EDUCATION
Indiana
Computer
Endorsement,
GPA:
4.0/4.0
Master
of Science in Secondary Education,
GPA:
3.6/4.0
Bachelor
of Science,
Teaching
Major in Science
Primary
Area in Biology
Supporting
Area in Earth and Space Science
Graduation,
CERTIFICATION
State
of
Degree:
Master of Science in Secondary Education
Secondary-Standard,
Basis Rules 46-47
Biology:
Primary Area (9-12)
Earth
Space Science: Supporting Area (9-12)
Computer:
Endorsement (K-12)
Beginning
Teacher Mentor: Certification (K-12)
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
8/00
to Current:
Southern
Teacher,
Webmaster, Mentor, Biology Club Sponsor, and Committee Member
Courses
Taught: Advanced Biology (Dual Credit),
Biological Research, Bio-Ethics, Anatomy and Physiology, Botany, Zoology,
General Biology, and Earth and Space Science.
8/96
to 6/00:
Teacher,
Department Chair, Sponsor, and Committee Member
Courses
Taught: Advanced Biology, Biological Research, Bio-Ethics, Anatomy and
Physiology, Honors Biology III, General Biology II, Botany and Ecology,
Environmental Science, Earth and Space Science, and Computer Applications.
8/95
to 6/96:
Hamilton
Southeastern High School, Fishers, Indiana
Teacher
and Committee Member
Courses
Taught: Physical Science and General Science
10/94
to 6/95:
Indiana Vocational Technology
College, Evansville, Indiana
Teacher
Faculty
for Adult Computer Literacy Instruction and Lab
8/89
to 6/95:
Teacher,
Swimming Coach, Sponsor, and Committee Member
Courses
Taught: Advanced Biology, General Biology, and General Science
EXTRA CURRICULAR STUDENT
RELATED ACTIVITIES
Biology
Club Sponsor at Southern Wells High School from 8/10 - current
PEERS
Project, “Abstinence Club” Sponsor from 8/05 – 5/07
Southern
Wells Academic Team Co-Sponsor and Sponsor from 9/00 - 10/04
Brain
Game and
Science
Club Co-Sponsor at
Science
Club Sponsor at
Boys and Girls Swimming Team Coach at Mount Vernon
High School from 8/89-2/91; Including Big 8 Conference Championships and State
Qualifiers and Participation.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES and
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Webmaster
Southern Wells
Corporation Website Designer and Manager, Fall 2000 – current
Workshops
Attended
Redefining Supervision of Student Teachers, Ball
State University, August 2, 2010
Understanding Poverty, Dr. Ruby Payne Workshop
Blogging the Research Process Workshop, Region 8
Career and Technical Education Workshop,
Assessment Workshop, Rubrics for Assessment, April,
1999
Assessment Workshop,
Proper Assessment Strategies for Teachers and Students, October, 1998
Science
Proficiency Guide Workshop, Science Curriculum Information, November, 1997
Project Wild Workshop. Supplementary Environment
and Conservation Program, February, 1996
Wetlands Workshop. Integrated Biological
Curriculum and Field Work, September, 1995
Committees Served
National
Association of Biology Teachers:
Biology Club Formation Committee and Club Sponsor
Southern Wells
Junior Senior High School:
Academic Recognition, Teacher Evaluation, Grant Research, Teacher
Negotiation, Coordinated School Health Planning, and Building and District
Level Technology Committees.
Cardinal Ritter
High School:
PBA Correlate Team, Building
Level Technology, Teacher Mentoring Program, National Honor Society, and Block
Scheduling Committees.
Hamilton Southeastern High School:
Building Level Technology and
Block Scheduling Committees.
Building Level and District
Level Technology, Science Department Book Adoption, and Social Committees.
Participations
Hoosier Association of Science Teachers, Incorporated
Convention; Conference, workshops, and presentations on science and education,
Indianapolis, Indiana, 1989 – current.
Ball
State University Student Teacher Supervisor; Guiding and instructing a student
teacher in the areas education and life science, 2010
Indiana
Wesleyan University Graduate Studies in Education Mentor; Conferences,
observations, and reporting activities over a candidate’s Master of Education
course of study, 2008 - 2010
Beginning
Teacher Mentoring Program; Support, supervision, and evaluation of new teachers
in accordance to the 2 year residency program set by the state of
Indiana Outdoors by Ball State University; Video
presentation of the Southern Wells Rivers and Streams Project, 2002.
Technology
Associates Program; Provides a cadre of educators throughout
Technology
In-service Day at
Teacher
Candidate Interview Day at
North
Central Association Visitation Team Member, Review and Recommendations made for
NCA Membership for
Indiana
Summer Institute for Technology, Course sponsored by IUPUI at
RECOGNITIONS
Certifications
Ball State University, Muncie,
Adjunct
Faculty for a College Transition Program for Dual Credit Certification,
8/01/11-current
Indiana-Purdue of
Adjunct
Faculty for a School-Based Program for Concurrent Credit Certification,
8/31/07-6/1/11
Region 8
Beginning
Teacher
Presentations
National
Science Teacher Association National Convention Presenter on Anatomy and
Physiology Labs and Activities, Indianapolis, Indiana 2012
Hoosier Association of Science Teachers Annual
Convention Presenter on Monohybrid and Dihybrid Activities and Introducing
Entomophagy, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2010.
Area
School Workshop and In-Service Presenter on What Makes a Classroom Webpage and
Creating a Webquest, Bluffton High School, Bluffton, Indiana, 2009.
Hoosier Association of Science Teachers Annual
Convention Presenter on Using Analogies and Models to Understand Cell
Structures, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2009.
Hoosier Association of Science Teachers Annual
Convention Presenter on Motivating Students with Biology Business and Award
Cards, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2008.
Hoosier Association of Science Teachers Annual
Convention Presenter on Anatomical and Physiological Video Resources on Human
Surgeries, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2007.
National Association of Biology Teachers Annual
Convention Presenter on Extracting DNA from Human Epithelial Cells, Cincinnati,
Ohio, 2002.
National
Association of Biology Teachers Annual Convention Presenter on Modeling
Monohybrids and Dihybrids, Palais
des
Hoosier
Association of Science Teachers 30th Annual Convention Presenter on Extracting
DNA and proteins, Indianapolis, Indiana, February, 2000.
Instructional
Workshop for Indiana Educators Sponsored by the Indiana Department of Education
on Designing a Webquest, Indianapolis, Indiana, July, 1999.
National
Science Teacher Association National Convention Presenter on Chronobiology,
Cardinal Ritter High School on Block Scheduling,
Indianapolis, Indiana, February, 1997.
Hoosier
Association of Science Teachers 26th Annual Convention Presenter on Bio-ethics,
Hoosier
Association of Science Teachers 25th Annual Convention Presenter on
Biochemistry Labs for the Classroom, Indianapolis, Indiana, February, 1995.
Society of Educators and Scholars 17th Annual
Conference Presenter on Developing an Integrative Curricula, University of
Southern Indiana, May, 1994.
Awards and Honors
Wells County Foundation Grant Award, December 1, 2011.
Nominated for the Outstanding Biology Teacher Award
by the National Association of Biology Teachers, April, 2011.
Wells County Foundation Grant Award, November 24,
2010.
EDS
Technology Grant Awarded by EDS
Who's
Who Among
Bright
Ideas Grant Award by Vectren Corporation, November,
2004.
Who's
Who Among
Unsung
Heroes Grant Award by ING Northern Annuity, August, 2002.
Center
for Interactive Learning and Collaboration Grant Award by CILC, December, 2001
Who's
Who Among
Nominated
for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching,
January; 1999, 2000
Nominated
for the
Certificate
of Achievement as an Honorary Cyber Teacher by the
Nominated
and Participated in the Exemplary Technology-Using Teacher CDROM Project by
Bio-Technology
Related Grant Award by Eli Lilly, July, 1998.
Teacher
Grant Award by Eli Lilly, May, 1998.
Total
Catholic Education Endowment Grant Award by Archdiocese of Indianapolis, April,
1998.
Nominated for the Outstanding Biology Teacher Award
by the National Association of Biology Teachers, January, 1997, 1998.
Who's
Who Among
PUBLICATIONS
Sycamore
(Platanus occidentalis)
Fruit Photo for Front Cover of the American Biology Teacher Journal, The American Biology Teacher, Volume 73,
No. 7, September, 2011.
Extracting
DNA from Human Cheek Cells, The Hoosier
Science Teacher, Volume 29, No. 3, Spring, 2004 (p.85),
Our
Internal Timepiece, The Hoosier Science
Teacher, Volume 25, No.1, September, 1999 (pp.23-27), Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana.
The
Organic Breakfast Lab, The Hoosier Science Teacher, Volume 21, No.
2, December, 1995 (pp. 53-55), Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana.
Making
ORGANIZATIONS
Hoosier Association of
Science Teachers
National
Association of Biology Teachers
OTHER
Classroom
Website, http://www.rm118.com
Southern Wells Junior Senior High School,
Poneto,
Indiana. 2000 - Current
CREDENTIALS
Southern
Wells Junior Senior High School, Chad Yencer, Principal, 9120 South 300 West,
Poneto, Indiana 46781, (765) 728-5534
Cardinal
Ritter High School, Principal, 3360 West 30th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana
46222, (317) 924-4333