Education:
Marysville High School - Marysville, Ohio - 1959 - 1961
Rincon High School - Tucson, Arizona - 1961- 1963
College Level Biology and Physics senior year
University of Arizona - Tucson, Arizona - 1963 - 1967
Bachelors in Elementary Education with Science and Math
minor - 1967
Masters in Science Teaching with Earth Science major -
1973
Beyond Masters Degree at University of Arizona
Computer Applications in Language Arts, Computer Applications
in Math Education, Image
Processing for Teaching (Planetary Sciences)- 1984 - 1990
University of Maryland - College Park, MD - 1993
Using Image Processing in Earth Sciences
Wheeling Jesuit University - Wheeling, WV - 1997-8
NASA COTF 2001 MTC - Coursework in Instructional Technology
Teaching Experience:
Stacey Intermediate School - Westminster, California - 1967 -
1968
Science Instructor and Science Department Head
Doolen Junior High School - Tucson, Arizona - 1968 - 1969
Science Instructor and Science Department Head
U.S. Army Various - 1969 - 1971
Scientific glassblower at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
- also did research
glassblowing for the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and the
National Naval Medical
Center
Doolen Junior High School - Tucson, Arizona - 1971 - 1986
Science Instructor and Science Department Head
Booth Fickett Math Science Magnet School - Tucson, Arizona - 1986
- 1995
Science Instructor and Acting Science Department Chair
Booth Fickett Math Science Magnet School - Tucson, Arizona - 1995
- 1999
Director of the Booth Fickett Technology Center K-8
University of Arizona - Tucson, Arizona - 1991
On teaching staff for Image Processing for Teaching summer Planetary
Sciences workshop
University of Arizona - Tucson, Arizona - 1992
On image processing activity development team for the Image Processing
for Teaching
project (developing activities for use by other science teachers)
Tucson Unified School District - Tucson, Arizona - 1968 - 1999
Led multiple inservice training sessions for our school district
science teachers
Booth Fickett Math Science Magnet School - Tucson, Arizona - 1995
- 1999
Technology resource teacher in charge of setting up our K - 8
Technology Center and
teacher training in technology use
Selected as a participant in the NASA Classroom of the Future
(COTF) 2001 Master
Teacher Cadre Program - Wheeling Jesuit University - 1997 - present
Assorted activities and awards:
Began making magic apparatus for others in the 1960 's
Created Arizona Crystal Engraving in 1975
Designed and supervised construction of our outdoor habitat
at Booth Fickett
Served as a chaperone teacher for our science club's annual trip
to Catalina Island Marine Institute off the coast of Los
Angeles
Asked by Apple Computers to be an Apple Classroom of Tomorrow
Experimental Learning Center - grant
Asked by IBM EduQuest to student lab test their PSL probeware
- grant
Asked by AccuLab to student lab test their AccuLab probeware
- grant
Presenter at numerous professional conferences including - Arizona
Science Teachers Association, National Science Teachers
Association, American Association for the Advancement of
Science, Fortune 500 Education Summit, Education
Commission for the States, University of Arizona Computers
in Education, and Arizona State University's Microcomputers
in Education
Elder and Building and Grounds Committee moderator at St. Mark's
Presbyterian Church
Recipient of grant as part of the US WEST Outstanding Teacher
program
Cub Scout Committee Chair, Cub Master, Webelos Leader, Assistant
Scoutmaster, Scoutmaster (recipient of the National President's
Scoutmaster Award of Merit), Science Merit Badge and Canoe/Kayak
Merit Badge Counsellor
Charter member and past president of the Tucson Magic Club
Selected for inclusion in the International Society for Technology
in Education's Celebrating Success program
First and second place winner for Arizona in the national
NASA/NSTA Mission to Planet Earth Project
Served on three science textbook/materials adoption committees
for my school district
Recently served on my school district's technology committee
Regular judge for Southern Arizona Regional Science Fair
Selected by the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)
group to have my female students featured in their video promoting
science, technology, and engineering fields as career choices
for girls
Created my own CD-ROM, An Introduction to Image Processing,
which features interactive lessons, images, and activities utilizing
image processing as a tool to turn kids on to science - this is
designed as a complete teach yourself image processing package
for those wishing to include such exciting lessons in their science
courses. This CD-ROM was developed in my evenings, on weekends,
and over my vacations. All activities were tested with my middle
school students during several school years to make certain that
they were effective.
Published numerous interactive multimedia science materials on
Nautilus CD , National Home and School Mac CD, MACsonian
CD-ROM, Bulletin Board in a Box CD-ROM, America
Online, and my own web pages.
Featured as cover story for a special edition of Electronic
Learning magazine (photo on my Home Page)
Featured in the University of Arizona Research magazine
Student work featured in Fortune Magazine
Asked by Holt Publishing to write a series of articles on how
to utilize technology in the science lab for their Holt Science
Communicator magazine
My work has been selected to be included in several National
School Board Association publications as models for technology
use at other schools
Asked by multiple software/hardware developers to test their products
Received Carl D. Perkins Vocational Technology Education
grant
Selected as a member of the NASA Classroom of the Future 2001
Master Teacher Cadre
Recipient of $5,000 personal cash award from Intel "In
Recognition For Excellence In The Development And Implementation
Of An Innovative Method For Teaching Math, Science, And Technology
- 1998" as part of the Intel Innovation in Teaching
Awards Program.
Developed and posted a series of activities for other students
and teachers around the world
to use.
Selected as the March, 1999 winner of the Gateway Computer in
the web making contest
on the SchoolLife web site.
Retired in May, 1999 to run my business.
September, 1999: My website was selected as a featured site in
StudyWeb as one of the
best educational resources on the Web.
September 1999-current: Asked to serve as the chair of the St. Mark's Presbyterian Church Long Range Planning Task Force
Currently manufacturing magic apparatus, engraving crystal, and enjoying life!