Academic Degrees and Certifications

Doctor of Philosophy, 2007
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
College of Education, Health, and Human Services
Dissertation: The Path Less Traveled: A Phenomenological Understanding of Adventure-Based Professional Development
Co-Chairs: Dr. Ambrose, Dr. Rishel
Major: Curriculum and Instruction

Masters of Educational Administration, 2004
Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio

Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education, 1999
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

Ohio State Professional Teaching License, 1999-Present
State Professional License for Grades 1-8, Science Concentration

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor, The College of Wooster, 2007-Present
Wooster, Ohio

Courses Taught:
IDPT101: First Year Seminar (2008, 2011)
EDUC100: introduction to Education
EDUC120: Content Area Reading
EDUC140: Integrated Fine Arts
EDUC160: Fundamentals of Environmental Education
EDUC241: Introduction the Middle Childhood Education
EDUC251: Introduction to Adolescent and Young Adult Education
EDUC300: Issues in Education
EDUC315: Curriculum Methods and Assessment in Integrated Language Arts
EDUC316: Curriculum Methods and Assessment in Integrated Mathematics
EDUC317: Curriculum Methods and Assessment in Natural Sciences
EDUC318: Curriculum Methods and Assessment in Integrated Social Studies
EDUC390-392: Early Childhood Education Student Teaching Seminar
EDUC393-395: Adolescent and Young Adult Student Teaching Seminar
EDUC396-398: Multi-Age Music Student Teaching Seminar
Social Entrepreneurship Advisor
Student Teaching Supervisor
Independent Study Advisor

Adjunct Professor, The College of Wooster, 2007
Wooster, Ohio

Courses Taught:
EDUC241: Introduction the Middle Childhood Education

Teaching Fellow, Kent State University, 2006-2007
Kent, Ohio

Courses Taught:
MCED30002: Integrated Science and Social Studies in Middle Grades (undergraduate)
C&I40000, C&I 67095: Science Teacher Leadership (graduate)

Graduate Assistant, Kent State University, 2004-2007
Kent, Ohio

Duties included: working on the Northeastern Ohio Center for Excellence (NEOCEx) grant project through field observations, narrative descriptions, programmatic research and evaluation, and workshop planning; aided senior faculty in various aspects of research, publications, and presentations; maintained web presence for various departmental programs.

Special Projects and Responsibilities

FYS Training and Pilot Redesign, Facilitator, 2012-2015
Worked with a fellow colleague to assess the current FYS system, develop a new pilot program to meet the articulated needs of the current program, recruited and trained a cohort of faculty members to implement the pilot program, and conducted a final assessment of the pilot experience to inform future decision-making. In addition, I was a part of a two-person team to design and implement the FYS training for the rest of the faculty instructors.

WOOSTER Faculty Series, 2012-2013
Traveled to Washington DC on behalf of the College to present in this faculty series. This event was one in a series of luncheons held throughout the fall in which the College featured faculty members on topics connected with teaching, research and mentored undergraduate research.

Faculty Fellows, Curriculum Designer and Facilitator, 2012-2013
The goals of the program were to increase the number of faculty taking advantage of Web 2.0 and other technologies in their teaching and scholarship, to familiarize faculty with tools and project types with which Instructional Technology can help, and to help faculty learn how to assess technology projects. Participants were also be expected to develop course units to be implemented in one of their Fall courses and to participate in continuing dialog throughout the Fall Semester, and share their work with their colleagues in a faculty development event, such as Teaching Matters, Research Matters, or a brown-bag session

I.S. Research Prize in Sustainability and the Environment, Design Team, 2012-2013
Worked with two additional faculty members to develop the initial criteria and scoring guidelines for this new prize that recognizes excellence in undergraduate research which contributes to our understanding of sustainability and the environment.  In addition, submissions were evaluated on originality, depth, breadth, or sophistication in the use of information resources, as well as, exceptional ability to select, evaluate, synthesize and utilize information resources in the creation of a project in any media.

Board of Trustees IT Committee, 2012-2013
I was asked to work with Instructional Technology in supporting the Board of Trustees as they began their conversations around the future of technology on the campus. Our role was to help prepare them to make a presentation to the full board during their winter meeting. We gathered research, provided commentary, and acted as a sounding board throughout their deliberations.

Sophomore Retreat, Director, 2011-2013
Facilitated the planning and implementation of the College of Wooster’s Annual Sophomore Retreat. Designed to provide opportunities for students (80-130 participants) to interact with faulty, staff, and fellow students and to consider differing perspectives, the Sophomore Retreat is a twenty-four hour experience providing outdoor experiential learning activities, reflection exercises, meals, casual interactions, and fun.

Educational Policy Committee, Elected Member, 2010-2013
Elected to a three-year term.

Admissions Liaison, 2007-2013
Education department liaison for the Admissions Department. Duties include meeting with prospective students and their families, provide an overview of the Education minor and licensure programs, attend various admissions events, and serve as the departmental point-person for other various admissions related issues.

Excellence in Teaching Selection Committee, 2007-2013
Assisted in the application and review of applicants submitted for the Excellence in Teaching honor provided by the College.

Program House Advisor, 2010-2013
Serving as the advisor for a two Program Houses focused on mentoring at-risk youth at the middle school level.

Mellon Digital Archives Grant Committee, 2010-2013
Currently serving on the selection committee looking to award faculty projects that are exploring the innovative uses of digital archiving.

Periclean Faculty Leader, 2010-2012
Served as the first PFL for the College. Developed and taught EDUC300 as a Civic Engagement Course.

Jack Kent-Cooke Scholarship Committee, 2007-2011
Assisted in the application and review of candidates seeking the regional candidacy for the Jack Kent-Coke Scholarship.

Undergraduate Research Center Planning Committee, 2010-2011
Served on both the Planning Committee and the Architect Selection Committee.

Emerging Technology Specialist Selection Committee, 2011
Part of a the applicant review team for the new Emerging Technology Specialist position.

Sophomore Retreat, 2010-2011, Retreat Planning Committee
Participated in the planning and implementation of the 2010 Sophomore Retreat.

Digital I.S. Committee, 2010
Helped develop the guidelines and aided in the facilitation and honoring of digital I.S. projects.

Sophomore Retreat, Participant and Collaborator, 2009-2010
Participated in the 2009 Sophomore Retreat as a representative of the Education Department. In 2010 helped in develop the retreat served as one of the facilitators throughout the weekend.

LIRTC Committee, Member, 2008-2009, Chair. 2009-2010
The purposes of the Library,  Information Resources, and Technology Committee (LIRTC) are to  foster communication between faculty, staff, and students on issues relating to the College libraries and to IT and instructional technology and to engage in short and long-range planning for the establishment of facilities, services, and information content to meet the learning, research, and administrative needs of the College. The committee meets monthly and reports to the faculty once each semester and whenever need arises.

Hales Fund Reading Group, 2008-2010
Selected to participate in the Hales Fund Reading Group in 2009, and participated in developing the 2010 proposal and participated in the group as well.

Technology Learning Community, 2008-2009
Selected to participate in the “Assessing the Effective Use of Technology in a Liberal Arts Curriculum” learning community with the intent to develop a deeper understanding of the issues that inform the use of technology in teaching and learning.

Teaching Matters, 2008-2009
Invited to assist in the Teaching Matters professional community. In the past, this has been a campus-wide program, but has been changed to aide in the transition of new faculty into the college teaching world.

Teacher-Scholar Program, 2007-2008
Developed and presented orientation session for the Teacher-Scholar Program; provide assistance to the Director of the Wooster Science Education Center (WSEC) as needed.

Publications

Broda, M., Schmidt, A. & Wereley, M. (2014). Informing our (i)pedagogy: Effective tablet-teaching methodologies. The Ohio Journal of Teacher Education, 27(4), 8-17.

Broda, M., A. Schmidt, M. Wereley. (2014). Connect, share, write: Using mobile technologies to engage pre-K-3 struggling readers and to meet state mandates. Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Broda, M., Schmidt, A., Wereley, M. (2011). Swapping chisel for stylus: The impact of tablet computing on the evolving roles of the instructor and learner. In T. Bastiaens & M. Ebner (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2011 (pp. 2674-2678). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Broda, M. (2011). Enhancing outdoor learning with technology. In H. Broda Moving the classroom outdoors: School-yard enhance learning in action. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishing.

Broda, M., Schmidt, A., Wereley, M. (2011). Moses Was on to Something: A Reflective Analysis of the iPad Tablet in Field and Clinical Experiences. In M. Koehler & P. Mishra (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (pp. 3149-3153). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Broda, M., Wereley, M., Schmidt, A., Shutt, J. (2010). To Tweet or Not To Tweet:Using Socially Mediated Technologies to Promote 21st Century Pedagogy. In D. Gibson & B. Dodge (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (pp. 3215-3219). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Winstein, M., Broda, M. (2009). Resuscitating the critical in the biological grotesque: Blood, guts, biomachismo in science/education and human guinea pig discourse. Cultural Studies in Science Education, 4(4), 761-780.

Winstein, M., Broda, M. (2009). Dialectics, dialogics and other ways of reading us. Cultural Studies in Science Education, 4(4), 799-801.

Broda, M., Wereley, M., Schmidt, A. (2009). Making meaning from field: Using weblogs, wikis, and digital stories to debrief field placements. In I. Gibson et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (pp. 2754-2759). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Broda, M., Broda, K., Dunlap, T. (2008). Reaching the summit: Using information technologies to enhance adventure-based learning experiences. In C. Bonk et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (pp. 1508-1513). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Broda, K., Broda, M. (2008). Tinsel-town methodologies: Using new-media literacy in language arts methods courses as a model for increasing student engagement and understanding of classical literature. In C. Bonk et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2008 (pp. 1503-1507). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Broda, M., Wereley, M., Schmidt, A. (2008). From “Higher ed” to “wired-ed”: Using authentic multimedia and hypermedia technology to promote deep-thinking about course content and pedagogical practice. In J. Luca & E. Weippl (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2008 (pp. 4032-4037). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Wereley, M., Schmidt, A., Broda, M. (2008). Dewey in the Digital Age- Using authentic technology projects to promote deep-thinking about course content and pedagogical practice. In K. McFerrin et al. (Eds.),Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (pp. 4362-4367). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Broda, M. (2005). On-line assessment guide – Teaching science to children: An inquiry approach.
New York, NY: McGraw Hill.

Broda, H., Broda, M., Baisden, C. (2001). We are more alike than we are different. Ohio Middle School
Journal, 5(1).

Broda, M., Baisden, C. (2000). Integrated biomes. Center for Leadership in School Reform: Reinventing Schoolwork Exemplar. www.clsr.org

Presentations

Broda, M. (2014). Educommuni[ty]cation: Classroom social networks that thrive (Keynote Address). III Coloquio Ibero-Americano de Educommunicacao e IV Coloquio Catarinense de Educommunicacao (EDUCOM), Florianopolis, Brazil (May, 2014).

Broda, M. (2014). Developing innovative learning environments (Keynote Address). Ministerio da Educacao – Instituto Federal de Educacao (IFSC), Gaspar, Brazil (April, 2014).

Broda, M. (2014). Innovation in the middle and secondary classroom. I Seminario integrado de Observatorios da Educacao (UFRRJ), Nova Iguaca, Brazil (April, 2014).

Broda, M., A. Schmidt, M. Wereley. (2014). Connect, share, write: Using mobile technologies to engage pre-K-3 struggling readers and to meet state mandates. 2014 Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference (SITE), Jacksonville, FL (March, 2014).

Broda, M. (2013). Face-to-Facebook: Building classroom social networks to foster success in hybrid classrooms (Keynote Address). International Conference on Interactive Computer-Aided Blended Learning (ICBL), Florianopolis, Brazil (November, 2013).

Broda, M. (2013). School and technology insertion from different perspectives: Europe and the United States (Panelist). Connected Classes Seminar – Curricula Innovation and Collaborative Learning in the Primary School (PROUCA), Florianopolis, Brazil (November, 2013).

Broda, M. (2013). Possibilities of working with new technologies in the classroom. Connected Classes Seminar – Curricula Innovation and Collaborative Learning in the Primary School (PROUCA), Florianopolis, Brazil (November, 2013).

Broda, M., A. Schmidt, M. Wereley. (2013). Those who “Khan” do: Preparing future teachers for the flipped classroom. Association for Teacher Educators Annual Conference (ATE), Atlanta, GA (February, 2013).

Broda, M., A. Schmidt, M. Wereley. (2013). Bridging college and community: The use of authentic assessments as a means for making local and global connections. Association for Teacher Educators Annual Conference (ATE), Atlanta, GA (February, 2013).

Kreuzman, H. Broda, M., Holt, K. (2013). E-portfolios as a tool for advising and intentional learning. American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA. (January, 2013).

Broda, M. (2012). The Twitter effect: Using social media to enhance educational dialogue and inquiry. Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference, Portland, OR (November, 2012).

Broda, M. (2012). Maximizing mobility: Developing effective tablet-teaching methodologies in middle level classrooms. Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference, Portland, OR (November, 2012).

Broda, M., A. Schmidt, M. Wereley. (2012). SimCity™ or my city? The case for authenticity in creating and implementing digital-age learning experiences. 2012 Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference (SITE), Austin, TX (March, 2012).

Broda, M., A. Schmidt, M. Wereley. (2012). The Twitter effect: Using social media to enhance educational dialogue and inquiry. Association for Teacher Educators Annual Conference (ATE), San Antonio, TX (February, 2012).

Broda, M., A. Schmidt, M. Wereley. (2012). Maximizing mobility: Developing effective tablet-teaching methodologies. Association for Teacher Educators Annual Conference (ATE), San Antonio, TX (February, 2012).

Berger, B., Broda, M., Leitz, L., Liss, J., Moreland, M., Olmstead, J. (2012). Developing innovative curricula to prepare students for successful lives of global civic engagement. American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. (January, 2012).

Broda, M. (2011). A digital facelift: Managing your online image. Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference, Louisville, KY (November, 2011).

Broda, M. (2011). Activist pedagogy for teaching and learning: Project Pericles in the classroom. Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference, Louisville, KY (November, 2011).

Broda, M., A. Schmidt, M. Wereley. (2011). Swapping chisel for stylus: The impact of tablet computing on the evolving roles of teacher and learner. 2011 ED-MEDIA World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA), Lisbon, Portugal (July, 2011).

Broda, M., A. Schmidt, M. Wereley. (2011). Moses was on to something: A reflective analysis of the iPad in field and clinical experiences. 2011 Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference (SITE), Nashville, TN (March, 2011).

Broda, M., A. Schmidt, J. Shutt, M. Wereley. (2011). From notepads to iPads: Using socially mediated technologies to promote 21st Century pedagogy. Association for Teacher Educators Annual Conference (ATE), Orlando, FL (February, 2011).

Broda, M., A. Schmidt, J. Shutt, M. Wereley. (2010). To tweet or not to tweet: Using socially mediated technologies to promote 21st Century pedagogy. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference (SITE), San Diego, CA (March, 2010).

Broda, M. (2009). A digital facelift: Improving your online image. National Middle School Association Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN (November, 2009).

Broda, M. (2009). Teacher leadership expeditions: Moving professional learning communities outside. National Middle School Association Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN (November, 2009).

Broda, M., A. Schmidt, M. Wereley. (2009). Making meaning from the field: Using weblogs, wikis, and digital stories to debrief field experiences. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference (SITE), Charleston, SC

Broda, M., A. Schmidt, M. Wereley. (2009). Dewey in your laptop: Using authentic technology projects to promote deep-thinking about course content and pedagogical practice. The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education 61st Annual Meeting (AACTE), Chicago, IL (February, 2009).

Broda, M. (2009). A digital facelift: Improving your online image. Ohio Music Educators Association Professional Development State Conference, Columbus, OH (January, 2009).

Broda, M., Broda. K. (2008). Reaching the Summit: Using Information Technologies to Enhance Adventure-Based Learning Experiences. E-Learn 2008 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Las Vegas, NV (November, 2008).

Broda, K., Broda. M. (2008). Tinsel-town methodologies: Using new-media literacy in language arts methods courses as a model for increasing student engagement and understanding of classical literature. Accepted for the 2008 Proceedings for the E-Learn 2008 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Las Vegas, NV (November, 2008).

Broda, M., A. Schmidt, M. Wereley. (2008). From “higher-ed” to “wired-ed:” Using authentic technology projects to promote deep-thinking about course content and pedagogical practice. ED-MEDIA World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications, Vienna, Austria (July, 2008)

Broda, M., Dunlap, T. (2008). Canopy catharsis: Understanding the theories of adventure-based programming. Environmental Education Council of Ohio State Conference (EECO). Perrysville, OH (April, 2008)

Broda, M., Dunlap, T. (2008). High-ropes inquiry: Exploring the value of a high ropes curriculum. Environmental Education Council of Ohio State Conference (EECO). Perrysville, OH (April, 2008)

Broda, M., A. Schmidt, M. Wereley. (2008). Dewey in the Digital Age- Using authentic technology projects to promote deep-thinking about course content and pedagogical practice. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference (SITE), Las Vegas, NV (March, 2008)

Broda, M., Dunlap, T. (2008) Break a leg: Dramaturgy as experiential education. Association for Challenge Course Technology International Conference (ACCT), Portland, OR (January, 2008)

Broda, M. (2007). Teacher leadership expeditions: Moving professional learning communities outside. Association for Experiential Education International Conference (AEE), Little Rock, AR (November, 2007)

Broda, M. EDU-Trekking: Reflections on adventure-based professional development. Annual Environmental Education Council of Ohio Regional Conference (EECO), Peninsula, OH (February, 2007)

Broda, M., Broda, K., Dunlap, T. Snowflakes and crab cakes II. Annual Environmental Education Council of Ohio Regional Conference (EECO), Peninsula, OH (February, 2007)

Broda, M., Dunlap, S., Dunlap, T. Transitional experiences for adolescent minds. Annual Ohio School Guidance Counselors Association State Conference, Columbus, OH (November, 2006)

Weinstein, M., Broda, M. Resuscitating the critical in the biological grotesque: Blood, guts, biomachismo in science/education and human guinea pig discourse. Annual National Association for Research in Science Teaching Conference (NARST), San Francisco, CA (April, 2006)

Broda M., Broda, K., Dunlap, T. Break a leg: Dramaturgy as experiential education. Annual Environmental Education Council of Ohio Regional Conference (EECO), Peninsula, OH (February, 2006)

Broda M., Broda, K. Snowflakes and crab cakes. Annual Environmental Education Council of Ohio Regional Conference (EECO), Peninsula, OH (February, 2006)

Broda, M., Bruce, D., Leifgren, S., Weinstein, M., Between critical and carnival. Annual Curriculum and Pedagogy National Conference (C&P), Oxford, OH (October, 2005)

Weinstein, M., Broda, M. Resuscitating the critical in the biological grotesque: Blood, guts, biomachismo in science/education and human guinea pig discourse. Annual American Educational Research Association International Conference (AERA), Montreal, QU (April, 2005)

Broda, M. Action research. Annual Environmental Education Council of Ohio Regional Conference (EECO), Peninsula, OH (February, 2005)

Broda, M. Digital Dewey. Annual Environmental Education Council of Ohio Regional Conference (EECO), Peninsula, OH (February, 2005)

Broda, M. Theories of outdoor education. Annual Environmental Education Council of Ohio Regional Conference (EECO), Peninsula, OH (February, 2005)

Broda, M., Dunlap, T. Use of handheld technology in experiential education. Annual Association of Challenge Course Technology International Conference (ACCT), Indianapolis, IN (January, 2005)

Broda, M., Goodright, R. (Accepted as co-presenters) Implementing differentiation strategies Annual National Association of Elementary School Principals National Conference (NAESP), San Francisco, CA (April, 2004)

Broda, M., Goodright, R. Implementing differentiation strategies Annual Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators State Conference (OAESP), Columbus, OH (December, 2003)

Broda, M. Using the outdoors as a differentiation tool. Annual Environmental Education Council of Ohio Regional Conference (EECO), Peninsula, OH (February, 2003)

Broda, M., Rhodes, H. From tearing to tiering. Annual Ohio Middle School Association State Conference (OMSA), Akron, OH (April, 2003)

Broda, M., Baisden, C. Integrated diversity and aquatics units. Annual Ohio Middle School Association State Conference (OMSA), Toledo, OH (April, 2002)

Broda, M., Cook, S., Trogdon, J. Student led conferencing. Annual Ohio School Boards Association State Conference (OSBA), Columbus, OH (March, 2002)

Broda, M. Integrated biomes. Annual Environmental Education Council of Ohio Regional Conference (EECO), Peninsula, OH (February, 2001)

Broda, M., Broda, K. Caring classroom environments. Annual Environmental Education Council of Ohio State Conference (EECO), Peninsula, OH (April, 1999)

Invited Speaker

• Playing with a Purpose (Faculty at Large Lecture), The College of Wooster, November 18, 2014
• STEM Outdoor Innovation Labs (SOIL), PAST Foundation, January 25-26, 2013
• Growing Connections, Building an Educational Community, UM-Flint, September 28, 2013
• iPod Touch Implementation Project, Wooster City Schools, August 16, 2011
• Ohio 5 Teach for America Conference, The Colllege of Wooster, March 31, 2011
• McGregor Project Kickoff (Digital IS Abstracts), The Colllege of Wooster, November 29, 2010
• iPad Brown Bag, The Colllege of Wooster, November 18, 2010
• iPod Touch Implementation Project, Wooster City Schools, January 14, 2011
• Block Scheduling Primer, Edgewood Middle School, Wooster, OH, May 11, 2010.
• Reintegration, The Lilly House, Wooster, OH, September 17, 2010
• Experiential Education Symposium, Nuhop Center for Experiential Learning, Perrysville, OH, April 9, 2010
• History Department Workshops (I.S. Argument Development and Cell Phones in History Teaching, Wooster, OH, September 14, 2010 and February 2, 2010.
• Faculty Research Luncheon, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH, March, 2009.
• Environmental Studies Discussion Group, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH, November 21, 2008
• Career Explorations, Wooster City Schools, Wooster, OH, September 24, 2008.
• Freshmen Transition Programs, Wooster City Schools, Wooster, OH, August 25, 2008.
• New Faculty Orientation, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH, August 19, 2008.
• Student Research Day, The University of Wisconson, Eau Claire, April 28-29, 2008.
• Relay for Life, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH, April 24, 2008.
• Service-based team development, Wooster City Schools, Wooster, OH, December 1, 2006.
• Jumping the tracks: Building creative and collaborative educational cultures, Black River Local Schools, Sullivan, OH, October 27, 2006.
• Teacher leadership expedition, Ashland University Workshop, Ashland, OH, August 11-13, 2006.
• Scientific fallacy in popular culture, Graduate science methods class, Kent State University, October 2005.
• Discovering block scheduling, Wooster City Schools, Wooster, OH, August 18, 2005.
• Transitional experiences for adolescent minds, Wayne County Guidance Counselor Quarterly Meeting, Smithville, OH, January 2005
• Differentiation best practices II, Marion City Schools, Marion, OH, September 2004
• Ages and stages in professional development, Graduate professional development course, Ashland University, September, 2004.
• Differentiation in the middle grades, Wooster City Schools, Wooster, OH, November, 2002.
• Differentiation best practices, Marion City Schools, Marion, OH, September 2003
• Standards 101, Wooster City Schools, Wooster, OH, September, 2002.
• Differentiation in the classroom, Wooster City Schools, Wooster, OH, August, 2002.
• Gifted education, Summit County Educational Service Center professional development session, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, March, 2001.
• Student led conferencing, Northeastern Ohio Catholic Diocese Professional Development Session, Akron, OH, January 2001.

Academic Honors and Awards

Professional

• Finalist for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Sabbatical Teacher Program
• The National Center for Microgravity Research Pilot Program Teacher
• Nominated and selected for University of Akron Handheld Computing Program for Science Classrooms
• Nominated and selected for Kent State University’s Ameritech Classroom
• MEO/SERRC Outstanding Educator Award

Collegiate

• Student Teacher of the Year for Ledgeview Elementary, Nordonia Hills City Schools
• Treasurer, Student Health Advisory Committee, Kent State University
• Selected for membership in the Academically Talented Teacher Education Program Cohort beginning August 1997 (ATTEP)
• Distinguished Artists Award Scholarship in Theater, Hope College

Grants

$3000.00, Henry Luce III Fund for Distinguished Scholarship – Florianopolis, Brazil
Funded a project to investigate the ways of integrating one-to-one laptop teaching methodologies into the public schools in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. This study will particularly note didactic and pedagogical elements that reveal their relationship to possible curricular innovations during the processes of teaching and learning with an underlying purpose to promote and generate changes in curriculum and collaborative learning between schools involved in the study.

$3000.00, Henry Luce III Fund for Distinguished Scholarship – Lisbon, Portugal
The Henry Luce III Fund for Distinguished Scholarship provided me with funding to participate in an international presentation at the 2011 ED-MEDIA World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications in Lisbon, Portugal.  I was the lead on a paper, “Swapping chisel for stylus: The impact of tablet computing on the evolving roles of teacher and learner”, written with Megan Wereley and Alison Schmidt, on the changing face of tablet computing in teacher education.  This paper explored meaningful strategies for using tablets with pre-service teachers both in the field and within the college classroom while providing ways to model best practices, enhance professional development, and hone a keen awareness of appropriate use of progressive technology as part of an ongoing paradigm shift that enhances the overall development of 21st century skills among college-level teaching candidates and their P-12 student populations.  This paper was originally presented at 2011 Association for Teacher Educators Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, and we were encouraged to pursue an even broader international audience at the Portugal conference.  It was exciting to see how desirable our work is to these international associations and how far ahead we are in our thinking when looking at the rest of the teacher education field.

$2000.00, NEA Foundation Innovation Grant
Grant used to draw upon the rich resources of the nearby Lake Erie islands for an integrated unit on aquatic geology.

$3000.00, Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Wayne Elementary implemented a standards-based Outdoor Education program into the 5th and 6th grade curriculum. Fifth grade students took part in a day camp experience for two days, while the sixth grade had a two-day, one night experience at a local retreat center.

$500.00, Ohio Middle School Association, Mini-Grant
Grant written to purchase global positioning system to be used in relation to other grants. This technology provided students with the hands-on experiences and exposure to advanced mapping tools they needed to succeed in many other inquiry-based projects.

$4000.00, Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Grant written to supplement an integrated unit on biomes. Funds were used to purchase materials for the study of local biomes. Funding also helped to defer the cost for students attending the four-day overnight to the Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Education Center.

$4000.00, Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Grant written to supplement an integrated aquatics unit. Funds were used to purchase materials for aquatics instruction within the classroom, as well as paid for a three-day overnight trip to Stone Lab Research Facility in Lake Erie where students participated in limnology studies of the Great Lakes.

$3000.00, Ohio Division of Wildlife
Grant written to supplement the Jennings Grant above. Funds were used to add an additional day to the trip so students could have more time researching the cultural history present on South Bass Island.

$600.00, Coventry Local Schools Parent Teacher Association
Grant written to create an amplified classroom setting. Classroom designed based on best practices and educational auditory research. Classroom used as a setting for presentations, guest speakers, and oral testing.

$500.00, MEO/SERRC Mini Grant
Grant written to help fund the collaborative programming between the school’s multiple handicap unit and the school’s identified gifted. Students worked together to create digital diaries using digital video equipment purchased with grant funds.

$5000.00, Kent State University SBC Ameritech Classroom
Grant written to purchase advanced classroom technology. Primary focus for funds was to purchase digital video editing equipment, electronic probes and sensors for water quality monitoring, and a laptop to use for data collection and interpretation in the field.

$4000.00, Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Grant written to supplement an integrated aquatics unit. Funds were used to purchase materials for aquatics instruction within the classroom, as well as pay for a two-day overnight trip to Stone Lab Research Facility in Lake Erie where students participated in limnology studies of the Great Lakes.

K-12 Teaching Experience

Differentiation/Curriculum Specialist, 2002-2004
Wooster City Schools, Wooster, Ohio
This unique position was designed by the district to help teachers refine leadership skills, develop technological integration in the classroom, facilitate collegial discussions on the art and science of teaching, as well as inspire teachers to foster student achievement. The position included a variety of expectations:

• Serve as an instructional leader for the K-12 staff
• Design instructional materials
• Model effective teaching and classroom management strategies
• Design, implement, and teach professional development sessions with topics including: standards alignment; literature circles; differentiated instruction; data analysis; course of study development; technology integration

Teacher, Grade 7, 1999-2002
Erwine Middle School, Coventry Local Schools, Akron, Ohio

• Taught seventh grade science, language arts, and social studies as a part of an integrated team.
• As a team we focused on the importance of integration across the curriculum, team building skills, and the students’ commitment to stewardship.
• Student learning was enhanced by a wide variety of outside of class experiences ranging from week long camps in the national park, day trips to local cultural centers, and travel to South Bass Island and Gibraltar Islands for aquatic/historical education purposes.

K-12 Professional Activities

Administrative Internship, 2004
Wooster City Schools, Wooster, OH
A yearlong capstone experience focused on the skills necessary to effectively run an educational institution. Experiences included, but not limited to: fostering enhanced student achievement; development of school culture and working relationships; creation and development of local, state, and national partnerships and contacts; responsible delegation of staffing and personnel issues; grant procurement; curriculum development.

Budget Task Force, 2003
Wooster City Schools, Wooster, Ohio

Math Curriculum Committee, 2003
Wooster City Schools, Wooster, Ohio

Science Curriculum Committee, 1999-2002
Coventry Local Schools, Akron, Ohio

Continuous Improvement Team, 1999-2002
Coventry Local Schools, Akron, Ohio