DIANE KEENAN

E Mail: DKeenan@ Cerritos.edu

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

* B.A CSULB (1969) Political Science/Economics

* M.A UCLA (1972) Political Science, cum laude

*Teaching Credential USC (1973)

*M.A CLAREMONT GRADUATE SCHOOL, Economics, Haynes Scholarship

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1970-71 Beverly Hills USD

1971-1981 Torrance USD (Political Science, Economics, Economics honors)

1984-1986 Marymount College (Micro and Macro Economics)

1986-1987 CSULB (Teacher Training Workshops in Economics Education)

1986-1989 CSUDH (Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Teacher Training

1986- Present Cerritos College (Full time, tenured) Microeconmics and Macroeconomics. Design of two new courses: "What is economic justice?", and "Political Economy"

1992-1994 Community College Certificate Program CSUDH Instuctor, "Teaching strategies for community college instructors".

1994-1995 Partnering for Diversity" program Cerritos College. Mentor teacher for graduate students in economics who plan to teach at community college level.

HONORS AND AWARDS

CSULB President's Honor Roll

UCLA Graduate Cum Laude

Haynes Fellowship winner, Claremont Graduate School

Winner Ist place (1981) Joint Council of Economics National Awards Competition

Winner Ist Place (1981) California Townsend-Zellner Economics Education Awards

"Teacher of the Year" (1986) Economics Literacy Council of California

Winner NISOD Award (National Institute of Staff Develpment for College Level), "Excellence in College Teaching" (1994)

Carnegie Professor of the Year USA, Carnegie Foundation, 1995 for community colleges, USA

Winner NISOD Award (National Institute of Staff Development for College Level), "Excellence in College Teaching" (1996)

PUBLISHED WORK

"From Keynes to Friedman: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in Economics"
Vol. 19. 1981 Economics Educational Experiences of Enterprising Teachers Vol 19 1981

Making Sense of the Deficit: A Guide For Students (1985, 1993) Social Studies School Service.

Economics Action Pac (1986) Social Studies School Service

"Teaching Economics with a Sense of Humor" Social Studies Review. 1986

Economics USA: High School Activities Pac Set one: Microeconomics. Set two: Macroeconomics. (1987) Social Studies School Service.

"Wage and Nonwage Discrimination in Professional Basketball." Keenan, D. and Brown, E. Journal of Labor Economics 1988.

Natural Monopolies: The Visible Hand of Regulation. (Southern California Gas Co. 1988

Slamdunk: Teaching Economics Through the Sports, Music and Film Industries. 1990 Social Studies School Service

Economics Live!: Teaching Economics the Collaborative Way. 1994 College Edition, McGraw-Hill Publishers. High School version: Social Studies School Service.

"Teaching Economics Using Cooperative Learning Techniques" Journal of Economic Literacy 1994.


TEACHER TRAINING AND ECONOMIC EDUCATION

1981-1985 Mark Taper Hall of Economics (Writer/Consultant/Designer)
Museum of Science and Industry, Los Angeles, CA
Designed economics computer games and all written copy that
accompanied the games.
1983-Present Teacher Training Workshops for High School Teachers
Centers For Economic Education CSULB, CSUDH, CSUF

1985- Present Consultant/ Trainer Teacher Training Workshops in Economics
Hacienda USD, ABC USD, Torrance USD, South Bay USD.
Glendale USD, Compton USD, Santa Monica USD, Centenella USD,
LA USD, Culver City USD.

1986- Present Economic Education Project. Southern California Gas Co.
(Writer/ Designer)

1991- Present Teacher Training in Cooperative Learning Strategies for College
CSUDH, Cerritos College, East La College, CSULB

1992-1994 Instructor, Community College Certificate Program, CSUDH

1994-Present " Partnership in Diversity Program" Cerritos College. Mentor teacher to graduate economics students, planning to teach community college level.