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Educational Consultant, 1998 to 2002
Sole proprietor of Tech-Know Gypsy
An educational consulting business that provides staff development for
school districts in the area of technology integration with the curriculum,
Educational Plan for Student Success (EPSS) planning, technology planning,
and grant writing.
Current New Mexico contracts are with the following school districts,
consortiums or regional centers:
1998 to 2000 Gadsden Independent School District, Anthony, NM. Project
La Clave II
1998 to 2001 Corona Public Schools, Corona, NM. Wrote grants and was awarded
$180,000.00 for Project Corona: Providing Equity and Access
1998 and 2000 Western New Mexico University
Summer Technology and Multimedia graduate courses for the Boot Heel
Consortium of school districts: Animas, Deming, Hatch, Lordsburg, Reserve,
Silver City and Truth or Consequences
Developed and continue to upgrade a web site of useful handouts for teachers
since 1998 called: Terrific
Handouts for Teachers
Designed one of the first photographic portfolios on the www in 1996.
Continue to expand this site: Mary
Saxton Griffin Fine Art Photography
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Educational Consultant, Educational Technology, 1997 to 1998
New Mexico State Department of Education, Santa Fe, NM
Provided technical assistance for the 89 school districts in New Mexico
as they implemented the Accountability Data System (ADS). Statewide consultant
for the E-rate. Assisted school districts in technology planning and EPSS
(Educational Plan for Student Success) planning. Staff member on the New
Mexico Council of Technology in Education's Professional Development Work
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Technology Consultant & Curriculum Specialist, 1996 to 1999
Regional Educational Technology Assistance (RETA), Albuquerque &
Las Cruces, NM
Curriculum consultant and technology trainer in a statewide professional
development grant. Curriculum consultant in thematic instruction and technology
integrated lessons for the K-12 classroom. Demonstrate best practices models
during 8-hour workshops that could be taken for college credit. Program.
Developed curriculum materials for use by the RETA instructors Traveled
throughout the state of NM to provide professional development, technology
curriculum integration to public and private rural and remote school districts:
Belen, Estancia, Los Alamos, Los Lunas, Mountainair, Pecos, Pojoaque, Santa
Fe, Santa Rosa and Vaughn.
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Curriculum Consultant, 1997 to 1999
Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, Santa Fe & Las Cruces, NM
Designed and developed a model thematic bilingual curriculum that is
both a web based interactive and a traditional outreach curriculum for
the Museum's education program. The curriculum is in both English and Spanish. |
Technology Consultant & Curriculum Specialist, 1997 to 1999
USWEST/NEA Teacher Education Networking Grant, Santa Fe, NM
Provided technology training at four annual meetings for 100+ New Mexico
K-12 teachers. Selected as one-of-ten state technology mentor/leaders.
Provided teachers with technology training that facilitated curriculum
design and collaborative projects via the WWW. Facilitate on-line professional
discussions and coordinate curriculum for the Learning Circle Projects.
Also developed and coordinated the entire project web site. |
Technology Consultant & Curriculum Specialist, 1995 to 1997
Nuestra Tierra. Our Land - USWEST Foundation Project, NMSU
Curriculum consultant in multimedia, thematic instruction and technology
integrated lessons for multiage classrooms at Jornada Elementary School.
Assisted Jornada ES in designing a "computer lab trouble-shooting plan",
and training USWEST Team teachers to help facilitate in the "Teachers-Training-Teachers"
component of the project. Second year of project assigned to Zia Middle
School and Onate High School training teachers on both IBM and Macintosh
platforms and coordinating curriculum development and staff training. Co-planning
and coordinating all monthly training workshops for USWEST Teams at the
six participating schools. Facilitator in training sessions at NMSU and
those conducted at school sites. |
Technology Consultant & Curriculum Specialist, 1994 to 1995
NMSU, Dept. of Special Education & Communication Disorders Project
S.P.R.I.N.G. II
Developed multifaceted investigative student-centered, arid land science
curriculum with Berino and Anthony Elementary Schools in the Gadsden Independent
School District. Conducted teacher in-service training in multiple intelligence,
integrated instruction, thematic teaching strategies, and telecommunications
software application.
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