Carol A. Josel - Profile

Defining and all-encompassing roles: parent, wife/now widow, learning specialist, former middle-school teacher with the Methacton School District in Pennsylvania, current supervisor of student teachers at Gwynedd-Mercy College, education consultant, book author, and freelance writer. My career in academia spans 30 years, much of it reflected in my writings and presentations for teachers, parents, and students:

PUBLICATIONS:

The School-Wise Newsletter, monthly, www.schoolwisebooks.com
"What's Your Child's Learning Style?" Curious Parents, April, 2007
"Take Note" Write Down the Details," Curious Parents, February, 2007
"The Dreaded Essay: How to Ace It," Curious Parents, March, 2007
realsavvymoms.com: education-related articles (5), 2007
clubmom.com: education-related articles (26), 2006
"Meeting and Beating Your Goals," Curious Parents, January, 2006
"Get Organized," Curious Parents, September, 2005
"Their Homework Is Done, Is Yours?" Curious Parents, October, 2005
"Tips for Student Organization," Middle School Reading Special Intererst Group, 2005
Other-Wise and School-Wise: A Parent Guidebook, Scarecrow Press, December, 2003
Getting School-Wise: A Student Guidebook, Scarecrow Press, March, 2002
"Rx Note-Taking: Keep It Short," Teaching PreK-8, January, 2000
Home and Community Connections, Scott-Foresman, 1997 (contributor & consultant)
"Abbreviated Note-Taking," Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 1996
"Creative Note-Taking: Getting It All Down," The Best of Free Spirit, Free Spirit Publishing, Inc, 1995
"Ready to Use ESL Activities for Every Month of the School Year, Center for Applied Research, in Education, 1994
"Making a Note of It," Journal of Reading, 1990
Biographies for Merrill Integrated Language Arts Series, Merrill Publishing Company, 1989
Biographies for Supplemental Reading Series, Merrill Publishing Company, 1988
Teacher Guides, Bantom Books, Inc., 1988
"Why Not Rappaccini?" Teaching PreK-8, February, 1988
"A Silent DRTA for Remedial Eighth Graders," Journal of Reading, February, 1986

PRESENTATIONS:

Parenting Workshops, on-going, 1995 to present
Keystone State Reading Association: "Getting School-Wise," 2006 & 2007
Valley Distributor's Literacy Fest: "Writing Workshop," 1996, 1996, 2001 through 2004
Valley Distributor's Literacy Fest: "Teaching the Lessons of the Holocaust," 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005
Keystone State Reading Association, "Teaching the Lessons of the Holocaust," 1995, 1998, 1999
International Reading Association, "Memory Techniques," 1999
Keystone State Reading Association, "Activities for ESL & Elementary Students," 1995
Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, "Teaching the Holocaust," 1192, 1993, 1995 through 2005
National Middle School Association, "Writing for Teachers," 1993
International Reading Association, "Writing for Teachers," 1992
Keystone State Reading Association, "Writing for Teachers," 1991

My articles are available at School-Wise Books, as well as such sites as Curious Parents, Club Mom, Authors Den, and Real Savvy Moms. And, always at the heart of my work is advice on teaching and learning strategies, along with how to raise healthy, well-behaved children who honor family life, work hard in school, believe in themselves, and are not afraid to try new things--even at the risk of failure.