Certifications
Sheron Fraser-Burgess PhD
University Professor and Educational Services Consultant
Indianapolis,Indiana
Summary
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
- Outcomes and process integrated self-starter amd collaborator with 15+ years of experience in fostering ethical and inclusive workplace environments and anti-racist climate across multiple sectors.
- Skilled in managing multiple portfolios of responsibility with great attention to detail and expert knowledge of metrics that leverage constructive conflict for greater productivity.
- Seasoned higher education professional in program management skills and in coordinating multiple stakeholders and achieving organizational goals
- Demonstrated record of accomplishment in streamlining operations to exhibit inclusive excellence and maximizing innovation and collaboration
- Expertise in curriculum design online and face-to-face modality, and course assessment and in webinar delivery and facilitation.
Overview
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Certifications
Work History
President
Being Better Humans Consultancy, LLC
Indianapolis, IN
02.2021 - Current
- Revitalized business plans and realigned company objectives to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Established and oversaw strategic business actions and streamlined practices in the product life-cycle
- Provided organizational leadership and collaborated with executive partners to establish long-term goals, strategies and company policies regarding inclusive excellence
- Collaborated with company partners to develop and actualize strategic plans to advance company's mission and objectives and promote revenue, profitability and growth.
Professor of Social Foundations/Multicultural Educ
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
08.2019 - Current
- Curated curricula of domains of knowledge including multicultural education, philosophy, sociology, and history of education to position 25% more students to fulfill teacher preparation disposition thresholds
- Developed and implemented course materials, such as syllabi, lectures, readings, assignments and exams.
- Drawing on critical/analytical skills conducted theoretical/concept research related to teacher candidate preparation
- Formulated content scope and sequence logic that drew on domain-specific curriculum theory and experience leading to a 45% increase in student mastery of learning goals and
- Proficiency in organizing collaborations utilized instructional strategies for fostering group problem-solving, resulting in a 40% increase in student engagement.
Associate Professor of Social Foundations/Multi Ed
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
09.2013 - 05.2019
- Conducted research on socio-cultural issues related to gender, race, class, and power dynamics resulting in significant contributions 30 peer-reviewed chapters and journal articles, as well as presentations at national conferences in education and democracy and education.
- Through mentoring toolkits supervised the work of graduate students by assisting with the theory-to-practice study of education and supporting research, resulting in a 100% completion rate for doctoral dissertations
- Maintained a 9-credit hour lecturing schedule per semester, offering courses in multicultural education, and philosophy of education adding 100% cultural competency improvement for hundreds of teacher candidates.
- Formulated syllabus of course logic to detail learning goals and expected outcomes that incorporated instructional strategies resulting in 30% increase in student engagement during lectures or discussions.
- Demonstrated responsibility to meet deadlines, prioritize responsibilities and accept and apply constructive feedback resulting in over $100,000 in internal and external grants to promote equitable public school classrooms through immersive learning.
- Honed my critical/analytical skills to review manuscripts submitted for publication resulting in 5 invitations to be associate or assistant editor academic journals related to salient field.
Assistant Professor of Social Foundations/Multi Ed
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
09.2005 - 05.2013
- Created lesson plans and developed instructional materials covering required topics in multicultural education and educational foundation and learning objectives.
- Evaluated and supervised student activities and performance levels to provide reports on academic progress.
- Provided guidance for student thesis and dissertation work.
Education
PhD - Philosophy
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida12.2005
MA - Philosophy
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida12.2000
Master of Science - Education
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida05.1990
Skills
- Curriculum Design, Development & Assessment
- Leadership & Ethics Consulting
- Project Management
- Cultural Diversity/Culturally Relevant Practices
- Quality Matters for Learning Management Systems & Teaching Online
- Teaching/Presentation Software: Prezi, Powerpoint, Google Slides
- Strategic Planning/Vision for Inclusive Ethics
- Conflict Resolution/Critical Thinking/Critical Consciousness
- Leadership through SMART Goals
- Excellent Research & Writing Skills
- Employee Mentoring & Supervision
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Curricula
- Software: Microsoft Windows Office Suite: Word, Powerpoint, Excel Adobe Acrobat Creative Suite
- Community Outreach & Engagement
- Quality Assurance
- Program Oversight
- Policy Development
- Strategic Planning
- Consulting
- Leadership Team Building
Certification
- Quality Matters Certification for Digital Curriculum in Learning Management
- People Analytics Course, Wharton Business School-online_
- Inter-Group Communication Certificate, Ball State University
- DEI Certificate, University of South Florida, Muma College of Business
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
President
Being Better Humans Consultancy, LLC
02.2021 - Current
Professor of Social Foundations/Multicultural Educ
Ball State University
08.2019 - Current
Associate Professor of Social Foundations/Multi Ed
Ball State University
09.2013 - 05.2019
Assistant Professor of Social Foundations/Multi Ed
Ball State University
09.2005 - 05.2013
PhD - Philosophy
University of Miami
MA - Philosophy
University of Miami
Master of Science - Education
University of Miami
- Quality Matters Certification for Digital Curriculum in Learning Management
- People Analytics Course, Wharton Business School-online_
- Inter-Group Communication Certificate, Ball State University
- DEI Certificate, University of South Florida, Muma College of Business
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