Background
Powell, Rebecca Gaeth was born on October 23, 1949 in Westlake, Ohio, United States. Daughter of John Paul and Ione Roxanne (Poad) Gaeth.
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Rebecca Gaeth Powell
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B Music Education, College of Wooster, Ohio, 1971; Master of Education, U. North Carolina, 1976; D in Education, U. Kentucky, 1989.
Career
Elementary teacher, Rittman (Ohio) Elementary, 1971-1972;
preschooling teacher, Young Women’s Christian Association, Durham, North Carolina, 1974-1976;
special reading teacher, Claxton Elementary School, Asheville, North Carolina, 1977;
instructor and director reading, certified program, Mars Hill (North Carolina) College, 1977-1980;
health educator, Hot Springs (North Carolina) Health Program, 1984-1985;
assistant professor, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, 1989-1993;
associate professor, Georgetown (Kentucky) College, since 1993. Kentucky primary school researcher U. Kentucky Institute on Education Reform, Lexington, since 1993. Educational consultant Jessamine County Schools, Nicholasville, Kentucky, 1992-1993, Dade County Schools, Miami, Florida, 1995.
Teacher educator, trainer, participant pilot project Kentucky Teacher Internship Program, Frankfort, since 1990. Chairman Alliance for Multicultural Education, Kentucky, 1993-1995. Coordinator Control Kentucky Whole Language Network, 1991-1993.
Member Kentucky Multicultural Education Task Force, 1995, Education Equity Task Force, since 1998.
Achievements
Membership
Member Woodford County Equity Team, 1997-1998. Member National Association Multicultural Education (president Kentucky chapter since 1997), National Council Teachers English, National Conference Research in English, American Ednl. Studies Association, Kentucky Council Teachers English, Kentucky Association Teacher Educators, Alliance for Multicultural Education.
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Married Jerry Wayne Powell, June 14, 1991. Children: Justin Matthew (deceased), Ryan Michael.
