High School Special Education
Resume:
Fallon, NV *****
JOHN L . BI L LETT, M.ED, M. E D .
M. ***********@*****.***
Work Related Skills
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
Energetic, creative and imaginative professional who is seeking employment in either
Computer Skills
the private sector as a Educator who is interested in working as a Work and Family Life Public and Community
Consultant. Relations
manager or supervisory position or public education seeking an adjunct teaching position Working relationship with
at the community college level, Technology Coordinator for a school district or school site Social Service Agencies
or Professional Development Mentor to instruct teachers in educational technology.
WORK EXPERIENCE
AA wa rds a nd
R ecognitio n
Churchill County High School August 1982 to August 2009
August 1982 to August Teacher of the Year in
C hurchil l County School
2009 D istrict
1222 S. Taylor Street 1992
Fallon, Nevada 89406 Who’s Who of American
Teachers
1992 to 2006
Churchill County High School from 1982 until retirement 2009 Nominated by high school
p rincipa l for Nevada
Social Studies Teacher of
Special Education with an emphasis on Learning Disability. t he Year 2002, nominee
Social Studies, Department Chair
Churchil l County H igh
School National Honor
Churchill County High School from 1982 until 2009
Society Outstanding
Special Education Teacher with an emphasis on Learning Disability. Teacher Recognition
2003 to 2004
Social Studies, Department Chair
Taught World History, United States History and American Government
• Selected to conduct
Developed, implemented and taught Advanced Placement United States History
P rofessional
Coaching: Head and assistant: varsity, junior varsity football, baseball and track
D evelopment
National Advanced Placement Scorer and Reader, US History Test T eacher Workshops.
Community and School Task Force:
o curriculum development Skills
• Adobe
o collaborated with school counselor’s regarding students
D reamweaver
o textbook evaluation
• Adobe Photoshop
o faculty council, fundraising • Adobe P resenter
• Camtasia Studio
o discipline management
• MS Office 2007
o state legislative proposals o Word
building representative o PowerPoint
o
o Excel
graduation committee
o o Publisher
attendance policy
o o Outlook Exp ress
• Windows XP/Vista
with local juvenile probation social service agencies
interaction and
o
• HTML
Conducted Professional Development workshops for teachers and staff
.
• Windows Movie
Teacher World History, United States History and American Government
M a ker
• Audacity
• Smar t Board
Special Education Teacher with an emphasis on Learning Disability.
T raining
• Wiki and Blog
Advanced Placement Specialist United States History
A dministrator
Developed, implemented and taught Advanced Placement United States History
• World Wide Web
for 16 years. e ducational
r esources
CoachingHead Coach, Athletic Department:: Head
• Webinars
and assistant: varsity, junior varsity and _____ ed • Educational
various sports particularly football and baseball for 20 Software
• Novell
years.
• PowerSchool
Head coach at the freshmen and junior varsity level • Google
Varsity assistant in football, baseball and track D ocuments/Forms
• Management and
National Advanced Placement Scorer and Reader, for the national US
O rganization
History Ttest 2006 2007.
Community and School Task Force: P rofessional
C ertifications
Served on school committees and taskforces focused on curriculum development, Advanced Pl acement US
tTextbook reviewevaluation, faculty council, fundraising, discipline H istory Grader and
Reader
management, state legislative proposals, building representative, graduation committee
Nevada Certification Teaching
and attendance policy. C ertification
Conducted Professional Development workshops. Social Studies K-12
Retired from Churchill County School District in August of 2009.
Special Education K-12
Hawthorne Junior High School August 1980 to
August 1982
Hawthorne, Nevada 89415
Physical Education 7-12
I taught in a Special Education Resource Specialist: Room for two years.
Taught various subjects and provided assistance to Special Education
students who were mainstreamed. Adaptive Physical
E ducation K-12
Mineral County Sheriff’s Department November 1977 to December 1979
Hawthorne, Nevada 89406 Computer
TechnologyL iteracy
Computer Applications
Dispatcher, Jailer, worked the streets as an officer and received POST
certification. Worked with social service agencies. Alternative Education
into the regular programs.
Workshops Taught
Technology In the
Social Studies Classroom
How To Engage Students
W ith PowerPoint
Using Blogs I n the
M ineral County Sherif f’s Department December
C lassroom
1977 to June 1979
Technology I n the
21st Century Classroom
Hawthorne, Nevada 89415
Web 2.0 Resources
Police Officer, Worked as a Jail e r _____and ____ D ispatcher for three
months.
P rofessional
F ield Certification, POST (Police Officers Standard Training) O rganizations
Nat ional Education
and received Field Certification. Association
Nevada State Education
Street Police O officer,; performed routine patrol, accident investigation Association
and other law enforcement responsibilit ies. Churchil l County
E ducation Association
N at ional Council of
Social Studies Teachers
Retail Experience throughout college 1972
to 1977
JC Penney: Stockboy College Board A dvanced
Montgomery Ward: Salesman P l acement U nited States
Radio Shack: Salesman H istory
Owned painting business
EDUCATION A wards and
R ecognition
Lesley University, Cambridge, MA April 2008 to Teacher of the Year in
Churchill County School
December 2009 D istrict 1992
Master of Education Who’s Who of American, Technology In Education Teachers
Suma Cum Laude 1992 to 2006
Nevada Social Studies
Teacher of the Year 2002,
: GPA 4.0 nominee
Churchill County H igh
Focus on the use of technology to support student learning and
• School National Honor
Society Outstanding Teacher
accommodating the full range of learning styles. Recognition
2003 to 2004
Fully integrating technology into the 21 century curriculum.
st
•
Guest Speaker at Churchill
Pedagogies and theories that guide implementation of classroom
• County H igh School 2010
technologies. g raduation
Promote collaborative problem solving, encourage learning and
• Working towards
Computer Technical
communication in a global context I nstructor COMP TIA A+
Develop models, conduct research, manage administrative records, support
• Essential Certificate
planning and budgeting
Networking Certificate
Provide professional development, and use technology as a tool to address
•
equity of access and use.
University of Nevada at Reno, Reno, NV
June 1981 to June 19831983
Special Education Degree
: GPA 3.9
Completion of Special Education degree leading to Nevada Teacher Certification in Awards
Special Education • Teacher of the Year
i n Churchill County
Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL August 1973 to December 1977 School D istrict 1992
• Who’s Who of
Bachelor of Science, Social Sciences and A merican Teachers
Physical Education 1992 to 2006
• Nominated by high
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT August 1985 to December 2006 school pr incipal for
Fresno Pacific University, Fresno, CA August N evada Social
1985 to December 2006 S tudies Teacher of
t he Year 2002
• Churchill County
Professional Development: GPA 4.0
H igh School
N ational Honor
Society Outstanding
Course work and professional development in American History and Social Studies. T eacher Recognition
2003 to 2004
• Selected to conduct
P rofessional
D evelopment
T eacher Workshops.
Western Nevada Community College, Carson City, NV P rofessional
O rganizations
August 1985 to December 2006 National Education
Association
Nevada State
Teacher Re- certification: GPA 3.9
E ducation
Association
Chu rchill County
E ducation
Association
Course work toward teacher recertification
National Council of
Social Studies
T eachers
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
National Education Association
Nevada State Education Association
Teaching Methods
Churchill County Education Association Cooperative Lea rning
Teaching For Success
( T4S)
National Council of Social Studies Teachers Second Chance L iteracy
Presentation /Discussion
Socratic Method
EDUCATIONCOMPUTER AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Desktop Applications: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher,
Outlook Express
Website Applications: Adobe Dreamweaver, HTML code, Weebly
Community
Multi media Applications: Windows Movie Maker, Camtasia Studio I nvolvement
Member of Par kside
Graphics Applications: Adobe Photoshop, Jing and Screencast
B ible Church
Music, Video and and Audio: Audacity, Podcasts, Windows Movie Maker
Interactive Presentation Devices: Smart Board, Adobe Presenter, Webinars I nvolved with
P ar kside Bible
Collaboration Platforms: Wiki and Blog Administrator
C hurch choir and
Internet Productivity: Reference, research and support educational Worship Team
applications
Operating Systems and Network: Novell, Windows XP/Vista
Web 2.0 Applications: Google Applications, Yahoo, Bing I n terests
Family Activities
Learning Management Systems: PowerSchool, EDline
Home Renovation
Graphic Organizers: Inspiration Member of C hurch
choir
n and Worship Team
G uitarist
Since the infancy of the United States, our Founding Fathers promoted and endorsed the
Music: Guita r ist
need for an educated citizenry for the ongoing of democracy. Education is the key to
opportunity and advancement. It is my belief that every student has the ability to learn and Computer
T roubleshooting
as an educator it is my goal to use the abilities God has given me to create, imagine,
inspire, be passionate, motivate, show compassion and assist students experience the Sports fan
splendors of learning. I believe that teaching is an art. We are in the 21
century,
st
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information age and as educators we need to keep abreast with the new technological
innovations and teaching strategies or we will be doing our students an injustice. am
anmaintainteaching methodsreliable
I am a “keep it simple stupid” or KISS type of teacher. Or, as John Maeda described in
his book, The Laws of Simplicity, a BRAIN type teacher. BRAIN stands for the
following: B = Basics Are the Beginning, R = Repeat Yourself Often, A = Avoid
Desperation, I = Inspire With Examples, and N = Never Forget to Repeat.
I believe that teaching is an art and one who uses the abilities God has given them to
create, imagine, inspire, to teach with passion, motivate, show compassion and assist
students experience the splendors of learning. We are now in the information age, 21
st
century. As educators we need to keep abreast with the new technological innovations and
teaching strategies or we will be doing our students an injustice.
Wheaton College August 1973 to
December 1977
Physical Education/Social Sciences
Bachelor of Science: GPA 2.5
Wheaton, IL 60187
Both curriculums were designed to gain teacher certification
•
o Major: Physical Education
o Minor: Social Studies
Played four years of varsity football
•
Played two years of varsity baseball
•
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Churchill County School District
545 East Richards Street 1222 S. Taylor Street, Fallon, Nevada 89406, Phone: 775-
Dr. Carolyn Ross, Superintendent Churchill County School District
1.
545 East Richards Street Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: 775-***-****
Scott Meihack, Assistant Superintendent
Patty Fleming, Professional Development Coordinator Churchill County School
District
545 East Richards Street Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: 775-***-****
Churchill County High School
Enter Address1222 S. Taylor Street, Fallon, Nevada 89406/Phone for High School,
Phone: 775-***-****
Shawn Purrell, Vice Principal
Churchill County High School
1222 S. Taylor Street Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: 775-***-****
Steve Johnson, Instructor
Churchill County High School
1222 S. Taylor Street Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: 775-***-****
PERSONAL REFERENCES
Bill Christoph, Dairyman
4624 Cox Road Fallon, Nevada 89406
Phone: 775-***-****
*Second Personal ReferenceJohn Lewis, retired Nevada Highway Patrolman
334 Bayhill Circle, Dayton, NV 89403
Phone: 775-***-****
*Contact John for a reference as a deputy.
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