Interests

  • Fostering personal growth in self, students, friends and colleagues.
  • Integrating technology into classrooms and teaching practices
  • Using social software to facilitate communities of practice
  • Challenging accepted thinking about education in an effort to move the education system out of an industrial paradigm
  • The intersections of technology, creativity, spirituality and leadership
  • Developing and promoting online portfolios for students and teachers

Skills

  • Self-directed learner - committed to the concept and practice of life-long learning
  • Coaching expertise - completed 116 hours of coach training with The Coaches Training Institute in San Francisco, CA.
  • Experienced workshop presenter
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Skilled at teaching adults and students to become productive with technology, primarily in using applications software, telecommunications, and multimedia technologies in the learning process.
  • Proficient in new internet technologies including social software applications and blog and wiki applications including supplementary tools like image hosting and podcasting and videocasting
  • Proficient in various presentation software including PowerPoint, Front Page, Dreamweaver and Keynote as well as word processing, spreadsheet, database and desktop publishing software

Education

Master of Education in Educational Leadership
2004-2005, City University
Bellevue, Washington

Diploma of Teacher Librarianship
1998-2000, University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia

Bachelor of Education
1984-1988, University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Ongoing self-directed learning about pedagogy, technology, brain research and leadership.

Teaching Experience

Teacher-Librarian
2001-Present
Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School
Comox Valley School District #71

Teacher-Librarian and Grade 7/8 Generalist Teacher
1994-2000
Robb Road Middle School
Comox Valley School District #71

Humanities Teacher
1992-1993
Charles Hays Secondary School
Prince Rupert School District #52

Grade Eight Teacher
1989-1992
King Edward Elementary School
Prince Rupert School District #52

Other Experience

Growth Plan Goaltender

Assisted and provided support and guidance to 18 teachers in developing and maintaining their personal Professional Growth Plans over the course of the 2006-2oo7 and 2007-2008 school years.

Teaching Assistant

Presents students with research skills and technology tools that will aid them in their master's work and in the classroom. Research skills taught and reviewed include retrieving information from numerous sources, using APA style, developing and analysing a research topic, and evaluating a variety of information resources. Technology tools taught and refined include word-processing, on-line resources, slide shows, and email.


Workshop Presenter

  • Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts: How teachers can use the new internet technologies (district)
  • PowerPoint (staff)
  • There is a Blog in Your Future (Teacher-Librarian conference)
  • Beyond Atwell: Taking another look at the writing workshop (English Teachers conference)

School Representative on School District #71 Literacy Committee

Member of School District #71 Information Technology Advisory Committee

Teacher Leader in Milt MacLaren's Networking the Fraser River Project

District Trainer for Macintosh Computers, School District #54

Certified Yoga Teacher

Online Facilitator/Manager

Professional Development

Professional Memberships

References

Dr. Doug Player
City University Professor
CEO, E-Learning Desktop Inc.

Mr. Wayne Friesen
Principal
Mark Isfeld Secondary School

Karen Dawson
Leadership Coach
Create Now Leadership Development


Please email me for contact information for references.