A. Education (Formal and Continuing)
B. Employment Background
- Carson City School District,
Carson City, NV 89710 (August 1998-present). Grade
8 Coordinated Science Teacher; Science Coordinator
- Educational Field Studies Global Discovery Lab, Incline Village, NV (August
1999-May 2000). Consulting Instructor
- Nevada State Department of Education, Carson City, NV 89710 (March 1996-August 1998). K-12 Science Education Consultant. Responsible for science standards, curriculum, and assessment development; science teacher training; resource aquisition; environmental education coordination.
- Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV 89121. (August 1987-March 1996) Grades 9-12 Teacher of Chemistry I, Honors Chemistry, Advanced Placement Chemistry, Physics I, Honors Physics, Advanced Placement Physics, Earth Science, Pre-Algebra, Contemporary Mathematics, and Photography; Department Chairman, Science.
- Coconino Career and Training Center, Flagstaff, AZ 86001. (May-August 1987, 1988) Grades 7-adult. Math/Study Skills/Employment Skills Trainer.
- Wickenburg Unified School District, Wickenburg, AZ 85358. (January-June, 1987) Grades 9-12. Chemistry/Physical Science Teacher.
- Union 76 Molycorp, Inc., Englewood, CO. (May-August, 1979-1982) Geophysical field studies crew chief.
C. Activities
1. Leadership positions and inservice activities:
- Science Advisory Team Leader, Carson
City School District, Carson City, NV (1998-present)
- Staff Member, "Nevada Educators Really Doing Science" Program,
University of Nevada, Reno, 2002
- Workshop Leader, Technology Series (Scanners, Digital Cameras, Image
Editing, Digital Moviemaking, and Science and the Internet) Carson
City School District (2001-2002)
- Facilitator, KNPB Channel 5 PBS
ScienceLine, Reno, NV (2000-present)
- Workshop Leader, K-5 Science Teacher Enhancement Series, Carson
City School District, NV (2000)
- Board Member/President Elect 2003-2004, Nevada State Science Teachers
Association (2000-present)
- Group Leader, SciLinks
Workshop, National Science Teachers Association,
Arlington, VA (2000)
- Instructor, "Integrating Technology into the Science Curriculum."
Elko County School District, Elko,
NV (2000)
- Field Test Teacher, American Geological Institute "Investigating
Earth Systems" Curriculum, Washington, D.C., (1999-present)
- Team Leader, Smithsonian/National Academy of Science/National Science
Resource Center K-8 LASER
Institute, Washington, D.C. (1999)
- Member, Biological Science
Curriculum Study Integrated Science Study Team, Colorado Springs, CO (1998-present)
- Master Teacher, KNPB
Channel 5 National Teacher Training Institute, Reno, NV (1998-present)
- Co-Author, Nevada
State Science Education Performance Standards, Earth Science (1998)
- Workshop Leader, Calculator-Based
Laboratories, Douglas County School District, Minden, NV (1998)
- Presenter, "Teaching from the Heart," New Teachers' Orientation,
Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV (1998)
- Program Coordinator, Nevada Component, National
Youth Science Camp Program (1996-1998)
- Program Coordinator, Nevada State Presidential
Awards for Excellence in Science Teaching (1997-1998)
- Coordinator, Rural Science Leadership Institute, Reno, NV (1997)
- Presenter, "A Needs Assessment Tool for Middle School Science Education,"
Middle School Regional Conference, Las Vegas, NV (1997)
- Instructor, Internet Use, and Early Childhood Authentic Assessment,
Elko County School District, Elko,
NV (1997)
- Instructor, HTML Web Page Authoring Class, White
Pine County School District, Ely, NV (1996)
- Instructor, Integrating Elementary Math, Reading, and Science, "Start
Fresh" Workshop, Reno, NV (1996)
- Workshop Leader, Integrating the Curriculum and Alternative Assessments,
White Pine
County School District, Ely, NV (1996)
- Chairman, Nevada State Science Standards
Committee (1996-1997)
- Presenter, "Science Education Reform in Nevada," Nevada State Science
Teachers' Association Meeting, Reno, NV, (1996)
- Inservice Leader for new chemistry teachers, Clark County School
District (1995)
- Inervice Leader, Art and Physics workshop, Clark County School District
(1995)
- Science Department Chairman, , Las Vegas Academy (1993-1996)
- Co-Author, "Technical Report Writing Syllabus", Clark County School
District (1993)
- Inservice Leader, Peer Leadership Workshop, "Multimedia in the Chemistry
Classroom, Clark County School District, Las Vegas NV (1991)
- Advisor, Bonanza High School Science
Bowl Team (1991-1993)
- Advisor, Bonanza High School Varsity Quiz Team (1991)
- Founding Advisor, Bonanza High School Science and Math Club (1990?1993)
- Advisor, Bonanza High School Solar Engineering Project (1991)
- Presenter, Cornucopia Workshop, National Science Teacher's Association
Regional Convention, Reno, NV (1991)
- Co-Author of "Chemical Companies: A Simulation of the Use of Acids
and Bases in Industry." Clark County School District Examples of Excellence
annual publication (1989-1990 edition)
2. Professional Growth Activities and Activities With Youth
- Participant, Nevada Rural WeatherNet Program, Desert Research Insititute,
2002
- Participant, Classroom Laptop Intgration Program, 2002
- Participant, "Nevada Educators Really Doing Science" Program,
University of Nevada, Reno, 2001
- Participant, Great Basin Field Geology for Teachers Program, University
of Nevada, Reno, 2001
- Pilot Teacher, Mindsurf
Schools of Innovation Project, 2001
- Participant, Operation
Chemistry, University of Nevada-Reno (1999)
- Participant, WestEd/Center for Science, Mathematics and Engineering
Education Leadership Institute (1998)
- Participant, WestEd Regional Leadership Institute (1997, 1998)
- Participant, Smithsonian/National Academy of Science/National Science
Resource Center K-8 Leadership Institute (1997)
- Participant, WestEd Toolkit Leadership Workshop, San Francisco, CA
(1996)
- Participant, Assessment Alternatives Workshop, Las Vegas, NV (1995)
- Participant, Graphing
Calculator Programming Workshop, Las Vegas, NV (1995)
- Participant, Calculator-Based
Laboratories Workshop, Las Vegas, NV (1995)
- Participant, Image Processing for
Teaching Conference, Tempe, AZ (1995)
- Participant, Nevada Science Project (Colorado River Study), Las Vegas,
NV (1995)
- Participant, Alternative Assessment Workshop, Las Vegas, NV (1994)
- Co-Developer, Science Curriculum Sequencing Plan, Clark County School
District (1993)
- Co-Developer, Technical Report Writing Syllabus, Clark County School
District (1993)
- Teacher Research Fellow, Biotechnology Project, Desert Research Institute/UNLV,
Las Vegas, NV (1993)
- Participant, Image Processing for
Teaching Basic Workshop, Las Vegas, NV (1995)
- Co-Developer, credit by exam Physical Science curriculum, Clark County
School District (May, 1991)
- Participant, Computers in Science Workshop, Clark County School District
(1990)
- Observer/Videographer, National Science Foundation Native American
Science Project, Flagstaff, AZ (1986)
3. Activities With Youth
- Advisor,
Eagle Valley Middle School Science Olympiad
Team (1999-present) - State Champions 2000, 2001, 2002
- Director, Children's Museum of Northern Nevada Science Camp (2001)
- Advisor, Eagle Valley Middle School Global Environmental Labs Team
(1998)
- Chaperone, 46th International
Science and Engineering Fair, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (1995)
- Advisor, Las Vegas Academy Science and Math Club (1993)
- Advisor, Las Vegas Academy Science
Bowl Team (1993-1996)
- Advisor, Bonanza High School Science
Bowl Team (1990-1993)
- Coordinator, Bonanza High School Science and Engineering Fair (1992,
1993)
- Participant, Science Lab Safety Workshop, Clark County School District
(1991)
- Participant, National Science Foundation Technology
in Chemistry Teaching Workshop, Northern Arizona University (1991)
- Chaperone, 42nd International
Science and Engineering Fair, Orlando, FL (1991)
4. Service-oriented activities, (volunteer work, civic, and other group
activities):
- Board Member, Western Nevada Community College Observatory Board,
2001-present
- Board Member, Children's Museum of Northern Nevada, 2001
- Director, St. Paul's Lutheran Choirs, Carson City, NV (1996-present)
- Cub Scout Den Leader, Assistant Pack Leader, Las Vegas, NV (1992-1996)
- Member, Carson City Community Band, Carson City, NV (1996)
- Member, Carson City Community Chorale, Carson City, NV (1996)
- Member, Unversity Chorale, Las Vegas, NV (1995)
- Coach, soccer team, Arizona Youth Soccer Organization, Flagstaff,
AZ (1990)
5 Professional organizations:
D. Recognitions
- National Educator Award, Milken Family
Foundation, Carson City, NV (1999)
- Presidential Award for
Excellence in Science Teaching NSF, NSTA (1995)
- Nevada Award for Excellence in Science Teaching Nevada
State Department of Education (1992, 1993, 1995)
- Teacher of the Year, Kiwanis/Ronkin Educational Group/Bonanza High
School/Las Vegas Academy (1992, 1995)
- Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence and Civic Contribution,
UNLV/7-Eleven (1992)
- Excellence in Education Award, Clark County School District, Las
Vegas, NV (1989)
E. References
- Ferd Mariani, Principal,
Eagle Valley Middle School, Carson City, Nevada - 775-885-6570
- Gene Butler, Science
Specialist, Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nevada - 702-799-8437
- Gordon Johnson, Professor Emeritus,
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
- Curtis Kortemeier, Personal Friend,
Carson City, Nevada - 775-885-6570
- Brett Moulding, Science
Specialist, Utah Office of Education, Salt Lake City, Utah - 801-538-7791
- Mary Pierczynski,
Superintendent, Carson City School District, Carson City, Nevada - 775-885-6300
- Stanley Pesis, Pastor, St.
Paul's Lutheran Family, Carson City, Nevada - 775-882-3020
- Mary Peterson, Statewide
Executive Director, Department of Teacher Education, Sierra Nevada College,
Incline Village, Nevada - 775-831.7799, ext. 5002
F. Personal
Bill Nye wih the Nevada Science Guy
