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Summary

I have been a professional public school educator for over twenty years. My previous experiences include art education, elementary school education which includes an SLD inclusion model setting, teacher of the gifted as well as various positions within the Title I program and 5th grade and Primes Math. Currently I am an Educational Technology Facilitator focusing on the integration of 21st Century technologies to enhance the learning and motivation of multiple style learners. I am also responsible for providing technology training opportunities to teachers and parents.

 

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The statements and opinions expressed here are my own. They are not a reflection of the beliefs, thoughts or opinions of the Seminole County Public School Board or the District. 

Work History

Seminole County Public Schools

1992 - Present
Teacher 

* Educational Technology Facilitator- Current Position

* Provide Professional Development in Technology Integration such as iPads, Quest Atlantis Re-Mixed and other    Web 2.0 Resources.

* 5th Grade teacher.

* Teacher of the gifted for Kindergarten to Fifth grade students.
* Math teacher for fourth and fifth graders.
* Math intervention for fifth and third graders.
* Responsible for the talent development program and SECME.
* Experienced with multiple integrated classroom technologies in both Windows and Mac platforms.
* Elementary Education- Florida Professional Educator Certificate
* Art K-12- Florida Professional Educator Certificate
* Gifted Education Endorsement

* ESOL Endorsement, K-12

* Member of the Seminole County Schools Instructional Technology Cadre

Orange County Public Schools

FL, United States
1986 - 1992
Art Teacher 

Responsible for introducing and developing art skills in 2D and 3D format for students K-5 at Orange Center Elementary School, Orlando, Florida. Incorporate elements of Art History as well as Multicultural education within the curriculum.

Lawton Printers

Aug 1984 - Nov 1986
Graphic Designer 
Responsible for producing camera ready art, color separations, page-layout and other pre-printing design tasks.

Walt Disney World Co.

Jun 1980 - Apr 1984
Food Services 

Seasonal part time work with various restaurants within the Magic Kingdom and EPCOT Center.

Education

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL, United States
Jun 2008 - Jun 2009
MS, Educational Media Design and Technology

Graduated as Salutatorian

University of Central Florida

1982 - 1984
BA, Art, Education

Worked for the student government as a graphic designer.

 

Chosen to participate in a studies abroad program in Cortona, Italy.

Skills

Internet Research Classroom Integration

(Advanced)
10+ Years Experience, (Currently in use)
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Since the late 1990's, even before the use of visual web browsers, I have been incorporating the use of the Internet in various creative ways in the classroom. One of the first visual web based projects ever attempted by one of my classes can be found here:

http://library.thinkquest.org/3940/

Kagan Strategies

(Intermediate)
1-2 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
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Trained in the use of cooperative learning structures for the classroom based on Kagan's model. 

Digital Storytelling

(Advanced)
1-2 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
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Experienced in the integration of multimedia as a storytelling tool within the classroom. Incorporate the use of video, animation, podcasts and other technologies to produce comprehensive digital stories with students. 

2D Art

(Advanced)
10+ Years Experience, (Last Used <1 year ago)
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Experienced in the design and creation of various types of 2D art including, but not limited to, drawing, painting, and digital illustrations. 

3D Art

(Advanced)
10+ Years Experience, (Last Used 1-2 years ago)
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Experienced in the design and creation of various types of 3D art including, but not limited to, pottery,

mixed media sculpture and digital 3D modeling.

Drama Production

(Intermediate)
10+ Years Experience, (Last Used <1 year ago)
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Have been involved in a number of theatrical productions as assistant director and set designer as well as assisting with sound and light. My latest production experiences have been with Annie, Into the Woods Jr., Willie Wonka and Bugsy Malone school productions.

Interests

Art, Traveling, New Educational Technologies, Museums

Certifications

Art K-12

(Florida Department of Education)

Certified to teach art from Kindergarten to Senior Year of High School.

Elementary Education

(Florida Department of Education)

Certified to teach multiple academic subjects from Kindergarten to 5th grade.

Gifted Education Endorsement

(Florida Department of Education)

Fully endorsed  as teacher of the gifted from Kindergarden to 12th Grade.

Moonrock and Meteorite Sample

(NASA)

Certified in handling sensitive NASA moonrock and meteorite sample materials to be used in the classroom setting. 

Quest Atlantis

(Indiana University)

One of two Florida educators able to train teachers in the use and implementation of Quest Atlantis, a virtual 3D environment designed by Indiana University to motivate and engage 21st Century learners with new research based pedagogical approaches.

ESOL, K-12

(Florida Department of Education)

Honors and Awards

* Selected as a member of the Educational Media Design and Technology MS program advisory board for Full Sail University.

 

* Full Sail University Salutatorian for Educational Media Design and Technology MS program- June 2009

* Full Sail University Course Director Award for Training and Motivational Development- August 2008

* Seminole County School Hagerty Teacher Technology Award- 2008

* Lake Orienta Elementary School Teacher of the Year, (2001-2002)

* Disney's Teacherrific Elementary Category Award Winner- 1997

* Disney's Teacherrific Honor Finalist- 1996

* Multi-Cultural Program ranked in the top 10 by Florida Dept. of Education in 1993.

* Orange Center Elementary School Teacher of the Year, Orlando, Fl. (1991-92)

Latest Presentations and Research

January 26, 2012- FETC Conference- Co-Presenter -"Engaging Students in Virtual Worlds: Our Journey with Quest Atlantis"

 

October 8, 2011- FATE Conference- "Classroom Integration of Virtual World Technologies to Enhance Curriculum and Student Motivation".

 

March 17, 2011- Co- presenter Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference- "Challenge Based Learning in Virtual Worlds: Integrating Quest Atlantis as a Real World Problem-Solving Engaging Environment".

 

September 18, 2010- LIFE Fest 2010- Co-Presented "Innovations & Innovators in Education" focusing in the Quest Atlantis 3D environment, specifically the new Family Questing program which focuses on parent/children relationships. 

 

June, 2010- Exploring Student Learning in Virtual Worlds- Co-Presenter of a two-day professional development course designed to expose educators to a variety of virtual learning environments and to learn how they can make an impact in student learning and engagement.

 

April, 2010- A "Q&A" Presentation on Quest Atlantis- Offered a teacher perspective presentation to the faculty of the "Escuela Elemental Universidad de Puerto Rico" (EEUPR) which is a research-based lab school dedicated to the study of educational technologies and their impact in student learning. An overview of QA, a demonstration of the immersive qualities of its 3D environment as well as a video of students engaging in world was presented to faculty members of the University of Puerto Rico.

 

June, 2009- Implementation of 3D Image Technologies in a Title I School Setting- Media project presentation  based on thesis findings. 

 

October 10, 2009- Florida Association of Teacher Educators (FATE) Annual Conference- 3D Virtual Worlds  in Education: A Look at the Virtual World Experience of Quest Atlantis as a Pedagogical  approach to Impact 21st Century Learners.

 

 

Examples of some of my work

Digital biographical story

VisualCV Video

This video podcast is the first of a series of three videos displaying autobiographical content.

Multi-media project

VisualCV Video

The video podcast is a simulation of a proposal for a video game based of one of NASA's current space missions. 

3D Model/Illustration of Castillo de San Marcos.

3D Model of Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine, Fl

This 3D model was created to demonstrate students the features of the Google Sketch-up application as it can be incorporated within the regular curriculum. 

A Word Cloud of my VisualCV

Word Cloud of my VisualCV

A visual representation of prominent words within this document.

Image created and retrieved from http://www.wordle.net/

3D Images

Thesis media project  which was developed to showcase some of the findings from my thesis entitled "Implementation of Anaglyph Images and other 3D Image Technologies in the Science Curriculum: Its Effects on the Motivation and Academic Performance of Elementary Students of Title I Public Schools". 

Quest Atlantis

Interactive course designed to introduce learners to information and content about the Quest Atlantis virtual environment project from Indiana University.

Challenge Based Learning

QA Summer Camp

During the Summer of 2010 a number of students attended a four day Quest Atlantis Summer Camp where they where presented with a challenge to study and solve.

The camp activities took place in the virtual world of Quest Atlantis and involved a real life situation, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. This video explains the process.