Patricia Dilko Professor Early Childhood Education/Child Development
  Having grown up and completed school on the east coast I migrated to California in the mid-eighties; the climate, culture, and beautiful beaches attracted me to the SF Bay Area. Teaching and working with children and families as been, and continues to be my passionate pursuit. I feel fortunate to be a member of the early childhood professional community here in San Mateo County, our work together has proven to be progressive and supportive in ways that are held as models for the entire State.
   
Education EdD Leadership in Curriculum & Instruction - In progress
Argosy University; Richmond, CA
 

Masters in Public Administration - Human Relations
University of Notre Dame de Namur; Belmont, CA
Dean's Award for Academic Excellence: Nominee

  Bachelor of Science - Sociology
University of Connecticut; Storrs, CT
  Graduated from Suffield High School; Suffield, CT
   
Experience 1998-present
ECE/CD Instructor
Cañada College; Redwood City, CA
 

1995-present
Training Consultant; Program for Infant and Toddler Caregivers, Sausalito, CA

  1998-2002
Faculty Director; Child Development Lab School
Cañada College; Redwood City, CA
  1993-1998
Associate Director - Infant/Toddler, Preschool, School-Age
Palcare, Inc.; Burlingame, CA
  1986-1993
Preschool & School-Age Teacher and Administrator
Family Council of Half Moon Bay; Half Moon Bay, CA
   
Awards 1997 Outstanding Early Childhood Educator
San Mateo Association for the Education of Young Children
   
Professional Associations 2003-2007
Vice-President and President: Cañada College Academic Senate Governing Council
  2004-present
Member: San Mateo County Child Care Partnership Council

2004-present
Member: SamCARES Advisory Board

 

1998-present
Member: Cañada College ECE/CD Department Advisory Committee

  1985-present
Member: National Association for the Education of Young Children
  2000-present
Member: California Community Colleges Early Childhood Educators
  1993-present
Member: ROP Regional Occupational Advisory Board
  2004-present
Member: American Association of University Women
  1998-2001
Member: Parent Services Project Advisory Board
 

1998
Member: Delta Epsilon Sigma National Scholastic Honor Society             

  1994-1999
Secretary, Pres., Elect, President : San Mateo Association for the Education of Young Children
   
Presentations Leadership Team Development
Family Service Agency, San Mateo, CA 2005
  Cañada College Faculty Symposium
Cañada College, Redwood City, CA 2003
 

Facilitating Children's Learning Using Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligence's Theory  SMAEYC, Redwood City, CA  2001

  At Play in the Fields of Our Greatest Teachers:  Preschoolers Speak Out on the Drive to Form Communities,  Phi Theta Kappa, Regional Honors Institute, 2001
 

A School-Age Curriculum with Heart:  Implementing Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligence's Theory, NAEYC, Atlanta, GA   2000.

 

Strategies for Creating an Inclusive Holiday Celebration Policy
NAEYC, New Orleans, La     1999.

  Collective Bargaining: Is it an Answer to the Quality, Cost, Affordability Trilema?
NAEYC, Atlanta, GA   1996

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