Education and Experience
Certification
I am certified from Wisconsin in the following areas (all PK-12)
- Art
- Adaptive Education
- Assistive Technology
- Educational Technology
Training
- Undergraduate degree in Art Education/Art Therapy from Alverno College - 1993
- Master's degree in Assistive Technology from St. Norbert College - 2000
- COETAIL Program (Certificate in Educational Technology for International Schools) - 2014
- Mac School Student Information System software training - 2002
- PYP (school-based and Making the PYP Happen, The Role of PYP in the Arts, Assessment) - 2004, 2006, 2019
- Online courses on Intermediate Web Design with Dreamweaver, Mobile Learning & Technology, and Kidspiration, Inspiration from UW Stout - 2007, 2011
- Teacher's Leadership workshop from Teacher's Training Center - 2006
- Admin Plus Student Information System software training - 2006
- ESL in the Mainstream - 2010
- Attended conferences: Google Summit, ISTE, NAEA, WAEA, JOSTI, Mac World, Closing the Gap, state levels of art and general Education, overseas regional conferences (MAIS, AISA, CESA, EARCOS, KORCOS). Presented at several of these events.
Experience
Art
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Technology
- Technology Integration Facilitator in India for four years, Technology Coordinator/Facilitator for four years in Serbia, two in Tunisia and in Mali, and as a technology integration specialist in Milwaukee for one year prior to going overseas.
- At all places I utilized an integrative approach and worked closely with classroom teachers.
- Set up school's first technology program in Mali and significantly expanded the programs in Tunisia and Serbia - both schools which experienced exponential population growth.
- Designed the Integrative Technology program for the elementary school in Chennai, India and collaborated with Tech Director to significantly expand the availability of technology within the classroom.
English as an Additional Language
- Taught English to Chinese children ages 3-14 using the online learning platform VIPKID.
Transcripts
MA Assistive Technology St. Norbert College DePere, WI
BA Art Education/Art Therapy Alverno College Milwaukee, WI
Certificate in Educational Technology for International Schools SUNY Buffalo
ESL in the Mainstream
UW Stout courses
PYP Making it Happen, The Role of PYP in the Arts
BA Art Education/Art Therapy Alverno College Milwaukee, WI
Certificate in Educational Technology for International Schools SUNY Buffalo
ESL in the Mainstream
UW Stout courses
PYP Making it Happen, The Role of PYP in the Arts