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Career Experience
Hallsville R-IV School District Hallsville, Missouri
Director of Curriculum & Instruction
July 2008–Present
Full time district leadership position, working principally in the areas of faculty professional development, new teacher induction, curricular and instructional improvement, teacher coaching/mentoring, assessment, and data analysis.
Lead Teacher
Fall 2002–Spring 2008
Full time service in instructional leadership role, working primarily in the areas of faculty professional development, mentoring, pre-service teacher education, teaching, curriculum development, grant writing/administration, and data analysis. Please see the attached listing of projects completed under my purview while in this position.
Music Teacher
Fall 1997–Spring 2002
Full time music teacher for approximately 450 students (ten class sections per day). Enhanced and expanded music program: developed and implemented standards-based district music curriculum; established 55-member honor choir; expanded elementary music performance opportunities to 13 annual events. Budgeting and other administrative duties.
Other professional opportunities at Hallsville
Member, Hallsville R-IV School District Professional Learning Communities Leadership Team, Summer 2006–Present
Routine member of interview teams for various openings and programs (e.g., faculty positions, Teaching Fellows, Senior Year On-Site, student interns), Spring 2001–Present
District Representative, University of Missouri Partnership for Educational Renewal (MPER) Operations Council, Fall 2002–Present
Member, Hallsville R-IV School District Salary and Benefits Committee, Fall 2002–Present
Member, Hallsville R-IV School District new primary school building planning committee, Fall 2004–Spring 2005
Senior Leader, Heart of Missouri Regional Professional Development Center (RPDC)/ Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) Class 8, Fall 2001–Spring 2003
Chair, District instructional practices committee in preparation for state accreditation (MSIP) review, Fall 1999–Spring 2000
Director, Title I after-school Academy program, Fall 1998–Spring 1999
Member, Hallsville Elementary School Reading Task Force, Fall 1998–Spring 1999
University of Missouri–Columbia Columbia, Missouri
Clinical Associate Faculty
Fall 2002–Present
Lead instructor for Inquiry into Schools, Communities, and Society College of Education course for undergraduate and graduate students. Serve as mentor teacher to participants in the University of Missouri Partnership for Educational Renewal’s (MPER) Teaching Fellowship Program. Facilitate Classroom (Action) Research course for university graduate credit. Coordinate and implement MPER’s Senior Year On-Site Program within Hallsville R-IV Schools District. Serve as university supervisor to student teacher interns (an average of five per year) and coordinate all field placements (typically 30 per school year). Please see the attached listing of other opportunities completed while in this position.
Missouri Fine Arts Academy Springfield, Missouri
Faculty
Spring and Summer 2003
Collaboratively and independently planned, developed, and facilitated daily courses for Missouri high school students identified as gifted and talented in the fine arts: Experiments course on collaborative, improvisatory music composition within a chamber ensemble setting; Interdisciplinary course included experiential process-oriented activities integrating fine arts disciplines. Leader-participant in daily collaborative sessions producing an embedded professional development outreach event for Missouri educators of all disciplines. Conducted workshop in musical instrument design and construction.
Miami University Oxford, Ohio
Graduate Assistant
Fall 1995–Summer 1997
Served as guest lecturer on music education, composition, arranging, and technology topics for the following undergraduate courses: Music Composition; Electronic Music; Instrumental Methods for Vocal Majors; Seminar Practicum in Music Education; Instrumental Music, Elementary and Secondary. Served as instructor for the applied Intermediate Electronic Music Composition course. Accompanied pre-service teachers on several field experiences and provided evaluative feedback on performance. Teaching Assistant for Electronic Music courses. Administered university’s Music Recording Service, including personnel, equipment, and billing.
Akron Public Schools Akron, Ohio
Music Teacher
Fall 1994–Spring 1995
Full time music teacher of middle school orchestra, band, and eleven sections of general music. Prepared individual students and chamber ensembles for Ohio Music Education Association Solo and Ensemble Contest and citywide honors ensembles.
Bandettes Drum and Bugle Corps Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada
Brass Caption Head
Spring 1994–Winter 1995
Rehearsed and chaperoned brass section of high school students in Division III drum and bugle corps. Directed corps in all monthly (October–May) and daily (June–August) rehearsals. Arranged and edited music. Assisted with on-field marching instruction.
Kent State University Department of Resident Services Kent, Ohio
Resident Assistant
Fall 1991–Spring 1994
Supervised, mentored, and counseled 60 undergraduate students and performed duty responsibilities in a residence hall of 450 students. Planned, organized, and implemented educational programming. Performed administrative duties. Extensive training and experience in crisis/conflict management.
Other Field and Volunteer Experience
Talawanda Public Schools Oxford, Ohio Fall 1996–Spring 1997
Louisville Public Schools Louisville, Ohio Spring 1994
St. Patrick Elementary School Kent, Ohio Fall 1992
Ravenna High School Ravenna, Ohio Spring 1992
Chippewa High School Doylestown, Ohio Spring 1989–Fall 1990
Education
Miami University Oxford, Ohio
Master of Music in Music Education, GPA 3.96
August 1997
Kent State University Kent, Ohio
Bachelor of Music in Music Education, Cum Laude, GPA 3.53
May 1994
See also Additional Courses, below.
Honors
University of Missouri–Columbia Columbia, Missouri
Fall 2002–Present
Selected as mentor teacher for Teaching Fellowship Program and Clinical Associate faculty appointment to the College of Education. Videotapes of ten music class sessions placed in local university library for review by future pre-service elementary and secondary educators.
Missouri Teachers Academy Springfield, Missouri
Spring and Summer 2002
Nominated by district administration and selected by competitive review to work with students in the Missouri Fine Arts Academy and simultaneously develop a model interdisciplinary professional development workshop with eleven other Missouri arts educators.
Hallsville R-IV School District Hallsville, Missouri
Fall 2000–Spring 2002
Hosted more than 55 pre-service elementary educators to model innovative, standards-based music instruction for young children. Presented with the faculty Lighthouse Award twice, 2002, 2003.
Miami University Oxford, Ohio
Fall 1995–Summer 1997
Graduate Assistantship
Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society
Akron Public Schools Akron, Ohio
Spring 1995
Riedinger Middle School Principal’s Award
Kent State University Kent, Ohio
Fall 1989–Spring 1994
Golden Key National Honor Society
Department of Residence Services Outstanding Leadership Award, 1993, 1994
Department of Residence Services Outstanding Programming Award, 1994
College of Fine and Professional Arts Dean’s List, seven of nine semesters
National Dean’s List
Facilitations
University of Missouri–Columbia Columbia, Missouri
Facilitated roundtable discussions on teaching the Action Research course for university fellows, June 2007.
Facilitated roundtable discussions on conflict resolution for university supervisors of student teacher interns, December 2004.
Little Dixie Conference Boone County, Missouri
Facilitated professional development workshop on integrating fine arts activities into regular classroom instruction with fellow Missouri Teachers Academy cohort member, August 2002.
Please see the attached listing for other facilitations completed while in the Lead Teacher position.
Grants
Missouri Partnership for Educational Renewal Study Group Funding
Secured $1,000 competitive grant for implementation of faculty professional development opportunities to improve student achievement.
Missouri Service–Learning (Federal Learn and Serve America Grant)
Secured and administered $8,000 competitive grant for implementation of Service–Learning within Hallsville R-IV School District.
Missouri Service–Learning (Federal Learn and Serve America Grant)
Secured and administered $8,100 competitive grant for implementation of Service–Learning within Hallsville R-IV School District.
Professional Memberships
Missouri State Teachers Association, 1997–Present
Hallsville Community Teachers Association, 1997–1999, 2001–Present
Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, 1997–Present
Missouri Music Educators Association (MENC), 1997–Present
Officer, Delta Omicron Music Honorary, 1991–1997
Ohio Music Education Association (MENC), 1989–1997
ARS NOVA, Kent State University Composers Forum, 1993
Research
Research paper, The Effect of Imitative Pitch– and Interval–Matching Activities on the Instrumental Music Performance Proficiency of Sixth Graders, was subjected to blind peer review and accepted for presentation at the 1997 Ohio Music Education Association Conference in Toledo, Ohio.
Certifications
Missouri Professional Career, valid through 2104
Additional Courses
University of Missouri–Columbia Columbia, Missouri
Art for Children
Reflections on Literacy
Classroom (Action) Research
Special Topics in Educational Leadership: Teachers and the Law
Foundations of Educational and Psychological Measurement
The Psychology and Education of Exceptional Individuals
Teaching Reading in the Content Areas
Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri
Interdisciplinary Strategies for the Elementary and Secondary Teacher
Miami University Oxford, Ohio
Applied Composition (five semesters)
Independent Study in Advanced Wind Ensemble Repertoire (two semesters)
Independent Study in Undergraduate Education Curriculum Analysis and Development
Independent Study in Educational Software Development
Applied Composition for Film and Television
Kent State University Kent, Ohio
Applied Trumpet Performance (two semesters)
Applied Voice Performance (two semesters)
Applied Composition (six semesters)
Applied Jazz Studies (one semester each of jazz composition, arranging, and improvisation)
Electronic Music Composition
Folk Guitar
Commissions
I have produced a large number of commissioned arrangements for pedagogical use. In one especially successful collaboration, a co-arranger and I have completed more than forty musical works for advanced high school vocalists and instrumentalists. In competition, these arrangements have received high praise from judges.
These works were produced on commission for several school districts: Unified School District of DePere (Wisconsin); School District of New London (Wisconsin); San Francisco (California) Unified School District.
Interests and Skills
A strong communicator, I easily collaborate on projects; however, I am also self-directed and assess needs, identify potential solutions, and complete multiple projects independently. While I take a creative, open-minded approach to solving problems, I have the organizational skills required to attend to all details of a project. I have substantive knowledge of educational issues and best practice.
I have a profound interest and extensive experience with educational technology, including data analysis software (SPSS, ClearAccess, Crystal Reports); web content development (Dreamweaver, Flash, raw HTML coding); word processing and spreadsheet software (Microsoft Office); presentation software (Keynote, Powerpoint); desktop publishing (PageMaker, InDesign); image preparation (Photoshop); electronic music (including both MIDI and digital audio applications of all kinds); and organizational/planning software from a variety of vendors.
I also enjoy educational software development; music composition; recreational reading; writing; black and white photography; walking, hiking, and exploring; and spending time with my family.