Sample Unit Sheets
 These lesson plans were created by teachers from around the globe. While a few are not true Layered Curriculum(tm) units, they are creative prducts that can help you generate ideas for your classroom. (True Layered Curriculum units must require higher levels of thinking at each layer - not just additional C layer work). Feel free to browse, borrow and adapt as needed!! If you've made Layered Curriculum unit sheets for any discipline or grade level, please send them to share.
 Kathie F Nunley, EdD
Kathie delights teachers from around the world with her practical and inspirational solutions to the challenges of today's diverse classrooms. Her popular seminars and workshops combine classroom experience with her current brain-imaging research. A noted speaker at state, national and international conferences, Dr. Nunley is the author of several books and articles on teaching in mixed-ability classroom. She is the developer of the Layered Curriculum(tm) method of instruction and has over 15 years of classroom teaching experience in both urban and suburban schools.
For information on having a workshop or presentation at your school or district, email Kathie@brains.org
Vitae
Dr. Kathie F. Nunley
54 Ponemah Rd
Amherst, NH 03031
Phone: (603) 249-9521
Fax: (208)979-0678
E-mail: Kathie@brains.org
EDUCATION
Ed.D. Child and Youth Studies 1998 Nova Southeastern University
M.Ed. Counseling Psychology 1981 University of Central Oklahoma
B.A. Psychology 1980 University of Central Oklahoma
CURRENT MAJOR WORK
Researcher/Consultant/Speaker/Author.
Developer of the Layered Curriculum (tm) method of instruction.
Founder: Brains.org
Currently involved in a brain imaging project at the Center
for Advanced Medical Technology using magnetoencephalograpy
to view learning styles in adolescents.
Presentations: Hundreds of keynote and full day and
two day seminars on Layered Curriculum and Brain-Based Learning
for state, national and international organizations including:
~Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
~National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
~Central East Asia Region of Overseas Schools (CERCOS)
~National School Conference Institute (NSCI)
~Institute for Professional Development (IPD)
~The Boeing Company
~Canadian Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)
~School Districts and Regional Training Centers in Alabama,
Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho,
Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico,
New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin,
Wyoming, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia,
Saskachewan, Quebec, and Ontario.
PUBLICATIONS
Books:
2003 A Student's Brain: The parent/teacher manual.
ISBN 1-929358-11-3
2002 Layered Curriculum: The workbook. ISBN 1-929358-10-5
2001 Layered Curriculum: The practical solution for
teachers with more than one student in their classroom. ISBN
1-929358-08-3
1999 The Regular Educator's Guide to the Brain.
1998 The Regular Educator's Guide to Layered Curriculum.
1998 Keegan: Looking at the World Through Autism.
1997 The Regular Educator's Guide to Special Ed, Parent's
Edition.
1997 The Regular Educator's Guide to Special Ed.
Articles:
2003 (Sept) "Layered Curriculum Brings Teachers
to Tiers" Education Digest.
2003 (May) "Giving Credit Where Credit is Due"
Principal Leadership (NASSP)
2002 (March). "Active Research Leads to Active Classrooms".
Principal Leadership. (NASSP)
2000 (Feb) "In Defense of Oral Defense". Classroom
Leadership (ASCD).
1997-2003: Dozens of articles on inclusion, brain biology
and adolescents available at: http://help4teachers.com and
http://brains.org
1997. "Lambratu Rahman, Biochemist and Molecular Biologist",
In Women Life Scientists: Past, Present and Future: Connecting
Role Models to the Classroom Curriculum. Matyas, M & Haley-Oliphant,
A. (Eds.) The American Physiological Society, Bethesda, MD.
1996. "Going for the Goal". The Science Teacher, September.
1996. "Making DNA Fingerprints". The Science Teacher,
March.
1996. "Increasing Time on Task and Decreasing
Failure Rates in High School Biology by Variations in Teaching
Strategies". Doctoral Report,CYS; Practicum, Cluster
#73: 2471. available from Nova Southeastern University library
http://www.nova.edu/library/eleclib/marps.htm
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1992 - 2001
High School Teacher Teacher, Granger High School, West Valley
City, Utah.
College Adjunct Faculty Adjunct Instructor (Psychology)- Salt
Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, Utah Adjunct Instructor
(Psychology) - Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah Curriculum
design and Instruction Instructor - Educational Psychology:
(concurrent professional development and Utah State University)
1990 - 1992
Teacher, Byrd High School, Fairpark High School, Shreveport,
LA. Instructor: teacher in-service program "Inquiry Science
for K-3".
MEMBERSHIP/AFFILIATIONS
Review Board Member: Journal for Staff Development
Member: American Psychological Association (APA)
Member: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
(ASCD)
Member: Kappa Delta Pi
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