Mission

Making a difference in the life of every child, every day by participating in professional collaboration with other educators to effectively support technology integration across the curriculum.

Profile

Certified Illinois teacher with multiple endorsements. Accomplished public school teacher and adult trainer. Extensive experience developing and delivering computer technical training and development programs and the design and development of web pages. Conversant with both Mac (OS X) and Windows environments.

Education and Certifications

National-Louis University, Wheaton, IL, Certification in Secondary Education, Social Sciences with endorsements in Middle School Education, Middle School Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Applications, Business Marketing and Management, Economics, Civics, and U.S. History, awarded January 2005. Master of Arts in Secondary Education, awarded August 2007 GPA 4.0.

New York University, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science/Computer Science, awarded June 1981.

Teaching Experience

Technology Facilitator, Springman Middle School; Glenview, IL June 2008 to present

1. •Develop and implement plans to help all teachers work towards the full implementation of the National Educational Technology Standards (N.E.T.S) for both students and teachers.
   

2. •Facilitate ongoing technology integration with school faculty through training and day to day support.
   

3. •Serve on the District Technology Committee.
   

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Creative Trainer; Apple Computer; Oakbrook, IL  June 2006 to July 2008

1. •Conducted training for customers. Curriculum included: podcasting, website development, digital photography and presentations.
   

2. •Provided technical support for customers and prospects.
   

Technology Teacher; Westmont Junior High School; Westmont, IL  August 2005 to June 2008

1. •Developed standards based curriculum and assessment tools and provided classroom instruction for grades 6, 7, and 8 in Keyboarding Techniques, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Internet Safety, Beginning Programming, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Fireworks, and Macromedia Flash.
   

2. •Collaborated with Language Arts Department to implement the use of Web 2.0 technologies (wikis and nings) on two major student projects. Revisions resulted in more engaged students and higher quality projects than in previous years.
   

3. •Mentored a Business Education student teacher.
   

4. •Participated in the evaluation and selection of a District-Wide Student Management System. Trained other teachers in the operation of the new system.
   

5. •Planned and chaperoned overnight trip to Springfield, Illinois for 100 7th grade students.
   

6. •Operated the student bookstore and community outreach committee as co-Advisor for Student Council.
   

Substitute Teacher; CCSD 93, Benjamin School District 25; Carol Stream, IL

Marquardt School District 15; Glendale Heights, IL  2003 to 2005

1. •Provided substitute classroom instruction for 5th through 8th grade.
   

2. •Responsible for classroom management, instruction, administering exams and some last minute lesson plan development.
   

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Web Development Business Programming and Web Design Instructor; The Chubb Institute; Villa Park, IL  1999 to 2003

1. •Developed curriculum and assessment tools for adult learners.
   

2. •Provided classroom instruction to adult learners in HTML, DHTML, XML, JavaScript, Oracle 8i, PL/SQL, Access 2000, Visual Basic 6, Office 2000, COBOL II, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Programming Logic, and Flash Multimedia   
   

Presentations

“Reflections on a Junior High School Wiki Project”

    November 2007, Illinois Education and Technology Conference

    February 2008, Illinois Technology for Educators Conference

“Google Applications for Educators”

    June 2008, Oak Forest School District 142 In-Service

On-Line Projects

    8th Grade Language Arts Decades Wiki - http://decadesproject.wikispaces.com

        username:wjhsguest password:decades

    7th Grade Language Arts Biography Ning - http://wjhs7thgrade.ning.com

        username: iteachyoucomputers@gmail.com password:biography

    Website: http://www.iteachyoucomputers.com

    Google Teacher Academy Video Submission http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq7XVLEUtJw

    On-line portfolio: http://www.livetext.com/doc/272151

    Springman Middle School Website - http://sp.glenview34.org

Photo by Erica Roberts