Elizabeth Park, M.Ed.
Education
- Ph.D. in Educational Technology University of Hawaii at Manoa, Expected Completion: May 2013
- M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education with Montessori Credential
Chaminade University of Honolulu, Thesis: Montessori Pedagogy for a High-Functioning Autistic Child: A Case Study
- M.S. in Interior Design and Architecture Pratt Institute, Thesis Project: Noguchi Art Institute
- B.S. in Applied Mathematics University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Areas of Concentration: Computer graphics
- Chaminade University of Honolulu, Honolulu, HI,
Instructor for Early Childhood and Montessori courses:
ED 297 Fieldwork Practicum in Early Childhood Education;
ED 471 Language Arts Curriculum & Methods;
ED 473 Math Curriculum & Methods;
ED 491AB ECE Field Experience Seminar;
ED 498AB ECE Field Experience;
ED 608 Montessori Child Development;
ED 640 Language Arts Methods for Montessori;
ED 669 Language Development: Theory to Practice;
ED 689 Montessori Student Teaching;
Instructor for Research, Technology, and other courses:
ED 600 Introduction to Master of Education;
ED 601 Understanding Educational Research;
ED 612 Educational Technology
- University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI,
Educational Technology Teaching Practicum:
ED 414 Ed Media Technology;
Teaching Assistant:
ED 603 Instructional Design and Development;
ED 620 Visual Design
- Montessori Community School, Honolulu, HI,
Head teacher in a preschool to kindergarten environment
- Sultan Easter School, Honolulu, HI,
Cognitive development teacher and evaluator
- Pratt Institute Art & Design Education, Brooklyn, New York,
Creative art teacher for preschool to 6th grade
- Saint Gregory Church School, Los Angeles, CA,
Korean language teacher and Sunday school teacher
- 2006-Present. Chaminade University of Honolulu, Honolulu, HI,
Director of Early Childhood Education, Montessori Teacher Education Program, and Castle Teacher Resource Activity Center
- 2001-2006. Montessori Community School, Honolulu, HI, Head teacher in a preschool to kindergarten environment
- 2000-2005. Hawaii Department of Health, Honolulu, HI, Early intervention instructor and evaluator
- 1998-2000. Sultan Easter School, Honolulu, HI, Cognitive development teacher and evaluator
- 1996-1997. Pratt Institute Art & Design Education, Brooklyn, New York,
Creative art teacher for preschool to 6th grade.
- 1983-1990. Saint Gregory Church School, Los Angeles, CA, Korean language teacher and Sunday school teacher.
- Park, E. (2008). Montessori pedagogy for a high-functioning autistic child: A case study. Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM.
- Evans, K. & Park, E. (2011, October). Engaging ways to teach literacy in the 21st century with Montessori approach. Presentation at the Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children (HAEYC) Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI.
- Park, E., Baclig, A., & Fremgen, J. (2011, October). Got technology? Engaging children in the 21st century. Presentation at the Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children (HAEYC) Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI.
- Park, E., Travis, M., & Hastler-Waters, L. (2010, May). Exploring Web 2.0 Technologies. Presentation at the Community of Learners Workshop for The Schools of the Future Grant, Honolulu, HI.
- Lopez, L. & Park, E. (2009, April). Instructional design using collaborative assessment. Presentation at the Technology, Colleges, and Community (TCC) Worldwide Online Conference, Honolulu, HI.
- Park, E. & Sjostrom, M. (2009, March). What can teachers do with technology in the classroom? Presentation at the Hawaii Education Technology Conference and Expo, Honolulu, HI.
- Park, E. & Yamashiroya, K. (2008, October). Educational technology in early childhood education. Presentation at the Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children (HAEYC) Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI.
- Park, E. (2008, April). The future of online learning in early childhood teacher education. Presentation at the Technology, Colleges, and Community (TCC) Worldwide Online Conference, Honolulu, HI.
- Park, E. (2007, November). Alternative delivery in Montessori teacher education program. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Montessori Council for Teacher Education (MACTE), Vancouver, Canada.
- Park, E. & Mize, M. (2007, July). Reading readiness and approaches: Role of children's literature in early childhood education. Presentation at the Pacific Educational Conference (PEC), Honolulu, HI.
- Kellogg Grant
- Castle Child Development Grant
- Early Childhood Castle Scholarship Grant
- Marianist Sponsorship Foundation Grant
- John Chin Young Scholarship Grant
- Schools of the Future Grant
- Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
- Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
- Association for Educational Communications and Technology-Hawaii Chapter (AECT-HI)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- American Montessori Society (AMS)
- Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children (HAEYC)
- Hawaii Society for Technology in Education (HSTE) – Board Member
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- Pan-Pacific Distance Learning Association (PPDLA) - President
- United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA)
- Korean – speaks fluently and read/write with high proficiency
