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Education

Ed.D., Teacher’s College, Columbia University

Interdisciplinary (Integrated Arts Education Across Populations), 2006

Dissertation Research: A mixed-method multi-case study project exploring how and why early childhood teachers use music, drama, dance and visual art in their classrooms examining their backgrounds, beliefs, and personal interests.

M.A., New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study

Individualized (Arts Administration & Arts Education), 2003

Thesis: A two-part thesis including a one-woman performance of monologues and songs utilizing an educational theatre workshop dealing with the issue of gender as well as a written thesis researching the evolution of cross-dressing in theatre in the nineteenth century.

B.A., Kenyon College

Musical Theatre, 1998, Magna Cum Laude

Senior Thesis Project: An independent study to create a compilation show of musical theatre songs, scenes, and dances from musical theatre history followed by its performance with student production and artistic staff and actors.

Teacher Certifications

Early Childhood Education (Birth-Grade 2)

Students with Disabilities (Birth-Grade 2)

Music (K-12)

Theatre (K-12)

Work

Touro College, Graduate School of Education & Psychology

Associate Professor of Education, Online and Live Class instruction – September 2006-present
Responsibilities include creating and updating a syllabus for each class, planning for class instruction and appropriate assignments, giving appropriate feedback to all assignments. For online teaching, preparing notes and online instruction materials, participating wholly in an online discussion board, having electronic contact with each student as needed, and providing video and written feedback.

SpEd 635, The Study of Special Needs in Infancy and Early Childhood
Edu 625, The Education of Young Children: Principles & Methods (Birth-Grade 2)
EdSE 626, Patterns of Parenting & Child Care in Relation to Early Intervention & Education
EdSE 604, Teaching Social Studies and the Arts in General Education and Special Education, Grades 1-6
EdSE 607, Teaching Historical and Cultural Studies in General and Special Education, Grades 5-9

New York City Department of Education

Substitute Teacher – September 2008-Present

Work as a per diem teacher primarily in pre-k through 2nd grade general and special education classrooms.

Conferences

NYCAEYC Conference, 2014

Math is for Special Kids and other Myths about Early Childhood Mathematics, March 8, 2014 [pdf]

NY State Conference, NAEYC, 2013

Learning From and Reinventing the Physical Environment, April 6, 2013 [pdf]

Learning Environment Worksheet, April 6, 2013 [pdf]

Annual Conference and Expo, NAEYC, 2011

Presentation entitled Using video in online courses or professional development experiences: expanding the use of this tool to enhance our curriculum, teaching and assessment practices, Nov, 2011

Publications

Cerniglia, E. (2011). Modeling Best Practice through Online Learning: Building Relationships. Young Children, NAEYC, 66 (3), 54-59.

Cerniglia. E. (Accepted for publication). Musical Experiences in Early Childhood Classrooms: Taking it one step further. Young Children, NAEYC

Cerniglia, E. (Accepted for publication). Implementing research-based curriculum in the classroom: Take a lesson from the way we teach young children. Young Children, NAEYC

Cerniglia, E. (2006). Artistic beginnings: A case study of everyday arts usage in one preschool's classrooms. Teachers College Columbia University.

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