Professor
Carthage College
Dr. Siovahn Williams is a eighteen-year veteran urban educator who began her career as an outreach specialist for high school students in Chicago Public Schools. Starting at Trinity Higher Education Organization through the Federal TRIO Program, Siovahn managed college preparation programs designed to identify and provide services for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. During this time, Siovahn also began teaching for the Chicago Public Schools at Perspectives Academy. In 2009, Siovahn moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin. She taught as a reading interventionist for the Kenosha Unified School District at Bullen Middle School and Reuther Central High School. Siovahn is the co-founder of the Culture and Diversity Club at Reuther Central High School, and has continuously overseen the program for the past seven years.
In her current role at Carthage College, Siovahn is an assistant professor, the program director for the Urban Education Preparation Program and the director of the Accelerated Certification for Teaching, MEd program. She has been with Carthage for over five years. eld this role for two and half years. Siovahn is an adjunct faculty member in the education department at Carthage College and Gateway Technical College. She also worked at the University of Wisconsin at Parkside as an adjunct faculty member, where she designed a summer course on business entrepreneurship and management for students in 6th-12th grades.
In 2014, Siovahn earned her master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a Reading Certification. She is currently finishing her dissertation for the Education Doctorate Program at Northcentral University. Siovahn is an award-winning instructor who received the Outstanding Teacher Award from Phi Betta Kappa in 2014.
(FR47)Closing Opportunity Gaps Through Experiential Learning Experiences in Urban Schools
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