Dr. Theresa Pedersen Assistant Professor of Education
Education:
Ed.D., Liberty University
M.A., Rockford College
B.A., Loyola University of Chicago
712-707-7035
theresa.pedersen@nwciowa.edu
VPH 200H
Dr. Theresa Pedersen is an experienced public school teacher and administrator who teaches graduate education courses. After earning a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in special education, she was a special education, English, and inclusion teacher for schools in Illinois and Florida. She also served two years as the principal of First Coast K-12 School in Jacksonville, Florida. She also taught at Northern Illinois University, where she was the instructor of the year in the Department of Teaching and Learning. Pedersen served as a full-time faculty member for Northwestern's undergraduate and graduate education departments before transitioning to an adjunct instructor.
Pedersen has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Loyola University of Chicago, a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in special education from Rockford College in Illinois, and Education Specialist and Doctor of Education degrees from Liberty University in Virginia.
Purposeful Co-Teaching: Real Cases and Effective Strategies, Conderman, G., Bresnahan, V., & Pedersen, T. (2009). Corwin Press.
Pedersen, T. (2017) "Let Their Voices Be Heard: Self-Determination and Elementary Student Participation in the Individual Education Plan," NASET Special Educator E-journal, 2017.
Conderman, G., & Pedersen, T. (2010) "Preparing Students with Mild Disabilities for Taking State and District Tests," Intervention in School and Clinic, 45(4), 232-241.
Conderman, G., & Pedersen, T. (2007). "Twenty Ways to Avoid the Tutoring Trap," Intervention in School and Clinic, 43(4), 85-89.
Conderman, G., & Pedersen, T. (2006). "Supporting Student Teachers," NASSP Bulletin, 90(4), 1-8.
Special Education Teacher-Leader and Continuous School Improvement Coordinator/Professional Learning, Netzaberg Elementary School, 2014-2020
Principal, First Coast K-12 School, Jacksonville, FL, 2012-14
8th Grade Inclusion Teacher, Charles E. Bennett Elementary School, Clay County, Florida, 2011-12
Sure-Start Teacher/Substitute, John O. Arun Elementary School, 2009-10
7th Grade English Teacher, Eisenhower Middle School, Rockford, Illinois, 2007-09
Instructor/Special and Early Education, Northern Illinois University, 2004-07
Instructor/Adult Developmental Education and Reading, Rock Valley College, 2001-05
5th/8th Grade Special Education Teacher, Harvard Junior High School, Harvard, Illinois, 1999-2002
Teacher of the Year Finalist, Department of Defense Education Activity Europe East, 2017-18
Instructor of the Year, Department of Teaching and Learning, Northern Illinois University, 2006
Student Teacher of the Year, Master of Arts in Teaching program, Rockford College, 1999
