Career Objective: Work to further the integration of technology in K-12 education through curriculum development and training.
Education:
1991 M.A., English, West Chester University, West Chester,
PA
Master's thesis on definitions, functions and uses of literacy;
concentration in Rhetoric and Composition with course work in
writing theory and practice
1987-1988 Certification Program, Secondary English, Millersville
University, Millersville, PA; Dr. Mary Klinedinst, Adviser
1984 B.A. with Honors, English, The College of William and
Mary, Williamsburg, VA;
Senior Honors Thesis on American poet Sylvia Plath; Emphasis in
History and Religion
Certification:
Valid through July 1, 2005
Virginia Collegiate Professional License, English Endorsement
Employment:
Aug 1992 to present
Teacher, Saint Clare Walker Middle School, Middlesex County
Public Schools, Saluda, VA 23149; Contact: Joseph Fears, Principal
(804) 758-2561
Currently facilitate five sections of 8th grade Communications,
a computer-based class that includes keyboarding, word processing,
spreadsheets, databases, desktop publishing, and telecommunications.
Students vary widely in both computer knowledge and ability level.
My goal is to make the class as self-paced and individualized
as possible. The class is taught in a networked 20-computer Windows
98 lab. I adopted a textbook and enhance the course with extensive
teacher-designed materials including interactive multimedia presentations.
From 1992 to 1997 I taught five sections of seventh grade reading
ranging from advanced to regular to remedial students with a curriculum
that incorporated literature study and reading skills.
Responsibilities and Highlights:
Spring 1998 to present
Instructor, Center for Business and Workforce Development,
Rappahannock
Community College, Glenns, VA 23149; Contact: Rick Ughetto,
Director, (800) 836-9381
Teach six-hour, hands-on technology workshops to groups of teachers;
topics include Macintosh Basics, Advanced Word Processing, Internet
for Beginners and Introduction to Word.
June 1996 to May 1998
Adjunct Professor, Rappahannock Community College, Glenns,
VA 23149; Contact: Glenn Courtney, (800) 836-9381
Developed and taught Introduction to the Internet, a computer
science course designed for educators. Topics covered include
World Wide Web browsing, electronic mail, file transfer protocol,
telnet, and basic html programming. Students discuss Internet
issues such as Acceptable Use policies, copyright standards, and
Internet access for adolescents.
Aug 1988 to Aug 1992 English Teacher,
Scott Intermediate High School, Coatesville Area School District,
8th & Olive Streets, Coatesville, PA 19320.
Taught five to six sections of ninth- and tenth-grade English
to both general and academic track students with a curriculum
that incorporated literature, composition, grammar, and research
skills; coordinated the Journalism program with sections of Journalism
I and II; and advised the award-winning school newspaper through
editorial assistance and layout supervision on desk-top publishing
software. Participated as scorer for the 1991 Pennsylvania Writing
Assessment Program.
Sept 1991 to May 1992 Instructor, English Department, West
Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383. Part-time position.
Duties included developing and implementing a syllabus, creating
topics and evaluations, conferencing with students, and grading
written work for one section of either basic or advanced composition.
Required knowledge of current composition theories and pedagogical
methods.
Presentations:
1996-1999 Presenter, Technology
Leadership Conference
Roanoake, VA; Annual conference sponsored by the Virginia Department
of Education.
1997-present Presenter, Connected Classroom Conferences
Virginia Beach, VA (1997); Atlantic City, NJ (1998); Baltimore,
MD (1999); National conferences sponsored by the premier Internet
and education organization, Classroom Connect.
1995-present Presenter, Consortium for Interactive Instruction
(CII) Technology Fair
Norfolk, VA; Annual conference sponsored by CII, a subsidiary
of WHRO, the local public broadcasting station, to help local
educators integrate technology in their classrooms.
Conference
Topics: (HO indicates hands-on)
Using an Electronic Gradebook Spreadsheets and Social Studies:
A Match Made In Heaven
Internet Issues for Educators Language Arts and the Internet
Developing Your School's Web Site Sponsoring Successful Technology
Workshops
Techno-Ethics: Staying Legal on Line Desktop Publishing With ClarisWorks
(HO)
Beginning Hyperstudio (HO) HTML and Web Design (HO)
Introduction to Word (HO)
Publications:
1996 Going Home: A Journey to the Heart of the Learning Process,
in Jan/Feb 1996 edition of From Now On, an on-line
technology journal (http://fromnowon.org/jan96/journey.html)
Awards
and Recognitions:
1999 Technology Teacher of the Year, sponsored by Consortium
for Interactive Instruction (CII), a subsidiary of WHRO, the local
broadcasting station, to help local educators integrate technology
in their classrooms.
1998 Netfiles, November 1998 (http://www.netfiles.org/104/archive.html)
WHRO, Hampton Roads' Public Broadcasting Station
Featured along with English teacher as part of this syndicated
show produced by WHRO. Show described our integrated unit on the
Titanic disaster.
1995 Corporation for Public Broadcasting K-12 Internet Testbed
Grant
(http://www.cpb.org/edtech/k12testbed/index.html)
Awarded nearly $15,000 for hardware to connect school to Internet.
As part of the project, wrote school's Acceptable Use Policy and
developed school's homepage using html programming language. Provided
instruction to seventh grade teachers as well as faculty and staff
members on Internet use. Worked closely with grant partner WHRO,
the local public broadcasting station to both write and implement
grant. (http://www.cpb.org/edtech/k12testbed/index.html)
1995 Virginia Education Association Mini-Grant:
Co-awarded $500 grant to implement an oral history project as
part of the seventh grade social studies and reading curriculums.
Money was used to purchase trade books (The Glory Field
by Walter Dean Myers) and tape recorders for use by students in
preparing presentations on their family histories.
ClarisWorks 5.0, Adobe Photoshop 5.0, Adobe Pagemill 3.0, Director 7.0, SoundEdit, Microsoft Office 97 (Win) and 98 (Mac) including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access, FrontPage, Netscape Communicator, Internet Explorer
1. Mr.
Brian Callahan, Vice President
Computing and Online Service
WHRO
5200 Hampton Blvd.
Norfolk, Virginia 23508
(757) 889-9400
2. Mr. Rick Ughetto, Director
Center for Business and Workforce Development
12745 College Drive
Glenns, Virginia 23149
(800) 836-9381