Position:
Library Media Specialist K-5 at Metro-Atlanta Area, Adjunct Instructor at Georgia Perimeter College
Industry:
Primary/Secondary Education
Work:
Metro-Atlanta Area
since Jul 2009
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Library Media Specialist K-5
Georgia Perimeter College
since Jan 2001
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Adjunct Instructor
Atlanta Public Schools
Sep 2008 - May 2009
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Library Media Specialist (Long Term Supply)
Fulton County Schools: Spalding Drive Charter ES
2007 - 2008
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Teacher
Dallas Elementary School
Jul 2007 - May 2008
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Interrelated Reading Teacher
Campbell Middle School
Jul 2003 - May 2006
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Interrelated Reading Teacher
Pitts Elementary School
Jul 2002 - May 2003
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K-5 ESOL Teacher
Green Acres Elementary School
Oct 2001 - May 2002
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K-2 EIP Teacher
Education:
University of West Georgia 2004 - 2006
Ed.S, Media and Instructional Technology
The University of Georgia 2001 - 2003
Spec. Education, Interrelated Special Education
Southern Polytechnic State University 1998 - 1999
MS (Technical and Professional Communication), multimedia applications, web usability
Georgia State University 1991 - 1993
MPA, Public Administration
State University of New York at Stony Brook 1988 - 1990
MSW, Planning, Administration, and Research
Skills:
Staff Development, Leadership, Instructional Design, E-Learning, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Teachers, Grant Writing, Public Speaking, Higher Education, Social Networking, Community Outreach, Program Development, Research, Presenter, Elementary Education, Literacy
Interests:
I love to challenge myself to learn something new all the time. Ergo, I consider myself a life long learner. One more link since I ran out of room above: Wes Fryer, Moving at the Speed of Creativity, http://www.speedofcreativity.org/
Honor & Awards:
-Judge, Dekalb County Technology Fair (2010, 2011, 2012)
-Judge, Georgia Media Festival (2010, 2011, 2012)
-Discovery Education STAR Educator (2010, 2011)
-Co-created an application that led to earning a Top 3 finalist slot in the Target Heart of America School Library Makeover Grant Competition ($500.00 for media center) (2009)
-Achieved National Board Teacher Certification: Early-Middle Literacy/ Reading/Language Arts (2006).
-“Best Digital Print Emphasizing Light &Shadow” Photography Course (2005)
-Co-presented with Assistant Principal Barbara Cook at the Paulding County faculty in-service day, “Optimism, the Great Motivator”(2007).
-Pi Alpha Alpha (The National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration) (1993)