About+me

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For the past 16 years I have been employed in K-12 public education at Chambersburg Area School District. Prior to that I was a political consultant and a circuit rider city manager. I have 12 years experience in 4th and 5th grade elementary classrooms. The last four years, I have served as an Instructional Technology Specialist for Chambersburg. I earned an Instructional Technology Specialist Certification through Penn State University. I am currently a SMART certified trainer and a Star Discovery Educator.


 * At Chambersburg I am responsible for:**

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 * Technology integration at our district. I am primarily responsible for all 14 elementary buildings and 300+ staff in our district. I also specialize in other subjects and provide support from K - 12.
 * 4Sight testing - I oversee all the scanning (13,000 scans per testing) and troubleshoot any problems with the data. I make sure all of our administrators can access their data and check for accuracy. I work with Performance Tracker to transfer our testing data to their site. I conduct professional development trainings with our 650 teachers in Performance Tracker. I am one of the district data contacts for the State.
 * SMART trainings - I am a certified trainer with SMART. I assist and conduct trainings with the teachers in our district. This includes the SMART board, airliner, SMART document camera and Senteo student response system.
 * Professional Development in technology integration - As the Elementary Instructional Tech, I work with the Secondary Instructional Tech, Christine Wolgemuth, to develop, plan and instruct professional development trainings throughout the district. Our trainings include: CPS (student response systems), Web 2.0 tools, Blackboard, School Center Website, MIG SIRS and Teacher Logic, Performance Tracker, Member Center/4Sight testing, Study Island, I-Station, United Streaming, NetTrekker, Exam View and 100+ additional programs on our image.
 * Technology design - I assist the director with design, vendor contact, pricing and assistance where needed with our construction projects.
 * Video conferencing / virtual field trips - I work with my 14 buildings to locate, plan and coordinate virtual field trips.