Richland County School District Number One
"High Scope" Pre-School Curriculum Training
Richland County School District Number One
Staff Development Training in STYLE Program
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
learning disabilities and completion of Masters plus 30 certification
requirements