C. Hines Cronin

                                                                                                                                            403 First Avenue 

Cleveland, MS 38732

662-843-5053

 

College of Education  

Post Office Box 3121

Cleveland, MS  38733

662-846-4789

hcronin@deltastate.edu

 

EDUCATION                        University of Southern Mississippi, Ed.D., Educational Administration and Supervision; University of Florida, M.S. Science Education; University of Arkansas; B.S. Geology

 

EXPERIENCE                  Director of Field Experiences, Coordinator of Education, (Retired, July 2005). Professor of Education (Curriculum and Instruction); Manager of technology for College of Education; Project directors for Delta Education Initiative, Standards-Based Education Program, and Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology (USOE), Graduate studies faculty, and chair and member of doctoral committees;  Faculty associate in the Center for Economic Development, Delta State University

 

                             Lead Evaluator:  Carol M. White Project, Petal, MS; 20th Century Projects, Humphries County and Benoit School Districts, MS; Delta Education Initiative; Delta State University, MS (all USDOE)

 

1973-1995                               Superintendent of Moss Point School District, Moss Point, MS. The school district was                                                     recognized as a national leader in technology, curriculum design, and systemic change                                                       (Apple Corporation and U. S. General Accounting Office); and Superintendent of                                                              Columbia School District, Columbia, MS.

 

1963-1973                               Director of Planning, Director of Federal Programs, Principal, Assistant Principal, Curriculum Coordinator, Chair of Science Department, and Science Teacher, Jacksonville, FL and Bristol, TN

 

Selected Service/Publications:

 

SIER*TEC Committee for the Southeastern Region, U.S. Department of Education and Southeastern Regional Lab

 

Community Development Study for Drew and Ruleville, MS. Education Findings and Recommendations, Walton Foundation.

 

Delta Educational Initiative, funded by the U.S. Department of Education for five years, 20000-2006 ($1,000,000 per year).

Cronin, C. H. (1998). New Teacher Induction. MPE Journal, Winter.

Cronin, C. H. (1994).  Transforming Curriculum.  Reading Improvement, Summer.

Cronin, C. H. & Sinatra, R. (1992).  Writing Across the Curriculum: A district's commitment to success.  National Association of Secondary School Principals Bulletin, March.

Cronin, C. H. (1992). Introducing multimedia into the classroom.  Education, Winter

Cronin, C. H.  & Sinatra, R. (1990). Integrating Computers, Reading, and Writing Across the Curriculum. Educational Leadership, September.