Allison Ward

Education

M.A. Education, California State University, Chico 2020

Administrative Services Credential, California State University, Chico 2019

Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, Bilingual Authorization, California State University, Chico 1996

B.S. Foreign Service, Georgetown University 1992

Areas of Expertise 

• Arts integration
• Music pedagogy
• Orff-Schulwerk
• Choral music 
• Movement and music
• Educational leadership
• Data teams
• Teacher collaboration
• Strategic planning
• School marketing
• Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)
• English Learner curriculum design and support
• Bilingual education
• K-8 school structures

Biography

Allison Ward has served in the K-8 small school environment for most of her career as a regular, Spanish, and music educator. For her master's project, Allison investigated the connection that choral preparatory exercises may have in helping cultivate a positive mindset for children in the regular classroom. She is also investigating the area of school leadership as it relates to music program development in the elementary school setting. As a supervisor and faculty lecturer, Allison encourages all teacher candidates to ensure equity through arts integration, assessing and promoting emergent bilingualism, and developing lesson plans that are rooted in universal design for learning. 

Publications & Presentations

Ward, Allison. Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Music Education Ebook: A Practical Guide for integrating SEL and the 2019 California Arts Standards for Music in the K-5 Elementary School in Butte County. Master’s Project. 2020 (in press).