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More about Paula

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​SHINE FROM WITHIN

       My core beliefs resonate with the Nurtured Heart Approach® founded by Howard Glasser (Children’s Success Foundation). This philosophy for living propels my message to SHINE FROM WITHIN. Learning and living the NHA® compels us to create conditions that cultivate our own Inner Wealth™ and support all people in being their best selves. 
      My experience as a teacher, educational leader and thinker affirms my commitment to helping families, schools and organizations become more inspirational and energetically aligned. This involves fostering safety, recognition, clarity, communication and empowerment. We can do this by incorporating the The 3 Stands™ of Glasser’s Approach™:
1.   No to negativity 
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2.  Yes to positivity 
​3.  Absolutely clear
         I imagine a strong internal light of radiant energy within each of us. At our brightest, we reveal the person we were meant to be and serve a purpose we are meant to serve. SHINE FROM WITHIN promotes my long held belief: The heart’s energy must inform the head and all we do.​
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"Pause, Reflect, Reset your relationships through NHA." ~ DB, Student Service Coordinator
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Credentials and Experience
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Advanced Trainer, Nurtured Heart Approach 
Certification Training Intensive attendee:
  • Online CTI - July 2020
  • Fargo, ND - June 2019
  • Madison, WI - July 2017
  • Tucson, AZ - January 2017
  • Fargo, ND - July 2016
  • Minneapolis, MN - July 2015
  • Sacramento, CA - July 2014
  • Tucson, AZ - January 2014
National Board for Professional 
​Teaching Standards

Middle Childhood Generalist
  • 2016      Recertified
  • 2006     Initial Certification
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Teaching
1997-2016     
  • 4/5 Multiage Teacher,  Stoner Prairie Elementary, Verona Area School District, Verona, Wisconsin
​1992-1997    
  • 1-3 Multiage Teacher Stoner Prairie Elementary, Verona Area School District
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2002-2003     
  • Elementary Social Studies Methods Instructor and Supervisor of Student Teachers, UW-Whitewater; Supervisor of Student Teachers, Concordia College, Substitute Teacher, Madison Metropolitan School District
1988-1992      
  • Library Media Center Director, Stoner Prairie Elementary, Verona Area School
  • District LMC Director and Learning Resource Coordinator split position ('90-'92)
1986-1988      
  • Library Media Center Director, North Barrington Elementary School, Barrington School District, Barrington, Illinois
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1982-1986      
  • ​​5th Grade Teacher, Somonauk Unified School District, Somonauk, Illinois
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Education
University of Wisconsin - Madison
1998
  • PhD, Educational Administration
Dissertation Title - Transitioning from a Multiage Elementary Program to Middle School: Student and Institutional Responses Anchored in a Practitioner Researcher’s Program Assessment Model
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb
1986
  • MS Educational Technology, Library Media Certified
1982
  • BS Elementary Education, Special Education Minor
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