Early Care and Education Faculty 

 

🎓M.A. Human Development: Specialization in Bi-Cultural Development, Pacific Oaks College

🎓B.A. Psychology, Macalester College

🎨Minnesota Birth to 5 Teaching Credential

• 21st Century Teaching
• Hyflex Teaching
• Equitable Grading Strategies.
• Advanced Techniques with Canvas
• Navigating the Future: Open Education with Generative AI

Hi! I have been working in the ECE field since 1990. I'm originally from Chicago, lived in the Twin Cities, and Pasadena, and now live in the Bay Area. I've taught children from infants up to 11-year-olds, as well as hosting parent workshops and parent-child classes. Since 2006, I've also been a diversity/equity consultant to schools, conducting workshops on anti-bias education and family relationships. I have been a college instructor for over 20 years, at both the AA and master's degree levels, and have been at LPC since 2009. I find children endlessly fascinating and believe that teachers are among the world's heroes. I can't wait to meet you.

Below, you can see some of the professional work I've done outside of LPC, including articles, books I have contributed to, podcasts, and YouTube interviews.

• Centering Blackness in ECE
• Porch Play Chat with Nadiyah Taylor on Anti-Bias Education and Play; October 3, 2022
• Anti-Bias Education: Empowering Young Children and Ourselves.
• Podcast on Anti-bias education and young children.
• From Teaching to Thinking: Chapter 14, Voices from the Field.
• Stepping Into a New Space, a New Role: A Conversation between Margie Carter and Nadiyah Taylor.
• Contributor: Stories of Resistance:: Learning from Black Women in Early Care and Education

"I hope you know that you are worth fighting for, and that you can break generational cycles. I hope you know you are strong enough to get back up one more time. I hope you know that you don’t have to have everything figured out right now. And I hope you know that your past does not define you. There are consequences for actions, yes, but you get to decide how to move forward from here. .. These babies deserve nothing less. Until next time, let them underestimate you… Then prove them wrong." K.V. Meadows, author

Phone: 925-424-1175
Email: ntaylor@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 2324

 

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🎓M.A. Education (ECE), CSU Sacramento

🎓B.A. Child Development, CSU Sacramento

I am excited about being part of the LPC community. I have taught Early Care and Education at the college and university level for 24 years. Before higher ed, I worked as a Parent Educator, Head Start Teacher, Children Center teacher and Director and also taught ESL classes in Adult Education. Married for 25 years, I am the mommy of 4 children and now a thankful "MeeMaw" to my first grand baby born in January 2022. 

 - All things work together

Phone: 925-424-1174
Email: lgarner@laspositascollege.edu
Office: 2326

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Part-Time Faculty

Part-Time Office: #2327

 

🎓Mills College, MA in Education,  Leadership in Child Development

🎓Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima, Perú 1977-1984BS  in Food Science and Technology

🎨Program Director Child Development Permit

-I like the idea of impacting the life of many children through the students I teach.

Email: adelaguila@laspositascollege.edu
(se habla Español)

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🎓MA in Leadership and Early Childhood Education from St. Mary’s College in Moraga 

🎓BA degree in Child Development from Cal State University, Northridge  

🎨 Former Mentor Teacher and Director Mentor  

🎨 Former consultant for First Five and several state preschool programs after retirement.  

I have worked in the field for over 40 years as a preschool teacher, Assistant Director at Chabot College Children’s Center for 10 years and have taught early childhood classes at both colleges since 2013. I enjoy working with young students because they keep me on my toes and I am still open for learning new ideas and curriculum. I hope that I can encourage my students with my expertise in the field.   

I have been married for 49 years, have two adult children and I have a daughter born with special needs.   

-The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs 

Email: ahodsdon@Chabotcollege.edu 

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🎓MA Speech and Language Pathology, University of the Pacific

🎨Restricted Special Education Teaching Credential/Speech and Language Therapy, University of the Pacific

I have taught special need preschoolers for the past 35 years at Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District and have been a speech/language pathologist for the past 50 years.  I love helping little ones find their voice!

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🎓MS Child Development- Saint Mary’s College

🎓MA Human Behavior Psychology- National University

🎓BA in Child Development National University

🎓AA Child Development- Las Positas College

I have been working in the field of education and early childhood for 27 years, and I have never had a job that didn’t involve children in some way! Over the years, I have worked with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age children, high school students, college students, educators, and families. I’m also a mom of five children, currently ages 13–19, who have taught me just as much about children and development as my professional experiences have. Both of my parents were teachers, so I like to say that teaching is in my blood. One of my favorite things about what I do is “teaching big people how to work with little people.” I love getting to know my students, learning from their different experiences and perspectives, and having the opportunity to share a field that I truly love with others.

“People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care”― Theodore Roosevelt

 Email: khawleydubois@laspositascollege.edu

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Email: mcostello-chevis@laspositascollege.edu

 

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🎓MA Master of Science/Education/Early Childhood Education option/California State University, East Bay

🎓BA Human Development/Early Childhood Development option/California State University, East Bay

🎓AA Associate in Arts/Early Childhood Development option/Chabot College 

🎓AA Associate in Arts/Language Arts options/Laney College

🎨 Program director child development permit and

🎨 Professional growth advisor

🎨PITC -Trainer of Trainers - Modules I-IV - The program for Infant/Toddler Care 
🎨PITC -Trainer of Trainers -Beginning Together

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🎓MS Early Childhood Education from Cal State East Bay

🎓BA SF State University in Child and Adolescent Development 

🎨Program Director Child Development Permit

Hello Everyone, I'm Theresa Mailander Maier. I've been in the field of ECE for 13 years, having started my journey here at LPC as a student. After attaining my AA in ECD I received my bachelor's and my master's degree from different universities, and I boomeranged back to LPC as an ECE Specialist at our Child Development Center and as an Adjunct Instructor in our ECE Department. I am also an Adjunct Instructor at CSU East Bay in their Teaching Department. I am very passionate about fostering relationships between children, families and centers, trauma informed care, and student success. Looking forward to meeting and knowing you. 

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel".  Maya Angelou

Email: tmailander@laspositascollege.edu

 

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