About Educational Strategies...
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Dr. Strecker is an educational consultant and president of Catherine Strecker Educational Strategies. Her client base includes school districts, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and various private groups. She has coauthored several books including The Baby Boomer’s Handbook for Women and Learning to Love Yourself: Self-Esteem for Women.
Education:
May 2008..........................Completed Doctoral Program, finished dissertation.
September 2005.............Doctoral Student, Dissertation Topic: Multiple Intelligences, Capella University, Minneapolis, Minnesota
July 2002..........................Master of Science in Administration, Newman University, Wichita, Kansas
May 1998..........................Master of Science in Education, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas
June l998..........................English as a Second Language Endorsement, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas
July l989............................Bachelor of Science in Education, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas
July l985............................Associate Degree in General Business, Barton County Community College, Great Bend, Kansas
Experience:
May 2007 to Present..........................Educational Strategies, Ellinwood, Kansas
October 2004 to 2007........................Part-time Adjunct Faculty, Friends University, Wichita, Kansas
August 2005 to Present.....................Educational Facilitator, Brain-based Learning, Multiple Intelligences, Kansas School Districts
December 2005 to July 2005............Presiding President Member, Country Place Senior Living, Ellinwood, Kansas
May 1999 to June 2005......................Human Resource Director, A/R Systems, Ellinwood, Kansas
August 2001 to January 2002...........Administration Internship, Ellinwood High School, Ellinwood, Kansas
January 2002 to May 2002.................Administration Internship, Jefferson Elementary School, Great Bend, Kansas
August 1994 to May l999....................Elementary Teacher, Sixth Grade & Language Arts, Five through Twelve, Riley Elementary, Great Bend, Kansas
Extra Professional Experiences:
- Chairperson for Reading Committee during Q.P.A. State Visitation,
- Co-Chairperson for U.S.D. 428 Educational Fair,
- Partnership with Barton County Community Cougars “HEROES” Program,
- Homework Help,
- Recipient of the Robinson Mini-Grant Foundation,
- Multicultural Food Fair,
- Radio talk program,
- Healthy Living Committee Chairperson for Sixth Grade,
- Educational Foundation Grant Recipient for Sixth Grade,
- BLINK: Building Leadership in Communities, Designed teacher “Character Counts” workbooks K-6 grade levels, New Teacher Handbooks, and Substitute Handbooks.
Educational Facilitator:
Presentations presented to school districts in the State of Kansas for the 2005-2006 school year:
Topics Include:
- Brain-based Learning
- Learning Disorders
- The No Child Left behind Act.
- Christian Motivational Speaking
- Healthy Living Workshops
- Leadership in the Work Place
Licenses:
Kansas State Board of Education Licenses:
- Building Leadership (PreK-12)
- Building Administrator (K-9)
- English as a Second Language (K-12)
- Elementary (K-9)
- Social Studies Comp (5-9 )
