Teacher of Business/CTE and Computers at George Washington High School, Denver, CO. (One of the 100 Best High Schools in America - Newsweek)

Course Design: Primary designer and consultant on many DPS courses including Web Design I, II, Multimedia I, II, Computer Workshop, and Technological Applications. Also developed high school curriculum for the National Foundation for Financial Education (NEFE) and numerous teacher in-service classes.

Curriculum Development and Instruction: Developed and taught multiple teacher in-service classes for CDE Credit (Basic Web Design, Digital Video, Tech-ie Toys for Teachers). Teachers were encouraged to complete course assignments in such a way that supported and developed their daily practice as educators. Taught comparable courses to high school students.

Denver Public Schools Mentor: Coached several new business department staff members regarding instructional content and delivery, applying assessment data to instructional design, and classroom management.

Technical Duties: Designed and installed numerous computer labs including user needs assessment, ordering, bulk wiring, workstation setup, and server implementation. Serviced and repaired workstation and server problems.

DPS Perkins Advisory Board President: Directed the Perkins federal vocational program for DPS. Managed an $800,000 – $900,000 vocational budget for DPS. Coordinated Career and Tech Ed Web Site, instituted a mini-grant process for distributing funds, championed increased training funds, coordinated standards for district-wide courses, coordinated online course assessment.

Leadership: Business department head of eleven teachers (3 years), technology committee (2 years), Tech Prep Coordinator (3 years). Coordinated and implemented 5-year school-wide technology plan, including the adoption of student and teacher technology standards. Participant in statewide Leadership In Technical Education program (LITE), Business Advisory Board Member – developed profile of career and technology education for the district superintendent.

Web Design courses focus on Web Design, HTML Code, Web Authoring (Macromedia Dreamweaver), Basic Photo Editing (Photoshop), Web Animation (Image Ready, Flash), and basic Java script. Students complete and post academic related projects.

University Instructor at University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, CO.

Taught Web Design 2 and Digital Video in the Information and Learning Technologies Master’s Degree Program.