Carol Sparber

Higher Education Teaching Experience

University of Akron, 2020 - present

Adjunct Instructor: 2020 - present

• Assessment in Special Education
• Assessment & Evaluation of Early Childhood Special Education 

Kent State University, 2011 - present

Instructor: 2015 - present

• Nature & Needs of the Gifted Child
• Social & Emotional Aspects of the Gifted and Special Populations
• Advanced Practicum in Special Education: Gifted & Talented
• Program Design, Assessment, and Administration: Gifted & Talented
• Assessment in Special Education
• Assessment for Individuals with Mild to Moderate Needs

Co Instructor: 2012-2015

• Kent State Transition Collaborative, Spring, 2015
• Evidence Based Practices seminar, Spring 2015
• Intro to Exceptionalities, Fall, 2012
• Intro to Exceptionalities, online summer intersession, 2013

Guest Instructor: 2011-2013

• Math instruction for students who are deaf and hard of hearing, 2013
• Intervention in Mathematics Instruction, 2013
• Intro to Exceptionalities, 2011
• Seminar in Special Education, 2012 

K-12 Teaching Experience

Bedford City Schools, Bedford, OH

Gifted Intervention Specialist, 2002 - 2014

• Program organizer and instructor for 4^th & 5^th grade gifted program
• Vertically aligned accelerated math and reading curriculum
• Responsible for aligning state standards for elementary gifted courses
• Developed accelerated math and reading curriculum for grades 4 - 6
• Developed science and social studies enrichment curriculum for grades 3 and 4.

Ombudsman Educational Services, Mesa, AZ

Intervention Specialist, 1986 - 1988

• Reading Instructor for at-risk students and students with disabilities in an alternative school setting.

Gilbert Unified School District, Gilbert, AZ

Art Teacher, 1985 – 1986

• Art Instructor for grades 4 - 8

Additional Training and Experience