NCATE - The Standard of Excellence in Teacher Preperation Special Education Teacher with students Mckee Hall at the University of Northern Colorado

Robin Brewer, Ed.D.

Robin BrewerAssociate Professor of Special Education

School of Special Education
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639
Office: (970) 351-1661
robin.brewer@unco.edu
 

 

 

Research Interests and Specializations:

  • Teacher quality and new teacher’s dispositions;
  • Effective school-based practices for working with students with autism; and
  • Inclusive education practices for students with significant support needs.

Education:

  • Ed.D. University of Northern Colorado 1998 Special Education
  • M.A. University of Northern Colorado 1991 Special Education
  • B.S. University of Oklahoma 1981 Special Education

Selected Publications and Presentations:

  • Brewer, R. D., Coval, L. A., Reid, M. S. (submitted). The dispositions
    improvement process: Know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em". Rural and Special Education Quarterly.
  • Brewer, R. & Mueller, T. G. (in press). Strategies at Hand: Quick Strategies for Working with Students with Autism. Kansas City: Asperger Autism Publishing Company.
  • Coval, L. A., Brewer, R. D., & Reid, M. (2007). Bellies, backs, cleavage, & cracks: The disposition improvement plan. In H. A. Rude (Ed.), Proceedings of the Second Annual Colorado Consortium of Special Education Teacher Educators Institute, Denver, CO: Colorado Department of Education.
  • Brewer, R. D. & Haines, L. (In Press). The Role and Legal Responsibilities of the School nurse when working with students with Disabilities. http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/
  • Banta, M., Brewer, R., Hansen, A., Ku, H., Pacheco, K., Powers, R., Robinson, J. & Tucker, G. (2004). An innovative program for cultivating grant writing skills in new faculty members. Journal of Research Administration, 35(1), 17-24.
  • Rude, H. A. & Brewer, R. D. (2003). Assessment of professional development systems: Improving rural special education services. Rural Special Education Quarterly, 22(4), 20-28.
  • Brewer, R. D., Reid, M. S., & Rhine, B. G. (2003, September). Peer coaching: Students teaching to learn. Intervention in School and Clinic, 39(2), 113-126.
  • Mueller, T., Brewer, R.D. (July, 2007). Beyond Behavior Management: Transforming a Classroom from Chaos to Calm. 31st Annual Bresnahan-Halstead Special Education Symposia. Vail, Colorado.
    Brewer, R. (April 2007). Transitional Workgroup: Strategies and Recommendations. International Council for Exceptional Children Conference. Louisville, Kentucky.
  • Brewer. R, Coval, L.A. & Reid, M. (March, 2007). Professional Dispositions Qualities (PDQ): A Process for Assessing Teacher Candidates’ Dispositions. 1st Annual Making an Impact: Best Practices in Achievement, Assessment and Accountability of P-12 Learning Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Mueller, T. G. & Brewer, R. D. (February, 2006). Research-Based Classroom Interventions for Students with Autism. Courage to Risk: The Nineteenth Annual Collaborative Conference for Special Education. Colorado Springs, Colorado.
  • Brewer, R. (January, 2007). Autism Spectrum Disorders: Communication, Discrete Trial Training and Structured Teaching. Gunnison School District, Gunnison, Colorado.
  • Brewer, R. (January, 2007). Autism Spectrum Disorders: Learner Outcomes and Understanding Behavior. Gunnison School District, Gunnison, Colorado.

Statewide Development of Training Projects:

  • Autism Task Force – Curriculum Development - Colorado Department of \ Education
  • Significant Support Needs Task Force–Curriculum Dev. Colorado Department of
    Education