Education

1962

University of Pennsylvania, B.S. Education

1968

Northeastern University, M.S. Education

1978

Northeastern University, C.A.G.S., Curriculum and Instruction

Experience

1989 - present

2007-present

2010-present

2018-present

2015-present

President, Goldin Foundation for Excellence in Education, a non-profit foundation granting:

1. Goldin Foundation Exemplary Projects Awards:  recognition awards given to projects of excellence having potential of replication and/or adaptation.  (2016-present)

2. Goldin Foundation Excellence in Education Awards:  awards to individuals or teams of educators in each participating regional collaborative of school districts. (1990-2016)

3.Goldin Foundation Educators  Network: continued professional development opportunities for  participating districts utilizing the expertise of Goldin Foundation award recipients. (1990-present)

Co-sponsor of the Goldin Seminars for students at the University of PA Dental School.

Jewish Arts Collaborative, Boston, New Center for Arts and Culture, Boston, MA: Board of Overseers, Board of Directors

Kids4Peace Boston: Board of Directors

League of Women Voters, Needham, MA: Education Board of Directors

1999-2002

“Bridges for Education” teacher in Summer program of teaching English in “camps” for high school and middle school students in Poland, Hungary  Bulgaria, and Estonia.

2018

 Teacher of ESL to students in Haifa, Israel

1992-2002

Director of Career and Instructional Development, The Education Cooperative (TEC), Wellesley, MA, a consortium of fifteen public school systems in metro-west Boston.

• Designed and managed TEC "WORLD CLASS," advanced regional courses for high school students such as:  Japanese Language and Culture, Russian Language and Culture, Robotics, Biotechnology, Biopsychology, Criminal Justice, Finance & Investing, Entrepreneurship developed in coordination with local colleges and industries.

• Supervised Career Education Department and TEC School to Career programs including: Internship Program, School Business Partnerships, Special Needs Career Programs, Making A Difference Community Service Learning/Leadership Program, and Youth Apprenticeship Program

• Developed and coordinated regional program Talents Unlimited for grades K-8 including: TEC Challenges, problem solving events around major themes, after school enrichment programs for elementary and middle school students; cultural arts activities, museum trips for students and families, Independent Study for middle school students

• Developed, implemented, and taught professional development  programs  in U.S. and Canada.

1982-1992

Vice President and Account Executive with American Premium Corporation, Watertown, MA

• Developed promotional programs for major national consumer accounts in packaged goods, fast foods and pharmaceutical companies, e.g., Kraft General Foods, Quaker, Ralston Purina, Burger King, and Lederle
• Coordinated programs with licensors in T.V. and film industries

1978-1992

• Educational Consultant, The Education Cooperative, Wellesley, MA, a consortium of 15 public school systems in suburban Boston

• Initiated inter-district programs for students and teachers:

• TEC Global Education Program

•  Student trip to China

• Making Music Together, a Russian-  American exchang

• TEC Making A Difference Leadership Program

• Wrote educational grants, awarded by State

• Coordinated Global Education programs with Wellesley College

• Acted as liaison between schools and communities

• Organized institutes and workshops for teachers

1978-1982

Coordinator of TEC Talents Unlimited, Grades K-12, Coordinator of TEC Executive Internship Programs

• Designed and executed regional programs:
  *TEC Challenges
  *TEC Internship
  *TEC Model U.N.

• Worked with administrators, teachers, students, and members of the community

• Led workshops for teachers and students, U.S. and Canada

• Wrote grants

• Supervised graduate interns

• Published articles in professional journals

• Facilitated TEC Job-Alike Groups

1978-1979

Instructor in Elementary Education, Lesley College, Cambridge, MA

 1972-1978

Instructor in Reading, Northeastern University;
Instructor at University College, Northeastern University;
Supervisor of Student Teachers, Northeastern University

1962-1978

Elementary School Teacher, Teacher of Reading and Learning Disabilities, public schools in Pennsylvania, Mississippi, and Massachusetts