Problem solving for disabled students, teachers and Parents; RLATS Serving Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Walton and Washington District Schools in Florida

(worked for PAEC under contract with another district 1999-2001)Providing Training and Technical Assistance to PAEC Member districts in the areas of:Assistive TechnologyInstructional TechnologyInformation TechnologyE-Learning and Face to Face Professional DevelopmentIn addition:Budget ResponsibilitiesProgram Development and EvaluationLeadership DevelopmentI have written and managed over 3 million dollars in grants that focused on providing training and… Show more (worked for PAEC under contract with another district 1999-2001)Providing Training and Technical Assistance to PAEC Member districts in the areas of:Assistive TechnologyInstructional TechnologyInformation TechnologyE-Learning and Face to Face Professional DevelopmentIn addition:Budget ResponsibilitiesProgram Development and EvaluationLeadership DevelopmentI have written and managed over 3 million dollars in grants that focused on providing training and technical assistance in the areas of Universal Design for Learning and instructional technology.I led the PAEC Technology committee in decisions re: purchase of computers, network equipment and servers and attended training on Cisco routers, Novell Servers, Microsoft Server, FirstClass Collaborative services, Microsoft Exchange and VMware.Over the years I have provided hundreds of technology workshops on the following topics: Universal Design for Learning, Project Based Learning, Problem Based Learning, Technology Integration to support Differentiated Instruction, ActivLearning/ActivInspire, Digital Media Training, Creative Media Training, Virtual Environments for instruction and supports for students with disabilities, and Blended Learning.I have attended three different workshops on using Xcode to write apps for IOS devices inEducation Show less

Major accomplishments: Six years experience teaching 4th-5th grades including gifted instruction using Lego Logo Robotics/Computer programming - selected to attend Space Camp for TeachersWrote a grant to retrofit the school providing fiber to the desktop for 50+classroomsWrote grants and managed internal funds to purchase, install and train teachers on 150 computersPurchased, configured and maintained the school’s own collaborative group email server (FirstClass)Purchased… Show more Major accomplishments: Six years experience teaching 4th-5th grades including gifted instruction using Lego Logo Robotics/Computer programming - selected to attend Space Camp for TeachersWrote a grant to retrofit the school providing fiber to the desktop for 50+classroomsWrote grants and managed internal funds to purchase, install and train teachers on 150 computersPurchased, configured and maintained the school’s own collaborative group email server (FirstClass)Purchased, configured and managed the school’s computer management system to centralize software installation, control printing to network laser printers, monitoring and remote control of desktopsWrote the school’s 5 year technology planContributed technology aspects of the school’s School Improvement PlanEstablished Grade level Technology Experts to assist with technology integration and managementHelped the school meet all School Improvement Goals related to technology including the goal that every student would create a multimedia projectStarted leading professional learning activities related to technology integration outside the district by conducting workshops for PAEC during the summers (1994-1998) Show less