Marlene Beard

Marlene Beard received her B.A. from University of Louisiana (then University of Southwestern Louisiana) and three years later received her Master’s Degree, also from UL Lafayette. She taught seven years in public education in St. Landry Parish, grades 1, 4, and 6.
The next 19 years she worked at the Academy of the Sacred Heart and taught ELA to 6th and 7th grade, and math to 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. After ten years in the classroom at the Academy, she was asked to join the administration and oversee the lower school, grades P-K to 4. she was an administrator for nine years.
In 1999 she started working at UL Lafayette and has been “home” ever since.
Marlene has numerous hobbies including:

• Interior decorating and seasonal decorating
• Home stager (certified)
• Embroidery and crafts of all kinds
• Antiquing 

State certification Teach technology at all grade levels, 1987 – 1988
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA

Master of Education, Elementary Education, 1972 - 1974
University of Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, LA

Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education, 1969-1971
University of Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, LA
Graduated with distinction 

• Technology in the classroom: how to seamlessly infuse technology into the curriculum
• Field-based education: successful field experiences
• Depth of Knowledge: how to add rigor to everyday lessons

• Outstanding Advisor Award for eight consecutive years
• Post Secondary Teacher of the Year
• Book Reviewer: : Burden, P. R. & Byrd, D. M. (2007). Methods for Effective Teaching (3rd Ed.). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc