Vitae


 * Education **

2002 ....... Ph.D., Curriculum and Instructional Technology, University of Colorado at Denver

1991 ........ Master of Education, Curriculum and Supervision, University of Colorado at Denver

1991 ........ Colorado Professional Teaching Certificate (Type B), University of Colorado at Denver

1978 ........ Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of Colorado at Boulder


 * Professional Positions **

2002-2011 .... //Metropolitan State College of Denver (Part-Time Professor)// ..................... Semester courses in the Initial Teacher Education program ..................... Courses written and taught include (face-to-face, hybrid, and online): ............................... Applications of Educational Technology (http://cooltoolz.wikispaces.com) ............................... Instructional Delivery for the Interactive Environment (http://drmcgregor.wikispaces.com) ............................... Standards-Based Curriculum, Assessment and Management (teaching materials archived on Blackboard) ............................... Educational Psychology (teaching materials archived on Blackboard)

1999-2002// .... University of Colorado-Denver (Adjunct Professor)// ...................... Semester courses in the Master’s and Initial Teacher Education program ...................... Courses written and taught include (face-to-face, hybrid, and online): ............................... Cognition and Instruction ............................... Technology for Productivity and Learning ............................... Instructional Development and Production ............................... Educational Psychology

1999-present. //Denver Public Schools (full-time Educational Technology Coordinator)// ...................... Providing support to 156 urban schools, 4000 teachers .......................... --technology integration .......................... --curriculum development ............................ --professional development (teachers and administrators) ............................ --implemented technology-driven reading intervention for struggling elementary students, modeled on best practices and award-winning national ............................... programs (http://dps-iread.wikispaces.com) - --designed and implemented data-driven pilot of reading intervention for struggling secondary students, utilizing national and international data ............................... to drive program attributes (“Let’s Read!”) ............................ --co-designed and implemented district online staff development in Google Tools and Web2.0 tools use (http://dps-learning2oh.wikispaces.com/) . ............................ --co-designed and implemented training for teachers integrate technology-driven interdisciplinary, project-based curriculum ................................ ([])

1991-1999// ..... Classroom Teaching (Social Studies, Language Arts certified)//
 * Bear Creek High School (Lakewood, CO)
 * John F. Kennedy High School (Denver, CO)
 * O’Connell Middle School (Lakewood, CO)


 * Presentations / Accolades **


 * Annual presenter at the TIE (Technology in Education) conference in Copper Mountain, Colorado
 * Annual co-presenter at the CAGT (Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented) conference
 * Co-presenter at the 2010 CLAS (Colorado Language Arts Society) conference in Denver, Colorado
 * Co-organizer of Colorado Educational Technology Specialists
 * Recipient of the 2000-2001 Boettcher Teacher Award
 * Served twice (both in 2000) for the Department of Education's review committee evaluating and recommended funding for international PT3 grants (Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology)
 * Selected and served with the summer 2000 curriculum writing team for the International models for use in teacher education universities
 * District “storyteller”


 * EDUCATOR SOFTWARE / HARDWARE **

// Expertise in educational use of: //


 * interactive whiteboards (Promethean, Smart, Mimio)
 * document cameras
 * ipads/itouches
 * global interaction and collaboration applications
 * Web2.0 tools
 * screencasting
 * mp3 recording and use
 * student information repositories
 * administrator, teacher, student and parent portals
 * district gradebook programs
 * LiveText
 * Moodle and Blackboard

Official transcripts and letters of recommendation available upon request.


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