Education
Certificate of Advanced Study/School District Administrator, course work completed
New Paltz University, New Paltz, NY
Competency Certificate in Basic Assistive Technology
Services, December 2001
Research Institute for Assistive and Training
Technologies
Masters in Educational
Technology, 1998
Long Island University
C.W.
Post Campus, NY
Masters in Reading,
1981
Long Island University
C.W. Post Campus, NY
B.S.
in Elementary Education, Nursery through sixth grade,
1969
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio
Teaching
Experience
Online Instructor
DeVry University Online
April 2007-present
§ Developmental Reading and Writing
Live Lecturer (online using WebEx)
May-June 2012
Chairperson for ENGL032 Retention Committee
Certified Advanced Facilitator
Workshop Facilitator
Mentor for New Faculty
University of Phoenix: http://www.phoenix.edu/
March 2004 – present
§ Information Technology (graduate)
§ Designing and Producing Educational Technology (graduate)
§ Skills for Learning in an Information Age (undergraduate)
§ Contemporary Business Communication (undergraduate)
§ Teaching as a Profession (undergraduate)
§ Child Development (undergraduate)
§ World Cultures and the Arts (undergraduate)
§ Business Research and Writing for the IT Professional (undergraduate)
§ Contermporary Issues of American Education (undergraduate)
§ Classroom Instruction (undergraduate)
§ Diversity in the Classroom (undergraduate)
§ Research Writing (undergraduate)
§ Management of Information Systems (undergraduate)
Student Workshop Facililtator
Mentor for New Online Faculty
Multimedia Instructor
Bishop Dunn Memorial School: Summer Fundamental Program
June-July 2006
§ Windows Movie Maker (K-8)
§ PowerPoint (K-8)
Online Faculty Member
Western International University: https://ecampus.wintu.edu/
May 2006-present
§ World Literature (undergraduate)
Adjunct Professor
Touro College: http://www.touro.edu/
September 2005 – present
§ Educational Technology in General and Special Education (graduate)
§ Teaching Math, Science, and Technology in General and Special Education, Grades 1-6 (graduate)
§ Early Literacy Instruction (graduate)
Curriculum Writer
AccelerateU:
September 2004 – present
§ Getting Ready for the Mentoring Experience (professional development)
§ Communicating in the School Environment (professional development)
MarcoPolo: http://www.marcopolo-education.org/home.aspx
June 2006
§ Course for MarcoPoloNY trainers to use with educators of special needs students in middle school (professional development)
Online Faculty
University of Phoenix: http://www.phoenix.edu/
March 2004 – present
§ Information Technology (graduate)
§ Designing and Producing Educational Technology (graduate)
Adjunct
Professor
SUNY New Paltz
July 2003-current
§
Reading and Technology (graduate course)
§ Computers in the Classroom
(undergraduate course)
§ Theoretical Foundations of Reading (graduate
course)
§ Children's Literature (graduate course)
§ Teaching in the Inclusive Environment (graduate course)
§ Teaching Language Arts/Social Studies (undergraduate course)
§ Teaching Reading in the Elementary School I (undergraduate course)
§ Emerging Technologies and Their Uses in Education (graduate course)
§ Literature and Reading Development: Birth through Kindergarten (graduate course)
§ Reading in the Middle School (graduate course)
§ The Development of Symbolic Representation, Language and Literacy (undergraduate)
Adjunct
Professor
Culinary Institute of America (NY)
October
2003-February 2004
§ Writing
Adjunct
Professor
Sullivan County Community College
September
2003-Decenber 2003
§ Composition I
§ Composition II
§
Fundamentals of Speech
Consultant
Chester (NY) Public Library
November 2003
§ Internet for Beginners
Field
Reporter
Accelerate U: http://accelerateu.org/
September 2002-June 2003
Wrote and published online weekly articles
Course Facilitator
Project Accelerate: http://accelerateu.org
September2001- current
Facilitated online courses:
§ Elements
of Instruction
§ Elementary Social Studies Assessment
§ Supervision
of Student Teachers
§ ABC's of Behavior Management
§ Spelling: Getting It Right
§ Communication Within the School Environment
§ Diversity in the Classroom I: Toward an Enhanced Definition
§ Getting Ready for the Mentoring Experience
Integration
Technology Teacher
Greenwood Lake UFSD, Greenwood
Lake, NY
September 2000 - 2002
§ Modeled lessons using technology
in the classroom, taught in-service classes for teachers
§ Created displays
of technology work completed by students for Orange County (NY) Tech Fair and
New York State Computer and Technology Educators Conference
Classroom
Teacher
Greenwood Lake UFSD, Greenwood Lake, NY
September 1978 - 2001, 2002-2003
§ Fourth Grade AIS Reading & Math
teacher, working in the classroom with children who scored low on the state tests,
along with the classroom teacher
§ Classroom Teacher in Fourth & Sixth
Grades
Classroom Teacher
St.
John's Elementary School, Lawrence, Kansas
February 1971- May 1976
§
Primary Math Teacher, working with three or four student teachers a semester
§
Developed an individualized primary math program which I presented at a math workshop
at the State of Kansas Kindergarten Conference
Classroom
Teacher
Elmwood School District, Bloomdale, Ohio
September
1969-May 1970
§ Second grade teacher
Presentations
“Integrating Technology Into the Classroom”
§ Presentation at the Effective Teacher Professional Conference held at SUNY New Paltz, NY, March 13, 2009.
“Universal Design for Learning”
§ Workshop for faculty at Duchess County Community College, New York, January 9, 2009.
“Blogs and RSS in Education”
§ Presentation delivered at the New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education (NYSCATE) in Rochester, NY, November 21, 2004.
“Shrink the World with Webcams and Global Online Projects”
§Presentation delivered at the Internet@Schools West Conference in Monterey, CA, November 15, 2004.
“Shrink the World with Webcams”
§ Presentation delivered at the Internet@Schools East Conference in Washington, D.C., March 11, 2004.
"Medieval Times: A Cooperative
Power Point Presentation"
§ Presentation delivered
at the School Librarians and Multimedia Specialist Conference in Syracuse, New
York, May 2000
Publications
Library Media Connection
§ May/June 2012: review of History’s Greatest Warriors series, p. 79.
§ May/June 2012: review of Record Breakers series, p. 85-86.
§ November/December 2011: review of Webspiration Classroom. p. 95.
§ October 2011: review of Flip Boom Classic Web site. p. 95.
§ August/September 2011: review of The Watcher: Jane Goodall’s Life with the Chimps. p. 84.
§ August/September 2011: review of Father Abraham: Lincoln and His Sons. p. 83.
§ August/September 2011: review of Predator vs. Prey series. p. 81
§ August/September 2011: review of Salvatore, Volume 1: Transports of Love. p. 79.
§ August/September 2011: review of The Door in the Forest. p. 71
§ January/February 2011: review of the Invisible Worlds series. p. 97.
§ January/February 2011: review of Adventure Beneath the Sea. p. 95.
§ January/February 2011: review of Just One Bite. p. 89
§ January/February 2011: review of Mysteries of the Komodo Dragon. p. 88.
§ November/December 2010: review of The Secret Lives of Princesses. p. 92.
§ November/December 2010: review of Mary’s Penny. p. 92.
§ November/December 2010: review of Octavia Boone’s Big Questions about Life, the Universe and Everything. p. 82.
§ November/December 2010: review of Gathering Sparks. p. 73.
§ March/April 2009: review of Astro City: The Dark Age. p. 79.
§ March/April 2009: review of The Way of the Warrior. p. 77.
§ March/April 2009: review of The Amaranth Enchantment. p. 61.
§ November/December 2008: review of Motivating Readers in the Middle Grades. p 92.
§ November/December 2008: review of Library Research with Emergent Readers: Meeting Standards through Collaboration. p. 93.
§ April/May 2007: review of Wildlife Survival series, p. 63.
§ April/May 2007: review of On One Flower: Butterflies, Ticks and a Few More Icks, p. 64
§ April/May 2007: Patterns in Nature series, p. 67.
§ April/May 2007: 365 Penguins, p. 71.
§ March 2007: review of Webster’s New Children’s Dicionary, Second Edition, Revised. p. 64.
§ January 2007: review of Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom. p.80.
§ October 2006: review of Tales Online: http://www.talesunlimited.com/, p 92.October 2006: review of First Americans p 85.
§ October 2006: review of Big Alaska: Journey Across America's Most Amazing State p 82.
§ October2006: review of Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City, p 66.
§ April/May 2006: review of Destination Success: http://rivapprod2.riverdeep.net/, p 91.
§ August/September 2005: review of One Smart Goose, p 68.
§ August/September 2005: review of Zen Shorts, p 71.
§ August/September 2005: review of Counting in the Garden, p 71.
§ April/May 2005: review of Never Cry Woof! By Jane Wattenberg, p 88.
§ January 2005: review of An Ethics Curriculum for Children by Heartwood Institute, p 64.
§ November/December 2004: review of PLATO Intermediate Writing Process and Practice, p 64.
§ October 2004: review of Kingfisher Illustrated Nature Encyclopedia by David Burnie, p 80.
§ October 2004: review of Let’s Count the Puppies by Katherine Kunhardt, p 79.
§ October 2004: review of Student Almanac of Hispanic American History: Greenwood Press, p 77.
§ October 2004: review of Major Taylor: Champion Cyclist by Lesa Cline-Ransome, p 72.
§ August/September 2004: review of The Six Pillars of Character: Live Wire Media.
§ August/September 2004: review of Students Workshop: Harrassment Hurts: Gossiping Taunting and Bullying: Sunburst Technology.
§ April/May 2004: review of Elementary Themes: Maps and Map Skills: http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/maps.htm, p 90.
§ March 2004: review of The Lost World of the Anasazi: Exploring the Mysteries of Chaco Canyon by Peter Lourie, p 72.
§ March 2004: review of Guide to Popular U.S. Landmarks edited by Richard Guy Lewis, p 77.
§ March 2004: review of Landmarks for Schools: http://www.landmark-project.com/index.php, p 89-90.
§ February
2004: review of Tree of Life: A Book depicting the Life of Charles Darwin by Peter
Six, p 61.
§ February 2004: review of Sacagawea by Lisa Erdrich, p 76.
§
February 2004: review of Acting Cool! Using Reader's Theatre to Teach Language
Arts & Social Studies in Your Classroom by Chris Gustafson, p 83.
§
November/December 2003: review of The Holocaust in History by Linda Jacobs Altman,
p 74.
§ November/December 2003: Biomes Atlases books by various authors,
p 78.
Volunteerism
2004-present Warwick (NY) Public Liberary
Reader for community members with visually handicapping conditions
2003-present Library Media Connection: www.linworth.com
Reviewer
January 2000-present
Chester (NY) Public Library
Trustee
Spring 2004 CyberFair: http://www.globalschoolhouse.org/cf/
Reviewer/Judge
May
2003 ThinkQuest New York City Challenge: http://www.tqnyc.org/
Judge
May
2003-2007 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE): http://www.iste.org
Grants and Awards Committee
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