Cherie Crosby

Cherie Crosby

Dean and Director of Academic Support and Inclusion, Program Director, Early Childhood Education/Child Development/Child Care Administration

    Education

Academic Specialties & Interests

Early Childhood Education, Teacher Leadership, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, CDA Instruction, Diversity, and Inclusion

Publications

Dissertation Title- Hidden Gems: A Quantitative Study of Perceptions of Teacher Leadership

    Background

  • Director of Early Childhood Education Manor College, Jenkintown, PA 2011-present
  • Liberal Arts Chair Manor College, Jenkintown, PA 2013-2015
  • Director of Early Learning Parent-Infant Center 2006-2011
  • Day Care Supervisor West Philadelphia Community Center 2002-2006
  • Early Intervention Coordinator Green Tree School 2000-2002
  • Professor Manor College 2011-Present
  • Adjunct Professor Esperanza College 2011
  • Certified PQAS Trainer 2006-Present
  • CDA Instructor (online and in person) 2006-Present
  • Early Intervention Teacher Green Tree School 1997-2002
  • Pre-Kindergarten Teacher Little People Day School 1996-1997

Personal Interests

    Courses Taught

  • Child Development 0-9 ED 104
  • The Early Childhood Professional ED 110
  • Family Partnerships in Early Childhood Education ED 105
  • The Inclusive Classroom ED 208
  • Integrated Arts In Early Childhood Education ED 210
  • Early Literacy Foundations ED 212

    Extracurriculars

  • Club Advisor for the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Club

All the Rest

Certifications

  • PA Instructional I Certificate: Early Childhood Education
  • PA Instructional I Certification: Elementary Education
  • PQAS (Pennsylvania Quality Assurance System) Trainer

Awards 

  • Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, May 2016
  • Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, January 2014
  • Faculty Trustee Award, May 2013

Professional Affiliations

  • National Association for the Education of Young Children-NAEYC member
  • Delaware Valley Association for Young Children-DVAEYC member
  • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development-ASCD member
  • National Black Child Development Institute-NBCI member

Presentations

  • Early Childhood Summit Conference, October 2017, Presenter.  Presentation Title: Hidden Gems: Teacher Leaders Are the Heart of the Program
  • Teaching Professor Conference, June 2018, Co-Presenter.  Presentation Title: Dialoging on Diversity, Privilege, and Oppression: A Pen Pal Project

Research Projects: 

  • Building a Bridge between Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, Dialoging on Diversity, Race, Privilege, and Oppression: A Pen Pal Project in Higher Education with Dr. Pamela Dixon and Nicole Van Ert from Viterbo University, Fall 2017