About Linda Schumacher
Linda lives in Holliston, Massachusetts with her husband, Gregory. She is the mother of two grown daughters. Linda enjoys travel, cooking, reading, gardening, dancing and crafts. Linda loves New England, where she has lived her entire life, including Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts.
Linda’s logo is her own creation, a mosaic of bits of dishes, buttons, glass, stones and other objects. It represents what she hopes to share with her students, clients, and friends: some “pieces” to combine into strength, empowerment, success, and fun!
Education
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Masters Degree in Special Education from Fitchburg State University
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Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education from The University of Vermont
Here I am, "outstanding in my field!"
Skills and Experience
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Facilitate interactive, objective-based professional development for the early childhood field.
- Partner with educators to reflective practices leading to program improvement.
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Manage NAFCC Accreditation Facilitation Projects across Massachusetts. My program was award the NAFCC Award for Excellence as an Accreditation Facilitation Project.
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Research, write and design professional development which is interactive, dynamic and based on measurable objectives. Courses meet either MassAEYC and IACET requirements for continuing education units. Course formats include face-to-face, online, webinar, distance learning, and hybrid.
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Effective coaching skills to apply new learned skills and information into program practice. Experienced with QRIS, professional development plans, and licensing issues.
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Trained and approved as NAFCC Accreditation Observer and Child Development Specialist for CDA.
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Served on NAFCC Accreditation Council. 2010 - 2017. Past Chairperson.
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Taught in center- based, public special education, private special education, and family child care.
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Owned and operated a family child care program which successfully included children with mild to severe special needs.
