College of Education

Corinne Harmon is an Assistant Professor in the Leadership, Research and Foundations Department in the College of Education at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Dr. Harmon has served in the field of public education for over thirty years as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, executive director, assistant superintendent and superintendent. She has taught graduate level courses in the Leadership and Extended Studies departments at UCCS since 2005. Dr Harmon has also taught leadership courses at St. Louis University, the University of Missouri at St. Louis, Webster University and Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. Corinne was the Coordinator of the ASPIRE South region in Illinois from 2006-2008 providing training for over 200 leadership teams in implementing the Response to Intervention (RtI) process. She has also conducted leadership training and program evaluations for local districts and agencies in Colorado, Missouri and Illinois. Dr. Harmon's research interests include the components of effective leadership in facilitating the implementation of RtI and Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) in schools, the underrepresentation of minorities in gifted education, cultural responsiveness, and the application of the principles of quantum physics within a leadership framework for systemic change and reform.

Education

Ed.D., Educational Administration
St. Louis University – 1995

M.A., Educational Administration
University of Missouri at St. Louis – 1990

M.A., Special Education
University of Missouri at St. Louis – 1982

B.S. Special Education/Elementary Education
State University of New York at Geneseo – 1974

Teaching

LEAD 502 Vision, Values and Leadership in a Democratic Society
LEAD 507 Human Resources
LEAD 516 Curriculum Leadership
LEAD 524 Special Populations
LEAD 525 Creative Communication for Leaders
LEAD 612 Education Politics
LEAD 545 The Principalship
LEAD 614 Supervision and Evaluation of Instruction
LEAD 682 Practicuum in School Leadership
LEAD 830 Leadership Excellence in Complex Organizations

Scholarship

Publications

“Early Intervening Services and Response to Intervention: Considerations for Initiating Implementation,” Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education, November/2007
“Policy Strategies for Under Represented Gifted Students,” Illinois Association for Gifted Children Journal, Winter/2007
DVD, “So You Want to Become A Teacher,” Western States Certification Consortium, American Council on Education, Washington, DC 20036, November/2006

Presentations

“Collaborating for Success: Team Building and Professional Learning Communities,” (March 22, 2007) Collinsville, Illinois
“Collaborating for Success: Team Building and Professional Learning Communities,” (April 22, 2007) Collinsville, Illinois
“Documenting for Success: Scientifically Based Progress Monitoring in a 3-Tier Model,” (March 1, 2007), Columbia, Illinois
“Documenting for Success: Scientifically Based Progress Monitoring in a 3-Tier Model,” (February 15, 2007) Collinsville, Illinois
“Closing the Gap: Problem Identification for At-Risk Students,” (February 7, 2007), Columbia, Illinois
“Closing the Gap: Problem Identification for At-Risk Students,” (December 7, 2006), Collinsville, Illinois
“Benchmarking for Success: Universal Screening for Early Identification and Intervention,” (November 9, 2006), Columbia, Illinois
“Benchmarking for Success: Universal Screening for Early Identification and Intervention,”(November 2, 2006) Collinsville, Illinois
“Overview of 3-Tier Problem-Solving Model including RtI,” (October 13, 2006), Columbia, Illinois
“Overview of 3-Tier Problem-Solving Model including RtI,” (October 12, 2006), Collinsville, Illinois
“The ABC’s of Leadership Literacy,” (June 29, 2006), Rocky Mountain Institute, Keystone, Colorado

Service

Board of Trustees at Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind
2004-2006
Sustainability Committee
2005/2006 & 2008/2009
Conceptual Framework Committee
2008/2009