Ms. Garnet Chrisman attended Berea College, earning a B.A. in Child Development in 1977. While pursuing an M.S. in Early Childhood Education at the University of Kentucky, Ms. Chrisman taught in the university’s Early Childhood Lab. Following her graduation in 1980, she moved to Coweta County, Georgia, where she taught third grade for ten years.

Ms. Chrisman, who joined the Cumberland College faculty in 1994, is a member of the Association of American Educators and the Association for Curriculum Development. She currently serves on the Advisory Council for the Department of Education and is a Teacher Educator in the Kentucky Teacher Internship Program. In 2003, Ms. Chrisman was honored with the Excellence in Teaching Award. Outside the classroom, Ms. Chrisman actively participates in numerous community service projects, and, in 1998, her contributions were recognized when she received the William T. Miles Community Service Award.

Courses Taught

EDUC 330 Field Experiences: Secondary Education

EDUC 431 Special Topics in Education

EDUC 492 Supervised Student Teaching: Secondary Education

ELEM 330 Field Experiences: P-5

ELEM 491 Supervised Student Teaching: Elementary Education

ELMS 330 Field Experiences: 5-9 -- View Class Syllabus and Forms

ELMS 491 Supervised Student Teaching: Middle School

Publications and Presentations

"External Evaluation: Focus on Program Effectiveness," Kentucky Association of Colleges for Teacher Educators, Louisville, KY, April 2001.

"Variety is the Spice of…Teaching," Southern Regional Association of Teacher Educators, Lexington, KY, November 2000.

"Mentoring: It Takes Two…" Southern Regional Association of Teacher Educators, Port Canaveral, FL, November 1998.

"Mentoring the Middle School Child," Kentucky Association for School Social Work, Louisville, KY, September 1998.

Organization and Presentation of the Knight Mentoring Program Conference, with Norma Patrick, Williamsburg, KY, November 1997.

"Lessons Learned from Collaboration," Education Trust/American Association of Higher Education Conference, Washington, DC, November 1997.

"Goals 2000," Education Professional Standards Board Presentation, Frankfort, KY, April 1996.