Nomsa Gwalla-Ogisi
Professor

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.