Honors
Turn Your Health Class into a Game Show! Presentation at 2004 AAHPERD National Convention, Southern District AAHPERD and Louisiana AHPERD. New Orleans, Louisiana. (March 30 - April 3, 2004).
2003 Service Award, North Carolina Alliance for Athletics,
Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (November 21, 2003)
Campbell University School of Education Recognition for
Outstanding Service and Support in Academic Programs, Instructional
Technology Initiatives, Accreditation and Program Review 2002-2003 (February
11, 2003)
Teacher of the Year, Physical Education Association of
North Carolina Alliance for Athletics, Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance, 2000
Teacher of the Year, College of Arts and Science, Campbell
University, 1998-1999
Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 25th edition
Who's Who in American Education, 4th, 5th, 2004 editions
Who's Who in the World, 13th edition
North Carolina Governor's Recognition as an Outstanding
Sportswoman, 1995 and 1987
News Herald Coach of the Year, Roanoke-Chowan Regional
Newspaper, 19985-1986
WWDR Radio, Murfreesboro, NC, Coach of the Year, 1985-1986
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Kappa Delta Pi, A Honor Society in Education
Publications
Woolard, Donna. Contributed to Chapters 3-8, and 11. A
Guide to the Physical Education and Health Tests (0550, 0856, 0091, 0092,
0093). Princeton,NJ: Educational Testing Service. (August 2003)
Woolard, Donna. Expert Advice. Praxis Physical
Education: Content Knowledge Diagnostic Preparation Package.
Princeton,NJ: Educational Testing Service. (In Press - September 2003)
Woolard, Donna (Ed). NCAAHPERD Newsletter, Volume
2003, Number 2 (June 15, 2003).
Woolard, Donna (Ed). NCAAHPERD Newsletter, Volume
2003, Number 1 (February 15, 2003).
Woolard, Donna (Ed). NCAAHPERD Newsletter, Volume
2002, Number 3 (September 15, 2002).
Woolard, Donna (Ed). NCAAHPERD Newsletter, Volume
2002, Number 2 (June 15, 2002).
Woolard, Donna (Ed). NCAAHPERD Newsletter, Volume
2002, Number 1 (February 15, 2001).
Woolard, Donna. The Great Dodgeball Debate. NCAAHPERD
Newsletter, Volume 2001, Number 2 (May 15, 2001).
Woolard, Donna (Ed). NCAAHPERD Newsletter, Volume
2001, Number 2 (May 15, 2001).
Woolard, Donna. Sharing Our Success. NCAAHPERD
Newsletter, Volume 2001, Number 2 (February 15, 2001).
Woolard, Donna (Ed). NCAAHPERD Newsletter, Volume
2001, Number 1 (February 15, 2001).
Woolard, Donna (Ed). NCAAHPERD Newsletter, Volume
2000, Number 3 (August 15, 2000).
Woolard, Donna (Ed). NCAAHPERD Newsletter, Volume
2000, Number 2 (May 15, 2000).
Woolard, Donna (Ed). NCAAHPERD Newsletter, Volume
2000, Number 1 (February 15, 2000).
Grimsley, Jimmie R. and Donna L. Woolard. (January 1987).
"Application of Plyometrics." Texas Coach, 31(1), 44-47.
Woolard, Donna L. (1988). "The Potential Role of
Microcomputers in Motor Learning." Ed. Jack Arters. The Future Isn't What
It Used to Be. Murfreesboro, TN: Middle Tennessee University Press,
1988.
Presentations
Preparing for the Praxis PE Exams. Half-day Workshop at the 2003 NCAAHPERD Convention, Koury Convention Center, Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons, Greensboro, NC. (November 19 - 22, 2003).
PRAXIS Exams and Standardized Licensure Exams. Roundtable presentation at the National Physical Education Teacher Education Conference, Louisiana State University, Cooke Conference Center, Baton Rouge, LA. (October 2-5, 2004).
Improving Physical Education Praxis Exam Scores. A
three-hour workshop for physical education student teachers at Mississippi
State University. (September 19, 2003).
Improving Physical Education Praxis Exam Scores. A
two-hour workshop for the Teaching and Coaching faculty at Mississippi State
University. (September 18, 2003).
Improving Physical Education Praxis Exam Scores. A
three-hour workshop for full-admission physical education teacher education
students at Mississippi State University. (September 17, 2003).
Praxis Information and New Study Techniques. North Carolina
Conference on Professional Preparation in Health and Physical Education,
Elon University, Elon, NC (September 12, 2003).
Improving Praxis II Specialty Area Exam Scores. A two
day-eight-hour workshop for students and faculty at Tennessee State
University, Nashville, TN (June 6 and 9, 2003).
Improving Physical Education Praxis Exam Scores. A three
hour workshop for students and lateral entry teachers at Catawba College,
Salisbury, NC (April 4, 2003).
Improving Physical Education Praxis Exam Scores. A three
hour workshop for students and lateral entry teachers at High Point
University, High Point, NC (February 20, 2003).
Praxis Physical Education Exams: Faculty Session -
Strategies for Improving Majors’ Test Scores. A special session at the
2002 Missouri AHPERD Annual Convention in Lake Ozarks, Missouri (November 8,
2002) - By invitation from Missouri AHPERD.
Praxis Physical Education Exams: Student Session -
Strategies for Passing. A half-day special session at the 2002 Missouri
AHPERD Annual Convention in Lake Ozarks, Missouri (November 9, 2002) - By
invitation from Missouri AHPERD.
Coming Soon to a Testing Center Near You! New Information
on the Praxis Physical Education Exams. NCAAHPERD Annual Convention,
Greensboro, NC (November 22, 2002).
Praxis Physical Education Exams: Faculty Session -
Strategies for Improving Your Majors’ Test Scores. A special session
at the 2002 Kentucky AHPERD Annual Convention in Lexington Kentucky
(November 1-2, 2002) - By invitation from Kentucky AHPERD.
Praxis Physical Education Exams: Student Session -
Strategies for Passing. A special session at the 2002 Kentucky AHPERD Annual
Convention in Lexington Kentucky (November 1-2, 2002) - By invitation from
Kentucky AHPERD.
Improving Physical Education Praxis Exam Scores. A three
hour workshop for students and lateral entry teachers at Greensboro College,
Greensboro, NC (October 9, 2002).
Website Development Using NC Classes Online. A five hour
workshop for in-service physical education teachers at Appalachian State
University, Boone, NC (October 21, 2002). The workshop was held in
collaboration with the Department of Health, Leisure and Exercise Science,
the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and Be Active North
Carolina. Licensure renewal credit was given for completion of the workshop
and "homework assignments" in website development due at a later date.
Praxis Physical Education Exams - How Questions are
Developed. A presentation in conjunction with Scott Hawkinson, Director of
Test Development, Educational Testing Service, and Bruce Peragallo, Physical
Educator in Residence, Educational Testing Service, at the 2002 AAHPERD
National Convention in San Diego, CA (April 9-13, 2002).
Make Your Web Site Interactive: An Introduction to Java
Applets, JavaScript and Dynamic HTML. Presentation at the 2002 AAHPERD
National Convention in San Diego, CA (April 9-13, 2002).
North Carolina Physical Education Is Active. CD-ROM
Training for Physical Education Teachers at the Physical Education Workshop
at University of North Carolina at Wilmington, NC (March 9, 2002). The
CD-ROM training is sponsored by Be Active North Carolina and the NC
Department of Public Instruction.
North Carolina Physical Education Is Active. CD-ROM
Training for Workshop Physical Education Teachers. Duplin County Schools,
Keanansville, NC, (February 14, 2002). The CD-ROM training is sponsored by
Be Active North Carolina and the NC Department of Public Instruction.
North Carolina Physical Education Is Active. CD-ROM
Training for Workshop Physical Education Teachers. Iredell County Schools,
Statesville, NC. (December 12, 2001). Co-presented with Larry MacDonald. The
CD-ROM training is sponsored by Be Active North Carolina and the NC
Department of Public Instruction.
Make Your Web Site Interactive: An Introduction to Java
Applets, JavaScript and Dynamic HTML. A presentation at the 2001 NCAAHPERD
Annual Convention in Greensboro, NC (November 28-December 1, 2001).
The Praxis Physical Education Content Knowledge Exam:
Strategies for Improving Test Scores. A two-hour special session at the 2001
NCAAHPERD Annual Convention in Greensboro, NC (November 28-December 1,
2001).
The Praxis Physical Education Content Knowledge Exam:
Strategies for Improving Test Scores. Part I - for Higher Education Faculty
- A special session at the 2001 Tennessee AHPERD Annual Convention in
Jackson, TN (November 9-11, 2001). - By invitation from Tennessee AHPERD.
The Praxis Physical Education Content Knowledge Exam:
Strategies for Improving Test Scores. Part II - for Test Takers - A special
session at the 2001 Tennessee AHPERD Annual Convention in Jackson, TN
(November 9-11, 2001). - By invitation from Tennessee AHPERD.
Improving Physical Education Praxis Exam Scores. A three
hour workshop for students and lateral entry teachers at Pfeiffer College,
Misenheimer, NC (October 3, 2001).
Implementing the North Carolina Healthful Living Standard
Course of Study. A roundtable discussion by K-12 and higher education
health and physical education professionals. At the North Carolina College
Conference on Professional Preparation in Health and Physical Education,
Greensboro, NC (September 14, 2001).
Improving Physical Education Praxis Exam Scores. A three
hour workshop for students and lateral entry teachers at Winston-Salem State
University, Winston-Salem, NC (April 11, 2001).
Praxis II Physical Education Content and Testing
Strategies. A half-day in depth workshop at the 2001 AAHPERD National
Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio (March 27, 2001). Presentation made in
collaboration with Scott Hawkinson, the Physical Education Test Development
Project Manager for the Educational Testing Service. - By invitation from
NASPE and the Council for Professional Preparation in Physical Education.
Improving Physical Education Praxis Exam Scores. A three
hour workshop for faculty and students at Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
(February 22, 2001). Students from Pfeiffer College, Livingstone College and
Wingate College were also in attendance.
Praxis Update: Steering a New Course. A brief
presentation to the North Carolina College Conference on Professional
Preparation in Health and Physical Education, Greensboro, NC (September 8,
2000).
Improving Physical Education Praxis Exam Scores. A two hour
workshop for faculty and students at NC A&T State University, Greensboro, NC
(February 29, 2000).
Improving Physical Education Praxis Exam Scores. A three
hour workshop for faculty and students at Gardner-Webb University, Boiling
Springs, NC (February 23, 2000).
An Update Physical Education Praxis Exam Passing Scores:
What Does the Future Hold? North Carolina Association of Chairs and Deans of
Health and Physical Education Meeting at NC A&T State University,
Greensboro, NC (February 2000).
Improving Physical Education PRAXIS Exam Scores. NCAAHPERD
Convention in Greensboro, NC (December 1999).
Teaching a Web-Based Course. NCAAHPERD Convention in
Greensboro, NC (December 1999).
NASPE/NCATE Standards and Guideline Update. North Carolina
Physical Education Teacher Education Reform Action Group (December 1999).
Improving Physical Education Praxis Exam Scores. A three
day consultation and workshop for students and faculty at Middle Tennessee
State University, Murfreesboro, TN (November 4-6, 1999).
NASPE/NCATE Standards and Guidelines for Professional
Preparation in Physical Education. North Carolina College Conference on
Professional Preparation in Health and Physical Education in Raleigh, NC
(September 1999).
Using Technology for Improving Physical Education Praxis
Exam Scores. North Carolina College Conference on Professional Preparation
in Health and Physical Education in Raleigh, NC (September 1999).
The Praxis Physical Education Exams. North Carolina
Physical Education Teacher Education Reform Group Meeting (February 1999).
Praxis Physical Education Exams Seminar for East Carolina
University Students and Faculty (1998 Fall Semester).
Praxis Physical Education Exams Seminar for University of
North Carolina at Wilmington Students and Faculty (November 1997).
Praxis Physical Education Exams Seminar for Catawba College
Students and Faculty (January 1998).
Praxis Physical Education Exams Seminar for Lenoir-Rhyne
College Students and Faculty (January 1998).
Preparing for the Praxis Physical Education Exams. NCAHPERD
Convention in Greensboro, NC (November 1997).
We Did It! You Can Too! Successful Collaborations. NCAHPERD
Convention in Greensboro, NC (November 1997).
Praxis Physical Education Exams Seminar for Chowan College
Students and Faculty (September 1997).
Praxis Physical Education Exams Seminar for Elizabeth City
State University Students and Faculty (September 1997).
We Did It! You Can Too! SDAAHPERD Convention in New
Orleans, LA (March 1997).
What I Did During My Spring Vacation: What Collaboration
Can Do For You and Campbell Too! Presentation at the Campbell University
College of Arts and Sciences, General Faculty Meeting (Spring 1996).
Physical Education on Internet: A Map of the Information
Highway for the Uninitiated. Presentation at the NCAHPERD Convention in
Greensboro, NC (November 1995) .
Promoting Pro-Social Behaviors Across the Curriculum
Through Cooperative Game Play. Presentation made at the SDAAHPERD Convention
in Nashville, TN (April 1994).
Promoting Pro-Social Behaviors Through Cooperative Games.
Presentation made at the NCAHPERD Convention, Greensboro, NC (November
1993).
Organizing a Student Majors Club: A Round Table Discussion
of Ways for Colleges and Universities to Organize a Student Majors Club.
Presentation made to the NCAHPERD Convention (November 1991).
Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Grade Physical Education
Curriculum Experiences. Presentation accepted for the 1990 Baptist College
Departmental Conference at Wingate College, (January 1990 - Due to ankle
surgery the presentation was read by a colleague.)
The Potential Role of Microcomputers in Motor Learning.
Presentation made at the Southern Future Society Conference, (March 17-19,
1988).
Web Sites and Listservs
Dr. Woolard's Home Page. A web page for Campbell University
students in Dr. Woolard's classes has grown into a resource for college
students and professors.
www.drwoolard.com
PEpraxis.com. A web page dedicated to helping pre-service
and lateral entry teachers pass the Praxis Specialty Area Exams in Physical
Education. www.pepraxis.com
The Attic. A web page of web-related resources for Campbell
University students in Dr. Woolard's classes has grown into a resource for
college students and professors.
webpages.charter.net/woolard
NCPE4Me. A new web site developed for the Physical
Education, Athletics, and Sports Medicine Consultant of the North Carolina
Department of Public Instruction. The site launches November 19, 2003 and is
dedicated to keeping North Carolinians informed about physical education,
health education, athletics, and sports medicine in North Carolina and the
nation. www.ncpe4me.com
Make Your Website Interactive. A web page developed as a
companion for Make Your Web Site Interactive: An Introduction to Java
Applets, JavaScript and Dynamic HTML. Presentation at the 2002 AAHPERD
National Convention in San Diego, CA (April 9-13, 2002). Formerly
posted at www.drwoolard.net.
Make Your Website Interactive. A web page developed as a
companion for Make Your Web Site Interactive: An Introduction to Java
Applets, JavaScript and Dynamic HTML. A presentation at the 2001 NCAAHPERD
Annual Convention in Greensboro, NC (November 28-December 1, 2001).
Formerly posted at www.drwoolard.com/ncaahperd
A Total Commitment (2001-2003). A web page for the
publicizing the A Total Commitment Conference. The conference is a
nationally know conference on adapted physical education and meeting the
physical needs of special needs children. Interested professionals learned
about the conference and pre-registered for the conference at this website.
Formerly posted at www.atotalcommitment.com
PE4NC. This web site was dedicated to revising the North
Carolina Standard Course of Study in Physical Education. The work was
completed in December of 2000. Formerly posted at www.geocities.com/pe4nc
Professional Listservs: NCPETE Listserv, NCPE4ME Listserv,
NCHLC4ME Listserv, NCAAHPERD Board Listserv
Student Listservs: pemethods at drwoolard.com, fit4life at
drwoolard.com, petechnology at drwoolard.com, adaptedPE at drwoolard.com,
adaptedpe at drwoolard.com, pepraxis at pepraxis.com, advisees at
drwoolard.com
Collaborations
Planned and conducted physical activities for the Fourth
Annual Field Day for Harnett Production Enterprises - a sheltered workshop
for disabled individuals. September 19, 2003.
Planned and conducted physical activities for the Second
Annual Field Day for Harnett Production Enterprises - a sheltered workshop
for disabled individuals. September 21, 2001.
Attended the College and University NC PE Standard Course
of Study Curriculum input meeting on the campus of Elon College on May 23,
2000. Served as Webmaster for the PE 4 NC Website and as Administrator of
the PE 4 NC Mailing List (ended December 2000 with adoption of
Standard Course of Study).
Participated in Team Teaching PED 340: Secondary PE Methods
at Barton College with PETE Faculty from Chowan College, Meredith College,
Methodist College and Barton College during the Spring Semester of 2000.
Planned and conducted physical activities for the First
Annual Field Day for Harnett Production Enterprises - a sheltered workshop
for disabled individuals. September 22, 2000.
Established a continuing collaboration for fieldwork experiences with Harnett Production Enterprises, Inc. (a sheltered workshop), Lillington, NC. Dr. Woolard and physical education majors, and other students under her guidance conduct an on-site physical activity and recreation program for physically and mentally disabled adults. (January 1995-2004)
Established a continuing collaboration for fieldwork experiences with Harnett County Schools, Lillington, NC. Dr. Woolard and elementary education majors and physical education majors under her guidance volunteer as teaching assistants in physical education at schools in the Harnett County School System. (September 1994-2004)
Established a continuing collaboration for fieldwork
experiences with Community Living Skills (a life skills workshop for the
mentally disabled), Dunn, NC. Dr. Woolard and physical education majors and
other students under her guidance conducted an on-site physical activity and
recreation program for physically and mentally disabled adults. (January
1995 to May 1998 when Community Living Skills was no longer funded in
Harnett County).
Sworn in and served as a Guardian ad Litem for the First
Judicial District of North Carolina. A Guardian ad Litem is court-appointed
child advocate empowered to investigate cases of suspected child abuse and
make recommendations to the court based upon what is best for the child.
(1993-1998)
Collaborated with Ruby Price and other teachers and coaches
of Bertie High School on maximizing practice time, motor-engagement time,
and time-on task in physical education and fast pitch softball. (March 1997)
Collaborated with Eddie-Jo St. Pierre of Currituck High
School. Taught ninth grade physical education at Currituck High School for
one week during the Spring Break and helped with curriculum revision for the
1996-1997 school year. (March 1996)
Supervised field work experiences at local junior and
senior high schools as arranged through the ECSU Department of Teacher
Education. (1992-1994)
Mars Hill Elementary School, Mars Hill, NC. Elementary
education and physical education majors worked as teaching assistants in
physical education for the classroom teacher. Their performance was
supervised as a field experience. (1988-1991)
Mountains of Madison Enterprises, Inc. (a sheltered
workshop), Mars Hill, NC. Physical education majors, recreation majors, and
other students conducted an on-campus physical activity and recreation
program for physically and mentally disabled adults. (1988-1991)
David Lipscomb University Campus School, Nashville, TN. I
served as a consultant on learning experiences and the students and teachers
of the Campus School assisted with the production of videotapes on physical
education curriculum in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades. (1987-1988)
Professional Service
Participated in North Carolina Teacher Education Program
Approval Team. Served as a member of a Program Approval Team in the
Fall of 2003. (Wingate University).
Participated in North Carolina Teacher Education Program
Approval Team. Served as a member of a Program Approval Team in the
Spring of 2002. (High Point University).
Participated in North Carolina Teacher Education Program
Approval Team Training for the 2003 Revised Standards, August 5-7, 2002.
Participated in North Carolina Model Teacher Education
Consortium - Facilitators Training for Praxis Preparation Seminars, June 24,
2002, Raleigh, NC.
Reviewed Praxis II Physical Education Content Knowledge
Exam questions and rationales for the Educational Testing Service of
Princeton, New Jersey. (Spring/Summer of 2002)
Participated in North Carolina Teacher Education Program
Approval Team. Served as a member of a Program Approval Team in the
Spring of 2002. (North Carolina Central University).
Participated in North Carolina Teacher Education Program
Approval Team. Served as a member of a Program Approval Team in the
Fall of 2001. (University of North Carolina at Greensboro).
Appointed an Adjudicator of Basic Program Portfolios
and Rejoinders for the National Association for Sport and Physical Education
and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. (2001,2002,
2003).
Peer reviewed the NASPE/NCATE Initial Guidelines for
Physical Education Teacher Education for the Council on Professional
Preparation in Physical Education (COPPPE) in May 2001.
Peer reviewed the NASPE/NCATE Advanced Standards for
Programs in Physical Education Teacher for the Council on Professional
Preparation in Physical Education (COPPPE) in May of 2001.
Participated in North Carolina Teacher Education Program
Approval Team. Served as a member of Program Approval Teams in the
Spring of 2001. (East Carolina University and Winston-Salem State
University).
Participated in North Carolina Teacher Education Program
Approval Team Training February 8, 2001.
Serves as a Reader of Basic Program Portfolios and
Rejoinders for the National Association for Sport and Physical Education and
the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. (1995-date).
Trained on NASPE/NCATE 3rd edition guidelines at SDAAHPERD Nashville, TN
convention in 1995. Training on 4th edition guidelines at SDAAHPERD
convention in New Orleans, LA convention in 1997.
North Carolina Alliance for Athletics, Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance, Newsletter Editor. (2000-date)
Ex-Officio member of North Carolina Alliance for Athletics,
Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Executive Board.
(2000-date)
Reviewed Physical Education Teacher education/training
materials for the interactive SIGI Plus
system for the Educational Testing Service of Princeton, New Jersey. (Spring
of 2001)
Participated in the revision of the North Carolina Standard
Course of Study in Physical Education. Served as Webmaster for revision's
PE4NC Website and administrator of the revision's listserv. (2000)
North Carolina Alliance for Athletics, Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance, Constitution Committee, Chair. (1997-1999).
Curriculum Consultations
Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS (September
16-20, 2002).
Greensboro College, Greensboro, NC (October 10, 2002).
Catawba College, Salisbury, NC (February 22, 2001).
NC A&T State University, Greensboro, NC (February 29,
2000).
Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, NC (February 23,
2000).
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
(November 4-6, 1999).
East Carolina University. Fall 1998.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington. November, 1997.
Catawba College. January, 1998.
Lenoir-Rhyne College. January, 1998.
Chowan College. September, 1997.
Elizabeth City State University. September, 1997.
Current North Carolina Teaching License
Doctor's Degree Certificate in Physical Education (DG 090)
Graduate Certificate in Health Education (G 097)
Teacher Effectiveness Training completed in May of 1992
