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Professionals
Offer Direction and Support The BICC on-site training project is not currently funded. Northampton
Community College offers associate degree programs in early childhood
education and special education that prepare teachers for inclusive
programs. For more information see http://www.northampton.edu/ Rebecca Gorton Early Childhood Program Director E-mail: rgorton@northampton.edu  Rebecca
Gorton is professor of early childhood education at Northampton Community
College and project director for Art As A Way of Learning®,
an innovative method of teaching developed at NCC and now gaining popularity
across the country as a means of enhancing the cognitive development
of young children. She earned a bachelor of arts degree at Muhlenberg
College, a master of science degree at the University of Pennsylvania,
and certification as an elementary school principal at Lehigh University.Before joining the faculty at Northampton Community College, she was a Head Start director, a child care advisor and a pre-kindergarten teacher. Active in the community and in professional organizations, she has served on the advisory committee of Community Services for Children and on the boards of Lehigh Valley Child Care and the Volunteers of America Children’s Center. She is a past president of ACCESS, the national Association of Associate Degree Early Childhood Teacher Educators, and of LANAEYC, the Lehigh and Northampton Association for the Education of Young Children. Robin Cunconan-Lahr, Esq. Special Education Program Coordinator E-mail: rclesq@aol.com 
Robin Cunconan-Lahr is an adjunct faculty member at Northampton Community College where she teaches early childhood education. She has been employed with the college since 1994. She is also a lawyer with her own private practice specializing in adults, children and families with disabilities. She received a bachelor’s in special education and elementary education from the University of Iowa, a law degree from Drake University, and a master’s from Iowa Sate University. |
Training methods emphasize the importance of communication, planning, and flexibility. “We were determined that once Deven was in the class, we wouldn’t move anything around, so that he could learn the area and feel secure that things were going to be where they should be.” says Christine Murphy. |
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