- Associates:
Elementary Education, East Central College, 1979
- Bachelor of Arts:Elementary Education,
Webster University, 1981
- Masters in Education: Curriculum and
Instruction, National-Louis
University, 1994
- Educational Technology Specialist:
University Missouri Columbia
School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, 2002
- Ph.D. in Education: Coursework and
Comprehensives Complete,
Specialization in Teaching and Training Online, Capella University,,
Anticipated Completion Date of Dissertation: January 2009
Additional
Certifications:
- eMINTS National
Center: Certified eMINTS Teacher, 2004
- eMINTS National Center: Certified eMINTS
Instructional Specialist, 2006
- May,2007- present:
SqoolTechs.com and Gamequarium.com, Educational Technology Consultant
and Educational Web Publisher
- 2004 to present: Midwest Educational Technology
Conference (METC)
Advisory Committee Member
- 2004 to May, 2007:
Valley Park School District, Instructional Technology Specialist,
eMINTS Coordinator, Moodle Administrator, and District Webmaster
- 2002 to 2004: Valley Park School District, Grade 5
eMINTS Teacher,
Building Technology Coordinator, Valley Park Elementary Webmaster,
Technology Integration and Web Design Trainer
- 1993 to 2002: School District of Washington,
Clearview Elementary,
Multiage Classroom Teacher, Grades 5 and 6, Clearview Elementary
Webmaster, Technology Trainer, Head Teacher of the Clearview Summer
School Program
- 1989 to 1993: School District of Washington, Labadie
Elementary,
Classroom Teacher, Grade 5
- 1981 to 1989: Franklin County R-2 Elementary,
Classroom Teacher,
Grade 6
Teaching Honors:
- Valley Park School
District: School Bell Retirement Award (2007)
- Valley Park School District: 5-years of Service Award
(2007)
- Valley Park School District: Above and Beyond for
Children Award
(2004)
- Valley Park Elementary: Reach and Teach Award (2002)
- Washington Rotary Club Outstanding Educator Award
(2001)
- Clearview Elementary: Outstanding Educator of the
Year (2001)
- School District of Washington: Teacher of the Year
Nominee (2001)
- Clearview Elementary: Outstanding Educator of the
Year (1994)
- School District of Washington: Teacher of the Year
Nominee (1994)
Grants:
- Valley Park School
District: Title II.D eMINTS Grant-$330,000 (2006)
- Valley Park School District: Title II.D eMINTS
Grant-$149,000 (2007)
Web Site Awards:
Gamequarium
– ( http://www.gamequarium.com )
- “Guidelines for Online
Collaboration” cited in
Chapter 2 of Learning Together in Community: Collaboration Online by
Dr. Rena Palloff and Dr. Keith Pratt.
- Gamequarium referenced in Education for an
Information Age: Teaching
In The Computerized Classroom(6th edition) Bernard John Poole, Betsy
Sky-McLlvain, Lorrie Jackson,
Yvonne Singer, 2006.
- Gamequarium recommended in First-Year Teacher's
Survival Kit:
Ready-to-Use Strategies, Tools & Activities for Meeting the
Challenges of Each School Day by Julia G.
Thompson.
- Gamequarium recommended in The Excellent 11:
Qualities Teachers and
Parents Use to Motivate, Inspire, and Educate Children by Ron Clark,
Disney's American Teacher of the Year in 2000.
- Gamequarium recommended in Literacy Tutoring
Handbook: A Guide To
Teaching Children And Adults To Read And Write by Raymond P. Siljander,
Jacqueline Reina, Roger A. Siljander.
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