Nomsa Gwalla-Ogisi

Nomsa Gwalla-Ogisi
Title Professor and Student Teaching Coordinator
Office Winther Hall 4032
Phone (262) 472-5807
Email gwallan@uww.edu

Education

General Education:

  • History
  • Social Studies
  • Biology

Special Education:

  • Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Cognitive Disabilities: Mild/Mod/Severe/Profound
  • Early Childhood Special Education

Courses

  • Introduction to Emotional/Behavioral Disorders (EBD)
  • Education of Students with Severe Emotional Behavioral Disorders
  • Introduction to Diagnostic  Assessment
  • Educational Diagnosis and assessment in EBD, LD & CD
  • Managing the Classroom Behavioral Problems of exceptional Children
  • Working with Families of Exceptional Children & Community Agencies
  • Curriculum and Methods in Emotional/Behavioral Disorders: Elementary & Secondary
  • Fieldwork in Emotional/Behavioral Disorders: Elementary & Secondary
  • Individual Study/ Independent Study
  • Graduate Seminar/Inservice Seminar
  • Thesis Preparation
  • Behavioral Management for the Inclusive Classroom
  • Advanced Methods in Special Education
  • Career Vocational Programming for Exceptional Educational Needs
  • Advanced Behavior Intervention Strategies
  • Phase 4 Portfolio
  • Non Violent Crisis Intervention
  • Characteristics of CD/ EBD/ LD
  • Travel Study to South Africa
  • Specialized Fieldwork Seminar
  • Directed Teaching/Graduate Practicum in Special Education

Certifications/Licenses

  • Life Space Crisis Intervention
  • Non-Violent Crisis Intervention: Crisis Prevention Institute: Trainer
  • Discipline with Love & Logic
  • Cognitive Interventions: Corrective Thinking Strategies; Errors in Thinking
  • TRIBES
  • Site Based Management
  • Integrated Curriculum: Trainer
  • University of Kansas: Pedagogies for Diversity/Learning Strategies
  • Brain Based Learning: Eric Jensen Brain Based Learning Institute
  • Social Justice & Conflict Resolution Training , University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Professional Interests

  • International Special Education & Comparative Education
  • Behavioral Instruction from Multiple Perspectives
  • Culturally Responsive Instructional & Classroom management
  • Preparation of Educators for Inclusive Schooling
  • Working with Learners from Challenging Family Systems in Social Emotional Skills for Life & Success
  • Family Support/Empowerment/Engagement

Professional Membership

  • Council for Exceptional Children
  • Council for Children with Behavior Disorders
  • Wisconsin Council for Children with Behavior Disorders
  • International Special Education Association
  • Wisconsin Association for Children with Behavior Disorders Advisory Board Member: 1998-2002
  • Conference Committee Chair: International Association of Special Education:1991: Milwaukee Conference; 1993: Brighton England Conference; & 1997: Vienna Austria Conference.

Awards/Nominations

Awards:

  • Audrey Z. McClellan Endowed Teacher of Distinction Award Recipient, 2010-2011
  • Woman of Color Outstanding Achievement Award Recipient, 2009
  • University of Wisconsin College of Education Service Award Recipient: 2003-2004, 1999, 1998, 1995 & 1992
  • Blue Key Honor Fraternity Recognition Award, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater: 2000; 1998, 7 1996
  • Whitewater Unified School District Service Award:  1999 & 1998:
  • International Association of Special Education, Vancouver, Canada. Service Award: 1991, 1997 & 1999
  • University of Wisconsin at Whitewater Service Award Nominee: 1998 & 1997
  • Kenosha Unified School District Service Award: 2000
  • Who’s Who in American Education: 2006-2011
  • Who’s Who in International Education: 2006, 2007, 2008, & 2009 & 2011
  • Outstanding President Award: International Association of Special Education, 1995.

Nominations

  • Nominated for the Woman of Color Outstanding Achievement Award: 2003 and 2005.
  • Audrey Z. McClellan Excellence in Teaching College of Education: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007
  • College of Education Teaching Excellence Award Nominee: 2005, 1999, & 1997

Work Experience

  • Professor, and Student Teaching & Fieldwork Coordinator, Department of Special Education, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, WI.
  • Chairperson, Division of Special Education, College of Education, Missouri Valley College, Marshall, MO
  • Chairperson & Professor of the Department of Student Guidance and Educational Psychology, University of Transkei, South Africa.
  • Assistant Professor and Coordinator of A Federal Grant, Department of Special Education, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN.
  • Director, Laboratory School for Children with Learning Disabilities Department of Educational Psychology, University of Zululand, South Africa
  • Senior Lecturer, and Head of the Orthopedagogics (Special Education Department) Division, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Zululand, South Africa.
  • Part time Program Support Teacher for Provisionally Licensed Teachers of Students with Serious Emotional Disturbances, Evansville, IN
  • Special Education teacher, elementary & middle school, Carrier Mills, Il.
  • Special Education teacher, middle and high school, Carbondale, Il
  • Special education teacher, elementary, Evansville, ID.
  • General Education teacher: history, social studies, and religious studies, Empangeni high school, South Africa.
  • Special Education Internship, Martin Luther King High School, East St Louis, MO.
  • Consulted with the following: U.S. Office of Education: Office of Special Educations Programs (OSEP); U.S. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS); Milwaukee Public Schools; Chicago Il Public Schools; Hillcrest, Alternative School, Kenosha Unified School District, Schools in Madison, WI, McFarland, WI; Manitowoc, WI, Whitewater WI, Elgin, Il, Streamwood, Il, Stoughton, Il, Marshall, MO, Evansville, IN, Terre Haute, IN, Gary, IN, West Allis, WI, Janesville, WI.

Selected Publications

  • I have published several chapters in books, several articles in refereed journals, articles in commercial magazines, chapters in professional monographs, professional newsletters etc.
  • Most of the articles are on culturally responsive practices with a focus on social emotional skills and classroom management. I have also published in the area of International special education.