Saint Joseph School District , Saint Joseph

September 2010 - January 2012

The District Instructional Technology Specialist is responsible for providing instructional leadership, curriculum support, and staff development in the realm of academic technology. This position provides support to teachers, building administrators and central office administrators, as well as other appropriate district personnel. The big picture of this position is oversight of the implementation of programs that effectively integrate academic technology into curriculum and instruction in order to create a more flexible and student-centered learning environment. The position requires the vision needed to design and implement modern and innovative programs that help transform our curriculum and instruction into an inspiring modern learning environment. The Instructional Technology Specialist is key to allowing both C&I and IT to function and communicate effectively into the 21st Century. In short, the ITS is a very technology-savvy educator.

Saint Joseph School District , Saint Joseph

September 2006 - September 2010

In the SJSD, every secondary school employs one generalist Instructional Coach. Due to the unique nature as a trans-content specialist in the content-heavy world of secondary education, the Instructional Coach is able to clearly focus on pedagogy in working collaboratively to support instructional staff. This position is also a teaching position for 1/8 of the school schedule. Remaining a classroom teacher is an important element of this role.

Saint Joseph School District , Saint Joseph

September 1992 - September 2006

15 year teacher of the following subjects: Honors Biology, Dual Credit Biology via MWSU, Marine Biology, Zoology, Botany, Ecology, Science Investigations, etc. During this time I was also a wrestling coach for 20 years (including two years during college). The first 12 years I was a a varsity assistant coach at Lafayette High School. The final 8 years of my career as a coach, I was the head wrestling coach at Benton High School.