Education
Michigan State University - East Lansing, MI
August 2012
Master of Arts in Educational Technology
Graduate GPA: 3.88
University of North Carolina - Wilmington, NC
Transfered to Michigan State University
Master of Science in Instructional Technology
Graduate GPA: 3.90 (after 10 credits)
Central Michigan University - Mount Pleasant, MI
May 2007
Bachelor of Science in Education, Secondary Emphasis
Major: History
Minor: Earth Science
Undergraduate GPA: 3.27
August 2012
Master of Arts in Educational Technology
Graduate GPA: 3.88
University of North Carolina - Wilmington, NC
Transfered to Michigan State University
Master of Science in Instructional Technology
Graduate GPA: 3.90 (after 10 credits)
Central Michigan University - Mount Pleasant, MI
May 2007
Bachelor of Science in Education, Secondary Emphasis
Major: History
Minor: Earth Science
Undergraduate GPA: 3.27
Teacher Certification
State of Michigan
Provisional Certificate, valid through June 2013
Endorsed in History and Earth Science (Grades 6-12)
Provisional Certificate, valid through June 2013
Endorsed in History and Earth Science (Grades 6-12)
Work Experience
Clio Area Schools - Clio, MI
Technology Specialist, Teacher, Librarian, Coach
February 2011 - Present
Genesee Intermediate School District - Flint, MI
W-A-Y Program Mentor
September 2011 - March 2012
Cumberland County Schools - Fayetteville, NC
Instructional Technology Facilitator, Teacher
August 2008 - February 2011
Lower Kuskokwim School District - Bethel, AK
Teacher
August 2007 - May 2008
West Ottawa Public Schools - Holland, MI
Long-Term Substitute Teacher
March 2007 - June 2007
Central Michigan University - Mount Pleasant, MI
Student Instructor
August 2006 - December 2006
Technology Specialist, Teacher, Librarian, Coach
February 2011 - Present
- Conduct technology professional development at the school level, in small groups, and 1 on 1 (Dropbox, Xtranormal, Prezi, Weebly, Wikispaces, and Wifitti).
- Respond to faculty, staff, and administrator technology problems.
- Teach science and technology classes to high school students.
- Head Cross Country and Assistant Track coach.
Genesee Intermediate School District - Flint, MI
W-A-Y Program Mentor
September 2011 - March 2012
- Help facilitate online instruction to 6 high school students in an online format.
- Generate count-day documents for our seat time waiver (STW) program.
- Email each student daily to check on academic progress.
- Generate daily and weekly reports demonstrating the successes and shortcomings of my 6 students.
Cumberland County Schools - Fayetteville, NC
Instructional Technology Facilitator, Teacher
August 2008 - February 2011
- Conducted technology professional development at the state and school level (blogs, webquests, QuizStar, Jing, wikis, Microsoft Photo Story, and other topics)
- Facilitated a Service Learning project where my students volunteered, made and narrated a movie, posted it to YouTube, linked it to their wiki, then evaluated themselves using a rubric.
- Coordinated a collaborative learning assignment where my students worked with a class in Colorado via Google Docs.
- Taught AVID 3, making it a hybrid face-to-face online course. Taught the course using Moodle Learning Management System.
Lower Kuskokwim School District - Bethel, AK
Teacher
August 2007 - May 2008
- Taught a variety of Technology, Social Studies, Science, and other courses utilizing student laptops 4-5 days per week.
- Facilitated student blogs, podcasts, and movies using Apple and Google products.
- Utilized online programs "Sheppard Software" and "How the Market Works" to enhance instruction.
- Communicated student grades using GradeConnect online grade book.
West Ottawa Public Schools - Holland, MI
Long-Term Substitute Teacher
March 2007 - June 2007
- Taught US and World History full-time, after being released early from my student teaching assignment to take this job.
Central Michigan University - Mount Pleasant, MI
Student Instructor
August 2006 - December 2006
- Co-taught FYE 101: First Year Experience with a CMU faculty member.
- Self-taught myself Blackboard LMS, then taught my co-instructor how to use it.
Technology Skills
Learning Management Systems
Classroom Instructional Tools
Tools for training instructors
Website Development
- Adobe Connect
- Blackboard
- Haiku LMS
- Moodle
- Schoology
Classroom Instructional Tools
- Blogs
- Discussion boards
- Google Drive
- Google Maps
- Podcasts
- PowerPoint
- QuizStar
- Rubistar
- Wifitti
- Wikis
- YouTube
Tools for training instructors
- Adobe Captivate
- Camtasia Stuidio
- Jing
- Snagit
Website Development
- Google Sites
- Jimdo
- Weebly
- Wikispaces
- Wix
References
Available upon request.