Her career roles include special education and adult education teacher, adjunct professor, elementary principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent of schools Many urban students' experiences lead to impulsive learning behavior, apathy, low self-esteem, and underachievement. Through group interactions, video clips, lecture, and other activities, gain a new perspective on the causes of urban student underachievement and learn concrete strategies to increase student and teacher aptitude, attitude, achievement, and personal development. In addition to heading this program, she is a Fulbright Scholar, author, and internationally known speaker. Kathryn Blumsack is Director of Board Development for the Maryland Association of Boards of Education and is past president of the National Staff Development Council. Lynda Irvin is a grant coordinator for the Bill and Melinda Gates Grant for the Illinois School Administrators Development Institute for School Leadership and Technology Integration based at Illinois State University.
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