Kathy Tiner, PhD

Education

Academic Expertise and Areas of Interest

• Special Education
• Collaborative and Team Teaching
• Inclusive Learning Environments
• Curriculum Development
• Participatory Action Research

Professional Experience

• Research in special education and the implementation of PL94-142.

Selected Memberships and Affiliations

• American Association on Mental Retardation
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Association for Retarded Citizens
• Association for Developmental Disabilities
• Colorado State Advisory Board of Special Education
• Colorado Association for Community Living
• Council for Exceptional Children
• American Educational Research Association

Selected Publications

• Tiner, Kathy (1990) A Guide to Local Resources for People with Developmental Disabilities and their Families. Pueblo, CO: Schusters.
• Tiner, Kathy (1991) A Guide for Educators and Counselors to Local Resources for People with Developmental Disabilities and their Families. School District #60, Pueblo, CO.
• Tiner, Kathy (1995) History of Services/Supports for People with Developmental Disabilities. The ARC Today, Winter, 1995.
• Tiner, Kathy (2000). Book review of Reforming education from the bottom to the top. Edited by Evans Clinchy. Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk, Vol. 5, No.4.
• Tiner, Kathy (1999). Book review of becoming and unbecoming white: Owning and disowning a racial identity. Edited by Christine Clark and James O'Donnell. The Journal of Negro Education, Vol.68, No. 4.

Selected Presentations

• Diné College Office of Continuing Education - March, 1999 "Collaboration in Education - Meeting the Needs of All Students"
• VI Seminar on the Quality of Education through North American and Cuban Education Professionals - Pinar, Cuba 1998, "Inclusive Trends in Special Education - What is Necessary for Success?"
• VI Seminar on the Quality of Education through North American and Cuban Education Professionals - Pinar, Cuba 1998, "Distance Education" presented with Dr. Peter Park.
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development - Denver, Colorado ­ 1994 "Integration/Inclusion"
• American Association on Mental Retardation - Snowbird, Utah - 1994 "Integration/Inclusion: General Educators Express Their Concerns"
• Association for Developmental Disabilities- Colorado - 1993 "From the Wild Boy of Aveyron to Sesame Street­ An Historical Perspective"

Grants and Awards

• Who's Who in American Colleges - 1971
• Teacher of the Year - Pueblo Association of Retarded Citizens, 1984
• Teacher Recognition Award - American Association of Mental Deficiency, 1985
• Outstanding Employee Award - School District No. 60, Pueblo, Colorado, 1986
• Certificate of Excellence - School District No. 60, Pueblo, Colorado, 1989
• Teacher of the Year - Pueblo Association for Developmental Disabilities -1989
• Outstanding Educator - Pueblo Parent Advisory Board - 1994
• Distinguished Service Award - Association for Developmental Disabilities - 1995
• Phi Delta Kappa Honorary Fraternity - 1996