Robert E. Kirschmann

OFFICE

Carlson Hall, Suite 128
University of Bridgeport
126 Park Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604-5795

(203) 576-4764

HOURS

Office hours will be one half hour before and after class on the appropriate campus.  I will be in Bridgeport Tuesday early afternoons and some Fridays.  Appointments can be made at other times as required.

INTERNET

robertk@bridgeport.edu 
http://www.bridgeport.edu/~robertk
http://bb.ctdlc.org

EDUCATION

Ph.D. June 1980.
Curriculum and Instruction.

M.A. December 1977
Curriculum and Instruction
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

M.Ed., Educational Administration, May 1977
Worcester State College
Worcester, Massachusetts

B.A. History and Modern Languages, 1968.
Fordham University, Bronx, New York,

Additional graduate credits in history, social work and education earned at New York University, Boston University, Boston College, University of Massachusetts/Amherst and University of Maine/Orono.

EXPERIENCE

August 1993 to present – Associate Professor, University of Bridgeport.

• Taught research and assessment courses at the masters, sixth year and doctoral levels
• Taught elementary social studies methods courses in the teacher preparation program
• Taught middle grade and secondary methods courses in social studies
• Taught curriculum development courses at the graduate level
• Taught current issues and problems courses at the graduate level
• Taught supervision courses in the intermediate administrator certification program
• Advised students at the masters, sixth year and doctoral levels
• Supervised practica and culminating sixth year projects
• Supervised student teachers
• Served as chief doctoral dissertation advisor
• Attended a large number of conferences and workshops
• Served on doctoral dissertation committees
• Served on a wide variety of department, school and university-wide committees
• Represented the University at various Connecticut regulatory and advisory organizations
• Assisted with re-accreditation
• Provided training for interns
• Served as Program Coordinator for the Middle School Program
• Served on the Faculty Senate
• Served on the Faculty Council
• Performed various other duties as directed
• August 1991 to August 1993 – Assistant professor, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio.
• Taught school law at the graduate level
• Taught curriculum and curriculum leadership at the graduate level
• Taught elementary school administration at the graduate level
• Taught purposes and practices at the4 undergraduate level
• Advised students
• Helped design and gain accreditation for graduate programs in education and educational administration
• Served on various committees
• Supervised student teachers
• Member of the Ohio School Board Association

August 1990 to August 1991 – K-8 Principal, Cathedral Regional School; Hartford, Connecticut.

• Responsible for coordinating and placing all regular education student teachers
• Responsible for supervising and arranging for the supervision of all regular student teachers
• Responsible for arranging and monitoring substance abuse prevention seminars
• Member of the Advisory Council for Cooperating Teacher Program (C.R.E.C.)
• Taught foundations, social studies methods and secondary social methods courses on graduate and undergraduate levels
• Taught culminating course in undergraduate teacher education program
• Advised students
• Evaluated on-site courses
• Performed other tasks as directed

August 1980 to August 1987.

• Public school administrator in the positions of assistant principal 7-12, principal 7-12, curriculum coordinator K-12 and assistant superintendent of schools.

September 1976 to June 1980.

• University of Oregon; Eugene, Oregon. Supervised student teachers, taught methods courses.

Prior to 1980.

• Social worker for three years and teacher for five years and graduate student.

PUBLICATION

Kirschmann, R (1996). Educational administration: A collection of case studies, Englewood Cliffs, NJ Merrill.

I have been a content editor on eight texts in the past several years, and am in communication with my editor about revising my text book and writing a second one on classroom observation.