Marlene Anne Bumgarner, Ed.D.
Instructor -- Educational Consultant -- Speaker -- Writer
Post Office Box 1326
Morgan Hill, California 95038
Voice: 408-848-4805
E-mail: mbumgarner@gavilan.edu

EDUCATION
Doctor of Education 1993
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
Major: Early and Middle Childhood
Minor: Educational Leadership
Practicum: Improving the Understanding of Learning Styles in Prospective Early Childhood Education Teachers Through Self-Study and Observation

Master of Arts 1982
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
Major: Early Childhood Education
Minor: Educational Psychology
Thesis: Criteria Used by Parents in Selecting a Preschool in Morgan Hill, California

Bachelor of Arts 1970
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Major: Social Science
Minor: Anthropology
Study: Comparison of Three Desert-Dwelling Cultures

POSITIONS HELD
Instructor/Advisor, Child Development and Educational Studies 1991-present
GAVILAN COLLEGE GILROY, CALIFORNIA
Advise students, develop curriculum and teach courses leading to Associate Degree in Child Development, School-Age Care, and Social Science. Coordinated 3-year student exchange program with Bradford College, UK. National School-Age Consortium accreditation endorser. Write and administer grants. Develop service learning partnerships with K-12 sector; supervise student tutors.

Social Science Department Chair 1992-1996; 1999-2001
GAVILAN COLLEGE GILROY, CALIFORNIA
Lead department meetings, attend Department Chair/Curriculum Committee meetings, manage department budget, develop course schedule, assign classrooms, recommend instructors, participate in hiring and evaluation committees, hear student grievances.

Kids Time College Instructor Trainer 1998-present
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL-AGE CONSORTIUM
Co-teach intensive course for college instructors using Kids Time text and video and two three-unit course syllabi developed by the California School-Age Consortium to assist college instructors develop and teach courses for school-age practitioners.

Director, Campus Laboratory School 1985-1991
GAVILAN COLLEGE GILROY, CALIFORNIA
Responsible for working directly with children age 2 1/2 - 8, supervising student teachers and teaching staff, managing budget, filing reports, writing grants and designing a new building. Responsibilities included a 50% college teaching load (including parent education).

Kindergarten Teacher 1983-1985
SOUTH VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL MORGAN HILL, CALIFORNIA
Taught children ages 4-5; organized and taught vacation computer workshops for children in grades K-6, ran after-school computer club, developed computer in-services for classroom teachers.

Director/Teacher 1980-1982
MORGAN HILL COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL MORGAN HILL, CALIFORNIA
Taught children ages 3 to 8 in a rural alternative school.

Primary Teacher 1974-1975
HEIDI'S LEARNING CENTER GILROY, CALIFORNIA
Primary grades teacher (ages 5-8) in a private school.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Articles/Papers
What Frightens Our Children? What Can We Do About it? Interaction, the Journal of the Canadian Child Care Federation; Winter 2000 p 26-29.
Computers in School-Age Programs: The Challenge and the Context; National Canadian Child Care Federation Conference, Manitoba, April 24, 1999
Computers in School-Age Programs: Are They Worth the Trouble? California School Age Consortium Newsletter, April 10, 1999
Show Your Children Seven Different Ways to Learn; National School-Age Child Care Alliance Conference, San Francisco, April 20, 1995
Engaging Students in the Learning Process; California Community College Chancellor's Office Conference, Irvine, April 2, 1993
Using Learning Styles to Select Software for Young Children; Computers in Learning and Language Difficulties Conference, Santa Clara, January 29, 1993
Influencing Teacher's Attitudes and Expectations of Parents Through In-service Workshops; Nova University, November 1992
Starting Them Young: A Guide for Introducing Children to PCs; PC Computing, January 1989
Using Computers to Bridge Cognitive Gaps; Tri-Cities Early Childhood Education Conference, Fremont, September 17, 1988
New Directions in School Computer Usage; Personal Computer Digest, February 1985
Computers and Cognitive Development: Structured Learning Activities for Early Childhood; 10th West Coast Computer Faire, San Francisco, March 30, 1985
Parenting Stepchildren: Our Blended Family; Mothering, Winter 1984
Software for Girls: More than Sugar and Spice; Family Computing, August 1984
An Interview with John Holt; Mothering, Spring 1981
While You Are Away: Separation Between Mother and Child; American Baby, April 1975
Portable Baby; Baby Talk, September 1974

Columns
Family Computing; software reviews, monthly in McClatchy Newspapers, May 1995 to Jan 1997
Preschool Computing; monthly column, Kids and Computers Magazine, Oct 1992 to May 1994
It's Natural; lifestyles and food, bimonthly in Mothering magazine 1980-1984
Naturally Speaking; weekly in San Jose Mercury-News 1976-1982, and McClatchy Newspapers 1983-1985
New Products for Teachers; monthly in Electronic Learning Magazine), 1983-1985

Books
Working With School-Aged Children Mayfield Publishing, 1999
The New Book of Whole Grains St. Martin's Press, 1998
Organic Cooking for (not-so-organic) Mothers Chesbro Press, 1982
The Book of Whole Grains St. Martin's Press, 1976

HONORS AND AWARDS
2001 Educator of the Year, Morgan Hill, CA Chamber of Commerce.
1999 Selected as Early Childhood Technology Anchor for California Virtual Campus Project.
1995 Included in Who's Who in American Education.
1988-1992 California Community Colleges Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Child Development Instruction and Services.
1987 Women Leaders in Community Colleges, League for Innovation in Community Colleges.
1987 Woman of Achievement for Santa Clara County (nominee).

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI).
California Community Colleges Early Childhood Educators (CCCECE).
California School Age Consortium (CSAC) (State Board Member).
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
National School Age Care Alliance (NSACA).
World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP).

STRENGTHS
Public speaking
Writing in clear language
Making complicated concepts understandable
Multi-platform computer literate; including HTML

RELATED COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Brownie Girl Scout Leader, St. Catherine School, Morgan Hill 1990-1993.
Senior Youth Group Advisor, St. John' s Episcopal Church, Morgan Hill 1986-1990.
Morgan Hill Library Commissioner 1997-1998.
Governing Board Member, Mt. Madonna YMCA 1998-2000.
Santa Clara County Local Child Care Planning Council 1999-2001.

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Last Updated September 16, 2001.
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