Projects, Awards, and Recognition |
1996: Rifkin and Associates "21st Century Teacher" competition (first place nationally).
1997: Rifkin and Associates "21st Century Teacher" competition (first place nationally).
1998: Compaq Teacher Lesson Plan (first place winner)
1999: Technology and Learning Magazine "Teacher of the Year" winner (Central US region)
2002: Indiana Computer Educators, "Teacher of the Year"
2002: Outstanding Technology-Using Educator (International Society for Technology in Education)
2003: Named Lincoln High School "Distinguished Alumni".
2006: Named Indiana Council for the Social Studies "Special Service Award" winner.
2007: Named Indiana Council for the Social Studies "Distinguished Teacher" award winner.
2007: Named "Top Online Educator" (Surfaquarium)
2007: C-SPAN Campaign 2008 Educators' Conference (August, 2007)
2009: Named "Teacher Ambasador" for C-SPAN Classroom
Turner Adventure Learning Electronic Field Trips (1995-1997)
V-E Day Plus 50 Years (1995)
Ellis Island (1995)
United Nations at 50 Years (1996)
Election '96 (1996)
Calculations on a Curve Ball (1997)
OnlineClass Projects (1996-2002)
Balloteers: Voting in the 21st Century (1996)
Balloteers: Voting in the 21st Century (2000) (I was a co-producer of this online project)
(This project was featured in a story in Technology & Learning Magazine, September, 2000.)
North American Quilt (1998, 1999, 2001) (I was a member of the teacher advisory board for this online project)
Ocean Explorers (1998)
SchoolCity Democracy Project co-chairperson (1999-2000) (Special note: this project was in conjunction with the Spring, 2000 installment of Balloteers: Voting in the 21st Century. One of the high points of our SchoolCity participation was that one of my students, T.J. Lancaster, traveled to Los Angeles, CA, to participate in YouthVote 2000 on the campus of UCLA. One of his duties while at the conference was to participate in a press conference interviewing Senator John McCain of Arizona, who was a contender for the 2000 Republican presidential nomination.)
Online Civil Rights Forum through TAPPED IN (my students interacted with students from Thurgood Marshall High School, San Francisco, CA., as well as students from the Loysville, PA Youth Development Center). (The project was featured in a story in Converge magazine.)
Discovery Channel Modern Presidency project, 1998
Students in my classes developed Power Point presentations or web pages regarding 20th Century US Presidents. See the project page for more information.
In addition, Tish Raff, subject area mentor for the Discovery Channel, and I held several "After School Online" sessions in TAPPED IN regarding this project and utilizing cable television and online resources in the classroom. See the information page for more information.
In 2001, the Modern Presidency project pages were added to the History Matters Students As Historians page. The History Matters web site is located here.
Band of Brothers Project: Students in my three US History classes (Spring, 2002) were involved in a project involving the mini-series Band of Brothers, which aired on Home Box Office during Fall, 2001. Students were required to view at least one episode of the mini-series and develop a Power Point presentation dealing with that episode as well as the battle/operation detailed in the episode.
In September, 2001, a special Social Studies forum session was held in TAPPED IN regarding Band of Brothers.
To see the teacher-produced project web page, including related student handouts and related web resources, click here.
Civil War Project: Students in my two Introduction to Social Studies classes (Fall, 2002), utilized the Ken Burns Civil War series to create Power Point projects dealing with one aspect of the war.
In September 2002, a special TAPPED IN Social Studies forum was held featuring filmmaker Ken Burns, who discussed the series.
To view the teacher-produced resource page for student projects, click here.
Most Important Civil Liberty Project: Students in my five US Government classes were required to create a persuasive presentation proving that the Bill of Rights Amendment they selected deserved the honor of "Most Important Civil Liberty". To view the teacher-produced resource page for student projects, click here.
"Ken Burns America" Project: Students in my single US History class viewed either a segment or an entire film from the "Ken Burns America" or "Ken Burns American Lives" series, including "Horatio's Drive", "Baseball", "Unforgivable Blackness", "Statue of Liberty", "Brooklyn Bridge", "Not For Ourselves Alone", "Mark Twain", and "The Congress", and created a presentation in which they were required to describe the film as well as US and World History events from the time period described in the film. To view the teacher-produced resource page for student projects, click here.
2008 Presidential Election Resource Page: During Fall, 2008, students in my four US Government classes followed the campaign and completed lessons related to the PBS curriculum on the campaign. To see the related webpage, click here.
"The War" Project: During the 2007-2008 and 20088-2009 school years, my US History students completed projects using the Ken Burns film, "The War". To see the related project page, click here.
The September 11th Education Program: In September, 2009, I was one of six pilot teachers nationwide who used this curriculum. Several media sources used our school and student interaction as the basis for news stories. They included US News, City University of New York, Indianapolis radio station WIBC, District Administration, and the Washington Post. An informational page about the curriculum, including an exceptionally done memorial presentation, can be found here.
1999: Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) conference, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
2000: International Reading Association (IRA) conference, Indianapolis, Indiana
2001: Indiana Computer Educators (ICE) conference, Indianapolis, Indiana
2002: Hoosier Educational Computer Coordinators Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana
2003: Indiana Computer Educators conference, Indianapolis, Indiana
2003: Ohio SchoolNet Conference, Columbus, Ohio
2003: Kentucky Teaching and Learning Conference, Louisville, Kentucky
2003: Southern Indiana Education Center (SIEC) Technology Expo, Jasper, Indiana
(NOTE: Related conference materials that were distributed can be downloaded HERE.)
2005: Indiana Computer Educators (ICE) conference, Indianapolis, Indiana
2005: Indiana Council for the Social Studies (ICSS) conference, Indianapolis, Indiana
2006: Indiana Council for the Social Studies (ICSS) conference, Indianapolis, Indiana
2007: Indiana Computer Educators (ICE) conference, Indianapolis, Indiana
2007: National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) conference, San Diego, California (Related Power Point presentation)
2008: Indiana Computer Educators (ICE) conference, Indianapolis, Indiana
2008: NCSS Great Lakes Regional Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana
2010: National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) conference, Denver, Colorado
List Moderator, H-HIGH-S secondary Social Studies listserv (2010)
Member, Board of Directors, Indiana Computer Educators (2005-present); President of the ICE Board of Directors (2008-present)
Featured in a story in TECHNOS online magazine (2008)
Member, Discovery Education Network "Star" Educator group (2007-present)
Named member of Macromedia Educational Leader Team (2004) (Macromedia is the company that manufactures Studio MX, which includes Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, and Free Hand.)
Named member of C-SPAN Classroom Curriculum Advisory Team (2004) Member, C-SPAN Teacher Ambassador group (2009-present)
Named member of PBS Teachers' Advisory Group (2008-present)
Named member of Public Broadcasting Service TeacherSource (now PBS Teachers) Advisory Group, Fall, 2000. (Named member also in 2001 and 2002)
Named member of Classroom Connect Advisory Group, Fall, 2000
Named member of "Friends of Classroom Connect" group, 2002
Named "Teacher of the Week", Classroom Connect (Connected Teacher), August 2001.
Judge, ED's Oasis MasterSearch contest, 1998-2000
Named "Champion Teacher", Cable in the Classroom Magazine, 1996-present
