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Teacher Advisory Committee - The Smithsonian Institution -
2010
Oh Freedom!
Civil Rights Web Site Project. Helped design curriculum and
web site for forthcoming exhibition this Fall 2010 in
Washington D.C.
2006 - 2009, Adjunct Lecturer, Baruch College Summer Step
Academy:
Baruch College, City University of New York, College
Now Program: Taught web design principles, Baruch Step
Academy: Helping to develop online journalism class using Web
2.0 tools via media workshop with high school students.
Carnegie Scholar,
1999 - 2001
Nominated and selected as one of fourteen teachers nation-wide
to participate in
the
Carnegie Academy
for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Subject of study: How to achieve educational vision
with new media tools.
Director
–
Technology and Curriculum, 1999-2001
Teachers Network (IMPACT II) New York, New York.
Coordinator of the TeachNet Professional Development Project
for eight affiliate sites nationwide, grant disseminator, fund
developer for technology/curriculum grants in addition to
various administrative responsibilities. http://www.teachersnetwork.org
Teacher of Social Studies
1989-1990,
at Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, Mo.
Taught World History & Psychology.
Sponsor of the Amnesty International Chapter & Latin
Percussion Ensemble.
Technical Proficiencies
SmartBoard: Use in the classroom and workshop leadership
Web 2.0: Experienced user of Google Tools, including shared
docs, wikis, more...
Network: Windows NT, Windows 2000/2003
Administration and Web Server
Web Page Authoring: Microsoft FrontPage, Macromedia Dream
Weaver
Applications: Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe PhotoShop, Digital
Imaging Software
Hardware: Twelve years experience troubleshooting Windows
machines and networks.
Affiliations/Consulting
2006 - Google New York Teachers Council
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Committee to help develop direction for Google education
portal.
2004 - 2005 Consultant, Fordham University
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Developing media literacy & technology for the adolescent
education program in the Graduate School of Education.
2001 New York City Board of Education Professional Development
Web Portal
- Directed the development of the high school professional
development web content for new teachers.
1998 - 2001 The Center For School Development,
The City University of New York. Webmaster and Consultant for
the
SchoolLink
U.S./Japan Project; an on-line, educational collaborative
effort between teachers in Japan and the U.S. and The Ditmas
Project online tutoring program,
1995 - 2001 The Learning Bridge Project,
New York City Coordinator. Developed and administered
collaborative virtual learning projects and face-to-face
visitation between students and teachers at Murry Bergtraum
High School in New York City and the
Fredrika
Bremer School in Stockholm, Sweden.
1997 - 1999 American Social History Project/ New Media
Classroom,
of the Graduate Center- Center for Media and Learning, The
City University of New York- http://www.ashp.cuny.edu,
Institute developer and presenter. Building a
conversation around inquiry and narrative for the American
History survey in the new media setting.
Press
The New York Times on the Web:
When School Is Held on Snow Days,
Rebecca Weiner:
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/14/technology/14EDUCATION.html
Publications
Teacher Vision in the New Media Classroom-
Learning and Leading with Technology , feature article
November 2001. International Society for Technology in
Education (www.iste.org).
Building and Using a Database in the Classroom-
Learning and Leading with Technology
feature article December/January 2001/2002. International
Society for Technology in Education (www.iste.org).
Keeping the Classroom Safe For Democracy,
Using the Internet in the High School Social Studies Class,
CivNet’s
Journal,
March 1999.
Sample Presentations
NCREST/ISA
- National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools &
Teaching - Columbia University / Institute for Student
Achievement Using new media tools in the small learning
community, Tarrytown, New York.
http://www.elfrank.com/isa/
June 2005 & June 2006
NECC- The National Education Computing Association Conference,
San Antonio, Texas.
Serving
Up Data on School Web Sites,
http://www.neccsite.org.
June 2002
Teacher Scholarship - The Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching, Coalition of Essential Schools &
National Writing Project.
Teacher
Vision in the New Media Classroom.
Oakland, California. July 2001
Tech Now – Converge Magazine & NYC Board of Education:
Presenting-
Teacher Networking Via the Web.
October 19, 2000.
New York State Association for Computers and Technology in
Education
(NYSCATE)
http://www.nyscate.org
. Achieving High Standards in the Online Social Studies
Class.
Albany, New York, November 1998.
Aligning Classrooms and Technology I & II, Manhattan High
Schools Technology Conference, Presenter:
Approaching the New Standards In the Online Social Studies
Class,
May 1998 & 1999.
Presented examples of how using the Internet can facilitate
teaching to standards.
Consortium For School Networking
(COSN)
http://www.cosn.org
National Conference, Feb. 1999. Demonstration of the use of
the
Webfolio
in the social studies and English class.
Grant Proposals
1999- 2000
Numerous corporate grants funded from AT&T Foundation,
Citigroup Foundation, Pfizer Foundation and other
contributors for the TeachNet Project and other related
programs at Teachers Network.
1995 and 1997 Goals 2000
(funded) grant for technology enhancement and staff
development plans.
1997 Comprehensive Educational Plan,
(funded) for school-wide plan from the Manhattan High School
Division.
International Travel
Peru –
2011 Travelling with wife to accept her international literary
award.
Spain – 2009 & 2006: Historic tours:
Andalucía, Aragon, Catalonia, Castillia,
Morocco
– 2009: Historic tour of Tangier
India –
2007: for Celebration of 60th Anniversary of Independence,
Gandhi study
China – 2005: Met with professor
from Beijing university, Historic tour
England --
2005: Historic tour of London
Greece – 2004: Historic tour Athens and Crete
Sweden – 1997 & 1999: Learning bridge project,
collaboration with Swedish
educators and classes.
France – 1993:
Historic Tour of Paris and Chartres
Holland –
1993: Historic Tour Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
Education
MA Public Administration,
Saint Louis University,
http://www.slu.edu
BA Philosophy,
Saint Louis University
Certification
Life certificates in: New York State, New York City,
Massachusetts, and Missouri.
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