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Vita
Academic Degrees
Ed.D. University of Northern Colorado 1975 Health Education
M.A.T. University of Massachusetts 1972 Teaching Methods
B.A. University of Northern Colorado 1970 Health Education/PE
Professional Experience
1977-Present Central Washington University
1975-1977 State University of New York College at Cortland
1972-1973 Teacher - Loveland, Colorado
1970-1971 Teacher - Greeley, Colorado
Current Campus Based Assignment
• Professor of Health Education in the Department of Health, Physical
Education, Recreation
• Director of Health Education Programs
• Director of Central Wellness Hour
Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships
• American School Health Association
• School Health Association of Washington
• University Health Educators Coalition
• Eta Sigma Gamma (National Health Science Honor Society)
Current Professionally Related Assignments and Activities (non-teaching)
• Executive Committee, Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation,
CWU
• Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention Coordinator, Department
of
Athletics, CWU
• Consultant, ETR Associates
• Member, Student Judicial Council, CWU
• Committee Member, Academic Recovery Program Committee, CWU
• Committee Member, Student Retention Committee
• Committee Member, Drug and Alcohol Task Force, CWU
• Committee Member, Tobacco Free Coalition of Kittitas County, Kittitas
County Health Department
• Chair, Personnel Committee, PEHLS, CWU
• Faculty Advisor, Eta Sigma Gamma, Salt Company, FCC
Teaching
“The mediocre teacher tells.
The good teacher explains.
The superior teacher demonstrates.
The great teacher inspires.”
-Dr. William Ward
Teaching Recognition Awards:
• Most Inspirational Educator, The Center for Excellence in Leadership,
Central Washington University, May 22, 2003
• Certificate of Excellence Award, College of Education and Professional
Studies, Central Washington University, May 28, 2002
• Hall of Honor, Barge Hall, Central Washington University, 2002
• Certificate of Merit, HIV Prevention and CSHE Project for the American
Association for Health Education, 2002
• Excellence in Leadership Award, Central Washington University, June
2, 2000
• Selected as Best Professor “The Best of Kittitas County” April 29, 2000,
Daily Record, Ellensburg, WA.
• Senior Gift Honoree, May 10, 2000, Central Washington University.
• Distinguished University Professor, Central Washington University, 1987.
• Distinguished Service Award, Eta Sigma Gamma Health Science Honor Society,
May 4, 1985
Student Evaluations:
Teaching Effectiveness (mean)
Summer 2003
HED 446 4.95
HED 446 4.91
Spring 2003
HED 422 5.0
HED 387 4.94
HED 205 4.86
Winter 2003
HED 422 5.0
HED 422 4.79
HED 345 5.0
HED 445 4.89
Fall 2002
HED 422 4.93
HED 345 4.89
HED 445 5.0
Summer 2002
HED 446 4.94
HED 446 4.86
Spring 2002
HED 422 4.62
HED 345 5.0
HED 205 4.9
Winter 2002
HED 422 4.92
HED 345 5.0
HED 446 5.0
HED 387 5.0
Fall 2001
HED 422 5.0
HED 205 4.88
HED 446 4.77
Summer 2001
HED 446 4.95
HED 446 4.90
Spring 2001
HED 422 5.0
HED 445 5.0
HED 446 4.92
HED 345 4,76
Winter 2001
HED 445 5.0
HED 446 4.65
HED 422 4.90
HED 345 4.76
Mean of the Mean = 4.93
Teaching Effectiveness (1995 – 2003) the mean score of the mean for all
evaluations for teaching effectiveness is 4.89
Presentations on Teaching Effectiveness (requested by peers)
• "Session III Panel Presentation of Faculty Selected for Their Acknowledged
Teaching Excellence", A Celebration of Learning Fall Faculty Meeting,
CWU, September 18, 1997.
• "Teaching for Excellence and Self-Reflective Assessment, 8th Annual
Higher
Education Assessment Conference, Spokane. May 8,1997.
• "Creative and Innovative Instruction" for the Faculty Association
for Teaching and Learning, CWU, January 26, 1996.
Scholarship/Recent Presentations
• Kickoff Daylong Presenter, “Get the Snooze out of Your Teaching”, 17th
Annual Summer Institute for the Teaching Professional, Pacific Lutheran
University, Spokane, WA, June 14, 2004
• Presenter, “Top 9 Brain Based Methods in the Classroom”, University
Guest Speaker Series, Aerospace Studies, CWU, June 7, 2004
• Keynote Speaker, “Perception Correction or Perception Deception”, Communications
Department First Annual End of the Year Banquet, CWU, May 26, 2004
• Presenter, “Perception and Recovery”, Cascade Recovery Center, Ellensburg,
WA, May 4, 2004
• Presenter, “Gadgets, Games and Gimmicks to Teach Health and Fitness
in the Classroom”, PEAK Conference, Ellensburg, WA, April 24, 2004
• “Back by popular demand” day long workshop Presenter, “Using creative
methods to teach”, requested by a team of Kittitas County teachers for
the American History Grant, Thorpe, January 15, 2004
• Presenter, “Brain Based Methods to Improve Your Teaching”, Teaching
American History Grant Training Day, CWU, November 5, 2003
• Presenter, 58th Annual WAHPERD State Conference, “Stress Management
for Teachers”, Shoreline Conference Center, Seattle, October 17, 2003
• Presenter, “Stress Management for Teachers”, 16th Annual Summer Institute
for the Teaching Professional, North Central Educational Service District,
Wenatchee, WA, July 11, 2003
• Presenter, “How to Integrate Ice Breakers, Energizers, and Games Into
the Health and Fitness Classroom”, AAHPERD Combined Southwest/Northwest
District Convention, Reno, NV, February 13, 2003
• Presenter, “Team Building Strategies in the Classroom”, AAHPERD Combined
Southwest/Northwest District Convention, Reno, NV, February 14, 2003
• Presenter, 57th Annual WAHPERD State Conference, “Brian Based Health
Teaching that Really Connects”, Shoreline, Washington, October 25, 2002
• Keynote Speaker, Stress In the Workplace”, Academic Affairs FY03 Symposium,
September 12, 2002, Central Washington University.
• Keynote Presenter, “Brain Based Target Practice or How to Get the Snooze
Out of Your Teaching”, Institute for the Teaching Professional, Pacific
Lutheran University, July 8, 2002, Redmond, Oregon.
• Keynote Presenter, “When Poop Happens….Wellness Works”, Institute for
the Teaching Professional, Pacific Lutheran University, June 24, 2002,
Montesano, Washington.
• Keynote Speaker, ITAM Symposium 2002, Central Washington University,
May 16, 2002
• “Getting the Snooze Out of Your Teaching” and “Using Imagery and Relaxation
Skills to Improve Learning”, PEAK Workshop by Practitioners for Practitioners
on New and innovative Teaching Ideas, Central Washington University, May
4, 2002.
• Keynote Address, Bacchus and Gamma Regional Conference, Central Washington
University, “What is Wellness, Really”, April 13, 2002 also presented
Educational Session #1, “Why Drunkenness is Not Acceptable”
• “Stress Management and Diabetes”, American Diabetes Association of Kittitas
County, April 4, 2002
• All day workshop presenter, Tahoma School District, Maple Valley, WA,
“Health/Fitness
Curriculum Reorganization”, Health/Fitness Summit, March 28, 2002
• “Brain-Based Teaching”, Institute for the Teaching Professional, Humboldt
State University, July 9, 2001, Richland, WA
• “Brain-Based Target Practice or How to Jazz up Your Client Centered
Teaching and Make Learning More Fun and Efficient”, Mountain Post Wellness
Center, Ft. Carson, CO, May 3, 2001.
• Keynote Address, Take Your Daughters to Work Conference for State Legislature
Families, “Perception is the Key”, Olympia, WA, April 26, 2001
• “What it Means to Be a Real Man”, Center for Student Empowerment, Central
Washington University, April 19, 2001
• Keynote Address, “Choices That Can Save Your Life”, Selah Intermediate
School Health Fair Assembly, March 29, 2001, Selah, WA
• “Getting the Snooze out of Your Teaching, Institute for the Teaching
Professional, Humboldt State University, June 14, 2000
• “Values and Beliefs”, Mt. Stuart Elementary School faculty retreat,
Selah, WA, September 11, 2000.
• Program Facilitator for American Red Cross JARCA Certification Program,
Ellensburg, May 22, 2000.
• “The Dangers of Inhalants and Other Drugs to Elementary School Students”,
Mt. Stuart Elementary School Parents Group, May 15, 2000.
• “Role Modeling in the Classroom”, Salt Company Keynote Address, Ellensburg,
October 12, 1999
• “Communication and Leadership”, Leadership Conference, Ellensburg Chamber
of Commerce, September 24, 1999
• “Team Building”, Together We Can Professional Partnership Program, Mt.
Stuart Elementary School, August 25, 1999
• Baccalaureate Address, 1999 Baccalaureate Service, Ellensburg High School
Senior Class, June 6, 1999
• Keynote Address “Peer Pressure is Harder Than You Think”, Kittitas Public
Schools All School Assembly, Kittitas Public Schools Health Fair, April
14, 1999.
• “Ergoenic Aids in Sports”, Community Forum, Planned and served as moderator
of a panel of experts from the state of Washington, Ellensburg, April
13, 1999.
• “Wellness is a Way of Life”, Pacific Northwest Conference on Collegiate
Wellness, Keynote Speaker, CWU, April 9, 1999.
• ”Drug Information that Can Save Your Life”, Keynote Speaker, Kittitas
High School Health Fair. January 14, 1998.
• "Session III Panel Presentation of Faculty Selected for Their Acknowledged
for Teaching Excellence", A Celebration of Learning Fall Faculty
Meeting, CWU, September 18, 1997.
• "Teaching for Excellence and Self-Reflective Assessment, 8th Annual
Higher Education Assessment Conference, Spokane. May 8,1997.
• "The Balance Beam of Life", American School Health Association
National Conference, St. Louis, MO, November 1, 1996
• "Creative and Innovative Instruction" for the Faculty Association
for Teaching and Learning, CWU, January 26, 1996.
Scholarship /Publications
• Mathias, K., Briggs, K., Lampard, H., Oltman, L., Erion, G., (2003).
Healthy heart: A Virtual Classroom Tour. Microsogt, Virtual Classroom
Tours, http://www.microsoft.com.
• Briggs, K.A., (June, 2002). Maturation/Puberty Education Resource Manual
for School Nurses and Classroom Teachers, Educational Service District
105, Yakima, WA.
• Briggs, K.A. (2002) Professional Education Endorsement Competencies
for Health/Fitness. Olympia: Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
(http://www.k12.wa.us/ProfEd/Competency/default.asp).
• Briggs, K.A., & Steiner, P. (1996) Drugs: Pick and Choose Activities.
Santa Cruz: ETR Associates.
• Briggs, K. & Jenkins, A. (March, 1996). Brainstorming with the DOVE
technique. School Health Association of Washington Newsletter (7) 1.
• Briggs, K. & Jenkins, A. (1996). The balance beam of life. Published
in the 1996 Teaching Techniques Booklet sponsored by the ASHA Health Educator
Section of the American School Health Association National Conference
1996, Oct. 30-Nov.3, St. Louis MO.
• Briggs, K.A. (Fall, 1987). The Central Wellness Hour: A Model for University
Employee Wellness. Washington Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation
and Dance.
• Briggs, K.A. (1982) Accommodating Students with Learning Disabilities
in College Health Education, IMS: Central Washington University.
• Briggs, K. A. (1980) Instructor’s Manual for Well-Being: An Introduction
to Health. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman and Company.
• Briggs, K. A. (1977) Education for the Health of It. A documentary film
produced by Prentice Hall: Englewood Cliffs, N.J..
Program Development
• Second year in a row selected for special appointment by the Dean of
the College of Education and Professional Studies to participate in the
PT3 Grant, preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology, September
2003 – June 2004
• Selected for special appointment by the Dean of the College of Education
and Professional Studies to participate in the PT3 Grant, preparing Tomorrow’s
Teachers to Use Technology, June 2002 – June 2003
• Established HED 101 Health Essentials as a Breadth Requirement under
Foundations of Human Adaptations and Behavior, April 19, 2000.
• Developed and currently teach HED 205 Drugs and Sports which is required
of all athletes at Central Washington University.
• Helped develop a Health/Fitness state endorsement - new major, and supporting
area endorsement in Health/Fitness. Effective September, 2000
• Developed BS in Health Education Specialization in Chemical Dependency
for Central Washington University Department of PEHLS
1996-1998
• Developed the Central Wellness Hour which is an Employee Wellness Program
that currently services over 250 clients, 1986 – 2004
Recent Professional Development
• Attended Blackboard Training, Central Washington University, August
7, 2003
• Member of Health & Fitness Validation Panel for the Washington Professional
Educator Standards Board in setting standards on the test modules for
the Educational Testing Service, Hilton Seattle Conference Center, June
11, 2003.
• Attended Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat PT3 Performance Meeting and
Spring Institute, Leavenworth, WA, May 15-17, 2003
• Attended Cooperating Teacher Experience Training for PT3 Grant, Leavenworth,
WA, February 28, 2003.
• Attended Performance Meeting and Collaborative Exchange, PT3 Grant,
CWU, November 14, 2002
• Attended Summer Institute for Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology,
Central Washington University, July 31 - August 2, 2002.
• Attended Training as a Certified Change Agent for Choices: Alcohol Abuse
Prevention and Harm Reduction Program, Central Washington University,
August 27, 2002
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