ABOUT IIDC
Barbara Horvath has been with the Institute for 13 years. Her current efforts are focused on both providing professional development opportunities to teachers in Indiana on the Universal Design for Differentiated Instruction framework and on Teacher Appraisal Systems. She has served as the Director of the Lilly Endowment funded Monroe County CAPE grant where her passion for birth to five learning and family engagement in schools grew to embed those areas into her current work with schools.
Education
- Indiana University, Bloomington | Graduate Degree
- Western Michigan University | Undergraduate Degree
Professional Experience
- Niles, MI | Classroom Teacher
- Austin, TX | Classroom Teacher
- Spencer, IN | Classroom Teacher
- Martinsville, IN | Classroom Teacher
- Monroe County Schools, Bloomington, IN | Coordinator of Case Conferencing, Inclusive Schools, Students with Significant Disabilities, Transition
- Monroe County CAPE, Bloomington, IN | Director
Awards, Honors & Certifications
- Leading Light Award
- Educator of the Year
Areas of Expertise
- Birth to Five: Early Learning
- Differentiated Instruction
- Inclusive Schools
- Parent/Community/School Partnerships
- Understanding by Design
- Universal Design for Learning