Associate Professor of EducationCollege of Education, MACI, MAEL and MARI Programs
Office Location: Institute for Collaboration, Room 323
Telephone: 630-844-4645
Fax: 630-844-5530
Email Address: arusevic@aurora.edu
I spent over 30 years teaching grades kindergarten through eight. I designed and developed a gifted education program for my school district and served as the gifted coordinator for fifteen years. I greatly enjoy teaching in the Master of Education cohort program and working with teachers in their classrooms as they develop action research projects.
Education
Ed. D. Instructional Technology - Northern Illinois University
M. Ed. Elementary Education - University of Arizona
B. Ed. Elementary Education - Southern Illinois University
Areas of Specialization
Curriculum Development
Assessment
Gifted Education and Differentiation
Courses Taught
Action Research
Assessment in the Schools
Differentiation of Instruction
Highlights of Publications, Honors and Professional Contributions
"Assessment 101," Geneva School District In-Service. 2008
"Creative Thinking and Writing," National Association of Gifted Children Conference, 2007
"Strategies for Differentiating Reading," State of Illinois Raising Student Achievement Conference, 2007
"Paper and Pencil Assessment," Illinois Association for Gifted Children Conference, 2006
"Assessment through Observation". (2006). [Contributing Author]. Foundations of Meaningful Classroom Assessment, McGraw-Hill.
Highlights of Campus Involvement
University Assessment Committee
MACI committee
MAEL committee
Other Interests
Yoga, Pilates, or working out in general
Travel to warm places
Suspenseful novels
