Contact Information:
Office: 328 Davis
Phone: 724-357-3023
E-mail:
Susan.Sibert@iup.edu
Academic Qualifications:
- BS, Elementary Education, University of Pittsburgh
- MEd, Counselor Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- MEd, Administration and Leadership, St. Francis College
- MBA, St. Francis University
- EdD, Administration and Educational Leadership, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Teaching Certifications:
Elementary, English, Reading Specialist, English as a Second Language, Elementary and Secondary Counseling, Family and Consumer Science, Cooperative Education, Driver Education, Elementary and Secondary Principal, Superintendent’s Letter of Eligibility
Research Interests:
- Literacy
- Program Evaluation
- Growth Mindset
- Use of technology in Scheduling and Supervision
Courses Taught:
- Administration & Leadership
ALS 803 Leadership: Applied Practice
MEDU 777 Teacher as Leader
EDAD 756 School Administration
- Master of Literacy
LTCY 701 Literacy Assessment & Acceleration
LTCY 635 Literacy in the Inclusive Classroom
LTCY 600 Foundations of Literacy
- Early Childhood Special Education
ECED 451 Literacy for the Developing Reader: Grades 2-4 Learners
EDUC 442 School
EDUC 442 School Law (On-line format for education majors)
ECSP 440 Professional Seminar for Student Teachers: Teacher as Researcher & Advocate
ECSP 340 Introduction to Classroom & Behavior Management
ECED 280 Maximizing Learning: Engaging all Pre-K to Grade 4 Learners
ECSP 112 Growth & Development: Typical & Atypical
- Middle Level Learning
MIDL 222 Reading Instruction & Assessment in Grades 4 – 8
MIDL 221 Literature for the Middle Level
- Supervision:
Student Teaching Supervision (Early Childhood/Special Education- including Urban Track,
Middle Level, and Elementary Education Certifications)
EDUC 342 Pre-Student Teaching Supervision II (including Urban Track)
EDUC 242 Pre-Student Teacher Supervision I (including Urban Track)
- Special Topics
Educational Technology
Personal Narrative:
I am a learner, a teacher, and a teacher educator, as well as a mentor and a mentee. I am both a leader and a team member, as well as a child and a parent. In those every changing roles and others, gratitude plays an important part of my daily life; I
am most grateful for my students and colleagues, who support my growth as I work to support theirs.
My grandparents immigrated to this country, entering through Elis Island, unable to speak English. Exactly fifty-seven years later, the daughter of their youngest child began teaching English to middle level students. I marvel at and am grateful for the
opportunities I have been given on the backs and hard work of my parents and grandparents. My story is not unique. Many students at IUP are first generation college students who work in addition to attending classes.
Having a sense of humor is important in our work as students and educators. Kindness and care of others is an underpinning of our service work to our constituents and to each other.
Undoubtedly, days will turn into weeks and months, then years. Time goes by as we learn and work together. Looking at challenges gratefully and as opportunities for growth is something to embrace and to model for our students!
Quotes help us to frame our work and lives. Below are few of my favorite quotes:
Dedicated
to my father and mother, who wanted me to be a brain surgeon. I exceeded their
expectations. I became a scholar and a teacher.
-Harry K. Wong, dedication of his book, How to be an Effective Teacher: The First Days of School
Never look
back, unless you are planning to go that way. Henry David Thoreau
Do not
hurry; do not rest. Goethe
