Background
Weiman, Heidi was born on July 5, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Edwin and Sandra Weiman.
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Heidi Weiman
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Heidi Weiman, American Early childhood education educator. Recipient Excellence in Child Care award Pre-School Owners Illinois Association, 1991, Distinguished Accomplishment in Scientific Literacy Workshops, Chgo.Techr.'s Center, 1992, Outstanding Attendance and Contribution in Administrative Training Jane Addams Hull House Academy Achievement award University Without Walls, 1992.
Education
Associate of Arts, Kendall College, 1972; Bachelor summa cum laude, Northeastern Illinois U., 1992; Master of Arts in Special Education, Northeastern Illinois U., 1995; postgraduate, Loyola University, since 1996.
Career
Early interventionist, Home Infant Stimulation Program, Chicago, 1976-1978;
teacher aid, arts and crafts teacher, Illinois Deaf-Blind Svc. Center and School, Chicago, 1978-1980;
head teacher, Lad and Lassie Pre-School, Evanston, Illinois, 1981;
child care worker, Jewish Children's Bureau, Chicago, 1981;
teacher pre-school, Sunshine Pre-School, Chicago, 1982-1983;
teacher kindergarten and primary school aged, program coordinator, special educator, interventionist, Sunshine School, Chicago, 1982-1993;
director, George's Sunshine Preschool & Kindergarten, Chicago, 1993-1995. Free lance tutor, Chicago, since 1969.
Advisory board Cook County Child Care Resource and Referral N. Satellit District, Chicago, since 1991. Director, head teacher, early internventionist state prekindergarten at-risk program Albany Park Comty. Center, Chicago, 1995.
Instructor, academic advisor early childhood education program Northeastern Illinois U., 1996. Instructor child development program Truman College, City Colls. Chicago, since 1997; education consultant, teacher trainer, since 1990.
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Volunteer teacher's assistant Head Start P. Sheridan School, Chicago, 1968. Tutor Avalon Park Tutoring Project, Chicago, 1968-1969. Food distributor Operation Breadbasket, Chicago, 1969-1972.
Counselor Urban Gateways, Wilmette, Winnetka, Illinois, 1969. Child care worker Kibbutz Palmachim and Kibbutz Sarid, Rishon Le Zion and Afula, Israel, 1973-1974. Volunteer hotline Parental Stress Superior vena cava syndrome/Child Abuse Prevention Superior vena cava syndrome, Chicago, 1993-1994.
Child life worker Children's Memorial Medical Center, Chicago, 1995. Member National Illinois and Chicago Assns. for the Education Young Children, Association for Childhood Education International (Hall of Excellence citation 1993), Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Illinois School Age Child Care Network, Illinois Association Infant Mental Health, World Association Infant Mental Health, Council Exceptional Children (division early childhood).
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient Excellence in Child Care award Pre-School Owners Illinois Association, 1991, Distinguished Accomplishment in Scientific Literacy Workshops, Chgo.Techr.'s Center, 1992, Outstanding Attendance and Contribution in Administrative Training Jane Addams Hull House Academy Achievement award University Without Walls, 1992.Recipient Excellence in Child Care award Pre-School Owners Illinois Association, 1991, Distinguished Accomplishment in Scientific Literacy Workshops, Chgo.Techr.'s Center, 1992, Outstanding Attendance and Contribution in Administrative Training Jane Addams Hull House Academy Achievement award University Without Walls, 1992.